EQ:Headshot  

Quick Facts Headshot Type: Passive Expansion: Planes of Power Total AA: 189 Classes: Ranger

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This ability provides you the chance of instantly killing an opponent (humanoid only) who is too far below you in level to provide a challenge, when using a bow. Additional ranks increase the maximum level of humanoid that can be affected by your headshot by 2 levels per rank.

EverQuest Wikibase™ Dictionary

Headshot is a passive AA ability that only Rangers can purchase. It provides a chance that any Archery based attack on a lower-level humanoid mob can hit for extremely high damage, often a one-shot kill. The damage is treated as physical damage and cannot be mitigated or resisted. It works with both regular Archery and any spells that use an "Archery Skill Attack" (like the "Hail/Arc/Barrage of Arrows" directional AE spell line). This information is current up to the Veil of Alaris expansion:

Rk	AA	Lvl	Expansion	Prerequisites	MLvl	Dmg
1	4	60	Planes of Power		59	32,000
2	5	61	Depths of Darkhollow		60	35,200
3	5	63	Depths of Darkhollow		62	42,440
4	5	65	Depths of Darkhollow		64	46,480
5	5	67	The Serpent's Spine		66	35,200
6	5	69	The Serpent's Spine		68	55,400
7	5	71	The Serpent's Spine		70	60,280
8	7	73	Secrets of Faydwer		72	65,440
9	9	75	Secrets of Faydwer		74	70,880
10	12	77	Secrets of Faydwer		76	76,600
11	7	79	Seeds of Destruction		78	82,600
12	9	81	Seeds of Destruction		80	88,990
13	12	83	Seeds of Destruction		82	95,550
14	9	85	House of Thule		84	109,574
15	12	87	House of Thule		86	120,527
16	15	89	House of Thule		88	125,555
17	3	90	House of Thule		89	130,583
18	3	90	House of Thule		89	135,611
19	3	90	House of Thule		89	140,680
20	15	91	Veil of Alaris		90	173,180
21	18	93	Veil of Alaris		92	206,590
22	21	95	Veil of Alaris		94	240,000
23	??	98	Rain of Fear		97	300,000
24	??	100	Rain of Fear		99	340,000
25	??	101	The Darkened Sea		100	380,000
26	??	102	The Darkened Sea		101	420,000
27	??	103	The Darkened Sea		102	460,000
28	??	105	The Darkened Sea		104	540,000

Note: There is variance in the damage done. Discs and activated AA's that affect spell damage will modify the maximum damage done, as will the spell Called Shots. Damage enhancing effects like Hunter's Fury will also modify the maximum damage done.

Another Note: Since the revamp on headshot (don't know date of this) you can now headshot mobs one level below the required level of the rank purchased, IE req level 65 to buy, can now headshot levels 1 to 64, I have updated the table above to the best of my knowledge, but not the one below, but i can say i was headshoting mobs in Halls of Honor with rank three headshot and it used to require rank nine. I do believe, but have yet to confirm, that headshot now only procs a max of two times per one minute.

