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just wondering if someone could help build a chinese bowman....im only lvl 10 but the only things ive put my skills on are the anti demon bow lvl 1 and like 9 or 10 on pacheon or whatever, other than that i haven't put my skills on anything else...and i am all str so far

can anyone help me build i really good bowman, im afraid i might put a skill in the wrong spot and regret it l8er.

if need be, i guess ill restart if ive already done something wrong.....

any tips much appreciated

A.80 pach/ 80 light/80 fire 60 ice/cold (fast, extra mag damage, extra phys damages, low defense)

B.80 pach/ 80fire/ 80 ice 60 light ( not as fast, extra phys damage, more phys defense , freeze)

C80 pach/ 80 fire / 80 force/ 60 ice/cold (same speed as build B,
less phys defense than B same as A, higher crits and over all damage than A or B due to the vitality spot skill book, res, self heal (though you'd rarely use it)

now for skills:
*i take no credit taken directly from a hybrid guide made by caseyd4 *
Anti-devil Bow Series
This is a must. Max it and get all books. It's a great starter and has an awesome critical stack. (Note) Since the update the down time on this Skill is now 7 secs Autumn Series Now becomes a series contender if not only for faster grinding.


Arrow Combo Attack Series.
Get them. Max it Combo on the last book will Include 5 arrows and a Chance For Knock Back approx 30% (yes that annoying thing Galvies have been doing to us for years) Early books are great with Ice imbue to try increase your chance of freezing or at least slowing your enemies


HAWKS!
Of Course its Bowmen so time for another debate. It looks cool yes, but Which one do you use for a while the debate centred on not using the Black Hawk as it does not add to your attack ratting merely act like a wolf and directly attacking your foe. This obviously dosent really add to your char when he wants to crit big, But none the less it looks like an enevitable requirment with the addition of the 4th book in this series.
Lightening Hawk will be another Direct attack hawk but will not be as pety as its Black predecsor, with a meaty Phy.Attack of 1426 this Bird wont be cheep but will peck a punch...(had to be done)

Break Heaven Arrow Series.
So you can shoot further. (Especially useful skill for hunting uniques like Isy and training.) Essential MAX it.


Explosion Arrow Series.
Gives you that great AOE (aka Area of Effect) MAX. With Light Imbue this Skill can be used to great effect with AOE it can hit up to four enemies at a time and with the light transfer of 2 you will only increase its usefullness.


Strong Bow Series!
Great starter for those harder to kill things MAX. It's a bit slow, but the damage it creates makes it worth it. Massive Attk bonus of 350% that HUGE make no mistake this is our Nuclear missile. The Problem is load time so use it correctly Combo Arrow before (With Ice) will give a chance to slow your enemy down and with last book KB give you time to charge. Last books Increase Crit Distance and Stun chance of 10% this will be the one thing all Chinese Chars will fear make no mistake.


Mind Concentration.
Pacheon's passive skill. It raises attack rating MAX.


Autumn Wind Arrow Series
Built as a AOE Skill it is funnily enough used by many as a primary attack in Pvp. Don't laugh it actually has a higher attack rating than Anti Devil Bow Series, there be method in their madness. (Note) Serious Contender and is added to my new Grind Package

Mind Bow Series
Shoot up to 4 arrows @ random mobs Great for pulling mobs in if your partying or if you wish to use Bezerker more effectivly. Again should be very useful when grinding with light imbue.


if you reply telling me "A", "B" or "C" i'll tell you what force skills to get for each build.

well that and skills too if you don't mind

lol

already corrected sorry for the mistake

hmmm.....either A or C, which ever you think is better, i like speed, but power is good too....

and by freeze do you mean it stops the enemy? and if so how does that work?

well with C you can buy potions from the "grocery" shop person called "drugs of typhoon" which increase your char. movement by 100%, the thing is as a pure STR magical damage doesn't matter much. and by freeze if you chose Chose to use both the ice & fire Imbue fire for damage but
ice imbue has a probability of freezing oponet meaning they are stuck and can't move for a few seconds (6 seconds i think. but my reasoning behind C is that it is strong, it has the best magical defense a STR (strength) character could have & it has good phys defense which a
bow user needs... though i will say if you chose C use a protector set because you'll need the extra defense due to your loss of it with ice/cold 60

*i take no credit for theese explanations taken from Fena & Manowar's guide for bladers*

Fire 80:

Fire is the most important Force Tree for any STR-based build. Not only does it have buffs to increase Magical Defense, which any STR-based build is lacking, but it also has a buff (Flame Body Series) that add a percentage to the amount of Physical damage that you deal. When maxed, it adds more than 10% damage, which could add up to quite a bit.

Fire Force Series

The strongest Imbue in SRO. It also burns your target over a period of time (DoT), but the damage that your enemy takes from the burn is so insignificant.
Fire Shield Series

A buff - a must to max, if you want to save money, and become Immune to Ice later on. This Skill is such a must. (means you wont be able to be frozen yourself.)

Flame Body Series

Another buff, and another must to max. This increases your Physical Damage, and at the upper levels, more than 15% - which can add hundreds, even thousands of damage to your range.

Fire Protection Series

A buff that increases Magical Defense. While this buff is not a priority, such as the Flame Body Series is, it definitely is one that you’ll need to max sooner or later. Because you’re Pure STR, while your Physical Defense is high, your Magical Defense will not be. Thus, you’ll take a hell of a lot of damage from Monsters, or Players, such as Nukers that use Magical Attacks – this’ll help you to withstand these attacks a little more, and increase your Tanking ability. And that’s what the Blader is all about, isn’t it?

Flame Devil Force Series

A MUST MAX Passive. Just like the Flame Body Series, it increases your Physical Damage by a percentage – permanently.

Cold:

Cold force series:
It's the imbue, good for freezing aslong as your oponet isn't immune.
it does the least damage. out of fire, light & ice.

Frost Guard Series:
a buff that increses phys defense, for a bow user i HIGHLY recomend

Snow Shield Series:
takes damage you take and by a certain % takes away damage and applys it your mp

aka someone hits you for 500 you have 50% snow shield only 250 is done to your health.

Cold Armor Series:
passive, it permanently adds phys defense. good for bows who need both phys & mag defense.

Force 80:

Heal Series:
heals anyone including you, you just have to highlight the person.

Rebirth Art Series:
rezes people, you can either be nice and do it for free, or charge.

Natural Therapy Series:
(opyional) creates a ring that stays in one place, good if you plan to pwrlvl people.

Vital Spot Attack Series:
the death that comes from the force series.

These are debuffs that can be casted on either monsters or players and these skills are what give you your offensive benefit in the force tree. There are 5 books for these skills and these are what each one does:
-Vital Spot Muscle: Lowers your opponent's parry
-Vital Spot Spirit: Lowers your opponent's attack rating
-Vital Spot Body: Gives your opponent Decay status (lowers physical defense)
-Vital Spot Mind: Gives your opponent Weaken status (lowers magical defense)
-Vital Spot Zero: Gives your opponent Impotent status (lowers physical and magical attack power)

For Body, Mind, Zero, it is important that you keep this up to grade. If those skills aren't up to grade, your opponent will most likely resist them whenever you try to cast them. Another thing that makes these skills special is their instant cast, so they're much easier to get on an opponent than using skills like Lightning Chain. You should max out every book of this series.

Force Increasing Series:
permanently adds Mp, always good for puer STR.

that's everything i hope it helps... and sorry for any spelling mistakes