Scout - Longbow + Crossbow Small Scale PvP Build
- High Burst Damage
- Easy to Play
- Squishy
- Low Mobility
Overview
Longbow and Crossbow build for small-scale PvP perfect for both lone wolves and players that enjoy small scale PvP. This combination offers incredible DPS and kill potential while remaining at long range. It excels in 1v1 encounters, capable of quickly bursting down targets with ease.
Attributes
Your main priority with this build should be Dexterity for increased damage. Aim to reach level 30 in Dexterity before focusing on Perception, which also boosts your damage. Allocate any remaining points into Wisdom for extra mana regeneration and maximum mana but it shouldn't be your priority stat. You do this because going past 30 points into one attribute will come with additional cost.
Skills
Skill Priority
Prioritize upgrading 
Quick Fire, 
Zephyr's Nock, 
Decisive Sniping, and 
Ensnaring Arrow as they are your main DPS abilities. 
Strafing, is one of your earliest rare abilities and a powerful skill that gets used a lot and only gets better when upgraded to epic.
Selfless Diffusion not only provides an escape from roots but also increases your off-hand weapon attack chance once its upgraded. It can be used instead of 
Thorn Gale for the extra damage as well.
Passives Priority
As far as passives go, this build uses a lot of high level ones, allowing you to focus more on the active skills and using the books you come across. The main goal is to improve damage potential while passives like 
Distorted Sanctuary and 
Devoted Shield offer some defensive capabilities.
Sniper's Sense and 
Steady Aim increases your critical hit when attacking people rooted by Ensnaring Arrow from a distance and helping you proc Strafing & Decisive Sniping more often while 
Eagle Vision increases your flat damage.
Equipment
Weapon Masteries
Health Regen |
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Magic Defense |
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Amitoi Heal |
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Magic Endurance |
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Ranged Hit Chance  |
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Mana Regen |
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Ranged Heavy Attack Chance |
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Weaken Chance |
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Mana Cost Efficiency |
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Ranged Hit Chance |
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Magic Defense |
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Ranged Crit Hit Chance |
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Movement Speed |
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Skill Damage Boost |
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Off-Hand Weapon Attack Chance |
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Damage |
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Buff Duration |
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Added Attack Speed |
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Mana Regen |
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Ranged Damage Dealt |
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Magic Defense |
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Health Regen |
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Magic Evasion |
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Perception |
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Mana Regen |
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Ranged Hit Chance |
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Movement Speed |
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Bind Chance |
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Max Mana |
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Mana Regen |
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Movement Speed |
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Damage |
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Bonus Damage |
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Damage |
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Skill Damage Boost |
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Added Attack Speed |
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Critical Damage |
Crossbow:
Allocate 9 points into Chain Fire to enhance your raw damage and increase your ability to secure kills. Invest the remaining 3 points into Regen to further increase the amount healed by Amitoi Heal by an additional 6%.
Longbow:
Spend 9 points into Sniping for its significant damage boost. Then, invest the remaining 3 points into Check for additional damage and bind chance, which will aid your Ensnaring Arrow skill.
Rotations
- Use this rotation when you want to quickly kill a target that is either low HP or less geared than you. Boost your critical hit rate against them by using
Deadly Marker before following up with Ensnaring Arrow and Zephyr's Nock for the start of your damage. Come close enough to channel the full cast of 
Merciless Barrage and then reset its cooldown with 
Blitz. Use 
Wind Snatcher to slow down the target and increase your movement speed for better kiting and then finish off the target using Quick Fire & Strafing.
- The ranged DPS rotation is meant for single target burst. Start your rotation with Deadly Marker to apply a debuff on your target that increases your critical rate when hitting them, followed by buffing yourself with Thorn Gale, allowing the next skills to launch additional projectile. Ensnaring Arrow sets up your target for the high damage output of Zephyr's Nock, further boosted by Steady Aim. Utilize Blitz to reset Zephyr's Nock, then use it again while your target remains rooted. You can then follow up with Strafing for the kill.
Weak Point Shot: You can use this ability instead of Deadly Marker as it offers a similar buff to your damage but it also extends to your other party members but instead of increasing critical rate, it increases max critical damage.
Selfless Diffusion: This remains your only defensive active ability, perfect for situations where you get immobilized by bow users using Ensnaring Arrow or if a foe with an upgraded 
Shadow Strike targets you.
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 cast your abilities more often.
