Hunter Guide

Hunter Overview

Hunter is an Orc ranged class.

Hunter is similar to Archer because both use ranged skills, bow/crossbow weapons, slows, and controlled pulls.

The difference is that Hunter is more support-oriented and usually tankier. Hunter has more utility, debuffs, control, and party value than a pure damage Archer.

Hunter can farm and deal damage, but the class shines when it helps control fights.

Hunter is strong because he has:

• Good ranged damage
• Strong crossbow setup
• Useful slows and control
• Good support tools
• Good debuffs
• Better survival than fragile ranged classes
• Useful PvP pressure
• Strong party value
• Good farming when played with distance and control

Hunter is weak when:

• He stands too close
• He uses bow with skills that require crossbow
• He ignores support skills
• He builds only damage and has no survival set
• He farms hard maps with no gear switch
• He tries to play like a pure crit class
• He forgets that Hunter is useful because of control and support, not only damage

Main Hunter setups:

New players should use Crossbow Hunter as the main route.

Bow is possible, but it should not be the main beginner recommendation. Some Hunter skills or setups are designed around crossbow and may not work with bow. If a skill does not cast with bow, switch back to crossbow.

Official guide: Hunter Skill Builder ↗
Official guide: Unique Rings ↗
Official guide: Unique Necklaces ↗
Official guide: Rank 4 Titles ↗
Official guide: Rank 5 Titles ↗
Official guide: Hunter Yellow Armor List ↗
Official guide: Level Up Rewards ↗
Official guide: Nightfall Armor Set ↗
Official guide: Oreads and Elixirs ↗
Official guide: Macro Manager ↗

First Steps as a Hunter

Hunter starts in Golundo Village.

First, claim your level-up rewards from the Event NPC / reward NPC.

Equip your starter armor and starter weapon.

Open your inventory with B and activate:

• Lens Stone+
• Compound Potion
• Pet
• Life Potions
• Mana Potions

Your pet collects drops while you farm. Keep it active.

Use Ctrl + Left Double Click to lock important items.

Hunter is ranged, so your first goal is to learn distance control.

Do not stand inside monster groups.

Start at range, pull small groups, use skills, and move before mobs reach you.

Basic Hunter Rules

Follow these from level 1.

Correct Hunter farming style:

1. Buff first.
2. Stand at range.
3. Pull a small or medium group.
4. Slow or control the group.
5. Use damage skills.
6. Move back before mobs surround you.
7. Switch Hybrid gear if mobs hit too hard.

Bad Hunter farming style:

• Standing too close.
• Using bow and wondering why some skills do not work.
• Pulling huge groups with weak gear.
• Ignoring Crossbow skills.
• Farming PvP maps in full damage with no switch.
• Building only crit damage and ignoring support value.
• Forgetting that Hunter is stronger with debuffs and control.

Hunter Weapon Choice

Hunter mainly uses crossbow.

Bow is possible, but crossbow is the safer and cleaner recommendation for this guide.

Crossbow

Crossbow is the main Hunter weapon.

Use crossbow if you want:

• Standard Hunter gameplay
• Better support/control build compatibility
• Crossbow-focused skill access
• Strong ranged pressure
• Better class identity
• Safer guide path for new players

If you use crossbow, keep Power Crossbow active.

Bow

Bow can be used for some skills and experimental setups.

Use bow only if:

• You know which skills work with bow.
• You tested your skill rotation.
• You understand that some Hunter skills may not work with bow.
• You are not copying crossbow setup blindly.
• You accept that crossbow is still the main community direction.

If a Hunter skill does not cast with bow, do not think your character is bugged. Switch to crossbow and test again.

Weapon rule

Hunter Skill Sets

Hunter should use separate skill sets.

Main sets:

Press F9 to open the Set Switch window.

Use Crossbow Damage Set while leveling and farming.

Use Support / Tank Set when players can attack you or when your party needs control.

Use Hybrid Set when you still need damage but full damage dies too fast.

Use Bow Test Set only if you intentionally test bow gameplay.

Crossbow Damage Hunter

Crossbow Damage Hunter is the main leveling and farming setup.

Use this build for:

• Early leveling
• Tomb of the Dead
• Sealed Mine
• Corrosion Cave
• Asylum farming
• Realm farming
• Shinewood farming
• Heaven’s Hell if you survive
• Rifts
• Firmament farming
• Monster Hunt if you can control the pull

Crossbow Damage Hunter focuses on:

• All Elemental Attacks
• Elemental damage
• Damage
• Heroic Attack Power
• Attack Rating
• Attack Speed
• Skill rank
• Skill cooldown value
• Skill cast flow
• Debuff value
• Movement Speed
• Enough HP to survive ranged farming

Hunter should not be built like a pure crit class.

Hunter is closer to Archer in range, but more support-focused and tankier. Intelligent and Excellent uniques are usually more important than Glorious crit-only logic.

