Bard & Clown

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Archer Class
Job Info
Base Job:Novice
Job Type:First
Skills: 5
Platinum Skills: 2
Bonus stats at Job 50
AGI:+3 | VIT:+1 | INT:+2 | DEX:+7 | LUK:+2

Overview

Archers are experts at long-range combat with Bows and Arrows. Their range gives them several advantages, which include:

• The ability to change the element of their weapon quickly by changing their arrow type. This makes Archers able to exploit elemental advantages easily.
• Accuracy and damage are increased by the same stat (DEX), allowing all attacks to connect and deal a lot damage.
• Range enables archers to defeat stationary or slow-moving opponents that are stronger than they are without being hit.

Drawbacks of the Archer class include:

• Low VIT limits their ability to survive when they are caught up in melee situations.
• Require Arrows for every attack with a Bow. Running out of arrows in a firefight can make an Archer useless.

Class Data

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Arrow Shower	Deal up to 125% damage to targets in a 5*5 area around target.	10	Offensive
Double Strafe	Deal up to 380% damage to a single target.	10	Offensive
Improve Concentration	Increase DEX and AGI by up to 12% for a duration. Uncovers hidden enemies in a 3*3 area when activated.	10	Supportive
Owl's Eye	Increases DEX by up to 10.	10	Passive
Vulture's Eye	Increases range and HIT when using bows.	10	Passive

Quest Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Arrow Crafting	Create arrows from various items.	1	Active
Arrow Repel	Shoot a target to inflict 150% damage and push it back 6 cells.	1	Offensive

Leveling Spots & Tips

As Archer

Opinions are divided, but, usually it is advisable to raise Double Strafing in first place and move forward with the branch of skills, so that in last place Improve Concentration is raised, without forgetting that Arrow Shower should be raised as the last skill, we are talking about priority skills to raise, arrow shower at least at this time lacks utility compared to other skills.

ExpandArcher's Leveling Route:
Monsters	Recommended level	End level	Notes	Map
Familiar Zombie Poporing Skeleton	12	30	In first levels, beware of poporings, Familiar can be a bit annoying. Silver Arrows, almost everything is undead.	Area: Payon Cave - Payon Cave F1
Spores Poporing Everything	12	30	Since spores give Strawberry and Blue herbs it is quite useful to get SP resources.	Area: Payon Field - Payon Field 1
Archer Skeleton Soldier Skeleton	35	50	Loot valuable in general for early levels, apple of archer is useful and Skeleton cards have their market. Be careful not to kill more than 1 at a time in the beginning. Nice loot and cards for Archer class. Silver Arrows needed.	Area: Payon Forest - pay_dun0
Wolf Everything	30	50	Wolves have a huge source of consumables both sp and hp, so it is an excellent area to leveling, unfortunately the initial zeny is not very useful. Fire Arrows.	Area: Payon Forest - Pay_fild02
Bongun Munak	40	60	The experience is decent, beware of the only nine tail on the map. Silver Arrows	Area: Payon Cave - Payon Cave F3
Geographer	40	60+	Nice Exp. Keep a distance of at least 3 cells and you will be safe. It is not recommended to kill more than 1 at a time in early levels or without SP. You can easily reach Einbroch if you buy a teleport scroll at the Gold Shop.	ein_fild04 - Einbroch Field
Mi Gao	40	60+	Nice Exp. Keep a distance. In first levels, always give priority to kill Mantis close to you. You can easily reach Louyang if you buy a teleport scroll at the Gold Shop, or going Alberta.	lou_fild01 - Louyang Field

Gear Progression

Start by buying a Composite Bow (2,500z) at Payon's armory, hold steady until you have enough for at least a Cross Bow (17,000z), then you can upgrade to a Gakkung Bow (42,000z) or you can simply save enough zeny Better Bow once you change classes.

Job 40 or higher

To change class you must at least be job 41 (40 is necessary but 41 is recommended) and be able to upgrade most of the mandatory skills for your class, once you are reborn you can choose to upgrade Arrow Shower to level 9, but again, it is optional.

EDITOR'S NOTE: YES, I KNOW FEMALE ARCHERS CAN'T BE BARDS BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A NEW IMAGE AND UPLOAD IT, SORRY.

As Bard

Job Info
Base Job:
Job Type:
Skills: 5
Platinum Skills: 2
Bonus stats at Job 50
AGI:+7 | VIT:+3 | INT:+5 | DEX:+9 | LUK:+4

Bard is a job mainly focused on support. This job is only available if you are an Archer and male, if the character is female then you can become a Dancer. Bard is able to create areas around him that inspire the targets (allies and enemies around him) to receive upgrades that favorably increase the performance of each player within the area.

It is recommended that you play as a DPS and level up similar to a hunter, since as a Bard you will have a much more generous SP pool, and going up by killing Double Strafe can be quite comfortable.

If you are playing in groups you can focus on optimizing a support build, if this is not the case consider the first option.

Regardless of what type of Bard you choose, prioritize uploading Musical Lesson, as this skill significantly improves the performance of your support songs.

