The Ultimate Archer build(Hunters too)

Archer/Hunter Guide

First of all, everything is not written in stone so feel free to experiment…..
This guide would help prevent additional questions on the forums and
Give some basic ideas to players….

Easy Mode 5 stat points 3 skill points
NOTE: while in easy mode you cannot progress beyond lvl 30 and cannot use “special skills”

Normal Mode 5 stat pints 3 skill points

Hard Mode 7 stat points 4 skill points
NOTE: able to equip Legend armour
And has more skills then NM

Ultimate Mode 9 stat points 5 skill points
NOTE: able to equip Goddess armour, can use all the skills in the game (for that class)
But if they die they are deleted

Overview of Contents:
1) Stats and Builds
2) Builds for Normal Mode
3) Builds for Hard Mode
4) Builds for Ultimate Mode
5) Archer/Hunter Skills
6) Skills to get for an ARCHER/HUNTER
7) Levelling guide
8 ) Lapising Guide
9) PvP Guide
10) Frequently asked questions
11) Credits

STATS AND BUILDS

STATS meant for an ARCHER/HUNTER
Strength (STR): add on 1.22 damage per point
Dexterity (DEX): slightly increases EVASION and SP is increased by 5
LUCK: every 5 points increases critical hit percentage by 1%
And slightly increase critical evasion

OPTIONAL STATS for ARCHER/HUNTER
Wisdom (WIS): increases Maximum MP by 5 and also increases magic resistance slightly
Reaction Defence Boost (REC): increases defence and adds 5 more SP to maximum SP

USELESS STATS to an ARCHER/HUNTER
Intelligence (INT): increases magic attack’s power

BUILDS:

For Normal Mode:

Each build can be adjusted to suite your purposes
Each Build is JUST a suggestion *though criticism is always excepted

PvE builds:

4 STR 1 DEX
Good for grind……extra attack boost helps kills mobs faster
Obsolete at later lvls

NOTE: though you may find that you miss a lot so ADD more DEX

3 STR 2 DEX
Great for grinding
Very good build balancing STR and DEX
Obsolete at the later lvls

5 LUCK
Horrible build for grinding at early lvls
Insane damage at later lvls

NOTE: no DEX is needed to do a Critical Hit
Critical hits are Base Damage Multipliers that NEVER MISS

PvP Builds:

4 STR 1 DEX
Great damage for killing
You Miss a lot of Rangers/Assassins and sometimes Fighters/Warriors
Only good for 1-15 PvP and 20-30 PvP

3 STR 2 DEX
Great build that balances damage and hitting/evasion
Will not “miss” as much though the occasional miss happens to Ranger/Assassins
Only good for 1-15 PvP and 20-30 PvP

5 LUCK
In the long run this is the BEST BUILD for PvP
You will not “miss” as much like the other builds (assuming you have 350 LUCK 70% chance to land a critical hit)
INSANE damage usually double you base damage (sometimes triple, x 4, x 5, etc.)
Only good for the later lvls
And 1-60 PvP

TIPS for Grinding and Training (normal mode)

Always grind on green or yellow until you’re confident enough to take on orange and red
Get a guild, they’ll help you lvl up and you can meet new people
Party with a RANGER/ASSASSIN their LUCK-buff is really helpful

Go for a 3 STR 2 DEX build for a while
Plus get a lot of kills in the early PvP maps to boost your reputation and experience is great for you
until 40-50ish then you can buy a stat reset stone and add all your points into LUCK

at 50 you should get 300 base LUCK
60% chance to Critical Hit
heavily Lapis your equipment with lvl 3-5 Fortune Lapis and you should get 350-400 LUCK
also find a lvl 53 assassin/ranger for their +90 LUCK buff

after getting 400ish LUCK then begin adding STR Lapis to counter the low base damage

If you can’t afford a stat reset stone and IF you want a LUCK build
Go 5 LUCK from the beginning though the grind may seen impossible it will be worth it


HARD MODE ARCHER BUILD

PvE

5 STR 2 DEX for the starting lvls
This should be easy lvling
Never tried this build myself but I believe this build has great potential

7 LUCK

SUPER-HARD to grind with especially at the beginning lvls
HIGHLY Recommended build for later on lvls and BOSS FIGHTS
Insane damage as soon as you past 300 LUCK….


