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Best Gunslinger Build
This is a guide to the best Gunslinger build in Avowed. Read on to learn the best stats, abilities, guns, weapons, enchantments, and armor to get in order to create a powerful Gunslinger build.
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Best Gunslinger Build
Stat Priority for Gunslinger Builds
 =  >  >  >  >  Dexterity and Might > Perception > Resolve > Intellect > Constitution |
For Gunslinger Builds, Dexterity and Might are the most important for faster reloads, increased weapon swap speed, and raw damage. Perception is a close second to both, as the increased critical chance and maximum range are important when using firearms.
Make sure to put points into Resolve as well, as you will need the Stamina to shoot, and dodge if needed. As for Intellect, you do not need as many points in this as the build does not focus on using Active abilities too often.
Constitution is the lowest priority, as you are less likely to be hit when at range, and its bonuses are less impactful than the other stats.
Best Abilities for Gunslingers
The Gunslinger Build has a straightforward progression, focusing on Steady Aim for lining up critical shots, Marksmanship for gun damage, and Evasive for getting out of harm's way. Shadowing Beyond also helps drop aggro and repositioning.
Quick Switch is crucial later on, especially its second rank that makes loadout switching faster and grants you automatic reloads. Continue with Critical Strikes for more crit procs, even without headshots, and finally Staggering Shots to beef up your power attack shots.
| Gunslinger Ability Progression | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lvl. 2 | Lvl. 3 | Lvl. 4 |
 Tanglefoot
|
 Steady Aim
|
 Evasive
|
| Lvl. 5 | Lvl. 6 | Lvl. 7 |
 Marksmanship
|
 Scavenger
|
 Shadowing Beyond
|
| Lvl. 8 | Lvl. 9 | Lvl. 10 |
|
Steady Aim
|
Shadowing Beyond
|
Marksmanship
|
| Lvl. 11 | Lvl. 12 | Lvl. 13 |
 Quick Switch
|
Evasive
|
Quick Switch
|
| Lvl. 14 | Lvl. 15 | Lvl. 16 |
|
Evasive
|
Marksmanship
|
 Critical Strike
|
| Lvl. 17 | Lvl. 18 | Lvl. 19 |
 Sniper
|
 Retribution
|
Tanglefoot
|
| Lvl. 20 | Lvl. 21 | Lvl. 22 |
 Staggering Shot
|
Staggering Shot
|
Staggering Shot
|
Note: Make sure to grab a point in Scavenger early on for easier upgrades down the line, especially since you have multiple guns. In the Final Quest, respec and swap out Scavenger for another point in Tanglefoot to help with the elite enemies and bosses.
Best Weapons and Enchantments for Gunslinger Builds
| Best Pistols (Loadout 1) | |
|---|---|
 Fair Play Fair Play Recompense: Killing an enemy restores 5% of your Maximum Health and 25% of your Maximum Stamina
Vengeful Shot: Taunt and gain +100% Critical Hit Chance against enemies that Incapacitate one of your Companions |
Best Enchantment: Turnabout Killing an enemy restores 10% of your Maximum Health and 50% of your Maximum Stamina. |
 Magic Mistol Magic Mistol Infused Shot: Power Attacks deal very high Stun
For Seeker: Bullets seek and target enemies |
Best Enchantment: Pistoleer's Grace Killing an enemy gives you +50% Reload Speed for 10 seconds. |
| Best Arquebus (Loadout 2) | |
 One Last Trick One Last Trick Ricochet: Bullets bounce to hit an additional enemy within range
Gunnery: +20% Reload Speed |
Best Enchantment: Trick Shot Bullets bounce to hit 2 additional enemies within range. |
For the Gunslinger Build, dual-wielded Pistols and an Arquebus are your go-to for loadouts. Fair Play and Magic Mistol are the best in slot Pistols, especially when Enchanted. They give excellent snowball potential with their kill buffs, allowing you to mop up a crowd of enemies without slowing down.
