IsaacGS Wrote:Kaida, Soul Arrow requires 5 Bow Booster, which in turn requires 5 Mastery.

My KMST build went something like this.

 1st Job

10: 1 Wind Sprite (1)
11: 3 Double Shot (3)
12: 3 Double Shot (6)
13: 3 Double Shot (9)
14: 3 Double Shot (12)
15: 3 Double Shot (15)
16: 3 Double Shot (18)
17: 2 Double Shot (20), 1 Critical Shot (1)
18: 3 Eye of the Amazon (3)
19: 3 Eye of the Amazon (6)
20: 2 Eye of the Amazon (8), 1 Critical Shot (2)
21: 3 Critical Shot (5)
22: 3 Critical Shot (8)
23: 3 Critical Shot (11)
24: 3 Critical Shot (14)
25: 3 Critical Shot (17)
26: 3 Critical Shot (20)
27: 3 Focus (3)
28: 3 Focus (6)
29: 3 Focus (9)
30: 1 Focus (10), 2 Wind Sprite (3)

Reasoning here is pretty simple: level 1 wind sprite hits 3 monsters, and it will be very helpful at close range. Since Cygnus training quests will take you to 15, it's not important to have a full on attack skill that early. Additionally, Eye of the Amazon can wait because this will keep the monsters you are attacking in range of the wind sprite. Since Focus is twice as good at level 10, that's reason enough to max it. While wind sprite is very useful in first job, it quickly loses its usefulness after level 50.

 Second Job

30: 1 Storm Breath (1)
31: 3 Bow Mastery (3)
32: 3 Bow Mastery (6)
33: 3 Bow Mastery (9)
34: 3 Bow Mastery (12)
35: 3 Bow Mastery (15)
36: 3 Bow Mastery (18)
37: 1 Bow Mastery (19), 2 Bow Booster (2)
38: 3 Bow Booster (5)
39: 3 Soul Arrow (3)
40: 3 Soul Arrow (6)
41: 3 Storm Breath (4)
42: 3 Storm Breath (7)
43: 3 Storm Breath (10)
44: 3 Storm Breath (13)
45: 3 Storm Breath (16)
46: 3 Storm Breath (19)
47: 1 Storm Breath (20), 1 Wind Walk (1), 1 Bow Booster (6)
48: 3 Wind Walk (4)
49: 3 Wind Walk (7)
50: 3 Wind Walk (10)
51: 3 Bow Booster (9)
52: 3 Bow Booster (12)
53: 3 Bow Booster (15)
54: 3 Bow Booster (18)
55: 1 Soul Arrow (7), 2 Bow Booster (20)
56: 3 Soul Arrow (10)
57: 3 Soul Arrow (13)
58: 3 Soul Arrow (16)
59: 3 Soul Arrow (19)
60: 1 Soul Arrow (20), 2 Thrust (2)
61: 3 Thrust (5)
62: 3 Thrust (8)
63: 3 Thrust (11)
64: 3 Thrust (14)
65: 3 Thrust (17)
66: 3 Thrust (20)
67: 1 Final Attack (1), 1 Wind Sprite (4), 1 Bow Mastery (20)
68: 3 Wind Sprite (7)
69: 3 Wind Sprite (10)
70: 3 Wind Sprite (13)

Storm Breath is going to be your primary attack skill in second job, so it's important to get it immediately. I also find Mastery to be extremely important for all archers, so maxing it ASAP is worth having to carry around arrows for a few more levels. Additionally, Storm Breath does not consume arrows, so Soul Arrow is a lot less important in second than it is for Hunters or Crossbowmen. Also, because of the range difference in Double Shot and Storm Breath, you'll find that DS is only used to snipe out stragglers in between respawns, so your arrow usage will be quite low. And we all know how worthless FA is for archers, so don't bother with it, except adding one for the animation. Dump remaining points into Thrust and Wind Sprite.

 Third Job

70: 1 Strafe (1)
71: 1 Albatross (1), 1 Magnum Shot (1), 1 Wind Shot (1)
72: 3 Arrow Rain (3)
73: 3 Arrow Rain (6)
74: 3 Arrow Rain (9)
75: 3 Arrow Rain (12)
76: 3 Arrow Rain (15)
77: 3 Arrow Rain (18)
78: 2 Arrow Rain (20), 1 Albatross (2)
79: 3 Albatross (5)
80: 3 Albatross (8)
81: 3 Puppet (3)
82: 3 Magnum Shot (4)
83: 3 Magnum Shot (7)
84: 3 Magnum Shot (8)
85: 3 Magnum Shot (11)
86: 3 Magnum Shot (14)
87: 3 Magnum Shot (17)
88: 3 Magnum Shot (20)
89: 3 Wind Shot (4)
90: 3 Wind Shot (7)
91: 3 Wind Shot (10)
92: 3 Wind Shot (13)
93: 3 Wind Shot (16)
94: 3 Wind Shot (19)
95: 1 Wind Shot (20), 2 Puppet (5)
96: 2 Puppet (7), Save Points (1)
97: Save Points (4)
98: Save Points (7)
99: Save Points (10)
100:3 Hurricane (13)
101:3 Hurricane (16)
102:3 Hurricane (19)
103:1 Hurricane (20), 2 Puppet (9)
104: Save Points (3)
105: Save Points (6)
106: Save Points (9)
107: Save Points (12)
108: Save Points (15)
109: Save Points (18)
110: Bow Expertise (20), 1 Puppet (10)
111: 3 Puppet (13)
112: 3 Puppet (16)
113: 3 Puppet (19)
114: 1 Puppet (20), 2 Albatross (10)
115: Strafe (4)
116: Strafe (7)
117: Strafe (10)
118: Strafe (13)
119: Strafe (16)
120: Strafe (19)

