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Archer
Job Base(s):	Novice
Job Type:	First (Primary)
Job Level:	50
Race:	Human
Changes At:	Payon
Number of Skills:	5
Total Skill Points:	50
Total Quest Skills:	2
Job Bonuses
STR AGI VIT INT DEX LUK +3 +3 +1 +2 +7 +2

Archers are masters of increasing their focus and concentration to hunt monsters while wielding a bow and arrow. Though they prefer sniping monsters from a safe distance, in close combat they can easily loose several arrows in quick succession to ensure their target never even reaches them. Archers have a closeness with nature and their understanding of local flora and fauna, learned within the lush forests of Payon, encourages them to further enhance their knowledge about the animals that may become their companions someday.

Archers are known for their high Ranged Physical Damage and HIT using Bows. Archers rely on high DEX to deal damage to monsters with high accuracy and they can either aim for high AGI for ASPD to snipe monsters quickly or high VIT to boost survivability as they decimate monsters with a shower of arrows. LUK may also be viable for those aiming to become a Falcon-oriented Hunter or a critical hit Sniper after changing jobs.

Archers excel in using a bow and various kinds of arrows, including those imbued with different elements (like Fire, Wind, or Holy) that deal even more damage to monsters based on their element's weakness. Regular and Elemental Arrow Quivers can be bought from the Quivering Merchant (Moc_paraup 41/161)Paste Ingame on the 2nd floor of the Eden Group.

Once you are a Job Level 10 Novice, you have 2 methods of changing into an Archer:

1. Go to the Archer Guild in northeast Payon (pay_arche 145/164)Paste Ingame and talk to the Archer Guildsman (payon_in02 64/71)Paste Ingame who is standing behind the desk. They will change your job to Archer and reward you with a Novice Composite Bow [3], and 1 Normal, Fire, and Silver Arrow Quiver each.
   • Pursuing this method also unlocks both Arrow Repel and Arrow Crafting Skills for free right as you change.
2. Alternatively, go to the Archer Classroom on the 2nd Floor of Criatura Academy and speak to the NPC named Archer Teacher located at (iz_ac02 65/109)Paste Ingame. He will warn you that you will not receive the bonus Job Skills listed above if you use this method and thus it is not recommended.

a. GAMEPLAY:
This build takes advantage of the archer's ability to kill groups of monsters from afar using Arrow Shower. It also takes advantage of using specific elemental arrows to kill monsters weak to a specific element, allowing you to more damage than other 1st Jobs more easily and safely.

b. STATS:
You may allocate certain status points depending on your preference but the idea is to focus on increasing DEX to increase your ATK & HIT and VIT to increase survivability. Some stat points can be put in INT for a larger SP pool as well.

Base Level 40 base stat distribution suggestion:

• STR: 1
  
• AGI: 1
  
• VIT: 20
  
• INT: 20
  
• DEX: 52
  
• LUK: 1
  

a. GAMEPLAY:
This build focuses on killing monsters quickly, one at a time, using 1-2 hits of Double Strafe or finishing them off with auto-attack to conserve SP. Ideal monsters to kill for this build are passive monsters such as Willow or Bigfoot so you do not get mobbed. As with all builds, this one takes advantage of using specific elemental arrows to kill monsters weak to a specific element, allowing you to more damage than other 1st Jobs more easily and safely.

b. STATS:
You may allocate certain status points depending on your preference but the idea is to focus on increasing DEX to increase your ATK & HIT and AGI to increase ASPD & FLEE. Some stat points can put in INT for higher SP pool if needed.

Base Level 40 base stat distribution suggestion:

• STR: 1
  
• AGI: 30
  
• VIT: 1
  
• INT: 1
  
• DEX: 53
  
• LUK: 1
  

Below are three suggestions to efficiently level a new character:

1. First, get gear and experience for your new character by following this Izlude tutorial guide from the forums (this guide is also listed down below in the Archer equipment section with additional details). Note that you do not need to complete all of these quests, and simply joining the Academy and getting some gear may be all that you need to start. Using the Job Classrooms on the 2nd Floor to more easily reach your Job Change NPC is helpful as well.
2. Using Catherina Von Blood [1], you can level as soon as base level 3-56 in Sunken Ship. Talk to Fisk (alberta 189/151)Paste Ingame and pay 250z to go to the Sunken Ship. As an archer, you will be using Arrow Shower.
3. Without using Catherina Von Blood [1], using the Geffen Bounty Board Quests kill Roda Frogs until level 21(they drop sticky webfeet that you can sell to players or turn in for the level 56-71 Eden Group Leveling Quests) , then using the Payon Bounty Board Quests kill Bigfoots until level 41. Then, using the Eden Group Leveling Quests and Geffen Bounty Board Quests, kill Orc Warriors, Orc Ladies, and Orc Babies until level 60.
   You can accept multiple quests at one time, however when turning in do note that you cannot gain more than 1 full level from a single quest, so do try to turn the quests in when you have a low exp percentage or after you've job changed if you're job level 49.

