Archer Guide

Guide Introduction

Heya, few words before you start It's Kopek, creator of vocation guides on wiki. Keep in mind I created these having unexperienced players in mind, under level 200. These guides are not made to show all or even the best possibilities out there. I tried to show a path that is both comfortable and easy to follow for a newcomer. The game has much more to offer than stuff listed below, go explore and have fun!

General Information

Vocation Choice Archer is a distance vocation with both good physical and magic abillities. Even that you should keep your distance, the health pool is big enough to not be scared of being hit by strong monsters. Best choice for new players, especially for these with solo playstyle.

Vocation Statistics Each level up Archer gains: • 10 health points • 15 mana points • 20 oz. capacity Health regeneration: 1 hp per 8 sec After Promotion: 1 hp per 4 sec Mana regeneration: 1 mana per 4 sec After Promotion: 1 mana per 3 sec

Pros and Cons

Pros • Double the health and capacity gain per level compared to other distance vocations. • Access to Ultimate Healing spell, that can be put on hotkey. • Abillity to solo most of the game content. • Elemental DoT weapons that makes hunting on lower levels fast and cheap.

Cons • Requires heavy ammunition to shoot. • Spears require picking them up after each hit. • Lesser rune damage than the magic vocations. • No offensive spells.

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Leveling/Questing

After leaving or skipping Novus (tutorial island) you should focus on obtaining some sort of Bow. Good starters are . In order to obtain money for buying them from other players you should do Money Tasks. Once you get a decent bow and some arrows, you would like to start doing Factions, Sub factions specifically. These missions are similiar to other route which is Experience Tasks, but if you won't do them early you will end up doing Factions tasks like Larva or Dwarf Guard on much higher level. While you are making quests and gathering some profit from tasks you should aim to obtain some light weight items such as and . It will be a good base for our Archer in reasonable price.

First Promotion Benefits

Upon promotion, your character receives a new title depending on your vocation:

• Archers become 'Royal Archers'.

Upgraded Title

Upon receiving the second promotion, your character receives a new title depending on your vocation:

• Royal Archers become 'Master Archers'.

"If you want to know more about promotion: Promotion."

Tips • Buy Promotion as fast as you can afford it. • Buy Flaming Bow as fast as you can afford them. • Switching between elemental DoT (Damage over Time) bows is a great way to boost your experience for free. (example - Poisoned Bow, Flaming Bow) • Use Conjure Explosive Arrows Spell to burn mana, easy way for AFK profit. • Before you have met requirements for Explosive Arrows (magic level 10) Conjure Arrow is a great spell that will help you make your hunts longer. • Get yourself a Vampire Shield or Demon Shield in case you get trapped, distance weapons don't have any defence. • Golden Quiver or regular Quiver are huge quality of life upgrades.

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Spells

The whole list of Archer's spells you can find here.

Equipment

Usual path of upgrading your equipment, keep in mind that sometimes you can find Attributed items that are better than these listed below.
Attributes are luxury, not necessity. It's great to have attributes on your equipment, but getting money for runes should always be your priority.

Helmets

	Name	Stats	Description	Avg. price
	Deer Hide Helmet	Arm 3, 18 oz.	Starter helmet	Free
	Steel Helmet	Arm 6, 46 oz.	Very common item, possible to purchase from NPC Jeyden	600gp
	Crown Helmet	Arm 7, 29.5 oz.	Obtainable from Noble Armor Quest (35lvl)	2.5-3k
	Crusader Helmet	Arm 8, 52 oz.	Obtainable from Crusader Helmet Quest (35lvl), lighter alternative to Warrior Helmet	6-8k
	Scorpid Hood	Arm 7, 35 oz.	Buyable from higher levels through market. First decent option typically for Archer which includes nice amount of dexterity and movement speed (if upgraded with attributes).	3-10k
	Royal Helmet	Arm 9, 48 oz.	Cheap and easily obtainable compared to better helmets	30-35k
	Demon Helmet	Arm 10, 29.5 oz.	Obtainable from Demon Helmet Quest, which is very hard and usually requires a team	50k
	Helmet of the Fallen King	Arm 13, 28.6 oz.	Obtaintable by combining Helmet of the Fallen King with Soul Emerald, provides light.	-

