Forceful Arrow

Forceful Arrow is a Rogue skill from the Basic skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player	Exploits Condition
Physical Dmg	Critical Strike Dmg
Vulnerable	Vulnerable
+ Critical Strike Chance
+ Energy
Knocks Back (CC)
Knocks Down (CC)
Marksman
Combo Point

'Creates Condition' means this skill creates this condition i.e it could make a target Vulnerable that other skills can take advantage of. 'Exploits Condition' means this skill takes advantage of a condition, not necessarily of its own making. So for example another skill might Stun and this skill could take advantage of that.

Forceful Arrow Details and Upgrades

Forceful Arrow Fire a powerful arrow at an enemy, dealing 22% damage. Every 3rd cast makes the enemy Vulnerable for 5. seconds. Requires a Ranged Weapon Damage: Physical Lucky Hit Chance: 50% Tags: Basic, Marksman

Upgrades

Enhanced Forceful Arrow Every 3rd cast of Forceful Arrow additionally has a + 15% increased Critical Strike Chance.	Primary Forceful Arrow Every 3rd cast of Forceful Arrow pierces through all enemies hit.
	Fundamental Forceful Arrow Forceful Arrow Knocks Back Close enemies and Immobilizes (CC) them for 2.5 seconds. Enemies Immobilized this way take x 50% increased damage for the duration.

Other Skills that work with Forceful Arrow

The following skills either:

• Create a condition Forceful Arrow can exploit
• Exploit a condition Forceful Arrow creates

