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When you first start your character every time you level you will receive 5
ability points to add stats. You want to know how to use these ability points
from the very start to make sure your Bowman is at his full power. When
Bowman
n Level Streng
gth
10
0 15
15
5 20
20
0 25
Advancing to a Bowman
n
Once you
y hit lev vel 10 you are now ready to become
b a bowman n. So head d
over to Perry and ask Sha anks to leave Maple Island. You
Y will th hen be
teleporrted over to
t Lith Harbor. Oncce you are
e at Lith Harbor
H go to the tickket
booth and
a buy a ticket to Henesys. Once you arrive at a Henesy, go to the e
praire/p
park area and you will
w find thhe Bowma an Instrucctional Schhool inside
Mushro oom Park. Inside th
he school you will fiind Athena Pierce who
w will
advancce you to a bowman n.
Bowman’s Skills
Ble
essing of Amazon Master Le
evel
Increasess your base
e accuracy 16
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Amazon’s Eye Master Level
Increases the range of attack for both bows and crossbows 10
Bowman Builds
Build Type A
This build type is recommended for the average player. If this is your first
bowman then this is the build for you. The build is balanced to give the
archer high critical strike, while also enough accuracy that they will need to
level at a fast rate.
Build Type B
This build is for experienced and funded players. It will cost a little more
while leveling due to potions and arrows but it will allow you to max out The
Eye of Amazon, Critical Strike, and Double Shot.
1 in Amazon’s Eye, 2 in
14 Critical Strike
1 into Amazon’s Eye, 2 in Arrow Blow
29
9 3 intto Focus 3 in Arrow Blow
B
30
0 3 intto Focus 3 in Arrow Blow
B
• 3 in Amazon's Blessing
• 8 in Amazon's Eye
Build Type A
A • 20
0 in Critical Strike
• 20
0 in Doublee Shot
• 3 in Amazon's Blessing
• 8 in Amazon's Eye
Build Type B
B • 20
0 in Critical Strike
0 in Arrow Blow
• 10
Bowm
man De
ebate
There isi a big de
ecision on
n whether you shou uld go Douuble Shot or Arrow
Blow. I’ve wasn’t sure myyself and I did some e researchh and foun
nd out online
some key
k breakd downs of the two. After
A reseearching th
hem both I’ve decid
ded
that I would
w go Double
D Attack for I believe it does morre damage. Below are
some formulas
f found
f online that brreaks them m both do
own showing the
comparison.
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Arrow Blow Vs. Double Shot
Critical is +100%, not 200%, and Critical may occur for every arrow you shoot.
Hence maximum damage of Arrow Blow is 260% + 100% =360%. Maximum
damage of Double Shot is (130% + 100%) * 2= 460%.
Bowman Training
(Levels 10 – 30)
Now that you have an idea of how you will spec your Bowman, it is now
time to actually go out and start leveling. The key is finding areas that do
not have a lot of competition with other players, and that you are able to kill
the monster in 2 – 3 hits. Anything thing higher than that is to powerful and
anything lower then that will not give you enough EXP. You also want to
find a place where the monsters have a fast respawn rate so there will be
as little down time as possible. As you level and explore zones you will get
the feel for which areas are good for your level and give good EXP.
Levels 10 - 15
Monster
Red Snail
Slime
Location Field, Forest Field, Forest, Dungeon
Start off killing snails for quick EXP, the first zone to the east of Hersheys is a great
place to fight. Each level has a higher monster that you can kill as you level to 15
Monster
Pig Orange Mushroom
Location Field, Forest Field, Forest, Dungeon
Once you hit 15 you should start killing Pigs and Mushrooms, they can be found in
almost zone outside of a major city. Try to find somewhere that is not crowded.
Levels 20 - 25
Monster
Ribbon Pig
Horned Mushroom
Secret Pig Beach
Location Level
Dungeon: Ant Tunnel
Around 20 you want to start leveling at the Secret Pig Beach Level (refer to the
secret level section to find its location). Once you get around the mid 20s head to
the Ant tunnel and start leveling on the shrooms there.
Levels 25 - 30
Monster
Evil Eye Wild Boar
Zombie Mushroom
Secret Pig Beach
Location Level
Dungeon: Ant Tunnel Rocky Mountain
Head down in the dungeons between the Ant Tunnel and the Drake Hunting ground.
Here you will find Evil Eyes and Zombie Mushrooms to kill. This places is a great
place to level if your all alone so try and get in a channel by yourself.