Class Data

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
Amp	Cancels active Performance Skill the caster is performing.	1	Active
Encore	Recast the last Performance Skill that was cast at half of the SP cost.	1	Active
Impressive Riff	Increases ASPD of all players in the 7x7 area of effect.	10	Active
Magic Strings	Reduces Cast Time and Cast Delay of skills used inside the 7x7 area of effect.	10	Active
Melody Strike	Use an instrument-class weapon to do ranged damage to a single target.	5	Offensive
Music Lessons	Increases damage with Instruments, Movement Speed while singing and the effect of certain Performance Skills.	10	Passive
Perfect Tablature	Raises Flee Rate and Perfect Dodge of all players in the 7x7 area of effect.	10	Active
Song of Lutie	Increases the Max HP of all players in the area of effect.	10	Active
Unbarring Octave	Freeze monsters and party members within caster's view by chance.	5	Active
Unchained Serenade	Hits enemies in a 9x9 area with a slow sonic attack, piercing their defense.	5	Offensive

Leveling As Bard

THIS IS A "SOLO PLAYER" LEVELING ROUTE, IF YOU CAN GO IN PARTY, THE YOU ARE MAINLY A SUPPORT.

ExpandBard's Leveling Route:
Monsters	Recommended level	End level	Notes	Map
Les	30+	86+	Moskovia Dungeon Quest Needed Fire Arrow Keep all sharp leafs, they are useful for repeatable quests.	Area: mosk_dun01 - Les Forest
Pitman	50	69	Adventurers Guild Quest. Fire Arrow Needed Hunt Porcellio & Noxious, maybe you are lucky and you can sell those cards.	Area: ein_dun01 - Einbech Mine Dungeon 1F
Dokebi	35	70	Watch out for the only ninetails on the map. Repeteable Quest (Dokebi Hunt & Dokebi Horns). Silver Arrows needed.	Area:pay_fild10 - Payon Forest
Dryad	60	86+	Much more difficult than Les if you are not careful, be careful all the mob is aggressive here, the Harpy's are your biggest danger always avoid them. Fire Arrows. Huge & Sharp Leafare needed for repeteable quest.	um_fild01 - Luluka Forest
Enchanted Peach Tree Zipper Bear	60	85+	Zeny $_$ Fire Arrows	Area:gon_dun01 - Shrine of Gonryun Queen
Mavkas	80+	95+	Nice Exp. Insane zeny. Spam DS, ignore uzhas and babas. You can farm here until you reborn and you will be rich. Blue herbs helps a lot.	mosk_dun03 - Les Forest
Anolian	80+	95+	Nice Exp. Anolian Skins for repeteable quest. Adventurers Guild quest. Oridecon farm.	cmd_fild03 - Zenhai Marsh
Pinguiculas	80+	95+	Nice Exp. Huge Leafs & Sharp Leafs Adventurers Guild Quest. New World Quest needed. LUCIOLA VESPA WILL OHKO YOU, SO TAKE CARE.	spl_fild02 - - Splendide Field
Stings	70+	95+	Nice Exp. Glove [1] Kinda hard to find Fire Arrow needed	gl_sew03(70) - Glast Heim Culvert F3
Bathory	70+	95+	Witched Stardsand can be sold to Alchemist (check /alchemist !!!) Silver Arrow Santa porings are really cheap so you can easly make a good bow and OHKO. Kinda hard to find.	alde_dun04(50) - Clock Tower B4

Recommended Gear Progression (As Newbie)

Adventurers Guild

The adventurers set is an own set of the server, it is almost free, the only requirement is to perform the quests it has for you.

It is divided into three tiers, doubling its cost each time, getting the complete set without the weapon has a value of 20, 40 and 80.

We recommend getting the set as it is account bound and you can use it on your next characters, it is not tradeable.

You can replace the bow for any option that suits you better, it is just a suggestion and it is NOT mandatory to have the weapon of the set to take advantage of the benefits.

LEVEL RANGE	SET	Stats	Bonus	Weapon
Level 20 ~ 60	Adventurer Hat l Adventurer Uniform l Adventurer Manteau l Adventurer Boots l	Defense +15 All stats+1 Attack +10 Magic Attack+30 Add 3% resistance against all property attacks Max HP +5%	Grants an additional 10% experience gained	Adventurer Bow I Attack +60 Increase physical and magical damage to normal monster by 10%. After base level 61, effects will not work.
Level 61~85	Adventurer Hat ll Adventurer Uniform ll Adventurer Manteau ll Adventurer Boots ll	Defense +20 SP +50 All stats+1 Attack +15 Magic Attack+45 Add 5% resistance against all property attacks Max SP +5% Max HP +5%	Grants an additional 10% experience gained	Adventurer Bow II Between LV61~85: Attack +90 Increase physical and magical damage to normal monster by 10%. After base level 86, effects will not work.
Level 85~98	Adventurer Hat lll Adventurer Uniform lll Adventurer Manteau lll Adventurer Boots lll	Defense +26 Max HP+500 Max SP+50 All stats+2 Attack +20 Magic Attack+60 Add 7% resistance against all property attacks Max SP +5% Max HP +5%	Grants an additional 10% experience gained	Adventurer Bow III Attack +120 Increase physical and magical damage to normal monster by 20%. After base level 99, effects will not work.

