Greatsword + Longbow Small Scale PvP Build
- High Burst Damage
- High Single Target DPS
- Self-healing
- High Skill Ceiling
Overview
This Longbow and Greatsword build for small-scale PvP revolves around delivering rapid bursts of damage, making it highly effective in both duels and single-target assassinations during PvP encounters while also being capable of self-healing through the use of 
Healing Touch. The Longbow is a fantasic weapon to compliment the Greatsword damage potential. This build focuses on close-quarters combat rather than fighting from range and kiting, as commonly seen in builds utilizing the Longbow. Here, you'll leverage the Greatsword's high burst damage while using skills like 
Blitz to remain versatile.
Attributes
In this build, focus on investing points into Strength and Dexterity, aiming to improve both to maximize your damage potential and increase heavy attack chance and skill damage thanks to 
Vital Force. The health increase from high strength stat which is important for PVP as it offers great survivability. However, as you progress and your gear improves over time, you will want to aim for 70 points into strength to make use of the extra HP and heavy attack chance. Dexterity should be your secondary focus to improve your critical hit while the rest of your points should go into perception for extra hit rate.
Skills
If your build relies heavily on Greatsword skills, you should prioritize upgrading them. Skills like 
Death Blow, 
Gaia Crash, and 
Devastating Smash are key. Don't forget about the passives either, as they significantly boost your damage. The combo of 
Robust Constitution and Vital Force works especially well together, adding extra damage and health. 
Cold Warrior is also essential, as it increases your critical hit rate and Heavy Attack Chance, which are crucial for this build.
While your Longbow aren't as important to upgrade and remain secondary, both 
Ensnaring Arrow and 
Strafing remain useful for filler damage and as a secondary root. Meanwhile, Blitz is an incredibly versatile skill that can reset your other abilities. The most useful skill however is the Healing Touch as it allows you to heal between fights or even during a fight and outlasting your enemies.
Do not forget the Longbow passives either as 
Devoted Shield is a fantastic defensive passive while 
Earth's Blessing considerably boosts your healing.
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 |
| Charge | Ranged Defense |
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Melee Evasion |
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Passionate Cheer |
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Max Health |
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Cooldown Speed |
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Overcome Snare |
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Buff Duration |
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Skill Damage Resistance |
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Bold Steps |
| Incapacitate | Mana Regen |
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Melee Hit |
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Ultimate Impact |
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Base Damage |
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Mana Regen |
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Complete Stun |
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Melee Hit |
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Stun Chance |
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Firm Resolution |
| Face Off | Melee Hit |
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Base Damage |
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Rough and Wild |
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Melee Critical Hit |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Fierce Attack |
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Skill Damage Boost |
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Melee Hit |
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Fierce Glare |
Longbow:
To maximize your damage output, invest 9 points into Sniping to significantly increase skill damage and critical damage! The rest of 6 points should go into Check for extra cooldown speed and bind chance.
Greatsword: The 9 points should go into Face Off to increase your damage and heavy attack chance. Afterwards, allocate 6 points into Incapacitate to increase stun duration and enhance your stun chance.
Rotations
- Begin the rotation with
Precision Dash used two times to bind your target. If your bind succeeds, use 
Ascending Slash to trip (Prone) your target before using Strafing for some extra damage. Follow up with Gaia Crash and another cast of Strafing. Continue with 
Stunning Blow and Death Blow before finishing them off with Strafing.
- This is a backup, shorter combo for when your main abilities are on cooldown or have been used to chase enemies. Start by using Ensnaring Arrow to bind your target. Follow up with Ascending Slash to knock them down after they're bound.
- Next, use
Guillotine Blade for heavy burst damage, stun them again with Devastating Smash. Finish them off with Death Blow and Strafing.
Blitz: Use this skill to reset the cooldown of important skills like Guillotine Blade or Devastating Smash. Because of how versatile the skill is, this skill is highly situational. You can easily stun-lock someone using Stunning Blow then following up with another Stunning Blow once you've used Blitz to reset the skill. Be creative!
High Locus: Use this ability to consistently to increase your hit rate and evasion rate. It allows you to bypass a lot of enemy defenses as most Dagger players build high evasion.
Healing Touch: Aim to always have at least one stack of Healing Touch active on yourself at all times in order to constantly heal and prevent damage throughout a PVP session. Stacking the skill 3 times during a fight is ideal!
DaVinci's Courage: Use this skill as often as possible to boost your max health and improve your overall damage thanks to your passives.
Useful Information
- Select Lady Knight Kamarshea as your guardian; it provides essential protection with its shield, capable of absorbing damage equal to 50% of your mana. This not only aids in mitigating damage but also increases your cooldown speed in order to let you heal more often.
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