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Whats the Best Archer Class Tree into Mergen?

Hello , I am a A1>R3>R2>SR3 and seeing how slow it takes for and how much investment it needs for it to reach its full potential. I have been thinking of using my free voucher to reset my rank into a Mergen which has more AOE spells in the early stages. I would like to ask for suggestions of a good Archer Class Tree into Mergen.

Take this build with a grain of salt as I think it’s best to make tree with your gameplay preference in mind. If anything use this as a template.

https://tos.neet.tv/skill-planner#314449e1h.1a4a.1f4f75.152535.1135.152555

I believe this has the best “synergy” for mergen. You can omit the archer 2 for something else.
I suggest you wait for more people to post before deciding.

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I will take it into consideration while waiting for other suggestions. Thinking of a AOE Heavy archer class into mergen.

Tbh there is very little synergy for Mergen, its 1 of the most underwhelming classes of the rank 8 patch. I myself had mergen at 330 on day 3 of the update, so I had a good amount time of play it to give an non-theory crafted opinion. The class was described as an aoe specialist but it actually has next to no aoe capability whatsoever. Spread shot is 1 of the most buggy skills in existance and the majority of the time hits nothing in-front of you, arrow sprinkle and triple arrow are strong skills but very small scale aoe wise.

Synergy wise falconner is probally the strongest class to combo with mergen, circling makes homing arrow a very powerful large scale aoe attack and it also works with triple arrow. Rogue’s capture works on arrow sprinkle, letting you arrow sprinkle, capture it, walk to target, lay down captured arrow sprinkle and cast arrow sprinkle ontop of that, that will decimate nearly anything.

Sadly though it really just boils down to 2 decent skills, and your options are further limited with the 2H Bow route, sure you can go xbow and offhand PLUS a 2H Bow for mergen skills but then you are relying on 1 of the most poorly designed weapon swap features in existance and you are looking at maintaining 3 seperate weapons when practonium goes for what 30-40million silver outside of the 2 you can achieve per character via hidden quests.

I am not saying dont go mergen, archer was shafted with rank 8, outside of being an SR we recieved very little compared to other classes, good luck.

heavy DEX archer2ranger1scout1rogue1falcon1mergen
combo:
feint+barrage and capture+flareshot+rain arrow for single target
circling+multishot+triple arrow+homing arrow for AOE

Thanks for your insights. As an optimist I think taking the gamble into mergen will be best for my style (PvE/Boss Hunter) even though it is currently underwhelming, I feel C2 and C3 of mergen will make other SR3 switch to it when the time comes.

btw this is my personal build in mind
https://tos.neet.tv/skill-planner#31444bbbh.152545.1f214f546575.1f2535455a65.152555
For a hard PvE/Boss hunter build I wanna ask what are the best AOE skills of Fletcher and Mergen to utilize?

Your close, you just need to swap out ranger 2 and 3 for archer 2 and scout 1. Anyone that tells you archer 2 is optional has no idea what they are talking about, the additional critical rate for swiftstep is a must have.

Outside of SRs ranger 3 is the male nipple of the archer tree, it serves no actual purpose. Archer 2 will provide the additional critical rate via swiftstep, and let you quick charge multishot, and the scout 1 splash lets you cloak and move at an extra +5 movement speed. In the rank 8 maps where mobs are in massive clusters and can hit you for 10-20k on a regular basis you will want cloaking.

(you can simply view Nicola’s thread for the details on the fletcher3/mergen build, if you plan on going fletcher she runs the exact build you need)

they updated the defense scout is no longer mandatory.

Thats nice to hear but either way a2/sc 1 massively outshines rng2/3, ranger 3 was only a thing pre steady aim nerf outside of SRs, a2/sc1 just offers much much more.

(makes me mad though, I remember solo’ng every quest in Tevhrin caves, everyone should have to suffer the 987 15k spiral arrows I took up the as* there)

Depends on your objectively or end game goal for now.

Ranger 5% per circle (base at 10/15/20) can translate into big things only at c9/10.

Anyway it’s just burst potential. SC1 is up to individual for cloak for mobility. Flare shot is well. lol.

These day they gave out too much speed pots and the recently event gave you a cookie + 5 speed. on grinds.

:thinking:

your kinda arguing though just to argue, are you telling me youd give up archer2 for an extra circle of ranger, take the scout aspect out of the discussion for the moment

i am talking about Ranger VS Scout comparison. :rolling_eyes: or are you misreading it.

true the stuffs now give speed so even if I dont take up sc1 in my class route it will be fine right?

Speed and defense off set cloak. You can just walk through maps at ease now.
Even ET 1-20 is a joke.

Which is your ultimate aim?

If you are a WB scouter ( now since the stupid addon is broken) scout has a advantage for finding WB faster on the map due to imc imcing.

Next to chrono that is.

yes but hes sacrificing archer 2 aswell for his ranger 3, thats what im saying, he wants to go archer1 - ranger3- fletcher3- mergen1

with fletcher3 you have no need for 1 nice extra burst skill (spiral arrow) at the cost of giving up the additional critical rate you would have on all of your skills, I have np comprimising on the scout debate being optional, but the archer2 isnt, so at that point you are left with 1 extra circle, do you want archer 2 or ranger 2, see what im saying, is no discussion there

my aim is to deal good dps of aoe and also good damage to boss but i dont want to be SR anymore since it is too expensive to build up.

I am not discussing about that just general opinion. On taking X for archer 2.

Towards only on ranger vs scout ranking on that particular. That 1 Circle wonder options.

Archer 2 is pretty much mandatory due to how retarded swift step bonus is. :head_bandage:

your fine, just go with nicola’s build, its nearly the same as what you described, just more efficent and more well rounded

I think his burst is for steady aim not spiral arrow, and it’s ar2>ra2 vs ar2>ra1>sc1.

I see. I honestly forgot about the swift step crit rate, my bad. I would now definitely switch to A2 and R2 maybe.