Wind Archer

Class Properties

Class Group	Cygnus Knights
Job Group	Archer
Primary Stat	DEX
Secondary Stat	STR
Legion Bonus	Grants flat DEX (+10/20/40/80/100)
Primary Weapon	Bow
Secondary Weapon	Jewel
Ammo	Arrows

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All Actives

Active Buffs:	[900s] [200s] [300s]
Toggles:
Summons & Placables:	[60s] [10s](20-60s cd) (30s cd) [70 Attacks](30s cd) (Toggle)
Buffs with Cooldowns:	[30s](120s cd) [60s](120s cd) [45s](90s cd)
Common V Buffs:	[45s](240s cd) [30s](120s cd)
Binds:	None
iFrames:	None
Damage Reduction (%Max HP):	[45s](Special Barrier \| 90s cd) [45s](-5% \| 240s cd)

Base Stats (From Skills)

Attack: [ Skill Elemental Expert

+10%] [

+10%]

DEX: [ Skill Touch of the Wind

+15%]

Crit Rate: [ Skill Sylvan Aid

+10%] [

+25%] [

+20%]

Crit Damage: [ Skill Sharp Eyes

+15%] [

+20%]

Damage: [ Skill Storm Elemental

+10%] [

+25%] [

+15% from debuff]

Final Damage: [ Skill Bow Mastery

+10%] [

+35%]

Boss Damage: [ Skill Bow Expert

+40%]

Attack Speed (Weapon): Stage 8

Ignore DEF: [ Skill Eagle Eye

+15%] [

+15% from debuff] [ Skill Emerald Flower

+10% from debuff]

Knockback Resistance: [ Skill Featherweight

+40%] [

+60%]

Abnormal Status Resistance: [ Skill Featherweight

10] [

15] [

up to 15]

Example Skill Build Path

1st Job:	-> -> ->
2nd Job:	-> -> -> -> -> ->
3rd Job:	-> -> -> -> -> ->
4th Job:	-> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> ->

All 1st to 4th Job skills can be maxed
Put one SP into each skill first and then max each skill in this order
For any skills that have prerequisites, follow them first before following build path

Hyper Skill Passive Build

Trifling Wind - Reinforce, Enhance and Double Chance
Song of Heaven - Reinforce and Boss Rush

Recommended Skills for Boost Nodes

Primary Trio

Secondary Trio

Any combination of these skills are good but preferred from same category as you want to max primary first
The last skill from the Secondary Trio can be any skill as Wind Archer only has 5 skills to boost
4 Boost Nodes total are needed to reach Master Level 60 for these skills (with Matrix Points used)
- A 3 Boost Node combination is also possible using 2 nodes containing and 1 node containing (left at Master Level 30)
- Nodes with the same Main Skill (skill at the top) cannot be equipped at the same time

All Possible Skills Obtainable for Boost Nodes

Recommended Inner Ability

Boss Damage +20%
Crit Rate +20%
Damage to Debuffed +8%

How to create a Wind Archer

To create one, choose the 'Cygnus Knights' option in the Character Creation screen and then continue through the story until you reach Lv. 10 and Ereve. You will see 5 NPCs on the left after talking to Neinheart. Talk to Irena to become a Wind Archer

For more information about Wind Archer check out:

https://maplestory.fandom.com/wiki/Wind_Archer

Credits

Skill Icons + Animations: Ikasuu

Boost Nodes Build + Inner Ability: Maple Central