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| strengths = Very high DPS, No Mana Issues
| weaknesses = High Skill Ceiling
| weaknesses = High Skill Ceiling
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Revision as of 20:29, 19 May 2024

Overview

Weapon: Crossbow
Focus: Range DPS

Strengths

  • Very high DPS
  • No Mana Issues

Weaknesses

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

Overview

This Elder's Light CrossbowElder's Light Crossbow build remains one of the top DPS builds in the game, capable of dealing high damage in group PVE content of all kinds like Avalonian Dungeons, Hardcore Expeditions, Statics or Group Dungeons. While it isn't easy to pull off and some practice is required, the build shines brightly once mastered and is capable of doing great damage.


Equipment

Elder's Light Crossbow
Main Hand Weapon
Elder's Light Crossbow
Explosive Bolt
Caltrops
Exploding Shot
Well-Prepared
Elder's Cryptcandle
Off Hand Weapon
Elder's Cryptcandle
Elder's Royal Cowl
Head
Elder's Royal Cowl
Perpetual Energy
Aggression
Elder's Demon Cape
Cape
Elder's Demon Cape
Opening to Hell
Elder's Druid Robe
Armor
Elder's Druid Robe
Obsessive Burst
Aggression
Elder's Shoes of Tenacity
Shoes
Elder's Shoes of Tenacity
Blind Spot
Balanced Mind
Major Poison Potion
Potion
Major Poison 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 Light CrossbowElder's Light Crossbow

Explosive BoltExplosive Bolt — This is one of your main damaging abilities with a nice medium range that delivers high AOE damage to all mobs hit by it. Through the use of Well-PreparedWell-Prepared, it is constantly reset every 4th time you use this or another ability. Make sure to use Explosive BoltExplosive Bolt as your 4th ability so it resets its own cooldown and you can use it twice in a row to deliver a nice burst damage.

CaltropsCaltrops — Use this ability to slow down mobs but also deal damage, always pop it under their feet so they cannot dodge or in the path where your tank is taking the mobs. You can also use this to build 2 stacks of Well-PreparedWell-Prepared.

Exploding ShotExploding Shot — This is your main burst damage, planting an explosive bomb onto a target that blows up after a few seconds and does high AOE damage to the target and all mobs around it. This is your priority whenever its available!

Well-PreparedWell-Prepared — Due to the low cooldowns on Explosive BoltExplosive Bolt and CaltropsCaltrops, you get to use abilities often which procs this passive very often and makes it an obvious choice for the build.


Elder's Druid RobeElder's Druid Robe

Obsessive BurstObsessive Burst — This ability allows you to do extra damage and greatly increases your damage. You should use this as part of your combo and usually as the third ability to cast part of Well-PreparedWell-Prepared stacking so you can follow up by using another Explosive BoltExplosive Bolt to trigger the passive. Keep in mind that the damage boost you get from Obsessive BurstObsessive Burst comes from casting abilities but each stack gives you a bit of extra damage anyway.

AggressionAggression — This is your only good choice as it increases your flat damage and is perfect for the build.


Elder's Royal CowlElder's Royal Cowl

Perpetual EnergyPerpetual Energy — This is the ability that helps a lot with your mana sustain. Because of its relative low cooldown and long duration, it means you can keep using this ability to cut the mana use to 0 while its active, allowing your mana to regenerate as well and sustain your DPS.

AggressionAggression — This passive offers you extra damage which is great to have!


Elder's Shoes of TenacityElder's Shoes of Tenacity

Blind SpotBlind Spot — This ability will turn you invisible every time you cast it which can be used to drop aggro in case you pull mobs. However, the main use is that it deals extra damage the first time you do damage after activating it.

Balanced MindBalanced Mind — Yet another damage increasing passive.


Elder's Demon CapeElder's Demon Cape

Opening to HellOpening to Hell — This ability will create a pool of lava under the feet of whatever mob you hit with your auto-attack whenever the cape isn't on cooldown. This lava pool will deal high AOE damage to all mobs caught in it and its great to have, helping a lot with DPS.


Rotations

Long PVE Rotation ↴
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Caltrops
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Exploding Shot
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Caltrops
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Blind Spot
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Perpetual Energy
  • The main idea of the rotation is to make use of Well-PreparedWell-Prepared. The best way of looking at it is that you want to always start DPSing a pull once you have 2 stacks of the passive before using another longer cooldown then using Explosive BoltExplosive Bolt to reset its own cooldown so you can cast it again quickly afterwards.

You can use both Explosive BoltExplosive Bolt and CaltropsCaltrops to start your stack at 2, then use any longer cooldown like Exploding ShotExploding Shot followed by a double Explosive BoltExplosive Bolt to finish the combo.


Consumables

Major Poison PotionMajor Poison Potion — The poison has many uses but most important use would be onto bosses in order to both do damage and also decrease their defenses. Try to use a t6 version if you are tackling tier 7+ content. You can get away with using a t4 otherwise.

Beef StewBeef Stew — This is the best food to use as it improves your overall damage. Try to use an 8.2 version if you plan on tackling higher tier content.


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