Wind Archer Skill Build

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Wind Archer

First Job

http://i.imgur.com/Th86WMe.png Breeze Arrow [20]
http://i.imgur.com/5kz7vHc.png Wind Walk [15]
http://i.imgur.com/6EUnyfo.png Element: Storm [10]
http://i.imgur.com/Dfy7LVg.png Whisper of the Wind [20]

Code:

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10: +3 Wind Walk [3], +1 Breeze Arrow [1]
 11: +3 Wind Walk [6]
 12: +3 Wind Walk [9]
 13: +3 Wind Walk [12]
 14: +3 Wind Walk [15]
 15: +3 Whisper of the Wind [3]
 16: +3 Whisper of the Wind [6]
 17: +3 Whisper of the Wind [9]
 18: +3 Whisper of the Wind [12]
 19: +3 Whisper of the Wind [15]
 20: +3 Whisper of the Wind [18]
 21: +2 Whisper of the Wind [20], +1 Breeze Arrow [2]
 22: +3 Breeze Arrow [5]
 23: +3 Breeze Arrow [8]
 24: +3 Breeze Arrow [11]
 25: +3 Breeze Arrow [14]
 26: +3 Breeze Arrow [17]
 27: +2 Breeze Arrow [19], +1 Element: Storm [1]
 28: +3 Element: Storm [4]
 29: +3 Element: Storm [7]
 30: +3 Element: Storm [10]

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More speed and mobility is probably the best thing to get. Whisper of the Wind should provide the most damage boost, and let you hit things higher level than you I guess. Breeze Arrow next, but only to 19.

Then Storm is maxed for damage.

tl;dr:

1. Max Wind Walk
2. Max Whisper of the Wind
3. 19 Breeze Arrow
4. Max Element: Storm

Second Job

http://i.imgur.com/4MRRKXs.png Fairy Turn [20]
http://i.imgur.com/I4tw828.png Gust Shot [20]
http://i.imgur.com/RxBqpj1.png Trifling Whim I [20]
http://i.imgur.com/B8JYyeK.png Sylph's Aid [10]
http://i.imgur.com/fgJIMf4.png Bow Booster [10]
http://i.imgur.com/kymThXL.png Bow Mastery [10]
http://i.imgur.com/YxxjeiJ.png Physical Training [5]

Code:

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30: +1 Fairy Turn [1], +1 Gust Shot [1], +1 Trifling Whim I [1], +1 Bow Mastery [1]
 31: +3 Bow Mastery [4]
 32: +1 Bow Mastery [5], +2 Bow Booster [2]
 33: +3 Bow Booster [5]
 34: +3 Sylph's Aid [3]
 35: +3 Sylph's Aid [6]
 36: +3 Sylph's Aid [9]
 37: +1 Sylph's Aid [10], +2 Physical Training [2]
 38: +3 Physical Training [5]
 39: +3 Bow Mastery [8]
 40: +2 Bow Mastery [10], +1 Trifling Whim I [2]
 41: +3 Trifling Whim I [5]
 42: +3 Trifling Whim I [8]
 43: +3 Trifling Whim I [11]
 44: +3 Trifling Whim I [14]
 45: +3 Trifling Whim I [17]
 46: +3 Trifling Whim I [20]
 47: +3 Bow Booster [8]
 48: +2 Bow Booster [10], +1 Fairy Turn [2]
 49: +3 Fairy Turn [5]
 50: +3 Fairy Turn [8]
 51: +3 Fairy Turn [11]
 52: +3 Fairy Turn [14]
 53: +3 Fairy Turn [17]
 54: +3 Fairy Turn [20]
 55: +3 Gust Shot [4]
 56: +3 Gust Shot [7]
 57: +3 Gust Shot [10]
 58: +3 Gust Shot [13]
 59: +3 Gust Shot [16]
 60: +3 Gust Shot [19]

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Fairy Turn is your primary training skill. Gust Shot rarely ever has a use. It can't hit as high or low, and has barely more range, and it's not noticeable in most cases. Some early booster will let you

OHKO faster. Sylph's Aid gives 20 watk for 10 points, and some critical rate. It also removes arrow costs. Physical Training's DEX bonus and Bow Mastery's bonuses should provide the most damage next.

