Monster Play: Uruk Blackarrow

By Martuk

The Uruk Blackarrow is a herald of ranged damage. Considered the counterpart of the hunter class this creature prefers to deal damage from the back of battle. Its ranged attacks make it a vicious damage dealer in any battle. Like a hunter it can also aid its allies with the use of traps.

Finding your place as a Uruk Blackarrow in the dark lords service is an easy one. Stay to the back of battle shielded by the warriors of Angmar and deal your damage. Uruk BlackHarrow’s should avoid hand to hand confrontation with any melee class fighter as they will surely lose that battle. From a distance the Uruk Blackarrow is a force to be reckoned with, but in close quarter combat they can find themselves vulnerable and if not careful overwhelmed.

Active Skills A skill list of activated abilities.

Buff Skills: A list of beneficial spells.

  • Moving Target: You can better evade the attacks of your foes for a short period of time.

    Adds 50.0% to Evade Chance

    Adds an additional 25.0% to your evasion against ranged attacks.

    Lasts for 30 s

    Power Cost: 50

    Recovery Time: 5 m

Melee Skills

  • Cut: A sweeping cat that can damage multiple targets in front of you.

    133 common damage

    Power Cost: 42

    Recovery Time: 5 s

    Max Targets: 3

    Radius: 5

Ranged Skills

  • Death Blossom: You release several arrows in quick succession hitting multiple foes around your target.

    143 common damage

    Power Cost: 77

    Recovery Time: 1 m

    Max Range: 40

    Max Targets: 5

    Radius: 5
  • Flaming Arrow: A fire tipped arrow which will continue to burn the target after landing.

    133 fire damage

    Does 78 fire damage initially

    Does 47 fire damage every 2 seconds for 20 seconds

    Power Cost: 121

    Recovery Time: 5 s

    Max Range: 40

  • Hindering Shot: A shaft aimed to slow the movement of your quarry.

    45 common damage

    Decreases Run Speed by 40.0%

    Lasts for 8 s

    Power Cost: 42

    Recovery Time: 5 s

    Max Range: 40

  • Punctured Target: A sharpened arrow that can pierce armour.

    198 common damage

    Power Cost: 121

    Recovery Time: 10 s

    Max Range: 40

  • Screaming Shafts: You loose several arrows, carved and crafted to howl as they fly through the air, dealing shadow damage.

    3 attacks:

    72 shadow damage

    72 shadow damage

    72 shadow damage

    Power Cost: 77

    Recovery Time: 10 s

    Max Range: 40

  • Strong Pull: You pull on your bow and loose an arrow.

    124 common damage

    Power Cost: 42

    Max Range: 40

Trap Skills: A list of trap skills.

  • Set Trap: You carefully place a snare on the ground to trap your foes.
    Requires Advanced Skill: Set Trap trait to be slotted.

    Power Cost: 50

    Recovery Time: 1 m

Passive Skills: A list of passive skills that are innate and need not be activated.

Armour:Passive Armour enhancements.

  • Armour Rank 1: This skill adds to the players Armour class rating.

    + 53 to AC rating.

  • Armour Rank 2: This skill adds to the players Armour class rating.

    +105 to AC rating.

  • Armour Rank 3: This skill adds to the players Armour class rating.

    + 210 to AC rating.

  • Armour Rank 4: This skill adds to the players Armour class rating.

    +320 to AC rating.

Avoidance: Passive avoidance enhancements.

  • Avoidance Rank 1: This will increase your ability to avoid attacks.

    Parry Chance: 1.0%

    Evade Chance: 1.0%

    Block Chance: 1.0%

  • Avoidance Rank 2: This will increase your ability to avoid attacks.

    Parry Chance: 2.0%

    Evade Chance: 2.0%

    Block Chance: 2.0%

  • Avoidance Rank 3: This will increase your ability to avoid attacks.

    Parry Chance: 3.0%

    Evade Chance: 3.0%

    Block Chance: 3.0%

  • Avoidance Rank 4: This will increase your ability to avoid attacks.

    Parry Chance: 4.0%

    Evade Chance: 4.0%

    Block Chance: 4.0%

Damage: Passive damage enhancements.

  • Damage Rank 1: Increases the damage dealt by your attacks.

    Melee Offense: 1.0%

    Ranged Offense: 1.0%

    Magic Offense: 1.0%

  • Damage Rank 2: Increases the damage dealt by your attacks.

    Melee Offense: 3.0%

    Ranged Offense: 3.0%

    Magic Offense: 3.0%

  • Damage Rank 3: Increases the damage dealt by your attacks.

    Melee Offense: 5.0%

    Ranged Offense: 5.0%

    Magic Offense: 5.0%

  • Damage Rank 4: Increases the damage dealt by your attacks.

    Melee Offense: 8.0%

    Ranged Offense: 8.0%

    Magic Offense: 8.0%

Health: A list of Passive health enhancements.

  • Health Rank 1: Increases your maximum health.

    Increase Maximum Health by 2.0%

  • Health Rank 2: Increases your maximum health.

    Increase Maximum Health by 6.0%

  • Health Rank 3: Increases your maximum health.

    Increase Maximum Health by 12.0%

Power: Passive Power Enhancements.

  • Power Rank 1 : Increases your maximum power.

    Maximum Power increased by 2.0%

  • Power Rank 2: Increases your maximum power.

    Maximum Power increased by 6.0%

  • Power Rank 3: Increases your maximum power.

    Maximum Power increased by 12.0%

  • Power Rank 4: Increases your maximum power.

    Maximum Power increased by 20.0%

Resistance: Passive resistance enhancements.

  • Resistance Rank 1 : Increases your resistance to certain negative effects.