Armors

	Name	Stats	Description	Avg. price
	Deer Hide Armor	Arm 6, 35 oz.	Starter armor	Free
	Plate Armor	Arm 10, 120 oz.	Possible to purchase from NPC Jeyden for 1500gp.	1k
	Blue Robe	Arm 11, 22 oz.	Great and basically weightless armor that can serve you for a long time.	10-12k
	Light Armor	Arm 12, 24 oz.	Better version of Blue Robe, a bit more expensive and less common.	13-20k
	Crocodile Armor	Arm 12, 65 oz.	Cheap option, but I'd recommend sticking to Light Armor and upgrading it or invest into Demonbone Armor.	15-30k
	Demonbone Armor	Arm 15, 35 oz.	2% poison damage resistance	40-50k
	Magic Plate Armor	Arm 17, 85 oz.	Way to go if you often tank damage.	200-220
	Emberwake Tunic	Arm 15, 33 oz.	Good option if you want to invest into doing Dragon and Dragon Lord tasks.	-
	Soulstealer Armor	Arm 17, 89 oz.	+1 distance fighting skill	-
	Watcher Armor	Arm 16, 85 oz.	+1 distance fighting, 2% poison resistance, 2% death resistance	-

Legs

	Name	Stats	Description	Avg. price
	Deer Hide Legs	Arm 3, 24 oz.	Starter legs	Free
	Plate Legs	Arm 7, 50 oz.	Common item purchasable from players	500gp
	Knight Legs	Arm 8, 70 oz.	Alternative to lighter but more expensive Crown Legs	5-6k
	Golden Legs	Arm 9, 56 oz.	More accessible and lighter than Ancient Legs	50-60k
	Magic Plate Legs	Arm 9, 50 oz.	Small upgrade to Golden Legs, provides 1% fire, poison, energy and ice resistance	120k+
	Hellforged Legs	Arm 10, 180 oz.	Heavy legs, provides 1% physical resistance property	300k+

Boots

	Name	Stats	Description	Avg. price
	Deer Hide Boots	Arm 1, 6 oz.	Starter boots	Free
	Boots of Haste	Arm 0, 7.5 oz.	+40 movement speed	30-35K
	Quicksand Boots	Arm 1, 10 oz.	+40 movement speed, +220 on quicksand	-

Shields

	Name	Stats	Description	Avg. price
	Cowhide Shield	Def 22, 37 oz.	Starter shield	Free
	Dwarven Shield	Def 26, 55 oz.	Common and cheap shield	500gp
	Vampire Shield	Def 34, 38 oz.	Obtainable from Vampire Shield Quest (70lvl)	15-17k
	Demon Shield	Def 35, 26 oz.	Obtainable from Titan Quest (80lvl) and Demon Helmet Quest (100lvl), both of these quest are hard and require a team	30-35k
	Mastermind Shield	Def 37, 57 oz.	Very good shield that will last you for a long time	50-55k

Weapons

Crossbows

Image:	Name:	Attack:	Hit% +	Weight:	Properties:	Att %	Attributes:
	Crossbow	0	0%	40.0 oz.	-	-	-
	Elven Crossbow	0	1%	45.0 oz.	-		Dexterity (1), Flawless (1), Fast Hand (1%), Sharpshooter (2%), Slowing Shot (4%)
	Enhanced Crossbow	0	2%	55.0 oz.	-		Dexterity (1), Flawless (2), Fast Hand (2%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (4%)
	Envenomed Crossbow	0	2%	58.0 oz.	Poison		Dexterity (1), Flawless (2), Fast Hand (2%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (4%)
	Crystallized Crossbow	0	2%	53.0 oz.	Frost		Dexterity (1), Flawless (2), Fast Hand (2%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (4%)
	Blazing Crossbow	0	2%	58.0 oz.	Burn		Dexterity (1), Flawless (2), Fast Hand (2%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (4%)
	Ancient Crossbow	0	3%	76.0 oz.	Death		Dexterity (2), Flawless (3), Fast Hand (3%), Sharpshooter (4%), Slowing Shot (5%)
	Meteorite Crossbow	0	3%	72.0 oz.	+2 distance fighting, Lightning Strike		Dexterity (2), Flawless (4), Fast Hand (8%), Sharpshooter (4%)
	Shadowfall Crossbow	2	4%	72.0 oz.	+3 distance fighting, Death Strike		Dexterity (2), Flawless (3), Fast Hand (5%), Sharpshooter (7%), Slowing Shot (5%)
	Sacred Arbalest	2	4%	72.0 oz.	+3 distance fighting, Holy Strike		Dexterity (2), Flawless (3), Fast Hand (7%), Sharpshooter (4%), Slowing Shot (5%)

