Pistol

Dual pistols are medium-ranged magical firearms with a wide variety of unique tricks.

It can inflict the States of Weakened and Hindered; the second and third most effective, the best being Impaired. If Pistol or Shotgun is paired with either: Blade or Blood Magic or Fist, all four common States can be inflicted, and therefore Exploited.

Pistol was, and may still be, the only source of the "Corrupted" Weaken effect, which reduces the effectiveness of heals heal, barrier and leech effects. A boss enemy which appears multiple times in Blue Mountain, and multiple enemies in Transylvania, are particularly difficult to vanquish without this effect. Skills: Dirty Tricks, Marked, Born Leader, Magnum, Bad Break, Fear and Wonder, Chain Misery.

Players who wish to pursue other lines may have to team with a Pistol user in Blue Mountain or skip the boss until they can pick up the Pistol skills in Transylvania when they have more room for those skills.

Pistol has a couple of abilities which make friendly targets immune to Weaken. Drone Support, Pistol Love. With relatively rare usefulness against normal monsters, this has potential in PvP and the tougher bosses.

Weapon Features:

- Medium range (10 meters)

- Access to support abilities

Major combat roles:

DPS

Abilities

Tier 1

Guide Pistols Skill Demonstration (Inner Ring)

Armed

The Business

The Business - Active Ranged Ability - A single target pistol attack that deals a moderate amount of damage over multiple hits. Builds a weapon resource for each equipped weapon. 1 AP.

Magnum

Magnum - Passive Ability - The Business also reduces all healing effects on that target for a short time. Sets weakened state. 1 AP.

Shootout

Shootout - Active Ranged Ability - A single target pistol focus attack that channels a large amount of damage in multiple hits. Consumes all pistol resources. 1 AP.

Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace - Passive Ability - If a target with your pistol resources on it dies, nearby friends will be healed for a small amount. 2 AP.

Drone Kit

Drone Kit - Active Ranged Ability - Summons a combat drone that will deal damage to the nearest enemy for a short time. Consumes all pistol resources. 3 AP.

Straight Shooter

Straight Shooter - Passive Ability - Increases all damage dealt by pistol abilities. 4 AP.

Dirty Tricks

Dirty Tricks - Active Ranged Ability (Elite) - A pistol attack that fires at a targeted area. Enemies successfully hit take a moderate amount of damage, are rooted in place, and all healing effects on that target are reduced for a short time. Sets weakened state. Sets hindered state. 7 AP.

Dangerous

Hothead

Hothead - Passive Ability - Whenever you set hindered state, you increase your chance to critically hit for a short time. 1 AP.

Above the Law

Above the Law - Active Ranged Ability - A pistol attack that places a damage field on a target area for a short time. Exploits hindered state. Builds a weapon resource for each equipped weapon. 1 AP.

Vigilante

Vigilante - Passive Ability - Increases the duration of Above the Law's damage field. 1 AP.

Deadly Aim

Deadly Aim - Active Ranged Ability - Increases the critical hit chance of everyone in your group for a short time. 2 AP.

Calling the Shots

Calling the Shots - Passive Ability - Reduces the recharge time of Deadly Aim. 3 AP.

Wanted

Wanted - Active Ranged Ability - A pistol chain that deals a large amount of damage to your target before jumping to nearby targets. Consumes all pistol resources. 4 AP.

Rapid Getaway

Rapid Getaway - Passive Ability (Elite) - Whenever you finish consuming resources, you increase your movement speed for a short time and increase your chance to critically hit for a short time. 7 AP.

Tier 2

Guide Pistols Skill Demonstration (Outer Ring)

Bullet Hell

Hair Trigger

Hair Trigger - Active Ranged Ability - A single target pistol focus that channels a moderate amount of damage to your target over multiple hits. Builds a resource for each equipped weapon.

Increased Focus

Increased Focus - Passive Ability - All your focus category abilities have an increased chance to critically hit.

Start & Finish

Start & Finish - Active Ranged Ability - A single target pistol attack that deals a large amount of damage over two hits. Exploits weakened state for increased damage. Consumes all pistol resources.

Mad Skills

Mad Skills - Passive Ability - Whenever you critically hit, your critical hit chance is increased for a short time.

Big Forty Five

Big Forty Five - Active Ranged Ability - A single target pistol attack that deals a large amount of damage. Consumes all pistol resources.

Quick Forty Five

Quick Forty Five - Passive Ability - Reduces the activation time of Big Forty Five.

Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy - Active Ranged Ability (Elite) - A channeled series of rapid pistol shots that deal increasing damage.

Crossfire

Bad Break

Bad Break - Passive Ability - Whenever you hit a target in the hindered state, you also reduce all healing effects on the target. Sets weakened state.

Shake and Bake

Shake and Bake - Active Ranged Ability - You dash forward and deal damage to targets in a column in front of you. Targets successfully hit are rooted. Sets hindered state.

Fear and Wonder

Fear and Wonder - Passive Ability - Whenever you critically hit, you decrease all healing effects on the target. Sets weakened state.

Gun-Fu

Gun-Fu - Active Ranged Ability - Puts three pistol resources on all nearby targets and reduces the recharge time of all your pistol consumers.

