Ranged skills

Some abilities require a specific weapon to be equipped.

Skill	Icon	Origin	Description
Air Strike		Ranger	Leap a great distance forward and into the air while firing three projectiles in a line along the path, each dealing area damage and rooting targets hit for 3 seconds. Rotation control is enabled during cast. The root effect is nature based.
Arcane Volley		Mage	Fires a volley of 7 arcane missiles at your target, dealing (35%🢆) arcane damage each.
Ball Lightning		Mage	Create a large ball of charged electricity that travels slowly forward, rapidly dealing (50%🢆) lightning damage and applying Volatile to enemies it overlaps with.
Chain Lightning		Mage	Release a powerful streak of lightning that hits your primary target and then chains outward to up to 5 nearby enemies from that target, dealing (175%🢆) lightning damage to each. Applies 20 stacks of Shocked to targets with Volatile.
Divine Censure		Cleric	Hurls a radiant spear at the target, dealing damage.
Fireball		Mage	Hurl a ball of fire toward your target, dealing (100%🢆) fire damage and applying Burning for (75%🢆) fire damage. 3 charges.
Frostbolt		Mage	Launch a bolt of frost towards your target, dealing (225%🢆) ice damage. Applies Frozen if the target is Chilled.
Grapple		Tank	Takes aim for a moment before hurling a hooked chain in a line, damaging the first target it contacts and immediately pulling them to the caster. The target suffers a tapering snare for 3 seconds.
Headshot		Ranger	Deals 175% physical damage to target enemy.
Heartseeking Snipe		Ranger	Snipe has a 30% increased chance to critically hit against enemies beyond 20 meters.
Judgment		Cleric	Cast a heal on target ally for a large amount of health. If this is cast on an enemy, it instead deals radiant damage to the target and applies 2 stacks of Burning.
Lightning Strike		Mage	Held ability: Charge up a bolt of lightning to unleash upon your target, dealing (275%🢆) lightning damage based on how long it was charged. Also applies 20 stacks of Shocked to targets.
Longbow basic attack		Longbow	A slower, powerful, longer range basic ranged attack. Tapping the basic attack button will shoot normally. Holding the basic attack button will charge the shot (and root the player) to cause added damage.
Meteor		Mage	Conjures a massive flaming rock before sending it hurling toward target location. Upon impact, it deals (200%🢆) fire damage and applies Conflagrating to targets with Burning. After landing it continues to roll forward for its remaining distance, dealing damage to enemies along its path.
Mortal Headshot		Ranger	Headshot deals 50% additional damage to targets below 50% of their maximum health.
Piercing Shot		Ranger	Fire a projectile that travels in a straight line, piercing through and damaging all enemies in its path.
Raining Death		Ranger	Fires a dense rain of arrows 20 meters ahead, dealing high damage. Deals more damage to more distant targets.
Refreshing Headshot		Ranger	Headshot refunds 4 seconds of its cooldown when it hits a Marked target.
Resplendent Beam		Cleric	Held ability: Fire a beam of healing energy toward a target ally. Charging this spell allows the beam to bounce to up to 5 additional friendly targets closest to the original target, based on how long it was charged. The amount of healing is reduced for each subsequent target.
Shortbow basic attack		Shortbow	A fast, low power, short range basic ranged attack. Holding down the basic attack button will repeatedly fire.
Slicing Maim		Fighter	Maim launches a piercing projectile that deals damage to enemies in its path.
Smite		Cleric	Smite your target, dealing instant damage and applying a stack of Burning to target enemy. Has no cast time and deals increased damage if activated within melee range of the target. This attack always critically hits on targets under the effect of Condemn.
Snipe		Ranger	Charge a powerful ranged attack, dealing large damage after charging for 3 seconds. Deals 300% physical damage.
Wand Hit 5+		Wand	Wand Hit 5+ Unlocked. You have a 25% chance on the 5th hit to instead fire a beam at the target that triggers proc efffects. Triggers Weapon Finisher Effects.
Wings of Salvation		Cleric	Sprout phoenix-like wings and leap to target ally, then grant a small amount of temporary health to that target on arrival. An ally is defined as any non-combatant player or non-mob NPC.

Ranged weapons

Alpha-2 bows 3D renders.

A character may equip up to two hand weapons and also wear a ranged weapon on their back.

• Characters performing ranged abilities will switch to the ranged weapon, then can switch back to the melee weapon and shield or two-handed melee weapon.
• There will be a setting to determine if the ranged weapon or main/offhand is the primary weapon to use for Q or left-mouse-button basic attacks.
• Rangers do not have a minimum distance requirement for using their ranged weapons. Previously rangers were intended to have a minimum distance requirement.
  • Instead of a minimum range requirement, certain Ranger skills, such as Thundering Shot, currently have variable effects conferred at different ranges.
• Some Ranger skills require a bow to be equipped.

List of ranged weapons

• Air Strike
• Arcane Volley
• Ball Lightning
• Chain Lightning
• Divine Censure
• Fireball
• Frostbolt
• Grapple
• Headshot
• Heartseeking Snipe
• Judgment
• Lightning Strike
• Longbow basic attack
• Meteor
• Mortal Headshot
• Piercing Shot
• Raining Death
• Refreshing Headshot
• Resplendent Beam
• Shortbow basic attack
• Slicing Maim
• Smite
• Snipe
• Wand Hit 5+
• Wings of Salvation

Basic attacks

Alpha-2 Mage demonstrating a Frostbolt, Lightning Strike, and Wand weapon attack combo.

This is a single Target projectile attack that applies two stacks of Chilled to the enemy; and then after that hit him with a few wand attacks. Now you'll see that you've gotten a Frozen status effect on him and then he timed that really well there... in that very last frame you'll see that he hit him with a lightning effect... So that's a good way to get your burst damage if you're rotating your spells and your elements the correct way. – Keenan Reimer

Basic attacks are triggered for the equipped primary weapon by pressing Q or left-clicking the mouse (these buttons can be re-bound by the player).

• Players can select which weapon they wish to use as their primary weapon for basic attacks.
  • Players may toggle back and forth between using their ranged weapon and melee weapon slot for basic attacks.

• Different weapon types have different basic attacks.

• Weapons with projectile attacks are capable of blind firing without having a target.
  • If the player is in action camera mode and their reticle is over a target, they will be able to soft lock onto that target, causing projectiles to home to targets who are within the correct range/angle.

When you have your weapon and you utilize a basic attack, you can blind fire that weapon, if it has a projectile associated with it, without having to have a target. In addition, if your reticle in action camera mode is over a target, you will have a soft target lock and projectiles will home to that target if within the right angle of direction. – Steven Sharif

• Sequences of basic attacks trigger the combat animation montage based on the weapon type.
  • Using a skill other than a basic attack will in general reset the weapon combo system.
• The developers are considering per-use consumables/buffs that apply certain rider effects to basic weapon attacks.

Basic attack	Icon	Weapon	Description
Greatsword basic attack		Greatsword
Longbow basic attack		Longbow	A slower, powerful, longer range basic ranged attack. Tapping the basic attack button will shoot normally. Holding the basic attack button will charge the shot (and root the player) to cause added damage.
Shortbow basic attack		Shortbow	A fast, low power, short range basic ranged attack. Holding down the basic attack button will repeatedly fire.

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• Ranged weapons
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• Melee skills