MapleStory Wind Archer Skill Build Guide

Wind Archer is the ranged Cygnus Knights archer class in MapleStory that is powered by devastating wind attacks that make training a breeze. Wind Archer is one of the most popular Cygnus Knight classes due to their amazing mobbing skills throughout all five job advancements. They're also a decent bossing class and are easy to play.

• Wind Archer Overview
• Wind Archer First Job Skill Build
• Wind Archer Second Job Skill Build
• Wind Archer Third Job Skill Build
• Wind Archer Fourth Job Skill Build
• Wind Archer Hyper Skill Build
• Wind Archer Fifth Job Skill Build
• Changelog

Originally released in 2009, Wind Archer used to have a level cap of 120. They have since been revamped into full class that can hit max level, take on 5th job and stand on their own.

Wind Archer Overview

Like most Cygnus Knight classes, the theme for Wind Archer is really consistent amongst all the skills: Green. Wind Archer is a bowman type job, so you'll be using arrow consumables for most of your attacks (although there is a skill that prevents consumption). Wind Archer has gone through lots of class upgrades (with more to come) to make playing it a lot smoother as they do have a lot of buffs to manage. Apart from that, the class is fairly easy to manage and has plenty of good useful skills.

Training a Wind Archer will likely be one of the easier classes through levels 1-200. They have great mobbing skills, including Trifling Wind which can keep mobs you've missed under control. For the most part. you'll only be using one or two attacking skills and by the time you get to 5th job you'll be able to wipe entire maps out with epic V-matrix skills. If you were looking for a first-class to play, Wind Archer is perfect for it's simple mechanics and decent damage.

Bossing wise, Wind Archer is very consistent. There are no janky-skills you need to manage or combo-skill gameplay to boost damage; you simply buff up and attack. Their damage might not be at the top range of the DPS charts, but they are more than capable of taking on the end-game bosses in MapleStory with a decent amount of funding. What Wind Archer is great for is their survivability, with lots of skills that can help them tank 1-hit KO skills, dodge boss attacks and great mobility.

• Weapon: Bow
• Job: Bowman
• Class: Cygnus Knight
• Shared Cash Shop Inventory: Blaze Wizard, Wind Archer, Thunder Breaker, Dawn Warrior, Night Walker, Mihile
• Legion Block: + DEX (10/20/40/80/100)
• Link Skill: Cygnus Blessing (Level 10: Attack Power: +25, Magic Attack Power: +25, Abnormal Status Resistance: +15, All Elemental Resistance: +15%)
• Primary Stat: DEX
• Inner Ability: 20% Boss Damage

Wind Archer First Job Skill Build

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

• Breeze Arrow (MAX)
• Whispers Of The Wind (MAX)
• Storm Elemental (MAX)
• Wind Walk (MAX)

Your main attacking skill is Breeze Arrow, which can hit up to five enemies at once. This is an amazing first job mobbing skill so you'll likely breeze through the early levels. You get two attack buffs with Storm Elemental and Whispers of the Wind. Wind Walk allows you to teleport through enemies without getting hit.

Skill Description & Overview

Icon	Skill	Description	Type
	Breeze Arrow	Fires off a wind-infused arrow.	Main Attack Skill
	Wind Walk	Your arrows walk on the wind, flying straight through any monsters they touch.	Teleport Skill
	Whispers Of The Wind	Whispers of the wind teach you ancient knowledge of body and mind.	Passive Buff
	Storm Elemental	Summons a wind elemental to bolster your powers.	Buff

Wind Archer Second Job Skill Build

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

• Gust Shot (1), Bow Mastery (+2)
• Bow Mastery (5)
• Bow Booster (MAX)
• Gust Shot (MAX)
• Bow Mastery (MAX)
• Sylvan Aid (MAX)
• Trifling Wind I (MAX)
• Physical Training (MAX)
• Fairy Spiral (MAX)

Whilst Fairy Spiral is more useful in 5th job, Gust Shot is the proven winner here as it's damage is a lot higher than Fairy Spiral. You'll want to max your Bow Booster as early as possible for that quick attack speed. Trifling Wind I is a toggle skill that'll fire extra arrows to surrounding mobs when you attack but in second job it's pretty weak and useless. Sylvan Aid will make you not consume arrows and the rest are passive buffs.

Skill Description & Overview

Icon	Skill	Description	Type
	Gust Shot	Fire off a speeding arrow in a straight line.	Main Attack Skill
	Trifling Wind I	Summons the Spirit of Wind to confuse nearby enemies.	Toggle Skill
	Sylvan Aid	The blessings of the Sylph give you a leg-up against your enemies.	Buff
	Physical Training	Permanently increases STR and DEX through sheer physical training.	Passive Buff
	Fairy Spiral	Spins to create a vortex of wind that knocks back enemies. Can be resisted by some monsters.	Secondary Attack Skill
	Bow Mastery	Increases Bow Mastery.	Passive Buff
	Bow Booster	Increases the attack speed of your weapon for a short time. Must have a bow equipped.	Attack Speed Booster

Wind Archer Third Job Skill Build

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

• Sentient Arrow (MAX)
• Albatross (MAX)
• Trifling Wind II (MAX)
• Emerald Flower (MAX)
• Second Wind (MAX)
• Featherweight (MAX)
• Pinpoint Pierce (MAX)

Your new main attack skill is Sentient Arrow. This skill allows you to stand in one place and then target mobs from platforms around you. The range on the skill isn't huge, but it's decent enough for most maps around 3rd job level. Your Trifling Wind gets upgraded and you get a new buff to manage called Albatross, which also increases attack speed.

