>>>>>My Take On A Bow Guide<<<<&l

[bowner]

ok well there are always hundreds of questions on bow chars. so here is my guide for all you bow noobies =) .

PURE STR- this means you put all points into strength. 90% of bowers stand by this build as the best build for bow. this is due to the fact that bowers rely on crit. more strength= much higher crit.

HYBRID- hybrids are a mix of points in int and str. this build is varying, but the most common is 2str to every 1int. this gives good regular damage due to the int but also gives good health and decent crit due to the str.

PURE INT- DO NOT. I REPEAT. DO NOT TRY THIS BUILD. BOW NUKES(nuke refers to pure int) SUCK. ONCE U GET A NUKE BOW WILL BE USELESS AND HAS NO ADVANTAGE OVER S/S OR GLAIVE NUKE. SO DONT DO IT.



MASTERIES-
This is a general guide on what ur mastery lvls should be.
Pacheon-max(80) Fire-max(80) Cold-60 or 80(80 if you plan on using river force) Light-60

NOTE if you follow these msteries you will end up with an extra 20 masteries(unless you use 80 on ice). you can put these masteries in what you choose.

SKILLS- if you plan on fighting players AND monsters, then i suggest using fire river force(max)
if you plan on fighting just monsters, then do not get fire river force, get the cold river force.

PACHEON- here are the skills needed to be a good bowman.

ANTIDEVIL______(max)- this skill offers the chance of an extremely good crit.

DOUBLESHOT(max every book)- this skill is great as a finishing move because it shoots up to 4 arrows in relay very fast.

AUTUMN WIND- this skill is not a very good one. there are much better skills to spend sp on. but, if you have the extra sp lieing around, you can get it, it is useful in helping in trade runs. IS NOT USEFUL IN PVP OR SAME LVL MONSTER TRAINING

WHITE HAWK- great skill to help get that crit or good dmg. only 1 point into white and black. max blue!

HEAVEN BREAK(max)- helps get better shot distance. max it

BERSERKER ARROW- does great dmg. and hurts enemies around the target. this skill is mandatory!!! max every book.

STRONG BOW- this skill is very contreversial. it does extremely good damage, but it takes very long to do. its your choice.( i myself have this maxed because its amazing starting move either in pvm or pvp)

PASSIVE( thats the little skill thingy on the bottom) max it!

FIRE- this is just the jist of it-

FIRE PROTECTION SERIES- max it.

FLAME BODY- get it an d max it. its mandatory for a bowman.

FIRE WALL SERIES- OPTIONAL

PASSIVE- YES. ITS A MUST.

COLD-

PASSIVE-yes. its mandatory

WEAK GUARD- get it and max every book as high as mastery lvl lets you (60 or 80)

CRYSTAL WALL SERIES- OPTIONAL

LIGHT-

PASSIVE- yes

GRASS WALK-only get it to lvl 1(3rd book-max for lvl 60 light)
PHANTOM- max

CONCENTRATION -max lvl for mastery lvl 60

MUST PEIRCING- max for mastery lvl 60


i hope i helped anyone. this is my basic guide. comment if you would like.

[Stefaab]

im going dual bow/glavie (not levelling cold)

i can use your comments for he bow skills thx for that


but i think you need the white hawk maxed to get the blue one, same with grass walk flow to get the speed walk, i think you said that wrong...or i read it wrong ^^

[bowner]

ooo... yeah i said wrong... sry.. and good luck with ur build

[DS^]

GRASS WALK-only get it to lvl 1(3rd book-max for lvl 60 light)

why waiting untill lvl 60 ? I think you should max this one too, speed is very important to a bowman

HEAVEN BREAK(max)- helps get better shot distance. max it

don't max it, I mean whats the big difference between 2m increase and 2.2m increase ?
you should only max the last one

[yamataka]

Level 60 Int bow and still going strong. And looking forward to the level 90 pacheon skills. But I agree ... DON'T DO THIS BUILD!!! (I like being the only one with this build. ) And yes I do just fine nuking and can nuke ... but there are times for nukes and times for bows ...

BTW I think cold is worthless on a bow char. Bows are all about speed and maxing damage.

[bowner]

dude... this guide is great... and bow is amazing for strictly monster fighting people... and yes it is useful for the ice guard and passive... unless you would rather waste 60 mstery lvls on something pointless. o and u have to max heaven break to get the last heaven break as far as i remember. and i said mastery 60 light... im saying get last grass walk book as hgi h lvl as you can while having 60 mastery lvl. god u ppl r dumb.

[San]

having 4 masteries at the 90 cap=BAD
you will run out of masteries as the cap rises and rises

TAKE OUT COLD!!!

[Grim]

Considering the 90 cap is not even out yet, Using 4 masteries is needed... 90/90/90/30.....If they start rumors about the 100 cap, just save up enough money and potions to delevel the 30.....