Trifling Whim I can have it activate on occassion and OHKO nearby monsters.

tl;dr:

1. 1 Fairy Turn, Gust Shot, Trifling Whim I
2. 5 Bow Mastery
3. 5 Bow Booster
4. Max Sylph's Aid
5. Max Physical Training
6. Max Bow Mastery
7. Max Trifling Whim I
8. Max Bow Booster
9. Max Fairy Turn
10. 19 Gust Shot

Third Job

http://i.imgur.com/e0JJQWz.png Dance of Frozen Wind [20]
http://i.imgur.com/rW7I1Hi.png Pinpoint Pierce [20]
http://i.imgur.com/kJwnf2b.png Trifling Whim II [20]
http://i.imgur.com/ENbBSTB.png Albatross [20]
http://i.imgur.com/4dOOsEU.png Emerald Flower [10]
http://i.imgur.com/MU3sYBj.png Feathery Knees [20]
http://i.imgur.com/guPdE9H.png Second Wind [20]

Dance of Frozen Wind training

Code:

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60: +1 Dance of Frozen Wind [1], +1 Feathery Knees [1], +1 Second Wind [1], +1 Albatross [1]
 61: +3 Albatross [4]
 62: +3 Albatross [7]
 63: +3 Albatross [10]
 64: +3 Albatross [13]
 65: +3 Albatross [16]
 66: +3 Albatross [19]
 67: +1 Albatross [20], +2 Dance of Frozen Wind [3]
 68: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [6]
 69: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [9]
 70: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [12]
 71: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [15]
 72: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [18]
 73: +2 Dance of Frozen Wind [20], +1 Feathery Knees [2]
 74: +3 Feathery Knees [5]
 75: +3 Feathery Knees [8]
 76: +3 Feathery Knees [11]
 77: +3 Feathery Knees [14]
 78: +3 Feathery Knees [17]
 79: +3 Feathery Knees [20]
 80: +3 Second Wind [4]
 81: +3 Second Wind [7]
 82: +3 Second Wind [10]
 83: +3 Second Wind [13]
 84: +3 Second Wind [16]
 85: +3 Second Wind [19]
 86: +1 Second Wind [20], +2 Trifling Whim II [2]
 87: +3 Trifling Whim II [5]
 88: +3 Trifling Whim II [8]
 89: +3 Trifling Whim II [11]
 90: +3 Trifling Whim II [14]
 91: +3 Trifling Whim II [17]
 92: +3 Trifling Whim II [20]
 93: +3 Emerald Flower [3]
 94: +3 Emerald Flower [6]
 95: +3 Emerald Flower [9]
 96: +1 Emerald Flower [10], +2 Pinpoint Pierce [2]
 97: +3 Pinpoint Pierce [5]
 98: +3 Pinpoint Pierce [8]
 99: +3 Pinpoint Pierce [11]
100: +3 Pinpoint Pierce [14]

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Fairy Turn training

Code:

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60: +1 Dance of Frozen Wind [1], +1 Feathery Knees [1], +1 Second Wind [1], +1 Albatross [1]
 61: +3 Albatross [4]
 62: +3 Albatross [7]
 63: +3 Albatross [10]
 64: +3 Albatross [13]
 65: +3 Albatross [16]
 66: +3 Albatross [19]
 67: +1 Albatross [20], +2 Trifling Whim II [2]
 68: +3 Trifling Whim II [5]
 69: +3 Trifling Whim II [8]
 70: +3 Trifling Whim II [11]
 71: +3 Trifling Whim II [14]
 72: +3 Trifling Whim II [17]
 73: +3 Trifling Whim II [20]
 74: +3 Feathery Knees [4]
 75: +3 Feathery Knees [7]
 76: +3 Feathery Knees [10]
 77: +3 Feathery Knees [13]
 78: +3 Feathery Knees [16]
 79: +3 Feathery Knees [19]
 80: +1 Feathery Knees [20], +2 Second Wind [3]
 81: +3 Second Wind [6]
 82: +3 Second Wind [9]
 83: +3 Second Wind [12]
 84: +3 Second Wind [15]
 85: +3 Second Wind [18]
 86: +2 Second Wind [20], +1 Emerald Flower [1]
 87: +3 Emerald Flower [4]
 88: +3 Emerald Flower [7]
 89: +3 Emerald Flower [10]
 90: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [4]
 91: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [7]
 92: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [10]
 93: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [13]
 94: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [16]
 95: +3 Dance of Frozen Wind [19]
 96: +1 Dance of Frozen Wind [20], +2 Pinpoint Pierce [2]
 97: +3 Pinpoint Pierce [5]
 98: +3 Pinpoint Pierce [8]
 99: +3 Pinpoint Pierce [11]
100: +3 Pinpoint Pierce [14]

