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{{Glance|title=At a glance
|First job|Level 10 from [[NPC:Athena Pierce|Athena Pierce]] in [[Map:Bowman Instructional School|Bowman Instructional School]]
|Main stat|DEX (25 at the first job)
|Branches|Hunter, Crossbowman
|Later|Ranger, Sniper; Bowmaster, Marksman
|HP and MP per level|22 and 15
}}
'''Bowmans''' follow the route below. This page lists each tier and the skill books of the line.

== Route ==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Tier
! scope="col" | Level
! scope="col" | Guide
|-
| First job
| 10
| Talk to [[NPC:Athena Pierce|Athena Pierce]] ([[Map:Henesys|Henesys]]). You receive [[Item:Beginner Bowman's bow|Beginner Bowman's bow]] and 1,000 [[Item:Arrow for Bow|Arrow for Bow]].
|-
| Second job
| 30
| [[Second Job Advancement]]
|-
| Third job
| 70
| [[Third Job Advancement]]; chief [[NPC:Rene|Rene]]
|-
| Fourth job
| 120
| [[Fourth Job Advancement]]; instructor [[NPC:Legor|Legor]]
|}

== Stats ==
See [[Stat Builds]] for the AUTO targets of this line.

== Skills ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Skill !! scope="col" | Max level !! scope="col" | Needs !! scope="col" | What it does
|-
| [[Skill:The Blessing of Amazon|The Blessing of Amazon]] || 16 || — || Increases accuracy.
|-
| [[Skill:Critical Shot|Critical Shot]] || 20 || — || Launches a critical attack with a given success rate.
|-
| [[Skill:The Eye of Amazon|The Eye of Amazon]] || 8 || The Blessing of Amazon Lv 3 || Increases the range of attack for bows and crossbows.
|-
| [[Skill:Focus|Focus]] || 20 || The Blessing of Amazon Lv 3 || Focusing to temporarily increase accuracy and avoidability.
|-
| [[Skill:Arrow Blow|Arrow Blow]] || 20 || — || Fires an arrow with authority.
|-
| [[Skill:Double Shot|Double Shot]] || 20 || Arrow Blow Lv 1 || Fires two arrows at once to attack an enemy twice.
|}
</div>
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Skill !! scope="col" | Max level !! scope="col" | Needs !! scope="col" | What it does
|-
| [[Skill:Bow Mastery|Bow Mastery]] || 20 || — || Increases the bow mastery and accuracy.
|-
| [[Skill:Final Attack : Bow|Final Attack : Bow]] || 30 || Bow Mastery Lv 3 || Strikes an another, far deadlier blow following the initial attack with a given success rate.
|-
| [[Skill:Bow Booster|Bow Booster]] || 20 || Bow Mastery Lv 5 || Uses HP and MP to temporarily boost up the attacking speed of the bow.
|-
| [[Skill:Power Knock-Back|Power Knock-Back]] || 20 || — || Increases the success rate for pushing off the monsters when swinging a bow.
|-
| [[Skill:Soul Arrow : Bow|Soul Arrow : Bow]] || 20 || Bow Booster Lv 5 || Temporarily allows the character to fire bow arrows without using up the arrows.
|-
| [[Skill:Arrow Bomb : Bow|Arrow Bomb : Bow]] || 30 || — || Fires arrows with bombs attached to it.
|-
| [[Skill:Covering Fire|Covering Fire]] || 1 || — || Leap back and up out of harm's way, covering your retreat.
|}
</div>
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Skill !! scope="col" | Max level !! scope="col" | Needs !! scope="col" | What it does
|-
| [[Skill:Crossbow Mastery|Crossbow Mastery]] || 20 || — || Increases the crossbow mastery and accuracy.
|-
| [[Skill:Final Attack : Crossbow|Final Attack : Crossbow]] || 30 || Crossbow Mastery Lv 3 || Strikes an another, far deadlier blow following the initial attack with a given success rate.
|-
| [[Skill:Crossbow Booster|Crossbow Booster]] || 20 || Crossbow Mastery Lv 5 || Uses HP and MP to temporarily boost up the attacking speed of the crossbow.
|-
| [[Skill:Power Knock-Back|Power Knock-Back]] || 20 || — || Increases the success rate for pushing off the monsters when swinging a crossbow.
|-
| [[Skill:Soul Arrow : Crossbow|Soul Arrow : Crossbow]] || 20 || Crossbow Booster Lv 5 || Temporarily allows the character to fire crossbow arrows without using up the arrows.
|-
| [[Skill:Iron Arrow : Crossbow|Iron Arrow : Crossbow]] || 30 || — || Attacks up to 6 monsters at once with a powerful arrow, which penetrates through them.
|-
| [[Skill:Covering Fire|Covering Fire]] || 1 || — || Leap back and up out of harm's way, covering your retreat.
|}
</div>
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Skill !! scope="col" | Max level !! scope="col" | Needs !! scope="col" | What it does
|-
| [[Skill:Thrust|Thrust]] || 20 || — || Boosts up the moving speed.
|-
| [[Skill:Mortal Blow|Mortal Blow]] || 20 || — || Enables to shoot monsters within a very close range with a given success rate.
|-
| [[Skill:Puppet|Puppet]] || 20 || — || Temporarily summons a puppet, which takes all the attacks from the monsters instead.
|-
| [[Skill:Inferno|Inferno]] || 30 || — || Uses fire-based arrows to attack up to 6 monsters at once.
|-
