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Returning player looking for some help with an archer build

Class and Rank Archer
#1

Hi guys, I’ve just returned after not having played since basically the beginning. I wanted to play together with my boy friend and he wants archer class and i have no experience on that at all and i know a lot of things have changed since I’ve played anyway. He said he wants to play with guns as his weapon and doesn’t want anything to do with the classes that lay traps and stuff, but doesn’t mind poison. If anyone could point me towards a good build i would be appreciative. It doesn’t need to be ultra competitive/meta, just something really fun to play and able to make it to end game. I also don’t mind playing a supportive class that would mesh well and make up for any short comings his character might have solo, so feel free to suggest a good pairing class.

Thank you so much for your time :satisfaction:

#2

I’ve seen quite a few Wugu Muskets and Wugu Cannons running around.

If by guns he means pistols, then SR3 is the safest all-around route. Here are popular SR3 builds ATM:

A2 R3 SR3
A1 R3 Appraiser SR3
A2 R2 Appraiser SR3
A1 R3 Rogue1 SR3 <— requires 3 x lv.10 WWolf card for max efficiency
A2 R2 Rogue1 SR3 <— I kinda like this one more for full DEX builds, same as above requiring WW card
A3 R1 Rogue1 SR3 <— more of a farming/dungeon slave build than the two above
A3 Wugu1 Appraiser SR3 <— okay-ish additional poison DOT

I used to have an SR3 which I really like with the following build:

A2 R1 Wugu1 Rogue1 SR3 with full WW card

Scrapped it after the card system revamp though. If I was to make one again, I’d go:

A3 Wugu1 Appraiser SR3

SR2 Hacka1 can work too if he likes to mix it up and slash enemies with a sword since SR3 gameplay kind of gets boring after awhile considering SR3 Limacon is what you just really need most of the time.

#3

There are plenty builds with guns (Rifles, Cannons and Pistols) and soon we will have the Bullet Marker ( dual pistol wielder) class at rank 9.

It will depend of what activities he intend to do in the game, PvP/PvE or both, bossing, only daily missions/events/dungeons, Earth Tower, Farming etc, and if he wants AoE damage/single target, sustained damage/Burst. etc

For farming purposes I strongly recommend S. Reiter.
A3>Wugu>Rogue>S.R3
You may change some classes in the build according to personal preference. The base build is “A2>X>X>X>SR3”.
This is mainly a farmer character, will need a lot of investment to do endgame contents (ET) and PvP.

As for Musketeers and Cannon they aren’t that popular but they do good in PvP,
For PvE I recommend going Wugushi if he doesn’t want Sapper

#4

Just a correction, Bullet Marker will be a rank 8 class, but will be part of the rank 9 update

#5

@ZeroFoxGiven - wow! thank you so much for all the build ideas! I will do a little more research into them and run them by him to see what he likes best. I was thinking of going a linker support build to help him with aoe a bit, does that still work well with wugu poison? Thank you again for all the brilliant ideas :smiley:

@therhay - Thank you as well for more great ideas :smiley: we are leaning more towards just doing pve stuff together since soon with college plus working we wanted to a way to spend time together even when apart. I will look at these builds and see what strikes his fancy, thank you again for helping us :smiley:

#6

Linker works best with burst damage builds which SR3 unfortunately isn’t (SR3 skills will easily consume all link counts) though I still can see some synergy to a degree.

I’d recommend a Cryo3 build instead, + Chrono3 preferably especially if you guys are looking to do ET/Solmiki later on - though any other combinations with Cryo3 should still work (Necro has Decay debuffs which boosts missile attacks and Thaum can help boost party DPS as examples).

#7

@Skrunken - Thank you for the insight :smiley: I will look into this class to see if it has anything that piques his interest

@ZeroFoxGiven - Thank you for the recommendations :smiley: I will look into those builds. I already have a high level linker anyway from my first character (though i think her build is outdated anyway and i heard they nerfed linkers but i wasn’t sure) so it will be more fun leveling a class I haven’t played before.

#8

wow seriously no one mentioned a2 sap3 falc3 despite OP saying willing to be supportish but still viable end game.

