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Archery is an elegant and ancient practice, a graceful art form as well as a precise and deadly way of battlefield prowess.New Worldhas some interesting options for players interested in building a character with bow expertise; a sniper in a PvP environment, a survivalist with simple weapons living off the land, or a warrior laying waste for the riches of Aeternum.
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Thebest bow build inNew Worldis a versatile one that works with PvP or PvE and also blends well with at least one other weapon, depending on the player’s preferences. The role-playing possibilities are endless and include a soldier who wields their weapon with trained discipline as part of a unit or a rugged hunter that has crafted their own weapons and honed their skills alone.
Acquiring A Bow
The bow is easy to find or make, which is why many players start with a bow build even if they don’t plan on leveling to the endgame with one. However, the bow requires ammunition inNew World, unlike other MMOs where ammunition is either magical or unlimited depending on the nature of the ranged weapon. These can be crafted at the Workshop or found in chests, but they can’t be retrieved from enemies without a special skillin the Mastery Tree.
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Attributes That Scale With The Bow
The Bow is one of few weapons that only scales with a single Attribute score, and in this case, it’sDexterity. This gives bow users a lot of options when it comes to choosing a secondary weapon because so many other weapons scale withDexterityand one other Attribute. This also leaves more Attribute points available forConstitutionwhich means more hit points, which is ideal for any character build
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The Bow is strictlya ranged weapon, and although it has several abilities when it comes to close-range fighting and crowd control, archers should choose at least one other weapon to back them up at the close range. Other weapons that scale withDexterityare the more obvious choices, but players that don’t mind a long grind or a more varied level progression can go in another direction and chooseStrength-based melee weapons or ranged magical weapons that scale withIntelligence.
Bow Mastery Trees
The two Bow Mastery Trees are organized into more precise attacks on one side, and more crowd control and AoE on the other.The ideal build is a mix of bothdepending on whether the character is intended for PvP or PvE action.
