Ask a Bowman Thread.

I have some questions. Concerning the way of the Hunter, Ranger, and Bowmaster
Is lvl 19 arrowblow better than lvl 20 doubleshot?
Its 323% vs 340% average, but AB has more KB. It all comes down to preference. As long as you have 19 AB, I see no reason to restart, as its just about equal.

Is there any skill in the Hunters, Rangers, or Bowmasters arsenal that gives you a higher damage than arrowblow?
AB's 283% will be the highest single attack skill in 1 arrow (non critical) you'll use. FA is 250%, but not many people go FA now-a-days. Mortal Blow is 250%, but that's up close only. However, with Sharp Eyes (4th job), most of your skills including strafe and hurricane, will have more damage whenever they get a crit

Is the ability to knock back something to be concerned about in later levels (fighting monsters like Bigfoot)
Yes it is, but you won't be using arrow blow to do this. By the time you're facing bigfoot, hurricane and SE will be plenty enough. Arrow blow would be painfully slow, lol

In what situations (training areas, bosses) does HP becomes a concern and to what extent?
HP starts to matter in your 8x+, after you move from monsters that deal 600 damage, into monsters that deal 1200+ damage. Most bosses have hp issues for archers, area bosses like snowman, or MM and ZMM aren't bad. Jr. Rog is the first boss you'll encounter where your HP will come into question

Is arrow-rain training better than strafe training? Assume Magatia is already out.
I'm not to versed on Magatia, but it seems that it isn't really for 75+. Right now AR and strafe are equal. Each has different training spots, both are fast, you can't really go wrong. Pick a training spot you enjoy and use that skill. If you like windraiders, get strafe. If you like mp3, go for AR

What non-main attacking skills get replaced by better skills or become useless (such as FA)
DS/AB is replaced by strafe, strafe is replaced almost entirely by hurricane. That's it. Arrow Bomb and Inferno have different uses, and rain is never replaced. PKB can sometimes be considered replaced by MB, however I disagree with this as I still use PKB.

EDIT: Read question wrong. Only FA is replaced. Eye, Crit, Focus, SA, Booster, Mastery, Thrust, Mortal Blow, Hawk, Puppet are all dependent. Mastery is replaced by Expertise (4th job mastery), but you need maxed 2nd job mastery to get it.

What 4th job important skills should I be concerned in terms of availability and importance?
SE 20 is on the expensive side, 30 is more reasonable. Maple Warrior is tough to get because its all classes. Hurricane is fairly reasonable.

and finally
Are attack arrows worth it or used at bosses?
No.

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