Ranged weapons

A character may equip up to two hand weapons and also wear a ranged weapon on their back.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Characters performing ranged abilities will switch to the ranged weapon, then can switch back to the melee weapon and shield or two-handed melee weapon.^[2]^[3]
There will be a setting to determine if the ranged weapon or main/offhand is the primary weapon to use for Q or left-mouse-button basic attacks.^[2]^[3]
Rangers do not have a minimum distance requirement for using their ranged weapons.^[5] Previously rangers were intended to have a minimum distance requirement.^[6]
- Instead of a minimum range requirement, certain Ranger skills, such as Thundering Shot, currently have variable effects conferred at different ranges.^[7]
Some Ranger skills require a bow to be equipped.^[8]

List of ranged weapons

Ranged skills

Some abilities require a specific weapon to be equipped.^[8]^[9]^[2]^[3]

Skill	Origin	Description
Air Strike	Ranger	Leap a great distance forward and into the air while firing three projectiles in a line along the path, each dealing area damage and rooting targets hit for 3 seconds. Rotation control is enabled during cast.^[10] The root effect is nature based.^[11]
Arcane Volley	Mage	Fires a volley of 7 arcane missiles at your target, dealing (35%🢆) arcane damage each.^[12]^[13]
Ball Lightning	Mage	Create a large ball of charged electricity that travels slowly forward, rapidly dealing (50%🢆) lightning damage and applying Volatile to enemies it overlaps with.^[14]^[15]^[16]
Beam Amplifier	Wand	Wand Hit 6+ now deals 50% more damage if the previous wand combo hit was also a beam attack.^[17]
Burning Projectiles	Wand	Every wand projectile and beam has a 10% chance to Burn the target.^{[ нужна цитата ]}
Chain Lightning	Mage	Release a powerful streak of lightning that hits your primary target and then chains outward to up to 5 nearby enemies from that target, dealing (175%🢆) lightning damage to each. Applies 20 stacks of Shocked to targets with Volatile.^[18]^[19]^[20]
Chilling Projectiles	Wand	Every wand projectile and beam has a 10% chance to Chill the target.^[21]
Divine Censure	Cleric	Hurls a radiant spear at the target, dealing damage.^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]
Echo	Wand	Adds a 25% chance to gain the Echo proc upon completion of Wand Combo Finishers & Extended Finishers. This rate increases to 100% upon beam finishers. Echo - When you strike a target with direct damage, it gets struck again for magical damage.^[26]
Electrifying Projectiles	Wand	Every wand projectile and beam has a 10% chance to Electrify the target.^{[ нужна цитата ]}
Essence harvest	Wand	Every time you trigger a wand proc, you have a 50% chance to increase magical powerby 3% by 10 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times.^[27]
Fireball	Mage	Hurl a ball of fire toward your target, dealing (100%🢆) fire damage and applying Burning for (75%🢆) fire damage. 3 charges.^[28]
Frostbolt	Mage	Launch a bolt of frost towards your target, dealing (225%🢆) ice damage. Applies Frozen if the target is Chilled.^[29]^[30]
Grapple	Tank	Takes aim for a moment before hurling a hooked chain in a line, damaging the first target it contacts and immediately pulling them to the caster. The target suffers a tapering snare for 3 seconds.^[31]^[32]
Headshot	Ranger	Deals 175% physical damage to target enemy.^[33]
Heartseeking Snipe	Ranger	Snipe has a 30% increased chance to critically hit against enemies beyond 20 meters.^[34]
Hit 5+ Proc Chance 1	Wand	Increases the base trigger chance of Hit 5+ to 50%.^[35]
Hit 5+ Proc Chance 2	Wand	Increases the base trigger chance of Hit 5+ to 75%.^[36]
Hit 5+ Proc Chance 3	Wand	Increases the base trigger chance of Hit 5+ to 100%.^[37]
Hit 6+ Proc Chance 1	Wand	Increases the base trigger chance of Hit 6+ to 50%.^[38]
Hit 6+ Proc Chance 2	Wand	Increases the base trigger chance of Hit 6+ to 75%.^[39]
Hit 6+ Proc Chance 3	Wand	Increases the base trigger chance of Hit 6+ to 100%.^[40]
Judgment	Cleric	Cast a heal on target ally for a large amount of health. If this is cast on an enemy, it instead deals radiant damage to the target and applies 2 stacks of Burning.^[41]^[42]
