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F O R E V E R - Z E R O ' S   A R C H E R / H U N T E R   G U I D E
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CURRENTLY UPDATED FOR: Niffleheim - Episode 9? (iRO)
CURRENT GUIDE VERSION: 2.0
LAST UPDATED: December 14th, 2004
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****************************NOTICE UPDATE! 12/14/04**************************
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I have updated ALOT of information. The information that is still old and
un-reliable are labeled as such. I will get to everyone next update.
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READ ABOVE NOTICE!
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Table of Contents
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[A] - Version History
[B] - Contact (In-game and email)
[C] - Copyright
[D] - Credits
I - About the Archer/Hunter
II - Starting from Novice
III - Stat Builds
1. The Hybrid Hunter
a. More AGI/DEX #1
b. More AGI/DEX #2
c. My Hybrid Build
d. More Falcon
2. The Falconer
a. Pre-Comodo
b. Post-Comodo
3. The Power Hunter
4. The AGI/DEX Hunter
IV - Making your own Build
V - Archer skills (and the skill build)
a. Standard Skills
b. Quest Skills
VI - ARCHER WALKTHROUGH
1. The Archer quest
2. Your first steps as Archer
3. Where to level
4. Your equipment
5. Equipment cards
6. Snipe location guide
a. 'Mids level 3
b. Aligators
c. Argopies
d. GH Staircase
7. Archer job bonuses
8. How to make zenny
VII - Changing to Hunter
VIII - Aftermath
IX - Hunter skills (and skill build)
X - Your Falcon
XI - Hunter job bonuses
XII - The Sniper
XIII - Dungen Guide
1. Payon Cave 1
2. Orc Dungen 2
3. 'Mids 4
4. Prison
5. High Orcs
XIV - Hunters and PvP
1. Class Type Guide
2. Equipment
3. Things to Know
XV - Hunters and WoE
XVI - Tips/Secrets
XVII - What Bow and When
XVIII - Flee/Hit Chart
XIX - Future iRO update nerfs/changes
XX - Frequently Asked Questions
XXI - Special Thanks
XXII - Closing Statement
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[A] - Version History
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* = Major Update
1.1 (11/02/03)
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- Changed some stat builds
- Finished Archer Walkthrough
- Finished Changing to Hunter
- Fixed minor mistakes in equipment/card information
- Added allot of information in equipment/card section
- Added to/changed where to level section
- Started Hunter Skills
1.2 (11/15/03)
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- Fixed the annoying "=" problem in the top title
- Added contact section
- Fixed some equipment location / price information
- Added card price information
- [Will finish skill section in next update]
1.3 (11/23/03)
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- Finished "Your Falcon"
- Added future update changes section
- Fixed minor errors in "where to level"
1.4* (12/14/03)
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- Added and started snipe location guide
- Added Archer job bonuses
- Added Hunter job bonuses
- Made the cards section separate from the equipment section
- Guide posted on IGN.com
- Added copyright and credits sections
- Added some additional card information
- Added Hunter skill builds
- Added dates to the version history
- Added closing statement
1.4.1 (12/23/04)
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- Fixed nearly all spelling and grammar mistakes
1.5* (12/28/03)
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- Finished Hunter skill builds
- Added several stat builds
- Added alot more ending stat informatiom
- Added Hunter "Where to Level"
- Added and revised card information
- Added to "Credits"
- Added "Special Thanks" section
- Guide posted on GameFAQs.com
1.6* (01/10/04)
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- Added Neoseeker.com to site list
- Added to / edited "Future iRO update nerfs/changes"
- Added "Frequrntly Asked Questions" section
- Added Comodo skill quests
- Added important notes to stat builds
- Added a stat builds
- Added to "Credits"
- Added to "Your Falcon"
- Added an important notice to "Contact"
- Added to "Your Equipment"
- Added / edited Falconer stat build
- Added Falcon Auto Blitz chance to ending stat information
- Split Archer skills into 2 sections, standard and quest skills
- Edited "Where to Level"
1.7* (01/25/04)
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- Added a detailed list of useful bows to the equipment cards section
- Added to "Frequently Asked Questions"
- Changed the new Falcon stat build
- Added "Hunters and PvP" section
- Added Flee/Hit Chart
1.8 (02/08/04)
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- Fixed falcon build (again)
- Added "Tips / Secrets"
- Changed e-mail address
1.9* (02/15/04)
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- Added the Hunter Quest
- Added to "Where to Level"
- Edited the opening section a bit
- Added to and fixed Equipment
- Added to Tips/Secrets
- Changed some skill comments
- Changed old "Changing to Hunter" into "Aftermath"
1.10* (04/07/04)
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- [HUGE UPDATE]
- Updated guide for the Juno update.
- Added better Equipment and Equipment Cards sections
- Added the "Updated For:" to the top
- Added Juno update changes to the future iRO updates section
- Added to Where to Level
- Added the "Dungen Guide" section
- Added the "Hunters and WoE" section
- Added the "Making Your Own Build" section
- Added "Rares" to the Snipe Location Guide
- Added alot of info to the contact section
1.11 (04/11/04)
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- The basic sections such as introduction have been revised
- Re-did the equipment section
- Re-did the equipment cards section
- Added to Juno Update changes
- Changed "Where to Level"
1.12 (04/30/03)
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- Fixed 160 DEX error
- Fixed the New Falcon build to be possible without a stat reset
- Edited the 'Mids 4 dungen guide
- Fixed various other reported errors
- Added a Falconer FAQ to the new Falcon build section
- Added to the normal FAQ section
- Added the IRC section for "Contact"
1.13* (05/13/04)
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- Added information on Falcon Damage
- Changed "High Orcs" to "Prison" in the Dungen Guide section
- Added the information for the Prison Dungen Guide
- Edited "Hunters and PvP"
- Added to the Falconer FAQ
- Fixed a few more reported errors, thanks!
- Added some sections to "Hunters and PvP"
- Added to the credits
- Leveled up my character, OMG HAX!