Level 1 strafe, with the adjusted skill tables, is more than powerful enough to replace Double Shot. Arrow Rain will be your main attack until 100, so max it immediately. Windbreakers do very well at the traditional rain-first spots since they can get rain faster due to the lack of MB and max it faster since it has a lower level. getting the transform is mostly for fun, although Magnum Shot is useful as a long-range mob attack even at level 1. You want to save points for the 4th Job skills so that you can max them as soon as you get them in order to make the most out of them.


Windbreaker is pretty different from Ranger or Sniper in that they spend most of their training fighting at extremely close range due to Storm Breath and Arrow Rain, so the long range single target attacks are kinda inconvenient due to the lack of mortal blow. Playing Windbreaker will REALLY make you appreciate MB.

butterfli Wrote:osht, necro post.

Anyway, I'm wondering why most people chose to max albatross. 30 w/m def is neglectable. Is it just used for magnum and wind shot (and the speed/jump)?

Vernacular Wrote:You can do regular attacks in Albatross,
and training with windshot+windwalk is 2x fast than training with hurricane at levels 100+

Well just a bit under 2x.
According to Rommmm anyway.

HurrycaneX Wrote:I calculated (don't have the numbers right now) that when you don't have SE, Wind Shot actually outdamages Hurricane. But with SE Hurricane is like 600% per second stronger.(This was with Wind Walk + Wind Shot.)

That and everyone knows that mobbing is faster than killing single targets most of the time anyways.

JoeTang Wrote:You can't Wind Shot and Hurricane at the same time.

HurrycaneX Wrote:I never said that :f6: What I said was that Wind Shot + Wind Walk outdamages Hurricane if you don't have SE. And that Magnum Shot is better most of the time anyways.

JoeTang Wrote:My bad, I meant Wind Walk + Hurricane at the same time. I assumed you meant Wind Shot + Wind Walk + SE is out damaged by Wind Walk + Hurricane + SE because I didn't understand how you got 600% as your difference. Of course, you just ignored the fact that if you can Hurricane + SE, Wind Shot will have SE too.

JoeTang Wrote:My bad, I meant Wind Walk + Hurricane at the same time. I assumed you meant Wind Shot + Wind Walk + SE is out damaged by Wind Walk + Hurricane + SE because I didn't understand how you got 600% as your difference. Of course, you just ignored the fact that if you can Hurricane + SE, Wind Shot will have SE too.

JoeTang Wrote:You're still doing it.

HurrycaneX Wrote:SE:
>>>Wind Shot + Wind Walk = 350 + 132% * 3 * 1.3 / 1.260 = 1491% <<<
Hurricane = 90% + 132% / 0.120 = 1850% - 359% advantage.(< This means the advantage over Wind Shot + SE)

Sylphior Wrote:i'm just wondering. is maxed focus really needed? i can't say for sure myself, never made a bowman before. i just wanna know how useful it is to bowman.

Sylphior Wrote:i'm just wondering. is maxed focus really needed? i can't say for sure myself, never made a bowman before. i just wanna know how useful it is to bowman.

Worthyness Wrote:maybe it's the Ranger inside of me, but i figure a little puppet earlier can't hurt. Or is it because i'm outdated and you don't need puppet with training till higher levels anymore?

Worthyness Wrote:maybe it's the Ranger inside of me, but i figure a little puppet earlier can't hurt. Or is it because i'm outdated and you don't need puppet with training till higher levels anymore?

ImVindictive Wrote:I just got to level 30 *yay finally 25 dex robe@!* and I put one into wind shot, next level is going to be 2 mastery and 1 windwalk cus I will be cpqing and it be nice to have lol. Wind shot is pretty unstable (I litterally hit 800 damage then it dropped down to 80 >__>) but it's a mob skill that replaces your sprite pretty much. I want to get bow mastery first so I can have a lil more stability. I'll stop mastery at 10 then get 6* bow booster.