Crossbow Damage Hunter Skills

Use the official Skill Builder for exact points.

Important Crossbow Damage skills:

Crossbow Damage priority:

1. Power Crossbow
2. Main ranged damage skills
3. AoE farming skills
4. Control skills
5. Elemental/debuff skills
6. Heroic damage/support skills later

Do not put every skill into your farming macro. Use skills that keep the pull clean.

Crossbow Farming Rotation

Use this flow when farming:

1. Buff before pulling.
2. Stand at range.
3. Pull a controlled group.
4. Slow or control mobs before they reach you.
5. Use AoE skills once mobs group.
6. Use burst skills on stronger mobs.
7. Move back before mobs surround you.
8. Repeat.

Simple farming rotation:

If mobs reach you too fast, use control earlier.

If mobs still reach you, pull fewer mobs.

If you die even with smaller pulls, switch to Hybrid gear.

Support / Tank Hunter

Support / Tank Hunter is the main PvP and party build.

This build is not about top damage.

It is about staying alive and making enemies weaker.

Use this build for:

• PvP
• Siege
• Party fights
• Boss support
• Open-world danger
• Heaven’s Hell
• Firmament
• Monster Hunt when mobs hit hard

Support / Tank Hunter focuses on:

• Max HP
• Skill Block
• Block
• Dodge
• Evade
• Physical Resistance
• All Elemental Resistance
• Heroic Resistance
• Critical Hit Resistance
• Damage Taken Reduction
• Stun Duration Reduction
• Slow Duration Reduction
• HH Effect Duration Reduction
• Buff duration
• Debuff effectiveness
• Skill rank
• Movement Speed

Hunter is support because he can slow, debuff, pressure, and protect space.

Hunter is tankier than Archer, but still should not stand in front like a Knight.

Support / Tank Hunter Skills

Important support and tank skills:

Support priority:

1. Stay alive.
2. Keep crossbow buff active.
3. Control enemy movement.
4. Debuff important targets.
5. Support your party.
6. Burst only when target is already weakened.

Support Hunter PvP Job

Your PvP job:

PvP flow:

1. Start in Support / Tank or Hybrid gear.
2. Keep Power Crossbow active.
3. Stay behind or beside frontline, not in front.
4. Use control on enemies pushing toward your party.
5. Debuff priority targets.
6. Use damage only when safe.
7. Switch tank gear when focused.
8. Move back before enemies surround you.

Hunter should not chase alone.

Hunter wins by making enemy movement and damage worse.

Hybrid Hunter

Hybrid Hunter is the safe farming setup.

Use Hybrid when Crossbow Damage kills well but dies too often.

Best places for Hybrid Hunter:

• Sealed Mine if undergeared
• Corrosion Cave if mobs hit hard
• Asylum Third Floor
• Realms
• Shinewood
• Heaven’s Hell
• Rifts
• Firmament
• Monster Hunt
• Open-world farming with PvP risk

Hybrid Hunter focuses on:

• All Elemental Attacks
• Damage
• Skill rank
• Attack Speed
• Attack Rating
• Max HP
• Skill Block
• Block
• Dodge / Evade
• Resistance
• Movement Speed
• Stun / slow reduction

Hybrid Hunter is not weak.

Hybrid is what lets you keep farming instead of dying every pull.

Hunter Leveling Guide

Hunter follows the Orc-side route first.

Route:

1. Golundo Village
2. Worshipper Settlement portal
3. Tomb of the Dead
4. Trilgard
5. Expedition Camp Side portal
6. Sealed Mine
7. Corrosion Cave near Trilgard
8. Asylum
9. Realms
10. Shinewood
11. Heaven’s Hell

Do not skip the early Orc route.

New Hunter players need to know where to go before Asylum.

Levels 1 to 11: Golundo Village

Start in Golundo Village.

Farm nearby monsters outside the village.

What to do:

1. Claim level-up rewards.
2. Equip starter armor.
3. Equip starter crossbow.
4. Activate pet.
5. Activate Lens Stone+.
6. Activate Compound Potion.
7. Put potions on your skill bar.
8. Kill nearby starter mobs.
9. Pull small groups only.

Hunter advice:

Use range from the start. Do not let every monster hit you for free.

Goals:

• Learn basic ranged farming.
• Keep pet active.
• Keep buffs active.
• Get comfortable with crossbow skills.
• Prepare for Tomb of the Dead route.

Levels 11 to 24: Worshipper Settlement → Tomb of the Dead

After outside mobs become slow, move to Tomb of the Dead.

To reach it, use the Worshipper Settlement portal.

How to go there:

1. Return to Golundo Village.
2. Find the portal.
3. Select Worshipper Settlement.
4. After teleporting, locate Tomb of the Dead.
5. Enter the cave.
6. Start with small pulls.
7. Farm room by room.