Placing both your Arrows and Quivers on the hotkey bar will allow players to monitor how many Arrows they have left, open new Quivers with a single key-press, and equip Arrows if you accidentally run out. This can be a life saver in emergency situations.

When mobbing or tanking groups of monsters, especially for AOE leveling, Healing Items WILL need to be consumed and often even spammed.

Two popular and cheap healing items are Nepeta Cataria and Fresh Fish due to their cheap cost and low weight:

• Nepeta Cataria can be purchased from Cat Paw Shrimp Merchant in Izlude (izlude 117/165)Paste Ingame or Prontera (prontera 137/223)Paste Ingame (or in Lasagna (lasagna 166/117)Paste Ingame if starting as a Doram) for only 15z each (11z with max Discount).
• Fresh Fish can be purchased from Cooking Merchant (payon 167/134)Paste Ingame in Payon or Chef's Assistant (alberta 167/134)Paste Ingame at the docks of Alberta, as well as other cities, for only 250z each (190z with max Discount).

For a list of Healing Items, a comparison, and a list of a couple popular Healing Items, please see the main article: Healing Items.

The Archer Card Set is a decent boost for early leveling, even possibly viable until 99. When this set is assembled, the following effects are bestowed alongside the bonuses each individual card offers:

• AGI +5.
• DEX +3.
• Increases ranged damage by 20%.
• Perfect Hit +20
• If used by an Archer job type
  • Adds a 1% chance of inflicting Coma on Brute race targets when doing a physical attack
  • Increases the experience given from Brute race monsters by 5%.

1. Your next class is either a Hunter or a Bard/Dancer; you may have to adjust your build accordingly.
   
2. Use Eden Group Leveling Quests and Bounty Board Quests to find monsters to kill around your level.
   
3. Use Stat Reset to reset your stats as needed to maximize your damage.
   
4. Use Skill Reset to reset your skills as needed to maximize your damage.
   
5. Use Elemental Converters to increase your damage by changing your weapons element that is strong against the monster's element.
   
6. Use ASPD Potions to greatly increase your killing speed at lower levels.
   
7. Elemental Arrow Quivers can be bought from the Quivering Merchant in Eden 2F (second floor of the Eden Building) at (Moc_paraup 41/161)Paste Ingame.
   
8. Use the Archer/Mage/Ninja Sniping Maps in Leveling Spots to kill monsters from far away
   
9. Useful recovery items for HP/SP (if using heavier items like Meat/Honey, it is advised to RODEX separate amounts to yourself in smaller portions to keep within your weight limit):
   • Meat
     
   • Fresh Fish
     
   • Nepeta Cataria
     
   • Strawberry
     
   • Honey
     
   • Mastela Fruit
     
   • Royal Jelly
     
10. Useful DEX or ATK cards:
    • Dolomedes Card
      
    • Drops Card
      
    • Zerom Card
      
    • Andre Card
      
    • Zipper Bear Card
      
11. Useful long-ranged damage increase card:
    • Archer Skeleton Card
      
12. Useful HP cards:
    • Pupa Card
      
    • Yellow Novus Card
      
    • Green Ferus Card
      
    • Pupa Card
      
13. Useful Utility cards:
    • Vitata Card
      
    • Creamy Card
      
    • Raydric Card
      
14. May use any of the following gear at lower levels based on your budget:
    • Cat Hand Glove [1]
      
    • Apple of Archer [1]
      
    • Ramen Hat [0]
      
    • Rideword Hat [1]
      
    • Tights [1]
      
    • Mad Bunny Special [1]
      
    • Heroic Backpack [1]
      

It is vital that you understand how each status affects your character to play the game well. Below is a summary but go to the Primary Stats page for detailed information.

• STR - increases ATK of melee weapons, increases Weight Limit, and slightly increases ATK of "ranged-type" weapons.
  
• AGI - increases Flee, ASPD, and provides resistance to Bleeding and Sleep status effects.
  
• VIT - increases Max HP, effectiveness of Healing potions, and resistance to Stun, Poison, Deadly Poison, Burning, and Freezing status effects.
  
• INT - increases MATK, Max SP, SP Recovery, and effectiveness of SP potions, decreases Variable Cast Time (VCT), provides resistance to Blind, Silence, and Chaos status effects.
  
• DEX - decreases Variable Cast Time (VCT), increases HIT, MATK, ATK of "ranged-type" weapons, and slightly increases ATK of "melee-type" weapons.
• LUK - increases ATK, MATK, CRIT, HIT, Flee, Perfect Dodge, Forging, Potion Creation, Cooking, and provides resistance to Blind, Curse, Frozen, Poison, Silence, Sleep, Stone Curse, and Stun.