TIPS for lvling a HARD MODE ARCHER/HUNTER

7 LUCK is really hard from the start plus the x 3 experience points needed


Make it WAAAYYYY harder
To make grinding easier then get a GUILD and also make friends on the way to #1

Re-stat when ever you think you could do best with a LUCK build


PvP BUILDS (for HARD MODE)

5 STR 2 DEX for 1-15 PvP
*But if you like to heavily Nostrum then go all STR
Great build for 1-15 PvP and 20-30 PvP
OKish damage as well as evasion

7 LUCK
At 20-30 PvP this build really shines
Heavily Lapis with Fortune Lapis for the Best results
Insane Damage and you’ll almost never miss (at lvl 30 *without lapis you get a 48% chance to land a critical hit)


ULTIMATE MODE ARCHER BUILD

I haven’t tried one yet…..
But I say…..

7 STR 2 DEX for the beginning lvls
Then re-stat to LUCK at lvl 47 then begin adding STR

or you can go for a 8 LUCK 1 DEX build
then re-stat at lvl 45 and heavily lapis your gear with Fortune Lapis
then begin adding STR to improve your base damage

ARCHER/HUNTER Skills

Passive Skills

Body Training

Level 1 ability that raises basic physical attack power by 9
Level 2 raises basic physical attack power by 18
Level 3 raises basic physical attack power by 27

Bow Power Up

Level 1 ability that raises the player's attack power by 5 when a Bow is equipped
Level 2 raises attack power by 12 when a Bow is equipped
Level 3 raises attack power by 20 when a Bow is equipped

Projectile Power up

Level 1 ability that raises the player's attack power by 5 when a Cross Bow or Throwing Weapon is equipped
Level 2 raises the attack power by 12 when a Cross Bow or Throwing Weapon is equipped
Level 3 raises the attack power by 20 when a Cross Bow or Throwing Weapon is equipped

Relax Body

Level 1 ability that regenerates HP,MP and SP by 4% each for 3 seconds during the break
Level 2 regenerates HP,MP, and SP by 6% each for 3 seconds during the break
Level 3 regenerates HP,MP, and SP by 8% each for 3 seconds during the break

Backpack Upgrade

Level 1 ability that raises the limit of purchasing Backpacks to 3
Level 2 raises the limit of purchasing Backpacks to 4
Level 3 raises the limit of purchasing Backpacks to 5

Interpretation

Level 1 allows the player to understand 30% of what an opponent says
Level 2 allows the player to understand 60% of what an opponent says
Level 3 allows the player to understand everything an opponent says

Bow Mastery

Level 1 ability that increases the player's attacking speed by one level when a bow is equipped
Level 2 ability that increases the player's attacking speed by one level when a bow is equipped

Projectile Mastery

Level 1 ability that increases the player's attacking speed by one level when a throwing weapon or crossbow is equipped
Level 2 ability that increases the player's attacking speed by one level when a throwing weapon or crossbow is equipped

Basic Skills

Sharp Shooter

Level 1 disposable MP:60,SP:5 Buff that increases shooting accuracy by 5% for 5 minutes
Level 2 disposable MP:144,SP:20 Buff that increases shooting accuracy by 12% for 5 minutes
Level 3 disposable MP:400,SP:45 Buff that increases shooting accuracy by 21% for 5 minutes

Slow
De-buff that decreases an opponent's moving and attack speed

Level 1 disposable SP: 80, Recharge: 60 sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition.: Slow - 6 seconds with 70% success rate
Level 2 disposable SP: 200, Recharge: 60 sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition.: Slow - 9 seconds with 70% success rate
Level 3 disposable SP: 315, Recharge: 60 sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition.: Slow - 12 seconds with 70% success rate

Long Range

Level 1 disposable MP:65,SP:5 Buff that increases the range of attack by 3 meters for 5 minutes
Level 2 disposable MP:140,SP:15 Buff that increases the range of attack by 4 meters for 5 minutes
Level 3 disposable MP:244,SP:30 Buff that increases the range of attack by 5 meters for 5 minutes