- Edited the Contact section again
1.14 (05/29/04)
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- Fixed some random errors in the guide
- Edited the Contact section
- Edited the Archer/Hunter pros/cons
- Edited "Where to Level"
- Added a stat build
- Re-organized the stat build section
- Edited the stat build descriptions
1.15 (06/18/04)
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- Fixed some random bugs in the guide
- Finished the HUNTER SKILLS! (Wasn't I supposed to do that 9 updates ago?)
- Updated stat bonuses with more detailed info
- Added to the Juno update changes list
- Updtaed "Special Thanks"
- Added the "About This Guide" section
- Began phase one of evil genius word domination plan
1.16* (07/13/04)
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- Edited "Where to Level"
- Added information to "Your Falcon"
- Created the "What Bow and When?" section
- Edited the prices of cards in "Equipment Cards"
- Added the High Orcs dungen guide
- Added bow and arrow information to the dunge/snipe guides
1.17 (07/25/04)
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- Added the Sniper section (Hunter's advanced 2nd class)
- Fixed some misc. errors in the guide
- (Yes, small update)
1.18* (08/08/04)
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- HUGE UPDATE, added many corrections. Here is a complete list:
- Fixed "Where to Level" to accomodate the Amatsu update.
- Changed "Equipment" and "Equipment Cards" for PvP / WoE builds.
- Changed the general outlook on VIT this guide once had.
- Added GUILD DUNGEN LEVELING guides.
- NOTE THAT THE DUNGEN GUIDES SECTION IS PRE AMATSU
- ANYTHING PRE AMATSU IS LABELED AS SUCH!
2.0* (12/14/04)
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- Fixed ALOT of out dated and unreliable information.
-Where to Level
-Equipment Guides
-About the Archer/Hunter
-Stat Builds
-What Bow and When?
-Archer Skills
-Tips/Secrets
-MORE TO COME
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[B] - Contact
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IMPORTANT NOTICE!
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Lately, I have been getting a huge amount of annoying IMs. By annoiyng
I mean that people IM me random things and I don't even know who they
are, or they ask me really stupid questions that are either obvious or
answered in the guide. To help this, I have added an FAQ section. But
please, think about what you are going to send before you IM me. I am
very tempted to take my IM handles off of the contact section, and I
don't want to do this as helping people over IM is much eassier and
more efficient then helping people over email. Please think over your
question, and read through the guide before conacting me. Thank you.
UPDATE: Please do not ask me the following questions:
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1. Private server related questions
2. Botting related questions
3. Questions about a class other then Archer/Hunter
4. General Ragnarok questions
5. Ask me to tank you / give you items
6. Leveling questions, It's covered in the guide
7. Questions already answered in the guide (please search)
Finally, PLEASE be polite when asking for help. I have gotten a huge amount
of questions phrased like, "plz tell where I can lvl my hoontar???". If
your question is phrased as such, I will not be very keen on helping you.
A better way to phrase that would be, "Hey, I read your guide and was
wondering if you could give me some leveling tips?". I would be very helpful
in that situation :). Also, again, please make sure your question is not
already answered in the guide. This includes most stat build and leveling
questions. If you want me to rate your build, all I will do is take the inf-
ormation given in this guide and use it to rate your build. You can easily
do the same. However, if you need help creating a custom build by all means
IM or email me.
Keep in mind I don't need you to go, "Excuse me sir, I was reading through
your well written FAQ and was curious as to if I could borrow a bit of your
time, that is if you are not busy at the moment". This is a direct quote btw.
I'm not asking you to talk to me like I'm the President. I'm just asking you
not to go, "PLZ GIV MY CHARA ZANNY PLZ PLZ PLZZZZZZZZZZ????????" If it were
up to me, "plz", "pls", "plzzzzzzz" "plssssssssss" etc would all be banned
in every word filter on the internet. But unfortunately, it's not up to me,
so please at least avoid saying "plz" when talking to me, especially with
multiple z's or s's. Some other notes:
-Thanks is thanks, not thx
-Please is please, not plz, pls, pwease, or plx
-"th" is not meant to be replaced with "da"
-Hunter is Hunter, not Hoontar
-Words were not meant to be represented by numbers
-You are not a "leet haxor", do not use "1337 5p34k"
-Please un-glue your caps lock key
-I am not at my computer 24/7, and do have a life. This life may not involve
helping you at the time of your message.
-Exclamation points and question marks do not need to be used more then once
-Punctuation should be not in place of other punctuation (ie, WHERE 2 LVL!!)
-I am not God, I do not know every little fact about RO. If I don't know the
answer to your question, please hold back all "OMG LOLLOLOLLL NEWB!!1" msgs.
-My purpose in life is not to tank you, give you "ITAMS", give you "ZANNY",
or to give you anything. Thus do not ask me to tank you or give you zenny
-I am not Gravity, I cannot do anything about the guy who scammed you
-I am not interested in any private sewrvers. I don't care what the exp and
or drop rates are. Having a +10 ARMOR OF IMPENDING DOOM isn't fun if there
are only 10 people on the server at once
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| Every time someone sends me a stupid email, a Yoyo dies |
|             Please, think of the Yoyos.                 |
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CHAOS
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Forever-Hunter
Forever-Zero
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Chances are if you IM me in-game, I am busy. If I don't respond at first or
tell you I am busy, please don't annoy me by repeating your question 5 times
Also, I am always more then happy to party with people around my level (94).
So, if you want to party some place try whispering me and if I'm not busy
I'd be glad to.
IRC
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I am often in IRC, sometimes idle and sometimes not. These are the channels I
generally lurk in (I reccomend these channels btw :) Keep in mind I may not
be in ALL of these channels at once.
SERVER: #irc.gamesurge.net
CHANNEL: #roempire (In here most of the time)
SERVER: irc.esper.net
CHANNEL: #ragnarokwisdom
SERVER: irc.enterthegame.con
CHANNELS: #prontera, #emperium (rarely in these two)
EMAIL
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ForeverZeroRO OMGWTFSPAM AHHHHHH [AT] [gmail] [dot com]
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If you want to email me, please include the word "Hunter", "Ragnarok", etc
in the subject line. I get quite a bit of spam and if you make your subject
"Hi", "Hey", etc it will probebly be deleted.
