Hunter/Where to Level

Basic Bowman's Guide

Hunter Training Areas Now that you know how to train your character up, it's now time to learn what to train on to maximize your time. Please know that just because you get an insane amount of experience for a monster doesn't necessarily mean that the monster is optimial for you. Generally speaking, you should always hunt monsters that you can kill within one or two hits and has a great spawn rate. Level 30 - 35 Land of Wild Boar & Land of Wild Boar II are the most popular options around this level. With the fast spawn and the nice EXP you can get from these monsters, you will gain EXP very fast. Beware, though, that the spawn may be too fast as it is a very populated area. Bring many potions. As an alternative to Land of the Wild Boar, you can level at West Rocky Mountain IV; although the spawn is slower. Because it is less popular, it is easy to keep the spawn pretty high by clearing out one area after another. However, you will have to watch out for the occasional Lupin. If you are low on mesos, Jr. Sentinels in Orbis Tower are a really good source of money, but give less EXP than other monsters, so the leveling is slower. Ant Tunnels are also a great option. By now you should OHKO (One-hit Knock-out) Zombie Mushrooms and Horny Mushrooms quite often. There's also a sniper platform (platform Bowmen can attack from without being hit) at the bottom right of Ant Tunnel I. Level 35 - 40 Land of the Wild Boar I & II are still the most popular options around this level. With the fast spawn and the nice EXP of these monsters, you will gain EXP very fast. Another area that provides maps with good monsters is Aqua Road. The monsters on the right side of The Aquarium, the Masked Fishes, provide a very good Hit Points/EXP ratio of 1000/65 respectively, which is better than that of any monster of this level range. HP potions are not needed if you swim well, and the occasional white pot drop from masked fish is enough to survive. The drop rate is very good. The level 30 to 40 equipment that Masked Fishes drop makes money making no hassle. Another technique to use in Aquaroad is the sheepdog. It can be defined as a "legal vacuum hack" by messing around with the AI of monsters. Just use Power Knock Back or hit the monsters closely, and go to the very bottom right of the map to cast Arrow Bomb. This will give you around 1000 or more EXP each time you use this technique. This is useful for fighting Masked Fishes only; also, the department store is right next to this area for easy access to potions, bubbles, etc. The Ant Tunnels are still a great option. You should OHKO Zombie Mushrooms and Horny Mushrooms all the time. There's also a snipe platform at the bottom right of Ant Tunnel 1. The Garden of Three Colors/Green/etc are also a nice option. Jr. Grupins, Jr. Cellions and Jr. Lioners give more EXP than Fire Boars and don't have as much HP. Jr. Lioners also have a chance at dropping a 60% Scroll for Bow for Attack, which you will be using in the future. These maps are also very crowded, so be warned: finding a decent spot may be difficult. There is also a variety of monsters that you may train on in Ludibrium. Due to the fact that the Bowman has a stronger attack force than many other classes, you can try things such as Brown Teddies or Drum Bunnies, though some monsters around the Bunnies may cause problems. Finally, there is the Ludibrium Party Quest. Some people say that it might not be as good as training normally, but it depends on the party you go with as well. It also provides you with neat prizes. Archer: Arrow Blow with Focus Build With this build, you will have your Arrow Blow maxed, along with 10 points into your Focus. This will allow for better accuracy and avoidability during training. Keep in mind that unlike Double Shot, Arrow Blow does not have a prerequisite, allowing for one extra point to be placed into a skill of your choice. Archer: Double Shot With Amazon's Bless Using this build, you maximize the Range of your arrows, as well as your chance to deal critical blows. Also, Double Shot is maxed, allowing you to fire two arrows at one enemy simultaneously. Archer: Double Shot With Arrow Blow Build Using this build, you acquire two different attack skills. However, you are only able to max one passive skill, being possibly the least useful one (as it is based completely on chance). Also, having two different attacks is fairly unnecessary. Archer: Multi-Build You always want to attack and defend well, right? By limiting points in passive skills, you can place more points into your attack skills. Of course, this does lower the effectiveness of your second and third job advancement skills. Archer: Passive Skill Build This build is the least recommended, for it will be very hard to level through the first job advancement with no active skills. However, you do get almost all of your passive and supportive skills maxed, which may prove to have an advantage. < Previous Page - Next Page >

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