[RED] Archer Skill Builds

3rd job: Mortal Blow or Strafe.

You have to max strafe at 20 for ultimate strafe. There's no way you can NOT max strafe.

Yeah don't max sh`itty Mortal Blow.

MB is quite nice and activates fairly often (this was when I was training before Ascension patch) for people who have a damage range about 1/20 of yours.

You have to max strafe at 20 for ultimate strafe. There's no way you can NOT max strafe.

That applies to Rangers, as he said in the first post.

Hi. I'm Level 150.

Previously, I failed 3 Concentrate 30 Books and forgot to buy another.. so now I have to buy AFA 30 in the FM..

Stupid move? x_X How high is it..

P.S: I used Hurricane 30 Free Mastery Book.. Loving Hurricane 30

Does anyone else miss Sharp Eyes?
At Level 150, the guide tells me not to put any into Sharp Eyes (and I have 30).. I miss casting it and frequently do by accident

Okay, so all GB bosses don't seem to attack at all anymore. They just runs at you. Also, 100 shot limit on final attack is gone.

Elite Puppet absorbs 1/1s.
Just throwing that out there.

Elite Puppet absorbs 1/1s.
Just throwing that out there.

YEAH BUT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY DRAW AGGRO SO THERE'S NO POINT

Elite Puppet absorbs 1/1s.
Just throwing that out there.

That's hot.

YEAH BUT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY DRAW AGGRO SO THERE'S NO POINT

Yes there is, lol. Tanking for those 1/1's has been really nice at HT.

Thank you for this guide.

YEAH BUT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY DRAW AGGRO SO THERE'S NO POINT

Puppet is weird now. Anyone know how it works? I've noticed that if you cast puppet first, then attack a monster it will wander over and start attacking the puppet instead of you. I dont think I will get the hang of the new puppet

Puppet is weird now. Anyone know how it works? I've noticed that if you cast puppet first, then attack a monster it will wander over and start attacking the puppet instead of you. I dont think I will get the hang of the new puppet

old puppet: xfer the aggro from you to the puppet;
ePuppet(solo): Draw aggro once it attacked the mob
ePuppet(team): i don't know, the screen has too many numbers and I don't even know where I am standing...

so... need a new strategy for Pap; at least archers won't get ohko by most of the boss nowadays...

Can I max Sharp Eyes before Spirit Link? :/

My parties always ask for SE.. I have 0.. and I ALWAYS party..

You're very very far from the average archer speaking from a funding standpoint.

However, with empress, I rarely if ever run into mobs of 6. While the instructors do sometimes summon a couple Adv. Knights, they're killed so quickly that it's negligible and definitely not worth investing points into a skill that has such a limited use.

Empress: Instructors summon a small mob one or two times, not worth it.

At empress when I went to try and solo an intructor they kept summoning like 6 mobs each time I kill them. Yes its fine when you go in a party and they die instantly, but not when you solo. I put 1 point in inferno only and I miss it Even if I leave the summons on 1 side and hit the instructor only they start summoning more.

Also has anyone tested if ignore defence on codex/weapons work now? It'd be great if someone can check this, im having hard time checking it with so many random numbers.

Edit: There is no need to worry about GB now. Anyone can kill it these days as it is glitched and does not attack back. You can just stand right in front of it and afk pretty much until rebuffs needed.

Can I max Sharp Eyes before Spirit Link? :/

My parties always ask for SE.. I have 0.. and I ALWAYS party..

Tell them to screw off and find a different party. Spirit Link is superior to Sharp Eyes in everyway.

I maxed SE just cause I don't intend on buying any of the other books yet because my archer won't be leveling like crazy at all. I've pretty much just logged on to get event items and for lulz. Max SE if you want to. I know i shouldn't have, but my archer is screwed anyway already because I can't wash out those last 30 ish points that I blooded (you know, when you needed HP to go to Horntail because it did like 7k damage) anymore and my damage is severely cut with the addition of potential (which also ruined the fact that I blooded as well considering we needed HP before and now anyone can get that with a little % HP equips). Also 90 base strength! Yay old school bowmasters! Now I am an SE buffer with ok damage!

SE gives a very insignificant damage boost over Spirit Link (0.2%). If you really want to be someone's peach that badly, you can max it. Otherwise, be self-serving and max the skill that gives the same damage boost but also increases your HP and defense.

If you already have some +Total Damage% potential, in theory, SE would give a bigger damage boost I believe.

Tell them to screw off and find a different party. Spirit Link is superior to Sharp Eyes in everyway.

Or he could do a wild build (by that I mean try to max both at the same time), unless you level quite fast get all the books you need and pass them when needed I would say its ok to not go on a linear build, I know I'm still a noob but its kinda silly that everyone follows a build and those that don't are labeled as stupid (not sure, just taking wild guesses), I would say max what ever you need in that moment, just care for how it should look at the end, unless you only care for damage in which that build is made with that as a base.

Or he could do a wild build (by that I mean try to max both at the same time), unless you level quite fast get all the books you need and pass them when needed I would say its ok to not go on a linear build, I know I'm still a noob but its kinda silly that everyone follows a build and those that don't are labeled as stupid (not sure, just taking wild guesses), I would say max what ever you need in that moment, just care for how it should look at the end, unless you only care for damage in which that build is made with that as a base.

Max Illusion Step first, Archers need the dodge rate.

Max Illusion Step first, Archers need the dodge rate.

helps with the insane amount of avoid we get.

helps with the insane amount of avoid we get.

Everyone knows avoid is garbage.