Warden - Longbow + Sword Large Scale PvP Build
- Easy to Play
- Tanky
- Great CC skills
- Good AOE Damage
- Group Reliant
- Low Movement
- Off-meta
Overview
Longbow and Sword build for large-scale PvP which is perfect for newer players that want to get involved in large-scale PvP as its very easy to play and generally cannot harm a zerg by being played badly. It's role is to help the zerg by providing defensive buffs and by pulling enemy players that are out of position into the reach of your team while you remain relatively protected. This build provides much needed AOE CC through the use of 
Arrow Vortex and can even deal decent damage with 
Flash Arrow.
Attributes
Strength
Dexterity
Wisdom
PerceptionWith this build, your primary attribute focus should be strength and dexterity, as they provide high max HP and boost your defensive stats, improving your resistance to ranged, magic, and melee attacks, along with enhancing health regeneration. Your secondary focus should be on wisdom and perception, which increase your cooldown speed and damage output, while also improving your ability to heal both yourself and your party members.
Skills
The Longbow abilities are your main damage and CC source that greatly helps a zerg. Arrow Vortex is your main CC skill and should be upgraded quickly while Flash Arrow & 
Brutal Arrow deal great damage and can be reset through the use of 
Blitz, allowing you to use them twice in a row but you should always prioritize using Flash Arrow as it deals high damage in a wide AOE directly in front of you. 
Annihilating Slash, is one of your DPS sword abilities and works as a great filled ability once you've pulled enemies in with 
Chain Hook and debuffed them with 
Shield Strike!
Counter Barrier stands out as your most crucial defensive ability. Upgrading it quickly is strongly advised, as it enables you to counter both ranged and magic attacks effectively. 
Immortal Pride and 
Stalwart Bastion are both great defensive skills too and they can be used before fights in order to boost your entire party's survivability.
Regarding passives, this build incorporates several defensives as being alive remains the main goal of this build. 
Distorted Sanctuary and 
Devoted Shield provide great survivability and should be upgraded early, especially as Devoted Shield doesn't have a real cooldown and can be constantly activated by being hit by weaken (debuff) effects. 
Skillful Evasion comes into play whenever you are near an enemy and is nice to have!
The 
Resilient Mind passive serves as your core passive, enhancing your mana sustain, while 
Impenetrable boosts your defense depending on the number of enemies surrounding you. This works seamlessly with 
Aegis Shield, which further increases your defenses based on your shield block chance. This is why it's essential to prioritize acquiring swords with a high shield block chance.
Equipment
These are the first items you should strive for through the leveling period as they are very easy to get and upgrade or trait as needed. However, you shouldn't try to trait these items too much as you won't be spending too much time playing with this setup before you start changing pieces into the Midgame. The green accessories however are very easy to trait as you can craft many of them quickly in order to get the correct traits so you should consider traiting them until you change into purples. The same goes for the blue ring as you keep it for a long time.
This is the gear you should transition to once you're leveled to 50 and start grinding gear. It is comprised of gear you can get either from dungeons or by completing Litographs, they are relatively easy to trait up and you will spend most of the time wearing this set before advancing into the late game so traiting these items is very important and should be your main focus.
This is the current endgame gear you should aim for, and while it isn't easy to acquire, it offers great power without the need of acquiring archboss gear pieces. However, items like 
Tevent's Fangs of Fury or other archboss weapons are superior but difficult to acquire for the majority of players. If you do manage to get the archboss weapons for your build, feel free to use them over the weapons shown here.
Weapon Masteries
| Provoke & Counter | Melee Defense |
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Health Regen |
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Decayed Sword God |
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Max Health |
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All Evasion |
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Impregnable Stance |
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Buff Duration |
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Damage Reduction |
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Indomitable Spirit |
| Boss | Melee Hit Chance  |
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Damage |
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Undefeated Perseverance |
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Max Health |
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Stun Resistance |
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Desperate Evasion |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Melee Hit Chance |
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Subjugator's Punishment |
| Collision | Max Health |
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Melee Hit Chance |
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Calculated Rush |
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Damage Reduction |
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Weaken Chance |
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Steely Physique |
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Damage |
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Melee Defense |
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Blade of Rage |
| Support | Max Health |
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Magic Defense |
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Vitality of Dew |
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Movement 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 Chance |
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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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Movement Speed |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Phantom Snare |
| Sniping | Ranged Hit Chance +20 |
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Ranged Crit Hit Chance |
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Pointy Throns |
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Bonus Damage |
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Damage |
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Critical Nock |
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Added Attack Speed |
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Ranged Crit Hit Chance |
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Brutal Shooter |
Sword: Investing 9 points in Provoke & Counter offers great Shield Block Chance and Stun Resistance along with more defenses. Allocate the rest of your points into Collision to boost chance and resistance alike.
Longbow: Allocate 9 points into Support for extra resistances while the rest of 6 points should be invested into Check to boost your cooldown speed!
Rotations
- This rotation is used to both CC and deal high AOE damage in quick succession while the enemy zerg is caught by your Arrow Vortex. Buff yourself up with Counter Barrier, improving your defenses for a short duration. Continue through with your frontline then use Arrow Vortex to throw enemies into the air before you channel Flash Arrow to deliver high AOE damage to those you caught. Reset the Flash Arrow cooldown with Blitz then use it again to clean up the remaining enemies. Use Brutal Arrow if you find a group of stacked enemies too!
- This rotation is aimed to fully CC a large group of enemies. Move to the frontline and use Chain Hook to pull and root enemies in front of you before resetting its cooldown and using it again followed by Arrow Vortex to pop enemies into the air and keep them CC'd for your party.
Strategic Rush: Use this as your main movement ability allowing you to push deep into the enemy line and also activate the 
Morale Boost to lower cooldowns.
Counter Barrier: Activate this skill when you begin to draw focused attention. Utilize your defense skill to reflect damage when you're under pressure or when an engagement doesn't go as planned.
Stalwart Bastion: Use this ability when initiating a push with your team or when being pushed by the enemy. It's usually requested by your shotcaller, but you can also initiate it yourself if your shotcaller doesn't issue the command.
Brutal Arrow: One of your AOE DPS skills. Try to use this whenever you see a group of enemies pulled together. You can pair it well with Blitz unless you used it already for resetting Flash Arrow as that takes priority.
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