Introduction

Bowmen are one of the weakest classes starting out, but as they go further down on their track, they out-rank all classes.

Why be a Bowman

Why should I become a bowman? Well, here are some PRO's and CON's of Bowmen.

PROS

• Two attack skills to choose from and whichever one you choose, it wouldn't affect your next job advance.

• Arrow Blow is a skill with low MP cost, high ATT (seeing that lvl 19 AB is glitched and is 283% damage) and very good with Critical Shot.

• All jobs after 1st Job Advancement (2nd-4th) have VERY GOOD mob control skills.

• Ability to knock-back enemies in first job when there is no mob skills.

• Considering this is a ranged class, the damage is pretty nice.

CONS

• Low and unstable damage until level 40-50 when the damage is higher and the range of attack is smaller (with (Cross)bow Mastery.)

• Double shot is very MP and arrow consuming (though most people still use because there is a 17% chance of higher damage than Arrow Blow.)

• Very hard to train because there are scarce places (that are good for training at) with sniping platforms.

Bowmen Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Prerequisites
	The Blessing of Amazon	Increases accuracy.	Passive	16	-
	The Eye of Amazon	Increases the range of attack for both bows and crossbows.	Passive	8	The Blessing of Amazon Lv. 3
	Critical Shot	Allows you to perform a critical attack with a certain success rate.	Passive	20	-
	Focus	Focussing to temporarily increase accuracy and avoidability.	Supportive	20	The Blessing of Amazon Lv. 3
	Arrow Blow	Fires an arrow with authority. Applies more damage than usual.	Active	20	-
	Double Shot	Fires two arrows at once to attack an enemy twice.	Active	20	Arrow Blow Lv. 1

The Archer AP Builds
With Bowmen (Hunters and Crossbow Men), the main ability points should go ino STR and DEX. STR is less needed but we still need if we want to equip future armor and equipment. Here are the ability point builds for Hunters and Crossbowmen

Crossbowmen
- All you need is to have your STR equal to your level to equip the corresponding level's crossbow. Here's how it would go:

Level 10 : 10 STR, 34 DEX
Level 11 : 11 STR, 38 DEX
Level 12 : 12 STR, 42 DEX
Level 13 : 13 STR, 46 DEX
Level 14 : 14 STR, 48 DEX
Level 15 : 15 STR, 52 DEX
Level 16 : 16 STR, 56 DEX
Level 17 : 17 STR, 60 DEX
Level 18 : 18 STR, 64 DEX
Level 19 : 19 STR, 68 DEX
Level 20 : 20 STR, 72 DEX
Level 21 : 21 STR, 76 DEX
Level 22 : 22 STR, 80 DEX
Level 23 : 23 STR, 84 DEX
Level 24 : 24 STR, 88 DEX
Level 25 : 25 STR, 92 DEX
Level 26 : 26 STR, 96 DEX
Level 27 : 27 STR, 100 DEX
Level 28 : 28 STR, 104 DEX
Level 29 : 29 STR, 108 DEX
Level 30 : 30 STR, 112 DEX
Hunters
- All a Hunter needs to have, is the STR +5 of the level, so here's how it would go:

Level 10 : 12 STR, 32 DEX
Level 11 : 14 STR, 35 DEX
Level 12 : 16 STR, 38 DEX
Level 13 : 18 STR, 39 DEX
Level 14 : 19 STR, 43 DEX
Level 15 : 20 STR, 47 DEX
Level 16 : 21 STR, 51 DEX
Level 17 : 22 STR, 55 DEX
Level 18 : 23 STR, 59 DEX
Level 19 : 24 STR, 63 DEX
Level 20 : 25 STR, 67 DEX
Level 21 : 26 STR, 71 DEX
Level 22 : 27 STR, 75 DEX
Level 23 : 28 STR, 79 DEX
Level 24 : 29 STR, 83 DEX
Level 25 : 30 STR, 87 DEX
Level 26 : 31 STR, 91 DEX
Level 27 : 32 STR, 95 DEX
Level 28 : 33 STR, 99 DEX
Level 29 : 34 STR, 103 DEX
Level 30 : 35 STR, 107 DEX
Note : At the beginning, around Lv. 10 - Lv. 15, the DEX is irregularly added. This is because, you need DEX as your main stat that adds Weapon Attack. So that means, if all is put into STR, then your character will be very weak at the beginning which will lead to slow leveling.

