Welcome to the Longbow / Dagger Leveling Build Guide! This weapon combination is what most closely resembles a cross between a hunter and a rogue class from other MMOs.
Longbow skills give you access to high single-target DPS skills, allowing you to kill targets from afar. Your Dagger skills provide you with amazing Passives during the leveling process. Assassin's Instincts and Wrathful Edge provide a hefty boost to your damage. Assassin's Step lets you move quickly from mob to mob due to the Move Speed buff.
The health sustain from Healing Touch and high DPS skills like Zephyr's Nock and Strafing, leveling is a breeze.
You lack a decent AoE clearing ability, but your single-target skills more than make up for it.
Fresh 50 Longbow / Dagger Leveling Build
If you're looking for End Game guides, check out our Longbow/Dagger PvE Guide and our Longbow/Dagger PvP Guide.
- Self-Sustain
- Ranged DPS
- High Single Target DPS
- Low AoE
Stat Priorities
Use the following stat priorities when following the Longbow / Dagger Leveling build:
- Level 1 - 21
- 20 Dexterity
- Level 22 - 41
- 20 Wisdom
- Level 42 - 50
- 9 Perception
You have 49 Stat Points you can freely allocate to any of the 4 primary Stats. Once you put 20 points into an individual Stat, it takes 2 points to increase the Stat by 1. Do not put more than 20 points into a Stat unless absolutely necessary.
Dexterity not only adds maximum Weapon Damage but also increases your Crit Chance, Evasion, and Attack Speed. Increasing Dexterity is your best method of increasing your damage output. Wisdom is the next best stat for improving your maximum Weapon Damage. Each added point into Wisdom also provides extra Cooldown Speed and Mana Regen.
Key Leveling Notes
- Focus on the Main Story Quest as you level to 50.
- If you're unable to continue the MSQ, complete Exploration Codex Quests for EXP until you can.
- Before leaving Kastleton during Chapter 3, craft as much Green Gear as possible!
- When your story quests introduce you to Resistance Contracts, be sure to choose ones that give Quality Lithograph: Accessories first!
- Complete Rustic Mother Nature Rings Lithograph Book entry early for Lethal Fortune Ring.
Gear Progression
What gear you craft doesn't impact Leveling difficulty too much. The most important thing is that you upgrade it. Thus the following gear set is recommended so you can save some money if you want to transition to PvP at Level 50. Don't fret; PvP is not mandatory at all.
Towards Chapter 3 you start to get quests to craft items. Before heading to Urstella Fields, make sure to craft all the Green Items possible. You should have 2 Green Weapons, 3 Green Armor pieces, and at least 2 Green Accessories. After Chapter 4, you have enough to craft the rest and have a full set of Green Gear. Here are the recommended Items to craft.
Longbow / Dagger Leveling Build
Weapon Crafting Priority
- Swashbuckler's Dagger
- You get Slayer Longbow from completing the Chapter 1 story codex.
Armor Crafting Priority
- Avenger's Leather Gloves
- Gladiator's Iron Gaiters
- Overwatcher's Resistance Armor
- Combat Soldier's Cloak
- Avenger's Hat
- Concealing Leather Boots
Accessory Crafting Priority
- Crude Wind Necklace
- Crude Wind Band
- Crude Vitality Belt
- Crude Buffering Bracelet
- Crude Flame Band
- Rustic Mother Nature Rings (Replace Crude Flame Band)
Codex Chapter Rewards
If PvE is the only thing you care about, transfer over your +6 Greens to the Blue Gear from Codex Rewards. Only do that when your Greens are fully upgraded though. If you intend to PvP, stick with your +6 Green Gear until you reach level 50.
For more information on how to transfer over your gear, visit our Gear Upgrade Guide.
Ch. 1 - Slayer Longbow
Ch. 2 - Quality Marind Ore
Ch. 3 - Rare Marind Ore
Ch. 4 - Sophia's Ring
Ch. 5 - Elite Resistance Knife
Ch. 6 - Elite Resistance Mask
Ch. 7 - Moonlight Wind Bracer
Ch. 8 - Elite Resistance Leather Pants
Ch. 9 - Moonlight Grace Leather Boots
Ch. 10 - Special Resistance Ancient Dragon Armor
Skill Slot Prioritization
Active Skills
Levels 1-15: Take everything as you unlock it. Use Overtaker as your Block.
Level 18: Replace Umbral Spirit with Arrow Vortex.
Level 24: Replace Vampiric Strike with Healing Touch.
Level 30: Replace Cleaving Moonlight with Deadly Marker.
Level 36: Replace Arrow Vortex with Camouflage Cloak.
Passive Skills
Level 3: Slot in both passives.
Level 6:
- Add Assassin's Instincts.
- Replace Rapidfire Stance with Steady Aim.
Level 12: Replace Steady Aim with Sniper's Sense.
Level 20: Add Steady Aim.
Level 27: Add Destructive Fang.
Level 33: Add Earth's Blessing.
Level 39: Add Wrathful Edge.
Level 40: Add Rapidfire Stance.
Skill Specialization Order
Once you hit level 15, you acquire 10 Skill Specialization points to use, which modify your skills. Press "K" and access them in the 2nd tab. Every level from 16 to 30 gives you 2 Skill Specialization points, and every level from 31 to 50 gives 3. Mouse over the skill below to see where to spend your points as you level.
- Ensnaring Arrow
- Cooldown Resets
- Strafing
- Gale
- Zephyr's Nock
- Damage ▲
- Cooldown ▼
- Decisive Bombardment
- Damage ▲
- Able to Move
- Decisive Bombardment
- Nature's Blessing
- Vitality
- Whirlpool
- Decisive Bombardment
- Collection Time ▼
- Brutal Arrow
- Range ▲
- Strafing
- Consecutive Use
- Shadow Strike
- Range ▲
- Ensnaring Arrow
- Hit Rate ▲
- Healing Touch
- Additional Health Recovery
- Resource Cost ▼
- Strafing
- Able to Move
Skill Rotation
Here are some examples of skills you should use when following the Longbow / Dagger leveling build:
- Against high-health mobs, lead with Ensnaring Arrow into any skill to proc Steady Aim. You can pair it with Decisive Sniping.
- Your spammable single target DPS burst is Strafing into Zephyr's Nock.
- Use Healing Touch and Nature's Blessing to heal yourself.
- Use Inject Venom to proc Destructive Fang.
Skill Priority Upgrade
- Use Quality Marind Ore to craft Quality Passive Skill Growth Book and Quality Active Skill Growth Book
- Use Rare Marind Ore to craft Rare Passive Skill Growth Book and Rare Active Skill Growth Book.
- Prioritize getting all these skills to blue first before getting them to purple. These are universal skills you always use.
- Upgrade the rest of your skills as you play the game.
Active Skills
Passive Skills
Summary
- The Longbow / Dagger build has high single-target DPS skills and self-sustain.
- Focus on Dexterity and Wisdom for stats.
- As you progress through the game, make sure to craft green and blue gear using Quality Lithographs.
- Keep your Green Gear if you plan on PvPing later in the game. They are easier to trait than Blue Gear early on.
Credits
Written by Yaen
Reviewed by Bloo