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Antiquary - Shortbow Artifact Duelist

The community gave this build a rating ratings , making it second-tier: Good Focused on: Condition damage https://metabattle.com/wiki/Category:Condition damage builds and Control h

盗贼 (Thief)antiquarycondition damagecontrol

The community gave this build a rating, making it second-tier: Good

Focused on: Condition damage and Control

Designed for: PvP Conquest

Expansions required: Visions of Eternity builds

Difficulty: Normal

This build was last updated on May 18, 2026 and is up to date for the June 2, 2026 patch.

Overview

A rather obnoxious Antiquary build that utilizes the unblockable skill 窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯 and Antiquary's high initiative regeneration to control and burn out targets with condition damage. It also uses this high initiative regeneration to move around the map at incredible speed with 渗透暗箭 图标渗透暗箭.

It is recommended to use instant ground targeting for this build.

Skill Bar

斯克鼠横扫Stolen skill

Skill Variants

Utility

Elite

  • None: 斯克鼠乱斗 图标斯克鼠乱斗 provides far too much value and is the backbone of the build.

Template Code

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Specializations

Variants

Equipment

Shortbow
Empty slot
Spear
Empty slot

Equipment Variants

Relics

Runes

Use whichever is the most relevant for your situation.

Sigils

Usage

Basics

  • Use 斯克鼠横扫 图标斯克鼠横扫 at the very start of the game to obtain a set of artifacts. Artifacts and information about them can be found below.

  • Spear Spear's skills generally cost less initiative and are excellent for applying pressure. Swap between shortbow and spear as needed to deal damage but also disrupt your opponent.

  • 窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯 is the strongest tool in your kit. It costs 7 initiative, 晕眩 图标晕眩s targets in its landing AoE for 1s, and is unblockable; this means projectile hate and blocks don't protect against it. The skill itself deals low damage and is mostly used for the 晕眩 图标晕眩, which in turn triggers other aspects of the build.

  • Interrupts trigger 痛苦古物 图标痛苦古物 and 超荷打击 图标超荷打击. Your interrupts are 斯克鼠横扫 图标斯克鼠横扫, 窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯, 杂念投掷 图标杂念投掷, and .

  • Interrupt targets trying to cast abilities with 窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯 / 杂念投掷 图标杂念投掷 and 斯克鼠横扫 图标斯克鼠横扫. Use 卡纳克硬币投掷 图标卡纳克硬币投掷 to regain initiative.

  • Don't spam interrupts - try to get a feeling for when opponents will be casting skills and focus on timing your own to interrupt them.

  • Avoid using 窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯 / 杂念投掷 图标杂念投掷 on enemies with large numbers of 稳固 图标稳固. Play evasively or use artifacts / 集束炸弹 图标集束炸弹 while waiting for the 稳固 图标稳固 to drop.

  • On shortbow, 技巧射击 图标技巧射击 is your filler. The arrow bounces between enemies and inflicts Bleed Bleed on 中毒 图标中毒ed targets, making it a natural pair with 窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯.

  • Spear Spear's 5th skill, 暗影帷幕 图标暗影帷幕, should be used after using a finisher skill. A finisher skill is the third tier of your second and third skills. Each time you use one of these skills, the next in the chain becomes available. After completing the chain, 暗影帷幕 图标暗影帷幕 will provide three blocks and won't need to be channeled.

Elite specialization basics

  • Antiquarians gain access to 斯克鼠横扫 图标斯克鼠横扫 which functions as their 顺手牵羊 图标顺手牵羊 and benefits from all traits that would affect it. Using 斯克鼠横扫 图标斯克鼠横扫 with or without a target will give you a set of artifacts. This build takes 丰产掠夺 图标丰产掠夺 which makes your artifact sets consist of 3 artifacts instead of the default 2, and you'll be able to use 3 artifacts from a pilfered set thanks to 灵感一现 图标灵感一现. Your F2 will always be an offensive artifact, F3 is always a defensive artifact, F4 can be either.

  • Using an artifact restores 1 initiative.

  • All artifacts have an immediate effect and a lingering bonus effect. The lingering effects are applied when the skill finishes casting. They don't need to hit anything for you to get the lingering effects.

  • High value artifacts: 雾灼迫击炮 图标雾灼迫击炮 -- 塑形者冲刺弹 图标塑形者冲刺弹 -- 尊者巨锤 图标尊者巨锤. These are your best available artifacts.

  • Medium value artifacts: 风裔日相水晶 图标风裔日相水晶 -- -- 查克虫护盾 图标查克虫护盾. These are situational but still good.

  • Low value artifacts: 召唤氪族炮台 图标召唤氪族炮台 -- 金属军团吉他 图标金属军团吉他 -- 斯克鼠易爆弹 图标斯克鼠易爆弹. Outside of niche situations these should be avoided.

  • 斯克鼠乱斗 图标斯克鼠乱斗 is your elite. It gives you a fresh set of artifacts every 3 seconds as long as you remain in its radius. Due to the high average power of artifacts & the traits they trigger, you'll want to try and use one from each set you get. Being able to quickly adapt to which artifacts you get from this skill is key to the success of this build.

General

  • Use 斯克鼠横扫 图标斯克鼠横扫 without a target during downtime to fish for good sets of artifacts, or during combat on a target to interrupt a key ability.

Mobility

Defense

  • The third skill of shortbow gives 1/2 evasion and is great against telegraphed attacks or if you're out of dodges.

  • 斯克鼠横扫 图标斯克鼠横扫 heals you thanks to 妙手生花 图标妙手生花.

  • 进取贵族 图标进取贵族 grants ~800 barrier each time you use an artifact. Because of this it's important to fire off as many as you can before acquiring a new set.

  • Any 中毒 图标中毒 will apply 3s of 虚弱 图标虚弱 thanks to 莲花毒素 图标莲花毒素.

  • 渗透暗箭 图标渗透暗箭 can be used to escape.

  • 卡纳克硬币投掷 图标卡纳克硬币投掷 is your primary source of condition cleansing.

  • 尊者巨锤 图标尊者巨锤 is a leap finisher, and using a leap finisher through a poison field will inflict 8 seconds of 虚弱 图标虚弱 on whatever it hits. Utilizing this when possible is important against any strike damage focused opponent.

Advanced

  • Combo fields are a way to get more out of your abilities. Abilities that are finishers will gain additional effects if used through combo fields. Your most relevant ones are listed below:

  • Leap finishers: Use 尊者巨锤 图标尊者巨锤 into 窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯's poison field for 8s of 虚弱 图标虚弱 on what you hit, or into 查克虫护盾 图标查克虫护盾's light field for 5s of 光明光环 图标光明光环.

  • Physical projectile finishers: Use your Shortbow's autoattack 技巧射击 图标技巧射击, its stealth attack Surprise Shot, and its third ability Disabling Shot into poison or fire fields whenever you can for additional damage. These fields can be created by 窒息瓦斯 图标窒息瓦斯 and 雾灼迫击炮 图标雾灼迫击炮, but you can also fields created by allies.