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Wand + Longbow Healer PvE Build

Overview
Weapons: Wand and Longbow
Designed for: PvE
Focused on: Healer
Difficulty:
Normal
Strengths
  • High AoE and Single Target Healing
  • Party Buffs
Weaknesses
  • Low Damage
  • Low Mobility

Overview

Wand and Longbow PvE build which provides excellent healing capabilities with a bit of damage dealing when necessary. The main hand weapon is the Wand however and so the build remains mostly a healer, complemented by the Longbow in the off-hand. The Longbow provides great healing capabilities and buffs for the whole party.


Attributes

Strength
10
Dexterity
60
Wisdom
70
Perception
40

Your priority with this build should be Wisdom, as it grants you high max mana which is very needed for a healer. Not only that but Wisdom also improves your mana regeneration and cooldown speed which are all needed. Your secondary stat should be dexterity as it also increases your healing done, with perception being a last priority.


Skills

Deadly MarkerUsed frame.webp
Deadly Marker
Decisive SnipingUsed frame.webp
Decisive Sniping
Decisive Sniping - Collection Time ▲
Touch of DespairUsed frame.webp
Touch of Despair
Touch of Despair - Effect Duration ▲
Time for PunishmentUsed frame.webp
Time for Punishment
Time for Punishment - Effect Duration ▲
Clay's SalvationUsed frame.webp
Clay's Salvation
Fountain of LifeUsed frame.webp
Fountain of Life
Fountain of Life - Mana Recovery
Fountain of Life - Range ▲
Fountain of Life - Effect Duration ▲
Swift HealingUsed frame.webp
Swift Healing
Swift Healing - Healing Transfer
Swift Healing - Consecutive Use
Corrupted Magic CircleUsed frame.webp
Corrupted Magic Circle
Corrupted Magic Circle - Decaying Touch
Corrupted Magic Circle - Bonus Damage
Curse ExplosionUsed frame.webp
Curse Explosion
Curse Explosion - Dark Explosion
Curse Explosion - Additional Damage Boost
Curse Explosion - Focus Target
Nature's BlessingUsed frame.webp
Nature's Blessing
Zephyr's NockUsed frame.webp
Zephyr's Nock
Zephyr's Nock - Damage ▲
StrafingUsed frame.webp
Strafing
Strafing - Gale
Strafing - Consecutive Use
Passives
Roxie's ArrowheadActive frame.webp
Earth's BlessingActive frame.webp
Wraith's BeckonActive frame.webp
Noble RevivalActive frame.webp
Devotion and EmptinessActive frame.webp
Vampiric ContractActive frame.webp
Sniper's SenseActive frame.webp
Selfless SoulActive frame.webp
Defense
Chaotic ShieldUsed frame.webp

As your main goal remains to provide healing to your party, you want to always focus on improving your healing skills first. Fountain of LifeUsed frame.webpFountain of Life, Swift HealingUsed frame.webpSwift Healing and Clay's SalvationUsed frame.webpClay's Salvation are your healing skills and they should be prioritized as you make use of them most when playing this Wand & Longbow build.

Your DPS skills shouldn't be forgotten though as you want to make great use of debuffs like Deadly MarkerUsed frame.webpDeadly Marker, Time for PunishmentUsed frame.webpTime for Punishment and Touch of DespairUsed frame.webpTouch of Despair which should remain active on the boss as often as possible.

This build isn't lacking in direct damage either as you can use Zephyr's NockUsed frame.webpZephyr's Nock, StrafingUsed frame.webpStrafing and the highest damaging one being Decisive SnipingUsed frame.webpDecisive Sniping. You should always try to use these whenever you have the time between healing allies, usually easiest to use in the beginnig of a boss fight.