Once you
y have talkedt to the
t instrucctor you will
w then be taken in nto a
dungeo on, where e you are told
t that you
y must collect
c 30 Dark Marbles. Do not
leave th
he channe t the insttructor until all 30 Marbles
el or talk to M are collecte
ed
or you will fail an
nd have to o restart. Once
O youu are finish
hed and have
h
collecte
ed all 30 Marbles
M ta
alk to the instructorr and you will be rew
warded with
w
The Proof of a Hero.
H Retu urn to Atheena Piercce in Hene esys and she
s will give
you a choice
c to advance
a t one of the
to t next tw wo classees.
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Deciding your Path
Th
he Bowm
man H
Hunter Crossb
bow Man
Very Powe erful Attackks,
Very Fast Attacks, Abbility to
Pros eventuallly stun ene
emies
A
Ability to eve
entually Fre eeze
eneemies
Less Dam
mage, Expe
ensive S
Slow Attackss, Expensivve to
Cons to Play p
play
H
Hunter
A hunteer is a fas
st attacking bowman that strikes damaage upon their enem
my
with a fury
f of arrrows. For hunters get
g great skill
s like Arrow
A bom
mb which iss
an areaa effect sttun they are
a also exxtremely fun
f to playy.
Hunterr Skills
Bow Mastery M
Master Le
evel
Incre
eases the bow
b masterry and accu
uracy 20
Fiinal Attac
ck: Bow M
Master Le
evel
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A sepa
arate arrow
w will be auttomatically fired very swiftly
s at a certain
c
successs rate afterr performing
g an attackiing skill
30
Bow Booster Master Le
evel
U
Uses HP an
nd MP to bo
oost the attack power of your bow
w 20
Po
ower Kno
ockBack M
Master Le
evel
Close-range attac
ck that swin
ngs bow sw wiftly hitting up to 6 monsters,
with a certain
c succcess rate to
o knock them back
20
S
Soul Arrow
w: Bow M
Master Le
evel
Fiire arrows from
f your bow
b withoutt consuming
g any arrow
ws 20
Arrow Bomb
B M
Master Le
evel
Fires a bomb that explodes on
o contact with
w an enemy stuns surround
opponents
30
Cross
sbow Man
M
Crossbbow Man useu thicke er arrows that allow w them to hit harderr than
Hunters, though they do attack
a slow
wer they area able to o deal out more
devastaating hits.. Crossbow Man ge d called Irron Arrow which allows
et a skilled
an arro
ow to go thhrough upp to six moonsters in n a row, with
w a chan nce to kno
ock
back th
he monste ers.
Crrossbow Mastery M
Master Le
evel
Increas
ses the crosssbow masstery and acccuracy 20
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Finall Attack: Crossbow M
Master Le
evel
A sepa
arate arrow
w will be auttomatically fired very swiftly
s at a certain
c
successs rate afterr performing
g an attackiing skill
20
Crrossbow Booster M
Master Le
evel
Use
es HP and MP
M to boosst the attackk power of your
y crossb
bow 20
Po
ower Kno
ockBack M
Master Le
evel
Close-range attac
ck that swin
ngs crossboow man swiftly hitting up
u to 6
m
monsters, with a certain
n success rate
r to knocck them bacck
20
Iron Arrrow M
Master Le
evel
Fires an
n arrow thatt flies in a straight
s line in front of the
t archer and hits
up to 6 monsters, the arrow passes
p thro
ough both walls
w and monsters
30
B an 2nd Builds
Bowma B
Bow
wman
Hunter Build
B C
Crossbow
w Man Bu
uild
Lev
vel
Free P
Point 1 into Arrow
w Bomb 1 in Crosssbow Masterry
1 in Crossbo
ow Mastery, 2 in
32 2 in Bow Mastery , 1 in Bow Boo
oster
Crossbo
ow Booster
34 1 in Bow
w Booster, 2 in Soul Arro
ow 3 into Crosssbow Maste
er
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35 3 in Bow Mastery 3 into Crossbow Master
2 in Crossbow Mastery, 1 in
38 3 in Bow Mastery
Crossbow Booster
1 in Soul Arrow, 2 in
42 3 into Final Attack
Crossbow Booster
1 in Focus, 2 in Amazon’s
67 3 into Soul Arrow
Blessing
Levels 30 - 35
Monster
Wild Boar Sentinel
Levels 35 - 40
Monster
Dark Leatty Jr. Lioner
Fireboar
Orbis Tower & fields Orbis: Garden of
Location Rocky Mountain
around El Nath Yellow, Red, Blue
Fire boars are great for starting off, as you start to get near the 40s head over to the
Orbis tower & the gardens to kill the different types of Jr.s and Leatty.
