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What is the most strongest Archer class?

I have a 131 Marksman but i wanna switch over to a Bowmaster. You think that's a good idea?

May 2, 2014

7 Comments • Newest first

xlxlxlxl

[quote=LaoNinjaZ]can archers train at HoH without dying and no hp boosts?[/quote]
Marksman has really high damage reduction as long as you keep attacking. BM has passive drain, so HOH shouldn't be too big of a problem, Golems might OHKO you if you don't have a lot of funding. WH has a lot of HP and a drain skill to stay alive. WA is the most frail.

Reply May 3, 2014
simaini

[quote=LaoNinjaZ]can archers train at HoH without dying and no hp boosts?[/quote]

bowmasters and wild hunters can train without having to worry too much about hp. wild hunters have an actual drain skill, swipe. and they have pretty good hp and 100% stance if you have the white jaguar. bowmasters have a drain arrow buff, which you can lock on to have perpetual healing arrows. you can set up arrow blaster using npc chat and the arrows that come out from there will still heal your hp.

Reply May 2, 2014
Dupants

if by strongest you mean hard-hitting, then marksman. I went from marksman to bowmaster.

was a [i]terrible[/i] idea. I switched back immediately lol

Reply May 2, 2014
LaoNinjaZ

can archers train at HoH without dying and no hp boosts?

Reply May 2, 2014
betaboi101

[quote=LimsaLominsa]It honestly barely matters if you don't plan on doing the super bosses, but if you have literally 0 mesos then go Wind Archer since they don't need mastery books. Otherwise, for "strongest" I would value one of the explorer archers more since they have real emblems and are theoretically stronger in the first place on DPS charts. Personally, I would stay Marksman until capping becomes an issue.[/quote]

Both this and the first comment . Marksmen are strong with low funds but once you cap on one, a bowmaster will typically be the better choice if you plan on funding the particular character further (as with a certain point of funds bowmasters out damage marksmen because of dps).

Maybe start off as a marksman then when/ if you mass fund it switch to a bowmaster? Or if you never reach that point, just keep the marksman since before that capping point, they are quite strong <3

Reply May 2, 2014 - edited
Kiryuin

being an archer at this time in maple is great, all of our equipment is cheap and we're quite the stable class in pretty much everything we do. it really doesn't matter what you choose as long as it's aesthetically pleasing

Reply May 2, 2014 - edited
LimsaLominsa

It honestly barely matters if you don't plan on doing the super bosses, but if you have literally 0 mesos then go Wind Archer since they don't need mastery books. Otherwise, for "strongest" I would value one of the explorer archers more since they have real emblems and are theoretically stronger in the first place on DPS charts. Personally, I would stay Marksman until capping becomes an issue.

Reply May 2, 2014 - edited