Best Longbow / Sword and Shield Build (PvE)

The Longbow and Sword build is unique setup providing flexibility on choosing engagements. Learn more about how to use the Longbow and Sword build, including the best gear to equip, the best armor and accessories, and more.

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Sword / Longbow Build Overview

Build Summary

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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.

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

Skills and Specialization

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Active Skills
Deadly Marker				Hit ▲ Target
Ensnaring Arrow				-
Decisive Sniping				Decisive Bombardment Damage ▲ Collection Time ▲
Brutal Arrow				Range ▲ Gale Area
Blitz				Limit Break
Strafing				Consecutive Use Gale
Zephyr's Nock				Damage ▲
Strategic Rush				-
A Shot at Victory				Annihilation Blade
Annihilating Slash				Consecutive Use
Nature's Blessing				-
Stalwart Bastion				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.

Best Weapons

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Primary Weapon
Queen Bellandir's Languishing Blade	・Heavy Attack Chance ・Hit ・Critical Hit ・Heavy Attack Chance
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.

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

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.

Best Armors and Accessories

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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.

Best Weapon Mastery

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Equipment			Mastery			Guardian			Rotations

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.

Best Guardian

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Currently under construction, so please stay tuned!

Skill Rotations and Playstyle

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

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.

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