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One point in Feathery Knees reduces damage taken by 5%, and one point in Second Wind boosts avoid by 11%. Primary training skill will be Dance of Frozen Wind unless you Monster Park, PQ, or OHKO really well

with Fairy Turn. Albatross provides the most DPS first.
Max Dance of Frozen Wind is next for more damage if you train with it. If you don't use Dance of Frozen Wind to train, or you want to conserve MP, or take less damage, leave it until later. Feathery Knees

is next to reduce damage taken. When you're training with Dance of Frozen Wind, the only real damage you might take is when you're moving around and it's rare, so Second Wind won't activate as much;

however, Trifling Whim never activates with Dance of Frozen Wind. Emerald Flower is also useless when training with Dance of Frozen Wind since you can just stand on a platform.
If you're training with Fairy Turn, Trifling Whim is after Albatross, then Feathery Knees and Second Wind since they're used often in this case. In most cases, where you're using Fairy Turn, it will be PQs

or Monster Park, where monsters aren't being OHKOed to make use of the DPS, so Emerald Flower can come in handy.

I constantly had the issue of outranging monsters with magic attacks when I was not on a different platform using Dance of Frozen Wind. Fairy Turn's attack range is short compared to other archer classes,

but it is probably the strongest skill before 4th job of any of those classes as well. Pinpoint Pierce is seemingly useless. Fairy Turn is the superior skill for DPS in all utility except range.
tl;dr:
Dance of Frozen Wind Training

1. 1 Dance of Frozen Wind, 1 Feathery Knees, 1 Second Wind, 1 Pinpoint Pierce
2. Max Albatross
3. Max Dance of Frozen Wind
4. Max Feathery Knees
5. Max Second Wind
6. Max Trifling Whim II
7. Max Emerald Flower
8. 14 Pinpoint Pierce

Fairy Turn Training

1. 1 Dance of Frozen Wind, 1 Feathery Knees, 1 Second Wind, 1 Pinpoint Pierce
2. Max Albatross
3. Max Trifling Whim II
4. Max Feathery Knees
5. Max Second Wind
6. Max Emerald Flower
7. Max Dance of Frozen Wind
8. 14 Pinpoint Pierce

Fourth Job

http://i.imgur.com/xPSy7sp.png Cygnus Knight [30]
http://i.imgur.com/XfIaiDx.png Sky Song [30]
http://i.imgur.com/hqkppOs.png Spiral Vortex [30]
http://i.imgur.com/FGlMaDO.png Trifling Whim III [20]
http://i.imgur.com/NaSl2PQ.png Wind Blessing [30]
http://i.imgur.com/iHgMXlQ.png Sharp Eyes [30]
http://i.imgur.com/kymThXL.png Bow Expert [30]
http://i.imgur.com/ILOwlDk.png Emerald Dust [10]
http://i.imgur.com/qp6uHbC.png Albatross Maximum [30]

Code:

