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← Hero Guides · Weapon
Short Bow
By Amya · Updated 2026-08-03
Loadouts
pick one columnPoison Build with ult
StandardThe standard poison rotation with the ultimate. Every ability marks the target and your auto-attacks explode the marks.
QStunt ArrowStunning ShotIII12sShoots an arrow, dealing 75% Base + 1082 Piercing Damage and inflicting Concussed. Slows enemies by 50% for 3 seconds.
ESteel ArrowSteel-tipped ArrowIII6sQuickly shoots a powerful arrow, dealing 112% Base + 751 Piercing Damage. Pierces 2 enemies. Each enemy hit reduces Ultimate cooldown by 1 second.Effects on EnemiesHits mark enemies for 3 seconds. Basic attacks detonate the mark, dealing 200 + 8% of current health as bleed damage over 2 seconds (0.2s detonation cooldown).
RRollRolling EscapeIII7sLeaps forward or backward (based on input). Grants Invincibility for 0.8 seconds during the leap.Control RemovalRemoves Dazed, Knockdown, and Concussed.BuffMovement speed +20% for 3 seconds.
TPoison Burst UltAngry HornetsIII48sFires 7 arrows simultaneously. Each arrow deals 36% Base + 220 Piercing Damage.Effects on EnemiesPoisoned arrows deal 70 + 0.5% of current health poison damage per second for 8 seconds.Rotate auto-attack into spell into auto-attack: the spells cancel the animations, so you gain DPS. If you run out of rotation, jump straight after each auto-attack.
Warbreaker Warbreaker in a poison meta, Rogue if you play for auto-attacks.
Poison Build without ult
Two CCDrops the ultimate for a second control tool. Plays almost the same.
QStunt ArrowStunning ShotIII12sShoots an arrow, dealing 75% Base + 1082 Piercing Damage and inflicting Concussed. Slows enemies by 50% for 3 seconds.ESteel ArrowSteel-tipped ArrowIII6sQuickly shoots a powerful arrow, dealing 112% Base + 751 Piercing Damage. Pierces 2 enemies. Each enemy hit reduces Ultimate cooldown by 1 second.Effects on EnemiesHits mark enemies for 3 seconds. Basic attacks detonate the mark, dealing 200 + 8% of current health as bleed damage over 2 seconds (0.2s detonation cooldown).RRollRolling EscapeIII7sLeaps forward or backward (based on input). Grants Invincibility for 0.8 seconds during the leap.Control RemovalRemoves Dazed, Knockdown, and Concussed.BuffMovement speed +20% for 3 seconds.
TBolaThrow BolaIII16sThrows a lasso forward, dealing 211% Base + 1442 Blunt Damage to the first enemy hit and inflicting Knockdown. Dismounts enemies.Two CC, Stunt Arrow and Bola at the same time, may be the better call. Adapt to your liking.
Warbreaker Warbreaker in a poison meta, Rogue if you play for auto-attacks.
Same weapon for all three
roll it once, it carries every loadoutNEED Piercing DMG / piercing Pen ; bonus Agi / str
Also true whatever you slot
- Best gender
- Male (way faster roll animation) (animation change depending on it)
- Aiming (Hero)
- Assisted on, Locked on
- Aiming (Units)
- Assisted off, Locked off
- Armour class
- S LeadershipLeadership increases the number of units you can take into battle, making it the best value out of every stat you could wish to get. · AA HP / Crit Value · A Piercing Def / Slash/Piercing dmg depending on your weapon · B Rest
Gear Which set to build, cheapest first, and what to roll on the weapon. Leadership is a reforged armour stat you grind (lock it on every piece), not a flat set bonus. New to it? See crafting and honing.
Roll forPiercing damage and piercing pen on the weapon. Bonus, agility and strength. Lock leadership on every armour piece.
Best runes this season Amya's picks for Chaos: A Realm Divided. Every piece holds at most 5 Rune Power, so each slot is a budget call. Open a rune for its full effect, or read the whole seasonal set on the Hero Runes page.
Fleet Steed
3
For 4 seconds after a dodge roll, your Basic Attacks will fire three arrows simultaneously. They deal 60% damage and apply a 10% movement speed reduction to the enemy for 5 seconds.
Zhuge's Crossbow
2
Each stack of [Enhanced Attack] grants an additional 4.5% Piercing Damage and 4.5% movement speed. The maximum stack limit is reduced to 5, and the duration is increased by 2 seconds.
Severed Hair
3
Damage taken from Units is reduced by 20%. When Health is below 50%, damage taken from Units is additionally reduced by 10%.
Yang Fire VIII
1
Increases Agility and Armour by 2 points.
Yang Fire VII
1
Increases Strength and Toughness by 2 points.
Art of Stillness
3
Damage taken is reduced by 10%. While in a Knockback, Knockdown, Knockup, or Concussed state, damage taken is additionally reduced by 5%.
Peach Garden Oath
2
Maximum Health increased by 5%. Upon death, surrounding allies immediately restore 10% maximum Health.
Line Breaker
2
Damage dealt to Units is increased by 6%.
Unexpected Strike
2
Damage dealt to Heroes is increased by 6%.
Yang Fire VII
1
Increases Strength and Toughness by 2 points.
Fight to the Death
3
When Health is below 25%, damage taken from Heroes is reduced by 50%.
Cyan Satchel
2
Bandage duration is reduced by 40%, but the total healing amount remains unchanged.
Guide
Both builds will be really similar in the way you play them. Shortbow before Epic Schematic is UNPLAYABLE: the base DMG is so low that it’s useless. The class became something (still insanely far away from good) with Epic Schematic, as it unlocks a poison stack passive.
Each ability you hit will MARK the enemy with a poison stack, and these poison stacks will be exploded by AA. These marks deal HP% DMG.
Between every AA you will send one spell, basically doing AA -> spell -> AA -> spell -> AA -> spell, rotating the best you can, as spells will cancel the animations and you will have more DPS. If you run out of spell rotation, jumping instantly after each AA will also make you gain DPS.
Both builds rely on hitting spells, marking the enemy and then making them explode with AA. With that you can hit ANY target and will always do -40% to -60% of their HP. You will have a LOT of DMG but kills are harder to get, as your DMG drops HEAVILY when the target gets to lower HP%.
Poison Build with ultThe standard poison rotation with the ultimate.
- Steel Arrow
- Stunt Arrow
- Roll
- Poison Burst Ult
Poison Build without ultDrops the ult for a second CC.
Currently taking 2 CC (Stunt Arrow and Bola at the same time may be better, adapt to your liking).