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Bow Group PvE Build

Overview

Weapon: Bow
Focus: Range DPS

Strengths

  • Great Single Target DPS
  • Easy to Play
  • Good Utility

Weaknesses

  • Low Mobility
This build is up to date for the September 4, 2024, Paths to Glory Patch #3 .

Overview

This Elder's LongbowElder's Longbow build focuses on dealing high burst damage on bursts while lowering the defensive stats of mobs. The build remains easy to play and offers good support through the use of Elder's Royal JacketElder's Royal Jacket, lowering the CDs of your entire group. This is the perfect build for new players! It performs well in Group Dungeons, Statics and Hardcore Expeditions or Roads of Avalon PVE.


Equipment

Elder's Bow
Main Hand Weapon
Elder's Bow
Deadly Shot
Explosive Arrows
Enchanted Quiver
Piercing Arrows
Elder's Specter Hood
Head
Elder's Specter Hood
Flash of Insight
Quick Thinker
Elder's Morgana Cape
Cape
Elder's Morgana Cape
Mark of the Raven
Elder's Royal Jacket
Armor
Elder's Royal Jacket
Royal Banner
Quick Thinker
Elder's Shoes of Tenacity
Shoes
Elder's Shoes of Tenacity
Blind Spot
Quick Thinker
Major Poison Potion
Potion
Major Poison Potion
Alternatives ⇅
Major Energy Potion
Pork Omelette
Food
Pork Omelette
Alternatives ⇅
Deadwater Eel 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 LongbowElder's Longbow

Deadly ShotDeadly Shot — You should always align this shot so it hits as many enemies as possible during pulls because each hit decreases mob defenses and helps with killing them efficiently.

Explosive ArrowsExplosive Arrows — Use this on cooldown as it adds an explosive AOE effect to your next 10 arrows, helping a lot with improving your DPS.

Enchanted QuiverEnchanted Quiver — This 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 but makes sure to keep away from your targets or else the damage you deal will be lowered. You can use this ability again to charge up 4 more arrows and also dash 6 meters away in any direction.

Piercing ArrowsPiercing Arrows — This passive will help a bit by decreasing the defenses of all mobs you hit with your auto-attacks.


Elder's Royal JacketElder's Royal Jacket

Royal BannerRoyal Banner — Use this skill after you've used your DPS abilities in order to refresh them and also help your group by lowering their own cooldowns. This is your main support ability that can be reset using Flash of InsightFlash of Insight.

Quick ThinkerQuick Thinker — With build's reliance on skills, you want to lower your cooldowns as much as possible and this passive does exactly that.


Elder's Specter HoodElder's Specter Hood

Flash of InsightFlash of Insight — You should use this after you've used your Royal BannerRoyal Banner in order to reset its cooldown and use that ability again. This will reset your Royal BannerRoyal Banner cooldown and allow you to use it again.

Quick ThinkerQuick Thinker — This passive decreases your cooldowns and its an obvious choice.


Elder's Shoes of TenacityElder's Shoes of Tenacity

Blind SpotBlind Spot — This ability will turn you invisible every time you cast it but also deal extra damage the first time you do damage after activating it. It's a good choice for some extra damage and should be used as often as possible.

Quick ThinkerQuick Thinker — Another good passive that lowers your cooldowns.


Elder's Morgana CapeElder's Morgana Cape

Mark of the RavenMark of the Raven — This cape skill increases your auto-attack speed, greatly improving your single target DPS. Keep in mind that this cape skill is triggered every time you activate Enchanted QuiverEnchanted Quiver.


Rotations

DPS Rotation ↴
Blind Spot
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Deadly Shot
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Explosive Arrows
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Enchanted Quiver
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Mark of the Raven
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Deadly Shot
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Enchanted Quiver
  • Wait for your tank to pull mobs first before using Blind SpotBlind Spot and Deadly ShotDeadly Shot before activating Explosive ArrowsExplosive Arrows to deal AOE damage when you use your auto-attacks. Follow up with Enchanted QuiverEnchanted Quiver so your auto-attacks are further boosted while also triggering the cape skill Mark of the RavenMark of the Raven increasing your auto-attack speed. Use Deadly ShotDeadly Shot between auto-attacks and don't forget to use Enchanted QuiverEnchanted Quiver againt to reload your special arrows and make use of the entire skill.


Consumables

Major Poison PotionMajor Poison Potion — The poison primary use is against bosses to inflict true damage and reduce boss defenses. Be sure to coordinate with your party before using the poison, as they do not stack. By cycling everyone's use of poison, you can ensure there is always an active poison effect on the boss.

Pork OmelettePork Omelette — Use this to decrease your cooldowns and make it so you get to use your abilities even more often! Use a 7.1 version if you can afford it.


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