Hello, I’ve been reading around the forum and I’ve seen a lot of people saying that Archers are just really under par when compared to other characters. Up to a certain point it’s true, but by no means that means they are bad, as a matter of fact, they have the best Auto Attack build in the game, that scales wonderfully with buffs.
As of now there are 3 viable builds for Archers in this game, and I will talk about their Pros and Cons. They are: Full DEX Auto, Full SPR Spells, Hybrid Melee.
Full Dex Auto
Pros:
- Best AFK Solo Grinder
- Best Buffed DPS
- Good Solo Damage Against Bosses
Cons: - Highly Dependent on Gear
- Max Damage = No Mobility
- High Use of SP Potions on Bosses
- Dull
Full SPR Spells
Pros:
- Good for Beginners
- Nice Effects
- High Burst Damage
- Isn’t Reliant on Gear
Cons: - Hard to Manage SP
- High Cost in SP Potions
- Worst AFK Grinding
Hybrid Melee
Pros:
-Big Crits Makes it Fun
-Lots of Damage in Party
Cons:
-Really Late Game
-Hard to Level Solo
-Squishy
So, how are the builds? Here we go:
Full DEX Auto
The way you play this:
1~15: Multi-Shot Bosses, Auto Units, Oblique Shot When Desired.
16~40: Multi-Shot Bosses, Auto Units, Grind With Kneeling, Oblique Shot When Desired.
41~75: Multi-Shot and Twin Arrow Bosses, Auto Units, Grind With Kneeling, Oblique Shot When Desired.
76~120: Multi-Shot and Twin Arrow Bosses, Poison When Needed, Auto Units, Grind With Kneeling, Oblique Shot When Desired.
120+: Multi-Shot and Twin Arrow Bosses, Poison When Needed, Vendetta Kill Units, Evasion When Needed, Use Lachrymator Against Ranged, Auto Units, Grind With Kneeling, Oblique Shot When Desired.
Stats:
Full Dexterity
Talents:
You should Max out Multi-Shot in order to kill Bosses and Kneeling Shot in order to Grind. You should also increase Leather Expertise in order to increase Evade. Max out Swift Step. Max out Zhendu. Max Wugong Gu. Max Sneak Attack. The rest is flavor.
Equipment:
Bosses:Focus your gear towards Dex > Critical Attack > STR >Critical Chance. The reason for this is that you will already have close to 100% Crit Chance with Sneak Attack.
Grinding: Focus your gear towards Dex > Critical Chance > Critical Attack > STR. The reason for this is that Sneak Attack won’t help you.
Observation:
This build works wonders with a Priest. Their Sacrament and Blessing are OP for you. Any other class that buffs you will cause you to deal a massive amount of damage. Against enemies that aren’t immune to Poison, your Poison will destroy everything.
Full SPR Spells
The way you play this:
1~15: Multi-Shot Bosses, Oblique Shot Units.
16~40: Multi-Shot Bosses, Heavy Shot When Needed, Oblique Shot Units.
41~75: Multi-Shot and Twin Arrows Bosses, Heavy Shot When Needed, Oblique Shot Units.
76~120: Multi-Shot and Twin Arrows Bosses, Heavy Shot When Needed, Poison When Possible, Oblique Shot Units.
120+: Multi-Shot and Twin Arrows Bosses, Heavy Shot When Needed, Poison When Possible, Oblique Shot Units.
Stats:
Full Spirit
Talents:
You should Max out Multi-Shot in order to kill Bosses and Oblique Shot in order to Farm. Max out Zhendu and Wugong Gu. Max Throw Gu Pot and Jincan Gu. The rest is flavor.
Equipment:
Focus your gear on SPR > SP Regen > SP > STR. The reason for this is because you need SP and a LOT of Regen.
Observation: Prepare to be SP starved, all the time. This build uses a lot of SP, so you should be careful when Ranking your Oblique Shot, you will be spamming this, so keep it at the correct amount (1 hit = 100%, 1 hit = 50%, 1 hit = 33.3%, etc). Use Heavy Shot in order to keep stuff away from you. Your big damages will come in form of Poison and Multi-Shot. This build works wonders once you hit 120, since you will have Throw Gu Pot, thus a Tank can Taunt under the poison and watch them melt. The problem with SP stops after 120+ also.
Hybrid Melee
The way you play this:
1~15: Multi-Shot Bosses, Oblique Shot Units.
16~40: Multi-Shot Bosses, Heavy Shot When Needed, Oblique Shot Units.
41~75: Multi-Shot and Twin Arrows Bosses, Heavy Shot When Needed, Oblique Shot Units.
76~120: Multi-Shot and Twin Arrows Bosses, Heavy Shot When Needed, Poison When Possible, Oblique Shot Units.
120+: Multi-Shot and Twin Arrows Bosses, Spam Backstab, Heavy Shot When Needed, Poison When Possible, Vendetta Kill, Evasion When Needed, Sneak Hit When Possible, Oblique Shot Units.
Stats:
Start by dumping everything into SPR, until you have 50 points in it, then go with DEX. If you ever feel that your mana is not enough, pump some more into SPR.
Talents:
You should Max out Multi-Shot in order to kill Bosses and Oblique Shot in order to Farm. Max out Zhendu and Wugong Gu. Max out Backstab and Vendetta. Rest is Flavor.
Equipment:
Focus DEX > SPR > Critical Attack > STR. You do not need Critical Chance for this buiild.
Observations: The start of this build is the same as Full SPR Spell, but once you hit Rank 5 it changes. This build isn’t that great on it’s own, since his huge burst damage is only possible with someone who can cause Bleed. Once enemy is Bled, Backstab will proc Massive Bleed, in turn once you use Vendetta, it will cause double the damage (huge crit).
Tips and Hints:
- Play using Mouse, it will be painful to choose your target using Tab.
- Be mindful of your surroundings, especially against casters, you are squishy.
- Join groups with Priests and other guys that can buff, this will increase your damage massively.
- AH is your friend, don’t be afraid of using it to get the good stuff, spending hours farming what you need is a waste of time, unless it’s level 120 equipment.
- Companion will be your Tank, although it’s really unreliable at the moment.
- In boss fights, don’t get hasty, always have a lot of mana potions and kill it using Multi Shot.
- (CBT Only) Start every build with SPR, so you can spam your spells, once you get to a good level, respect.
- Don’t forget to talk to the Adventure Master, she gives you iCoins for every level you have in your Adventure Jornal.
That’s it, good luck for you all and have fun!
