The Sniper Builds Guide (Lv110 Cap)

UPDATED: Lv110 Cap.

THE SNIPER BUILDS GUIDE
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Snipe has been the most controversial skill in the game since it was added back on the Lv70 cap update, it was definitely a game-breaker, a "before & after". Asobimo realized how we were exploiting this power with the most famous combo of all-time "the 100 MP Snipe", and they penalized bowgun snipers with a Critical Rate -25% nerf. Even after this attempt of bringing us down, we have stood firmly as the best DPS (Damage-Per-Second) class in the game.

In this guide I present 4 different yet great builds: the classic Pure Sniper, the survival Tank Sniper, the game-breaking Ultimate Sniper and the highest DOT (Damage-Over-Time) build the Gun Fu. To be a good sniper you need the best equipment, but to be the best sniper you need the best build and a lot of practice. Let's move on to the builds!

Requirements:
- Be level 70 or above.
- Achieve all skill point emblems.
- Read EVERYTHING carefully before using your skill points.

Pure Sniper
BUILD RATING: ★★★★☆
[Classic Build / Bow & Bowgun Interchangeable]
DEX: 255 & STR: 42

Spoiler: Skills

Shot Lv3
Power Shot ~ 5
Moeba Shot ~ 10
Paralysis Shot ~ 10
Smoke Dust ~ 1
Bullseye ~ 5
Snipe ~ 10
Shot Mastery ~ 10
Sneak Attack ~ 10
Long Range ~ 10
Quick Draw ~ 10

Magic Lv1
MP Charge ~ 1

Priest Lv1
Holy Fist ~ 1

Guard Lv1
Light Armor Mastery ~ 10

Survival Lv2
Safe Rest ~ 5
HP Boost ~ 10
Short Rest ~ 5
MP Boost ~ 10
Sober Analysis ~ 10

Battle Lv2
Attack UP ~ 10
Smash ~ 10
Critical UP ~ 10

Total SP used: 163+

Combo
Moeba > Smoke Dust (save) > Sneak Attack (cons) > Bullseye (cons) > Paralysis Shot (cons) > Snipe (smite) > Holy Fist (swift)
[Snipe Damage: 150% / MP cost: 100 / CP used: 12]

Equipment
Archers: 1st Anniv Bow III ATK+7%/C.DMG+7%/C.DMG+11
Gunners: 1st Anniv Bowgun III ATK+7%/C111111
Use: ◇Ganglef
Artisan Arrow/Elemental Arrows (Bow and BG) or Odd-Shaped Knife [Dagger] (Bowgun Only)
Player-crafted Knight Armor Light Remodel DEX+7%/C111111 ~ ◇Boss Roga
War Helmet ~ ◇Warmonger
Dexterity Talisman III ~ ◇Metal Stinger
* For a second xtal in 2-slot equipment use Metal Stinger xtals.

*This is the classic sniper build. You can use bow or bowgun at will. Main stat: DEX for base power. Secondary stat: STR for additional stability & critical damage (both of these are hidden stats. Every 20 STR adds Stability +1% and every 5 STR adds Critical Damage +1%. Using BOW inflicts more status ailments, using BOWGUN increases power.

Tank Sniper
BUILD RATING: ★★★★☆
[BG + Shield / Survivability / Mini Boss Hunter / Maze Runner]
DEX: 192 & VIT: 105

Spoiler: Skills

Shot Lv3
Power Shot ~ 5
Moeba Shot ~ 10
Paralysis Shot ~ 5
Smoke Dust ~ 1
Bullseye ~ 5
Snipe ~ 10
Shot Mastery ~ 5
Long Range ~ 10
Quick Draw ~ 10

Shield Lv3
Shield Mastery ~ 5
Shield Bash ~ 5
Shield Cannon ~ 10
Force Shield ~ 8+
Protection ~ 10
Aegis ~ 10
Guardian ~ 1

Magic Lv1
MP Charge ~ 1

Survival Lv2
Safe Rest ~ 5
HP Boost ~ 10
Short Rest ~ 5
MP Boost ~ 10
Sober Analysis ~ 10

Guard Lv1
Heavy Armor Mastery ~ 10

Total SP used: 163+

Combo
Moeba > Guardian (save) > Shield Cannon (cons) > Bullseye (swift) > Paralysis Shot (cons) > Snipe (smite) > Smoke Dust (cons)
[Snipe Damage: 150% / MP cost: 100 / CP used: 12]
CLICK HERE FOR EQUIPMENT.

