Mistfall Hunter: Best Blackarrow Build
Knock ... loose!
You can probably take a guess at what Blackarrow does in Mistfall Hunter... yep, he fires arrows - but not just any arrows. As the dark fantasy extraction shooter's archer, Blackarrow is the resident archery expert ready to stick his enemies with the pointy end.
The Blackarrow Class
The majority of their gameplay is firing arrows, but it's up to you to decide which special arrows you want to stock in your quiver prior to the battle. Blackarrow is extremely susceptible to being jumped, more so than the Seer as they at least have some pretty reliable forms of crowd control. Instead, Blackarrow relies upon smart positioning and their enhanced dodge roll, which travels further than some other classes.
Blackarrow can be an incredible choice for PvE content, as they can easily eliminate stationary enemies with a consistent damage output. But since they require precise and accurate aiming skills, PvP is a difficult feat to master.
As you can imagine, it's hard to land headshots on enemies that are constantly dashing around everywhere. You're much better off playing Blackarrow in a group setting with a tank to make space for you.
Best Blackarrow Build
Skills
Talents
As this build is for a level 11 Blackarrow, you'll want to add Steady Stealth in the Predator's Stealth tree, or Astound from the Archer's Arrow Enhancement 1 tree.
| Skills | Description | Talents/Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Concussive Arrow (or Paralysis arrow if you're not taking the Measured Pace talent which requires 2 Archer's Arrows) | Concussive Arrows inflict stagger and knockback when fully charged, amazing way to peel for yourself when combined with your Impact Grenade. Enemies become Exhausted for a period of time, eliminating their ability to slow your down. | Astound - increases the knockback distance of fully drawn Concussive Arrows. |
| Barbed Arrow | Barbed metals arrow deals damage on hit and inflict additional damage if a player uses dodge within a short time. The arrow also creates the barbed wire after hitting terrain, and can be used to halt an enemy's advance. | Laceration - enemies afflicted by a Barbed Arrow will be stunned if they use the maximum number of dodges within a short time, amazing to lock enemies down and halt their advance. |
| Lightning Arrow | Arrows chain lightning to nearby enemies, dealing good AoE damage, and also applying the effect if you hit terrain, whether on purpose or accidentally. | - |
| Shadow Step (or Frostlight Bomb, if you don't like stealth) | Enter Stealth and Charge Speed increases briefly, this ability is castable 3 times, making it an amazing pick for PvP and survivability. A grenade that freezes enemies caught in the blast. | Steady Stealth - attacks received during Stealth no longer remove your Stealth. Cold Infusion - for Frostlight Bomb, slows enemies entering the preliminary blast area to lock them down for the freeze. |
| Rapid Arrows | Enter a Volley stance, fire up to five arrows in quick succession - amazing single-target DPS. | Focus Fire - increases arrow damage when hitting the same target. |
| Impact Grenade | Throw a grenade which can stick to characters and the environment, making it easier to hit. Dealing damage and knocking back all units in the area, including yourself, making it an amazing tool to peel for yourself. | Crippling Pain - enemies knocked back by the Impact Grenade also have their movement speed reduced for a short period. |
Here are some of your other crucial Blackarrow talents to take that don't necessarily lend themselves to a skill:
- Colossal Power - it provides a crucial buff to your bow charging speed.
- Full Draw - Blackarrow's fully charged arrows also deal more damage.
- Pursuit Mark - slows enemies down when hit by your normal arrows, which can stack up to three times.
This build is primarily aimed at controlling enemies, loading Blackarrow's kit with multiple ways to knock enemies around and keep them off him. Since his biggest weakness is enemies staggering him right in front of his face, the Impact Grenade and Stealth or Frostlight Bomb will provide you lots of self-peel.
I would advise you to drop the Impact Grenade at your feet so that you can also benefit from the knockback effect, therefore increasing the distance between you and your enemy. When combined with Concussive and Barbed Arrows to stop the enemies from reaching you in the first place, Blackarrow easily becomes more viable in PvP fights.
Your main gameplay at a decent distance is to unload your Lightning Arrows into the enemy team to deal a good amount of chain damage poke. As they start to get closer, use your Rapid Arrows skill to unleash a barrage of arrows into their face.
Essentially, your goal is to keep enemies at a distance to poke them down from afar. Since Blackarrow heavily relies on accurate aim, he's definitely one of the hardest classes to play, especially in PvP. Even if you have the most accurate aim in the world,
Happy aim training, hunters.