Ask an Aran thread.

you'd do fine with 20~30, BUT.
i was looking at some aran vids, and i think training wise it's better to give up some power and get speed equips - speed RSS and maybe give up your pac and use a speed icarus. the faster you are, the better you're at keeping your combo alive. at stationary bosses tho, switch back to damage gear.

Snowshoes mess up combat step since they stop you from sliding. You go like half as far with them on.

I have a question for anyone who's actually played an Aran. Their Combat Step says it sends them 1000 distance... which seems entirely too far. Is that even slightly controlable or are you going to be accidentally crossing whatever map you're on at Mach 5 from time to time? I was thinking of just leaving it at level 1 because the 600some distance that thing throws you seems just fine.

It isn't that far. Less than soul runner. It does, however, launch you incredible distances if you are in El Nath, or go off a ledge. This is because it boosts you really fast and then relies on the game's "friction" on the ground to stop you.