[PLEASE READ ABOVE NOTICES]
IM
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AIM: Sephiroth32UFF
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Please be polite over IM.
[PLEASE READ ABOVE NOTICES]
ERROR REPORTS
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If you find an error in my guide (meaning incorrect or misleading info) then
please tell me as soon as possible so I can correct it. If you report an
error, it can be done over IM or Email. Please say whether or not you want
your email to be listed in the credits for pointing out the error.
CURRENT ERRORS MARKED FOR CORRECTION:
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1. The SP regen in the stat builds is before the new Juno SP regen patch.
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[C] - Copyright
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their respective trademark and copyright holders. This guide may not be
reproduced under any circumstances aside from personal use. reproduc-
tion of this guide for public viewing (i.e.: posting this guide on a
web site) is not allowed without written permission. Use of this guide
on any website or as part of any public display is strictly prohibited
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guide for public viewing, it may not be altered in any way, this
includes converting this guide from plain text to HTML. If posted,
clear credit must be given as to who wrote the guide. Failure to comply
with this will also result in a violation of copyright. The following
websites and only the following websites have permission to use this guide:
http://www.ign.com [IGN]
http://www.roempire.com [RO Empire]
http://www.gamefaqs.com [Game FAQs]
http://www.neoseeker.com [Neo Seeker]
http://www.wogaming.com [World of Gaming]
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[D] - Credits
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Giga Bahamut - ragincajun123aol.com
[For information regarding the Power build and Hunter job bonuses]
Zxqv8 - Does not wish to give email address
[For information regarding the GH Staircase snipe spot]
Peace_Keeper - Does not wish to give email address
[For information regarding the Horns snipe spot]
Lionheart - bahamutffl@msn.com
[For giving the "More Falcon" hybrid build]
Afro KC - Does not wish to give email address
[His comodo changes guide was used for the new editions in v1.6]
[http://www.merchantguild.net/~ragnamart/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8557]
Lim Ker Liang - kllim@ifca.com.my
[For giving Auto Blitz formula]
Molokov - Izlude120@yahoo.com
[For giving Comodo skill quest information]
LTJustin350 - Does not wish to give email address
[For pointing out an error in the location of Angeling]
Sion - Does not wish to give email address
[His guide was used for the "What Bow and When" section]
Koo HyunMo - Does not wish to give email address
[For giving me information reguarding the Falcon and Snipers. Big Help :)]
ro.nitro7.com - N/A
[Used to get Archer job bonus information]
RO Empire - http://www.roempire.com
[Used to get Archer and Hunter skills information]
iRO Multicalc - http://irocalc.vze.com
[Used to create stat builds and to give end result information]
Ragnarok Universe - http://www.firearmour.com.sg/~rouniverse
[Used to get hit/flee chart and 10 DEX bonus information]
Unkown Title - http://www.hostultra.com/~himeyasha/iRO%202-2
[I used this site to get the information about Falcon Damage. Nice site]
RO Datazone - http://www.rodatazone.com
[Used this site to get specific job bonus info and alot of trap formulas]
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I - About the Archer/Hunter
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The Archer class, as every other class, has it's own pros and cons.
However, for an Archer there seems to be more pros then cons.
PROS:
*Long range attack. You can kill enemies before they get to you.
*Very high attack and attack speed/dodge (DEX and AGI).
*You can control the very powerful sub-character "Falcon".
*Ankle Snare :) (Hunter).
*Very powerful PvP class.
*Very easy to level up.
*Many builds to chose from.
*You don't need to worry about sacraficing stat points to get DEX.
*Good MVP character (if built right).
*Large assets in WoE (guild wars)
CONS:
*Arrows and traps cost money. Although it isn't much, Archer is
probably one of the poorer classes. You can still make allot of zenny
of course.
*Low HP and defense. Don't expect to be a tank. Even with flee, monsters
always have a 5% chance of hitting you.
*Novice is difficult. But if you find yourself a nice tank its fine.
*Low skill choice as an Archer, and most of the Hunter's traps and
useless after Comodo, which I believe every RO version now has.
Archers tend to be very easy to level up because they can snipe. This
means you will be able to kill things far beyond what someone at your
level should be able to. Also, 2 of your few skills as an archer boost
2 of your vital stats, RANGE and DEX. Overall, Archer is a pretty easy
class. It is pretty hard when you are low leveled so it's a good idea to
find yourself a nice tank until about level 20 (unless you snipe).
While Archers tend to be mediocre, Hunter is a VERY powerful class and
if built right can be nearly unstoppable in PvP (player versus player).
They specialize in traps that cause damage or negative effects to a mob
such as freeze trap or sandman which causes sleep. Some traps such as
Ankle Snare allow you to snipe without actually sniping. For more skill
info skip ahead to the Archer and Hunter skills section.
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II - Starting from Novice
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First off, start off with these stats:
AGI: 9
DEX: 9
INT: 9
LUK: 1
VIT: 1
STR: 1
This is the starting build for any of the Hunter builds. Here is a
basic rundown of what each of these stats do and specifically what
they do for you as an Archer.
AGI: This stat will raise your Flee and ASPD. This is generally a very
important stat for a Hunter. Having a higher ASPD will also maximize your
Falcon's efficiency as more shots in a shorter period of time means more
chances of your Falcon attacking in that period of time. For your general
basic build, this is usually raised almost equally with AGI.
DEX: This stat will raise your attack damage with a bow as well as your
HIT rate, *STR DOES NOT RAISE BOW DAMAGE*. Obviously, this stat is important
if you want to not miss and deal decent damage. DEX is a stat that is raised
to 150 or 160 for MVP builds. Note that DEX will increase your damage greatly
when it is at a multiple of 0 (70, 80, 90, etc). The difference between
70-78 or so DEX is only a few damage, but 80 will give you a large bonus.
This will also raise your ASPD by a very small amount.
