Arcane Archer

Elite Ascension Arcane Archer Progression Tree

Arcane Archer

Some archers trust the wind. You command it, and fire, earth, water, and lightning, too. Pick a bow and make it yours with Bow Specialization. With Elemental Arrows, your arrows carry the element you've ATTUNEd to and stop punching simple holes. Climb to Arcane Archer, and you may choose any element; then every elemental shot flares, and at its peak, for thirty glorious seconds, your whole quiver burns with power.

Arcane Archer

Name: Arcane Archer [arcanearcher]
Category: Elite
Subcategory: Arcane Archer
Type: Passive
Available to: All
Prerequisites: 5 ranks of Elemental Arrows.
 Points:
  Rank 1: 5
  Rank 2: 10
  Rank 3: 15
Mechanics: At rank 1, you may select from any of the Elemental Arrow types, not just your ATTUNEd element.  At rank 2, these arrows/bolts will always flare.  At rank 3, you may activate this ability to cause every arrow/bolt to become imbued and flare for 30 seconds, with a 3-minute cooldown.


CEIL(Rank / 5) refers to the following ATP costs:

  Ranks 1-5: 1
  Ranks 6-10: 2
  Ranks 11-15: 3
  Ranks 16-20: 4
  Ranks 21-25: 5

Bow Specialization

Name: Bow Specialization [bowspec]
Category: Elite
Subcategory: Arcane Archer
Type: Passive
Available to: All
Prerequisites: 20 ranks of Ranged Weapons (Common Ascension).
 Points:
  CEIL(Rank / 5)
Mechanics: Specialize in a chosen bow type (short, composite, long, light crossbow, heavy crossbow, hand crossbow).  You gain +1 AS per rank when firing the chosen bow type.  Maximum 25 ranks.

Elemental Arrows

Name: Elemental Arrows [elemarrows]
Category: Elite
Subcategory: Arcane Archer
Type: Passive
Available to: All
Prerequisites: 10 ranks of Bow Specialization.
 Points:
  Rank 1: 2
  Rank 2: 4
  Rank 3: 6
  Rank 4: 8
  Rank 5: 10
Mechanics: When using your specialized bow type, imbue your ammo with your ATTUNEd element (air, earth, fire, water, or lightning) instead of puncture criticals.  These arrows/bolts have a standard flare chance of their elemental type and grant -1 quickness when fired.  Costs 1 mana.  30-second cooldown.  Each rank reduces the cooldown by 5 seconds.

You may toggle this behavior on or off via ASCENSION ELEMARROW TOGGLE.