Skill library

Shot Skills

Piercing Shot

An arrow that pierces even the strongest defense. Aims and attacks in a straight line with a Charge Skill ( 5 Levels ). You can move and adjust the direction with Evasion. Each hit (except for Graze) increases its performance and slightly restores MP.

Tier 5 Active Physical Detailed formula

At a glance

Skill details

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Tree
Shot
Tier
Tier 5
Use
Active
Damage
Physical
MP cost
600
Range
24
Element
Weapon Dependent
Equipment
Bowgun/Bow only
Combo
Can start a combo

Reviewed mechanics

Formula and behavior notes

1 note
MP Cost

600

Damage Type

Physical

Base Skill Multiplier (each Hit) · How it scales

10 + 0.25 * Skill Level + Base DEX/200

Base Skill Constant (each Hit) · How it scales

600 + (bonus if not "graze", depends on hit count arrangement) bonus

skill constant · How it scales

1st hit: boss def * 0.25 -2nd hit: boss def * 0.5 -3rd hit: boss def * 0.75 -4th hit: boss def -5th hit: boss def

Hit Count

5 hits; 1 hit/charge

Range

24m Maximum

Hit Range

45m; linear AOE MP recovery: Attack MP Recovery * 1.5 * number of non graze hits to main target. Charge: -Charging time: 1.5 seconds/charge; 7.5s for maximum charge. Reduces charging time to sleeping/interrupted targets (0.5 second/charge; 2.5s for maximum charge). -Inside combo, charge is fixed to one charge. -Quick Loader skill works for manual charge only. Evasion Bypass Chance: MIN(100;(25%*stack)) Guard Bypass Chance: 100% -Evasion/Guard bypass has similar mechanism as anticipate/guard break but without the pop-up notice. This skill is affected by short/long range damage; affected by long range skill; uses and deals physical proration. !Bug this skill has a visual bug where your yellow graze hits become fake non graze critical (still using graze stability, no bonus constant, and no MP recovery bonus).

Bowgun Bonus

gains invincibility for 1.5 second when you start or resume charging. * activating a skill or moving with Evasion will remove this invincibility. Moving with evasion no longer remove the invincibility as per April 24th 2025 update. *This invincibility is removed when a skill is activated.

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