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100: +1 Spiral Vortex [1], +1 Sky Song [1], +1 Bow Expert [1], +1 Albatross Maximum [1]
101: +2 Spiral Vortex [3], +1 Emerald Dust [1]
102: +3 Spiral Vortex [6]
103: +3 Spiral Vortex [9]
104: +3 Spiral Vortex [12]
105: +3 Spiral Vortex [15]
106: +3 Spiral Vortex [18]
107: +3 Spiral Vortex [21]
108: +3 Spiral Vortex [24]
109: +3 Spiral Vortex [27]
110: +3 Spiral Vortex [30]
112: +3 Albatross Maximum [4]
113: +3 Albatross Maximum [7]
114: +3 Albatross Maximum [10]
115: +3 Albatross Maximum [13]
116: +3 Albatross Maximum [16]
117: +3 Albatross Maximum [19]
118: +3 Albatross Maximum [22]
119: +3 Albatross Maximum [25]
120: +3 Albatross Maximum [28]
121: +2 Albatross Maximum [30], +1 Bow Expert [2]
122: +3 Bow Expert [5]
123: +3 Bow Expert [8]
124: +3 Bow Expert [11]
125: +3 Bow Expert [14]
126: +3 Bow Expert [17]
127: +3 Bow Expert [20]
128: +3 Bow Expert [23]
129: +3 Bow Expert [26]
130: +3 Bow Expert [29]
131: +1 Bow Expert [30], +2 Sharp Eyes [2]
132: +3 Sharp Eyes [5]
133: +3 Sharp Eyes [8]
134: +3 Sharp Eyes [11]
135: +3 Sharp Eyes [14]
136: +3 Sharp Eyes [17]
137: +3 Sharp Eyes [20]
138: +3 Sharp Eyes [26]
139: +3 Sharp Eyes [29]
140: +1 Sharp Eyes [30], +2 Wind Blessing [2]
141: +3 Wind Blessing [5]
142: +3 Wind Blessing [8]
143: +3 Wind Blessing [11]
144: +3 Wind Blessing [14]
145: +3 Wind Blessing [17]
146: +3 Wind Blessing [20]
147: +3 Wind Blessing [23]
148: +3 Wind Blessing [26]
149: +3 Wind Blessing [29]
150: +1 Wind Blessing [30], +2 Emerald Dust [3]
151: +3 Emerald Dust [6]
152: +3 Emerald Dust [9]
153: +1 Emerald Dust [10], +2 Sky Song [3]
154: +3 Sky Song [6]
155: +3 Sky Song [9]
156: +3 Sky Song [12]
157: +3 Sky Song [15]
158: +3 Sky Song [18]
159: +3 Sky Song [21]
160: +3 Sky Song [24]
161: +3 Sky Song [27]
162: +3 Sky Song [30]
163: +3 Trifling Whim III [3]
164: +3 Trifling Whim III [6]
165: +3 Trifling Whim III [9]
166: +3 Trifling Whim III [12]
167: +3 Trifling Whim III [15]
168: +3 Trifling Whim III [18]
169: +3 Trifling Whim III [21]
170: +3 Trifling Whim III [24]
171: +3 Trifling Whim III [27]
172: +3 Trifling Whim III [30]
173: +3 Cygnus Knight [3]
174: +3 Cygnus Knight [6]
175: +3 Cygnus Knight [9]
176: +3 Cygnus Knight [12]
177: +3 Cygnus Knight [15]
178: +3 Cygnus Knight [18]
179: +3 Cygnus Knight [21]
180: +3 Cygnus Knight [24]
181: +3 Cygnus Knight [27]
182: +3 Cygnus Knight [30]
183: +3 Extra [3]
184: +3 Extra [6]
185: +3 Extra [9]
186: +3 Extra [12]
187: +3 Extra [15]
188: +3 Extra [18]
189: +3 Extra [21]
190: +3 Extra [24]
191: +3 Extra [27]
192: +3 Extra [30]
193: +3 Extra [33]
194: +3 Extra [36]
195: +3 Extra [39]
196: +3 Extra [42]
197: +3 Extra [45]
198: +3 Extra [48]
199: +3 Extra [51]
200: +3 Extra [54]

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Spiral Vortex is the primary training and bossing skill for a long time. Sky Song is only better for single target when you have Storm Bringer at 150 I believe. Spiral Vortex will always be better if it can

hit two targets. Albatross Maximum, Bow Expert, Sharp Eyes, and Wind Blessing should provide the most damage in that order.
If you want to boss at something like Zakum or Horntail, I would recommend placing Sky Song, Trifling Whim III, and Emerald Dust before Wind Blessing, as I doubt Spiral Vortex can hit many arms at once.