Inside Tomb of the Dead:

• Stand near the edge of a room.
• Pull mobs from range.
• Slow or control them.
• Use AoE only when they group.
• Move before they surround you.
• Do not stand in the middle of a full room with weak gear.

Hunter advice:

This is where you learn the real Hunter farming style: control first, damage second, movement always.

Levels 24 to 31: Trilgard → Expedition Camp Side → Sealed Mine

After Tomb of the Dead becomes slow, move to the next Orc route.

Go to Trilgard and use the portal to Expedition Camp Side.

From Expedition Camp Side, locate Sealed Mine.

How to go there:

1. Return to town.
2. Travel to Trilgard.
3. Open the Trilgard portal.
4. Select Expedition Camp Side.
5. After teleporting, find the Sealed Mine cave entrance.
6. Enter Sealed Mine.
7. Farm room by room.

Inside Sealed Mine:

• Test the first room with a small pull.
• Pull mobs from range.
• Use control before damage.
• Rotate rooms instead of waiting in one empty room.
• Upgrade weapon if mobs die slowly.
• Move deeper only when entrance rooms feel easy.

Goals:

• Continue leveling after Tomb of the Dead.
• Improve weapon and accessories.
• Practice controlled ranged pulls.
• Get ready for Corrosion Cave.

Levels 31 to 45: Corrosion Cave near Trilgard

After Sealed Mine becomes slow, move to Corrosion Cave.

Corrosion Cave is near Trilgard.

How to go there:

1. Return to Trilgard.
2. Locate the Corrosion Cave entrance near Trilgard.
3. Enter the cave.
4. Start with small pulls.
5. Rotate rooms.
6. Farm until you can use Asylum Passport at level 45.

Inside Corrosion Cave:

• Pull controlled groups.
• Slow and debuff before damage.
• Do not pull the full room if you are undergeared.
• Use damage set if you survive.
• Use Hybrid if HP drops too fast.
• Rotate rooms instead of waiting.

Hunter advice:

This is the final Orc cave before Asylum. If you die here, do not rush forward. Upgrade your crossbow, stones, or accessories first.

Level 45 to 54: Asylum First Floor

At level 45, use Asylum Passport from level-up rewards.

How to continue:

1. Open inventory.
2. Use Asylum Passport.
3. Enter Asylum First Floor.
4. Rotate between main farming rooms.
5. Pull controlled groups.
6. Use Crossbow Damage or Hybrid setup.
7. Farm until level 54.

What to do:

• Do not wait in one room.
• Rotate rooms.
• Use control before AoE.
• Keep Lens Stone+ and Compound Potion active.
• Upgrade weapon if mobs die slowly.

Levels 54 to 67: Asylum Second Floor

Move to Asylum Second Floor.

Farm Succubus and big rooms.

What to do:

1. Enter Asylum Second Floor.
2. Start with a medium pull.
3. Slow or control mobs first.
4. Use AoE and damage skills.
5. Move if mobs get close.
6. Rotate big rooms.
7. Farm until level 67.

Hunter advice:

Use your range. If Succubus mobs reach you too often, pull from further away or use Hybrid gear.

Levels 67 to 70: Asylum Third Floor

Move to Asylum Third Floor.

Mobs hit harder here.

What to do:

1. Enter Asylum Third Floor.
2. Test a small pull.
3. Use control before damage.
4. Debuff hard mobs.
5. Move before mobs surround you.
6. Farm carefully until level 70.

If you die too much here, do not rush into Realms.

Fix:

• Crossbow
• Stones
• Armor
• Accessories
• Pull size

How to Reach Realm Maps After Level 70

After level 70, Hunter joins the high-level route:

1. Ice Realm / Frozen Infinity
2. Lightning Realm / Teslon Outpost
3. Poison Realm / Evergreen Paradise
4. Shinewood / Ellore
5. Heaven’s Hell World

For Orc classes, use Trilgard as the main return city in this guide.

Basic travel rule:

1. Return to Trilgard.
2. Find the Realm / Ice World portal.
3. Open the portal menu.
4. Select the map for your level.
5. Farm and complete the quest.
6. Return to the portal when you reach the next level step.

Levels 70 to 120

Recommended path:

After level 70, you need more than XP.

You also need:

• Rings
• Necklaces
• Better crossbow
• Better armor stones
• Materials
• Gear switch
• HH armor progress
• Oreads later
• Nightfall progress later

Levels 70 to 75: Ice Realm / Frozen Infinity

At level 70, return to Trilgard.

Open the portal menu and select Ice Realm / Frozen Infinity. The menu may display it as The Frozen Infinity.

What to do:

1. Enter Frozen Infinity.
2. Find Arctic Wretch mobs.
3. Start with small pulls.
4. Slow or control mobs first.
5. Use damage skills after they are controlled.
6. Complete the level 70 Realm quest when possible.
7. Farm until level 75.

