Sure Shot

Archer skill · Precision line · tier 1

Beta 0.7.2

One arrow, one target, nothing wasted.

It is only used in combat once it is placed on the hero's active bar, and its 6 s cooldown is before cooldown reduction.

Values by rank

Sure Shot scales with Attack. Its value at each rank is 8.8 + 2.5 × rank:

Rank12345678910
Value11.313.816.318.821.323.826.328.831.333.8

The value is the game's internal number for this skill.

in combat = round(value × skill power × max(0.35, hero damage ÷ 600))
hero damage = Attack + all elemental damage
skill power = 1 + 1% per point in the other Precision skills + 2% per rank of each skill that boosts it

The damage factor has a minimum of 0.35 and no maximum. A hero with 600 damage and no line mastery or synergies gets the listed value; how it becomes damage or healing per hit depends on the skill's type and timing.

How to unlock it

  1. 1
    Always openTier 1 skills need no other skill first.
  2. 2
    Hero level 2A hero's first skill point can go straight into it.
  3. 3
    One skill point per rankUp to rank 10.

Rank 5 in Sure Shot opens Precise Aim and Weak Point.

Mastery and synergies

Line mastery: every point in the other Precision skills makes Sure Shot 1% stronger, up to +40% with all of them at rank 10. Its own points do the same for the rest of the line.

Skills that boost Sure Shot

Each rank in one of these makes Sure Shot 2% stronger (+20% at rank 10).

Precision line

SkillTierTypeCooldownScales with
Sure Shot1Direct damage6 sAttack
Precise Aim2Buff14 sCrit Chance
Weak Point3Debuff10 sExpose
Perforating Shot4Direct damage6 sPenetration
Fatal Shot5Ultimate16 sCrit Chance

Other Archer skills

Source: closed-beta game client 0.7.2. Data from the closed beta, so values may change at launch.