MapleStory Bowmaster Skill Build Guide - Remastered Destiny Update

Bowmaster is one of two Explorer Archer jobs that can be chosen from in MapleStory and are a part of the original classes added to MapleStory when it was first released. There is a third Explorer Archer called Pathfinder, but it must be created separately from the character creation menu, unlike Bowmaster which uses the Job Advancement system.

Bowmasters use arrows to take down their enemies, with a flurry of useful skills to help them deal lots of damage to bosses and mobs.

• Bowmaster Overview
• Archer First Job Skill Build
• Hunter Second Job Skill Build
• Ranger Third Job Skill Build
• Bowmaster Fourth Job Skill Build
• Bowmaster Hyper Skill Build
• Bowmaster Fifth Job Skill Build
• Bowmaster Sixth Job Skills
• Changelog

Bowmaster Overview

As an Explorer class, Bowmaster is an original class with a simple setup. It doesn't require complex mechanics to use and their skills aren't the most flashiest either (due to being so old!). With the revamp all explorer classes got in Destiny, Bowmaster is now up there with the top mobbing/bossing classes of MapleStory.

Before Destiny, the last update to Bowmaster came in the Red update, where they were revamped to try and bring them more in-line with other classes. That update was in 2013 and thankfully the 2022 Destiny update has made them more viable..

All Explorers got a major revamp in the Destiny V.233 Patch update, including Bowmaster!

When training with Bowmaster you get some useful skills that can help cover entire maps. Arrow Stream's revamped skill is now very good, with a huge hitbox to help with vertical maps and mobbing. Arrow Blaster gets a revamped animation and is very good if you can one-shot mobs with it and in some small maps you barely have to move. When you move into 5th job, you get another cooldown skill called Arrow Rain that really helps with mobbing in larger maps.

As a bossing class, Bowmaster sits somewhere in the middle as a mobber but are really good at bossing. They provide decent party buffs in Sharp Eyes, and can deal damage from range positions to keep out of harms way. They have a new iframe skill with called Silhouette Mirage, so dodging one-shot against bosses can is easy. Their DPS isn't the greatest, however they can continue to do damage when a boss moves out of range for melee classes, allowing them to do more consistent damage over time.

The other option for Archers is Marksman.

• Weapon: Bow
• Job: Archer
• Class: Explorer
• Shared Cash Shop Inventory: Explorer Jobs
• Legion Block: +DEX (10/20/40/80/100)
• Link Skill: Adventurer's Curiosity (+10% Critical Rate, +35% Chance to add monsters to your Monster Collection)
• Primary Stat: DEX
• Inner Ability: 20% Boss Damage

Archer First Job Skill Build

You can max all skills in first job. Follow this build:

• Arrow Bow (1), Double Jump (2)
• Double Jump (MAX)
• Arrow Bow (MAX)
• Archery Mastery (MAX)
• Critical Shot (MAX)

As an Archer you'll get lots of critical damage and critical rate. Your main mobbing skill in first job is Arrow Bow, which is pretty decent for a first job skill. Max double jump as soon as possible to help with mobility and training faster.

Skill Description & Overview

Hunter Second Job Skill Build

You can max all skills in second job. Follow this build:

• Wind Arrow (+1), Quiver Cartridge (MAX), Bow Mastery (+1)
• Bow Mastery (5)
• Agile Bows (MAX)
• Wind Arrow (MAX)
• Bow Mastery (MAX)
• Soul Arrow: Bow (MAX)
• Final Attack: Bow (MAX)
• Physical Training (MAX)
• Covering Fire (MAX)
• Quiver Cartridge (MAX)

Your new main attack skill is Wind Arrow, which can hit up to X amount of enemies and will allow you to fly through second job levels.

Like other Explorers, you'll want to get your Agile Bows skill asap for that Attack Speed Boost; Quiver Cartridge will deal extra damage when toggled on and the rest of the skills are mostly passive.

Skill Description & Overview

Ranger Third Job Skill Build

You can max all skills in third job. Follow this build:

• Speed Mirage (MAX)
• Arrow Blaster (MAX)
• Reckless Hunt: Bow (MAX)
• Marksmanship (MAX)
• Phoenix (MAX)
• Blink Shot (MAX)
• Mortal Blow (MAX)
• Evasion Boost (MAX)
• Focused Fury (MAX)

Arrow Blaster is the revamped turret skill that you can place down and have it auto-attack, similarly to a static summon. It's very good for both training and bossing.