Main reward:

• Ohkeros Rings

Hunter use:

Hunter advice:

Ohkeros is useful because cooldown and damage value help farming. Intelligent is better for damage direction; Excellent is better when +skill rank gives more value.

Levels 75 to 80: Lightning Realm / Teslon Outpost

At level 75, leave Ice Realm.

Return to Trilgard portal area.

Open the same portal menu and select Lightning Realm / Teslon Outpost.

What to do:

1. Finish your Ice Realm pull.
2. Return to town.
3. Go to Trilgard portal.
4. Select Teslon Outpost.
5. Enter Lightning Realm.
6. Farm Teslon Sentry mobs.
7. Complete the level 75 Realm quest.
8. Farm until level 80.

Main reward:

• Shocker Necklace

Hunter use:

Shocker Necklace is temporary, but useful while progressing.

Later, Hunter should move toward:

• Intelligent Luke
• Intelligent Norgen
• Excellent Norgen
• Excellent Faren

Levels 80 to 99: Poison Realm / Evergreen Paradise

At level 80, leave Lightning Realm.

Return to Trilgard portal area.

Open the portal menu and select Poison Realm / Evergreen Paradise.

What to do:

1. Stop farming Lightning at level 80.
2. Return to Trilgard.
3. Open the portal menu.
4. Select Evergreen Paradise.
5. Enter Poison Realm.
6. Farm Spore Lynx and Plaguefish.
7. Complete the level 80 Realm quests.
8. Stay here until Shinewood.

Main rewards:

• Gadius Rings
• Luke Necklaces

Hunter use:

Poison Realm is where you start preparing two setups:

• Crossbow Damage setup for farming
• Support / Hybrid setup for survival and PvP

Realm Monster Hunt / Boosted Event Mobs

When Monster Hunt or boosted event mobs are active in Realm maps, prioritize them if your Hunter can survive.

Hunter is useful during event spawns because:

• Range lets you start safely.
• Slows and debuffs control mobs.
• AoE skills help clear groups.
• Hybrid gear makes you safer than fragile ranged classes.
• Support tools help party farming.

Safe method:

1. Stand near the edge of the spawn.
2. Pull a medium group.
3. Slow/control first.
4. Use AoE and damage second.
5. Move before mobs surround you.
6. Switch Hybrid / Tank gear if needed.

Bad method:

• Running into the middle of the spawn.
• Pulling everything at once.
• Fighting while surrounded.
• Forgetting potions.
• Staying in full damage when mobs are already killing you.

Level 99+: Shinewood / Ellore

At level 99, stop using Realm maps as your main path.

Move to Shinewood / Ellore.

How to reach Shinewood:

1. Finish Realm farming.
2. Return to Trilgard or main city.
3. Open city/world portal.
4. Select Shinewood or Ellore.
5. Enter Shinewood.
6. Find the Ellore quest area.
7. Start Shinewood quests.
8. Farm nearby mobs and collect materials.

Why Hunter goes to Shinewood:

• Realms become slower later.
• Shinewood gives better progression after level 99.
• Shinewood quests give useful materials.
• You prepare for Heaven’s Hell.
• You work toward Realm and gear progression.
• You start needing proper Damage ↔ Hybrid / Support switching.
• You test whether your Hunter is ready for HH.

Useful rewards include:

• Shard of Rebirth
• Tempering Gems

Before Shinewood, prepare:

• Strong crossbow
• Good rings
• Good necklace
• Armor with useful stones
• Pet active
• Lens Stone+
• Compound Potion
• Damage ↔ Hybrid / Support switch
• Buff ↔ Fight switch
• Enough potions

Hunter advice:

Full Damage farms faster.
Hybrid is safer.
Support / Tank is better if PvP or hard mobs are a problem.

Level 100+: Heaven’s Hell World

At level 100, start Heaven’s Hell progression.

Do not enter HH like a normal farming map.

HH monsters are stronger and Hunter needs better gear.

How to reach Heaven’s Hell:

1. Finish Shinewood preparation.
2. Return to the portal area.
3. Open world/zone portal.
4. Select Heaven’s Hell.
5. Start with Flames of Hell.
6. Move to Bloodline of Life at 106+.
7. Move to Blade Storm Mountain at 113+.

HH path:

Why Hunter goes to HH:

• Main level 100+ leveling path
• Leads toward HH armor
• HH armor prepares Hunter for Nightfall Armor
• HH quests give important rewards
• Monster Hunt can speed up leveling
• Endgame starts here

Before HH, prepare:

• Crossbow Damage gear
• Hybrid / Support gear
• Damage ↔ Hybrid / Support switch
• Buff ↔ Fight switch
• Strong crossbow
• Good rings
• Good necklace
• Armor with useful Hunter yellows
• Better stones
• Potions
• Correct Oread if available

Flames of Hell: Level 100 to 106

Start carefully.

