By: Cykie
Introduction:
Archer class is one of the two classes that mainly focus on range weapons and ammunitions, namely the bows and arrows. Hunter/Snipers are also accompanied with a Falcon pet that can be used offensively and/or defensively. Aside from having a falcon to help with your adventures, a hunter/snipers have a wide array of skills ranging from single target to AOE(area of effect) while utilizing either bow/falcon or even traps.
Intro to the Rune of Midgard:
You begin your journey in a ship, but do be afraid, you can use this guide(https://ro.gnjoy.asia/gameguide/) or my video guide to navigate yourself and also learn basic controls of the game.
At this point you will have your first ever encounter with monster, for this case its Poring. GGH has already given you a gift! A New User Box that is available to all players when they create a new character.
This box includes Weapons, Gears, Consumable and even the box itself. Every time you open a box you will get another box that could be opened when you reach a certain level (10,20,30 and so on). Full list and details can be found here(https://ro.gnjoy.asia/news/detail.php?id=147).
Upon opening the New User Box, you can find weapons and equipments in the Time Keeper Box. Here you can find all the equipments you need to start your journey.
This may be a Hunter/Sniper guide but we cannot instantly use Bow from the get go. We start of as a Novice, humble beginnings, were can only use Metal Dagger or Metal Mace. Most people would choose the dagger BUT, Metal Mace is a better choice due to it having better ATK(+25 more) and also having better Aspd(Attack Speed). This will help you with the journey ahead in tackling the next step which is Criatura Academy.
Once you arrive in Izlude, you will meet Captain Carocc, who will guide you to the location of the academy by simply clicking the Navigation Guide when you talk to him. You can also use my stream VOD as reference for finishing this quest.
Stats & Skills:
This is the perfect time to discuses Stat and Skill distribution now that you have upgraded your class from Novice to Archer.
Stats available are:
Str – Strength is used for Melee classes for damage, but also used for increasing Weight Limit
Agi – Agility is used for Aspd (Attackspeed) and Flee
Vit – Vitality is used for increasing HP and DEF, but also used to increase potency for HP Potions
Int – Intelligence is used for Magic classes for damage, but also used to increase potency for SP Potions
Dex – Dexterity is used for Range Classes for Damage, but also used to increase Hit Rate
Luk – Luck is used for increasing Critical Rate and also Perfect Dodge
Now that you have a run-down of what stats do we will start start discussing stats/skills distribution.
Stats:
Str – 1~20
Agi – 70~90
Vit – 1~30
Int – 1~30
Dex – 80~99
Luk – 1~30
This stat distribution MAINLY focus on DPS Build (Double Strafe, Arrow Shower, Focused Arrow Strike) that can still be used when you transition into Ranger.
Skills:
When you start out as Archer, I would suggest you go from Double Strafe 5 to Arrow Shower 6. Why you might ask. Arrow Shower 6 is where you get the biggest AOE(3×3 for level 1-5, 6×6 for level 6-10) for said skill and is useful to maximize efficiency per cast.
Next would be adding Owl’s Eye 3 to Vulture’s Eye 5, which would give you +3 Dex and +5 Range/Hit respectively. This would make it so that you have additional range for casting Arrow Shower and Double Strafe which in turn would make kiting easier.
To finish up skill tree for Archer, you would have to choose with the remaining skills available. Maxing Arrow Shower and Double Strafe if you need a bit more damage to 1 hit KO mobs, next would be adding Owl’s Eye for additional Dex aka Damage and Vulture’s Eye for additional Range/Hit.
Improve Concentration I put in last because as a lowbie Archer, you would not have the SP to permanently have this up which would lead you to be missing on the bonuses it gives.
Arrows:
Basic arrows can be bought at a Tool Dealer outside of Alberta (/navi alb2trea 87/69) while elemental arrows could only be crafted via Arrow Craft. Elementa arrows can be crafted using their respective elemental stones (Rough Wind/Wind of Verdure = Wind Arrow)
Exp & Monster Guide:
Ragnarok has a set of rules regarding monster and their levels where you’d get penalties or bonuses depending on the level difference of you and the monster you are farming. Ideally you’d want to be farming/grinding on places where the monsters level are plus or minus 15. You can refer to the table below.
