Wand / Longbow PvE Build Guide
Last Updated:December 12, 2024|Changelog
Welcome to the Wand / Longbow PvE build guide! When compared to other healer builds such as Wand / Staff or Wand / Dagger, Wand / Longbow is not the greatest when it comes to DPS or overall build flexibility. In PvE, this weapon combination is more known for the utility they bring to a party in the form of party-wide Cooldown Reduction, Mana Regeneration, and Critical Hit, as well as Accuracy buffs.
By taking advantage of unique longbow skills such as Nature's Blessing you ensure your party has proper Mana sustain throughout a boss fight. Longbow also has the only CC cleanse ability called Purifying Touch. With this ability, you are able to uniquely help your party get past certain Co-Op Dungeon mechanics that would be more challenging for parties without a Longbow.
Wand / Longbow Endgame Full Healer PvE Build
- CC Cleanse
- Party Hit Chance Buff
- Ability Cooldown Reset
- Party Critical Chance Buff
- Party Mana Regeneration
- Party Cooldown Reduction
- Low DPS
- Low Mobility
Skill Builds
Hybrid
Full Support
- This build is for Early Game PvE content as a healer when majority of players are gearing up and aren't as strong or tanky as they will be with End Game gear.
- Use this Wand / Longbow PVE skill build while solo farming Resistance Contracts and Open World Dungeons.
- In Throne and Liberty, healing is your main role, but part of playing a healer to the fullest potential is contributing damage when there isn't much to heal. Doing so inside Co-Op Dungeons helps reduce your clear time. If your party requires additional damage mitigation or healing replace some DPS abilities in this skill build. This especially helps if your party is new to the game and as more challenging Co-Op Dungeons are introduced. Use this skill build for Co-Op Dungeons and when you're required to heal for Field and Guild Bosses.
Difficult Regular Dungeon with Some Damage
Difficult Challenge Mode or Regular Dungeon
- Playing a full support build as a Wand / Longbow healer may be a preference or a necessity depending on your party, or if you're running Challenge mode T2 dungeons. Use this skill build especially for Co-Op Dungeons that need hard carrying.
- Use Deadly Marker into Blitz into Deadly Marker to double stack it, including its skill effects.
- This build is an option to help you efficiently clear Secret Dungeon solo bosses.
Full Rotation
- Start your combo off with:
- Time for Punishment
- Touch of Despair
- Next:
- Fighting Spirit Barrier
- Ray of Disaster
- Nature's Blessing
- Decisive Sniping
- Then:
- Touch of Despair
- Strafing
- Zephyr's Nock
- Decaying Touch
- Touch of Despair
- Unlucky Clock
- Curse Explosion
Filler Abilities
- Use Zephyr's Nock when it comes off cooldown before your next full rotation.
- Spam Touch of Despair off cooldown.
- Use the following combo while waiting for Cooldowns for your next Curse Explosion rotation:
- (If off cooldown) Nature's Blessing
- Decisive Sniping
- Strafing
- Zephyr's Nock
Skill Prioritization
- 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.
PvE Gameplay and Skill Rotation
The healing abilities listed below are to be used as you need in any content that requires you to heal allies or yourself.
AoE Heals
- Clay's Salvation
- Fountain of Life
- Nature's Blessing
- These are your AoE healing abilities commonly used in PvE. Use your AoE heals after multiple party members receive damage that require your support.
- Swift Healing is used as your main heal until this happens.
Single-Target Heals
- Swift Healing
- This is your main heal that has a low cooldown and can be casted up to three times with Consecutive Use.
Damage Mitigation
- Blessed Barrier
- Invincible Wall
- These skills help your party tank strong hitting mechanics.
- Blessed Barrier and Invincible Wall can be changed into AoE abilities with Expand Targets and Expand Targets.
The following rotations should be used while completing your Resistance Contracts and solo farming mobs in Open World Dungeons.
Long AoE Rotation
- Group mobs
- Ray of Disaster
- Touch of Despair
- Time for Punishment
- Decaying Touch (make sure there are three stacks of ToD)
- Touch of Despair
- Karmic Haze
- Curse Explosion
- Arrow Vortex
- Brutal Arrow
- Decisive Bombardment
This is the long combo. Weave in DPS skills as you wait for your Karmic Haze cooldown.
Short AoE Rotation
- Touch of Despair
- Time for Punishment
- Decaying Touch (make sure there are three stacks of ToD)
- Touch of Despair
- Karmic Haze
- Curse Explosion
This combo is used to quickly kill normal mobs that are a lot squishier. You frequently use this rotation while completing your resistance contracts.
Tips
- Always group mobs and use Chaotic Shield to block Fury attacks and easily spread Touch of Despair. If done correctly, you can skip building 3 stacks of ToD and go right into the final part of the Curse Explosion combo.
- Always spread Time for Punishment with Karmic Haze before exploding.
The rotations listed below should be used on Field and Guild Bosses, as well as bosses inside Co-Op Dungeons.
Long Single-Target Rotation
- Ray of Disaster
- Touch of Despair
- Enchanting Time
- Deadly Marker
- Decaying Touch (make sure to have three stacks of ToD)
- Touch of Despair
- Fighting Spirit Barrier
- Curse Explosion
- Decisive Sniping
- Strafing
- Zephyr's Nock
- This combo delivers your highest DPS output.
- Some practice is required to get the timing right.
- The DoT stacks remain if using Curse Explosion so make sure you practice balancing your skill use effectively.
Short Single-Target Rotation
- Ray of Disaster
- Touch of Despair
- Deadly Marker
- Enchanting Time
- Strafing
- Zephyr's Nock
- Touch of Despair
- Decaying Touch (make sure to have three stacks of ToD)
- Curse Explosion
- This combo is a shortened version of the long single-target rotation for when you need to get a quick burst of damage off on a target.
