Wind Archer Guide

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.

First Job	Second Job	Third Job
Wind Archer	Wind Archer (II)	Wind Archer (III)

Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Prerequisites
	Archer Mastery	Become proficient in the fundamentals of Archery. Increases Accuracy, Avoidability, Movement Speed, and Max Movement Speed.	Passive	15	x	-
	Double Shot	Fires two arrows at an enemy.	Active	20	x	-
	Critical Shot	Increases Critical Hit Rate.	Passive	20	x	-
	Sprite Summon	Summons a spirit to attack nearby enemies.	Active	20	x

Wind Archer Basics

General Description

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

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Terms Between Skills
	Three Snails	Hurls snail shells to attack monsters from long distance.	Active	3	-
	Recovery	Enables the user to recover HP constantly for 30 sec.	Supportive	3	10 Min
	Nimble Feet	Enables the character to move around quickly for a short amount of time.	Supportive	3	1 Min
	Blessing of the Fairy	Skill Point will increase by 1 when the related character reaches above Lv.10.	Supportive	20	-
	Empress's Blessing	Grants 1 skill level for every 5 levels your highest level Cygnus character has. Between Blessing of the Fairy and Empress's Blessing, the higher increase is applied.	Supportive	30	-
	Echo of Hero	Increase weapon attack and magic attack on all players around.	Supportive	1	2 Hours
	Benediction of the Fairy	Cygnus's Blessing enhances your fighting spirit. Skill Points increase by 1 when a Cygnus Knight character reaches Lv. 30, 50, 70, 100 and 120.	Supportive	5	-
	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.

Daysdarkness: Three snails no longer uses any snail shells, so really, it will not matter what you get for these skills

1st Job: Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Prerequisites
	Archer Mastery	Become proficient in the fundamentals of Archery. Increases Accuracy, Avoidability, Movement Speed, and Max Movement Speed.	Passive	15	x	-
	Double Shot	Fires two arrows at an enemy.	Active	20	x	-
	Critical Shot	Increases Critical Hit Rate.	Passive	20	x	-
	Sprite Summon	Summons a spirit to attack nearby enemies.	Active	20	x	-

1st Job Skill Build

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]

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]

2nd Job: Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Element	Prerequisites
	Bow Mastery	Increases the weapon mastery and accuracy of bows.	Passive	20	x	-
	Bow Booster	Doubles the attack speed of your weapon. Must have a bow equipped.	Supportive	20	x	Bow MasteryLv. 5
	Final Attack - Bow	Grants a chance to deal additional damage after an attack. Must have a bow equipped.	Supportive	20	x	Bow MasteryLv. 3
	Soul Arrow - Bow	Enables you to use your bow without consuming arrows for a fixed period of time.	Supportive	10	x	Bow BoosterLv. 5
	Double Jump	Jump a second time while in the air.	Supportive	10	x	-
	Strafe	Fire multiple arrows at an enemy.	Passive	20	x	-
	Storm Spike	Uses the wind to fire arrows that can attack multiple enemies.	Active	20	x	-
	Wind Walk	Using the power of the storm, it hides one's body from the enemies for a moment. When attacking during the Windwalk state, it is possible to deal more damage.	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]

3rd Job: Skills

Icon	Skill Name	Description	Type	Mastered	Element	Prerequisites
	Arrow Rain	Fires a number of arrows into the sky, attacking up to 6 monsters at once.	Active	20	x	-
	Concentrate	Temporarily increases your Weapon ATT and decreases the MP consumed when using skills.	Supportive	20	x	-
	Puppet	Summons a Puppet (doppelganger) for a given duration. When the Puppet is summoned, monsters will attack the Puppet instead of you.	Supportive	15	x	-
	Hurricane	Launches arrows at a tremendous speed like a catastrophic rainstorm. Pressing the skill key will launch the arrows continuously.	Active	30	x	-
	Bow Expert	Increases the bow mastery as well as weapon attack. Only applied with a bow in hand.	Passive	20	x	Bow MasteryLv. 20
	Eagle Eye	Transforms you into Eagle Eye, a heroic figure who was able to use his bow more freely and skillfully than anyone else! This will enhance your Speed and Jump as well as give you access to the exclusive skills of Eagle Eye.	Supportive	5	x	-
	Wind Piercing	Inflicts a significant amount of damage to multiple monsters at once with a single powerful blow. Available only as Eagle Eye.	Active	20	x	Eagle Eye Lv. 1
	Wind Shot	Fires 3 arrows to inflict damage on a monster. Available only as Eagle Eye.	Active	15	x	Eagle Eye Lv. 1
	Evasion Boost	Grants you a chance to dodge enemy attacks. When you succeed, attacks made by you in the following 1 second will result in Critical Hits.	Active	10	x	-
	Mortal Blow	Has a chance to finish off an enemy with a single blow, and recover HP & MP.	Passive	1	x	-