Lightning Strike	Mage	Held ability: Charge up a bolt of lightning to unleash upon your target, dealing (275%🢆) lightning damage based on how long it was charged. Also applies 20 stacks of Shocked to targets.^[43]^[44]
Longbow basic attack	Longbow	A slower, powerful, longer range basic ranged attack. Tapping the basic attack button will shoot normally. Holding the basic attack button will charge the shot (and root the player) to cause added damage.^[45]^[46]^[47]
Meteor	Mage	Conjures a massive flaming rock before sending it hurling toward target location. Upon impact, it deals (200%🢆) fire damage and applies Conflagrating to targets with Burning. After landing it continues to roll forward for its remaining distance, dealing damage to enemies along its path.^[48]
Mortal Headshot	Ranger	Headshot deals 50% additional damage to targets below 50% of their maximum health.^[49]
Perfect Timing (Wand)	Wand	Adds a 25% chance to gain the Perfect Timing proc upon completion of Weapon Combo Finishers & Extended Finishers. This rate increases to 100% upon beam finishers. Perfect Timing - Reduces the Cooldown of the next ability you cast by 5 seconds.^[50]
Piercing Shot	Ranger	Fire a projectile that travels in a straight line, piercing through and damaging all enemies in its path.^[51]
Raining Death	Ranger	Fires a dense rain of arrows 20 meters ahead, dealing high damage. Deals more damage to more distant targets.^[52]
Refreshing Headshot	Ranger	Headshot refunds 4 seconds of its cooldown when it hits a Marked target.^[53]
Resplendent Beam	Cleric	Held ability: Fire a beam of healing energy toward a target ally. Charging this spell allows the beam to bounce to up to 5 additional friendly targets closest to the original target, based on how long it was charged. The amount of healing is reduced for each subsequent target.^[54]^[55]
Shortbow basic attack	Shortbow	A fast, low power, short range basic ranged attack. Holding down the basic attack button will repeatedly fire.^[46]^[47]
Slicing Maim	Fighter	Maim launches a piercing projectile that deals damage to enemies in its path.^[56]
Smite	Cleric	Smite your target, dealing instant damage and applying a stack of Burning to target enemy. Has no cast time and deals increased damage if activated within melee range of the target. This attack always critically hits on targets under the effect of Condemn.^[57]^[58]
Snipe	Ranger	Charge a powerful ranged attack, dealing large damage after charging for 3 seconds. Deals 300% physical damage.^[59]
Wand Hit 5+	Wand	Wand Hit 5+ Unlocked. You have a 25% chance on the 5th hit to instead fire a beam at the target that triggers proc efffects. Triggers Weapon Finisher Effects.^[60]
Wand Hit 6	Wand	Wand Hit 6 Unlocked. Triggers Weapon Finisher Effects.^[61]
Wand Hit 6 Extra Damage 1	Wand	Wand Hit 6 deals 15% more base damage.^[62]
Wand Hit 6 Extra Damage 2	Wand	Wand Hit 6 deals 15% more base damage.^[63]
Wand Hit 6 Extra Damage 3	Wand	Wand Hit 6 deals 15% more base damage.^[64]
Wand Hit 6+	Wand	Wand Hit 6+ Unlocked. Wand Hit 6+ Unlocked. You have a 25% chance on the 6th hit to instead fire a beam at the target that triggers proc effects. Deals 50% more damage if the previous wand combo hit was also a beam attack. Triggers Weapon Finisher Effects.^[65]
Wings of Salvation	Cleric	Sprout phoenix-like wings and leap to target ally, then grant a small amount of temporary health to that target on arrival.^[66]^[67] An ally is defined as any non-combatant player or non-mob NPC.^[68]

Gear slots

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Alpha-1 character sheet early concept UI.^[69]

Всего в Ashes of Creation:^[70] 16 слотов снаряжения

8 слотов брони
5 слотов украшений
2 слота оружия
1 слот стрелкового оружия

Gear appearance priority

Players can set the appearance priority for the items they wish to show in their Back and Belt slots.^[71]^[72]^[73]

Only one item can show at a time, and that is determined by player choice.^[4]

Some ranged or melee abilities require a specific weapon to be equipped. Weapons that are equipped in the character's ranged or offhand slots will automatically swap in and out as required by the skill.^[74]^[9]^[2]^[3]
- Players may toggle back and forth between using their ranged and melee slot for basic weapon attacks.^[74]