The Archer SP Builds
Double Shot Build with Focus

Bold words indicate when a skill should be maxed
Level 10 : +1 Arrow Blow
Level 11 : +3 The Blessing of Amazon
Level 12 : +3 The Eye Of Amazon
Level 13 : +3 The Eye Of Amazon
Level 14 : +2 The Eye Of Amazon, +1 Critical Shot
Level 15 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 16 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 17 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 18 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 19 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 20 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 21 : +1 Critical Shot, +2 Double Shot
Level 22 : +3 Double Shot
Level 23 : +3 Double Shot
Level 24 : +3 Double Shot
Level 25 : +3 Double Shot
Level 26 : +3 Double Shot
Level 27 : +3 Double Shot
Level 28 : +3 Focus
Level 29 : +3 Focus
Level 30 : +3 Focus
Results
By the end of that build, your SP should be set like the following:

1 Arrow Blow

20 in Double Shot

20 in Critical Shot

9 in Focus

3 in The Blessing Of Amazon

8 in The Eye Of Amazon

Double Shot with Passive Build
Level 10 : +1 Arrow Blow
Level 11 : +3 The Blessing of Amazon
Level 12 : +3 The Eye of Amazon
Level 13 : +3 The Eye of Amazon
Level 14 : +2 The Eye of Amazon, +1 Critical Shot
Level 15 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 16 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 17 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 18 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 19 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 20 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 21 : +1 Critical shot, +2 Double Shot
Level 22 : +3 Double Shot
Level 23 : +3 Double Shot
Level 24 : +3 Double Shot
Level 25 : +3 Double Shot
Level 26 : +3 Double Shot
Level 27 : +3 Double Shot
Level 28 : +3 The Blessing of Amazon
Level 29 : +3 The Blessing of Amazon
Level 30 : +3 The Blessing of Amazon
Results
At the end of that build, your SP should have been set like the following:

1 in Arrow Blow

20 in Critical Shot

20 in Double Shot

12 in The Blessing of Amazon

8 in The Eye of Amazon

Arrow Blow with Focus Build
Level 10 : +1 Arrow Blow
Level 11 : +3 The Blessing of Amazon
Level 12 : +3 The Eye Of Amazon
Level 13 : +3 The Eye Of Amazon
Level 14 : +2 The Eye Of Amazon, +1 Critical Shot
Level 15 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 16 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 17 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 18 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 19 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 20 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 21 : +1 Critical Shot,
Level 22 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 23 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 24 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 25 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 26 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 27 : +2 Arrow Blow, +1 Focus
Level 28 : +3 Focus
Level 29 : +3 Focus
Level 30 : +3 Focus
Results
At the end of that build, your SP should be set like the following:

20 in Arrow Blow

20 in Critical Shot

10 in Focus

3 in The Blessing Of Amazon

8 in The Eye Of Amazon

Arrow Blow with Passive Build
Level 10 : +1 Arrow Blow
Level 11 : +3 The Blessing of Amazon
Level 12 : +3 The Eye Of Amazon
Level 13 : +3 The Eye Of Amazon
Level 14 : +2 The Eye Of Amazon, +1 Critical Shot
Level 15 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 16 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 17 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 18 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 19 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 20 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 21 : +1 Critical Shot,
Level 22 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 23 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 24 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 25 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 26 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 27 : +2 Arrow Blow, +1 The Blessing of Amazon
Level 28 : +3 The Blessing of Amazon
Level 29 : +3 The Blessing of Amazon
Level 30 : +3 The Blessing of Amazon
Results
By the end of that build, you SP should have been set like the following:

