Marksmanship

Marksmanship is a ranger secondary attribute.

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Marksmanship increases the damage you do with bows and your chance to inflict a critical hit when using a bow. Many Ranger skills, especially bow attack skills, become more effective with higher Marksmanship.

— in-game description

Inherent effect

Increases damage you cause with bows and increases chance to infict a critical hit while wielding a bow.

For information on the damage dealt with increasing ranks, see Damage rating.

Marksmanship skills

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
	Arcing Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +10...22...25 damage. Unblockable. This arrow moves 50% slower.	0	055	0	0066		Nightfall
	Barrage	Elite Bow Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Hits 5 foes adjacent to your target. All your preparations are removed.	0	055	0	0011		Core
	Body Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. You gain 5...9...10 Energy if target foe has Cracked Armor.	0	055	0	0088		Eye of the North
	Broad Head Arrow	Elite Bow Attack. Slow moving arrow. Interrupts a spell. Inflicts Dazed condition (5...17...20 seconds).	0	1515	0	01515		Factions
	Burning Arrow	Elite Bow Attack. Deals +10...26...30 damage. Inflicts Burning condition (1...6...7 seconds).	0	1010	0	0055		Nightfall
	Concussion Shot	Bow Attack. Interrupts a spell. Interruption effect: inflicts Dazed condition (5...17...20 seconds). Hits for only 1...13...16 damage.	0	2525	00.500.5½	0055		Core
	Crippling Shot	Elite Bow Attack. Unblockable. Inflicts Crippled condition (1...9...11 second[s]).	0	1010	0	0044		Prophecies
	Crossfire	Bow Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Unblockable if target foe is near any of your allies.	0	055	0	0044		Nightfall
	Debilitating Shot	Bow Attack. Causes 1...8...10 Energy loss.	0	1010	0	01010		Core
	Determined Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Recharges your attack skills if it fails to hit.	0	055	0	01010		Core
	Disrupting Accuracy	Preparation. (36 seconds.) Interrupts an action whenever your arrows critical.	0	055	02.002	01212		Nightfall
	Disrupting Shot	Bow Attack. Interrupts an action. Interruption effect: +10...34...40 damage if you interrupt a skill.	0	1010	00.500.5½	01515		Eye of the North
	Favorable Winds	Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...126...150 second lifespan). Arrows move twice as fast and hit for +6 damage for creatures in range. Does not affect spirits.	0	055	055	06060		Core
	Focused Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +10...22...25 damage. Your other attack skills are disabled (5...3...3 seconds) if this attack hits.	0	055	0	0022		Factions
	Hunter's Shot	Bow Attack. Inflicts Bleeding condition (3...21...25 seconds) if your target is hit.	0	055	01.001	01010		Core
	Keen Arrow	Bow Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Deals +5...21...25 more damage if you land a critical hit.	0	055	0	0066		Nightfall
	Keen Arrow (PvP)	Bow Attack. Deals +1...4...5 damage. Deals +5...25...30 more damage if you land a critical hit.	0	055	0	01212		Nightfall
	Marauder's Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +10...30...35 damage. Your non-attack skills are disabled (10 seconds) if this attack hits.	0	1010	0	0066		Factions
	Melandru's Shot	Elite Bow Attack. Inflicts Bleeding (5...21...25 seconds). Deals +10...22...25 damage and inflicts Crippled (5...13...15 seconds) if target foe was moving or knocked down.	0	055	01.001	0088		Factions
	Needling Shot	Bow Attack. Fast-moving arrow. Deals 10...26...30 damage. Recharges instantly if target foe is below 50% Health. Your other attack skills are disabled (2 seconds).	0	055	00.750.75¾	0044		Factions
	Penetrating Attack	Bow Attack. Deals +5...21...25 damage. 10% armor penetration.	0	1010	00.750.75¾	0044		Prophecies
	Penetrating Attack (PvP)	Bow Attack. Deals +3...9...10 damage. 10% armor penetration.	0	1010	01.001	0044		Prophecies
	Pin Down	Bow Attack. Inflicts Crippled condition (3...13...15 seconds).	0	1515	0	0088		Core
	Power Shot	Bow Attack. Target foe takes 25...45...50 damage.	0	1010	0	0033		Core
	Precision Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +3...9...10 damage. Unblockable. Easily Interrupted.	0	1010	01.001	0066		Core
	Prepared Shot	Elite Bow Attack. Deals +10...22...25 damage. You gain 1...7...9 Energy if you have a preparation active.	0	055	0	0066		Nightfall
	Punishing Shot	Elite Bow Attack. Deals +10...18...20 damage. Interrupts an action.	0	1010	00.500.5½	0055		Prophecies
	Rapid Fire	Preparation. (5...21...25 seconds.) You attack 33% faster while wielding a bow.	0	055	02.002	01212		Eye of the North
	Read the Wind	Preparation. (24 seconds). +3...9...10 damage. Your arrows move twice as fast.	0	055	02.002	01212		Core
	Read the Wind (PvP)	Preparation. (24 seconds). Your arrows move twice as fast.	0	055	02.002	01212		Core
	Savage Shot	Bow Attack. Interrupts an action. Interruption effect: deals +13...25...28 damage if action was a spell.	0	1010	00.500.5½	0055		Core
	Screaming Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +10...22...25 damage. Inflicts Bleeding condition (5...17...20 seconds) if target foe is within earshot.	0	1010	0	0088		Nightfall
	Seeking Arrows	Preparation. (3...12...14 seconds.) Your arrows are unblockable. Ends if you fail to hit.	0	1515	02.002	02020		Factions
	Sloth Hunter's Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +10...22...25 damage. Deals +10...30...35 more damage if target foe is not using a skill.	0	1010	0	0088		Eye of the North
	Sloth Hunter's Shot (PvP)	Bow Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Deals +5...13...15 more damage if target foe is not using a skill.	0	1010	0	01515		Eye of the North
	Splinter Shot	Bow Attack. Deals +3...13...15 damage. Deals 5...53...65 damage to adjacent foes if blocked.	0	1010	0	0055		Factions
	Sundering Attack	Bow Attack. Deals +5...21...25 damage. 10% armor penetration.	0	1010	00.750.75¾	0044		Factions
	Sundering Attack (PvP)	Bow Attack. Deals +3...9...10 damage. 10% armor penetration.	0	1010	01.001	0044		Factions
	Volley	Bow Attack. Deals +1...8...10 damage. Hits up to 3 foes adjacent to your target. All your preparations are removed.	0	055	0	0022		Eye of the North