Leveling Guide:
1~26 Into the world of Midgard
1-7 – Newbie Guide and Criatura Academy
7-12 – Reno Quest
1-12 – Geffen Fields (Mandragora) [gef_fild04]
Loot priority: Stem
12-20 – Payon Fields (Spore, Snake and Wormtail) [pay_fild01, pay_fild02]
Loot priority: Strawberry, Venom Canine
20-26 – Payon Dungeon (Zombie, Skeleton and Poporing) [pay_dun00]
Loot priority: None
Tips: You can start in payon fields to farm Spore for strawberries for zeny because there are people doing buying vends in payon(Around 400z as of 2022/05/07) and move to Payon Dungeon making use of Fire or Silver arrow for more damage to undead.
26 Welcome to Eden Group
You might have heard about Eden Group when you finish doing Criatura Academy, you might even have a set of Eden Group equipment. Eden Group offers a set of items(Weapons and Armors) if you finish certain quest. I suggest you do Eden Group Quest for level 26 so you can get a better weapon for more damage.
26~40 Arrow Shower Galore
26+ – Mjolnir Field (Poison Spore) [mjolnir_06]
Loot priority – Poison Spore, Creamy Card
26+ – Ant Hell (Andre, Deniro, Piere) [anthell01, anthell02]
Loot priority – Vitata Card
30+ – Orc Field (Orc Warrior, Orc Lady, Orc Baby) [gef_fild10, gef_fild03]
Loot priority – Cyfar, Puenta Robe, Round Shield
Tips – Similar to Spore, Poison Sproe drops Posion Spore(wow wee) which can be sold to other people doing buying vends in Prontera/Geffen(Around 1,000z as of 2022/05/07). Mjolnir does not only offer poisons spores for exp and zeny but it also have Creamy which is really sought after for its card, Creamy Card lets you use the skill Teleport and fetches for a bit of zeny. After you farmed a bit and sold poison spores, you can buy Fire Arrows and head to Ant Hell and/or Orc Field, mobs here are looters and aggressive, respectively, which is very useful for optimizing arrow shower.
40 Eden Group Booster Pack
Once you hit level 40, you can go back to Eden Group and get yourself the 2nd tier of Eden Equipment set. 2nd tier has way better atk/stats compared to 1st tier Eden Equipment set and also Time Keeper Set.
41~60 Arrow Shower Barrage
40+ – Orc Dungeon (Orc Zombie, Orc Skeleton, Zenorc) [orcsdun01, orcsdun02]
Loot priority: All
40+ – Byaland Dungeon (Phen, Sword Fish, Marc) [iz_dun03]
Loot priority: Phen Card, Marc Card
50+ – Comodo Field (Grove, Flora) [cmd_fild01]
Loot priority: Aloe leaflet, Maneater Blossom
Tips – Orc Dungeon is one of the fastest maps to grind due to high spawn rates within a tiny map. Orc Zombie/Skeletons are both Undead so using Fire or Silver(Holy) arrows would give you increase damage. Using Alice Mercenary would also help here since she, Alice, has AOE spells that help. This map has a tendency to over spawn so be careful and always have flywing ready. Byaland Dungeon and Comodo field are alternatives if you want tamer experience while farming, Byaland spawns are also decent not to mention cards there are really sought after(Marc & Phen).
60 Eden Group Deluxe Package
– This is the final tier of Eden Equipments and are way better than everything given so far, thats free that is. The weapon you get here is also enchantable special effects and cards for FREE if you finish their respective quest. First enchant = Akt 3% or Matk 3% at level 70, One race card slot(Brute, Dragon & More) that deals extra 20% damage to certain race at level 80. And finally, another extra card slot, with a total of 2 (40% more damage on certain races) which can be unlocked at level 90.
60~69 Hunting Phase
60+ – Payon Dungeon (Munak, Bongun, Archer Skeleton, Hydra) [pay_dun02]
Loot priority: Archer Skeleton Card, Hydra Card, Ninja Suit
60+ – Geffen Dungeon (Hunter Fly, Poison Spore) [gef_dun00]
Loot priority: Hunter Fly Card, Poison Spores
60+ – Sograt Desert (Hode, Sleeper, Frilldora) [moc_fild16, moc_fild17]
Loot priority: Frilldora Card
60+ – Beach Dungeon (Stalactic Golem) [beach_dun2]
Loot priority: Elunium, Stalactic Golem Card
Tips – Most people would skip level 60+ grinding spots because they would prefer Orc Dungeon Level 2. You can technically grind in Orc Dungeon until level 70+ due to high spawn rates but you’d be missing out on the chance to get expensive cards. Theses cards are expensive(10m per piece) due to people not really grinding on these places, you can try and test out your luck or keep it calm and simple and farm in Orc Dungeon.
