Longbow / Dagger PvP Build Guide

Budget Offensive and Defensive Builds

Without saying, your Budget build should be cheaper to trait but will lack Band of Universal Power.

Your offensive build uses a 4-Pc Harvester set for max Base Damage. Always watch your positioning and play smart.

• Swirling Essence Robe is just for more damage.
• You can swap the chest piece with Phantom Wolf Tunic for more base Evasion.
• If you still like the 4-Piece setup, using Shadow Harvester Tunic and Heroic Hood of the Resistance should give your more Hit Chance and Ranged Evasion.

The full defensive build reaches a higher amount of Max Health.

Defensive and Support Runes

• Use Ranged Evasion Runes if your server is heavy on Longbow users.
• Use Magic Evasion Runes if your server is heavy on Staff users.
• Use Max Health Runes if you're facing more Melee users.

When you get a Rare Chaos Rune: Ring with a good stat, replace the Support Rune in your Rings.

PvP Stats and Traits

• Hit Chance, Critical Hit Chance, Heavy Attack Chance, Skill Damage Resistance, Skill Damage Boost, and Evasion are your most important traits.
• For your accessories, choosing either Collision Chance or Buff Duration is down to preference.
  • Collision Chance is taken mainly for Tornado.
  • Buff Duration will extend the duration of buffs, the most important of which is Camouflage Cloak, Nature's Blessing, and Healing Touch.
• Sniper's Sense makes up for your low Critical Chance.
• With Shadow Walker and Master of Evasion, you will reach 2200+ Ranged Evasion and 2000+ Magic Evasion.
  • When fighting Staff users, remember that they reach 1400+ Hit Chance with Victorious Energy.
• 40% Buff Duration allows Camouflage Cloak to last longer.
• Unbuffed, you reach ~1000 Hit Chance with full purple gear.
• Your Critical Hit Chance is added by Sniper's Sense.

Single Target Focus

• This build uses Nature's Blessing for the Whirlpool buff so that Strafing will apply double the Gale stacks.
• When you have the Whirlpool buff, use Strafing 3x to apply 24 Gale stacks and then consume with Zephyr's Nock.

General

• Weapon Masteries can be used when that specific weapon is out or when skills of that weapon are being used. When you aren't attacking and trying to reposition, having the Dagger out will increase Movement Speed, among other defensive stats.
• In instances where you're repositioning, if you get jumped or CC'd, you'll be able to make use of the added Evasion from Master of Evasion and Debuff Duration if you put points in the top tree.
  • Feel free to take the middle tree instead if you don't want the added defensiveness during these times.
• Always use mobility skills like Block Blade roll to proc Shadow Walker for extra Ranged and Magic Evasion.
• Positioning is key!
  • Take advantage of chokes or off-angles where enemies aren't staring right at you.
  • Charging skills will break you out of stealth. In Large Scale PvP, stick near the backline without playing too close to other users to avoid getting hit by AoE.
• Tornado is a great counter-engage spell alongside this AoE bombing combo.
• Using Decisive Bombardment at the right moments is key.
  • Use this also whenever somebody is locked down by a CC from either you or your teammates for increased damage thanks to the Skill Specialization Damage Increase.

AoE Engage

Weave in Flash Wave whenever there's a chance to do so. It is a great choice to use in chokes. Should the opportunity arise, you can flank and use from stealth in the enemy backline, but it is very risky if you're alone.

1. Flash Wave
2. Limit Break
3. Flash Wave

Single Target Lockdown

1. Nature's Blessing (Optional)
2. Ensnaring Arrow
3. Strafing 3x
4. Zephyr's Nock

Defensive Utility

• Use Camouflage Cloak defensively if you have to, to break Binds and get to safety.
• If a Sword and Shield user pulls you in, use Phantom Smokescreen to prevent Ranged attacks from hitting for increased survivability and then stealth away with Camouflage Cloak.
  • The 1st Specialization, Improved Smokescreen, will allow you to ignore some Melee projectiles like Chain Hook. The tooltip does not reflect this.
  • Evading attacks here also procs Assassination Stance.
    • If you decide to use that Passive, replace Rapidfire Stance or Distorted Sanctuary.

Self-Sustain

This is an excellent way to self-sustain in fights when healers aren't around or have big cooldowns.
The Specialization, Vitality, from Nature's Blessing increases the amount of HP regained by a significant amount.

1. Healing Touch
2. Nature's Blessing