Skill / Blackarrow
Scattershot
Create a close-range answer when a target collapses on the sightline and the archer needs space to reset.
Skill familyScattershot
Class / weaponBlackarrow / Bow
Combat roleClose defense
Skill purpose
Scattershot is the Bow path's answer when an enemy reaches the sightline. It buys the archer a moment to create distance and restore the route.
- Keep it available while holding a long angle.
- Use it to make space, then relocate.
- Do not spend it on a target already outside the effective range.
When to spend it
Use Scattershot when it changes the next decision: it creates an opening, protects an interaction, or makes the route home safer.
- Spend it after the enemy commits to a readable action.
- Avoid using it on a target that can simply walk out of the effect.
- Keep the next escape or control tool in mind before committing.
Pairing notes
The best skill bar has an opener, a control or protection answer, a finisher, and a way to survive the response. Test the pairing in the intended mode before upgrading around it.
- Pair damage with a way to hold the target.
- Pair support with a way to move after the protection lands.
- Use the map route to decide whether utility is worth more than burst.