#Hilda Shortbow Pew Pew build the left click Hero

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red kernel
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1.Introduction

The build capitalize on action economy(rate of firing) instead of relying on take aim for reliable shots.

If shooting everything without take aim sounds juicy, this is the one.

This build work on any char however hilda peak the strongest due to resourceful starting skill and bone charm.

2.Strength

a. Insane rate of firing and bleeding
b. Untouchable when fully online
c. Simple but require effort to master

3.Weakness

a. Squishy
b. Gear and level dependent
c. High arrow usage and picking arrows

4.Early game lvl 1 to 10

Early to mid game will be just normal bow playthrough and ignore bone charm until you killed troll.

stats allocate all to per

Learn opportune moments from warfare tree (learn from governor) when you reach Manshire

Do not use longbow.The high fumble and energy cost from longbow will ruined you more than it help and produce lesser dmg.

We will charm bear fat crawler eye and wolf/boar from now onwards after ancient troll kill

5.Mid game lv11-20

stats allocate all to per as we want to max per for the crit and acc

prioritise solving energy issue (push the falling + opportune moment + energy drain from bone charm). pagan amulet is a great addition.

With the above you solve your energy issue.

By lvl 18 to 20 you sld have more than 27 to 29 Per.

Buy the t5 shortbow, sliver ruby accessory set, vigilante cape and game keeper hat.

With this at lvl 18 or 19 and bodkin arrows we should have more than 90% accuracy without take aim and unbuff and the core is formed

We will buy other accuracy gear like blademaster glove to improve the accuracy when we have the money.

6.Late game lv20 - 30

stats allocate to str once per is max

offensive tactics , setup, sprint trainning then peak. is core to aid in acc and survivability.

We will improve the damage from range tree afterwards and you can change the gamekeeper hat to noble beret. You should be around lvl 27.

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Gameplay Footage of Hilda

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-OA4QuWN3V_nIReZe_uXfHTGEcFv7nbb&si=zRXuf7eFVvOSUm8I

Stoneshard Blood Omen - Hilda Shortbow the shooting machine

Bone charm notes:
I like to charm it in this order wolf , crawler eye and bear fat .

Then boar tusk to replace wolf.

Rationale:

Wolf for abilities cost reduction.great for early game and can farm starting t2

Boar for CDR . when max out and pair with sprint trainning(33% multiplicative) + peak and Ruby accessory, we will have base 30 to 40% cdr shown on stat sheet(true cdr is around 3/4 of max cap cdr) and our dash (under 10 turns)and ds(under 6 turns) making you untouchable.

U will form the untouchable dance of ds > kite > dash > kite and repeat

Bear fat for wpn dmg to compensate bodkin reduction.

YouTube
Stoneshard Blood Omen - Hilda Shortbow the shooting machine
red kernel
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full gear except the boots as i got no crown. ignore the arrows as it should be bodkins. your base accuracy sld be at 93% with bodkin

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for boots, elven boots, fancy boots or mage hunter is great choice. i usually go with elven boots

Notes* you can shoot leafshape quite reliably as well. For other character you can use arcanist cowl for the energy part and dirwin vest

glad nimbus
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very red

red kernel
red kernel
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ignore the skill tree lvl order its not accurate as per lvling order it just to showcase what skill to take

sullen sandal
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did you struggle with anything in this build or once it comes online its just skating?

red kernel
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Nakkatar and rock eater queen might pose problem as its one of the harder fight for the build or totally jam you but totally doable if you understand mechanic which new player will not know.

sullen sandal
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appreciate the insight
i got walled by nakkatar on my dirwin traditional ranger

my kd is like 2 of 25 against t5 cultist dungeon with nakkatar boss and both kills i died afterward to the regular mobs on the way out

red kernel
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then play long snipe vision

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snipe and dash away

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reset

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3 to 4 shot

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is more than enuff

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so furthest away just before in vision take aim long shot

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dash away

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if he teleport near u

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smoke

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dun let him charge u at all times

sullen sandal
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i usually default to arna 2h sword because it feels so freaking satisfying to use but im trying to expand my horizons

ill start this build when i get home today

red kernel
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this is when we came online

sullen sandal
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ill run it again on dirwin with your advice when i get home but it seems like he closes the gap with the teleports but its likely me just inexperienced

the jump between t5 bandit and nakkatar feels like a different tier but again probably just operator error

red kernel
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death stinger jar works great in vamp dungeon too

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throw at the mages

sullen sandal
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i feel like taking aim is my pinch point which is why your build looks really interesting to me its just a whole head above mine

red kernel
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it great for certain scenario but at times when heavy skirmish fighting 4 to 5 enemy

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this build shines

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and hunting become extremely easy

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just left click bisom bear and troll

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i actually have a full dirwin walkthru with this build

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on previous update beast of sages

sullen sandal
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hunting has been a breeze for me but i found his trait to be really unfun unless im missing something the hunting grounds dont have a "cleared" mark and his trait doesnt have a tracker and going to bf in the deserted north west for a single wolf trail with nothing else started grating on me

actually most of the game has been a breeze precisely up until i got walled

red kernel
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yeah his trait got reworked

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hilda need to hunt too for her charm

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the problem lies with energy drain

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dirwin need to wear mage hood for this build

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while hilda cn wear offensive headgear

sullen sandal
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hildas requires hunting too but in a slightly different way that at least appears less aggravating on the surface but ive never tried so we will see

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with her you at least have a tracker its not about clearing a map tile its about killing enemies

dont get me wrong i like collecting pelts herbs and meat

but its mostly scratching a certain itch i dont need gold or pelts or ingredients i just stuff them in bags in my wagon

i have enough salted fatty meats to feed all of brynn twice over

red kernel
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hahaha yeah

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thankfully both bosses add 5 kill count to the charm

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if not it will really be a pain to stack the charm

sullen sandal
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is that even for ones you dont have active and whos item you never registered?

like if i dont give it a crawler eye before the troll kill will i still get +5 crawler kill progress so if i use the eye afterwards ill start at 5?