For the Arquebus, One Last Trick is the best in slot option. It has a powerful ricochet effect that can damage multiple enemies and is great to open fire on targets from range.
Best Pistol Loadout Progression (Early-Late Game)
Start with a non-unique Pistol, then acquire Caeroc's Pride in Dawnshore. Upgrade them to Exceptional while exploring Emerald Stair, and eventually upgrade Caeroc's Pride into Superb.
In Shatterscarp, purchase Fair Play. Then, find the Magic Mistol later in Galawain's Tusk, giving you the two best pistols to go Gunslinging with.
| 1 | Dawnshore (Early Game) |
 Caeroc’s Pride Caeroc’s Pride Distant Thunder: Power Attacks deal high Shock Accumulation
Shocking Lash: Hits deal +10% bonus Shock Damage |
 Pistol
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Emerald Stair (Early Game) |
 Caeroc’s Pride Caeroc’s Pride Distant Thunder: Power Attacks deal high Shock Accumulation
Shocking Lash: Hits deal +10% bonus Shock Damage |
 Pistol
|
| 3 | Shatterscarp (Mid-Game) |
 Fair Play Fair Play Recompense: Killing an enemy restores 5% of your Maximum Health and 25% of your Maximum Stamina
Vengeful Shot: Taunt and gain +100% Critical Hit Chance against enemies that Incapacitate one of your Companions |
 Caeroc’s Pride Caeroc’s Pride Distant Thunder: Power Attacks deal high Shock Accumulation
Shocking Lash: Hits deal +10% bonus Shock Damage |
| 4 | Galawain's Tusks (Endgame) |
Fair Play Fair Play Recompense: Killing an enemy restores 5% of your Maximum Health and 25% of your Maximum Stamina
Vengeful Shot: Taunt and gain +100% Critical Hit Chance against enemies that Incapacitate one of your Companions |
Magic Mistol Magic Mistol Infused Shot: Power Attacks deal very high Stun
For Seeker: Bullets seek and target enemies |
Obtain One Last Trick to Get the Best Arquebus Early
For your long-range Arquebus, the best in slot would be One Last Trick. You can get this fairly early on in Emerald Stair by completing the Steel Resolve side quest.
| 1 | Dawnshore (Early Game) |
 Arquebus
|
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Emerald Stair (Early Game) |
 One Last Trick One Last Trick Ricochet: Bullets bounce to hit an additional enemy within range
Gunnery: +20% Reload Speed |
| 3 | Shatterscarp (Mid-Game) |
 One Last Trick One Last Trick Ricochet: Bullets bounce to hit an additional enemy within range
Gunnery: +20% Reload Speed |
| 4 | Galawain's Tusks (Late Game) |
One Last Trick One Last Trick Ricochet: Bullets bounce to hit an additional enemy within range
Gunnery: +20% Reload Speed |
Best Armor for Gunslingers
Light Armor is ideal for a larger Stamina pool, allowing you to shoot more, and also keeping you more mobile with dodging. Furthermore, these Unique Light Armors' Enchantments complement the Gunslinger build quite well.
| 1 | Northreach (Tutorial) |
 Robe
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dawnshore (Early Game) |
 Blackwing Armor
|
 Many-Hued Doublet
|
| 3 | Emerald Stair (Early Game) |
 Wolf Armor
|
|
| 4 | Shatterscarp (Mid-Game) |
 Wavebinder Robes
|
 Gambeson of the Grand Empire
|
Best Clothing for Gunslingers
| Best Clothing for Gunslingers | |
|---|---|
| Boots | Gloves |
Use Boots With Dodge and Movement Speed Bonuses
Prioritize boots that boost mobility to improve your combat positioning and survivability. This helps in going in to deal damage and getting out of harm's way after.