INT: This stat is generally not raised to a large number. INT will increase
trap and Falcon attack damage. The only reason to get this is if you plan
on relying on your Falcon frequently, (or traps, but that's mainly before
Comodo). This will also raise your SP and SP regen speed.
LUK: Another stat that helps your Falcon. This can also increase your
chance of a critical attack. LUK determines how often your falcon will
attack, a very important stat for the Falcon Hunter. LUK will also raise
your perfect dodge.
VIT: This increases HP recovery, HP, and how much recovery items heal
you. Not important at all for an Archer in most builds. VIT is however
very important in a PvP or WoE based build. Having a least a little VIT
in any build is, in my opinion, important. The HP boost helps alot.
STR: This increases your weight and attack damage with melee weapons.
Leave this at one also as you are not going to use a sword or melee
weapon and it is a waste of stat points. STR also raises your weight
so you can carry more supplies, but avoid this stat, trust me.
Now back to Novice. Your quest as a Novice will be very difficult. You
aren't build to be a melee fighter, but unfortunately, the Novice is
a melee character so you'll have to try. For your first 5-6 levels,
fight everything south of Payon except for Willows. Once you hit level
6, fight willows as well. Note that it is highly recommended you get
a tank to take you through novice. Just politely ask some people to
tank Poporings for you and you should be job level 10 in no time.
Also whenever you fight a willow and it drops any kind of trunk, pick
it up. You will need it to become an archer.  Note that if you have other
characters, you can use them to get the trunk and transfer them to your
Archer character with storage.
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III - Stat builds
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There are many different types of Archers/Hunters and each requires a
different stat build. The skill builds for every type are the same.
Here are the types of Archers/Hunters and the stat builds for them.
KEEP IN MIND: These builds (for the most part) are NOT meant to be
used exactly as shown! They are a GUIDELINE. Infact, I would not suggest
using most of these builds as shown exactly. This is because you generally
try to end your stats in a "x0" digit (10, 20, etc). This includes your
gears, and I can't predict what gears you are planning on using.
1. THE HYBRID HUNTER
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a. More AGI/DEX
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Like all hybrid builds, it takes the power of 2 important skills and cuts
each in half to give you a bit of both. In this build, I put in more AGI/DEX
then Falcon. Here is the build:
(Note your equipment will improve greatly on many of these stats. This also
assumes you have owl's eye level 10)
1 STR
90 AGI
1 VIT
29 INT
90 DEX
39 LUK
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Base Crit: 14
Hit: 200
Flee: 189
Cast Time: 32.6%
Lucky Dodge: 4
ASPD: 178.44 (fist) 167.66 (bow)
Min MATK: 45
Max MATK: 54
SP: 510
SP Regem: 49 minutes 28 seconds, 10.3 SP per minute
Auto Blitz Chance: 12.7%
Note that you don't need to follow this exactly. You may choose not to
add LUK/INT or you may chose to slot in DEX/AGI while you are adding
LUK/INT. You can mold it to your liking. The same goes with the other
builds.
b. More AGI/DEX #2
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This build is basically the same as the above, but with more LUK,
less INT, and slightly less DEX. Your falcon will auto blitz alot,
but not as much as a Falconer's. Here we basically exchange Falcon
damage for Falcon auto blitz chance. Here is the build:
STR: 1
AGI: 90
VIT: 1
INT: 16
DEX: 89
LUK: 45
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Base Crit: 16
Hit: 198
Flee: 188
Cast Time: 33.3%
Lucky Dodge: 5
ASPD: 178.40 (fist) 167.60 (bow)
Min MATK: 20
Max MATK: 25
SP: 454
SP Regem: 49 minutes 56 seconds, 9 SP per minute
Auto Blitz Chance: 14.5%
The way I have suggested to build your character when leveling basic-
ally tells you to add alot of AGI early and cram the DEX in later on.
This is because of the Owl's eye skill and DEX job bonuses you get. At
level 58, I had 61+10 AGI and 50+20 DEX. The +20 more then makes up for
the massive AGI adding early on.
2. THE FALCON HUNTER
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CURRENTLY BEUNG RE-MODELED
3. THE POWER HUNTER
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This build relies on a huge attack power as well as constant criticals
and Falcon attacks. Your attack speed and flee will be very low and so
will your Falcon's damage. But the point is to have enough power and
criticals to make that not matter very much. You should try and get
some defense upgrades for this build as you will be getting hit allot.
Here is the stat build for the power Hunter:
By the way, know that you will NEED a Priest to level. You will almost never
dodge and it will be very hard leveling, but the end result will be a very
nice offensive Hunter. Here is the other information:
DEX: 99
LUK: 99
Base Crit: 34
Hit: 209
Flee: 100
Cast Time: 26.6%
Lucky Dodge: 10
ASPD: 164.56 (fist) 146.84 (bow)
Min MATK: 10
Max MATK: 10
SP: 431
SP Regem: 50 minutes 25 seconds, 8.5 SP per minute
4. THE AGI/DEX HUNTER [MVP]
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This type of Hunter relies on your 2 main stats. It is my version of
hybrid minus the LUK and INT. The only 2 things you raise are DEX and
AGI, so unfortunately this gives you a very low chance of a Falcon
attack. So your Falcon is basically useless auto-attack and damage wise.
THIS IS GENERALLY THE BUILD FOR MVPERS. This is because when you are our
MvPing a monster, you generally don't attack mormally, you Double Strafe.
Your Falcon can't come out when you use skills, so a Falcon is essentially
useless for MvPing. So, getting the most out of your non Falcon stats can
make you a very good MvPer.
AGI: 99
DEX: 99
Here is the other information:
Base Crit: 1
Hit: 209
Flee: 198
Cast Time: 26.6%
Lucky Dodge: 1
ASPD: 180.24 (fist) 170.36 (bow)
Min MATK: 10
Max MATK: 10
SP: 431
SP Regem: 50 minutes 25 seconds, 8.5 SP per minute
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IV - MAKING YOUR OWN BUILD
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If you don't want to use an un-original build or just don't particularly
fancy any of the ones here, you can of course make your own. Making a build
for a Hunter is a bit complex, as there are so many stats thar can help you.
