Kudzu
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Kudzu
- Type
- Longbow
- Strength
- 966 – 1,134
- Skin
- Kudzu
- Prefix
- Selectable
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Req. level
- 80
- Binding
- Account Bound on Use
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 Click to enlarge.  Wielded.  Flowery footfalls. |
Kudzu is a legendary longbow crafted in the Mystic Forge.“
- This item allows selection of stats. See below for a list of available prefixes.
Superior Sigil of Celerity
Unused Upgrade Slot
Unused Infusion Slot
— In-game description
Contents
Acquisition[edit]
Contained in[edit]
- Tournament of Legends: First Place (discontinued)
Graphics[edit]
Kudzu is a green longbow covered in flowers. Its riser consists of a dryad carrying a golden spear with a thistle texture overlay that pulses gold. While drawn, the bow sheds petals.
- Aura
- Pink leaves and sparkles swirl around forearms.
- Critical hit effects
- Critical strikes while wielding Kudzu will cause flowers and leaves to blossom on your target(s).
- Draw/Stow effects
- A birdsong is heard when drawing/stowing the bow.
- A patch of grass and flowers appears at feet before fading, similar to the footfall effect but larger.
- Footfalls
- The user leaves behind footprints of flowers and grass.
- Skill effects
- A birdsong is heard upon firing the bow.
- Default projectiles are replaced with the spear the dryad is holding, which also leaves flower petals in its path. This effect changes the following skills:
Dragonhunter: Spear of Justice, Puncture Shot, True Shot, and Deflecting Shot
Ranger: Long Range Shot, Rapid Fire, Hunter's Shot, Point Blank Shot, and Throw Dirt (downed skill)
Warrior: Dual Shot, Fan of Fire, Arcing Arrow, Smoldering Arrow, Pin Down, and Throw Rock (downed skill)
Gallery[edit]
When first drawn.
Kudzu's aura effect.
Modified projectiles.
Flower trails on projectiles.
The dryad on the bow.
Concept Art
Full material list[edit]
- 1 Obsidian Shards are bought in multiples of three, costing three Laurels each. You would end up purchasing a total of 252 shards.
- 2 This item varies with each legendary.
- 3 These two Gifts change with each Legendary and require you to have characters that have mastered the respective crafting disciplines. The finished Gifts are Account Bound, which allows you to craft them on different characters.
- 4 Chance to get a precursor varies with rarity and level. [1]
- 5 There is an additional 96
charge for each Shard bought from the Priory Historian (Bandit Crest Collector) - 6 There is an additional 96 ? charge for each Shard bought from the Collector.
Available prefixes[edit]
The following prefixes can be selected:
Trivia[edit]
- Kudzu is a vine-plant native to southern Japan and southeast China. It is also very invasive, hard to kill and has taken over much of the southern United States.
- The Heart of Thorns expansion added new graphics to the bow (leaves and vines on drawing and forearm effect.)
- Additionally, the Rising Flames release replaced the normal black bowstring with a golden one.
See also[edit]
- Kudzu I: The Experimental Longbow - creating the first tier of the precursor, Kudzu Experiment.
- Kudzu II: The Perfected Longbow - obtaining the second tier of the precursor, Perfected Longbow.
- Kudzu III: Leaf of Kudzu - the final collection needed to be able to craft the precursor, Leaf of Kudzu.
