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Bow Solo Mists & Corrupted Dungeons PvP Build

Overview

Weapon: Bow
Focus: Range DPS

Strengths

  • Great DPS
  • Versatile
  • Easy to play

Weaknesses

  • High Skill Ceiling
This build is up to date for the November 6, 2024 Horizons Patch #1.

Overview

The Bow is one of the best weapons for beginners and one of the most versatile weapons in the game capable of being played in all kinds of PvP scenarios. This build focuses on using the Bow as a solo PvP weapon in either Solo Mists or Corrupted Dungeons. It's ease of use makes it the perfect weapon for new PvP players while remaining a rewarding weapon when mastered.


Equipment

Elder's Bow
Main Hand Weapon
Elder's Bow
Multishot
Frost Shot
Enchanted Quiver
Piercing Arrows
Elder's Hunter Hood
Head
Elder's Hunter Hood
Retaliate
Balanced Mind
Elder's Thetford Cape
Cape
Elder's Thetford Cape
Chain Lightning
Alternatives ⇅
Elder's Avalonian Cape
Elder's Mercenary Jacket
Armor
Elder's Mercenary Jacket
Bloodlust
Balanced Mind
Elder's Knight Boots
Shoes
Elder's Knight Boots
Shield Charge
Toughness
Alternatives ⇅
Elder's Soldier Boots
Elder's Guardian Boots
Major Healing Potion
Potion
Major Healing Potion
Alternatives ⇅
Major Gigantify Potion
Beef Stew
Food
Beef Stew
Keep in mind: Gear shown in this build is meant as a reference. Choosing the correct tier of gear is very tricky as there are many variables. Some of them being your budget, your spec and minimum Item Power requirements of your guild if used for ZvZ.


You should always check prices based on IP of the items. For example, a masterpiece quality 4.3 Elder's CryptcandleElder's Cryptcandle could be cheaper while providing roughly the same IP as an 8.0.


Usage

Elder's BowElder's Bow

MultishotMultishot — This not only does a quick burst of damage in a cone AOE in front of you, but it also knocks back enemies hit by it. With it's low cooldown, you want to make sure to use this to help you kite alongside Frost ShotFrost Shot. Keep in mind that this ability has a short cast time and you cannot move during it. The knockback will also interrupt targets so its perfect for countering enemies that channel skills.

Another option for higher DPS would be Poisoned ArrowPoisoned Arrow if you need to take out a healer or another ranged DPS.

Frost ShotFrost Shot — Another great kiting ability, the Frost ShotFrost Shot knocks YOU back a good distance while doing damage and slowing down enemies. While the damage is negligible, the mobility provided by this ability is excellent!

Feel free to also switch to Explosive ArrowsExplosive Arrows for the extra damage if you are facing a healer as this will offer much better DPS but way less mobility.

Enchanted QuiverEnchanted Quiver — For the E ability you have Enchanted QuiverEnchanted Quiver which increases your auto-attack speed but also loads up 6 enchanted arrows that are shot when you auto-attack a target. These arrows have increased damage and can be seen as a buff under your healthbar. You can use this ability again to charge up 4 more arrows and also dash in a 6 meters radius around you.

HOWEVER, keep in mind that your damage will be decreased if an enemy player is near you when you do this so try to use Frost ShotFrost Shot to move away first. A ring will appear around you while Enchanted QuiverEnchanted Quiver is active and your goal should always be to keep away from enemies during that time so your damage isn't decreased.

Piercing ArrowsPiercing Arrows — Each auto-attack will decrease the defenses of enemies you hit, this will help with burning down enemies as it stacks up to 4 seconds and its perfect with the auto-attack heavy weapon used in this build.


Elder's Mercenary JacketElder's Mercenary Jacket

BloodlustBloodlust — Your main sustain ability and the way you can heal yourself on top of using a Major Healing PotionMajor Healing Potion. This helps a lot with surviving while you kite. You should always try to pair BloodlustBloodlust with Enchanted QuiverEnchanted Quiver as it allows you to heal up much faster due to the increased attack speed.

Balanced MindBalanced Mind — This passive not only increases your damage output but also provides a slight defense boost. Since every bit of damage matters for this build, this is a good choice.


Elder's Hunter HoodElder's Hunter Hood

RetaliateRetaliate — One of the most popular defensive skills in the game, RetaliateRetaliate increases your damage resistance for a short duration while also reflecting 85% of incoming damage back to the attacker. Use this in order to reflect high damaging spells like Deathward ClimaxDeathward Climax, Death CurseDeath Curse or PyroblastPyroblast

Balanced MindBalanced Mind — This passive increases your damage which pairs well with the weapon.


Elder's Knight BootsElder's Knight Boots

Shield ChargeShield Charge — You want to use this over Rejuvenating SprintRejuvenating Sprint as it offers a large shield to yourself while also making you leap to the target you use this one. It helps greatly when you are facing an enemy with high burst damage as it can negate a lot of it with ease.

Elder's Guardian BootsElder's Guardian Boots are another good choice as they provide a max HP increase with GiantGiant while Elder's Soldier BootsElder's Soldier Boots can provide good extra mobility that will help with kiting.

ToughnessToughness — This defensive option is preferred for a bit of extra defence but you can use CourierCourier if you need more weight.


Elder's Thetford CapeElder's Thetford Cape

Chain LightningChain Lightning — Your cape activates on itself and deals damage to whatever target you hit with your auto-attack every time the cooldown is up. The lightning spreads out to other targets though so be careful as it might hit mobs and pull aggro onto you or trigger corrupted dungeon traps/bats.


Rotations

Kite + DPS ↴
Shield Charge
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Multishot
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Enchanted Quiver
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Frost Shot
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Multishot
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Bloodlust
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Enchanted Quiver
  • You want to generally start off a fight using Shield ChargeShield Charge to catch up on the target and force them to use cooldowns getting rid of your shield. Use MultishotMultishot to start up the DPS followed by Enchanted QuiverEnchanted Quiver then use Frost ShotFrost Shot for a bit of extra damage while also propelling you away into a better position to kite. Continue auto-attacking and use MultishotMultishot before activating BloodlustBloodlust if the enemy managed to take away some of your HP. Your second activation of Enchanted QuiverEnchanted Quiver will help with maxing out the healing from BloodlustBloodlust!


Consumables

Major Healing PotionMajor Healing Potion — The potion allows you to sustain yourself while trading damage with your enemies alongside using BloodlustBloodlust.

Beef StewBeef Stew — This is the best food to use as it improves your overall damage. Always try to use an 8.2 or 8.1 version as it as it offers great value for minimum price.


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