Read the Wind

Preparation. For 24 seconds, your arrows move twice as fast and deal 3...9...10 extra damage.

This skill has a PvP-only version — see Read the Wind (PvP).

Read the Wind

• 5
• 2
• 12

Profession

Ranger

Attribute

Marksmanship

Type

Preparation

Campaign

Core

Animation

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Preparation. For 24 seconds, your arrows move twice as fast and deal 3...9...10 extra damage.

Concise description

Preparation. (24 seconds). +3...9...10 damage. Your arrows move twice as fast.

Progression
Marksmanship + Damage	0 3 1 3 2 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 8 7 9 7 10 8 11 8 12 9 13 9 14 10 15 10 16 10 17 11 18 11 19 12 20 12 21 13

Acquisition

Skill quests

• Prophecies
  • A Test of Marksmanship (Regent Valley - pre-Searing)
• Factions
  • The Yeti Hunt (Kinya Province)

Skill trainers

• Prophecies
  • Halbrik (Ascalon City - pre-Searing)
  • Sir Bertran (Ascalon City)
  • Dakk (Ember Light Camp)
• Factions
  • Michiko (Kaineng Center)
• Nightfall
  • Medando (Yohlon Haven)

Hero skill trainers

• Nightfall
  • Libeh (Command Post)

Profession changers

• Core
  • Profession Changer (Great Temple of Balthazar)
• Factions
  • Senji (Senji's Corner)
• Nightfall
  • Zuwarah (Command Post)

Signet of Capture

• Prophecies
  • Squaw Nimblecrest (North Kryta Province)
  • Phy Deftcrest (Stingray Strand)
  • Winglord Caromi (The Black Curtain)
  • Caza Windedcalf (The Scar)
  • Orshad Chieftain (The Scar, during The Warrior's Path)

Related skills

• Favorable Winds

Notes

• This skill sets a single flight time and arc for standard arrows fired from any bow:
  • All standard arrows travel at the same (faster) rate and fly nearly parallel to the ground.
  • Bow attack skills benefit from the bonus damage, but follow the original time and arc, e.g. Broad Head Arrow travels more slowly, Quick Shot moves twice as fast as the default for the bow. Arcing Shot is an exception to this; its arc is greatly reduced.

• When this preparation is used near a Favorable Winds spirit, the bonus damage stacks, but the speed does not (i.e. arrows still move twice as fast).
  • Read the Wind is a slightly better choice for Flatbows, since the lowered arc makes it less likely that foes will dodge.

Trivia

• The functionality of this skill has changed since its introduction; see its PvE and PvP skill histories for details.