This article is about the class of weapon. For the specific weapon sold by NPC weaponsmiths, see Longbow (weapon).
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Longbow
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 Longbow concept art.
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The longbow is a two-handed weapon that is known for its long-range projectiles, wide area of effect abilities and strong control skills to keep foes away.
Skills by profession[edit]
#
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Skill
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|
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Description
|
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1
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Puncture Shot
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0.75¾
|
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Fire an arrow that can bounce to enemies behind your target. If an arrow hits a second target, all enemies struck are crippled.
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2
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True Shot
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0.75¾
|
4
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Charge up energy, creating a powerful attack that pierces through enemies.
|
3
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Deflecting Shot
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0.25¼
|
10
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Fire a missile that knocks back enemies and blocks missiles.
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4
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Symbol of Energy
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0.75¾
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15
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Symbol. Fire a slow, arcing arrow that explodes on impact to burn targets and sear a symbol of energy into the ground.
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5
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Hunter's Ward
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20.75¾
|
40
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Form your arrows into a barrier, and deal damage at the location.
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F1
|
 Combustive Shot
|
0.75¾
|
8
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Burst. Ignite target area, burning nearby foes. Effect increases with adrenaline level.
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1
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Dual Shot
|
0.75¾
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Shoot a pair of arrows at your foe.
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2
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Fan of Fire
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0.25¼
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6
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Fire a spread of three flaming arrows, burning foes.
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3
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Arcing Arrow
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0.75¾
|
10
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Shoot a slow, arcing arrow that explodes on impact.
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4
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Smoldering Arrow
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0.25¼
|
0.5½
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Shoot an arrow that explodes on impact, blinding foes.
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5
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Pin Down
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0.75¾
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25
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Fire an arrow that bleeds and immobilizes your target.
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F1
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 Scorched Earth
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0.5½
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5
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Primal Burst. Fire a burning shot into the ground that creates a trail of flaming destruction.
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1
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Long Range Shot
|
0.75¾
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Shoot your foe from long range. The farther the arrow flies, the more damage it does.
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2
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Rapid Fire
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20.5½
|
10
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Fire multiple arrows at your foe.
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3
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Hunter's Shot
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12
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Fire an arrow that grants you stealth when it hits an enemy. Your pet gains swiftness.
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4
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Point-Blank Shot
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0.5½
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15
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Push back your foe with a point-blank shot. The closer they are, the farther it pushes them back.
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5
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Barrage
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20.25¼
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20
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Barrage the target area with a hail of arrows that cripple.
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Related traits[edit]
Proficiencies[edit]
Enhancements[edit]
Heavy Light — Gain stability when disabling an enemy. Deal increased damage to disabled foes. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
Crack Shot — Warrior ranged weapon skills gain reduced recharge, and their weapon skill 1 attacks are enhanced.
Lead the Wind — Your longbow and harpoon-gun skills pierce and recharge faster. Striking foes beyond the range threshold grants boons.
Weapon strength[edit]
- See also: Weapon strength
Longbow weapon strength by level and rarity
|
Level |
Basic |
Fine |
Masterwork |
Rare |
Exotic |
Ascended
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Min |
Max |
Min |
Max |
Min |
Max |
Min |
Max |
Min |
Max |
Min |
Max
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Level 1
|
- |
- |
141 |
