Archer

Key skills

• Double Strafe

  Two strong arrow hits on one target.

• Arrow Shower

  Hits a small area and knocks enemies back.

• Owl's Eye / Vulture's Eye

  More DEX and more range.

• Improve Concentration

  Boosts AGI and DEX and reveals hidden enemies.

• Arrow Crafting

  Quest skill. Turn items into arrows.

• Arrow Repel (Charge Arrow)

  Quest skill. Pushes an enemy back.

Skill tree

Straight from the server’s skill database. Names are the in-game ones; older guides may use the classic name shown under it.

Builds

First-job builds are planned at Base Lv 50, around when most players change jobs.

DEX / AGI

Base Lv 50

The standard Archer. Works for Hunter, Bard, and Dancer.

Stats at Base Lv 50

Base stats before job bonuses. Uses 416 of 420 stat points.

Skill plan, in order

1. 1Owl's Eye10
2. 2Vulture's Eye10
3. 3Improve Concentration10
4. 4Double Strafe10
5. 5Arrow Shower9

49 of 49 job skill points.

Equipment and cards

Tap an item or card to see which monsters drop it, where they spawn, and which shops sell it.

Slot	Item	Card	Why
Weapon	Composite Bow [4]	Andre Card	Bow with an ATK boost.
Upper headgear	Apple of Archer	-	+3 DEX, a must for Archers.
Armor	Tights [1]	Pupa Card	Archer armor with DEX.
Garment	Hood [1]	Condor Card	Flee.
Shoes	Shoes [1]	Verit Card	+8% HP and SP.

How to play it

• Double Strafe from max range. Arrow Shower to push back groups.
• Carry Fire, Silver, and Crystal arrows for different elements.

Good to know

• Match arrow element to the monster - Fire Arrows on Earth, Silver Arrows on Undead.
• Arrows weigh little but cost zeny. Arrow Crafting pays for itself.

Where it leads

Novice

Starter

Hunter

2nd job

Ranged DPS

Bard

2nd job

Party Buffer

Dancer

2nd job

Party Buffer

Swordsman

1st job

Tank

Mage

1st job

Nuker

Acolyte

1st job

Support

Thief

1st job

Utility

Merchant

1st job

Economy