Far Shot

Far Shot is a keyword found on several item modifiers, on monster as well as Ascendancy passive skill of the same name.

Far Shot modifier grants Projectile Attack Hits deal 20% less Damage to targets at the start of their movement, dealing up to 60% more Damage to targets as the projectile travels farther.

Mechanics

As the projectile begins to move from its point of origin, the attack gains more damage, capped at 60% more damage. It is important to note that damage scaling is done with respect to the total distance the projectile has travelled, not its current distance from the point of origin. If the projectile changes direction—as is the case with Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Speed: 110% of base
Attack Damage: (80-125)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (80-125)%
Projectile Speed: 1000Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Projectiles that have Pierced deal (0.5-10)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.—distance travelled continues to increase as the projectile returns to its point of origin.

According to 3.13 patch note:

Distance	Multiplier
0	80%
35	120%
70	160%
150	160%

Interactions

Point Blank

Point Blank and Far Shot are multiplicative together (since they are more/less multipliers), and thus helps counteract the damage falloff at distance.

The Purple Graph shows the Damage scaling Interaction between Far Shot and Point Blank.

Longshot

Longshot functions similar to Far Shot, but instead offers increased Damage instead of more Damage.

Due to the additive Nature of "increased" modifiers, making a general Statement on it's overall benefits is impossible, as every Build has different Amounts of "increased" Modifiers.

If you take Far Shot due to wanting to deal better with Enemies at Range, then Longshot certainly is a good choice as well.

On Enemies

Far Shot is also used as a monster modifier. It is used by Retchs, Maelströms, Voidbearers, as well as some unique monsters.

Presumably, monsters share the same damage mechanics as this keyword.

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Far Shot:

Item	Base Item		Stats
The FledglingThe Fledgling Lacquered HelmetArmour: (345-465) Evasion: (345-465)Requires Level 51, 57 Str, 57 Dex(150-200)% increased Armour and Evasion (30-50)% increased Projectile Speed (30-50)% increased Projectile Damage Projectiles cannot collide with Enemies in Close Range Far ShotThe single well-placed arrow that changes the world must be preceded by ten thousand practice shots.	Lacquered Helmet	51	(150-200)% increased Armour and Evasion (30-50)% increased Projectile Speed (30-50)% increased Projectile Damage Projectiles cannot collide with Enemies in Close Range Far Shot
Beltimber BladeBeltimber Blade Eternal SwordOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: (116.85-129.15) to (193.8-214.2) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: (1.72-1.80) Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 104 Str, 122 Dex+475 to Accuracy Rating(185-215)% increased Physical Damage (15-20)% increased Attack Speed 80% increased Evasion Rating while moving Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've used a Movement Skill Recently Far ShotBy wind and wing they are carried, Their fates not theirs to control, Yet the fates of others dragged in their wake.	Eternal Sword	66	+475 to Accuracy Rating(185-215)% increased Physical Damage (15-20)% increased Attack Speed 80% increased Evasion Rating while moving Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles if you've used a Movement Skill Recently Far Shot
Lioneye's GlareLioneye's Glare Imperial BowBow Physical Damage: (100.8-129) to (394.8-453) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: (1.59-1.74)Requires Level 66, 212 Dex(20-24)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills(180-200)% increased Physical Damage Adds (7-14) to (24-34) Physical Damage (10-20)% increased Attack Speed +(80-100) to maximum Mana Hits can't be Evaded Far Shot"See without doubt, slay without hesitation." - Marceus Lioneye of Sarn	Imperial Bow	66	(20-24)% increased Elemental Damage with Attack Skills(180-200)% increased Physical Damage Adds (7-14) to (24-34) Physical Damage (10-20)% increased Attack Speed +(80-100) to maximum Mana Hits can't be Evaded Far Shot

Ascendancy passives

Ascendancy Class	Name	Stats
Deadeye	Far Shot	Far Shot Projectile Barrages have no spread [1]

See also

• Point Blank

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	The Far Shot keyword now causes your projectiles to deal 20% less damage at very close range (previously no penalty), up to 60% more at a range of 70 or greater (previously 30% more).
3.0.0	Added a new keyword -- Far Shot: Projectile Attacks gain Damage as they travel farther, dealing up to 30% more Damage to targets.
1.0.0	Some monsters now have "Far Shot" causing them to do less damage to closer targets and more damage to farther away targets.