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The Longbow inThrone and Libertyis a weapon that’s an integral part of multiple classes.
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But both of these weapons havegreat support functionality, and make for a lifeline for your allies.
What Are The Stat Priorities?
Stat priorities for the longbow aregoing to depend somewhat on the role you’re looking to fill.
Wisdom
If you’re building for aHealer, Wisdom is going to be your best friend.
Amitoi Expeditions are an easy way to get crafting materials and Abyssal Contract Tokens.
Here’s everything it’s crucial that you know about them.
What Are The Best Skills?
It’ll boost your survivability, and help keep pressure off your Healers.
Apart from that, it’s going todepend on the interactions with your other weapon’s skills.
Longbow
The Longbow active skills generally do better the more effects each skill is interacting with.
It’s going tobuff your own and your teammates' damage to your target, and reduce skill cooldowns.
Healing Touch
This is going to be yourprimary healing abilityin regards to the Longbow.
You cankeep this upmore or less permanently because of the short cooldown.
Ensnaring Arrow
In a vaccuum, this ability doesn’t seem great.
It also has apositive interaction with Whirlpoolin the Skill Specialization, along withincreased damage against CC affected targets.
Zephyr’s Nock
Dealssolid damage, andincreased damage the further you are from the target.
It also dealsmore damage for each Gale stackthe target has.
Brutal Arrow
One of the fewAoE attackswith the Longbow, this can be Specialized toinflict Galeon the location.
Rapidfire Stance
If you’restanding still, thisincreases your attack speed and hit chances considerably.
Itincreases crit chances substantially on Bound or Shackled targets.
Sniper’s Sense
Thefurther you are from your target, thegreater your critical chance and damageis going to be.
Roxie’s Arrowhead
A small chance tofire an additional arrowthat does slightly less damage.
This isn’t a game changer, but if you have the extra slot, it’s extra damage.
This isparticularly useful when running with the Crossbow.
Earth’s Blessing
An easy inclusion if you’re running as aHealer, thisincreases health regen and recoveryfrom skills.
Corrupted Magic Circle
Thisinflicts Curse on a radius of enemies,setting all of them upfor theVampiric Contractinteraction.
Fountain of Life
Thiscreates a healing effecton the ground, healing allies that are inside of it over time.
Swift Healing
An easy,low-cost healthat can be used multiple times in a row when Specialized.
Clay’s Salvation
Aheal for all allies in range, and that range can be upgraded in Specialization.
Not as cheap or easy as Swift Healing, but this canheal multiple targets.
In the case of Vampiric Contract, it’s going to increase your healing output tremendously.
Devotion and Emptiness
Improves healing and cooldownsduring the day, anddamage and cooldownsat night.
A bit more favorable for Healers during the daytime, but a boost regardless.
Noble Revival
Askill heal percentage boostper 1,000 maximum Mana; adefinite pickup as a Healer.
Saint’s Oath
Particularly useful for PvP, thisincreases your healing outputwhen you take skill damage.
Itcan be Specializedfor many effects,one of which is Gale.
In particular, some of these combine with the Longbow passive skills perfectly.
As a Damage Dealer, this is going to basicallyalways be active.
While it can be limiting to cast movement-wise, this impact can be lessened in Specialization.
Chain Lightning
Agreat damaging abilityon its own, this dealsincreased damage to Burning enemies.
It has a short cooldown and tiny Mana cost, making it extremely effective.
Inner Peace
Increases Mana Regenconsiderably for a short time, helping you recover after a skill rotation.
Fireball Barrage
Launches abarrage of fireballsat your target, andincreases the amount of fireballs if your target is Burning.
Ice Spear
Soliddamaging attack that can hit multiple enemies.
Medium cooldown and cost, but the quick cast and good damage ensure it’s worth it.
High Focus
Improves cooldown and movement speed, allowing you to fully reset your rotations quicker.
This can cause you to burn through your Mana, andbenefits greatly from usingInner Peacesomewhere in that rotation.
Judgment Lightning
Dealsoutrageous damage, and has a chance to be usedmultiple times when used on a Burning enemy.
Can be specialized toeither move you to the party memberinstead, orgrant them a shield.
On top of that, it has some perfect combinations with Longbow passive skills.
Manaball Eruption
Grantsadditional projectile when using projectile abilities, more or less granting those abilities extra damage.
WithFireball Barrage, it can end upunleashing an extraordinary amount of fireballs on a target that’s already Burning.
Mana Amp
AMana and health increase, and an easy inclusion if you’ve got the extra passive slot.
Flame Condensation
Increases the DoT of burning, which should be active fairly often.
