I'd like to see what all can be accomplished with Ranger and Beastmaster separately, but this seems a really solid fall-back if XIV makes a hybridization of the two the more logical choice (in terms of roster to fill, new gameplay opportunities, and meshable lore).

Also reminds me of when we had skills that specifically dealt bonus damage to, say, treekin, or could incapacitate/confuse undead, etc. (by beheading them), and that target-specificity (Vermin Killer) in addition to source-specificity (Wasp Sting, Razor Fang) here feels really, really "Ranger" to me, for whatever reason.