Staff / Crossbow Leveling Build Guide

Stat Priorities

Use the following stat priorities when following the Staff / Crossbow Leveling build:

• Level 1 - 21
  • 20 Dexterity
• Level 22 - 30
  • 9 Wisdom
• Level 31 - 50
  • 20 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.

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.

Codex Chapter Rewards

Ch. 1 - Prophet's Staff
Ch. 2 - Quality Marind Ore
Ch. 3 - Rare Marind Ore
Ch. 4 - Sophia's Ring
Ch. 5 - Elite Resistance Staff
Ch. 6 - Elite Resistance Hood
Ch. 7 - Moonlight Wind Bracer
Ch. 8 - Elite Resistance Leather Pants
Ch. 9 - Moonlight Grace Leather Boots
Ch. 10 - Special Res. Magic Garb

Skill Slot Prioritization

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.

Skill Rotation

Here are some examples of skills you should use when following the Staff / Crossbow leveling build:

• Always have Mother Nature's Protest turned on.
• Quick Fire and Fireball Barrage are your quick single target kill tools.
• Use Fireball Barrage to quickly move around.
• Your AoE combo is basically Serial Fire Bombs into Inferno Wave into Chain Lightning.
• Annihilation Barrage Shot and Judgment Lightning are amazing AoE tools.

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 Staff / Crossbow build offers great AoE clearing ability.
• 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 Nymphellas