Long Range Shot

Shoot your foe from long range. The farther the arrow flies, the more damage it does. — In-game description

Long Range Shot

Profession

Ranger (skill list)

Weapon

Longbow

Game link

API

12510

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Long Range Shot

Shoot your foe from long range. The farther the arrow flies, the more damage it does.

 Maximum damage: 481 (1.25)^?

 Minimum damage: 424 (1.1)^?

 Maximum damage: 231 (0.6)^?

 Minimum damage: 179 (0.466)^?

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile (20% chance)

 Range: 1,500

— In-game description

Related traits

Marksmanship

• Farsighted — Ranger weapon skills deal increased strike damage. Damage is further increased for foes above the range threshold.
• Lead the Wind — Your longbow and harpoon-gun skills pierce and recharge faster. Point-Blank Shot grants boons.

Skirmishing

• Quick Draw — When swapping weapons, the next ranger weapon skill you use will recharge faster.

Notes

• Base attack speed is approximately once every 1.00 seconds, and once every 0.680 seconds with quickness.
• The projectile flies in a small arc and can actually hit targets outside of the maximum range.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	Increased the power coefficients from 0.9/1.1 to 1.1/1.25 in PvE only.
June 30, 2022	Increased damage multiplier from 0.7-0.9 to 0.9-1.1 in PvE only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced maximum power coefficient from 0.9 to 0.6. Reduced minimum power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.466.
October 01, 2019	Reduced the minimum damage of this skill by 14% and the maximum damage by 11% in WvW only.
July 16, 2019	This skill now scales damage dynamically based on distance rather than using distance thresholds.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Ranger Longbow skill range is now 1500. All ranger longbow skills have had their velocity increased 100%.
October 21, 2014	Updated skill fact text.
September 09, 2014	Increased damage at the 0-500 range by 17%. Increased damage at the 500-1000 range by 7%.
December 10, 2013	Increased the damage at the less-than-500 range by 20%. Increased the damage at the 500 to 1000 range by 15%.
June 25, 2013	Reduced the aftercast from .5 seconds to .25 seconds. Increased the arrow speed by 15%.
December 14, 2012	Increased the velocity of arrows fired from Short Bow and Longbow skills by 30%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Long Range Shot has been added to the game.