Basic Tree
Enhanced Puncture Gain 2 Energy when Puncture damages a Crowd Controlled enemy. Skill
Fundamental Puncture Puncture now throws 3 blades in a spread, each dealing 35% of its Base damage. Hitting an enemy with at least 2 blades at once makes them Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Skill
Enhanced Invigorating Strike Damaging a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy with Invigorating Strike increases its Energy Regeneration bonus to x 50%. Skill
Primary Invigorating Strike Invigorating Strike additionally grants 8%[+] Lucky Hit Chance. Hitting a Crowd Controlled or Injured enemy increases this bonus to +32% Lucky Hit Chance. Skill
Fundamental Invigorating Strike Hitting an enemy with Invigorating Strike while you are below 95% Energy makes them Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Skill
Enhanced Heartseeker When Heartseeker Critically Strikes, gain 8%[+] Attack Speed for 4 seconds. Double this amount if the enemy is Vulnerable . Skill
Fundamental Heartseeker Heartseeker also increases the Critical Strike Damage the enemy takes by x 5% for 4 seconds, up to x 15%. Skill
Core Tree
Enhanced Barrage Barrage's ricochet chance is increased to 100% for arrows that damage a Vulnerable enemy or Critically Strike any enemy. Skill
Improved Barrage Every 3rd cast of Barrage makes enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Skill
Enhanced Flurry Each time Flurry damages a Crowd Controlled or Vulnerable enemy, you are Healed for 1% of your Maximum Life up to 12% Maximum Life per cast. Skill
Improved Flurry Casting Flurry dashes you to the target and Heals 10% of your Maximum Life. Skill
Improved Rapid Fire Gain 15 Energy per cast of Rapid Fire when it damages a Vulnerable enemy. Skill
Siphoning Strikes Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes against Close enemies have up to a 85% chance to Heal you for 1% of your Maximum Life (17). Damage: Physical Damage Prerequisite: Can also reach Siphoning Strikes via Flurry and Twisting Blades. Passive
Stutter Step Critically Striking an enemy grants 5%[+] Movement Speed for 4 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Passive
Agility Tree
Enhanced Dash Casting Dash increases your Critical Strike Chance by 10%[+] for 5 seconds. Skill
Methodical Dash Dealing damage to Crowd Controlled enemies with Dash reduces its Charge Cooldown by 0.5 seconds, up to 4 seconds per cast. Skill
Disciplined Caltrops You have +10% Critical Strike Chance against enemies inside your Caltrops. Double this amount against Vulnerable enemies. Skill
Weapon Mastery Gain a bonus when attacking based on weapon type used in your attack: • Daggers: 7%[x] increased damage to Healthy and Injured enemies. • Swords: 3%[x] increased damage. • Bows: 4%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. • Crossbows: 5%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage. Passive
Trick Attacks Dazing or Stunning an enemy increases your Critical Strike Chance by 2%[+] and Critical Strike Damage by 2%[x] for 5 seconds, both up to 12%. Damage: Physical Damage Prerequisite: Can also reach Trick Attacks via Dash. Passive
Unstable Elixirs Using a Healing Potion Stuns (CC) surrounding enemies for 2 seconds and increases your damage by 6% for 10 seconds. You may now drink your Healing Potion while at full health. Passive
Subterfuge Tree
Subverting Smoke Grenade Smoke Grenade now deals Poison damage and applies another 45% Poisoning damage over 5 seconds. Skill
Countering Smoke Grenade Hitting an Elite or Boss with your Smoke Grenade reduces its Cooldown by 5 seconds. Skill
Subverting Concealment The Skill that breaks Concealment is always a Critical Strike and makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds. Skill
Malice You deal 3%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies and 3%[x] increased damage to Knocked Down (CC) enemies. These bonuses can apply simultaneously. Damage: Physical Damage Prerequisite: Can also reach Malice via Smoke Grenade. Passive
Imbuements Tree
Blended Shadow Imbuement Shadow Imbuement’s primary explosion makes enemies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Skill
Enhanced Cold Imbuement Lucky Hit: Cold Imbued Skills have up to a 40% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Skill
Mixed Cold Imbuement Cold Imbued Skills deal x20% damage to Crowd Controlled enemies. Double this bonus against Frozen (CC) enemies. Skill
Blended Cold Imbuement Cold Imbuement applies to 2 additional Imbueable Skills and reduces their Energy cost by 35%. Skill
Blended Poison Imbuement Critical Strikes with Poison Imbued Skills deal x75% increased Poisoning damage. Skill
Ultimate Tree
Trap Mastery When Poison Trap or Death Trap activates, you gain 4%[+] increased Critical Strike Chance against Vulnerable and Crowd Controlled enemies for 4 seconds. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Trap SPassive
Key Passives Tree
Precision When you cast a Marksman Skill, you gain a stack of Precision. When you reach 3 stacks of Precision, your next Marksman Ultimate or Core Skill is a guaranteed Critical Strike and deals x65% increased Critical Strike Damage, consuming all stacks of Precision. This damage is further increased by x 20% of your Critical Strike Damage bonus. Damage: Physical Damage Tags: Marksman Passive
Victimize Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 50% chance to cause an explosion, dealing [[80% weapon damage]] damage to them and surrounding enemies. Victimize's damage is increased by 150%[x] of your Vulnerable Damage Bonus. Passive

Items that work with Forceful Arrow

The following items either:

• Grant a bonus when using Forceful Arrow
• Create a condition Forceful Arrow can exploit
• Exploit a condition Forceful Arrow creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Arrow Storms	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Your Marksman and Cutthroat Skills have up to a 25% chance to create an Arrow Storm at the enemy's location, dealing 156 - 486 Physical damage over 3 seconds. Your Arrow Storms deal 45 - 54% increased damage. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Howling Warren (Map)	Scosglen	Rogue
Aspect of Corruption	Offensive	Your Imbuement Skill effects have 25 - 45% [x] increased potency against Vulnerable enemies. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Renegade's Retreat (Map)	Kehjistan	Rogue
Aspect of Siphoned Victuals	Defensive	Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy with a Non-Basic Skill has a 5 - 25% chance to drop a Healing Potion. Helm, Chest, Pants, Amulet (+50%)	Leviathan's Maw (Map)	Hawezar	Rogue
Blast-Trapper's Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Dealing damage to enemies affected by your Trap Skills has a 15 - 35% chance to cause an explosion that deals 75 - 105 Shadow damage and applies Vulnerable for 2 seconds. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Kor Valar Ramparts (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Rogue
Energizing Aspect	Resource	Damaging an Elite enemy with a Basic Skill generates 4 Energy. Gain 25 - 45 Energy after killing an Elite enemy with a Basic Skill. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Sanguine Chapel (Map)	Fractured Peaks	Rogue
Frostbitten Aspect	Utility	Enemies hit by your Stun Grenades have a chance equal to your Critical Strike Chance to be Frozen (CC) for 2 seconds. You deal [10 - 25]%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage against Frozen (CC) or Stunned (CC) enemies. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Mangler's Aspect	Utility	Lucky Hit: Dealing direct damage to a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 30 - 50% chance to Daze (CC) them for 2 seconds. Helm, Chest, Pants, Gloves, Boots, Amulet (+50%)	N/A	Extraction	Rogue
Ravenous Aspect	Resource	Killing a Vulnerable enemy grants you 55 - 75% [x] increased Energy Regeneration for 4 seconds. Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Shifting City (Map)	Dry Steppes	Rogue
Vengeful Aspect	Offensive	Lucky Hit: Damaging a Vulnerable enemy has up to a 25% chance to create an Arrow Storm at the enemy's location, dealing 156 - 486 Physical damage over 3 seconds. Your Arrow Storms deal 156 - 486% increased damage. Gloves, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)	Inferno (Map)	Kehjistan	Rogue