What to do:

1. Enter Flames of Hell.
2. Start with small pulls.
3. Test how much damage mobs deal.
4. Use Crossbow Damage gear if you survive.
5. Use Hybrid gear if damage is too high.
6. Complete HH quests when possible.
7. Farm until Bloodline of Life.

Hunter advice:

• Control mobs before damage.
• Do not stand inside mobs.
• Use support skills if mobs hit too hard.
• Switch Hybrid gear when needed.

Bloodline of Life: Level 106 to 113

Bloodline of Life is harder.

This is also a key Monster Hunt area.

When Monster Hunt is active, additional mobs spawn and give boosted EXP. This is a strong leveling window, but more mobs also means more danger.

What to do:

1. Enter Bloodline of Life at 106+.
2. Start with smaller pulls.
3. Use damage setup if safe.
4. Use Hybrid if mobs hit too hard.
5. Use Support / Tank setup if PvP starts.
6. Join Monster Hunt only if you can survive the extra mobs.
7. Farm toward 113.

Monster Hunt method:

• Pull from the edge.
• Control first.
• Damage second.
• Move constantly.
• Do not stand inside the full spawn with weak gear.
• Switch Hybrid / Tank if focused.

Blade Storm Mountain: Level 113 to 120

Blade Storm Mountain is the final main leveling zone before 120.

Before farming here, prepare:

• Strong crossbow
• Good rings
• Good necklace
• Useful armor yellows
• Better stones
• Damage ↔ Hybrid / Support switch
• Buff ↔ Fight switch
• Correct Oread if available
• Potions
• Free inventory space

What to do:

1. Enter Blade Storm Mountain at 113+.
2. Test a small pull first.
3. Use Crossbow Damage if you survive.
4. Use Hybrid if full damage dies too fast.
5. Keep Support / Tank set ready.
6. Complete HH quests.
7. Farm to level 120.

Hunter Gear Stats

Crossbow Damage Hunter Stats

Prioritize:

• All Elemental Attacks
• Elemental damage
• Damage
• Heroic Attack Power
• Attack Rating
• Attack Speed
• Skill rank
• Skill cooldown reduction
• Skill cast flow
• Movement Speed
• All Stats
• Enough HP to survive ranged farming

Secondary stats:

• Critical Damage
• Ignore Defense
• Physical Damage

These are not useless, but they are not the main Hunter direction. Hunter should not be built like a pure crit class.

Support / Tank Hunter Stats

Prioritize:

• Max HP
• Skill Block
• Block
• Dodge
• Evade
• Physical Resistance
• Elemental Resistance
• Heroic Resistance
• Critical Hit Resistance
• Damage Taken Reduction
• Debuff Duration Reduction
• HH Effect Duration Reduction
• Stun Duration Reduction
• Slow Duration Reduction
• Buff Duration
• Debuff Effectiveness
• Skill rank

Hybrid Hunter Stats

Prioritize:

• All Elemental Attacks
• Damage
• Attack Speed
• Attack Rating
• Skill rank
• Max HP
• Skill Block
• Block
• Movement Speed
• Resistance
• Stun / slow reduction

Simple rule:

Damage Hunter uses crossbow and elemental/skill pressure.
Support Hunter survives, controls, and debuffs.
Hybrid Hunter keeps enough damage to farm without dying.

Hunter Unique Rings

Hunter uses ring logic similar to Archer, not crit-class logic.

Use:

• Intelligent rings for damage and elemental pressure
• Excellent rings for +skill rank and support value
• Defensive rings for Hybrid / Tank setup

Do not build Hunter around Glorious crit rings as the default path.

Crossbow Damage Hunter Rings

Best damage path:

Intelligent Shuta / Intelligent Blode → Intelligent Pargon / Intelligent Logo → Intelligent Ohkeros → Intelligent Yalquninas → Intelligent Feathered

If skill rank gives more value:

Excellent Shuta / Excellent Blode → Excellent Ohkeros → Excellent Feathered

Support / Tank Hunter Rings

Hybrid Hunter Rings

Use one damage ring and one survival / rank ring.

Good examples:

• Intelligent Ohkeros + Excellent Gadius
• Intelligent Yalquninas + Sentinel
• Intelligent Feathered + Excellent Feathered
• Intelligent Feathered + Sentinel
• Excellent Feathered + Excellent Gadius

Hunter Unique Necklaces

Hunter necklace choice is very important.

Hunter should follow Archer-style necklace logic:

• Intelligent necklaces during damage progression
• Excellent necklaces for skill rank and survival
• Excellent Faren as the main final necklace

Crossbow Damage Hunter Necklaces

Best damage path:

Intelligent Karkaen → Intelligent Biglos / Intelligent Shocker → Intelligent Luke → Intelligent Norgen / Excellent Norgen → Excellent Faren

Support / Tank Hunter Necklaces

Why Excellent Faren is the main final necklace

Excellent Faren is usually the main final Hunter necklace because it gives strong endgame value and Max HP.

