Best Warden Longbow / Sword and Shield (SnS) Build (PvE)

The Warden Longbow and Sword (SnS) build is unique setup providing flexibility in choosing engagements. Learn more about how to use the Warden Longbow / Sword and Shield build, including the best gear to equip, the best armor and accessories, and more.

Warden Sword / Longbow Build Overview

Build Summary

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Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Build Summary
Sword and Longbow	Focus: DPS, PVE Stat Priority: Dexterity, Strength
Skill Setup
Pros	Cons
Party Wide Utility Can engage in any range	Limited Tanking Capabilities Low Survivability Low Damage

The unique weapon combination allows the player to deal damage from any distance. The build allows for flexibility in engagements, as certain encounters can require the player to reposition.

Should the situation call for it, the build can also be adjusted for utlity thanks to Stalwart Bastion, and cleanse via Purifying Touch.

Stat Allocation

Stat	Total	Points From Lvl.	Points From Gear
Strength	50	14	21
Dextexity	61	20	30
Wisdom	20	0	10
Perception	47	15	25

Note: Base stats are always 10!

Prioritize getting points into Dexterity as it is the best way to increase damage.

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Skills and Specialization

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Summary	Skills	Weapons	Equipment
Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Active Skills
Deadly Marker				Hit ▲ Target
Ensnaring Arrow				-
Decisive Sniping ▼ Decisive Bombardment				Decisive Bombardment Damage ▲ Collection Time ▲
Brutal Arrow				Range ▲ Gale Area
Blitz ▼ Limit Break				Limit Break
Strafing				Consecutive Use Gale
Zephyr's Nock				Damage ▲
Strategic Rush				-
A Shot at Victory ▼ Annihilation Blade				Annihilation Blade
Annihilating Slash				Consecutive Use
Nature's Blessing				-
Stalwart Bastion ▼ Great Fury				Great Fury
Passive Skills
Rapidfire Stance		Steady Aim		Sniper's Sense		Roxie's Arrowhead
Devoted Shield		Impenetrable		Resilient Mind		Distorted Sanctuary
Defensive Skill
Overtaker

The skill choices provided prioritize dealing damage from a distance by starting fights with longbow skills before finishing them with the sword. In this build, Strategic Rush is used to fill the gap once the longbow skills are on cooldown, easing the transition to sword skills.

We take Stalwart Bastion and Nature's Blessing for healing and damage mitigation to increase survivability when going into melee.

Passives are tuned to maximize the Longbow's abilities while providing survivability.

Level up longbow skills first, such as Zephyr's Nock, Strafing, and Decisive Arrow, as they provide the bulk of this build's damage.

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Best Weapons

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Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Primary Weapon
Queen Bellandir's Languishing Blade	・Heavy Attack Chance +80 ・Hit +80 ・Critical Hit +80
Weapon Effect
Queen Bellandir's Quicksand	Creates 5m radius of Quicksand on the spot where Annihilating Slash was used. Quicksand decreases enemy Movement Speed by 60% and has a 70% chance to apply Collision: Pull to enemies within the radius when it disappears after 2s. Cooldown 34s.

Note: All of the traits shown here are of max value!

Queen Bellandir's Languishing Blade provides excellent crowd control thanks to its weapon effect, making it easier to create distance once the sword skills are exhausted.

Secondary Weapon
Tevent's Arc of Wailing Death	・Heavy Attack Chance +80 ・Hit +80 ・Critical Hit +80
Weapon Effect
Tevent's Bombardment	Shoots a bonus projectile whenever using Strafing, dealing 54% of Base Damage

Note: All of the traits shown here are of max value!

Although Karnix's Netherbow offers potentially higher DPS, Tevent's Arc of Wailing Death is used instead for consistency. Since Strafing is a core part of the damage rotation, it fits in well with this build.

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Best Armors and Accessories

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Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Note: All of the traits shown here are of max value!

To improve DPS, two pieces of the Death Set are taken to increase critical damage. Both weapons benefit from this set bonus, making it the best option for this build..

The rest of the armour and accessories are used to increase Strength and Dexterity, increasing damage dealt while providing some survivability, which is useful when damage cannot be avoided in melee combat.

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Best Weapon Mastery

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Mastery	Guardian	Rotations	Stats

Sword	・Boss (9 Pts) ・Provoke & Counter (6 Pts)
Longbow	・Sniping (9 Pts) ・Check (6 Pts)

As this build is primarily focused on damage, prioritise points in the Boss tree to get Subjugator's Punishment to improve damage against bosses. The rest of the points go to Provoke & Counter for survivability.

For the longbow, the goal is to get to Brutal Shooter as quickly as possible to increase Critical Damage. The rest of the points will go to the Check tree to get to Gale Arrowhead to reduce all cooldowns.

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Best Guardian

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Best Guardian
Shade Revenant Stheno	Launches 5 projectiles at random enemies within a 10m range every second. A single enemy may be hit with multiple projectiles at the same time. Each projectile deals 52% of Base Damage.

Shade Revenant Stheno is the best option as it offers the highest DPS potential and can be fully utilized as this build can engage in melee. For best results, it should ideally be used against single targets, as it ensures that all projectiles hit that target.

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Skill Rotations and Playstyle

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How to Play Longbow / Sword and Shield Build
Ranged Rotation Melee Rotation Utlity Skills

Note: If the skills icons are confusing, some of the skill icons indicated here are using their specialized variants.

Ranged Rotation

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Ideally, it is best to start fights with Longbow skills first, as they do the most damage in this kit. Thanks to Blitz, Decisive Sniping can be used twice, and it can deal more damage thanks to the Limit Break specialization.

Melee Rotation

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Once the Longbow skills are on cooldown, start the Melee Rotation with Strategic Rush to immediately close the gap, followed by the rest of the Sword Skills.

Utility Skills

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Stalwart Bastion is best used for damage mitigation, but can also be used for a bit of a damage boost thanks to the Great Fury specialization. Use Nature's Blessing as needed to provide some healing for the party.

Stats

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Offensive Defensive Body Crowd Control Miscellaneous Item Set

Offensive Stats

Stat	Value
Melee Hit	415
Ranged Hit	375
Magic Hit	335
Melee Crit. Hit	525
Ranged Crit. Hit	605
Magic Crit. Hit	525

Defensive Stats

Stat	Value
Melee Defense	1,866
Ranged Defense	1,857
Magic Defense	1,662
Melee Evasion	1,350
Ranged Evasion	922
Magic Evasion	602
Skill Damage Reduction	240
Damage Reduction	57
Debuff Duration	-24%

Body Stats

Stat	Value
Max Health	13,385
Max Mana	7,480
Mana Cost Efficiency	6%
Max Stamina	100
Move Speed	600 | 6.7%
Health Regen	221
Mana Regen	637.65
Max Stamina	100
Cooldown Speed	20%
Attack Speed	3.6%

Crowd Control Stats

Stat	Value
Weaken Chance	412
Stun Chance	235
Petrification Chance	235
Sleep Chance	235
Silence Chance	235
Terror Chance	235
Bind Chance	310
Collision Chance	397
Weaken Resistance	77
Stun Resistance	48

Miscellaneous Stats

Stat	Value
All Evasion	40
Bonus Damage	17
Range ▲	25.4%
Hit	160
Critical Hit	405
Heavy Attack Chance	160
Boss Endurance	120

Item Set Stats

Stat	Value
Death Set	Critical Damage 14% ▲

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