Shot Pointer
De-buff that decreases an opponent's shooting defence power

Level 1 disposable MP: 5 P: 35, Recharge 30 sec, Range: 27m - decrease by: 25 points for 30 sec
Level 2 disposable MP: 25 P: 85, Recharge 30 sec, Range: 29m - decrease by: 50 points for 30 sec
Level 3 disposable MP: 30 SP115, Recharge 30 sec, Range: 32m - decrease by: 75 points for 30 sec

Big Coup Buff
that helps the player to successfully accomplish physical and shooting attack regardless of the targets DEX

Level 1 disposable MP: 35 SP: 80, Recharge 600 seconds, Duration 30 sec
Level 2 disposable MP:50 SP:115, Recharge 600 seconds, Duration 40 sec
Level 3 disposable MP:65 SP:150, Recharge 600 seconds, Duration 1 minute

Misfortune AoL only (Hard Mode+)
De-buff that decreases an opponent's LUC by a certain amount of time for 30 seconds

Level 1 disposable MP:20,SP:110, Range 24, abnormal condition.: bad luck, LUC Decrease: 15 points
Level 2 disposable MP:40,SP:210, Range 24, abnormal condition.: bad luck, LUC Decrease: 35 points
Level 3 disposable MP:60,SP:320, Range 24, abnormal condition.: bad luck, All Enemy's Distance: 10m, LUC Decrease: 55 points

Blunt UoF only (Hard Mode+)
De-buff that decreases an opponent's DEX by a certain amount of time for 30 seconds

Level 1 disposable MP:20,SP:110, Range 24, abnormal condition:DEX Decrease: 15 points
Level 2 disposable MP:40,SP:210, Range 24, abnormal condition: DEX Decrease: 35 points
Level 3 disposable MP:60,SP:320, Range 24, abnormal condition: All Enemy's Distance: 10m, DEX Decrease: 55 points

COMBAT SKILLS

Piercing shot shooting skill that wounds the target for Damage and pauses it for Time, regardless of its defence power

Level 1 disposable SP: 45, Recharge: 30 sec, Range: 24m, Damage: 58, Pause Time: 3 sec
Level 2 disposable SP: 105, Recharge: 30 sec, Range: 24m, Damage: 112, Pause Time: 3 sec
Level 3 disposable SP: 180, Recharge: 25 sec, Range: 24m, Damage: 239, Pause Time: 3 sec

Rapid Shot
Shooting skill that rapidly shoots arrows, each equal to the player's shooting attack power

Level 1 disposable SP: 45 Recharge: 20 sec, Range: 24m, # of Arrows: 2
Level 2 disposable SP: 90 Recharge: 20 sec, Range: 24m, # of Arrows: 3
Level 3 disposable SP: 200 Recharge: 20 sec, Range: 24m, # of Arrows: 3, Damage 15 on each successful shot

Wide Shot
Bow skill that shoots several arrows at once against enemies with a distance of the target and deals the players attack damage

Level 1 disposable SP: 100, Recharge: 20 sec, Range 24m, Distance of Wide Shot 6 meters
Level 2 disposable SP: 150, Recharge: 20 sec, Range 24m, Distance of Wide Shot 10 meters
Level 3 disposable SP: 235, Recharge: 20 sec, Range 24m, Distance of Wide Shot 14 meters

Ballista Shot
Projectile skill that deals the player's attack damage to enemies within a distance. Must have throwing weapon or Crossbow equipped

Level 1 disposable SP: 100, Recharge: 20 sec, Range: 24m, Distance of Ballista Shot 6 meters
Level 2 disposable SP: 150, Recharge: 20 sec, Range: 24m, Distance of Ballista Shot 10 meters
Level 3 disposable SP: 235, Recharge: 20 sec, Range: 24m, Distance of Ballista Shot 14 meters

Sustain Shot
Shooting skill that wounds the target for a % of its current HP every cycle for a # of seconds that will consume % of its HP