| 1 | Dawnshore (Early Game) |
 Boots of the Bricklayer Boots of the Bricklayer Item Bonus: +10% Dodge Distance Lesser Porter: +15 Carry Capacity |
 Blackwing Boots Blackwing Boots Item Bonus: +10 Dodge Distance Quick: +1 Dexterity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Emerald Stair (Early Game) |
 Tranton Family Greaves Tranton Family Greaves Item Bonus: +20 Maximum Health Outlaw's Escape: +20% Dodge Distance and +10% Move Speed |
 Vailian Boots Vailian Boots Item Bonus: +5 Carry Capacity Duelist's Dance: +1 Dexterity and +20% Dodge Distance |
| 3 | Shatterscarp (Mid-Game) |
 Imp Catchers Imp Catchers Item Bonus: +10% Dodge Distance And Their Champion Fell, Sundered: +25 Maximum Stamina and +15% Move Speed |
|
| 4 | The Garden (Point of No Return) |
 Wildwalker Boots Wildwalker Boots Item Bonus: +10% Dodge Distance Stalker's Grace: +3 Dexterity |
|
Equip Gloves With Critical Bonuses or Reload Speed Increases
The best gloves for Gunslingers are ones that boost Critical Hit damage, enhancing headshots and random crit procs. Alternatively, use the Wavebinder Bracers, the only gloves with a Reload Speed bonus, if you want to focus on getting more overall shots out instead.
| 1 | Dawnshore (Early Game) |
 Blackwing Gloves Blackwing Gloves Item Bonus: +1% Critical Hit Chance Lesser Annihilation: +10% Critical Damage |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Emerald Stair (Early Game) |
 Wolf Gloves Wolf Gloves Item Bonus: +1% Critical Hit Chance Quick: +1 Dexterity |
|
| 3 | Shatterscarp (Mid-Game) |
 Wavebinder Bracers Wavebinder Bracers Item Bonus: -10% Ability Essence Cost Greater Gunnery: +15% Reload Speed |
 Trickster's Gloves Trickster's Gloves Item Bonus: +1% Critical Hit Chance Fatal Misdirection: +25% Critical Damage |
| 4 | The Garden (Point of No Return) |
 Wildwalker Gloves Wildwalker Gloves Item Bonus: +1% Critical Hit Chance Ensnaring Strike: Critical Hits have a 15% chance to Root the Enemy in place |
|
Best Accessories for Gunslingers
| Best Accessories for Gunslingers | |
|---|---|
| Rings | Amulets and Trinkets |
Use Rings That Increase Overall Gun Damage
For the best early rings, find and equip the Ring of the Peerless Marksman and the Ring of Pain Amplification. Both can be obtained early in Emerald Stair. In the Late Game, Ashfall's Legacy is the absolute best Ring for using Guns, for its bonus attack and critical damage with Pistols and Arquebuses.
| 1 | Emerald Stair (Mid-Game) |
 Ring of the Peerless Marksman
|
 Ring of Pain Amplification
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Galawain's Tusks (Endgame) |
 Ashfall's Legacy
|
|
Use Amulets or Trinkets That Boost Attributes
Focusing on Attributes for amulets and trinkets helps balance out our stats better, allowing for more flexibility in distributing attribute points when leveling up.
| 1 | Dawnshore (Early Game) |
 Enchanted Suolenet
|
 Steel Garrote Medallion
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Emerald Stair (Early Game) |
 Painter's Brush
|
 Tranton Family Talisman
|
 Torc of the Warrior King
|
|||
| 3 | Shatterscarp (Mid-Game) |
 Thirdborn Tira Nui Badge
|
|
| 4 | Galawain's Tusks (Endgame) |
 Scout's Reach
|
 Cartographer's Companion
|
Avowed Related Guides
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|---|---|
| Wizard | Fighter |
| Paladin | Ranger |
| Summoner | Gunslinger |
| Unarmed | Dual Wield |
| Wands | Gun Mage |
| Poison | - |
| Background Builds | |
| Arcane Scholar | Court Augur |
| Noble Scion | Vanguard Scout |
| War Hero | - |
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