Wind Archer

Wind Archer

DEX focus · Archer · Cygnus Knights

Uses Howling Gale and Fairy's Tears for flowing, mobile bow gameplay.

Legion effect

Grants flat DEX10/20/40/80/100

Link skill

Cygnus Blessing

Cygnus Blessing

Attack Power and Magic ATT: +35, Status Resistance: +22, Elemental Resistance: +22%

Class overview
Wind Archer is a DEX archer class part of the Cygnus Knights. Wind Archers are known for their evasive playstyle and beautiful attacks
Attack stats

Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.

Weapon Multiplier
1.3x
Attack Speed
8
Stage 4 Agile Bows (2nd Job)+2 Albatross Max (4th Job)+2
Weapon Mastery
85%
Base +15% Bow Expert (4th Job)+70%
DEX
+15% +50 +1 per 2 levels & +15% to assigned AP
Touch of the Wind (4th Job)+15% Agile Bows (2nd Job)+20 Physical Training (2nd Job)+30 Elemental Harmony (Beginner Skill)+1 per 2 levels Call of Cygnus (4th Job)+15% to assigned AP
Attack
+24% +125(140)
Hero's Echo (Beginner Skill)+4% Elemental Expert (Beginner Skill)+10% Touch of the Wind (4th Job)+10% Cygnus Blessing (Link Skill)+25 Whispers of the Wind (1st Job)+20 Sylvan Aid (2nd Job)+20 Bow Expert (4th Job)+30 Albatross Max (4th Job)+30 Second Wind (3rd Job)+15 after proc
Crit Rate
+60%
Base +5% Sylvan Aid (2nd Job)+10% Albatross Max (4th Job)+25% Sharp Eyes (4th Job)+20%
Crit Damage
+35%
Sharp Eyes (4th Job)+15% Bow Expert (4th Job)+20% Vicious Shot (5th Job)+50% of Crit Rate
Damage
+35%(180%)
Albatross Max (4th Job)+25% Storm Elemental (1st Job)+10% Glory of the Guardians (Hyper Skill)+10% Pinpoint Pierce (3rd Job)+15% Transcendent Cygnus's Blessing (5th Job)up to +120%
Boss Damage
+40%
Bow Expert (4th Job)+40%
Final Damage
+61.87%
Bow Mastery (2nd Job)+10% × Eagle Eye (3rd Job)+9% × Bow Expert (4th Job)+35%
Ignore DEF
+34.98%
Albatross Max (4th Job)+15% × Pinpoint Pierce (3rd Job)+15% × Emerald Dust (4th Job)+10%
All actives

Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.

Active buffs
Storm Bringer (4th Job)[200s] Sharp Eyes (4th Job)[300s]
Toggles
Storm Elemental (1st Job) Trifling Wind I (2nd Job)
Summons & placables
Emerald Flower (3rd Job)[60s] Howling Gale (5th Job)[10s](20-60s cd) Vortex Sphere (5th Job)(30s cd) Phalanx Charge (5th Job)[22.5s / 70 Attacks](30s cd) Guided Arrow (5th Job)(Toggle) Anemoi (6th Job)[20s](60s cd)
Buffs with cooldowns
Storm Whim (Hyper Skill)[30s](120s cd) Glory of the Guardians (Hyper Skill)[60s](120s cd) Gale Barrier (5th Job)[30s](60s cd) Empress Cygnus's Blessing (5th Job)[45s](120s cd) Vicious Shot (5th Job)[30s](120s cd) Hero's Echo (Beginner Skill)[2400s](300s cd)
Binds
Mistral Spring (6th Job)[10s](360s cd)
iFrames
Mistral Spring (6th Job)(360s cd)
Damage reduction (%Max HP)
Gale Barrier (5th Job)[45s](Special Barrier | 90s cd) Transcendent Cygnus's Blessing (5th Job)[45s](-5% | 120s cd)
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.

For Bossing

  • Boss Damage +20%
  • Crit Rate +20%
  • Damage to Abnormal Status +8%

For Training

  • Meso Obtained +20%
  • Item Drop Rate +15%
  • Damage to Normal Monsters +8%
Hyper skills
Node picks once Lv.140+.
For Bossing
  • Trifling Wind - Reinforce Trifling Wind - Enhance Trifling Wind - Double Chance Trifling Wind - Reinforce, Enhance and Double Chance
  • Song of Heaven - Reinforce Song of Heaven - Boss Rush Song of Heaven - Reinforce and Boss Rush
For Training
  • Trifling Wind - Reinforce Trifling Wind - Enhance Trifling Wind - Double Chance Trifling Wind - Reinforce, Enhance and Double Chance
  • Fairy Spiral - Spread Fairy Spiral - Extra Strike Fairy Spiral - Extra Strike and Spread
V Matrix nodes
Boost node pairings & notes.

Primary Trio

Trifling Wind and Storm Whim (2nd Job / Hyper Skill) Song of Heaven (4th Job) Storm Bringer (4th Job)

Secondary Trio

Fairy Spiral (4th Job) Monsoon (Hyper Skill) Pinpoint Pierce (3rd Job)
Any combination of these skills are good but preferred from same category as you want to max primary first
4 Boost Nodes total are needed to reach Master Level 60 for these skills (with Matrix Points used)
  • Nodes with the same Main Skill (skill at the top) cannot be equipped at the same time

Other notable combinations

Breeze Arrow (1st Job) Gust Shot (2nd Job) Spiraling Vortex (2nd Job) Trifling Wind and Storm Whim (2nd Job / Hyper Skill) Sentient Arrow (3rd Job) Pinpoint Pierce (3rd Job) Fairy Spiral (4th Job) Song of Heaven (4th Job) Storm Bringer (4th Job) Monsoon (Hyper Skill)
References & thanks
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