Barrage
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Barrage
“Triples the number of strikes for a single-target weaponskill. Additional effects added only once.
Duration: 10s
Additional Effect: Increases the potency of Shadowbite to 270
Additional Effect: Grants Straight Shot Ready
Duration: 30s— In-game description
Barrage is an action unlocked at level 38. It is available for Archer / Bard.
Related actions
Notes
- Because Barrage grants Straight Shot Ready, if a proc was ready beforehand it will be overwriten.
- In an AoE situation, Barrage empowers
Shadowbite against all targets. However, it will not grant Shadowbite Ready, which is only given from 
Quick Nock or its upgrade 
Ladonsbite. - Outside of AOE, of the "single-target weaponskills" that Bard has, the highest-potency are
Straight Shot or its upgrade 
Refulgent Arrow. To maximise damage in single-target situations, the Barrage effect should be used on those actions. Because this ability always grants Straight Shot Ready, likewise these weaponskills can always be used immediately after using Barrage.
History
Patch 6.0 (2021-12-07):
- Added "Increases the potency of Shadowbite to 270".
- Straight Shot Ready duration has been increased from 10s to 30s.
- Recast time has been increased from 80s to 120s.
Patch 5.0 (2019-07-02): The additional effect "Grants Straight Shot Ready" has been added.
Patch 4.06 (2017-08-07): Recast time has been reduced from 90 to 80 seconds.- Patch 4.0 (2017-06-20): Now allows for critical strikes with weaponskills.
Patch 3.3 (2016-06-07): Fixed an issue wherein the action would not grant its effects to actions performed immediately afterwards.
Patch 2.0 (2013-08-27): Added.