I like to describe making a Hunter build as using the stat distrobution
hexagon you used when you were first creating your character. These are the
catagories for the Hunter hexagon:
1. Accuracy (DEX)
2. Attack Speed/Flee (AGI)
3. Falcon auto-blitz, criticals (LUK)
4. Falcon and trap damage (INT)
Well ok it's more of a rectangle then a hexagon, but you get the point. When
you add more to one catagory, the others weaken. For example, for every stat
point of AGI or DEX you put, you have less LUK and INT. Each catagory allows
less stat points and resultingly less usefullness of another catagory. You
can choose to max 2 of the catagories at 99, but this leaves room for no
other catagories. You can raise 2 evenly, and the other 2 to an amount much
greater or less then the other 2. The key to making a good build is balanc-
ing these catagories out. You cannot excell in three areas. It is a good
idea to pick two areas you wish to focus on as your main skill, and raise
a third or possibly a fourth as a secondary skill. An example of this is the
AGI/DEX hybrid builds. They raise AGI/DEX as the primary area of skill, and
use some LUK and occasionally some INT for a secondary attack. You cannot
rely on the LUK/INT, but it is still useful. The reverse goes for a falconer
who relies mainly on LUK/INT.
In conclusion: To make a good build, you need to know how to balance your
possible areas of skill to make an efficient combonation. Using a stat calc
to make and preview your builds is a good idea. Be sure to take into account
the factor of your equipment, which will greatly effect the ending result of
your build.
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V - ARCHER SKILLS
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As an archer, you have a very limited choice of skills. This will
change as a hunter but for the time you are an archer you'll have to
settle for these:
a. Standard Skills
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OFFENSIVE SKILLS
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SKILL NAME: Double Strafe
REQUIRMENTS: None
DESCRIPTION: Attacks with 2 arrows for a very powerful attack. This
skill does not use any arrows.
SP COST: 15
MY COMMENT: This is a must have skill. Max it. This skill is one of the
cheapest skills in the game, and is very powerful.
SKILL NAME: Arrow Shower
REQUIRMENTS: Double Strafe level 5
DESCRIPTION: Attacks in a 9 cell area with 1 hit to each cell
SP COST: 15
MY COMMENT: This skill really isn't that good. It can save you
occasionally against weak mobs, but later in the game it becoems pretty
ineffective. However, this skill is very useful for WoE to spam status
effects or to hit multiple wizards at once to stop a pre-cast. However,
when you're attacking the enemy will often have Classical Pluck up, so
this is mainly used for defending. All you need is level 1 for WoE.
SUPPORTIVE SKILLS
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SKILL NAME: Owl's Eye
REQUIRMENTS: None
DESCRIPTION: Increases your DEX stat
LEVEL 1: DEX + 1
LEVEL 2: DEX + 2
LEVEL 3: DEX + 3
LEVEL 4: DEX + 4
LEVEL 5: DEX + 5
LEVEL 6: DEX + 6
LEVEL 7: DEX + 7
LEVEL 8: DEX + 8
LEVEL 9: DEX + 9
LEVEL 10: DEX + 10
MY COMMENT: Absolutely essential. You'd be crazy to not max this
SKILL NAME: Vulture's Eye
REQUIRMENTS: Owl's Eye level 3
DESCRIPTION: Increases your RANGE and HIT (accuracy)
LEVEL 1: RANGE and HIT + 1
LEVEL 2: RANGE and HIT + 2
LEVEL 3: RANGE and HIT + 3
LEVEL 4: RANGE and HIT + 4
LEVEL 5: RANGE and HIT + 5
LEVEL 6: RANGE and HIT + 6
LEVEL 7: RANGE and HIT + 7
LEVEL 8: RANGE and HIT + 8
LEVEL 9: RANGE and HIT + 9
LEVEL 10: RANGE and HIT + 10
MY COMMENT: Same as above. Max it
SKILL NAME: Improve Concentration
REQUIRMENTS: None
DESCRIPTION: Temporarily increases your DEX and AGI. Also allows
you to detect hidden enemies within 3 cells for the duration
of the skill
LEVEL 1:
SP: 25 | AGI/DEX up 3% | Duration: 40 seconds
LEVEL 2:
SP: 30 | AGI/DEX up 4% | Duration: 50 seconds
LEVEL 3:
SP: 35 | AGI/DEX up 5% | Duration: 60 seconds
LEVEL 4:
SP: 40 | AGI/DEX up 6% | Duration: 70 seconds
LEVEL 5:
SP: 45 | AGI/DEX up 7% | Duration: 80 seconds
LEVEL 6:
SP: 50 | AGI/DEX up 8% | Duration: 90 seconds
LEVEL 7:
SP: 55 | AGI/DEX up 9% | Duration: 100 seconds
LEVEL 8:
SP: 60 | AGI/DEX up 10% | Duration: 110 seconds
LEVEL 9:
SP: 65 | AGI/DEX up 11% | Duration: 120 seconds
LEVEL 10:
SP: 70 | AGI/DEX up 12% | Duration: 130 seconds
MY COMMENT: Another incredibly cheap skill. Max this, it is your
best friend. Note you need level 10 IC for 160 DEX.
Here is the skill build I use:
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Owl's Eye lvl 3
Vulture's Eye lvl 10
Owl's Eye lvl 10
Double Strafe lvl 10
Improve Concentration 10
Arrow Shower 1
I strongly perfer Improve Concentration, as Arrow Shower is just over-
shadowed by skills like Blitz Beat and Charge Arrow that server the same
purpose (getting you out of tight spots). Improve Conentration is always
useful and helps alot in PvP and WoE and in high level dungens. However,
note that Arrow Shower is requested by many WoE guilds to spam status
effects during sieges.
b. Quest Skills
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SKILL NAME: Arrow Crafting
INFORMATION: Create special kinds of arrows (ie Oridecon Arrows)
out of materials you have.