And trust me… All of SR3 are boring asf to play. Just press 1 button 24x7.

#9

If you consider cannons as guns then

Turret A1-Qs3-x-x-Ca2
The is usually a mix between, A2/App/Ro for generally more crit. [running shot] works with [bazooka] and when I was using it I did around 40k auto atk crits with a +0 vista cannon. Its (way) cheaper than constantly using the 5s cd skills.

Cannoneers are not popular for a reason though so take care.

#10

Is there any difference between A3>R1>Rouge1>SR3 vs A3>Wu1>Rouge1>SR3 build?

I want to make a farmer/slave SR just for HG 315 or future HG 350. I have 2 SR A2/R3/SR3 A2/R2/App1/SR3 but only A2/R2/App1 seems doing fine in HG315 but with high transcend Aspana, for A2/R3 it will be even more expensive so i will focus on Pistol only.

#11

@BurningFighter - I believe sapper has trap setting type game play though, and he said he wasn’t into the laying traps idea. I could try to dig up some youtube footage of sapper game play though and see if he would change his mind. I’m not sure of what exactly sapper gameplay is i might have given him the wrong idea. The build sounds pretty cool though, so I’ll definitely will mention it as an option (Plus I’ve personally always thought Falcs where pretty cool too xD) . Thank you for the suggestion :smiley:

@c2gaming.seetoo - I think cannons count as guns (and are pretty cool) :smiley: not sure about him but it’s worth a mention. I’ll have to find some youtube videos so he can check out some actual gameplay. We will mostly be playing with only each other so popularity isn’t as much of an issue, as long as he thinks the gameplay is fun we’ll be satisfied :slight_smile:

#12

I am much more sad at the the recommendations you got lol.
Sr3 Sr3 SR3 SR3.
Heads up for the one who recommended cannon. Although its fun, but need a hellish amount of investment to be viable for any end game stuff. Not even talking about SP pots it eats up.

If you are going 0 dmg build support archer then a2 hunt3 falc3 or a1 qs1 hunt3 falc3 (AI basically messes your dmg more than class itself).

a3 wugu1 flet3 mergen, a2 sap2 flet3 mergen, a1 qs3 rog3 hacka, a1 r3 rog3 hacka,
a3 qs3 can2, a2 qs3 appr can2, a2 qs3 sc musk2, a3 wugu3 musk2.

not going to mention any sr3 here as you already got list of viable options.

#13

The one with Wugu1 kills bosses and high-HP mobs a lot faster since you have some poison DOT on top of your other damage skills.

R1 + Rogue works better now since Feint is usable while mounted making its combo with Barrage feasible for a mounted class. Great for instantly burst-clearing low-med HP mobs alongside SR skills.

The difference between both is really minimal though since the core of the build is A2 + SR3 (and Rogue1 if you invest in WW cards).

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#14

@BurningFighter- I think the best thing to do will be to try to find some youtube videos of decent gameplay so he can see the various play styles actually in motion, i want him to actually be engaged enough to even care about end game, but I know it can also suck if you realize at end game you are useless or require crazy effort to be useful (I believe they actually sell circle resets now though? So that might help alleviate any mistakes). I will definitely put more research into your class suggestions as they seem quite cool. Thank you for your suggestions :smiley:

@ZeroFoxGiven - Thank you for the extra help :smiley: I was feeling kind of lost getting back into this and trying to figure out builds for a class I’ve never played. It will definitely be easier now that I have a bunch of more personalized suggestions to look into. I appreciate the information :slight_smile:

I have to get to sleep now but I really appreciate every ones help. Good night to every one and thank you to any one who might leave more helpful posts after this.

:satisfaction: :revolving_hearts:

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#16

For a moment there sire, you sound like a buttler serving OP like a boss.

Btw, to OP bullet marker is most relatable to your inquiry

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#17

Here’s a thread I did before when the changes to cannoneer hit us. There’s a video of [running shot] + [bazooka] in there.

If you are interested in flavor, I did a “duck hunt” build (old NES game) going A2-Hu3-Sr1-Mu2. The remaining points are up to you to decide.