Build Examples

Pure DS Build

STR: 1

AGI: 90-99 (varies)

VIT: 1

INT Varies (You can choose more int for more SP Pool)

DEX: 120+ (99 base)

LUK: 1

Basically a build with high dex, decent aspd and depending on the need, a good source of SP, I recommend about 50 sp to be able to spam enough DS, and with an aspd of at least 171.
It is recommended to get the adventure set as fast as possible.

Ancient WoE | Support Build

STR: 1

AGI: 30 (varies)

VIT: 97-100

INT 120

DEX: 60

LUK: 1

Equipment detailed below.
This is considering all stats, buffs and equipment. Ancient WoE has limitations so it is easy to arm yourself, you can also use these stats as support and level up your bard, INT is recommended over DEX as int reduces the After Cast Delay and dex reduces the casting time.
97 vit for anti-stun and 100 vit to square another hp bonus.

Reference Builds

Some simple builds before rebrith

Low-cost Build (*)	Ancient WoE (**)	Suggested Build (*)

(*)These are recommendations for people who do not have that much knowledge of the job, if you think they are below average, it is because you are not the target player of these small guides.
(**) About Ancient WoE, there is not much to contribute, there are preferences, this is just a simple guide for those who want a reference and have never played this format.

Clown

Sniper Class
Job Info
Base Job: Bard
Job Type: 2-2 Transcendent
Skills: 4
Platinum Skills: 1 (As Bard)
Bonus stats at Job 70
AGI: + | VIT: + | INT: + | DEX: + | LUK: +

Overview

No matter how desperate a situation may seem, the songs of the Clowns will inspire you to achieve a miraculous victory. Despite the name, the Clown is a serious factor in any battle—not just because of his ability to keep spirits high but because of his astounding archery skills as well.

Taught new songs by the gods themselves, Clowns are now a powerful class. They are able to enchant the enemy with different music and deal large amounts of damage with Arrow Vulcan skill. Clown can also give half their stats to a supported character enabling the supported fighter to increase their damage. This job is known as Minstrel in other localizations

Class Data

Depending on your play style you can go similar to a full DS build until you get Arrow Vulcan or stick with DS. If you are going to unlock Arrow Vulcan it is recommended that you get all the suggested skills to change from Archer to Bard but including Arrow Shower at level 5 (Arrow Vulcan requirement).

If you are in a group and you can level up accompanied it is recommended that you get Musical Lesson and Poem of bragi as soon as possible, for this last one you need priority to Int to improve its performance and Vit to improve your survival.

Notable Skills

Skill	Description	Levels	Type
File:ArrowVulcanIcon.png Arrow Vulcan	Strike targets multiple times, causing up to 1,200% damage. Consumes only 1 arrow.	10	Offensive
File:HermodesRodIcon.png Hermode's Rod	Create a large area near portals during WoE that strip buffs from allies yet block all magic attacks against those in its AoE.	5	Active
File:LongingForFreedomIcon.png Longing for Freedom	Enables the Minstrel to move and attack in AoE of an Ensemble he is performing with a Dancer/Gypsy.	5	Active
File:MarionetteControlIcon.png Marionette Control	Give up to half of the Minstrel's stats to another player in party.	1	Active
File:ShelteringBlissIcon.png Sheltering Bliss	Create a 9x9 area with a Gypsy that prevents everyone from entering, but doesn't block ranged attacks or magic.	5	Active
File:TarotCardOfFateIcon.png Tarot Card of Fate	Up to a 40% chance to cause 1 of 14 random effects on a target.	5	Active

Leveling

We recommend following a similar route to Bard, with the particularity that now you can use Arrow Vulcan to kill stronger monsters. From level 90 we recommend:

• Pinguiculas using fire arrows.
• Mavkas.
• Perform adv guild missions from level 90 of high difficulty.
• Partys in groups on demand.

Suggested Builds

Recommendations: Always balance your DEX in multiplies of 10, for example if you get 155 dex, try to keep it at 160, otherwise, 150 and those points go to LUK or INT.

I recommend balancing the DEX first, then AGI and so you can allocate specific ASPD bonuses and not lose stats.

Low-cost Build (*)	Suggested Support Build (Low Cost) (**)	Starter WoE Build

These are only suggested items that can be obtained by interacting with npcs from the server without the need of a third party, there are better alternatives via cash shop or trades with players, but we are focusing on something where the only limitation is you as a player.

(*) Low-cost Build: All “cash shop” items available in this image are available through BATTLEGROUNDS. You can choose to give yourself AGI/VIT/INT depending on your tastes and farm needs, with this build you can kill mavkas in one hit.

(**) Suggested Support Build: Budget build, thanks Heimidall for the reference and tests <3
You can choose to give yourself AGI or DEX to upgrade Sunset or Bragi. Every 5 points of int you improve the after cast delay reduction of the bragi, and every 10 points of DEX you improve the casting time reduction.