Headshottable zones/area

Rank	Zone	Expansion	Details
01	The Scarlet Desert	Luclin	all humanoid type mobs (top of the plateau is a great spot)
01	Dulak's Harbor	Ykesha	most humanoid type mobs
02	Mines of Nurga	Kunark	goblins - The first "hotspot" for rangers now requires HS rank 2. Still available at lvl 61, though.
02	Old Sebilis	Kunark	entrance mobs. Rank 6 for higher level froglok models.
03	Torgiran Mines	Ykesha	most mobs
04	Crypt of Nadox	Ykesha	entry mobs, trolls
05	Temple of Droga	Kunark	upper sections
06	Plane of Nightmare	PoP	non-named hobgoblins, slarghilugs, torment bats (NOTE: Summon, Immune to Root)
07	Temple of Droga	Kunark	lower sections
07	Blackfeather Roost	TSS	all harpies on level 2 and some harpy nobles on level 3
07	Plane of Nightmare	PoP	Mephits, Gargoyles
08	Blackfeather Roost	TSS	LB harpy nobles on level 3 Rank 9 for all harpys.
08	Crypt of Decay	PoP	Puslings and non-named rats
08	Sunderock Springs	TSS	Green Legion phalanxes can be Vinelashed and mowed
09	Plane of Storms	PoP	Most Diaku, giants (giants summon), named/mini giants, whirlwinds Rank 11 needed for all.
09	The Steppes	TSS	Goblins
09	The Barren Coast	TBS	Blacksail Swabbies, Bloodthirsty Criminals, Vicious Mutineers, Blacksail Pirates, Deadly Traitors, Murderous Saboteurs, and Nefarious Deserters
09	Halls of Honor	PoP	most humanoid mobs - immune to run speed changes.
09	Plane of Valor	PoP	arachnaes and crawlers (lumbering beasts and razorfiends can no longer be Headshot)
10	The Barren Coast	TBS	Blacksail Swashbucklers and Stormguard Knights
11	Children of Gimblax Group Task	DoN	all of the non-named goblins
11	Calling Emoush raid event	DoN	all of the goblins
11	Plane of Fire	PoP	C1 area (lvl 79)
12	Plane of Fire	PoP	C2 area (for most)
12	The Steppes	TSS	most gnolls
12	Snarlstone Dens: Confronting a Traitor mission	DoD	All mobs except named
12	The Lost Notebook mission	DoD	SOME mobs. Need rank 13 for all living mobs.
13	Freeing an Elder mission	DoD	All living mobs except Drachnid Protectors
13	Stoneroot Falls	DoD	Drachnids and Orcs
13	Dragonscale Hills	SoF	Minotaurs and Nymphs (rank 14 recommended. Rank 15 required for some minotaurs in building)
14	The Lost Gnomes mission	DoD	ALL mobs
14	Orb of Subversion mission	DoD	Most living mobs except named. Rank 15 needed for all mobs.
15	The Lost Notebook (Hard) mission	DoD	ALL mobs
15	Dreadspire Keep	DoD	Orcs and Human mobs
15	The Lost Gnomes (Hard) mission	DoD	ALL mobs (Confirmed for Level 87)
16	Old Blackburrow	SoD	Most Gnolls. Reavers summon, named require higher rank
16	Lost Temple of Cazic Thule	seasonal	a few broodlings at rank 16, all non-named lizards by rank 19
16	The Buried Sea	TBS	Pirates
16	Bloody Kithicor	SoD	Obliteration Army and Army of Light mobs (16 minimum, 18 for all)
19	Lower Guk: Darkened Ruins of Old Guk	seasonal	minotaurs and living frogloks
19	Field of Scale	SoD	most non-named Iksar and all Sarnak
19	Kurn's Stronghold and instances	SoD	Iksar
20-21	Kaesora Library	SoD	Iksar. At 22 all Iksar Named. (Some of the Iksars now summon and most are immune to runspeed changes).
20-21	Toskirakk	SoD	Most ground floor ogres, all ogres and most named at rank 21 all named at 22
21	Korascian Warrens	SoD	All ogres and most named ogres all named at 22
22	Feerrott, the dream	HoT	all lizards and named lizzards - lizzards will no longer summon, EQ dev team will be looking into making code changes on a later date to eleminate the heashotting of temples area however. so get in while you can!!! best bet however is to get flagged to request Fall of the Tae Ew mission.
22	Argath	VoA	Looters and other LB humanoids (most mobs in Argath are now IMMUNE snare & root)
22	Fall of the Tae Ew mission	HoT	all Lizards are all LB at level 100 here, dont do quest, run around to all the mini lizard camps once all dead drop mission and get new. You must have completed Rupkerr's three solo tasks prior to being able to request this task. to request task /say 'I'll be the instrument of their destruction...' to Rupkerr.
22	Cooling Chamber	UF	a traitorous "Soandso" mobs if not worried about faction hits all coldain mob types.
22	Tasnise Underbelly mission	UF	a traitorous "Soandso" mobs once all dead drop and get new mission.

''As of the 1/13/2011 patch, Headshot only affects your current target. As of the 2/8/2011 patch, the levels affected by each rank of Headshot have been modified, 3 additional ranks have been added, and each rank beyond the first adds two levels to the maximum level of the target and additional damage.

This info was last edited on 12-11-2013 by Renglaern of Bertox - FV - Test servers - credit should goto the one that started this. but i do not know who that was