Level 1 disposable SP:60, Recharge: 30 sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition: dying, Wounds:2%, Cycle: 40 sec, HP: 21%
Level 2 disposable SP:120, Recharge: 30 sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition: dying, Wounds:3%, Cycle: 40 sec, HP: 31%
Level 3 disposable SP:165, Recharge: 30 sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition: dying, Wounds: 3%,Cycle: 60 sec, HP: 44%

Nailed Shot
Shooting skill that uses a Bow, Throwing Weapon, or Cross Bow to deal damage over a certain amount of seconds

Level 1 disposable SP: 60, Recharge: 15 sec, Range: 24m, Damage: 168 over 12 seconds
Level 2 disposable SP: 110, Recharge: 15 sec, Range: 24m, Damage: 384 over 12 seconds
Level 3 disposable SP: 145, Recharge: 15 sec, Range: 24m, Damage: 580 over 12 seconds

Mana Shot
Shooting skill that wounds the target for basic damage plus MP damage. It doesn't affect Monsters

Level 1 disposable MP: 15 SP: 60, Range 24m, MP Damage: 194
Level 2 disposable MP: 25 SP: 100, Range 24m, MP Damage: 350
Level 1 disposable MP: 35 SP: 150, Range 24m, MP Damage: 631

Slump Shot
De-buff that deals basic shooting damage and drops STR and REC for a specific amount of time - LVL 2&3 decrease attack speed also

Level 1 MP:53 SP:123, Recharge: 25 sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition.: dull, STR: 18, REC: 9 for 15 sec
Level 2 MP:108 SP:212, Recharge: 25 sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition.: dull, STR: 30, REC: 15 for 15 sec
Level 3 MP:177 SP:302, Recharge: 25 sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition.: dull, STR: 41, REC: 21 for 30 sec

Jumping Airshot
Shooting skill that Jumps up and shoots from a certain distance away. Deals damage regardless of the opponent's defence power.
Only usable when equipped with bow.

Level 1 disposable SP: 360, Recharge: 30 sec, Range 27m, Distance 27 meters, Damage 270
Level 2 disposable SP: 440, Recharge: 30 sec, Range 28m, Distance 28 meters, Damage 500
Level 3 disposable SP: 560 Recharge: 30 sec, Range 30m, Distance 30 meters, Damage 1270

Shower Time (HARD MODE SKILL +)
Shooting skill that wounds enemies within a distance for the players attack power plus damage.
Only usable when equipped with a Bow.

Level 1 disposable MP: 165 SP: 415, Recharge 600sec, Range: 24m, Distance: 10m, Damage: +306
Level 2 disposable MP: 230 SP: 525, Recharge 600sec, Range: 24m, Distance: 10m, Damage: +451
Level 3 disposable MP: 320 SP: 670, Recharge 600sec, Range: 24m, Distance: 10m, Damage: +671

Bloody Shower (HARD MODE SKILL +)
Shooting skill that wounds enemies within a distance for the players attack power plus damage.
Only usable when equipped with a Cross Bow or Throwing Weapon.

Level 1 disposable MP: 165 SP: 415, Recharge 600sec, Range: 24m, Distance: 10m, Damage: +306
Level 2 disposable MP: 230 SP: 525, Recharge 600sec, Range: 24m, Distance: 10m, Damage: +451
Level 3 disposable MP: 320 SP: 670, Recharge 600sec, Range: 24m, Distance: 10m, Damage: +671

Magic Defy (ULTIMATE SKILL)

Skill that avoids the next magic attacks that would hit the player, but expires after 5 minutes. Some spells aren't affected
Level 1 disposable MP:75,SP:120, Recharge 300 sec, Avoid Magic Attacks: 2
Level 2 disposable MP:140,SP:280, Recharge 300 sec, Avoid Magic Attacks: 3
Level 3 disposable MP:240,SP:430, Recharge 300 sec, Avoid Magic Attacks: 5

Flash Attack (ULTIMATE SKILL)
Buff that increases every weapon's attacking speed by one level for a certain amount of time