Skill Description & Overview

Icon	Skill	Description	Type
	Sentient Arrow	Fire off a speeding arrow in a straight line.	Main Attack Skill
	Trifling Wind II	Summons the Spirit of Wind to confuse nearby enemies.	Toggle Skill
	Second Wind	The blessings of the Sylph give you a leg-up against your enemies.	Passive Buff
	Pinpoint Pierce	Permanently increases STR and DEX through sheer physical training.	Secondary Attack Skill
	Featherweight	Spins to create a vortex of wind that knocks back enemies. Can be resisted by some monsters.	Passive Buff
	Emerald Flower	Increases Bow Mastery.	Summon
	Albatross	Increases the attack speed of your weapon for a short time. Must have a bow equipped.	Buff

Wind Archer Fourth Job Skill Build

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

• Spiraling Vortex (MAX)
• Trifling Wind III (MAX)
• Bow Expert (MAX)
• Sharp Eyes (MAX)
• Albatross MAX (MAX)
• Touch Of The Wind (MAX)
• Emerald Dust (MAX)
• Song of Heaven (MAX)
• Call Of Cygnus (MAX)

In fourth job, Spiraling Vortex becomes your new mobbing skill. You can mob with Song of Heaven, but this skill is better for bossing than mobbing in most cases. You get to upgrade your Trifling Wind and it now starts to feel very significant. Sharp Eyes and Call Of Cygnus are two new buffs you have to manage and your Albatross skill gets a new upgrade. Song of Heaven and Emerald Dust are useful for bossing and the rest are passive.

Skill Description & Overview

Icon	Skill	Description	Type
	Spiraling Vortex	Fires a spiraling shot that drives enemies back. Some monsters will resist and will not be driven back.	Main Attack Skill
	Trifling Wind III	Harass enemies with constant gale-force winds.	Toggle Skill
	Touch Of The Wind	Become one with the wind through a divine blessing.	Passive Buff
	Song Of Heaven	Play the song of heavens to sweep away enemies.	Secondary Attack Skill / Boss Attacking Skill
	Sharp Eyes	Temporarily grants party members the ability to locate an enemy's weak spot to deal fatal damage to that enemy.	Buff
	Emerald Dust	Emerald Flower is enhanced to be more effective in battle.	Passive Buff
	Call Of Cygnus	Grants the blessings of Cygnus's awakening to temporarily increase all stats for you and your party members. Does not stack with Maple Warrior, Call of Cygnus, Nova Warrior, Hero of the Flora, President's Orders, Anima Warrior, or Rhinne's Protection.	Buff
	Bow Expert	Increases Bow Mastery, Attack Power, Critical Damage, and Damage when attacking Boss Monsters.	Passive Buff
	Albatross Max	Tap into the legendary Albatross's powers	Passive Buff

Wind Archer 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.

• Trifling Wind - Reinforce
• Trifling Wind - Enhance
• Trifling Wind - Double Chance
• Song Of Heaven - Reinforce
• Song Of Heaven - Boss Rush
• Monsoon
• Glory Of The Guardians
• Storm Bringer

Wind Archer 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.

Wind Archer's Nodes should include:

• Howling Gale
• Merciless Winds
• Gale Barrier
• Vortex Sphere
• Trio: Storm Bringer, Song Of Heaven, Trifling Wind I
• Trio: Sentient Arrow/Fairy Spiral, Spiraling Vortex, Monsoon

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

• Decent Holy Symbol
• Decent Sharp Eyes
• Decent Speed Infusion
• Erda Nova
• Rope Lift
• True Arachnid Reflection
• Guided Arrow
• Vicious Shot
• Empress Cygnus's Blessing
• Phalanx Charge

Skill Description & Overview

Icon	Skill	Description	Type
	Howling Gale	Summons a ferocious gust to punish your enemies. Consumes all your wind energy upon summoning. The gust grows stronger in proportion to the wind energy consumed. Unaffected by attack reflection.	Consumable Skill / Charge skill
	Merciless Winds	Calls upon the Spirit of Wind to conjure deadly homing projectiles that track down your foes.	Cooldown attack skill
	Gale Barrier	Activate a wind barrier around yourself that will defend you and decimate your enemies. Creates a whirlwind when you attack to deal additional damage. Elemental is consumed upon defending against an attack and the wind barrier will disappear when it's completely consumed. The whirlwind is unaffected by attack reflection.	Cooldown Buff
	Vortex Sphere	Condense powerful winds into a sphere, then launch it in a slow, straight line. A gust occurs periodically with the Vortex Sphere at the center, pulling in surrounding enemies. Skill is unaffected by attack reflection. Max Level 25.	Cooldown attack skill

Changelog

25/10/2021 - First update