Wind Archer Guide

Notes

This guide is a work in progress, written as I build my Wind Archer. Any tips or advice on skill building from others building Wind Archers is quite welcome.

Written by JesusRidesAUnicorn.

Wind Archer Basics

General Description

Attacking the enemy from a far, Wind Archers are guided by the spirit of wind, Ventus. Ventus can be summoned to guard or fight, and can imbue its power to the bow as well as its owner. When a rational mind meets infinite freedom, a Wind Archer is born.

Pros

• Highest attack range
• Highest ranged attack strength, thanks to critical shot
• Quick attack rate

Cons

• Not particularly good at close range, though knockback helps a lot
• Very unstable damage
• Arrows are used very quickly

Starting Out

So you've decided to volunteer for the Knights of Cygnus eh? Think you got what it takes? Well, before you can be a Knight, you've got to start from the bottom and work your way there. All Cygnus Knights start as a Noblesse, the Knights' very own version of the Beginner. But don't worry, you won't be one for long. Just follow the Knights' training, and you'll be up to level 10 in no time, and ready to pick your class.

Noblesse: Skills

Common Beginner Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Cooldown
	Link Manager	Allows you to manage your Link Skills, either by sharing with other characters on your account, or by choosing which skills to use on this character.	Active	1	-
	Nebulite Fusion	N/A	Active	1	-
	Blessing of the Fairy	Grants 1 skill level for every 10 levels your highest level character has. Between Blessing of the Fairy and Empress's Blessing, the higher increase is applied.	Passive	20	-
	Empress's Blessing	For every 5 levels on your highest level Cygnus Knight or Mihile character, this skill will gain 1 Skill Point. Blessing of the Fairy and Empress's Blessing do not stack, so only the stronger skill will be active. This skill can reach a max of Level 30, based on your Cygnus Knight or Mihile character's Noble Mind skill.	Passive	30	-
	Echo of Hero	Increase weapon attack and magic attack on all players around. (Only obtainable at level 200.)	Supportive	1	2 Hours

Noblesse

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Terms Between Skills
	Elemental Harmony	Use the harmony of nature to build affinity for an element of your choosing.	Passive	1	-
	Elemental Shift	Jump in any direction except down by pressing a direction key and jump in midair.	Supportive	3	10 Min
	Cygnus Blessing	The blessing of the awakened empress empowers the body to escape from danger.	Passive	2	-
	Elemental Slash	Attack enemies in front of you with pure, primal energy.	Active	1	-
	Elemental Expert	Become an expert of the elements to free you from elemental restrictions on all your skills.	Passive	1	-
	Imperial Recall	Return to the Empress using Shinsoo's power.	Supportive	1	30 minutes
	Noble Mind	Enhances Empress's Blessing effects	Passive	6	-

Noblesse Skill Build

Level 2-4: +1 Nimble Feet

Level 5-7: +1 Recovery

You won't need three snails, as it's a useless skill passed level 10, and it takes up one of your precious Etc inventory slots.

1st Job: Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Element	Prerequisites
	Whispers of the Wind	Whispers of the wind teach you ancient knowledge of body and mind.	Passive	20	x	-
	Breeze Arrow	Fires off a wind-infused arrow.	Active	20	x	-
	Wind Walk	Your arrows walk on the wind, flying through any monsters they touch.	Active	15	x	-
	Storm Elemental	Summons a wind elemental to bolster your powers.	Supportive	10	x	-

1st Job Skill Build

Max Sprite Summon Build:

Level 10: +1 Sprite Summon

Level 11-12: +3 The Eye of Amazon

Level 13: +2 The Eye of Amazon, +1 Double Shot

Level 14-19: +3 Critical Shot

Level 20: +2 Critical Shot, +1 Sprite Summon

Level 21-26: +3 Sprite Summon

Level 27-30: +3 Double Shot

Total: All skills maxed except Focus [0] and Double Shot [13]

Max Double Shot Build:

Level 10: +1 Sprite Summon

Level 11-12: +3 The Eye of Amazon

Level 13: +2 The Eye of Amazon, +1 Double Shot

Level 14-19: +3 Critical Shot

Level 20: +2 Critical Shot, +1 Double Shot

Level 21-26: +3 Double Shot

Level 27-30: +3 Sprite Summon

Total: All skills maxed except Focus [0] and Sprite Summon [13]