Level 1 disposable MP: 100 SP: 185, Recharge: 600sec, Duration: 30 Seconds
Level 2 disposable MP: 145 SP: 285, Recharge: 600sec, Duration: 45 Seconds
Level 3 disposable MP: 195 SP: 360, Recharge: 600sec, Duration: 1 Minute

SPECIAL SKILLS Normal +

Marksman Song
Party buff that increases shooting attack and defence power of party members within a distance of the player by a # of points for 10 min

Level 1 disposable MP: 95 SP: 85, Members with 100 meters, Defence Power +7 points
Level 2 disposable MP: 220 SP: 210, Members with 100 meters, Defence Power +14 points
Level 3 disposable MP: 400 SP: 330, Members with 100 meters, Defence Power +39 points

Bull's Eye
Shooting skill that deals the player's shoot attack plus a # of point damage

Level 1 disposable SP: 49 Recharge: 25 sec, Range: 24m, Damage +10
Level 2 disposable SP: 104 Recharge: 20 sec, Range: 24m, Damage +92
Level 3 disposable SP: 225 Recharge: 15 sec, Range: 24m, Damage +208

Potential Viable
Passive ability that increases the player's moving speed by one level and critical hit rate.
Automatically triggered when HP falls below certain %, recharges after 3 minutes

Level 1 Critical hit rate: 8% for 30 seconds. Trigger at 8% of HP
Level 2 Critical hit rate: 15% for 30 seconds. Trigger at 10% of HP
Level 3 Critical hit rate: 25% for 30 seconds. Trigger at 12% of HP

Absolute Attack
Shooting skill that cuts down an opponent's HP by a % regardless of its defence power. Its effect is restricted to some Monsters

Level 1 disposable SP: 230, Recharge: 300sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition: dying, HP Cut%: 10
Level 2 disposable SP: 370, Recharge: 300sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition: dying, HP Cut%: 15
Level 3 disposable SP: 550, Recharge: 300sec, Range: 24m, abnormal condition: dying, HP Cut%: 20

Dragnet
Skill that casts an invisible Dragnet that wounds any enemy within specific meters for damage.
Unable to set more than two at a time and disappear after 3 minutes

Level 1 disposable MP: 60 SP: 80, Recharge: 180sec, abnormal Condition: dying, Distance: 2m, Damage: 1000
Level 2 disposable MP: 80 SP: 100, Recharge: 180sec, abnormal Condition: dying, Distance: 2m, Damage: 1500
Level 3 disposable MP: 120 SP: 140, Recharge: 180sec, abnormal Condition: dying, Distance: 2m, Damage: 2000

Mana Decay
Skill that blows away a % of the target's max by spending the entire player's MP. Only usable when equipped with melee weapons.
It doesn't affect Monsters

Level 1 disposable MP spend all, Recharge: 600sec, Range 2m, MP Damage %: 50
Level 2 disposable MP spend all, Recharge: 600sec, Range 2m, MP Damage %: 70
Level 3 disposable MP spend all, Recharge: 600sec, Range 2m, MP Damage %: 90

Nuke Shot (HARD MODE +)
Powerful Shooting skill that deals 2 times the player's attack power and stuns the target for 5 seconds

Level 1 disposable MP: 570 SP: 1230, Cast time: 2sec, Recharge: 900sec, Range 22m
Level 2 disposable MP: 750 SP: 1500, Cast time: 1.5sec, Recharge: 900sec, Range 22m

Sleeper Ban (HARD MODE +)
Skill that makes enemies Sleep for a number of seconds with a melee attack. Only able to us it with Archer's One-Handed Sword or
Hunter's Two-handed Axe. The affect targets fall asleep but will be awakened when damaged

Level 1 disposable MP: 72 SP: 165, Recharge 60sec, Range: 2m, abnormal Condition: sleep, Sleep time: 6 sec
Level 2 disposable MP: 117 SP: 220, Recharge 55sec, Range: 2m, abnormal Condition: sleep, Sleep time: 8 sec
Level 3 disposable MP: 154 SP: 266, Recharge 50sec, Range: 2m, abnormal Condition: sleep, Sleep time: 10 sec