Melee Weapons - (Axes, Books, Daggers, Katars, Knuckles, Maces, and Spears)
Ranged Weapons - (Bows, Guns, Instruments, and Whips)

After creating a Novice character, follow the section of this Izlude tutorial guide titled "Enchanter Mounds Quest" which involves NPC Enchanter Mounds in Izlude at (izlude 96/125)Paste Ingame. This quest will allow you to enchant the Cotton Shirt that you get the moment you created your Novice character with the enchantments Max HP+100 and Max SP+50, provided that you complete the step that requires you to speak with NPC Enchanter Almond J in Izlude at (izlude 108/139)Paste Ingame. This cotton shirt proves itself useful once you change your class and can no longer equip most of the novice gear provided to you when you register at the academy. It is recommended to card this cotton shirt with cards that increase HP and/or SP such as Decorated Evil Tree Card or Pupa Card.

After providing Enchanter Mounds in Izlude at (izlude 96/125)Paste Ingame with a review of the service they provided during the enchanting quest, you can talk to Enchanter Almond J in Izlude at (izlude 108/139)Paste Ingame to enchant the novice weapon you receive after you change your class from Novice to Archer. The two enchantments provided are random and if you aren’t happy with the result you can enchant it again endlessly. You will likely use this enchanted weapon until you can do the level 26 Eden group equipment quest which is the first part of that questline which rewards a weapon. Keep in mind Enchanter Almond J won’t enchant the Novice Main Gauche that you get for registering at the academy despite it being a novice weapon.

Starting at level 12 you can complete the Eden Group Equipments Quests to obtain free equipment for your class. This equipment is sufficient to get you to level 99.

Archers can use various Bows (and they can also use Daggers). Here is a short list to get you started.

• Composite Bow [4]
  
• Arbalest [2]
  
• Gakkung [2]
  
• Ballista [4]
  
• Orc Archer Bow [4]
  
• Composite Bow [4]
  
• Crimson Bow [2]
  

Skills can be rest any time, go to Skill Reset for the guide.

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Arrow Shower	Deal up to 250% damage to targets in a 5*5 area around target.	10	Offensive
Double Strafe	Deal up to 380% damage to a single target.	10	Offensive
Improve Concentration	Increase DEX and AGI by up to 12% for a duration. Uncovers hidden enemies in a 3*3 area when activated.	10	Supportive
Owl's Eye	Increases DEX by up to 10.	10	Passive
Vulture's Eye	Increases range and HIT when using bows.	10	Passive

Skill	Description	Levels	Type	Job Level Requirement	Quest
Arrow Crafting	Create arrows from various items.	1	Active	30	Arrow Crafting Quest
Arrow Repel	Shoot a target to inflict 150% damage and push it back 6 cells.	1	Offensive	35	Arrow Repel Quest

Job Bonus

Stat\Amount	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7
STR	6	38	40
AGI	26	33	49
VIT	46
INT	10	47
DEX	2	14	18	30	36	42	50
LUK	22	44

Equip Attack Speed From Novice Bare Handed 156 0 Shield -9 +1 Dagger -15 0 Bow -10 N/A

ASPD Potions Usable Concentration ✔ Awakening ✔ Berserk ✘

Archer
Skills	Arrow Crafting • Arrow Repel • Arrow Shower • Double Strafe • Improve Concentration • Owl's Eye • Vulture's Eye
Quests	Archer Skill Quest • Archer Training Quest
Weapons	Bow (Arrows)

Classes of Ragnarok Online
Novice Class	Novice • High Novice • Super Novice • Hyper Novice*
First Class / High First Class	Swordman • Mage • Merchant • Acolyte • Thief • Archer
Second Class	Knight • Crusader • Wizard • Sage • Blacksmith • Alchemist • Priest • Monk • Assassin • Rogue • Hunter • Bard • Dancer
Transcendent Second Class	Lord Knight • Paladin • High Wizard • Scholar • Mastersmith • Biochemist • High Priest • Champion • Assassin Cross • Stalker • Sniper • Minstrel • Gypsy
Third Class	Rune Knight • Royal Guard • Warlock • Sorcerer • Mechanic • Geneticist • Arch Bishop • Sura • Guillotine Cross • Shadow Chaser • Ranger • Maestro • Wanderer
Fourth Class	Dragon Knight • Imperial Guard • Arch Mage • Elemental Master • Meister • Biolo • Cardinal • Inquisitor • Shadow Cross • Abyss Chaser • Windhawk • Troubadour • Trouvere
1st Expanded Class	TaeKwon Kid • Ninja • Gunslinger
2nd Expanded Class	TaeKwon Master • Soul Linker • Kagerou • Oboro • Rebel
3rd Expanded Class	Star Emperor • Soul Reaper • Shinkiro* • Shiranui* • Night Watch*
4th Expanded Class	Sky Emperor • Soul Ascetic
Doram	Summoner • Spirit Handler*