Hunter is tankier than Archer, but still gets focused in PvP.

Excellent Faren gives:

• Heroic Attack Power / Defense
• +2 learned skill ranks
• Damage
• All Elemental Attacks / Resistances
• Max HP

Max HP matters because Hunter needs to survive long enough to control, debuff, and support.

Do not recommend Intelligent Faren as the main final Hunter necklace. Intelligent Faren gives All Stats, but Excellent Faren gives Max HP while keeping the strong Faren base.

Attendance Rings for Hunter

Attendance Rings are temporary.

Replace Attendance Rings with proper uniques later.

Hunter Stones and Sockets

Use official Socket and Refinery guides for full upgrade steps.

Crossbow Damage Hunter Sockets

Use this for elemental damage and skill-pressure farming.

Do not use Lv6 Might as the default Hunter damage socket.

Might is for physical/crit-style damage. Hunter’s main direction is crossbow, elemental pressure, skill value, and support.

Support / Tank Hunter Sockets

Use this when you die too fast or need PvP survival.

Hybrid Hunter Sockets

Use Fragment of Ashtal if damage is too low.

Use Stamina if survival is too low.

Simple rule:

Damage problem = Ashtal.
Survival problem = Stamina.

Hunter Titles

Use official title guides for unlock steps and materials.

This guide only explains what Hunter should choose.

Rank 1, Rank 2, Rank 3 Titles

Do not overthink early titles.

For Hunter, look for:

• Damage
• All Elemental Attacks
• HP
• Defense
• Movement
• Attack Rating
• Skill Block
• All-around survival

Rank 4 and Rank 5 matter more because they give +1 rank to selected skills.

Rank 4 Title: Hunter Choices

Hunter Rank 4 skill pool includes:

• Hustler
• Chain Action
• Magic Arrow
• Imposed Fatigue
• Explosive Bodkin

Best choices:

Best first choice:

Do not pick Rank 4 randomly.

You build your set around this +1 skill rank.

Rank 5 Title: Hunter Choices

Hunter Rank 5 skill pool includes:

• Enemy Bane Stance
• Dangerous Position
• Painting Attack
• Shrinking Snake Shot
• Crimson Eye
• Nimble Mobility
• Bloody Walk

Best choices:

Best first choice:

Safe all-around choices:

• Enemy Bane Stance
• Crimson Eye
• Nimble Mobility

Hunter Armor Yellows

Use official Hunter Yellow Armor List for the full list.

This section shows what to chase.

Best Hunter Yellows by Armor Part

Garb

Good damage yellows:

• Triple Shot
• Chain Action
• Charge Shot
• Sniper Shot
• Burst Shot
• Arrow Hail
• Phoenix

Good support / PvP yellows:

• Magic Arrow
• Chain Action
• Blinding Strike

Armpads

Best main yellow:

• Power Crossbow

Good farming/control yellows:

• Forces of Nature
• Snare Shot
• Animal Soul

Bow note:

Power Bow can be used only if you are intentionally testing bow. For the main Hunter guide, Power Crossbow is the priority.

Leggings

Good damage/pressure yellows:

• Hustler
• Pain Arrow
• Pulverize
• Earth Attack

Good support/survival yellows:

• Defiance
• Cure
• Nightwalk
• Misleader

Boots

Good movement/survival yellows:

• Dash
• Evade
• Dodge
• Sprite Protect

Cap

Good damage/stat yellows:

• Power Surge
• Nimbleness

Good survival yellow:

• Endurance

Hunter Armor Progression

Hunter armor path:

1. Level-up reward armor
2. Better socketed armor
3. Ancient Armor with useful Hunter yellows
4. Heaven’s Hell armor
5. Nightfall Armor

Heaven’s Hell Armor for Hunter

HH armor is important before Nightfall.

Good HH armor helps Hunter because it can give:

• Learned skill ranks
• Max HP / MP
• Defense
• Skill Block
• Block
• Dodge
• Resistances
• Cooldown / cast flow if present
• Movement value
• Better survival in HH and Firmament

Hunter needs HH armor because hard zones can punish pure damage builds.

Do not build HH armor with bad yellows if you plan to upgrade later.

Nightfall Armor for Hunter

Nightfall Armor is an endgame upgrade from HH armor.

Required materials:

Nightfall keeps:

• Existing stones
• Existing yellows
• Reinforcement level
• Slot count
• Base stats

Then it adds 2 random bonus stats.

Do not upgrade a bad HH piece unless you are ready to keep its yellows and slots.

Best Nightfall Focus

Oreads for Hunter

Use the Oread that matches your build.