-Grim

[HBblade]

WHITE HAWK- great skill to help get that crit or good dmg. only 1 point into white and black. max blue!

b4 u make a guide, at least know wtf you're talking about, LMFAO

[Grim]

You need maxed white hawk to get maxed blue hawk.... Only 1 white hawk to get to black hawk....
You should get more information from other builds before you post one...
Lol I say 5/10 for effort

-Grim

[bowner]

ok, i made a guide for the 80 cap. i left 20 masteries open so when cap rises you only have to de-lvl ice to 50. and i think i know what im talking about. i aonly made 2 mistakes?. 5/10 sucks. ill leave someone else to do a guide (or i could jsut edit mine and it would be awsome) hey grim tell me exactly what is wrong... because i have the guide on micro word i can change and repost

[HertogJan]

Autum wind arrow serie is awesome for fighting mobs around youre lvl.

I leveld it up, its not as strong as berserker, but it also does splash damage to other mobs, so while fighting a giant you can use it to kill the mobs around it without aiming at them.

Have you maxed the skill and compared it to others? It isnt as strong as berserker, it doenst crit as anti devil. But the last book prob has the nicest animation. And besides that I use it all the time while grinding for the splash damage.

[tomiotar]

I will post here again

Code:

mag_dmg_base = int*int_reinforce/100 + mag_dmg
phy_dmg_base = (str*str_reinforce/100 + phy_dmg)*(100+wep_mastery_lv)/100

//damage output
phy_damage = (skill_dmg + base_phy_dmg) * skill_dmg_percent
mag_damage = (imbue_dmg * mastery_bonus_imbue +base_mag_dmg) * skill_dmg_percent

total_damage_output = phy_damage * phy_balance + mag_damage * mag_balance

Every single build add damage when they add int on non-crit hits (too many discussions already about if they crit harder and dont want to bring them here), so I hope that is clear. Now that you trade for that increase on damage is HP, if you want to trade some HP, many HP or no HP at all is your decision but things are as simple as:

more int = more regular damage and less HP
more str= less regular damage and more HP

If you look for and old post you will see the graphic with the evolution of damage for the bow on the page 25!!!!. Please see it but dont post nothing more on that because too much discussion about the same have been made and is better keep it dead. If you put "damage formula" on the search option of this forum you will quickly find it.

[Grim]

My Editing

ANTIDEVIL______(max)- this skill offers the chance of an extremely good crit.

It's a strong skill with increased critical hit chance.

AUTUMN WIND- this skill is not a very good one. there are much better skills to spend sp on. but, if you have the extra sp lieing around, you can get it, it is useful in helping in trade runs. IS NOT USEFUL IN PVP OR SAME LVL MONSTER TRAINING

Raise this to lvl 1 and leave it there. Very useful when attracting mobs because your primary attack damages the monster and strikes a second one.

WHITE HAWK- great skill to help get that crit or good dmg. only 1 point into white and black. max blue!

Max white hawk to get to blue hawk, or place 1 in white hawk to get to black hawk. Recommendations: Max white hawk and Blue Hawk, place 1 into black unless you want to use for lower lvls.

HEAVEN BREAK(max)- helps get better shot distance. max it

Increases your shot distance by 2 meters, then by .2 after that.

BERSERKER ARROW- does great dmg. and hurts enemies around the target. this skill is mandatory!!! max every book.

Launches an arrow with increased attack ratio. Damages up to 4 nearby enemies.

STRONG BOW- this skill is very contreversial. it does extremely good damage, but it takes very long to do. its your choice.( i myself have this maxed because its amazing starting move either in pvm or pvp)

A must have...Use before attacking an enemy....Lauches a powerful attack with a very-long pre-shot delay.

FIRE- this is just the jist of it-

Imbue Series: This is the most damaging Imbue in the game...Max it...

Fire Shield Series: Max it....Equip a crappy shield then use skill and switch back to bow..(Skill stays there after you switch)

FIRE PROTECTION SERIES- max it.

This provides a magical temporary defence boost.

FLAME BODY- get it an d max it. its mandatory for a bowman.

remove the "d". Temporarely increases the physical aspect of damage dealt.

COLD-

Add at least 1 point into the frost nova skill. (This will allow you to freeze them and grasswalk away.)

LIGHT-

GRASS WALK-only get it to lvl 1(3rd book-max for lvl 60 light) PHANTOM- max

You need to Max Grasswalk in order to get the 3rd Book. Only 1 point into Grasswalk book 1 in order to get phantom skill.

Stragety For PvP: Pick an enemy, use strong bow skill. Follow up with Anti Devil (the two highest ones you've got), Berserker Arrow, All combos and then repeat at the Anti Devil Books.
If you've got Fire/Frost Wall, Make sure you use it before you put on Cape for PvP.

Notes to Bowner: I would say make sure you add this into your guide, I would add my stragety for PvP inside here or make your own...Make sure you run a spellchecker and perhaps Capitalize the start of every sentence

-Grim