Bolts

Image:	Name:	Attack:	Weight:	Effect:
	Bolt	30	0.8 oz.	-
	Hunting Bolt	34	0.8 oz.	-
	Piercing Bolt	36	0.8 oz.	-
	Power Bolt	40	0.9 oz.	-
	Venomshot Bolt	31	0.8 oz.	Poison - inflicts target with poison upon hit, dealing damage starting and counting down from 30, for a total of 465 poison damage.

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Bows

Image:	Name:	Attack:	Hit% +	Weight:	Properties:	Att %	Attributes:
	Bow	0	0%	31.0 oz.	-	-	-
	Ignited Bow	0	0%	34.0 oz.	Burn		Dexterity (1), Flawless (1), Fast Hand (4%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (2%)
	Hunting Bow	0	1%	22.0 oz.	-		Dexterity (1), Flawless (1), Fast Hand (4%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (2%)
	Elven Bow	0	1%	34.0 oz.	-		Dexterity (1), Flawless (1), Fast Hand (4%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (2%)
	Shakirian Bow	0	1%	30.0 oz.	Electrify		Dexterity (1), Flawless (1), Fast Hand (4%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (4%)
	Poisoned Bow	0	1%	30.0 oz.	Poison		Dexterity (1), Flawless (1), Fast Hand (4%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (2%)
	Flaming Bow	0	1%	28.0 oz.	Burn		Dexterity (1), Flawless (1), Fast Hand (4%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (2%)
	Crescent Bow	0	2%	25.0	-		Flawless (2), Dexterity (2), Fast Hand (4%), Sharpshooter (3%), Slowing Shot (3%)
	Crystallized Bow	0	2%	46.0 oz.	Frost		Dexterity (2), Flawless (2), Fast Hand (5%), Sharpshooter (4%), Slowing Shot (3%)
	Fiery Bow	0	2%	38.0 oz.	Burn		Flawless (2), Dexterity (2), Fast Hand (5%), Sharpshooter (4%), Slowing Shot (3%)
	Bow of Judgement*	0	3%	32.0 oz.	+1 distance fighting, Holy Strike	-	-
	Vampiric Bow*	0	+2%, +3%*	10.0	+0, +1, +2* distance fighting, Drain Shot, Vampiric Shot		Dexterity (2), Fast Hand (5%), Sharpshooter (4%), Slowing Shot (3%)
	Triangle Star Bow	1	3%	19.0 oz.	Fast Hand (5%), Holy Strike		Dexterity (2), Flawless (2), Fast Hand (5%), Sharpshooter (4%), Slowing Shot (3%)
	Bow of the Primordial Fire*	3	3%	47.0 oz.	+1 distance fighting, Fast Hand (2%), Sharpshooter (2%), Primordial Burn, Primordial Fire Shot		Dexterity (2), Flawless (2), Fast Hand (5%), Sharpshooter (5%), Slowing Shot (5%), Resistance (Fire, 3%)
	The Annihilator*	5	4%	40.0 oz.	+3 distance fighting, Fast Hand (10%), Piercing		Flawless (5), Dexterity (3), Fast Hand (10%), Sharpshooter (8%)

Arrows

Image:	Name:	Attack:	Weight:	Effect:
	Arrow	25	0.7 oz.	-
	Hunting Arrow	32	0.7 oz.	-
	Piercing Arrow	34	0.7 oz.	-
	Burst Arrow	-	0.9 oz.	Burst - deals physical damage in a 3 by 3 tile range (min dmg = 0 ; max dmg = level/3 + magLevel^(4/3)).
	Poison Arrow	20	0.8 oz.	Poison - inflicts target with poison upon hit, dealing 2 damage per turn.
	Venomshot Arrow	25	0.7 oz.	Poison - inflicts target with poison upon hit, dealing damage starting and counting down from 25, for a total of 325 poison damage.
	Shakirian Arrow	32	0.7 oz.	Electrify - inflicts target with electricity upon hit, dealing 20 damage per turn for 3 one second long turns, for a total of 60 energy damage.