Cynsoura

Best for damage Hunter when you focus on elemental damage, skill flow, cooldown, and heroic damage.

Use for:

• Farming
• Rifts
• Firmament farming
• Crossbow damage setup
• Elemental pressure

Oenone

Best for true support Hunter.

Use for:

• Party fights
• Siege support
• Buff duration value
• Debuff effectiveness
• Party sustain value

Do not use Oenone for solo damage farming unless you are playing support for a party.

Ida

Use Ida when enemy cast damage is the main problem.

Good for:

• PvP vs casters
• Siege
• Skill-heavy enemies
• Hard maps with cast pressure

Adrasteia

Use Adrasteia when physical or critical pressure is the main problem.

Good for:

• PvP vs crit classes
• Physical enemies
• Hybrid survival
• Siege pressure

Rifts for Hunter

Rifts are useful after level 106.

Hunter in Rifts:

Rifts test damage and survival.

If you kill fast but die often, use Hybrid gear.

If damage is too low, improve weapon, rings, necklace, and stones.

If mobs reach you too fast, use control earlier and move back.

Hunter Rift rule:

Do not stand still. Control first, damage second, move before mobs surround you.

Firmament and Endgame Materials

The Shattered Firmament is level 117+ endgame content.

Hunter needs Firmament for:

• Black Star Shard
• Nightfall Core
• Celestial Foci
• Nightfall Armor progress
• Oread progress
• Endgame farming

Important setup:

Hunter rule:

Farm in damage gear only if you survive.

If mobs hit too hard, use Hybrid.

If players focus you, switch Support / Tank gear.

Macro Manager and Gear Switch for Hunter

Hunter needs Macro Manager because you should switch between:

• Crossbow Damage gear
• Hybrid gear
• Support / Tank gear
• Buff gear
• Boss gear

Best Hunter Switches

Important rules:

• Keep at least 10 free inventory slots.
• Gear Switch does not swap Oreads.
• Gear Switch does not swap cosmetic/avatar slots, mount, or lancer.
• Equip the correct Oread before combat.
• Do not spam switches while one switch is still running.
• If you switch bow/crossbow, make sure the correct weapon buff is active.

Best Hunter Macros

Beginner setup:

• PvE farming macro
• Buff macro
• Damage ↔ Hybrid switch
• Buff ↔ Fight switch

Advanced setup:

• Support/debuff macro
• Boss macro
• Emergency escape macro
• PvE ↔ PvP switch
• Boss Damage ↔ Boss Support switch

Crossbow Damage Hunter Final Setup

Use this for leveling and PvE farming.

Best for:

• Leveling
• Farming
• Tomb of the Dead
• Sealed Mine
• Corrosion Cave
• Asylum
• Realms
• Shinewood
• HH if you survive
• Rifts
• Firmament farming

Weakness:

• Dies if surrounded
• Needs crossbow
• Needs movement and control
• Needs Hybrid switch for hard zones

Support / Tank Hunter Final Setup

Use this for PvP, siege, bosses, and dangerous maps.

Best for:

• PvP
• Siege
• Party fights
• Bosses
• Open-world danger
• Surviving focus
• Debuffing enemies
• Supporting party

Weakness:

• Lower farming speed than pure damage
• Needs positioning
• Needs correct Oread
• Bad if you play too far from your party

Hybrid Hunter Final Setup

Use this when damage setup dies too much.

Best for:

• Hard farming
• HH maps
• Rifts
• Firmament
• Monster Hunt
• PvP-risk farming
• Players who die too much in full damage

Hybrid Hunter is the safe farming setup.

Bow Hunter Option

Bow Hunter is possible, but it is not the main guide path.

Use Bow only if:

• You know which skills work with bow.
• You tested your rotation.
• You know which buffs to use.
• You accept that some Hunter skills may not work with bow.
• You are not trying to force Crossbow skills onto Bow.

Bow Hunter can be used for:

• Testing
• Fun builds
• Lower-pressure farming
• Specific skill setups that work with bow

Bow Hunter should not be recommended as the beginner route.

Main beginner route:

Crossbow Hunter.

PvP Advice for Hunter

Hunter wins by controlling the fight.

Do this:

• Use crossbow as your main weapon.
• Keep Power Crossbow active.
• Stay behind or beside frontline.
• Use slows and control before enemies reach your party.
• Use debuffs on priority targets.
• Use support skills when your party is pressured.
• Switch Hybrid / Tank gear when focused.
• Use movement before enemies surround you.
• Focus exposed targets, not only the tankiest player.
• Equip the correct Oread before combat.

Do not do this:

• Do not stand in front.
• Do not chase too deep.
• Do not use bow if your key skills require crossbow.
• Do not farm PvP maps in full damage with no switch.
• Do not forget Oreads do not switch with gear sets.
• Do not build Hunter like a pure crit Archer.
• Do not pull Monster Hunt mobs in full damage if you cannot survive.
• Do not upgrade bad HH yellows into Nightfall.