Spiral Vortex appears to have the vertical range of Iron Arrow, but the splash hits rather high and low, so if you can hit arms, they'll splash each other. I doubt you could splash Horntail's heads though

since the splash horizontal range is poor.
Otherwise, in the case of training at Monster Park, or in GMS at LHC, Spiral Vortex will be vastly superior. Trifling Whim has a very small effect on Spiral Vortex, especially compared to Sky Song, and gets

even lower the more targets are hit.
tl;dr:

1. 1 Spiral Vortex, 1 Sky Song, 1 Albatross Maximum, 1 Bow Expert, 1 Emerald Dust
2. Max Spiral Vortex
3. Max Albatross Maximum
4. Max Bow Expert
5. Max Sharp Eyes
6. Max Wind Blessing
7. Max Emerald Dust
8. Max Sky Song
9. Max Trifling Whim III
10. Max Cygnus Knight

Hyper Skills

http://i.imgur.com/I4KiIia.png Trifling Whim - Reinforce [143]
http://i.imgur.com/Ry660zp.png Trifling Whim - Enhanced [162]
http://i.imgur.com/QpR1Gsq.png Trifling Whim - Bonus Chance [183]
http://i.imgur.com/pX2WJLT.png Spiral Vortex - Reinforce [149]
http://i.imgur.com/gyXBGUM.png Spiral Vortex - Extra Target [168]
http://i.imgur.com/AX4ja5z.png Spiral Vortex - Bonus Attack [189]
http://i.imgur.com/8FrMEDG.png Sky Song - Reinforce [155]
http://i.imgur.com/tEaJzNb.png Sky Song - Ignore Guard [177]
http://i.imgur.com/XNSXAtI.png Sky Song - Boss Killer [195]
http://i.imgur.com/D8JjOXG.png Storm Bringer [150]
http://i.imgur.com/bSp6PZu.png Monsoon [170]
http://i.imgur.com/ihYyWH7.png Glory of Guardians [200]

For Sky Song (i.e. single target), all the Trifling Whim Hypers, and Sky Song - Reinforce and Boss Killer provide the most damage.
For Spiral Vortex, replace Trifling Whim - Reinforce with Spiral Vortex - Reinforce.

Thanks to Fiel for the images, and Locked for being a wiener.

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pro build +1 +1
will recommend to everyone again.
10/10.

Finally time to use this :f3:

Same here <3 thanks heaps

Very helpful build :] Thanks a lot for doing this~

Thanks for the guide. Helped me allocate the points up to 120. :f2:

I know it's first job and who cares really since it goes by so fast but in my opinion you may as well leave wind walk at level 1 until everything else is maxed/19. I did 10-30 at mushmom through zombie mushmom so walking was minimal. Just changed channels really. Pretty much do that on all of my new characters nowadays.

Attacking flying mobs is highly impractical with vortex kinda makes me consider sky song earlier for evo world grinding.

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Originally Posted by RedRaven16

Attacking flying mobs is highly impractical with vortex kinda makes me consider sky song earlier for evo world grinding.

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Use that third job arrow rain knock off skill, always stay in the middle with Emerald Dust active so they target it instead of you. Sky song is okay but it's not that great, using vortex for when the mobs are being attracted to the middle is optimal.

does the damage buff from pinpoint pierce affect only pinpoint pierce, or all attacks?

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Originally Posted by MuscleWizard

does the damage buff from pinpoint pierce affect only pinpoint pierce, or all attacks?

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Only Pinpoint Pierce. Don't max it if you want.

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Originally Posted by JoeTang

Only Pinpoint Pierce. Don't max it if you want.

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Mini tanks, I think that sentient arrow's gonna' have more utility in the long run, especially at evolving world when the mob vacuum in the middle is shut off, just cause you can teleport it up platforms.
I was gonna' not max it though if PP buffed all damage. Thanks for the clarification~

Nice build overall.

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Originally Posted by MuscleWizard

Mini tanks, I think that sentient arrow's gonna' have more utility in the long run, especially at evolving world when the mob vacuum in the middle is shut off, just cause you can teleport it up platforms.
I was gonna' not max it though if PP buffed all damage. Thanks for the clarification~

Nice build overall.