166 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 2
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 3
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 4
|
119 |
139 |
148 |
174 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 5
|
- |
- |
150 |
176 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 6
|
- |
- |
153 |
179 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 7
|
- |
- |
157 |
184 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 8
|
127 |
149 |
160 |
188 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 9
|
- |
- |
164 |
193 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 10
|
134 |
157 |
168 |
197 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 11
|
- |
- |
172 |
202 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 12
|
140 |
164 |
176 |
206 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 13
|
- |
- |
180 |
211 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 14
|
- |
- |
184 |
216 |
199 |
234 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 15
|
149 |
175 |
188 |
220 |
203 |
239 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 16
|
152 |
179 |
191 |
225 |
208 |
244 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 17
|
- |
- |
196 |
230 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 18
|
- |
- |
201 |
235 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 19
|
- |
- |
205 |
241 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 20
|
167 |
196 |
210 |
246 |
228 |
268 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 21
|
- |
- |
215 |
252 |
233 |
273 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 22
|
- |
- |
219 |
257 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 23
|
- |
- |
224 |
263 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 24
|
182 |
214 |
228 |
268 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 25
|
186 |
218 |
233 |
274 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 26
|
- |
- |
238 |
279 |
259 |
304 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 27
|
- |
- |
244 |
286 |
266 |
312 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 28
|
198 |
233 |
250 |
294 |
272 |
320 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 29
|
- |
- |
256 |
301 |
279 |
327 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 30
|
208 |
244 |
262 |
308 |
285 |
335 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 31
|
- |
- |
269 |
315 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 32
|
218 |
256 |
275 |
323 |
299 |
350 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 33
|
- |
- |
281 |
330 |
305 |
358 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 34
|
- |
- |
287 |
337 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 35
|
233 |
274 |
- |
- |
318 |
374 |
345 |
405 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 36
|
238 |
280 |
300 |
352 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 37
|
- |
- |
307 |
360 |
333 |
391 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 38
|
- |
- |
313 |
368 |
340 |
400 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 39
|
- |
- |
320 |
376 |
348 |
408 |
376 |
441 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 40
|
260 |
306 |
327 |
384 |
355 |
417 |
384 |
451 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 41
|
- |
- |
334 |
392 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 42
|
- |
- |
341 |
401 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 43
|
- |
- |
348 |
409 |
377 |
443 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 44
|
283 |
332 |
355 |
417 |
385 |
452 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 45
|
289 |
339 |
362 |
425 |
392 |
460 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 46
|
- |
- |
369 |
433 |
401 |
471 |
434 |
510 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 47
|
- |
- |
378 |
443 |
- |
- |
444 |
521 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 48
|
307 |
360 |
386 |
453 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 49
|
- |
- |
395 |
463 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 50
|
321 |
376 |
- |
- |
437 |
513 |
473 |
555 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 51
|
- |
- |
412 |
483 |
446 |
524 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 52
|
335 |
393 |
420 |
493 |
455 |
535 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 53
|
- |
- |
429 |
503 |
464 |
545 |
501 |
588 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 54
|
- |
- |
437 |
513 |
473 |
556 |
511 |
600 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 55
|
355 |
417 |
446 |
523 |
482 |
566 |
521 |
612 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 56
|
362 |
425 |
454 |
533 |
492 |
578 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 57
|
- |
- |
463 |
544 |
502 |
589 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 58
|
- |
- |
473 |
555 |
512 |
601 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 59
|
- |
- |
482 |
566 |
522 |
613 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 60
|
392 |
460 |
491 |
577 |
- |
- |
573 |
673 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 61
|
- |
- |
501 |
587 |
542 |
636 |
584 |
685 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 62
|
- |
- |
510 |
598 |
551 |
647 |
594 |
698 |
672 |
789 |
- |
-
|
Level 63
|
- |
- |
519 |
609 |
561 |
659 |
- |
- |
683 |
802 |
- |
-
|
Level 64
|
422 |
495 |
528 |
620 |
571 |
670 |
- |
- |
697 |
818 |
- |
-
|
Level 65
|
429 |
504 |
- |
- |
581 |
682 |
627 |
736 |
711 |
834 |
- |
-
|
Level 66
|
- |
- |
547 |
642 |
593 |
695 |
- |
- |
724 |
850 |
- |
-
|
Level 67
|
- |
- |
558 |
655 |
- |
- |
652 |
765 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 68
|
453 |
532 |
569 |
667 |
616 |
722 |
664 |
779 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 69
|
- |
- |
579 |
680 |
627 |
736 |
676 |
794 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 70
|
471 |
553 |
590 |
693 |
638 |
749 |
688 |
808 |
778 |
913 |
- |
-
|
Level 71
|
- |
- |
601 |
705 |
650 |
763 |
700 |
822 |
792 |
929 |
- |
-
|
Level 72
|
488 |
573 |
612 |
718 |
661 |
776 |
713 |
836 |
805 |
945 |
- |
-
|
Level 73
|
- |
- |
623 |
730 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
819 |
961 |
- |
-
|
Level 74
|
- |
- |
633 |
743 |
684 |
803 |
737 |
865 |
833 |
978 |
- |
-
|
Level 75
|
515 |
604 |
644 |
756 |
696 |
817 |
750 |
880 |
848 |
995 |
- |
-
|
Level 76
|
524 |
615 |
655 |
769 |
708 |
831 |
763 |
896 |
862 |
1,012 |
- |
-
|
Level 77
|
- |
- |
667 |
783 |
721 |
846 |
776 |
911 |
- |
- |
- |
-
|
Level 78
|
- |
- |
678 |
796 |
733 |
860 |
789 |
926 |
891 |
1,046 |
- |
-
|
Level 79
|
- |
- |
690 |
810 |
- |
- |
802 |
941 |
906 |
1,063 |
- |
-
|
Level 80
|
561 |
658 |
701 |
823 |
758 |
889 |
815 |
957 |
920 |
1,080 |
966 |
1,134
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Related achievements[edit]
- Originally Longbow was known as Bow.
See also[edit]