Zephyr Leap (Shift S) is equally beneficial with a Forward Guard. The Super Armor ones include Piercing Cry (LMB after certain skills) and Glide (Shift + A/W/D). He has a nice set of other defensive/gap closing skills, and I’ll add the others later as I have time. I also threw in one of my favorite defensive/gap closing skills. Most of the Archer skills below are ones you will want to train up ASAP. I will just list a few of the ones that are considered core skills to train up. The Archer has a great set of skills that makes him highly mobile and powerful.
Please, update your browser to see the video! Ascended Archers will also be able to train Absolute skills for their Crossbow. (Righteous Smite, Watcher, Piercing Light, Ravenous Talon, and Flow: Light’s Trail). (It’s under the Suggestions quest tab for Black Spirit, starting with the quest “Archer Ascension – Lost Purpose”) Completing this quest chain allows Archers to train up previously locked Awakening skills. The Archer Ascension quest line is available at level 56 from the Black Spirit. The worst part is running to Kamasylvia to complete it.
Similar to the Awakened quest line of other classes, Archers must run through a short series of quests to attain Ascension. The Archer is the only class that makes some Awakened skills available from low level. Unlike the Ranger, the Archer’s Awakened abilities includes many long range skills.
You will receive a Greatbow right away and have access to a limited number of Awakened skills. The Archer wields a Crossbow for his main hand weapon and a Greatbow for his Awakening weapon. Archer scores a 3/4 in Attack, which is the same as the Ranger. Archer has 2/4 in Evasion, so we should expect the Archer to not evade as well as the Ranger, who has max Evasion.Īttack: Attack measures how much damage this class can dish out.
(Witch/Wizard/Valkyrie/Berserker)Įvasion: Evasion measures the class ability to evade attacks. For the easiest class to play, look for classes with low Combo ranks with low Control ranks. With a rank of 2/4, Archers have a lower combo score than Ranger’s 3/4. It’s interesting to note that Ranger has 0/4 in Defense.Ĭombo: A Combo is a combination of key presses in a set order to perform a series of powerful moves. Expect to get higher damage when you’re hit. This score is the Archer’s lowest stat at 1/4. Ranger was given a 2/4 for Control.ĭefense: Defense measures the Archer’s ability to take damage that hits them. The Archer was given 3/4 for Control difficulty by the developers. It forces you to scope the area to determine if there are hills in your battle rotations.Ĭharacter Creation Key: Class Tier Stats Explained:Ĭontrol: This is a measure of the difficulty in controlling the Archer. The hill bug is annoying, especially if you hunt in areas with steps or uneven ground. He does have quirks, but they aren’t serious enough for me to stop playing him. His movement is fluid and just beautiful to watch as he jumps from pack to pack and shoots down distant mobs by the multitudes! I love his gap closing abilities. This is the most fun I’ve had in a long time. My first impressions playing the Archer have been good. After reading this guide, you should have a better understanding of the Archer and if you would like to learn more. This BDO Archer Guide is a simple overview to highlight strengths and weaknesses. But don’t expect a fancy foot Archer to take a punch well! This is a big bonus for players who love this type of snipe from afar class. This heavy hitting, long range fighter wields a small Crossbow and a massive Greatbow as weapons. I have been having allot of fun experimenting with my leaping and bounding master bowman.