Levels 40 - 45
Monster
Sentinel
Curse Eye
Dungeon, Tree
Location Dungeon
Tower
Start off fighting Wild Boars again and then moving into the Orbis tower, there you
will find a lot of different types of Sentinels that you can grind on.
Monster
Lunar Pixie
Copper Drake
Location Dungeon Around Orbis
You can start off killing Drakes and then head over to Orbis and start killing the
different Pixies that you’ll find all around there.
Levels 50 - 60
Monster
Levels 60 - 70
Monster
Wild Cargo
Tauromacis
Location Dungeon Dungeon
Continue to kill Zombies for they are great EXP and have some nice drops. As you
reach more towards 70 can start camping Tauromacis and Taurospear.
Now thhat you’re ready for the third job advanncement you
y will sttart to see
ea
great in
ncrease in
n your pow wer. For with
w this advancement you do not havve a
choice of your addvanceme ent for it all
a depend
ds on whaat you cho
oose on thhe
nd
2 job.. All hunte
ers will advance to a Rangerr and all Crossbow
C Man will
advancce to Snip
pers.
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Ranger
Ranger Skills
Thrust M
Master Le
evel
Increas
se the base moving sp
peed of the Ranger 20
Mortal Blow
B M
Master Le
evel
Fire an
n arrow aga
ainst a monsster in minimum range e to replace
e a bow
swing at a certain succcess rate.
20
Pupp
pet M
Master Le
evel
Placess a high deffense scare
ecrow dummmy in front of
o the arche
er for a
limited
d amount of
o time
20
Infern
no M
Master Le
evel
F an arro
Fire ow that will engulf up to
t 6 enemie
es in flamess 30
Arrow Rain
R M
Master Le
evel
F an arro
Fire ow that will hit up to 6 enemies within
w range. 30
Silver Hawk:
H M
Master Le
evel
Sum
mmons a Silver hawk to periodica
ally attack nearby
n enem
mies 30
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Straffe Master Le
evel
Fires four arrowss at once ag
gainst an enemy
e 30
S
Sniper
Sniperr Skills
Thrust M
Master Le
evel
Increas
se the base moving sp
peed of the Ranger 20
Mortal Blow
B M
Master Le
evel
Fire an
n arrow aga
ainst a monsster in minimum range e to replace
e a bow
swing at a certain succcess rate.
20
Pupp
pet M
Master Le
evel
Placess a high deffense scare
ecrow dummmy in front of
o the arche
er for a
limited
d amount of
o time
20
Blizza
ard M
Master Le
evel
Fire an
n arrow that will blast up
u to 6 targ
gets with ice
e freezing th
hem in
place for a short amou unt of time.
30
A
Arrow Eru
uption M
Master Le
evel
Hitss up to 6 en
nemies nea
ar the arche er with no minimum
m ran
nge
restriction
30
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Golden Hawk: Master Level
Summons a Golden hawk to periodically attack nearby enemies 30
Levels 70 - 75
Monster
Levels 75 - 85
Monster
Cerebes
Werewolf
Yeti & Pepe
Location Lava Cave Snowfield: Ice Valley Snowfield
Around 75 start killing Cerebes, once you get a little head over to the snowfields and
work on Werewolves and Yetis and Pepes.
Mon
nster
Cereb
bes
We
erewolf Ye
eti & Pepe
Location Lava Cave
C Snowfield
d: Ice Valleyy Sn
nowfield
Around 75 start killing Cerebe
es, once you
u get a little
e head overr to the sno
owfields and
d
work on Werewolve
W es and Yetiss and Pepes.
Levels
s 85 - 100
0
Mon
nster
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Levels
s 100 - 120
Mon
nster
Lethal Squid
S
Red Wyvern
Grim Phan
ntom Watch
Ludibrum
m’s Clock
Location Aqua Du
ungeon
Toower
Ice Fields of Leafrre
Once you
y get into o the 100s there
t are nu
umerous pllaces to levvel, by now you should
d
havee the feel fo
or how you like to grind
d but these are some preferred monsters.
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