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Quivers

Image:	Name:	Vol.:	Weight:	Properties:	Att %	Attributes:
	Quiver	2	5.0 oz.	2 tiles of white light		Dexterity (1)
	Golden Quiver	5	10.0 oz.	4 tiles of white light		Dexterity (2)
	Great Quiver	10	14.0 oz.	+2 distance fighting, +4 speed		Dexterity (1), Streamlined (4)

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Thrown Weapons

The weapons below can be used by themselves, without ammunition, although they are "spent" like ammunition.
Some break right away while some drop to the ground and/or have a chance to break.

Image:	Name:	Attack:	Weight:
	Headhunter Spear	35	15.0 oz.
	Rotspear	32	26.0 oz.
	Spear	30	15.0 oz.
	Throwing Star	30	2.0 oz.
	Throwing Knife	25	2.1 oz.
	Wooden Spear	15	10.0 oz.
	Ethereal Spear	5	5.0 oz.
	Small Stone	5	3.6 oz.
	Snowball	0	0.8 oz.

Hunting Spots

Level 11+

Bee Location Method , Notes Equip yourself in some source of light. This creature does not drop any valuable loot. This creature drops food.

Rotworm Location Method , , Notes Equip yourself in some source of light. This creature drops food.

Dwarf Location Method Mittenhoff Notes Equip yourself in some source of light. This creature drops food.

Level 15+

Snake Location Method Notes This creature does not drop anything. Hunt this creature only for Money Tasks

Rogue Location Method Notes One of the first distance creatures you will encounter. Hunt this creature only for Money Tasks

Larva Location Method Notes This creature drops food. Osaris Faction task.

Minotaur Location Method Notes

Cyclops Location Method Notes

Ghoul Location Method Notes Good early and chill task.

Level 20+

Ghoul Location Method Notes

Dwarf Soldier Location Method Notes

Minotaur Guard Location Method Notes

Level 30+

Ghoul Location Method Notes

Minotaur Guard Location Method Notes

Dwarf Guard Location Method Notes

Level 40+

Minotaur Guard Location Method Notes

Dwarf Guard Location Method Notes

Sabertooth Location Method Notes

Level 50+

Dwarf Guard Location Method Notes

Crystalbeast Location Method Notes

Giant Spider Location Method Notes

Cave Troll Location Method Notes

Level 60+

Giant Spider Location Method Notes

Sandbeast Location Method Notes

Dream Tomb Location Method Notes

Level 70+

Emperor Scorpion Location Method Notes

Sandbeast Location Method Notes

Hero Location Method Notes

Dream Tomb Location Method Notes

Level 80+

Emperor Scorpion Location Method Notes

Hero Location Method Notes

Dragon Location Method Notes

Wild Gryphon Location Method Notes

Dream Tomb Location Method Notes Extremely fast way to gain experience but in cost of low money return.

Blood Tomb Location Method Notes Extremely fast way to gain experience but in cost of low money return.

Level 100+

Dragon Location Method Notes

Hero Location Method Notes

Ancient Scarab Location Method Notes

Winged Vermin Location Method Notes

Dream Tomb Location Method Notes

Blood Tomb Location Method Notes Extremely fast way to gain experience but in cost of low money return.

Level 120+

Winged Vermin Location Method Notes

Nether Spider Location Method Notes

Ogre Warrior Location Method Notes

Dragon Lord Location Method Notes

Dream Tomb Location Method Notes Extremely fast way to gain experience but in cost of low money return.

Blood Tomb Location Method Notes Extremely fast way to gain experience but in cost of low money return.