| [[Skill:Arrow Rain|Arrow Rain]] || 30 || Mortal Blow Lv 5 || Fires a number of arrows into the sky, attacking upto 6 monsters at once on its way down.
|-
| [[Skill:Silver Hawk|Silver Hawk]] || 30 || Puppet Lv 5 || Summons a silver hawk.
|-
| [[Skill:Strafe|Strafe]] || 30 || — || Fires 4 arrows at an enemy.
|}
</div>
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Skill !! scope="col" | Max level !! scope="col" | Needs !! scope="col" | What it does
|-
| [[Skill:Thrust|Thrust]] || 20 || — || Boosts up the moving speed.
|-
| [[Skill:Mortal Blow|Mortal Blow]] || 20 || — || For a certain rate, allows you to fire crossbow arrows even at a very close range.
|-
| [[Skill:Puppet|Puppet]] || 20 || — || Summons a puppet (your other self) for a certain amount of time.
|-
| [[Skill:Blizzard|Blizzard]] || 30 || — || Uses ice-based arrows to attack up to 6 monsters at once.
|-
| [[Skill:Arrow Eruption|Arrow Eruption]] || 30 || Mortal Blow Lv 5 || Attacks up to 6 monsters simultaneously by shooting multiple arrows.
|-
| [[Skill:Golden Eagle|Golden Eagle]] || 30 || Puppet Lv 5 || Summons a golden eagle.
|-
| [[Skill:Strafe|Strafe]] || 30 || — || Fires 4 arrows at an enemy.
|}
</div>
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Skill !! scope="col" | Max level !! scope="col" | Needs !! scope="col" | What it does
|-
| [[Skill:Bow Expert|Bow Expert]] || 30 || Bow Mastery Lv 20 || Increases the bow mastery as well as weapon attack.
|-
| [[Skill:Maple Warrior|Maple Warrior]] || 30 || — || Increase all players' stats within a party by certain percentage
|-
| [[Skill:Sharp Eyes|Sharp Eyes]] || 30 || — || Grants party members the ability to locate enemy weaknesses, and in turn inflict more damage by exploiting them.
|-
| [[Skill:Dragon's Breath|Dragon's Breath]] || 30 || — || Drawing upon the spirit of the dragon, fires a powerful arrow of tremendous force that will knock back the target a long distance.
|-
| [[Skill:Hurricane|Hurricane]] || 30 || Taught by the quest [[Quest:The Bowman's Inner Eye (6250)|The Bowman's Inner Eye]] || Fires away arrows at a tremendous speed, as chaotic as a nasty rainstorm.
|-
| [[Skill:Phoenix|Phoenix]] || 30 || Silver Hawk Lv 15 || Temporarily summons the Phoenix, who is a fire-based ally.
|-
| [[Skill:Hamstring|Hamstring]] || 30 || — || Attacks a monster's leg with a given success rate, slowing it down tremendously in the process
|-
| [[Skill:Concentrate|Concentrate]] || 30 || Taught by the quest [[Quest:Junior Balrog in a Different World|Junior Balrog in a Different World]] || Temporarily increases weapon attack, while simultaneously decreases skill-based MP usage.
|-
| [[Skill:Hero's Will|Hero's Will]] || 5 || — || Enables one to shrug off abnormal conditions.
|}
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show Marksman skills" data-collapsetext="Hide Marksman skills">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Skill !! scope="col" | Max level !! scope="col" | Needs !! scope="col" | What it does
|-
| [[Skill:Marksman Boost|Marksman Boost]] || 30 || Crossbow Mastery Lv 20 || Increases the crossbow mastery as well as weapon attack.
|-
| [[Skill:Maple Warrior|Maple Warrior]] || 30 || — || Increase all players' stats within a party by certain percentage
|-
| [[Skill:Piercing Arrow|Piercing Arrow]] || 30 || Taught by the quest [[Quest:The Bowman's Inner Eye (6251)|The Bowman's Inner Eye]] || Fires a special arrow that penetrates through monsters.
|-
| [[Skill:Sharp Eyes|Sharp Eyes]] || 30 || — || Grants party members the ability to locate enemy weaknesses, and in turn inflict more damage by exploiting them.
|-
| [[Skill:Dragon's Breath|Dragon's Breath]] || 30 || — || Drawing upon the spirit of the dragon, fires a powerful arrow of tremendous force that will knock back the target a long distance.
|-
| [[Skill:Frostprey|Frostprey]] || 30 || Golden Eagle Lv 15 || Temporarily summons the Frostprey, an ice-based hawk.
|-
| [[Skill:Blind|Blind]] || 30 || — || Delivers a blinding strike that impairs a monster's vision with a certain success rate, decreasing its accuracy.
|-
| [[Skill:Snipe|Snipe]] || 30 || Taught by the quest [[Quest:Junior Balrog in a Different World|Junior Balrog in a Different World]] || Delivers a lethal blow to a monster by aiming for its weak spot.
|-
| [[Skill:Hero's Will|Hero's Will]] || 5 || — || Enables one to shrug off abnormal conditions.
|}
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== Common problems ==
* '''The master only talks about advancement.''' The advancement is the row '''Talk about my training'''; quests come first in the menu.

== See also ==
* [[Job Advancement]]
* [[Choosing a Class]]

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[[Category:Classes]]
[[Category:Explorer Classes]]