Equipment

World Tree Longbow
World Tree Longbow
Health Regen
Weapon Damage
Hit
Overture of Soul Salvation
Overture of Soul Salvation
Heavy Attack Chance
Max Health
Weapon Damage
Transcendental Clairvoyance
Transcendental Clairvoyance
Max Mana
Mana Regen
Melee Evasion
Archpriest's Devotion
Archpriest's Devotion
Max Mana
Mana Regen
Skill Damage Resistance
Transcendental Saint Raiment
Transcendental Saint Raiment
Max Health
Buff Duration
Melee Evasion
Transcendental Mystery Gloves
Transcendental Mystery Gloves
Max Mana
Magic Evasion
Added Attack Speed
Special Resistance Hawk Pants
Special Resistance Hawk Pants
Max Mana
Mana Regen
Magic Evasion
Transcendental Wing Shoes
Transcendental Wing Shoes
Max Mana
Mana Regen
Magic Evasion
Holy Warrior's Choker
Holy Warrior's Choker
Skill Damage Boost
Max Health
Buff Duration
Transcendental Priest's Bracelet
Transcendental Priest's Bracelet
Max Mana
Mana Regen
Skill Damage Resistance
Insightful Ring of Dimension
Insightful Ring of Dimension
Max Health
Health Regen
Skill Damage Boost
Fallen Angel's Band
Fallen Angel's Band
Max Mana
Mana Regen
Skill Damage Boost
Forbidden Reverberation Chain
Forbidden Reverberation Chain
Max Mana
Mana Regen
Skill Damage Resistance


Weapon Masteries

Damage Base Damage
Damage Bonus
Witch's Contract
Base Damage
Range Up
Regenerative Meditation
Cooldown Speed
Wisdom
Deep Pain
Recovery Melee Defense
Attack Speed
Redemptive Penance
All Evasion
Range Up
Merciless Wraith
Buff Duration
Mana Regen
Spiritual Locus
Weaken Mana Regen
Enfeeble Chance
Time of the Curse
Max Mana
Cooldown Speed
Spell of Retribution
Enfeeble Chance
Magic Hit
Spell of Retribution
Support Max Health
Magic Defense
Vitality of Dew
Move Speed
Buff Duration
Anti-magic Arts
Magic Evasion
Perception
Grace Song
Check Ranged Hit
Move Speed
Wedge of Oppression
Max Mana
Mana Regen
Gale Arrowhead
Range ↑
Mana Cost Efficiency
Phantom Snare
Sniping Ranged Hit +20
Ranged Crit Hit
Pointy Throns
Damage Bonus
Base Damage
Critical Nock
Attack Speed
Ranged Crit Hit
Brutal Shooter

Wand: To enhance the overall damage of your skills, allocate 9 points into the Damage row and the remaining 6 points into Recovery for Skill Heal and crit rate.

Bow: You want to get 9 points into Support for extra resistances while the extra 6 points should go into Check for even more cooldown speed to further decrease your cooldown times.


Rotations

Boss Damage Rotation ↴
  • Start the boss by applying Deadly MarkerUsed frame.webpDeadly Marker and Touch of DespairUsed frame.webpTouch of Despair before continuing debuffing the boss with Time for PunishmentUsed frame.webpTime for Punishment. Begin your direct damage rotation with StrafingUsed frame.webpStrafing (2 times) before using File:Decisive Snipe.webpUsed frame.webpDecisive Snipe.
  • Continue the rotation with Touch of DespairUsed frame.webpTouch of Despair in order to refresh the debuff on your target and continue to make use of Vampiric ContractActive frame.webpVampiric Contract. Finish the rotation with Zephyr's NockUsed frame.webpZephyr's Nock, Corrupted Magic CircleUsed frame.webpCorrupted Magic Circle and Curse ExplosionUsed frame.webpCurse Explosion.

Fountain of LifeUsed frame.webpFountain of Life: You should use this skill to keep your tank and melee DPS healthy throughout the fight, allowing you to use your other skills to heal ranged DPS and yourself.

Swift HealingUsed frame.webpSwift Healing: This is the perfect skill for single target healing and also heals you for 50% of the healing done!

Clay's SalvationUsed frame.webpClay's Salvation: This is your secondary AoE healing ability. Try to use it whenever your group mates are close together so the AoE heal can reach all of them.

Nature's BlessingUsed frame.webpNature's Blessing: This bow ability is a valuable for passive health regeneration. It also enhances mana regeneration, which synergizes perfectly with Inner PeaceUsed frame.webpInner Peace, an ability commonly used by mages. Before activating Nature's BlessingUsed frame.webpNature's Blessing, communicate with mages in your group so they can prepare to use Inner PeaceUsed frame.webpInner Peace and replenish their mana reserves.

Touch of DespairUsed frame.webpTouch of Despair: While being one of your debuff abilities, when coupled with Vampiric ContractActive frame.webpVampiric Contract passive, it can provide significant passive healing as long as you maintain the curse stacks on the target. Ensure to keep the curse stacks up for optimal healing and to maximize the damage done.


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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