20 in Arrow Blow

20 in Critical Shot

13 in The Blessing of Amazon

8 in The Eye of Amazon

Hybrid Build
Level 10 : +1 Arrow Blow
Level 11 : +3 The Blessing Of Amazon
Level 12 : +3 The Blessing Of Amazon
Level 13 : +3 The Blessing Of Amazon
Level 14 : +3 The Blessing Of Amazon
Level 15 : +3 The Blessing Of Amazon
Level 16 : +1 The Blessing Of Amazon, 2 The Eye Of Amazon
Level 17 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 18 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 19 : +3 Critical Shot
Level 20 : +1 Critical Shot, 2 The Eye Of Amazon
Level 21 : +3 Arrow Blow
Level 22 : +2 Double Shot, 1 Arrow Blow
Level 23 : +3 Double Shot
Level 24 : +3 Double Shot
Level 25 : +3 Double Shot
Level 26 : +3 Double Shot
Level 27 : +3 Double Shot
Level 28 : +3 Double Shot
Level 29 : +3 The Eye Of Amazon
Level 30 : +3 Focus
Results
After the end of that build, your SP should have been set like the following:

5 in Arrow Blow

10 in Critical Shot

20 in Double Shot

3 in Focus

16 in The Blessing Of Amazon

7 in The Eye Of Amazon

Monsters To Train On
Levels 1-5
Right now you should be doing quests in Maple Island to get to Level 5 really quickly. They are easy (like Roger's Apple Quest) and give enough EXP for about a level up or at least >50% EXP.
Levels 5-10
For now just do the quests in Maple Island. They are VERY easy compared to future quest. They also give nice EXP and can give you a real quick push to level 10. I normally just do these quests and since I already know what to do, I'm off Maple Island and in the 1st Job Advancement in about 10 minutes (or less).
Levels 10-15
Train at the Henesys Pig Farm for now. You probably think this is a bad idea but this is good as for each kill (about 1HKO - 2HKO), you gain 15-20 EXP (depending on the monster that you kill). There is also a fast spawn rate and if you have any (and I mean more than 10) spare Tree Branchs, then use the Stiff Feathers that come from Pigs and Ribbon Pigs and create 1000 arrows with 1 Stiff Feather and 1 Processed Wood (obtained by synthesising 10 Tree Branches or 5 Firewoods if you have any). This is any easy way to save money as Stiff Feathers aren't worth a lot in FM anyway so using them to save 1000 mesos is a good trade.

maple story mesos
Levels 15-20
You could probably keep at Henesys Pig Farm in the late 10's but then after you come close to you 20's Green Mushroom (and maybe even Horny Mushroom if you are quite rich or funded) are food for EXP. Octopus in Kerning City are also a good source of EXP but they have 80 more HP than Ribbon Pigs and give only 4 extra EXP, so I advise to stay at Pig Farm.
Levels 20-25
In these levels, the EXP from Kerning City PQ are really good although most Lv.21's don't tend to be wanted around much. You can now go for Zombie Mushroom or Fire Boar. I recommend Zombie Mushroom because they have half of Fire Boars EXP but give 70% of their EXP. So that means you will be leveling at a 40% extra EXP rate at Zombie Mushrooms than at the Fire Boars.
Levels 25-30
Now in these levels you should really do KPQ as Lv. 25s are very good for these levels because they have their newly upgraded armors and weapon. KPQ is all an option until about Lv. 29 where training is more of an option because these give steady EXP and you party does not have a chance to 'miss' the spot. You should now be able to 2HKO Fire Boars. This is now a better training spot than Zombie Mushrooms as before Zombie Mushrooms needed 2HKO but now Fire Boars only need 2HKO (good indication that you getting stronger if this is the case).

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