70~79 Grindin’ and Farmin‘
70+ – Juno Field (Geographer, Mantis) [yuno_fild12]
Loot priority: Maneater Blossom/Root, Mantis Card
70+ – Juno Field (Grand Peco, Sleeper, Goat) [yuno_fild08, yuno_fild09]
Loot priority: Wind of Verdure, Mastela Fruit, Gold, Sand Clump
70+ – Geffen Field (Sky Petite, Mantis, Flora) [gef_fild08]
Loot priority: Maneater Blossom, Mantis Card, White Herb
Tips – I would suggest you check out Eden Board Quest for level 70. There are a wide list of monster that you can do and farm but Ive listed places that you can farm both Exp and Loots. Starting with Geographer, similar to Flora, this monster is Immobile meaning it doesnt move at all, here you can utilize having range and kill them from afar without any consequences also dont be too annoyed if there are a bunch of Geos healing each other, we have access to Arrow Shower where we can push them around. Grand Peco and Goats are monster that not only give amazing Exp but have decent drop. You can spam Double Strafe on them but please be careful not to get mobbed by them because both are ‘Assist’ monster, when they help their own kind OR you can use this to your advantage and mob them up and use Arrow Shower to kill them.
80~89 India, Delta & Kilo
80+ – Geffen Field (Earth Petite, Mantis, Flora) [gef_fild06]
Loot priority: Petites Tail, Mantis Card, Sidewinder Card, White Herb
80+ – Glast Heim Church (Evil Druid, Wraith) [gl_church]
Loot priority: Fabric, Evil Druid Card
80+ – Einbroch Field (Metaling, Porcellio) [ein_fild07, ein_fild08]
Loot priority: Procellio Card
80+ – Clock Tower (Alarm, Clock Tower Manager) [c_tower3]
Loot priority: Oridecon, Clip, Clock Tower Manager Card
80+ – Einbroch Field (Noxious, Venomous, Pitman) [ein_fild04, ein_fild05]
Loot priority: Gun Powder, Exploding Powder, Used Iron Plate, Steel, Noxious Card
Tips – Petites and Noxious maps often have parties so I would highly suggest that you check those maps out. If there are no parties, these maps are still viable due to decent spawn rates, aggresive monster, and ideal place to kite and arrow shower. Evil Druids and Wraiths are easy pickings for Double Strafe especially with the damage boost from Silver Arrows, you can also find Fabric here.
90~99 End Game
90+ – Veins Field (Stapo, Drosera, Muscipular) [ve_fild07]
Loot priority: Mandragora Flower Pot, Drosera Tentacle, Maneater Blossom
90+ – Ice Dungeon (Siroma, Gazeti, Snowier) [ice_dun01, ice_dun02]
Loot priority: Glacial Heart, Ice Cubic, Snowier Card
90+ – Glast Heim Culvert (Gargoyle, Sting, Anolian) [gl_sew02, gl_sew03, gl_sew04]
Loot priority: Elven Bow, Carga Mace
90+ – Rachel Field (Desert Wolf, Roween) [ra_fild01]
Loot priority: Katar[2], Durga[1], Claw of Desert Wolf, Blood of Wolf, Desert Wolf Card
95+ – Viens Field (Magmaring, Drosera, Muscipular) [ve_field03]
Loot priority: Mandragora Flower Pot, Drosera Tentacle, Maneater Blossom
95+ – Magma Dungeon (Earth/Sky Deleter, Nightmare Terror) [mag_dun02]
Loot priority: Burning Horse Shoe, Dragon Tail/Scale/Canine, Infiltrator [0]
Tips – Party leveling shine the most when you reach level 9O, Most notable ones are Magma Dungeon, Magmarings, Desert Wolf and Stapo. Magma Dungeon and Dessert Wolf mainly focus on party leveling where people are assigned roles(DPS, Support and Lurers), any job can be a lurer but Hunter/Sniper have a bit of an edge compared to others due to having high flee, due to Agi, have mobility skills(Wind Walk). You can also use your Free Mount that can be found in the New User Box for extra mobility. Stapo and Magmarings are still popular to solo players, these two are looter monster so you can still use arrow shower occasionally but do be careful with Magmarings because they shoot out Fire Balls(literally, they have a skill named Fire Ball). You can also find DPS parties where a full party of purely solo players grind but share the experience making the grind so much faster. Solo grinding in Drosera & Muscipular map also viable because these two monsters are Immobile and you can safety kill them from a distance but just be careful with Galions.
Important Notes:
This guide may have changes when new items/monsters are added. If you also have suggestion or questions you can DM me in discord(Cykie#4636) or my fb page(fb.gg/CykiePH).
Have fun and happy hunting.
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