*This is the tank sniper build. Survive bosses' aoes, stun & snipe from a safe distance, buff your party with Physical and Magic Resistance, lead the party at Guild Maze. A well balanced combat/survival build that benefits from heavy remodeled armor and HP gears.

Ultimate Sniper
BUILD RATING: ★★★★★
[Max DPS Hybrid / 6-Digit Snipes / Infinite Mana Sniper]
DEX: 255 & STR/CRT: 42

Spoiler: Skills

Shot Lv3
Power Shot ~ 5
Moeba Shot ~ 10
Paralysis Shot ~ 10
Smoke Dust ~ 1
Bullseye ~ 5
Snipe ~ 10
Shot Mastery ~ 10
Sneak Attack ~ 7+
Long Range ~ 10
Quick Draw ~ 10

Magic Lv3
Arrows ~ 5
Javelin ~ 5
Lances ~ 5
Impact ~ 7
MP Charge ~ 1

Priest Lv1
Holy Fist ~ 1

Guard Lv1
Light Armor Mastery ~ 1+

Survival Lv2
Safe Rest ~ 5
HP Boost ~ 10
Short Rest ~ 5
MP Boost ~ 10
Sober Analysis ~ 10

Battle Lv2
Attack UP ~ 5
Smash ~ 5+
Critical UP ~ 10

Total SP used: 163+

*Skills with a + sign will be maxed in future level caps.
*After battles switch the bowgun to a staff for faster charging (set it as shortcut).

Combos
Heavy Snipe Combo:
Impact > Snipe (smite) > Holy Fist (cons)
[Snipe Damage: 150% / MP cost: 400 / CP used: 4]
Highest DPS combo due to magical/physical balancing and fastest casting repetitions; by standing 2m+ afar from the target you don't activate the last move. This combo NEEDS Proration to be worth the 400 MP, it is good for soloing. The less physical skills dealt, the higher Snipe damage (use normal attacks or magic to get your smited Snipe's damage up to a 250% bonus from Proration, totaling a 300% smited Snipe. 6-digit snipes are possible with this method).

Duble Smite Stability Combo:
Moeba > Smoke Dust (save) > Bullseye (cons) > Paralysis Shot (smite) > Impact (cons) > Snipe (smite) > Holy Fist (swift)
[Snipe Damage: 150% + 10% Stability Buff / MP cost: 100 / CP used: 12]
Once proration reached it's lowest point it doesn't matter if you keep spamming physical skills since it can't be lowered anymore, to counter this effect and recover damage I created this double smited combo in which Snipe keeps it's damage multiplier intact by adding some skills after the Save effect and with Paralysis Shot's 10% Stability buff + Smite we can spam a very strong combo. This combo is perfect for long battles and good to win Attacker against other skill spammers, it has become my personal favorite. Generates extreme aggro. Use with caution.

Stealth Mode:
Moeba > Smoke Dust (save) > Sneak Attack (swift) > Paralysis Shot (cons) > Impact (cons) > Snipe (smite) > Holy Fist (swift)
[Snipe Damage: 150% + 10% Stability Buff / MP cost: 100 / CP used: 12]
Stealth Mode is a solution I created to avoid aggro while being able to deal snipes like a pro. With this combo you'll snipe without interruptions from the boss because someone else will be tanking and the Snipe in this combo is as strong as the Stability Combo Snipe and 400 MP Snipe (excluding proration bonus). This is the combo I use for Nightmare/Ultimate Bosses.

Short Mana Saver Combo:
Moeba > Impact (save) > Snipe (smite) > Holy Fist (cons)
[Snipe Damage: 90% / MP cost: 100 / CP used: 6]
Opt for this combo when soloing or in short battles only since it allows you to repeat it very fast and you can move from dangerous aoe zones faster, however, the snipe damage is weaker. This is the old combo which went viral on youtube and showed thousands of players how the Save combo effect works!

Equipment
Neutral: 1st Anniv Bowgun III +E^: ATK+7%, C.Rate+11, C.DMG+11, C.DMG+4%
Elemental: 1st Anniv Bowgun III +E^: [Element], Damage to Element +11%, ATK +4~7%, C.Rate +11* (ATK+% depends on the Potential)
Weapon xtals: ◇Pillar Golem / ◇Ganglef

Sub-weapon
Odd-Shaped Knife (Nurethoth Drop). Use against Neutral if you added STR.
Artisan Arrow (NPC Craft). Use against Neutral if you added CRT.
Elemental Arrows (Tempest, Ice, Fire & Ceramic). Elements do +25% more damage to their counterparts.
Click here to check the Elemental Table.