Speed Mirage will increase your damage output as it summons Mirages to attack for you whilst you use your attacks and you'll want to utilise your Blink Shot skill to make training more efficient as it allows you to create your own Teleport in maps. It's also very useful in Bossing for dodging 1-hit KO attacks.

Skill Description & Overview

Bowmaster Fourth Job Skill Build

You can max all skills in fourth job. Follow this build:

• Arrow Stream (MAX)
• Speed Mirage II (MAX)
• Enchanted Quiver (MAX)
• Bow Expert (MAX)
• Advanced final Attack (MAX)
• Sharp Eyes (MAX)
• Maple Warrior (MAX)
• Illusion Step (MAX)
• Armor Break (MAX)
• Hurricane (MAX)
• Hero's Will (MAX)

Arrow Stream is your main attacking skill and what you'll be using when training. It has a huge hitbox, deals plenty of damage and will make training at 4th job a breeze.

Enchanted Quiver allows you to switch between Healing Arrows and Damage Arrows; healing is mostly good for bossing so you'll want to have gold arrows on most of the time.

Sharp Eyes returns will boosting your Critical Rate and Critical Damage, great for partying at bosses. You also get passive damage boosters with Bow Expert and Advanced Final Attack.

Hurricane is your main bossing skill, so when you first start training your Bowmaster you'll want to level this up last as you won't be doing much bossing early on.

Skill Description & Overview

Bowmaster Hyper Skill Build

Hyper skills are available at level 140. You get Hyper Skill Points as you level towards 200, but not enough to max all the skills, so choose wisely. These skills mostly help increase the damage of your current skills.

• Arrow Stream - Reinforce
• Arrow Stream - Spread
• Arrow Stream - Extra Strike
• Hurricane - Reinforce
• Hurricane - Boss Rush
• Gritty Gust
• Epic Adventure
• Concentration

Bowmaster Fifth Job Skill Build

Upon reaching level 200, you will now have access to the V Matrix, which acts as your new fifth job skills. Each class gets their own skills to use, along with boosting nodes to increase the damage of existing skills. To obtain new skills, you open up items called Nodestones, which drop from every mob in Arcane River. You have limited number of slots in your V Matrix, so you want to obtain perfect nodes for maximize your character's damage.

Bowmaster's Nodes should include:

• Storm Of Arrows
• Inhuman Speed
• Quiver Barrage
• Silhouette Mirage
• Trinode: Arrow Stream, Hurricane, Final Attack Bow
• Trinode: Arrow Blaster, Magic Arrow, Phoenix/Gritty Gust

All 5th Job classes should try to also obtain these:

• Decent Holy Symbol
• Decent Sharp Eyes
• Decent Speed Infusion
• Erda Nova
• Rope Lift
• Vicious Shot
• Guided Arrow
• Fury Of The Wild
• Maple World's Blessing

Skill Description & Overview

Bowmaster Sixth Job Skills

Once you reach Level 260, you can then go on to do the 6th Job Advancement Quests! Once completed, you will unlock the HEXA Matrix system, allowing you to gain new skills, upgrade existing 5th job skills and start earning the new Sol Erda Fragment currency used to upgrade your skills.

Every sixth job class gets a brand new "Origin" skill, which deals a significant amount of burst damage allowing you to wipe out mid-tier bosses in seconds. Getting your character to Level 260 gives you a siginifant damage boost even with your skill level at level 1. It's well worth grinding to level 260, so check out the MapleStory Training Guide for the best spots ot train.

Bowmaster obtains the following new sixth Job skills:

• [Origin Skill] Ascendant Shadow
• [HEXA Skills] HEXA Hurricane, HEXA Hurricane: Shootout Mode
• [HEXA Skills] HEXA Arrow Stream, HEXA Arrow Blaster
• [Common Skill] Sol Janus
• [Boost Skills] Storm of Arrows, Inhuman Speed, Quiver Barrage, Silhouette Mirage

Changelog

11/12/2024 - Updated for 6th job skills

27/02/2023 - Updated for Remastered Skills

26/03/2021 - Added new 5th Job Skill from the Awake update.

11/11/2020 - First update