Pantera Vision (ULTIMATE MODE)
Powerful Shooting skill that deals a % of damage of the selected target's max HP. Its effect is limited to some Monsters

Level 1 disposable MP: 800 SP: 1650, Cast time: 1sec, Recharge: 600sec Range: 30m, abnormal condition: death HP Damage: 88%

Skills to get for an ARCHER/HUNTER

Normal Mode:

Luck build

Slump Shot
Wide Shot or Ballista Shot
Bull's Eye
Body Training
Sharp Shooter
Long Range
Shot Pointer
Rapid Shot
Marksman Song
Potential Viable

WHY are there so little skills for Luck builds????
Other skills cannot be used with a critical hit
skills that are DoT and % based damage can't be used for a critical hit
(unless the skill says % of success its useless to a LUCK build)

therefore those skills become obsolete in the higher lvls

STR/DEX build

Piercing Shot
Sustain Shot
Slump Shot
Jumping Airshot
Bull's Eye
Body Training
Sharp Shooter
Long Range
Shot Pointer
Rapid Shot
Marksman Song
Potential Viable

some of these skills require a lot of DEX to hit

Bow Power Up
Bow Mastery

for use with a Bow

Projectile Power up
Projectile Mastery

for use with a Crossbow

NOTE: no weapon is better then another
unless they have stats in them......

it all comes down to what YOU think and what YOU choose
ill just tell you the differences between the 2
and then YOU have to decide

BOWS
-faster in terms of DPS
-most common for LUCK builds because of speed
and a higher chance to Critical Hit
-good stats.....uncommon to see all stats in on spot....

CROSSBOWS and JAVELIN
-more DAMAGE to counter slow speed
-GREAT for 1-hit kills and high base damage
-stats are just like a bows except more common to be in STR DEX and LUCK separately


Hard Mode

STR/DEX build

Piercing Shot
Sustain Shot
Slump Shot
Jumping Airshot
Bull's Eye
Body Training
Sharp Shooter
Long Range
Shot Pointer
Rapid Shot
Marksman Song
Potential Viable
Nuke Shot

LUCK build

Slump Shot
Wide Shot or Ballista Shot
Bull's Eye
Body Training
Sharp Shooter
Long Range
Shot Pointer
Rapid Shot
Marksman Song
Potential Viable
Nuke Shot

Bow Power Up
Bow Mastery
Shower Time

For use with a Bow

Projectile Power up
Projectile Mastery
Bloody Shower

For use with a Crossbow


ULTIMATE MODE

Anything you want ^^
Basically you can get every skill in the game (for a HUNTER/ARCHER)


ARCHER/HUNTER LEVELLING GUIDE

At the very early lvls an ARCHER/HUNTER should learn how and efficiently kite an enemy……

What is kiting??

The ability to RUN in a monster’s range and have it follow you while you attack it

NOTE: don’t pull too much monsters…..and DON’T let that monster get close

Party with a RANGER/ASSASSIN for their LUCK buff
Get a guild they’ll help you lvl up
Meet new people, befriend PRIEST/ORCLES

Lapising Guide

Depending on your build….. you may want to Lapis differently

STR/DEX

Lapis some Shrewd Lapis to your equipment
Also Lapis some additional Craft Lapis to increase your Attack
Some Assault, Deceive and Forbid Lapis to Boost up your ATTACK and DEFENCE

NOTE: you may want some Vigor, Mental and Life Lapis to increase your SP, MP and HP

LUCK

If you have under 300 LUCK
Then Lapis more Fortune Lapis until you got 350-400 LUCK
Then Begin to add more Craft, Assault/Deceive and Forbid Lapis to assist more in PvP and PvE


PvP Guide and Strategy

Solo

Archer/hunter vs. Warrior/Fighter

Get loads of range and remember how to Kite; dance circles around them
They’ll probably use auto-attack and will run/defend themselves when their HP is low
Finish them quickly or else …..RUN before they get close to you…..Use skills like “Slow” and Piercing Shot to gain some range…..use de-buffs to you advantage….

