someone tell me the best skills for a str archer

tialwind · Post by **tialwind** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:59 pm

i am looking for the most damage skills for a full str. archer any one have any sug out there

Shimohime · Post by **Shimohime** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:14 pm

your main skills will probably be anti-devil, berserker. arrow combo is a good transition skill, strong bow hits highest but optional because of its long loading time.

HertogJan · Post by **HertogJan** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:20 pm

I am taking them all, some say its useless to get autum wind flame. I actually find it handy during grinding. But thats just IMO

Advancechao · Post by **Advancechao** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:32 pm

http://www.silkroadforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=31997

I would get all the skills except Autumn Wind. Autumn Wind Flame was useful at level 1 because for some reason, it would frequently outdamage Anti Devil Bow Missile for some reason. After that, I used it only to mess around.

However, I am also leaving Demon Soul Arrow and Strong Bow at level 1 for now. Why? In both PvM and PvP, Strong bow takes too long. I only use strong bow for nukers since it can usually 1 hit KO them. It's useless on STR builds, though (unless it crits, when it is GODLY). I might get more later.

Demon soul arrow is a good skill, but the benefits are very small. At level 1, it gives the most benefit for the least SP spent. At max level, it only gives around 4 - 5 meters of extra shot range. It doesn't make a noticeable difference because with grasswalk and ghostwalk, those few extra meters are covered in fractions of a second.

EllisD · Post by **EllisD** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:20 pm

HertogJan wrote:I am taking them all, some say its useless to get autum wind flame. I actually find it handy during grinding. But thats just IMO

+1

They are all useful if you know when to use them.

I have Anti Devil maxed, and Autumn Wind at 3rd book lvl 4 i believe. They both do essentially the same damage. The plus for Anti Devil is the crit increase. The plus for Autumn Wind is that its piercing.

Strong Bow is great when you can first get it, but as i have just realized hitting lvl 69 is that Devil Arrow (the last Explosion Arrow) consistently hits harder, crits for more, cools down faster, and casts quicker. I will probably end up deleveling this because now i have a skill to take its place.

Demon Soul i think is also a must. The point made about not needing the range of the last books because of grass/phantom walk i dont agree with. This is a buff that lasts 10 mins for me (or dam close to it) with a 1 time MP usage. Phantom Walk needs MP per use, which would equal a lot more over that 10 min span. When your fighting in an area where the mobs are spread out, like the devil eyes for example, the range really increases my grinding speed and decreases my MP consumption cause i dont HAVE to Phantom Walk everywhere. If you dont plan on farming tons, you can leave it low to start, but i would take it to max eventually.

The only skill that i see being UTTERLY useless in the bow tree is the Black Hawk. Even with it maxed, it dosnt do the same damage as a wolf your level and you would benefit more from the White\Blue hawk's increased Attack Rating.