In the mobile game Star Trace Resonance, there are many different professions, among which the Star Trace Resonance Archer, also known as the "Sharpshooter," is a highly flexible and explosive damage dealer beloved by players. One of its playstyle branches, the "Falconry" (also called "Hawk Bow" or "Crit Bow"), focuses on extreme critical hit bursts, precise strikes, and short-term explosive output. Through cooperative combat between the player and their pet "Eagle," it completes the entire damage cycle in just a few seconds, making it very unique. Therefore, this article will introduce the Falconry Sharpshooter guide for Star Trace Resonance.
Profession Characteristics:
The Falconry style is an agile ranged damage dealer, with the entire profession's build centered around critical hits. Whether it's talent points, skill triggers, or skill damage enhancement mechanisms, almost all are closely related to critical hit rate and critical hit damage. Therefore, in terms of attributes, the second attribute undoubtedly prioritizes critical hit, which must be stacked as high as possible to enter the ideal combat state.
Resource Mechanism:
The Archer has a unique resource mechanism called "Light Energy," with a base cap of 100 points. Other bow branches can enter a "Light Energy Reforging" state after releasing special attacks when Light Energy is full, gaining skill enhancements. The Hawk Bow, however, has a specially adjusted mechanism where it automatically enters the reforging state once Light Energy reaches its cap, and using Light Energy skills will directly deplete the Light Energy and end the reforging state. Therefore, the Hawk Bow's operational rhythm is not about sustained output but revolves around repeated burst cycles, typically involving quickly accumulating Light Energy → burst output → waiting for the next cycle.
Skill Build:
In terms of skill build, the Hawk Bow’s skills are clearly distributed, mainly focusing on high damage, high critical hits, and mobility or area-of-effect (AoE) strikes. The core damage-dealing methods include "Energy Shot," "Explosion Shot," "Light Energy Bombardment," and "Spirit Concentration." The synergy between these four skills determines the damage ceiling during the Hawk Bow’s burst phase.
Energy Shot is a charged back-jump skill with AoE damage. When the Hawk Bow releases Energy Shot in the Light Energy Reforging state, it no longer requires charging and enhances the output multiplier, making it one of the key skills for bursting.
Light Energy Bombardment is the signature skill of the Falconry style, released as a back-jump followed by a landing AoE strike. In the Light Energy Reforging state, not only does the damage double, but it also pauses Light Energy consumption, making it an indispensable part of the output cycle.
Explosion Shot is a stackable DOT (Damage Over Time) skill that shoots an explosive arrow that adheres to the enemy, exploding after five seconds or five stacks. Each critical hit can add a stack, and when fully stacked, the explosion damage is significant.
Spirit Concentration is a powerful buff skill that, when activated, significantly increases haste and reduces the cooldown of special attack skills, allowing players to complete the entire output cycle in the shortest time possible.
Output Cycle:
The area affected by Light Energy Bombardment can synergize with the characteristics of Energy Shot, ensuring that any target hit within this area will critically hit. This mechanism allows the Hawk Bow to pre-arrange the bombardment area and then quickly release Energy Shot to hit enemies within the area, thus delivering a high-crit, high-burst combo. Therefore, the ideal skill sequence is: accumulate full Light Energy, enter the Light Energy Reforging state; immediately activate "Spirit Concentration"; release "Light Energy Bombardment"; follow up with "Energy Shot" for guaranteed crits; interspersed with "Explosion Shot" to build additional damage; Light Energy returns to zero, entering cooldown, and preparing for the next burst.
Playstyle Weaknesses:
Although the operation seems smooth, the Hawk Bow also has significant weaknesses. First, most skills have forced back jumps or large rigid actions, such as Energy Shot and Light Energy Bombardment, which force the character to move away from the target, leading to the awkward situation of "getting further and further away" in actual combat, especially in single-target melee boss fights. Players often need to manually reposition themselves back into range, indirectly lowering the efficiency and rhythm of the burst.
Additionally, due to the large wind-up and recovery motions of the skills, and the lack of movement or interrupt mechanisms, the Hawk Bow is somewhat passive when facing dungeons that require high mobility. Especially without a healer, the risk of taking AOE or terrain-based skills at a distance is very high. Therefore, some skills like "Deterrence Shot," which provides physical immunity, become key self-preservation skills for the Hawk Bow, even though they do not participate in the main output cycle, but still have a place in high-pressure dungeons or team coordination.
Talent Selection:
The Falconry style has little room for choice in talent construction, with almost all key talents revolving around critical hits. Key focuses include: increasing critical hit rate and critical hit damage; extending the duration of Spirit Concentration and enhancing Light Energy Bombardment; reducing the Light Energy cap (compressed to 60 points, allowing for quick entry into the reforging state); shortening the release delay of "Light Intent: Double Arrow"; and increasing the chance of triggering Light Energy skills while in the Light Energy state.
It can be said that all the growth points of the Falconry style are concentrated around short bursts, maximizing output through critical hits. Since the pet "Eagle" is not a manually controlled unit and only provides additional damage after a skill crit, the overall operation is almost unaffected by the pet mechanism, with a clear and well-defined output pattern and rhythm. Overall, the Hawk Bow style in Star Trace Resonance is a ranged damage dealer that is easy to pick up but has a high cultivation threshold.
