Bow and Crossbow Skills

The Amazon´s Bow and Crossbow skills improve her already deadly accuracy and power with the bow or crossbow.  All of these skills require one of these weapons to finction, and without one equipped the entire skill tree will appear red to signal they are unusable.

There are basically three types of power these skills bestow, either they add a fire or cold based effect or they alter the accuracy and pattern that arrows are fired with.  The set of skills on the left are the Amazon´s Cold-based arrow skills, the ones in the middle are the accuracy increases. and those on the right represent her Fire-based skills in this area.  Skills that are highlighted in the accompanying pic are the skills that are useable and have levels in them.  Click a skill icon to get a better explanation of that skill.

All skills in this skill tree are active skills.

Magic Arrow (Req: Clvl 1) The Magic Arrow in a beginning bow and crossbow skill that allows the Amazon to fire off an arrow without it depleting from her store of arrows.  This skill will come in handy for beginning Amazons as arrows might be difficult to come by, yet mana is a regenerating feature.  It is also the root skill that other accuracy-based skills require.

Flame Arrows (Req: Clvl 1) The Flame Arrows skill gives normal arrows the essence of fire to augment their damage.  Each hit from a Flame Arrow is accompanied by a satisfying blast of fire magic.  Some creatures will be resistant to fire, however.

Cold Shot (Req: Clvl 5) Cold Shot imbues an arrow with the power of cold, causing the arrow to chill anything it hits.  Creatures affected by the Cold Shot turn an icy blue and move with a reduced speed, giving the Amazon ample time to distance herself for more precise shots.

Multiple Shots (Req: Clvl 5, Magic Arrow) Multiple shots allows the Amazon to fire off three arrows at once in one click of the mouse.  This skill will probably drain the Amazon´s arrow reserves up quite fast, but it will pack triple the damage if all arrows hit the mark.

Exploding Arrows (Req: Clvl 10, Flame Arrows, Multiple Shots) Exploding Arrows is one of the most awesome skills in the Amazon´s Bow and Crossbow skills.  Simple enough, this skill causes an arrow to explode when it hits a target, consuming the creature in a blast of searing flame.

Ice Arrows (Req: Clvl 15, Cold Shot) More powerful than its precursor, the Ice Arrows skill also imbues an arrow with the power of cold-based magic.  In this casem though, the arrow actually freezes the target, stopping them from moving as ice covers them.  An excellent way to keep a target still.

Guided Arrow (Req: Clvl 15, Magic Arrow, Multiple Shots, Cold Shot) This magically enhanced arrow strikes the target unnerringly, which is the best description we have for it.  It will probably be able to twist and turn about to hit a foe, something like a heat-seeking arrow.

Strafe (Req: Clvl 20, Magic Arrow, Multiple Shots, Guided Arrow, Cold Shot) The Strafing shot fires out seven or eight arrows in a circular pattern, filling an enclosed place with shots.  The Strafing arrow can hit multiple opponents, and may also have an increase in damage as befits a Clvl 20 skill.  This skill may go through arrows like popcorn, though.

Immolation Arrow (Req: Clvl 20, Flame Arrows, Exploding Arrows, Multiple Shots) The Immolation Arrow creates a minor Firewall-like effect upon impact with a creature.  Creatures inside the area of the Firewall won´t live long unless they have fast movement rates.  The size of the Firewall produced may increase with the level of the skill.

Exploding Ice Arrow (Req: Clvl 25, Cold Shot, Ice Arrows) The Exploding Ice Arrow in the penultimate bow and crossbow skill in the Amazon´s retinue.  This powerful skill causes an arrow used with the skill to explode in an icy blast whenever it hits an enemy.  Those creatures near the center of the blast are frozen completely, while creatures close to the blast are slowed as per Cold Shot.