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also do you have a preferred second weapon loadout or did you find it mostly unnecessary

red kernel
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that why we only mess with charm after troll kill

red kernel
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to break crates

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sometimes its good to finish off enemy and activate dexterity

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however the best second weapon is siege crossbow with broadheads (late game)

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u start with second weapon take aim long shot 1 target

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then switch back to your short bow and pew pew away

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basically a sniper barett + a ak47

sullen sandal
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appreciate your time and guidance cant wait to start this

visual onyx
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hey ! nice guide mate . what enchants have u in neck hilda¿

red kernel
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energy , energy restoration or any local resist like bleed or physical

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i dont include enchant in my guide as its very hard to get the same 1 for everyone

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the build will work perfectly fine with any enchant

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or no enchant

visual onyx
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I'm level 18 and I've been following the guide except for the hunting skills, which I've omitted for now, although I'll level them up later. I'm really enjoying it, thank you very much.

red kernel
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So have offensive tactics and setup by 20 peak and Sprint trainning by lvl 23

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There's update in bodkin arrows also from 10 to 20% wpn dmg

red kernel
sullen sandal
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what level did you take on the troll

red kernel
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Before lvl 10

red kernel
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But I recommend lvl 10 though cause you have dash

sullen sandal
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how come he didnt chase you down and mollywhop you

red kernel
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We will use that for free firing

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When he keep switch to attack you and and switch walking back

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You are totally fine if you dont wish to use that

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Most importantly is have 2 jars of bees

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To interrupt the regen

red kernel
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a full playthrough on previous updates

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using dirwin instead

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it includes how to manage caravan and basic mechanic and how to operate the whole build from lvl 1 to 28

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@frigid garden

red kernel
sullen sandal
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lv 27 now doing my world tour its been smooth sailing since getting t5 bow and bonecharm online and have been absolutely wrecking since sprint training

i think i have one skill point leftover it took me a bit to figure it out but hilda starts with the skill you have marked as lv12 pick

is there anything you would recommend that would be good value i was thinking either self repair in armored combat for convenience or maybe austerity in survival

red kernel
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U filled up your whole range tree alr right

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Actually by this point any qol skill

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Make a halt, not this time or war cry

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Once range tree filled with sprint and peak on

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Thats it pretty much

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Only a couple of boss enemy u need to use some tactics like nakkatar and rock eater queen

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Then just left click everything

sullen sandal
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finished the build and cleaning up my world map this build has been really enjoyable definitely one of my new favorites thank you for everything

red kernel
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Glad you enjoy and works like a charms

visual onyx
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thats ttrue this was my best experience in game

karmic saffron
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Oh, hey, thanks for linking this build

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I was thinking on doing a very similar build with Dirwin next, I had this planned. I wanted to get Sprint Training asap without comprosiming the whole build

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Hilda makes much more sense if I don't go Survival... I just never bothered to read the bone charm lol

red kernel
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No survival ?

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I highly recommend to get path finder at least or the whole left side of survival tree

red kernel
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Finisher and armor crusher is not good for range

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Finisher is a charge attack

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U dont charge attack with a bow

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We want enemies to stay far away from us

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I will drop not this time , finisher and armor crusher for path finder ever vigilant and resourceful

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Dirwin got 1 extra ap refund

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U can put in huntmaster

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Dirwin short bow i like 30 per 15 will and 15 str at least because he dont have the charm

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15will is to compensate for the bone charm cdr

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So your dash and distracting shot cool down will be similar short

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Under 10 turns for dash at least and distracting under 6 turns

karmic saffron
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I just have been doing like 3 survival runs in a row, kinda bored of it. And I just despise spamming examine surroundings, pathfinder ain't my kind of playstyle; I know the charge is kind of dead, but I wanted the armor crusher as I remember last time playing ranged I started having a lot of problems with T4 heavy armored humans

red kernel
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Ah

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Which bow u using

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Because left side of survival give 10 fumble reduction

karmic saffron
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Haven't started the build yet, I was theorizing. But planning on going shortbow, yeah

red kernel
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If shortbow should be fine

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Longbow u definitely need that 10 fumble

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It sld works just fine

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Should not have energy issue since you got inner

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But in case you need it change your head gear to arcanist cowl

karmic saffron
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Good recommendation, thanks

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I learnt from another guide that there's a pretty easy way of getting the Pagan Pendant, I was hoping that plus all the other stuff was going to be enough for energy, yeah

red kernel
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For no aim u cant use pagan

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Temp fix is okay before t5

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U need full ruby for the accuracy

karmic saffron
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Hmm, probably right, yeah