Archery talents¶
For bow, crossbow, and throwing-weapon users. Everything here is PvM-only - none of it touches other players. Most damage and accuracy bonuses only fire when you've got a ranged weapon in hand. A couple (Marksman, the Hit Chance display) show up regardless, so you can plan a build without swapping gear.
The tree runs three columns:
- Offensive (Marksman) - damage, crit, accuracy, AoE
- Defensive (Skirmisher) - survivability, hinder, swing speed, escape
- Efficiency - Marksman, the root accuracy passive that fits alongside either path
Offensive path¶
T1 - Sharpshooter¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Passive |
| Max ranks | 5 |
| Cost / rank | 1 pt |
| Effect / rank | +5% bow damage vs creatures |
| Skill gate | a ranged weapon in hand |
| Rank | Total bonus |
|---|---|
| 1 | +5% |
| 2 | +10% |
| 3 | +15% |
| 4 | +20% |
| 5 | +25% |
T1 (Efficiency) - Marksman¶
Sits in the Efficiency column, T1, no prereq (parallel to Sharpshooter).
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Passive |
| Max ranks | 5 |
| Cost / rank | 1 pt |
| Effect / rank | +8% bow accuracy vs creatures |
Hit chance at 5/5 Marksman
Base 50% (skill parity) + 40% (Marksman 5/5) = 90% hit chance at parity skill. Stack Hawkeye (affinity) and any archery skill above 100 to close the last ~10%.
T2 - Headshot¶
Prereq: Sharpshooter (rank 1+).
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Passive |
| Max ranks | 3 |
| Cost / rank | 1 pt |
| Effect / rank | +5% ranged crit chance vs creatures |
| Rank | Crit chance |
|---|---|
| 1 | +5% |
| 2 | +10% |
| 3 | +15% |
T3 - Pierce Armor¶
Prereq: Headshot (rank 1+).
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Passive proc |
| Max ranks | 1 |
| Cost | 2 pt |
| Effect | Each bow shot vs a creature has a 20% chance to ignore the target's armor and deal +50% damage |
T4A - Volley¶
Prereq: Pierce Armor. Branch-exclusive with Hunter's Mark.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Active |
| Max ranks | 1 |
| Cost | 2 pt |
| Cooldown | 30 s |
| Effect | Fires 5 rapid arrows at your current combatant. Each arrow rolls damage from your equipped bow's normal damage range, then multiplies it by 1.15. |
| Hotbar verb | volley |
T4B - Hunter's Mark¶
Prereq: Pierce Armor. Branch-exclusive with Volley.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Active |
| Max ranks | 1 |
| Cost | 2 pt |
| Cooldown | 60 s |
| Duration | 30 s |
| Effect | Target creature takes +20% damage from ALL sources for 30 seconds. Visible glowing sprite - your party benefits too. |
| Hotbar verb | huntersmark |
T5 - Rain of Arrows¶
Prereq: Volley OR Hunter's Mark. Capstone.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Active |
| Max ranks | 1 |
| Cost | 3 pt |
| Cooldown | 120 s |
| Duration | 20 s |
| Effect | For 20 seconds, every bow shot - including Volley's rapid shots - also splashes to all creatures within 5 tiles of the impact. |
| Hotbar verb | rainofarrows |
The splash centres on where the arrow lands, so it still fires even when the shot kills your target. Creatures caught in it take real damage and turn hostile; they'll come at you exactly like the ones you shoot directly. Players and player-controlled pets never get caught, and non-hostile NPCs are skipped.
Defensive path¶
T1 - Quick Step¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Passive |
| Max ranks | 5 |
| Cost / rank | 1 pt |
| Effect / rank | +4% ranged swing speed |
| Skill gate | a ranged weapon in hand |
| Rank | Swing speed |
|---|---|
| 1 | +4% |
| 2 | +8% |
| 3 | +12% |
| 4 | +16% |
| 5 | +20% |
Never movement speed
No talent on Lyonspyre grants character movement speed, full stop. Quick Step and Wind Rider both pay out elsewhere - Quick Step as bow swing-speed, Wind Rider as shoot-while-moving.
T2 - Crippling Shot¶
Prereq: Quick Step.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Passive |
| Max ranks | 3 |
| Cost / rank | 1 pt |
| Effect / rank | +5% hinder chance on top of the 10% baseline archery PvM proc |
| Rank | Hinder chance per shot |
|---|---|
| 0 | 10% (baseline) |
| 1 | 15% |
| 2 | 20% |
| 3 | 25% |
T3 - Evade¶
Prereq: Crippling Shot.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Passive proc |
| Max ranks | 1 |
| Cost | 2 pt |
| Effect | 15% chance to fully dodge any melee or ranged physical attack from a creature. Spells and bleed ticks bypass the dodge. |
A successful dodge prints "You evade the attack!" in the Combat journal tab.
T4A - Trap Master¶
Prereq: Evade. Branch-exclusive with Wind Rider.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Active (primed) |
| Max ranks | 1 |
| Cost | 2 pt |
| Cooldown | 30 s |
| Prime window | 30 s |
| Effect | Your next bow shot on a creature guaranteed-hinders it for 8 seconds (bypasses the random 10% roll). Prime expires after 30 s if you don't fire. |
| Hotbar verb | trapmaster |
T4B - Wind Rider¶
Prereq: Evade. Branch-exclusive with Trap Master.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Active |
| Max ranks | 1 |
| Cost | 2 pt |
| Cooldown | 60 s |
| Duration | 15 s |
| Effect | For 15 seconds you can fire your bow while moving - ignores the usual stand-still requirement on ranged swings. |
| Hotbar verb | windrider |
T5 - Feign Death¶
Prereq: Trap Master OR Wind Rider. Capstone.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Active |
| Max ranks | 1 |
| Cost | 3 pt |
| Cooldown | 120 s |
| Buff duration | 10 s |
| Hide duration | 2 s |
| Effect | You collapse as if slain. Every creature within 16 tiles forgets you and seeks a new target. You're hidden for 2 s (long enough for the death animation to play) and stay off their target lists for the full 10 s. |
| Hotbar verb | feigndeath |
It's a long-cycle "save me from the brink" tool, not an every-fight button - at 120 s you get roughly one use per boss attempt.