Archer/Hunter vs. Mage/Pagan

Drain their MP quickly or just use Rapid/Triple Shot it will be over quickly
Most people will probably try to run close to you so run away…..then attack before they cast their spells….ALWAYS interrupt their spells….De-buff them ASAP…..

Archer/Hunter vs. Priest/Oracle

This could take a while because most of them add REC to themselves
So go all out….Slow wouldn’t work because they have dispel same goes for
Piercing Shot, DoTs and % based attacks they won’t give much damage but will use their AoEs to slow you down……they’ll also run up close to drain your SP so run away and attack…..

Archer/Hunter vs. Ranger/Assassin

Lol……
It should be easy for a LUCK build to massacre them but they will use “stealth”
So use DoT such as sustian shot to prevent them from "stealthing"
and then de-buff them, Big Coup, and spam your attacks afterwards.....
Plus run for it when they use “sprinter” run for a good 2 minutes they can’t attack you when they’re running….and also don’t make it obvious on where you are running in case they could ambush you there…..
or use "slow" at your first hit

Archer/Hunter vs. Archer/Hunter

It all comes down to skills and armour……attack swiftly to bring down their HP
Also stun them and then finish them off if things don’t go your way……

In a Party

first of all it takes time to learn......
I can only give you tips.......
and Garathorn can give you strategies.....

TIPS (feel free to criticize)

a player should ALWAYS OBSERVE the situation,
Plan ahead, and ADAPT to the ever changing PvP realm......

will be posted as IMPORTANT points
another KEY to your success

~~~~ TIP 1 ~~~~

OBSERVE

why should you do it???
-can save your team from ambush and extermination.....
-lets you PLAN ahead of strategies on how to kill the opposing fraction

as you observe the 1-15 map
be on the look-out for SCOUTS* and DECOYS......

COMMUNICATION is the key to success
talk to you leader ( or party ) about what you see

~~things to tell your leader~~
# of total enemies
# of Pagans/Mage
# of Oracles/Priest
# of Assassins/Rangers
*remember the assassins/ranger's name if you are in 20-30 PvP and 1-60 PvP
# of every other class I haven't mentioned.......

skills if you happen to see them
possible builds they might be......

players who are is isolated ( be careful they could be Decoys )
know the difference between a Guardian/defender from a Fighter/Warrior

where each player is

~~~~ TIP 2 ~~~~
PLAN

taken from Garathorn's PvP Tactics Guide
http://forums.aeriagames.com/viewtopic.php?t=90496

decide on the best form of action that will
1) bring you kills
2) keep all your players alive
3) ensure your success in driving back your enemies

and then APPLY your strategy to what you OBSERVE

~~~~ TIP 3 ~~~~
ADAPT

your leader ( or you ) should be watching the Battle
and act like a mobile RESURECTION point

change PLANS if things don't go how you planned it to go
PROTECT each other
especially Pagan/Mages, Oracles/Priests and Hunters/Archers

stay alive as much as you can

send a Assassin/Ranger into a group of enemies
or as a decoy then tell him/her to attack and *STEALTH* away......
*remember to STEALTH away

and lastly the most
*strategic way of defending a Party* is to flee
don't kill of all your members
flee and then attack *just like kiting*

~~~~ TIP 4 ~~~~
ACTION
technically this should be TIP 3 but most people do this right away

it's self explanatory.....
why did you come into PvP realm???
to KILL

attack their Leader first
or anyone that is annoying

KNOW THE ENIMIES WEAKNESS

Assassin/Rangers
Warriors/Fighters can be easily killed by STRONG MAGIC ATTACKS

Pagans/Mages
Oracles/Priest can also be easily killed by Physical ATTACKS

Hunters/Archers can be killed by both Physical and Magical based attacks
*only if you can reach them first.......their MAXIMUM range is 35m........