REQUIRED LEVEL: 30
NEEDED QUEST ITEMS:
20 Resins (Elder Willow)
1 Red Potion
13 Trunks (Elder Willow, Willow, Greatest General)
41 Tough Scale Like Stems (Stem Worm)
7 Mushroom Spores (Spore, Poison Spore, Colored Mushrooms)
QUEST NPC: "Kyulnari" in Morroc in the central water area
SKILL NAME: Arrow Repel
INFORMATION: Shoot a charged arrow at an enemy at 150% of your normal
attack sending it back 7 cells. It has a very small cast time, but is
not considered a spell so if the caster is hit during the small cast
duration he/she will continue casting
REQUIRED LEVEL: Job 35
NEEDED QUEST ITEMS:
1 Cross Bow (You get it back after the quest)
10 Tentacles
3 Yoyo Tails
2 Emeralds
36 Banana Juice
QUEST NPC: "Gaeho" in the South West area of Payon (between a house and wall)
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VI - ARCHER WALKTHROUGH
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1. The Archer Quest
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Allot of people say the archer quest is difficult, but I think it is
one of the easier quests. Your quest is to gather "trunk" from the
enemy "willow" the tree. (Note: Do NOT try and fight elder willows!)
The only hard part comes from the fact as a novice you are forced to
fight melee when you aren't built for it. So wait until level 5-6
before you start hunting willows. It also wouldn't hurt to carry around
5 reds for emergencies if you can afford it. If you train on willows
during novice and pick up all the trunk it drops, you should have more
then enough by the time you hit job level 10. Note that if you find any
"trunk" with no prefix do NOT use it in the quest! Trunks are either
sold for 1k or gathered to make the headgear "sakkat". Put any "trunk"
you have in your Kafra storage space before changing to archer.
2. Your first steps as Archer
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Now your off! You'll find being an archer is much easier then being a
novice. This is for 3 main reasons: 1) The 2 stats you were raising
before [DEX and AGI] now matter to you, 2) You can now choose not to
fight melee but long range instead, which is what you are built for,
and 3) you can snipe harder enemies such as pecopecos and creamys from
cliffs. Now what should you do first? First thing is to gather up 1400z
for a composite bow. Don't worry about silver/fire arrows for now, save
those for later levels. Once you have your new bow, train on Rockers,
pickys, drops, etc. All the things you trained on during novice will
still give you good exp as well. You may not know it yet, but getting
1% or even .5% base EXP from a pooring is heaven. Keep up the training
until you get to level 20 or so, then try payon cave level 1 with
silver arrows and a crossbow.
3. Where to level
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1-12:
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Poorings, fabres, pupas, pecopeco eggs, pickys, willows, etc.
13-20:
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I suggest a tank for these levels. You can try Culverts 1 with red
pots if you like, or hit and run poporings/spores in 'Mids 1.
20-30:
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Payon Cave 1 works well with Silver Arrows. Double Strafe the Familiars and
hit and run the Zombies. The Poporings are good EXP as well.
30-40:
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Payon Cave 2 will work with potions. Forgive me lack on knowledge on this
level range.
40-50:
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Try some snipe locations. You can hit and run Aligators 2E of Comodo, or
Argopies 2N of Pront. GH graveyard will work as well, just be carful of
Hunter Flies. Use Silver Arrows for this if you plan on trying.
50-Hunter:
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Essentially continue what you have been doing snipe location and hit and run
wise. Graveyard will be much eassier for you now, and so will 'Mids 3 and
Aligators. You can try Orc Dungen 1 with a party if you really want something
new, but I would stick to snipeing/hit and run.
Hunter-65:
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Snare at Graveyard. This will be excellent EXP, and you can handle the flies
better with your traps. You can try partying with a Priest/Aco there as well
to make things eassier. You can also try brining some orange potions to Mids3
or Mids4 and kill regularly there. Just be carfule of the rare Ancient Mummy
spawn in level 4.
65-70:
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Once you hit 65, all of the above suggestions will still work. However, you
can now try Orc Dungen 2 (Zenorcs). Use a Bloody Bow and Silver Arrows. It is
very fast EXP here, and very good normal loot. The dungen is basically the
old Geffen 1 but for higher leveled people. Watch out for the occasional Orc
Lord spawn. See the dungen guide section for more detials on this location.
70-80:
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In the low 70's, try 'Mids 4 with some pots. It should be much eassier then
the 65-70 range, especially if you have good flee for your level. If you
do not yet have a Mocking Muffler, this is the time to get one. From here on,
I will assume you have a mocking. It is an essential tool for leveling.
Anyways, get yourself up yo about 75-77 in 'Mids 4. After that, you can party
up with a Priest in Prison. Luck helps immensely here, as you will do very
little damage to the Rybios. You will need to rely on Gloria to kill those
with your bird. See the dungen guide section for more details on Prison 1.
You can stay in Pris 1 for a long time. The exp is still good there at my
level (94).
Another leveling location at this range, which is VERY good for the rich
people out there, is HIGH ORCS. This dungen can be very good EXP with a
a Priest. You will need a Bloody Bow, and Crystal Arrows. These arrows are
hard to come by and cost a fortune, but make your damage very high against
High Orcs. You will also see Fires for the Orc Archers and Arclous. See the
dungen guide for more information on this location.
80-90:
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You will now essentially need a Priest to level. 'Mids 4 will not be all that
great anymore compared to what else is out there, and what else is out there
requires a Priest. You can continue at Prison 1, it will probebly be the same
or better EXP then before because you can take it better now. High Orcs will
still be great EXP as well.
The new possibilities are GH Chivalry 2, GH Castle 2 mob party, and Turtle
Island Surface. You need a Priest for all of these except for TI Surface.
For Chiv2, you will need silvers, and a bloody bow. Bring a normal bow or a
Santa Poring bow as well for the Khalitzburgs and Raydric Archers.
Mobbing at Castle2 is going to be hard without a good tank, Wizard, and
Priest. Your job will be to kill any stray monsters, and arrow shower the
monsters in the Storm Gust to break the ice.
4. Your equipment
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As you gain levels, your equipment becomes very important to you.
