Far Shot

For the Deadeye ascendancy passive skill, see Far Shot (Ascendancy passive).

Far Shot is a keyword that scales the damage of projectile attacks with respect to the distance the projectile has travelled, reducing damage initially then increasing damage after covering a long distance.

It can be found as a modifier on various items as well as an Ascendancy passive skill of the same name. The 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.

Monsters also have a variation of Far Shot which scales differently.

Mechanics

The projectile has a maximum damage penalty of 20% less near the start of travel (up to 10 units), then linearly scales to a maximum damage increase of 60% more at 70 units.

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. Projectiles that travel in multiple segments (such as Arrow Nova Support) include the payload distance in the damage penalty.

Distance	Multiplier
0	0.8
10	0.8
25	1.0
70+	1.6

See also the mechanically similar Point Blank.

Interactions

Attacks only

The Far Shot effect only works with attack projectiles. This includes projectile portions of melee weapon attacks such as Lightning StrikeLightning StrikeAttack, Projectile, Melee, Strike, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Damage: (135-225)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135-225)%Requires Level 12Infuses your melee weapon with electrical energies as you swing. In addition to converting some of your physical damage to lightning damage, the stored energy is released from the weapon as projectiles as you strike, flying out to hit farther-away enemies. The projectiles cannot miss if the melee attack hit a target.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
(1-9) to (13-179) Added Lightning Damage
Fires 3 Projectiles

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires +(0.05-1) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.'s and Molten StrikeMolten StrikeAttack, Projectile, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Damage: (110-185)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-185)%
Projectile Speed: 750Infuses your melee weapon with molten energies to attack with physical and fire damage. This attack causes balls of molten magma to launch forth from the enemies you hit, divided amongst all enemies hit by the strike. These will deal area attack damage to enemies where they land.(2-75) to (3-113) Added Fire Damage
Fires 4 Projectiles
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
+(0.2-0.6) metres to Melee Strike Range
Projectiles deal 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Projectiles deal (0.5-10)% more Damage with Hits and AilmentsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.'s projectiles. It does not affect spells.

Fork, pierce and chain

A projectile which pierces, chains or forks is still considered the same projectile, and its total travel distance is used.

Point Blank

Point Blank and Far Shot are multiplicative with each other and can make damage more consistent by counteracting each other's damage penalties.

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

Projectile speed

Projectile speed has no impact on the distances at which Far Shot's multiplier affects damage.

Longshot

Longshot functions similar to Far Shot, but has a smaller distance range (35-70), has no negative scaling, and instead grants increased Damage instead of more Damage.

Ascendant's Deadeye Ascendancy Notable also scales similarly.

On Enemies

Far Shot is also used as a monster modifier. It is used by Retchs, Maelströms, Voidbearers, as well as some unique monsters. These modifiers likely use a similar damage scaling, starting at 0% more.

Name		Stats
BetrayalUpgradeMonsterFarShot_	1	30% increased Projectile Damage (Hidden) Deals up to -30% less Damage at minimum Range (Hidden)
MonsterFarShotDisplay	1	N/A
MonsterFarShotPenaltyOnly	1	Deals up to -30% less Damage at minimum Range (Hidden)
MonsterFarShotPenaltyOnly60	1	Deals up to -60% less Damage at minimum Range (Hidden)
MonsterFarShotPenaltyOnly80	1	Deals up to -80% less Damage at minimum Range (Hidden)
MonsterGreaterFarShot	1	40% increased Projectile Damage (Hidden) Deals up to -80% less Damage at minimum Range (Hidden)
MonsterLesserFarShot	1	20% increased Projectile Damage (Hidden) Deals up to -60% less Damage at minimum Range (Hidden)

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

Passive skills

Name	Stats
Longshot	Projectiles gain Damage as they travel farther, dealing up to 60% increased Damage with Hits to targets 30% increased Projectile Speed [1]

Ascendancy passives

Ascendancy Class	Name	Stats
Ascendant	Deadeye	Projectiles gain Damage as they travel farther, dealing up to 50% increased Damage with Hits to targets Skills fire an additional Projectile 25% increased Effect of your Marks You and nearby Allies have Tailwind [1]
Deadeye	Far Shot	Far Shot Projectile Barrages have no spread [1]

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.