Ranged Weapons (skill tree)

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This page shows all Ranged Weapon skills.

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Eliminate enemies from afar in a display of marksmanship

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Main focus:
High Damage, Bleeding, Injuries

Bows Crit Effect:
+50% Knockback Chance

Crossbows Crit Effect:
+100% Immobilization Chance

Skill List

Skill	Basic Stats	Description
Treatise I
Taking Aim	Maneuver Type: No Target Energy: 4 Cooldown: 1 - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Activates the following effect for the next turn: +60% Accuracy +10% Weapon Damage. For each enemy within 4 tiles additionally grants the effect: +25% Knockback Chance +25% Immobilization Chance +25% Stagger Chance Removes the effect if not equipped with a ranged weapon.
Constant Practice	Passive - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Reduces the distance penalty to Accuracy (from -2% per tile to -1%). Reduces the penalty to Accuracy from shooting over small (from -15% to -10%) and medium-sized obstacles (from -30% to -20%). Reduces the Accuracy penalty to bows when shooting at adjacent targets (from -50% to -25%) and targets that are 1 tile away (from -25% to -15%).
Dexterity	Passive - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Killing enemies with melee strikes activates "Taking Aim" for 1 turn the next time the character switches to a loadout with an equipped ranged weapon(if the weapon is a crossbow, also instantly reloads it). If the equipped with a ranged weapon, switching to another loadout doesn't take a turn. Reduces the chance of bolts and arrows breaking upon hitting the target (from 50% to 25%).
Distracting Shot	Attack / Charge Type: Target Tile Range: 2 Energy: 20 Cooldown: 20 - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Increases Dodge Chance to 100% until the next turn and allows to perform a charge within 2 tiles. Then takes a shot at the closest target with -60% Weapon Damage and +50% Immobilization Chance. If the shot hits the target, grants +10% Energy Restoration and +10% Dodge Chance for 5 turns and reduces cooldowns of all skills by 2 turns.
Treatise II
Spot Weakness	Passive - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Grants +10% Armor Penetration to "Taking Aim". Using "Taking Aim" applies all targets within Vision with -10% Physical Resistance for 4 turns. This effect doesn't stack.
Startling Volley	Attack Type: Target Tile Range: 7 Energy: 14 Cooldown: 10 Modified by: Perception, Agility, Strength - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Allows to mark a tile(2 different tiles or the same tile twice if equipped with a bow). Then takes a shot at each marked tile with -30% Weapon Damage and +50% Daze Chance. Applies damaged targets with -10% Block Chance and +10% Fumble Chance for 8 turns. The applied penalties and their duration are doubled if the same target wasn't marked twice. If equipped with a crossbow, instantly reloads it.
Suppression	Stance Type: No Target Energy: 10 Cooldown: 10 - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Activates "Suppression" for 12 turns (18 turns if equipped with a crossbow): +5% Immobilization Chance +10% Knockback Chance +10%Bleed Chance -10% Cooldowns Duration -10% Skills Energy Cost Using this ability tree's skills (except Taking Aim) grants an extra stack of the effect (up to IV). Basic shots prolong the effect's duration by 1 turn (up to 15), but reduce its number of stacks. Only one Stance effect can be active at a time.
Anticipation	Passive - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Damaging shots apply all targets within Vision with -3% Dodge Chance, +3% Fumble Chance, -3% Accuracy, and -3% Crit Chance for 6 turns. Each missed shot grants +3% Accuracy for 6 turns. Both effects stacks up to 5 times. If equipped with a crossbow, both effects trigger twice per shot.
Treatise III
Long Shot	Attack Type: Target Tile Energy: 14 Cooldown: 12 Modified by: Perception, Agility, Strength - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Takes a shot with +2 Range. Each tile of distance to the target grants the shot +1.5% Weapon Damage, +0.8% Armor Penetration, and +2.3% Bodypart Damage. If the target isn't hostile, doubles all the distance-related bonuses and, upon hitting the target, with 80% chance Confuses it for 10 turns.
Precision	Passive - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Grants +10% Accuracy to the ability tree's skills. While affected by "Taking Aim", hitting targets with shots reduces the ability tree's cooldowns by 1 turn and grants +5% Weapon Damage for 5 turns. The effect stacks up to 4 times. If equipped with a crossbow both effects trigger twice per shot.
Hunter's Mark	Attack / Maneuver Type: Target Object Energy: 12 Cooldown: 12 Modified by: Perception, Agility, Strength - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Activates "Thrill of the Hunt" for 15 turns: +10% Bodypart Damage +5% Crit Chance +15% Crit Efficiency Applies the target of "Hunter's Mark" for 15 turns: -10%Bleed Resistance -10% Move Resistance -10 Control Resistance Then take a shot at the target. While "Thrill of the Hunt" is active, damaging shots apply their target with "Hunter's Mark" or with an extra stack of the effect (up to IV). Killing a target affected by "Hunter's Mark" or applying it to new targets grants an extra stack of "Thrill of the Hunt" (up to IV). Switching to another loadout doesn't remove the effects.
Treatise IV
Shoot to Kill	Passive - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Grants all shots +20% Crit Efficiency, +25% Bodypart Damage, and +5% Armor Penetration for each missing 20% of the target's Health. Grants all shots +5% Crit Chance for each degree of Injury and each "Net", "Web", Stagger, and Immobilization affecting the target.
Headshot	Attack Type: Target Object Range: 7 Energy: 20 Cooldown: 20 Modified by: Perception, Agility, Strength - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	Takes a shot at the target's head with +30% Bodypart Damage, +15% Crit Chance, and +25% Crit Efficiency. If the shot kills its target, replenishes 25% Max Energy, instantly reloads the equipped crossbow, and activates "Taking Aim" for 1 turn.
Upper Hand	Passive - Requires a ranged weapon and ammunition	While affect by "Suppression", grants an extra stack of "Thrill of the Hunt" when using "Hunter's Mark". At the end of the turn, grants an extra stack of "Suppression" for each target affected by "Hunter's Mark" within Vision. Grants melee strikes against targets affected by "Hunter's Mark" +20% Weapon Damage and +5% Crit Chance.

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