Gear Progression
If you're interested in PvP Gear Progression, check out our Wand / Longbow PvP Build Guide here! You do not need PvP gear for PvE T1 content.
- With 2-Star Dungeons being introduced, there are new BiS builds because of more accessible armor pieces and accessory pieces.
- The main difference is the higher Base Damage which increases your overall damage and healing output.
- There are new Collision Resistance builds with the new dungeons as well.
- The next time these builds will be revamped entirely will be when T2 Epic gear comes out. This could possibly happen in January.
- You do not have to trait your blue PvE gear before transferring into your purple endgame gear.
Hybrid
Full Healer
Solo Self Found
Mid Game Wand / Longbow PvE Build
As you progress further into the game, you gather more blue gear with flat Stat buffs such as Dexterity and Wisdom to boost your raw damage. It's also more costly to trait due to the low supply in the early game. It's okay to still use green accessories. Slowly transition to Blue Gear as you play the game and acquire the necessary pieces.
Melee and Ranged Evasion are prioritized on your gear because most mobs use these attack types. These defenses help you survive in dungeons and during PvE Events.
Gear Sources
- Longbow of the Resistance
- Long Ranged Nuisance
- Scepter of the Resistance
- Mystical Wands
- Deadeye's Cloak
- Beginner Cloaks of Victory
- Violent Signet
- Elemental Rings
Wand / Longbow PvE Build
The goal for your Mid Game build is to reach over 45% Critical Hit for your heals and damage. With this build, you also have high Cooldown Speed. You don't require much Hit to land your abilities on mobs and bosses.
Melee and Ranged Evasion are prioritized on your gear where possible because most mobs use these attack types. These defenses help you survive in dungeons and during PvE Events.
Open World Dungeon Sources
- Ant's Nest
- Elusive Hexweaver Hat from Worker Ant
- Alacritous Invoker Shoes from Charging Ant
- Shadowed Crypt
- Duskblood Trousers from Dark Wizard
Co-Op Dungeon Farming Priority
- Cave of Destruction
- Lequirus's Coveted Tome
- Archpriest's Devotion
- Bracers of the Primal King
- Tyrant's Isle
- Toublek's Deathmark Longbow
- Ruthless Enforcer Chest Plate
- Regeneration Loop
- Butcher's Canyon
- Ascended Guardian Gloves
- Ecliptic Pendant
- Death's Abyss
- Platinum Skull Band
- Sapphire Dimensional Band
- Comes from Precious Epic Accessory Selection Chest.
- Requires Dimensional Essence: Salvation.
- You need 10 Tokens from each Co-Op Dungeon to craft.
- Comes from Precious Epic Accessory Selection Chest.
Alternatives
- Permafrost Gloves
- Butcher's Canyon Co-Op Dungeon
Wand / Longbow PvE Endgame Build
This build works towards obtaining the 2-piece Shadow Harvestor's Execution set effect to increase your Critical Damage. You also obtain the 2-Piece Transcended One set effect, which lowers all your ability cooldowns.
Co-Op Dungeon Sources
- Cave of Destruction
- Supreme Devotion
- Butcher's Canyon
- Ascended Guardian Gloves
- Valley of Slaughter
- Shadow Harvester Mask
- Island of Terror
- Ascended Guardian Bracelet
- Swirling Essence Robe
- Voidwastes
- Ascended Guardian Gloves
- Carmine Rage Island
- Shadow Harvester Boots
Field Boss Sources
- Adentus
- Shadow Harvester Mask
- Nirma
- Ascended Guardian Pants
- Aridus
- Belt of Bloodlust
Open World Dungeon Sources
- Shadowed Crypt
- Ascended Guardian Gloves
- Dark Wizard
- Berserk Dark Enforcer
- Ascended Guardian Gloves
Other Sources
- Clasp of the Conqueror
- Precious Epic Equipment Chest: Abyss
Wand / Longbow Full Healer PvE Build
This build provides the most healing output which can be helpful for Challenging dungeons such as Challenge mode T2 dungeons where it's more likely players mess up mechanics and require more healing.
Gear Sources
- Mouse over tooltip for gear sources.
- All gear in the previous builds are obtainable from T2 dungeons and T2 pity boxes. Work towards transitioning into any of the gear sets in the two previous tabs.
Wand / Longbow Reaper's PvE Build
This version of the gear build is fully self found, meaning all the pieces are acquired yourself through grinding. You do not need to use the Auction House, or rely on your guild.
Guardians
Guardians are special transformations that add offensive or defensive buffs or attacks to your character for 30 seconds. These are the recommended Guardians for this class.
- Shade Revenant Stheno is the one and most viable DPS Guardian in PvE because it deals the most damage.
- Lady Knight Kamarshea is a useful Guardian while you learn new dungeons. It helps in situations as an emergency button to survive mechanics that deal a significant amount of damage. Not many other situations arise where this is necessary.
Summary
- Wand / Longbow healer is a great choice for dungeons with boss mechanics that can be countered with Purifying Touch, while also providing your party Cooldown Reduction, Hit and Critical Hit chance with Deadly Marker, as well as great Mana sustain with Nature's Blessing.
- Although not normally required, you have the option of resetting heals using Blitz to allow for additional healing if needed.
- Play a Wand / Longbow healer build in PvE if you enjoy using a longbow and want to be a reliable support for your friends and allies in Co-Op Dungeons and open world PvE content.
Credits
Written by EliEli
Reviewed by Yaen and Tenkiei