Active Ability details for Shadowbind  

dam this is a good move in ballista, save some Taru BLM from a Galkan MNK thats chaseing him lol, shadow bind then let loose w/ barrage and let the taru get some pay back, god i love this move.

ranger gets shadowbind at lvl 40, not shadow sew,

no u don't have to be engaged to use it, its for a rng so he can bind the target then stand back and range, and its faster than provoke.

Edited, Mon Aug 16 09:26:06 2004

ok, i hit 40 last week, and had to suspend rng so i could catch my gimpy ninja sub up (lev 30 now! yay!). anyways, some high level drg that was campin mee deggi in the castle saw me there yesterday tryin to steal his prize. he had the gall to tell me that rng are terrible to hunt big game goin solo. prior to lev40 i wouldve agreed (maybe), but now, cmon. example---versus labryinth scorpion in maze: shadowbind-bound mob for 15-20 secs, activate sharpshot, activate barrage---scorp down to almost 1/2 hp. 2-3 more shots---scorp at 1/4 hp. now hes unbound and pissed, but oh my, he cant even hit me(utsu :P). piercing arrow (tp barely over 100)---"you find a scorpion shell on the labryinth scorpion."
granted, im pretty pimped out (winged boots, emp pin, reflex rings, winged earrings, archer daggers, meat bobs, and utsusemi:ichi---but he never stood a chance, and neither would mee deggi.
imo, rng can solo better than any job other than beastmaster obviously. of course, i am very biased, but still.
oh yea---throw in sidewinder and unlimited shot/patriarch protectors arrow at higher levels and who could argue?
btw---if u have the $$$, u could solo just about anything with sleep arrows.

ok, im done.

When I first got this skill, I thought it was useless to use while in a party. But!

This skill claims targets fast, like provoke.

Most rangers who pull for parties probably get upset, like myself, when stupid people camp on top of you. Some camps can't support 2 parties, there are just never enough mobs. And as a ranger it is frusterating when you are aiming at an enemy, almost about to let your arrow/bullet fly, when... "Son of a *****!" Some ****** WAR runs up, provokes it, and returns to his party half dead (because provoking has them too close to the mob).

Fear not! When all the monsters run out, and its you verses a WAR, standing around waiting for the first thing to spawn, use Shadowbind and prevail! It's fast, and hopefully it is enough to discourage camp invaders. You only get it every 5 minutes, which is a crying shame. But at least its something.

The NA version calls this Shadowbind or Shadowstitch... one's the name of this ability and one's a dagger ws, i forget.

How long do they stay rooted in place?