Standard stats for Ultimate Sniper armor:
C.DMG +7%, C.DMG +11, C.Rate +11, DEX +4~7%
Elemental custom armor stats (if you can get them, use them over the standard):
Damage to Element +11%, ATK +7%, C.Rate +11
Armor xtals: ◇Boss Roga / Jade Raptor

War Helmet ~ ◇Warmonger

Dexterity Talisman III ~ ◇Metal Stinger

*Powerful hybrid build that exploits proration & critical rate, and has the versatility to use various combos and even create or avoid aggro at will. The heavy snipe combo here is the fastest & highest DPS currently available in the game. Max out DEX first, then add STR & CRT as secondary stats, you decide the order to increase them. Every 3.5 CRT points add +1 base Critical Rate. Every 5 STR points add +1 base Critical Damage & every 20 STR points add +1% Stability. Our endgame stats will look similar to this: DEX: 255 > STR: 255 > CRT: 140+. An over-powered DPS build that's highly acclaimed nowadays.

Gun-Fu
BUILD RATING: ★★★★★
[Highest DOT / Infinite Mana / Aggro Machine / BG + Knuckle Hybrid]
DEX: 255 & STR/VIT/CRT: 42
Due to the max text limit per post this build required a separate thread.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE BUILD GUIDE
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*The "Gun Fu" is a high DPS hybrid that will make you feel guilty for stealing attacker, breaker and tank ranks often with the amazing "double smite" 100 MP combos, the Gun Fu is a master of short & long range damages using smited Triple Kick & Snipe in the same combo, it offers a wide variety of play-styles and possibilities (you can even turn it into an Ultimate Sniper if needed) & it is the highest DOT (damage-over-time) build.

CP: 20 Update "Double Smited Stability Combo"


Best DPS in the game.

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**In this thread you can find out how to snipe endlessly (yes, near infinite mana) using the build #3 "Ultimate Sniper": Infinite Snipe

Arrows or Daggers?
The arrow's ATK & Stability % is halved for Bowguns and equipping them decreases DEF/MDEF.
As a Gunner, if you can exploit elemental weakness via Arrow, then use them.
Odd-Shaped Knife adds a total of Critical Damage +7.5 to your base multiplier, with STR as secondary it adds more.
Artisan Arrow is a good option for DEX>CRT since it guarantees stable criticals, HERE'S A TEST.​

Sniper's Pub
Power Essence: increases ATK +20 and base ATK +2%.
Mega/Giga Speed Potion: are a rule, always drink them! ASPD +500/750.
Mana Supply Stone: get more MP while doing proration! Attack MP Recovery +3.
Black Mist Candy: useful for Light Remodeled armor users. Increases total Evasion +5%.
Renowned Archer's Beard: use it vs. high Dodge ("Miss" text) bosses. Accuracy +30.
Magiadd III: the more mana the better. MaxMP +300.
Vita Plus III: is your life-saver. MaxHP +1500.
* The effects of all these substances last for 30 minutes.

Tips:

• Any chance of recovering mana is essential.
• Refine your bowgun! This improves a lot your damage output.
• Use elements to exploit bosses' weaknesses, these can be found in arrows or set as a stat to the bowgun.
• Base Critical Damage is 150%, this makes Critical Damage +7% be equal to Critical Damage +10.5. It increases if you start adding STR after maxing DEX.
• Long Range Skill is broken. As long as you equip Bow, Bowgun or just an Arrow as sub-weapon ALL Shot skills get +1% damage per skill level, regardless of your range (1-7m & 8m+). Max this skill, you'll enjoy 10% higher critical hits too!
• Take advantage of proration (damage drop-off), auto-attack before sniping. Every monster has a unique resistance stat, so it might require various or just a few normal attacks for their resistance to be fully dropped. The target will lower it's defense to your snipe shot!

Have fun sniping!

 

simple and easy to read. good guide.

but i need to add in there is another type of sniper

Spoiler: Sniper

*This is the mechanical sniper rifle non-stat build when maxed out, is very powerful no matter where you hit. One hit one kill.

The Accuracy International Arctic Warfare rifle is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the British company, Accuracy International.

Skill builds
Headshot lv 10
Power Shot lv 10
Bullets lv 10
Upgrade cartridge lv 10
Snipe lv 10
Scope lv 10
Long Range lv 10
Reload lv 10
Magic Lv1
Recoil lv 10
Quick cocking lv 10

Combo:
Quick cocking > snipe > quick cocking > snipe > repeat x8 > reload

 

oh cmon realy.another build post where I suggest impact as part of the sniper skill copied then Google+ never a ty firefox for the info.screw it no more info shared.

