Crossbow Archer sorta guide.

So here's my small guide or more of an class info on Crossbow Archer.
CrossBow Archer = CBA
Although, i personally would rather be the only one knowing this, i'll be nice a share, someone eventually will as well.
The CBA is the damage dealing class out of the 3 choices of the skill tree, so single shot high dmg. which what i personally enjoy. For example, with my skills, Surprise Attack + Lvl 5 Delayed Arrow at lvl 12 i was hitting normally 746+ and crit 1200+. and at 15 1000+ was regular Surprise Attack + Lvl 5 Delayed Arrow. And my max that i've hit with crit was 1756 at lvl 18.
To show some proof.


It was too slow to show actual dmg over mob, but system notification that i have highlighted with yellow.
*If there's a problem with it's size tell me

Now onto skills/equipment.
Skills- I honestly don't remember the skill names, and what not. So if anyone knows where i can find the names and etc. pm me.

Depending on what you personally want really. I put all my points into CB skill tree until lvl 15-18, where you can't get any more skills on that tree until 2nd job change.Mine were Crit+ passive skills, Surprise attack *which is sweet but for the 180second delay* Delayed Arrow, Bleeding Arrow*, Beserk Run *haste*, and Passive Dmg increasing skills, Agi increasing passive skill. And that was about it, then later i put the Crit+ from another tree also.
So maxing my dmg output and my critical chances to get sweet dmg!
Crits on normal+skills stun the target, which gives you a chance to get another crit to stun again, so the mob never reaches you.
Surprise Attack- the wonderful skill, with 180 second delay, is really helpful, not only does it double your attack dmg for next hit, it also has a chance to faint target which means they just sit there, so it's wonderful.

Equipment-
2 +max dmg rings, Crit+ necklace, and upgrading CB's. and the very needed Defense sowels when the mob comes hit you.

My normal mob hunting.

Staying as far as i can... Delay Arrow+Bleed Arrow+Delay Arrow+ a few normal attacks. Stronger mobs usually another Delay arrow would do. but that was about it.
Oh, and also Defense sowels are VERY! important until you get +evasion/dodge doing the big numbers will attract the mobs in a party, so be careful.

So i'm done for now. hope it's understandable, i will fix stuff later.

Hello zfate,

thank you for sharing, I too used a xBow archer and loved it for it's highest output on a single mob I didn't do that much damage as you have showed you can cause i didn't invest into surprise attack, i tried passive on other trees and am very interested in your build, just 1 question.

What is your opinion about the berserker's haste for running under our xBow tree because i invested 1 point in it and realise and 5 point would only increase a buff that is recast-able almost instantly. If 5 points would be invested in there and another 1 in the party buff, would the 6 points be better used somewhere else?

I too added delay arrow and bleeding arrow, after which i tried triple shot on another account and realized that maybe delay arrow and triple shot would be a better combo than bleeding and delay because of the fast cool-down on delay.

I hope someone can shed some light on the Sawtooth skill under Balista tree because the text for that skill was a little confusing, it stated that normal attacks were to hit for 4%(level 1) and the text ended there. Didn't know if it meant chance or 4% of total damage.

Just sharing my thoughts, hope other xBow and archer users continue to share their opinions here.

Regards,
Gluke

Hey glukeoh,

Hello fellow xBow archer!

Hmm, on the haste buff question. I personally only maybe would do it, at the lower lvls it's not worth it and could hurt you. i put 1 lvl at first then eventually put 1 more, but that was it. Eventually maybe it's useful for parties at higher lvls.
And also when you get 17-24 those points 14points untill you can get 2nd job skills can be put into maxing passives and etc. with those i started putting into other skill trees passive areas.

Good point about the Triple Shot, i didn't pay attention to triple shot that much, it seemed to be able to do more damage than bleeding shot, but i think it's the same besides the cool-down.

I think it meant *in an weirdly translated way* That your arrows will hit the target more often, or it will miss less i ran into the problem sometimes when i shot normal shots, * miss miss, dodge dodge miss dmg. so i stuck with skills more . So it raises your ability to not miss by 4%-6%-8&-10%. i guess

I'm also looking forward for more archers to give their opinions!

Pce