One in the Chamber

One in the Chamber - Passive Ability - Whenever you critically hit, you deal an extra hit for a moderate amount of damage.

Marked

Marked - Active Ranged Ability - A single target pistol attack that deals a moderate amount of damage and reduces all healing effects on that target for a short time. Sets weakened state.

Seal the Deal

Seal the Deal - Passive Ability (Elite) - Increases the damage, healing, and critical chance of resource consuming abilities.

Last One Standing

Killer Flow

Killer Flow - Active Ranged Ability - A pistol attack that deals a moderate amount of damage to nearby targets. Builds a weapon resource for each equipped weapon.

Running Circles

Running Circles - Passive Ability - Whenever you critically hit, your movement speed is slightly increased for a short time. Whenever you hit a target when you are moving, you deal an extra hit for a small amount of damage.

Semi-Auto

Semi-Auto - Active Ranged Ability - A channeled pistol chain that deals a large amount of damage to your target and jumps to nearby targets. Consumes all pistol resources.

Chain Misery

Chain Misery - Passive Ability - Whenever you hit with a chain category attack, you decrease all healing effects on the target. Sets weakened state.

Set 'Em Up

Set 'Em Up - Active Ranged Ability - A pistol attack that deals a large amount of damage to your target and nearby targets. Exploits hindered state. Consumes all pistol resources.

Closer

Closer - Passive Ability - Slightly increases the damage and healing done by resource consuming abilities.

Bullet Ballet

Bullet Ballet - Active Ranged Ability (Elite) -

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Collaboration - Active Ranged Ability - A single target pistol attack that deals a moderate amount of damage to your target. Cleanses one detrimental effect from you. Builds a weapon resource for each equipped weapon.

Ready for More

Ready for More - Passive Ability - Whenever you finish channeling a focus category attack, you also cleanse a detrimental effect from nearby friends.

Bond, Strong Bond

Bond, Strong Bond - Active Ranged Ability - A channeled pistol attack that deals a large amount of damage over multiple shots. Cleanses detrimental effects from nearby friends. Consumes all pistol resources.

Critical Help

Critical Help - Passive Ability - Every time you summon a manifestation, turret, mine or drone, your group's critical hit chance is improved for a short time.

Area Drone

Area Drone - Active Ranged Ability - Summons a drone that will follow the target and fire at nearby targets for a short time. Exploits weakened state. Consumes all pistol resources.

Shot in the Arm

Shot in the Arm - Passive Ability - Whenever you cleans a detrimental effect, the target is also healed for a small amount and the recharge time of all their movement abilities is reduced.

Pistol Love

Pistol Love - Active Ranged Ability (Elite) - Single target pistol ability. Cleanses your defensive target of all detrimental effects and summons a laser drone. Target is immune to hinder, impair and weaken for a short time.

Trajectionist

Exploitation

Exploitation - Passive Ability - Whenever you hit a hindered target or critically hit, there is a chance you also cleanse one detrimental effect from yourself.

Backup Drone

Backup Drone - Active Ranged Ability - Pistol ability that summons a drone for your defensive target that heals for a small amount. While active, all healing effects on the target are significantly more effective.

Advantage Me

Advantage Me - Passive Ability - Whenever you critically hit, you will get a small heal over time effect.

Sticky Drone

Sticky Drone - Active Ranged Ability - Pistol ability that summons a drone that causes the next two incoming attacks to backfire, rooting your attacker. Sets hindered state.

Tough Luck

Tough Luck - Passive Ability - Whenever you critically hit, you also root your target. Sets hindered state.

Win-Win

Win-Win - Active Ranged Ability - A pistol ability that heals and cleanses nearby friends.

Contortionist

Contortionist - Passive Ability (Elite) -

Positive Reinforcement

Greater Good

Greater Good - Active Ranged Ability - Increases the efficiency of all healing effects cast by your group members for a short time.

Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism - Passive Ability - Increases the duration of Greater Good and heals allies while it is active.

Health Drone

Health Drone - Active Ranged Ability - Pistol ability that summons a drone that will heal nearby friends in a chain for a short time.

Chain Feed

Chain Feed - Passive Ability - Increases the efficiency of all chain category abilities.

Cleansing Drone

Cleansing Drone - Active Ranged Ability - Pistol ability that summons a short duration drone that follows your target. While active, it deals a moderate amount of damage and cleanses nearby friends. Exploits hindered.

Drone Support

Drone Support - Passive Ability - Heals all members of your group when Cleansing Drone cleanses. Targets are immune to weaken for a short time.

Born Leader

Born Leader - Active Ranged Ability (Elite) - Places a short duration area at a targeted point that will deal damage to enemies and reduce their healing received and heal friends. Sets weakened state.

Augments

Damage

1. Double Up - Your pistol abilities have a 6% chance to deal an additional hit for 50% of the damage dealt.
2. Double Up - Your pistol abilities have a 6.67% chance to deal an additional hit for 50% of the damage dealt.

Support

1. Ingenuity - When deploying any Pistol Drone ability, your defensive target is healed for 2 every second for 5 seconds.

Survivability

Healing