Equipment that you can buy from shops aside from weapons usually won't
suit you well and you'll either need to hunt monsters or pay allot of
zenny for the equipment you want. Here is a list of the equipment you
should have. An > means, "get this, then once you can, get this".
a. Leveling Gear
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HEADGEAR:
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- APPLE O' ARCHER
[AoA is dropped by Archer Skeleton in 'Mids 2/3/4 and Payon 4/5. It is
DEX+3 and 0 DEF.]
- SAKKAT
[Sakkat is recieved from an NPC in Alde Baren in exchange for 120 Trunk and
10k. It is AGI+1 and DEF+3.]
- GHOST BANDANA
[Ghost Bandana is a very rare headgear dropped by the mini-boss Ghostring.
Ghostring spawns in Poring Island (2N, 1E Pront) and there are usually
alot of people camping him. The headgear is AGI+2 and 0 DEF.]
- BUNNY BAND
[Bunny Band is dropped very rarely by the mini-boss Eclipse. It can be made
much easier then it is hunted in a Kafra quest. You need to get 100 feather
20 perls, 1 kitty band, and 1 four leaf clover. It is LUK+2.]
- ANGEL WING
[This headgear is very rarely dropped by the mini-boss Angeling. He spawns
on Poring Island (2N 1E Pront) and on the Argopie Map (3N Pront). The head-
gear is AGI+1, LUK+1, DEF +3.]
HEAD-MIDDLE:
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- BINOCULARS
[Binoculars are DEX+1 and 0 DEF. This is the only useful Middle Headgear.
Making them is a quest and requires 100 Steel, Greek Glases, and 10k.]
- SLOTTED SUNGLASSES
[Slotted Sunglasses are very rare and very expensive. They can only be
obtained through an Old Blue Box or a very rare event that sometimes
occures.]
- EAGLE EYES
[Eagle Eyes (A.K.A. Angled Glasses come Juno) just look cool. They are
DEF+1 and thar's all. They are dropped by Savages.]
HEAD-LOWER:
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- Whatever makes your character look cool. I reccomend Romantic Flower.
GARMENT:
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- SLOTTED MUFFLER
[Slotted Mufflers are dropped by Sohees in Payon 4/5 and rarely 2 fields
east of Payon.]
ARMOR:
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- SLOTTED TIGHTS
[Slotted Tights are dropped by Jakk in Geffen 3. They are DEX+1 and DEF+6.]
FOOTGEAR:
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- SLOTTED BOOTS
[Slotted Boots are DEF+4 and are dropped by Argopies.]
- CRYSTAL PUMPS
[Crystal Pumps are LUK+5 and 0 DEF. They are dropped by Alice, Marrionette,
and Succubus.]
ACCESSORY:
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- CLIP
[Clip is dropped by Alarms in Clock Tower 3. They are the only accessory
aside from level 90+ requirment ones with a slot, they are also SP+10 and
have very little weight, don't buy belts, they are to heavy. Clips sell for
90-110k. See the cards section below for good cards to put into it.]
- BROOCH
[Brooch is AGI+2 with no slot. It is dropped by Marionette and Diabolic.
There is no market for them, and they are rarely on sale.]
- ANCIENT BROOCH
[Ancient Brooch is AGI+1 but has a slot. The catch is, it has a levle 90
requirment. It is dropped by Anolian.]
- GLOVE
[Glove is DEX+2 with no slot. They are dropped by Mummies.]
- ANCIENT GLOVE
[Ancient Glove is DEX+1 but has a slot. Again, it hasa lvl 90 requirment.
It is dropped by Ancient Mummy is 'Mids basement 2 amd Stings.]
b. PvP/WoE Gear
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HEADGEAR:
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- POO POO HAT
[This hat subtracts 10% damage you recieve from other players. It is equal
to an over upgraded Bone Helm. Use this, it's cheap to buy as well.]
- CORSAIR
[MVP Drop from Drake. It adds VIT+1 and has 5 DEF.]
GARMENT:
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- IMMUNE MUFFLER
[The Raydric Card will give you a 20% damage reduction against neutral
property attacks. A Mocking is useless as in WoE/PvP, you can pretty much
assume everything will hit you. Other hunters occasionally like to run
around with Ghost Property arrows as well, which will do 50% more damage
to you because of the Whisper card.]
ARMOR:
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- UNFROZEN TIGHTS
[This should always be paired with a Marse Muffler. You will use it to run
into pre-casts. It makes it so you will not be frozen by Storm Gust or the
Bard skill Frost Joke. However, the Marse card is neccessary as taking all
hits from a Storm Gust will hurt. Make sure you have some whites to mash
when you run in with this.]
- HARD TIGHTS
[+700HP is always a good thing. Pupa cards also tend to be cheap.]
- SPIRITUAL TIGHTS
[If you can get them...]
FOOTGEAR:
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- GREEN BOOTS
[+10% Max HP and +1 AGI. These are the best boots to use, except for the
possibility of Moonlight Boots if you manage to grab them. But even then,
more HP is generally better then walking faster.]
ACCESSORY:
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- ROSARY
[+5MDEF and +2 LUK. It will be of great help in pre-casts. Once you hit 90,
use slotted Rosary and put a useful card in such as Zerom.]
- SAFTEY RINGS
[This is the overall best possible accessory. Each ring gives DEF+3 MDEF+3.
They are extremely expensive, but having two of these equiped is very nice]
WEAPONS:
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- STATUS BOWS
[Use 4 slot Composite Bows and insert four of the same status card. Savage
Bebe is a common choice. Use bows such as the stun bow to stun Wizards, and
AGI based characters. Ice bows work as well for VIT characters.]
- VITAL BOW
[If you don't plan on attacking and are a pure trapper build, this works
very well. +400HP and +4VIT.]
- FORTUNE SWORD
[Again, a weapon for the pure trapper. This should obviously be paired with
a Thara Frog Guard. It gives PERFECT DODGE+20 LUK+5.]
5. Equipment Cards
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Now in that you may have noticed "slotted" equipment allot. In each slot
you can place 1 card. Cards are very rarely dropped by enemies and some
are very good and sought after such as a whisper card or viata card.