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Yeah, I'm gonna change the build now since this has been brought to my attention. Pinpoint Pierce doesn't appear to be particularly good for anything unless that damage boost it receives is a multiplier and you have a ton of Total Damage/Boss Damage in 3rd job or something.


In my opinion, both Dance of Frozen Wind and Pinpoint Pierce are trash skills in 4th job, unless you do that specific Evolving World room. Even then, I personally prefer Fairy Turn for that. Pinpoint Pierce never does more DPS than Fairy Turn as I stated above the damage boost is a multiplier and you have a lot of Boss/Total.


You guys still have the good LHC in GMS right? So Spiral Vortex should be superior there. Also, Monster Park Extreme for the early 4th job levels, Vortex pomegranates all over it.

Nope. Good LHC was removed awhile ago.

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Originally Posted by JoeTang

unless you do that specific Evolving World room.

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I mean, it's pretty much a GMS training staple for.. well, every single character.

Just to clarify, all the KoC classes don't get a Hero's Will type skill right?

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Originally Posted by Clamors

Just to clarify, all the KoC classes don't get a Hero's Will type skill right?

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I do have one for my Striker. It seems that you need to finish certain quests in order to get it. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Originally Posted by SoR0XaS

I do have one for my Striker. It seems that you need to finish certain quests in order to get it. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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Oh, I'll have to check then when I get home. I've been so focused on bossing/training that I haven't really done the questline xD

I know there's a quest for Call of Cygnus and I did that and got it (our version of MW).

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Originally Posted by Clamors

Oh, I'll have to check then when I get home. I've been so focused on bossing/training that I haven't really done the questline xD

I know there's a quest for Call of Cygnus and I did that and got it (our version of MW).

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Wait a sec. I think I misread it.
Oh, we don't have any Hero Will. I thought you asked about Echo of Hero, my bad.

Does ignore guard for sky song ever replace another sky song hyper under any circumstances?

If you have a crapton of %damage or %boss and almost no def ignore while fighting bosses.

Does anyone know what the deal is with WAs getting nerfed in the future? Do we have the post-nerfed version or are we getting nerfed with the RED patch?

we have the immediate nerf:
http://orangemushroom.wordpress.com/...ght-of-perion/

as opposed to the release version:
http://orangemushroom.wordpress.com/...-wind-breaker/

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Originally Posted by shouri

we have the immediate nerf:
http://orangemushroom.wordpress.com/...ght-of-perion/

as opposed to the release version:
http://orangemushroom.wordpress.com/...-wind-breaker/

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If anything, the former link is closer to the release version.

I get what you mean, but since when have we ever gotten an unfinalised version of a patch instead of the proper release?

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Originally Posted by iVege

If anything, the former link is closer to the release version.

I get what you mean, but since when have we ever gotten an unfinalised version of a patch instead of the proper release?

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i dunno, i was just looking through random orange mushroom posts not even bothering to check what it was~

edit: point being, we have that given version right now ver 1.2.472

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Originally Posted by shouri

i dunno, i was just looking through random orange mushroom posts not even bothering to check what it was~

edit: point being, we have that given version right now ver 1.2.472

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Thanks for the info! I figured that was the case but I wanted to make sure.

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Originally Posted by shouri

i dunno, i was just looking through random orange mushroom posts not even bothering to check what it was~

edit: point being, we have that given version right now ver 1.2.472

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I like to think it's more this.

Then later they get a Damage Reflect fix to Trifling Whim and some appearance changes to Albatross, I believe.

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Originally Posted by iVege

I like to think it's more this.

Then later they get a Damage Reflect fix to Trifling Whim and some appearance changes to Albatross, I believe.

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Elemental Expert (beginner): elemental property reduction has been decreased from 100% to 50%

Trifling Whim I Trifling Whim (2nd): will no longer trigger damage reflect
Albatross Albatross (3rd): no longer covers Cash capes
Storm Bringer Storm Bringer (Hyper): will no longer trigger damage reflect

Ye you pretty much covered it all, the elemental expert nerf never made it to the official server, but personally it should, ignoring 100% physical elemental is so unfair to most other jobs.