2nd Job: Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Element	Prerequisites
	Bow Mastery	Increases the weapon mastery and accuracy of bows.	Passive	10	x	-
	Bow Booster	Doubles the attack speed of your weapon. Must have a bow equipped.	Supportive	10	x	Bow Mastery Lv. 5
	Trifling Wind I	The Spirit of Wind will confuse nearby enemies.	Passive	20	x	-
	Physical Training	Improves STR and DEX permanently through physical training.	Passive	5	x	-
	Fairy Spiral	Spin to create a vortex of wind that knocks back enemies.	Active	20	x	-
	Gust Shot	Fire off a speeding arrow in a straight line.	Active	20	x	-
	Sylvan Aid	The blessings of the Sylph give you a leg-up against your enemies.	Supportive	10	x	-

2nd Job Skill Build

Projected build (will edit when I get there ingame):

Level 30: +1 Bow Mastery

Level 31: +2 Bow Mastery, +1 Final Attack

Level 32: +2 Bow Mastery, +1 Bow Booster

Level 33: +3 Bow Booster

Level 34: +1 Bow Booster, +2 Soul Arrow

Level 35-40: +3 Soul Arrow

Level 40-45: +3 Storm Breath

Level 46: +2 Storm Breath, +1 Thrust

Level 47-51: +3 Thrust

Level 52: +1 Thrust, +2 Bow Mastery

Level 53-56: +3 Bow Mastery

Level 57: +1 Bow Mastery, +2 Final Attack

Level 58-66: +3 Final Attack

Level 67-69: +3 Wind Walk

Level 70: +1 Wind Walk, +2 Bow Booster

Total: All maxed except Bow Booster [7]

RangedMint's Build

Level 30: +1 Storm Breath

Level 31: +1 Wind Walk, +2 Bow Mastery

Level 32: +3 Bow Mastery

Level 33: +3 Bow Booster

Level 34: +2 Bow Booster, +1 Soul Arrow

Level 35: +1 Bow Booster, +1 Soul Arrow, +1 Wind Walk

Level 36-37: +3 Wind Walk

Level 38: +2 Wind Walk

Level 39-46: +3 Storm Breath

Level 46: +2 Storm Breath, +1 Bow Mastery

Level 47-50: +3 Bow Mastery

Level 51: +2 Bow Mastery, +1 Soul Arrow

Level 52: +3 Bow Booster

Level 53: +3 Soul Arrow

Level 54-56: +3 Bow Booster

Level 57-62: +3 Thrust

Level 63: +2 Thrust, +1 Bow Booster

Level 64: +1 Bow Booster, +2 Soul Arrow

Level 65-68: +3 Soul Arrow

Level 69: +1 Bow Mastery, +2 Sprite

Level 70: +3 Sprite

Total: Level 20 Bow Mastery Level 20 Bow Booster Level 20 Soul Arrow Level 20 Thrust Level 20 Storm Breath Level 10 Wind Walk

Info: What this build takes into mind, is that wind walk provides a +30% increase in both minimum and maximum damage while mastery only raises minimum damage. Although you'll be burning through your mp potions, you'll be dealing higher damage at a much earlier level. To use this build most effectively, create a macro that has windwalk then double shot. I left out Final Attack because of a couple reasons. One, final attack can kick in when you don't want to (i.e. while you're killing rombots and you need to time jump shots). Two, final attack only works with 2nd job skills so there's no point in putting it in.

3rd Job: Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Element	Prerequisites
	Trifling Wind II	The wind spirit will distress the nearby enemies.	Passive	20	x	Level 20 Trifling Wind I
	Featherweight	Your body becomes as light as a feather, gaining freedom from enemy attacks.	Passive	20	x	-
	Second Wind	Borrow the power of wind, becoming more skillful at evasion and gaining a chance to counterattack.	Passive	20	x	-
	Sentient Arrow	Shoot off a frigid arrow to attack indiscriminately. Hold down the key button and use direction keys to steer.	Active	20	x	-
	Pinpoint Pierce	Shoot off two arrows to strike the same enemy.	Active	20	x	-
	Albatross	Borrow the power of the legendary Albatross to boost your combat stats.	Supportive	20	x	-
	Emerald Flower	Summon a green crystal flower that attracts nearby enemies. Enemies intoxicated by the scent will slow down.	Active	10	x	-

3rd Job Skill Build

Projected build (will edit when I get there ingame):

Level 70: +1 Albatross

Level 71-76: +3 Arrow Rain

Level 77: +2 Arrow Rain, +1 Bow Expert

Level 78-87: +3 Strafe

Level 88-93: +3 Bow Expert

Level 94: +1 Bow Expert, +2 Albatross

Level 95-96: +3 Albatross

Level 96: +1 Albatross, +2 Wind Shot

Level 97-102: +3 Wind Shot

Level 103-108: +3 Magnum Shot

Level 109: +2 Magnum Shot, + 1 Puppet

Level 110-115: +3 Puppet

Level 116: +1 Puppet, +2 Hurricane

Level 117-120: +3 Hurricane

Total: All maxed except Hurricane [14]