    Song: 1.0%

    Cry: 1.0%

    Physical: 1.0%

    Magic: 1.0%

  • Resistance Rank 2: Increases your resistance to certain negative effects.

    Song: 3.0%

    Cry: 3.0%

    Physical: 3.0%

    Magic: 3.0%

  • Resistance Rank 3 : Increases your resistance to certain negative effects.

    Song: 6.0%

    Cry: 6.0%

    Physical: 6.0%

    Magic: 6.0%

Traits: Traits for the Uruk Blackarrow.

Ability Skills: Ability traits.

  • Advanced Skill: Set Trap You carefully place a snare on the ground to trap your foes.

    Grants Set Trap skill.

Appearance Traits: Several ranks of appearance modifying Traits.

  • Appearance 1: A different visual appearance

  • Appearance2 : A different visual appearance

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 1

  • Appearance 3: A different visual appearance

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 3

  • Appearance 4: A different visual appearance

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 4

  • Appearance 5: A different visual appearance

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 5

  • Appearance 6: A different visual appearance

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 7

Class Traits: A list of class traits.

  • Avoidance Boost:
    Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance

    Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance

    Adds 1.0% to Block Chance

  • Deadly Aim:

    Adds 5.0% to Critical Hit Chance

  • Enhanced Skill: Hindering Shot: In addition to slowing your target, your Hindering Shot will also briefly root them in place.

  • Penetrating Arrows:
    Subtracts 10.0% from your Target's chance to block your bow attacks

  • Resistance Boost
    Adds 3.0% to Song Resistance

    Adds 3.0% to Cry Resistance

    Adds 3.0% to Physical Resistance

    Adds 3.0% to Magic Resistance

  • Swift Draw:

    Subtracts 0.3 from Induction time of your bow attacks

  • Uncanny Reactions:
    Adds 25.0% to Ranged Evade Chance

Corruption Traits: Corruption traits are enhancements that allow you to enhance one area of your character at the expense of another.

  • Ancient Dwarf Mitigation Boost :

    Subtracts 2.0% from Common Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Fire Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Light Mitigation

    Adds 5.0% to Ancient Dwarf Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Beleriand Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Westernesse Mitigation

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 1

  • Beleriand Mitigation Boost :
    Subtracts 2.0% from Common Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Fire Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Light Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Ancient Dwarf Mitigation

    Adds 5.0% to Beleriand Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Westernesse Mitigation

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 1

  • Common Mitigation Boost :
    Adds 5.0% to Common Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Fire Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Light Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Ancient Dwarf Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Beleriand Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Westernesse Mitigation

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 3

  • Cry Resistance Boost:
    Subtracts 3.0% from Song Resistance

    Adds 5.0% to Cry Resistance

    Subtracts 3.0% from Physical Resistance

    Subtracts 3.0% from Magic Resistance

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 3

  • Damage for Health :

    Adds 2.5% to Melee Offense

    Adds 2.5% to Ranged Offense

    Adds 2.5% to Magic Offense

    Decreases your total Health by 10.0%

  • Damage for Power :

    Adds 2.5% to Melee Offense

    Adds 2.5% to Ranged Offense

    Adds 2.5% to Magic Offense

    Decreases your total Power by 10.0%

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 1

  • Fire Mitigation Boost :

    Subtracts 2.0% from Common Mitigation

    Adds 5.0% to Fire Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Light Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Ancient Dwarf Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Beleriand Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Westernesse Mitigation

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 2

  • Health for Damage :

    Increases your total Health by 5.0%

    Subtracts 5.0% from Melee Offense

    Subtracts 5.0% from Ranged Offense Damage

    Subtracts 5.0% from Magic Offense

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 2

  • Health for Power :

    Increases your total Health by 5.0%

    Decreases your total Power by 10.0%

  • Light Mitigation Boost :

    Subtracts 2.0% from Common Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Fire Mitigation

    Adds 5.0% to Light Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Ancient Dwarf Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Beleriand Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Westernesse Mitigation

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 2

  • Magic Resistance Boost :

    Subtracts 3.0% from Song Resistance

    Subtracts 3.0% from Cry Resistance

    Subtracts 3.0% from Physical Resistance

    Adds 5.0% to Magic Resistance

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 3

  • Physical Resistance Boost :

    Subtracts 3.0% from Song Resistance

    Subtracts 3.0% from Cry Resistance

    Adds 5.0% to Physical Resistance

    Subtracts 3.0% from Magic Resistance

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 3

  • Power for Damage :

    Increases your total Power by 5.0%

    Subtracts 5.0% from Melee Offense

    Subtracts 5.0% from Ranged Offense Damage

    Subtracts 5.0% from Magic Offense

  • Power for Health :

    Increases your total Power by 5.0%

    Decreases your total Health by 10.0%

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 1

  • Song Resistance Boost :

    Adds 5.0% to Song Resistance

    Subtracts 3.0% from Cry Resistance

    Subtracts 3.0% from Physical Resistance

    Subtracts 3.0% from Magic Resistance

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 3

  • Stealth Boost :

    Adds 4 to Stealth Detection

    Decreases Run Speed by 5.0%

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 5

  • Westernesse Mitigation Boost :

    Subtracts 2.0% from Common Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Fire Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Light Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Ancient Dwarf Mitigation

    Subtracts 2.0% from Beleriand Mitigation

    Adds 5.0% to Westernesse Mitigation

    PvMP Rank: Rank: 1

- Martuk

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Last Updated: Mar 29, 2016

About The Author

Stacy "Martuk" Jones was a long-time news editor and community manager for many of our previous game sites, such as Age of Conan. Stacy has since moved on to become a masked super hero, battling demons in another dimension.

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