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.

Unique Items

	Condemnation "I've never seen such ruthless butchery. He deserves to be be shipped off to die in the swamps with the rest of the godless murderers." - Witness to the murder of Sergeant Walcot Type: Unique Dagger Class: Rogue Description: Your Core Skills deal [50 - 70]%[x] increased damage when spending 3 Combo Points. Your Basic Skills using this weapon have a 50% chance to generate 3 Combo Points.	+50.0% Damage Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[16.0 - 25.0]% Basic Attack Speed Lucky Hit: Up to a +[20.0 - 24.0]% Chance to Make Enemies Vulnerable for 2 Seconds +[47.0 - 65.0]% Damage per Combo Point Spent +[99 - 135] Dexterity
	Grasp of Shadow Dark wisps creep hungrily across these gloves, like an assassin's blade seeking a life to steal on a moonless night. Type: Unique Gloves Class: Rogue Description: Lucky Hit: Damaging an enemy with a Marksman or Cutthroat Skill has up to a [24 - 44]% chance to summon a Shadow Clone that mimics that Skill.	Affixes: (Item Power 925) +[10.5 - 15.0]% Attack Speed +[6.0 - 8.0]% Lucky Hit Chance +[113.5 - 145.0]% Ultimate Damage +[2 - 3] to Core Skills
	Cowl of the Nameless "He is banished from the Guild, his name stricken from the Book. His punishment is to never have been." - Excerpt from a burned parchment Type: Unique Helm Class: Rogue Description: You gain x20 - 40% increased Lucky Hit Chance against Crowd Controlled enemies.	Affixes: +1 - 2 to Unstable Elixirs +1 - 2 to Trick Attacks +1 - 2 to Rapid Gambits +41.5 - 55% Crowd Control Duration
	Eaglehorn "Scholars have been unable to decipher the runes carved into this bow, however all agree they are related to its uncanny ability to bend arrows towards their targets." - Barrett's Book of Implements Type: Unique Bow Class: Rogue Description: Penetrating Shot makes enemies Vulnerable for 3 seconds. Every 4th cast of Penetrating Shot bounces off walls and deals x50 - 150% more damage.	+130% Vulnerable Damage Affixes: +37 - 55% Chance for Penetrating Shot Projectiles to Cast Twice +2 - 4 to Penetrating Shot +1 - 2 to Malice ++16.5 - 20% Attack Speed

Changes to Forceful Arrow

Patch 1.3.3, March 5, 2023

• Attack Speed increased by 20%.

Patch 1-3-0, January 23, 2024

• Vulnerable duration increased from 3 to 5 seconds.

Patch 1.2.0, October 17, 2023

• Lucky Hit Chance increased from 40% to 50%.

Patch 1.1.1, August 8, 2023

• Primary Forceful Arrow - Every third cast pierces enemies.

Patch 1-0-3, June 27, 2023

• Base damage increased from 20% to 22%.