Hunter Progression Checklist

Early Game

• Start in Golundo Village.
• Claim level-up rewards.
• Activate pet.
• Use Lens Stone+.
• Use Compound Potion.
• Keep potions ready.
• Use crossbow as main weapon.
• Upgrade weapon first.
• Farm outside Golundo.
• Move to Worshipper Settlement portal.
• Enter Tomb of the Dead.
• Do not overpull.

Mid Game

• Move from Tomb of the Dead to Trilgard.
• Use Expedition Camp Side portal.
• Locate Sealed Mine.
• Farm Sealed Mine.
• Move to Corrosion Cave near Trilgard.
• Use Asylum Passport at level 45.
• Farm Asylum F1, F2, F3.
• Build Crossbow Damage setup.
• Start saving Hybrid / Support items.

Level 70+

• Return to Trilgard portal.
• Go Ice Realm at 70.
• Go Lightning Realm at 75.
• Go Poison Realm at 80.
• Use event mobs when active.
• Get Ohkeros, Shocker, Gadius, and Luke rewards.
• Use Intelligent Ohkeros / Luke direction for damage.
• Use Gadius for Hybrid / Support setup.
• Keep Crossbow Damage setup for farming.
• Start building Support / Tank gear.

Level 99+

• Move to Shinewood / Ellore.
• Do Shinewood quests.
• Collect Shard of Rebirth and Tempering Gems.
• Use Damage ↔ Hybrid switch.
• Prepare for Heaven’s Hell.

Level 100 to 120

• Farm Flames of Hell, Bloodline of Life, and Blade Storm Mountain.
• Join Monster Hunt when possible.
• Work toward HH armor.
• Use Hybrid if full damage dies.
• Prepare Oreads and better accessories.
• Build toward Excellent Faren.
• Keep damage and support/tank sets ready.

Endgame

• Choose Rank 4 and Rank 5 title skills carefully.
• Build HH armor with good Hunter yellows.
• Upgrade toward Nightfall Armor.
• Build Cynsoura for Crossbow Damage.
• Build Oenone for Support.
• Build Ida or Adrasteia for PvP / survival.
• Use Excellent Faren as main final necklace.
• Set up macros.
• Set up gear switches.
• Keep Crossbow Damage, Hybrid, Support/Tank, Buff, and Boss sets ready.

Common Hunter Mistakes

Mistake 1: Playing Hunter like pure Archer

Hunter is similar to Archer, but more support-focused and tankier.

Fix:

Use control, debuffs, support skills, and Hybrid gear when needed.

Mistake 2: Using bow without testing skills

Some Hunter skills may not work with bow.

Fix:

Use crossbow as the main weapon. Test bow only as an optional setup.

Mistake 3: Forgetting Power Crossbow

Hunter’s main setup depends on crossbow.

Fix:

Keep Power Crossbow active when using crossbow.

Mistake 4: Building Hunter like a crit class

Hunter should not be built around Glorious crit uniques as the default path.

Fix:

Use Intelligent uniques for damage progression and Excellent uniques for skill rank / survival.

Mistake 5: Using Might stones by default

Hunter’s main damage direction is elemental/skill pressure, not pure physical crit.

Fix:

Use Fragment of Ashtal for damage. Use Stamina if dying.

Mistake 6: No Hybrid set

Full damage works until mobs or players start killing you.

Fix:

Build Damage ↔ Hybrid switch.

Mistake 7: Pulling too many event mobs

Monster Hunt mobs are good XP, but they can kill weak Hunters fast.

Fix:

Pull from edge, control first, damage second, move back.

Mistake 8: No support mindset

Hunter is valuable because of control and support.

Fix:

Use debuffs, movement control, and party utility. Do not only spam damage.

Mistake 9: Upgrading bad HH yellows

Nightfall keeps your old yellows.

Fix:

Only upgrade HH pieces with yellows you are willing to keep.

Final Hunter Advice

Use Crossbow Damage Hunter to level and farm.

Use Support / Tank Hunter for PvP, siege, bosses, and party fights.

Use Hybrid Hunter when full damage dies too much.

Use Bow only as an optional tested setup. Crossbow is the main Hunter weapon.

Hunter is strong because of range, crossbow pressure, debuffs, control, support tools, and better survival than pure damage ranged classes.

Hunter is weak when built like a pure crit Archer or when forced into bow without testing skills.

A good Hunter knows:

• where to farm,
• when to switch maps,
• when to control before damage,
• when to debuff,
• when to support party,
• when to switch Hybrid gear,
• when to stop chasing,
• when to replace bad gear before moving forward.

If you are lost after level 70, return to Trilgard and use the portal route:

Ice Realm → Lightning Realm → Poison Realm → Shinewood → Heaven’s Hell.