Here are the cards I would suggest putting in your equipment if you can
get then all:
HEAD-MIDDLE:
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-WILLOW CARD
[SP +80, worth about 30k.]
-ELDER WILLOW CARD
[INT +2, worth about 50k.]
GARMENT:
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-WHISPER CARD
[Flee +20, 50% more damage taken from the ghost. Worth 1.8-2mil. Whispers
are found in Geffen 2/3, Sphyinx 2/3/4. and Sunken Ship.]
-RAYDRIC CARD (for DEX/LUK build)
[Physical Attack Damage -15%, worth about 6 mil. Raydric is found in GH
Castle 2 and several other GH areas.]
ARMOR:
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- THIEF BUG CARD
[AGI +1, worth about 10k. Thief Bugs are found in Pronter Culverts.]
- ROCKER CARD
[DEX +1, worth about 15-20k. Rockers are found 1W of Prontera.]
- RODA FROG CARD
[MHP +400, MSP +50, worth about 100k]
- PUPA CARD
[MHP +700, worth 400k-450k]
FOOTGEAR:
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- SOHEE CARD
[SP +15%, MSP +50, worth about 450k. Sohees are found in Payon 4/5.]
- MATYR CARD
[MHP +10%, AGI +1, worth about 1-1.5mil. Matyr is found in Sphyinx 2/3/4
and also in 'Mids 4.]
- MALE THIEF BUG CARD
[AGI +2. worth about 500k. Male Thief Bugs are found in Pronter Culverts.]
ACCESSORY:
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- KUKRE CARD
[AGI +2, worth about 60k. Kukre is found in Sunken Ship]
- ZENROM CARD
[DEX +3, worth about 2m. Zenrom is found in Sphyinx 1/2.]
- YOYO CARD
[Perfect Dodge +5%, AGI +1, worth about 900k.]
- KOBOLD CARD
[Critical +4%, STR +1, worth about 500k-600k.]
6. Snipe location guide
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|THIS SECTION IS OUT DATED AND WILL BE UPDATED SOON|
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a. 'Mids level 3
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RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 40
ENEMIES: Mummy, Solider Skeleton, Dramiliar, Archer Skeleton
RARES: Rough Oridecon, Mummy Card, Apple of Archer, Dramiliar Card, Soldier
Skeleton card, Archer Skeleton card, Glove
DANGEROUS: 4/5
COSRTLY: 5/5
EXP GAIN: 4/5
OVERALL RATING: 5/5
'Mids level 3 is an overall good snipe spot. The spawn rates are good
and each mummy, Dramiliar, or skeleton you kill will give you allot of
EXP. The only bad things are it is VERY dangerous and you will need
to spend allot of zenny on fly wings and red pots each time you go in.
The whole map is sniping though, it is just endless hallways with no
walls in-between them. So all you do is stand at one hallway and
shoot monsters that are in the hallway parallel to yours. It is very
fast EXP and is an excellent spot as long as you are rich and careful.
Also be careful of the Archer Skeletons. If you get to close to the
edge of the hallway you're on, they can snipe you from their hallway.
Just stand 2 cells from the edge and you should be able to shoot them
safely.
To get to 'Mids 3, first go to Morroc. Then, exit Morroc through the
north west exit. Go to the north west corner of the new map you are in
and you will see a pyramid (most likely with people regening outside)
Go inside it and just fly wing through the huge maze that is level 1.
Level 2 is very dangerous and mobs fast, so don't try to walk it. Fly
wing through level 2 and finally get to level 3.
b. Aligators
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RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 35 lowest
ENEMIES: Aligators, Wild Rose, Anaqandas
RARES: Cute Ribbon, Anaqanda card, Desert Wolf card
DANGEROUS: 1.5/5
COSRTLY: 2/5
EXP GAIN: 5/5
OVERALL RATING: 3.8/5
With the addition of the Comodo update came a map where Aligators
and Wild Roses reside. Each will give you a huge amount of EXP and
they are non-aggressive, making it not very dangerous at all. The
only aggressive monster is the Desert Wolf, but this monster only
spawns in the desert area of the map which you have no reason to go
near. There are allot of good cliffs on the map, but it can take a
long time to find an Alligator or Wild Rose. They will also run off
screen allot, but they usually come back soon. Wild Roses are very
quick and usually run off before you can kill them, but Aligators are
basically the same EXP. Allot of ASPD helps in this snipe spot so you
can stop the monsters from moving before they get off screen. The
only thing you will need here item wise is fly wings, to make it
through the other maps which are very dangerous. It isn't very costly
and you really won't die very at all unless you do something stupid
like shoot a monster on the same level as you're on.
To get to the Aligators map, go to Comodo. Then, exit Comodo east. You
should now be in a cave. The cave isn't dangerous and almost nothing
is aggressive, but still watch your step. The next field has poison
spores, but they shouldn't be much of a threat. The next field
however has some VERY dangerous enemies. They will do about 500
damage and they move very fast, so fly wing out of there as fast as
you can. After you exit this field, you are in the Alligator map.
c. Argopies
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RECCOMENDED LEVEL: 40
ENEMIES: Argopies, Argos
RARES: Sloted Boots, Argopie card, Argos card
DANGEROUS: 4.5/5
COSRTLY: 4/5
EXP GAIN: 5/5
OVERALL RATING: 4/5
Argopies are ugly centipede like creatures that live near Prontera.
The spot is very dangerous as they are aggressive and hurt allot. They
are slow though, so you can try and hit and run them. They will often
spawn on the cliff you're sniping on, so you'll need allot of fly
wings and red pots making this spot about as costly as 'Mids level 3.
The EXP is great though, and you can level up very fast. On my last
job level, I was leeching and got 1% from each Argopie. This would
mean that even at job 39 you would get 2% per Argopie, which is very
good EXP.
Getting to Argopies is very simple and safe. Just go to Prontera. Exit
Prontera through the north castle exit and go 1 map north. You are
on the Argopie map.
7. Archer job bonuses
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