Finisher / Bow Staff PvP Build
Season 10
Bow is so hot right now. I don’t really know why but it’s hella strong this season and you should play it. This build is a great mix of damage, mobility, and healing power!
Check out a video guide with gameplay for this build!
Equipment / Attributes
This builds attributes are nice and simple! Feel free to put more or less into CON depending on preference.
For my finisher I slotted Leeching flurry, I also have the old Leeching Flurry perk on my gear and they do stack together!
The bow is a triple attunement monster, this guy hits HARD. The easiest way to get this bow is to farm elite chests while holding a bow!
Shirking energy, vital synergy and life stealer’s draught are all infix perks that are super great and I highly recommend you try to get!
Keenly Empowered and Keenly Jagged charms now affect both weapons and can be slotted on your armor / jewelry as well. Both of these charms are a MUST HAVE and should be prioritized. The only defensive charm you should prioritize over Shirking Heals is one slot of Hasted Vigor and maybe Keenly Fortified.
This is a simple thrust damage build, and can easily reach empower cap! 5x Thrust harnessing is great but if you can get more go for it!
I like the Winged Leather Shoes. The damage is great and doesn’t count towards empower cap, and the haste increase is amazing for bow since this weapon is stuffed with haste buffs!
Endless Thirst is also great for the empower is gives!
Use the best food you can find, Desert Sunrise, and Honing Stones. The two potions of choice for this build are the Regeneration and Burst Regeneration potions since they give the most healing value.
Active Skills
Rapier Skills
Thanks to stacking both leaching flurry 1 and 2, this skill gives us a moment of invulnerability, heals, and gives damage reduction! This is a very powerful ability that can trade with pretty much anything and win.
Evade is the bread and butter of rapier, you can use it for attacking, defending, and so much more! Evade will cancel any other animation so it has a very high skill cap!
Fleche is the gap closer, for attacking or escaping. This skill can do quite a lot of damage if you manage to time the backstab!
Bow Skills
Penetrating shot hits hard, has a fast projectile speed and a large hitbox. This skill is great for a fast follow up after a heavy attack for huge damage!
Explosive arrow is setup to have more AOE range vs damage by not taking the last perk. I do this because I love having a fast and big AOE as a finisher if I need one.
Rain of arrows is a huge AOE but takes a bit of time to hit the target after casting. This skill is great for countering getting chased down thanks to the snare as well!