Longbow + Dagger PvE DPS Build
- High Single Target DPS
- Easy to Play
- Squishy
- No AOE Damage
Overview
This Longbow and Dagger PvE build is perfect for players looking to deal high damage or prefer to play solo. It performs exceptionally well in PvE events, Field Bosses, Dungeons and general Open World PvE. The build is very straightforward and easy to pickup by both beginners and veteran players due to its easy to memorize rotations.
Attributes
Focus primarily on investing points into Dexterity and Perception to increase your damage potential. Aim to reach level 30 in each of these attributes. Avoid investing additional points beyond level 30, as it becomes less cost-effective. Allocate any remaining points into Wisdom to boost your mana and mana regeneration slightly as strength doesn't have much to offer you besides max HP.
Skills
Skill Priority
Zephyr's Nock, 
Ensnaring Arrow and 
Decisive Sniping are all part of your main rotation and the skills you will use the most. Once 
Inject Venom is upgraded to rare, it allows for the venom to stack to 20 which improves your damage considerably, especially if you can get multiple 
Strafing procs.
Shadow Strike is your only mobility skill that can also be used for closing the distance to your target followed by 
Brutal Incision and 
Predatory Strike for a short burst of damage. These should be the first skills to upgrade when you start upgrading your dagger skills. 
Nature's Blessing is your last priority for upgrading but shouldn't be discarded as it provides valuable health and mana regen when upgraded.
Passives Priority
You want to start upgrading 
Steady Aim as soon as possible because of how well it pairs with Ensnaring Arrow and Decisive Sniping. You want to stack as much critical hit as possible to proc extra Decisive Sniping and reuse the ability 2 more times. 
Rapidfire Stance is a great passive to increase your flat damage. While it makes you stationary, the buff isn't lost when you use mobility skills. 
Assassin's Instincts and 
Sniper's Sense also greatly improve your critical hit and further aid with proccing Decisive Sniping and Strafing.
Equipment
Weapon Masteries
| Support | Max Health |
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Magic Defense |
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Vitality of Dew |
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Move Speed |
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Buff Duration |
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Anti-magic Arts |
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Magic Evasion |
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Perception |
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Grace Song |
| Check | Ranged Hit |
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Move Speed |
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Wedge of Oppression |
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Max Mana |
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Mana Regen |
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Gale Arrowhead |
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Range ↑ |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Phantom Snare |
| Sniping | Ranged Hit +20 |
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Ranged Crit Hit |
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Pointy Throns |
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Damage Bonus |
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Base Damage |
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Critical Nock |
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Attack Speed |
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Ranged Crit Hit |
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Brutal Shooter |
| Disguise | Ranged Defense |
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Health Regen |
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Debuff Immunity |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Master of Evasion |
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Buff Duration |
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Ranged Defense |
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Strong Will |
| Poison | Melee Hit |
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Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance |
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Enfeebling Terror |
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Mana Regen |
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Buff Duration |
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Sorrowful Silence |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Melee Hit |
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Shrewd Judgment |
| Assassination | Melee Critical Hit |
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Base Damage |
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Ambidexterity |
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Melee Critical Hit |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Deep Grudge |
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Base Damage |
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Skill Damage Boost |
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Maddening Excitement |
Longbow:
Allocate 9 points into Sniping to significantly increase your damage and critical damage. Then, invest 3 points into Check to enhance the Bind Chance of your Ensnaring Arrow skill.
Dagger:
Invest 9 points in Assassination for extra crit damage, off-hand weapon activation rate and attack speed. The remaining 3 points can be added into Poison for more base damage and off-hand chance.
Rotations
- Start by using Inject Venom so all your following attacks apply poison. File:Deady Marker.webpDeady Marker is then used to increase critical rate against the target for you and your party. Use Ensnaring Arrow to root the target (doesn't work on all targets such as field bosses, etc but the damage is still applied). Then use Zephyr's Nock to deal increased damage. Reset the Zephyr's Nock cooldown with
Blitz before following up with Decisive Sniping and Strafing, recast as many times they proc before starting your melee rotation.
- Start by using Inject Venom to apply poison and Shadow Strike to root the target in place followed by Zephyr's Nock as it deals higher damage on rooted targets. Use
Knife Throwing to apply more poison stacks followed by Predatory Strike as it applies dot damage on poisoned enenies. Finish off your target with Brutal Incision!
Useful Information
- Choose Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; it provides vital protection with its shield, capable of absorbing damage equal to 50% of your mana. This not only helps reduce incoming damage but also speeds up your cooldowns, enabling you to use your abilities more frequently.
Comments
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