 

cough... All 3 are bad..

Forums build actually used to good,,,, gone downhill..

 

guys, she is trying to help new players or amateur players who would want to look and learn a little. whether its bad or not its up to each individual, if the players find it not as efficient they can always change their build, and/or play around with it.

 

new players can't get these build until lvl 70.. Or until they achieve most all emblems..

So these builds are mostly for advance players looking for information about new 70class builds...
And in my opinion, all 3 are bad..

That's my input...

 

Some inputs are really judgmental and aren't really appropriate for they don't appreciate what is given to them, it's good to be silent at times

 

i dunno i don't play archer/gunner, but instead of saying it's bad there and here, why not try to guide through what can be change?

that's the correct mentality isn't it?

 

it's OK no worries I appreciate it. im just on a rampage today and sorry if I took it out on you.yes I do apologise lol ty precaria

 

How do the Priest Skills work out in the 'Survival Sniper' build? Is the heal really worth it, or is Regera (or even Revita) a viable option?
I'm all DEX, and I thought Bless was based off of the INT stat, so I'm really wondering if I would get much of a heal off of it.
Or is it just a good skill to use to end a combo with?
Wanting to rework my archer some and poking around the forums for ideas, 8^)

 

Yes use it as the last skill and Bless heals more based on MATK. DEX raises it a bit so it will heal a moderate amount, that's why Bless Lv10 is recommended.

 

Impact+Snipe isn't more sniping,it's just 1 extra hit/topple from the Impact skill. Impact takes 2MP,and if you chain Snipe it gets its MP cost cut in half,aka 2MP,compared to normal MP cost of Snipe,which is 4MP.

Hi. Note to anyone who is reading this, Past Aly is dumb. The lower the MP cost, the more you can spam it, at the cost of extending the animation.
Hooowwever the long animation can get you killed if you're not careful.
Aly out!

Edit Edit!
I forgot to mention something way back that is very important. You're a ranged class, so natually you would be further away from a boss, meaning you won't die as much while spamming your snipe. Unless you're a gun-fu. You'll still die if you're not careful enough with your assault, or if you trigger a counter.
(Past past Aly is still dumb. Past Aly is a little smarter. This current version has more experience.)

 

I actually saw an Archer build they posted on here like a month ago, that barely anyone liked or commented on. To me it was pretty bad, but I didnt say that, I just ignored what it said, lol'd in my head, and clicked back and went on with my day. Try that sometime Xtals, or at least give some advice as to what you would change or dislike if you are going to put your negative opinion on here

 

Impact + Snipe resets that damage reduction/proration thingie.
Also Impact + Snipe + consecutive is 100MP cheaper than anyotherskill + Snipe + consecutive.

Helpful? Can be. IDK

 

DPS
Getting impact waste 22 skill points - MP charge 10 is another waste of 10skill points. That's 32.SP wasted.
Better off getting All archers skills and maxing out full chain combo, which can heal back 100-500mp per combo by mana skill.


If wanted high survival archer for natural elemented mob farm - example Arco - guild maze.
You can change those 32 skill points into these instead.
Relief shield = 300hp - shield force 500hp shield magic 500hp + vita 2 1000hp + hp boost 1000hp + base hp.
That's a 4k HP ARCHER - full dex, for survival.

And get ur archer shield throw for stun. For Power shot - snipe - shield throw - Bull - pal etc

That's a much better survival archer, then glora which waste time and pointless..

As for magic archer...
Why make a build for the Future and using Sp on skills u have no stats points on....

MP Charge has been a waste for melee classes since lvl 50. If melee classes still have that in there builds, it's a waste.

There you go.. My input detailed.......

 

What if you weren't able to regenerate the 100 mp -500 mp like you do? Ofc sometimes it's better to use a 4 second mp charge for 300 mp instead of using auto attack especially when you're going in for speed kills and every second is valuable, relying on just auto attack may take too long and every second counts

Though that survival archer is quite nice :/ might make one just for maze, as for maze all you have to do is moeba everything and snipe bosses so you only need to waste around 30 skill points on skills (excluding the passives)

There are many ways to play, there isn't one specified build for everything and everyone has the freedom to choose and do what they want with their classes

 

if you have to MP charge in battle...... -_- ugh.

 

Haha,

._. Yep glass cannon + mp charge = death, but if you play smart enough it's worth it haha

 

dnt forget xSKYx you duel play with your alt XpigX whos a MP buffer or did you forget to tell all these lovely ppl that? BTW XtalsX is called XskyX in game no u all know who to avoid lol