Guardian/Defenders can be killed depending on their build
but mostly die by Magically based attacks

Also do not lapis your EQUIPMENT with EARTH or FIRE
why???
most Pagans/Mages MAX every WIND SPELL.....
some CRAZY Oracle/Priest will get EVERY WATER SPELL......

if you want to Lapis your EQUIPMENT then get the ones according to your BUILD
and Life Lapis and Mental Lapis for higher survivability

Get the BEST equipment you can for your lvl
don't bring any useful equipment ( high chance of Inventory items dropping )

and the MOST IMOPRTANT RULE/TIP is to OBEY THE RULES GM's POSTED


so far this is all I can think of at the moment......
hope you get LOADS of kills

and I wish you all good " LUCK "..........
you'll need it

forgot [b]EXTRA TIPS
run like the wind if you are alone and see a PLAYER on HM/UM
kill Knock Out Nostrum users FAST
HAVE FUN it's a game don't get mad or spaz just because your side is losing or has no BLESS

I want to make an archer when I get to um so this is usefull information thanks. But did you write this? Because I saw something very similar on the shaiya forums.

One thing I don't understand :
' or you can go for a 8 LUCK 1 DEX build
then re-stat at lvl 45 and heavily lapis your gear with Fortune Lapis
then begin adding STR to improve your base damage'

to what do you need to restat? full luck?

i did not write this topic, i found it on the shayia official forum and read the whole shit. extremely usefull.

i think it was go str/dex build and restat at 40, and have pure luck untill 45 then start add strengt to improve you general damage

ah ok

I was thinking about going 1 dex 8(+1) luck until I have enough luck for 95% then add dex till I have 200 and then the left points in to str....

Do you think that would be any good?

Totaly, go pure luck till 45 or at least change to pure luck when you are 45 and put a lot of fortune lapises on armor weapon etc and go str

ok, thanks....can't wait to be an archer

This is one class I don't have any experience with, apart from I have 1-15 PvP um Archer, that I will never delete as long as I am playing this game, playing um Archer in PvP is so much fun, the only thing I might consider is leving up so I could start 20-30 PvP. But like always playing a um Archer in PvP can work out to be expensive, you need to buy continuous res rune, I did play with hm Archer and that was also great fun, and you don't need res runes, but the little advantages you get from the um archer are worth the costs of buying res runes, for me. its brilliant when you come up on a mage with a um Archer, and hit them with mana deplete and watching them turn and try to run, before you root them to the spot and finish them off. I would advise any one to have a go at PvP with an Archer its fantastic fun, but if you are thinking of doing it with a nm Archer I really would advise against this, nm Archers just don't get enough stat points, and are very weak at a low lev of 15, but there again that's my opinion there may be other guys who have done better with nm Archers.

My sister has two nm archers, one for pvp and one for pve. I must say she is quite good, she isn't on lailah server however, I doubt if she would do well in lailah's pvp...
It is really fun to see her play ,she jumps and runs around a lot to avoid getting hit by enemies and for extra damage.

One of the downsides of being a nm archer is that you can't use a luck build (or at least I wouldn't advice it, since you probably want to lvl fast to unlock hm). But you do get an luck point every level, so that is quite wasted, however the other classes do get a usefull extra point so you have a bit of a disadvantage.

What is your build on your pvp archer?

Well i woudn't advise going NM for pvp, but if you do go i dont know any other then 3 str and 2 dex or you could go 3 dex and 2 str, but then you will only hit less, but they will miss more on you.

I don't plan on making a nm archer for pvp. If I would make a pvp archer it would be hm I think.
But for the moment I am focusing on getting a um archer .

Pvp HM:

go 5 str 2 dex or 3dex 4 str, pretty much the same as for pve. you could also go pure luck, but dont go pvp before 20-30 pvp. and go lots of fortune lapises

Pvp UM:

Go pure luc! pvp in any lvls

I really can't wait to make an um archer, why does it take so long to get to lvl 40?

how do yjink i have had it?? i have been planing pure luc archer um since when i started xD
and then when i got lvl 30 nm i wasnted pure luc mage too ! xD

As a pure luck mage you dont get the 1 attack point for every 3 luck points so your base damage will be low when using pure luck.


Btw I heard that for every critical hit 1 point is taken of your endurance, so you have to repair a lot....do you know if that is true?
That would be really expensive then.

no i dont know, but what i do know is that luc mages have the highest dmg in game that is possible