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Disclaimer : This PvE guide based on KR Sep 13th update and will be a long guide with text and texts. (I don't PvP so please not ask for it)
For TL;DR : I don't recommend impatient to play SH since it takes time to master and there are many choices of easier dps class in game.
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Class intro (Pros & Cons) if u interest but never play SH before, u should read this (from basic to advance)
She is Light element INT-based archer class's spin off character.
She has very high M.atk even in-town stat (from her passive skill) but low % attack skill to balance with the rest.
When transform she'll able to cast her main skill in mid-air and halve cool down.
Her game-play is most like pre-awakening acrobat with longer range.
About her characteristic is.....
1.True air-bourn class : one and only class that make u feel like "this is indeed air battle"
Most her skill can cast both on-ground and mid-air. Of course SH is fun with that unique style but also has downside
- long casting time on-ground and can't cancel except to use "moment evade"
And what? Just fly all the time and problems is gone!! ok...that leads to 2nd problem
- SH can't cast main skill mid-air without transform (and transform CD is long too)
Every nest with buff wipe is lethal to SH (thanks that dev. plan to remove those mech from lv95 and so on, at least they said)
She depends too much on her transformation but need to re-transform periodically and that process force her down to the ground. Choosing wrong time and fail to re-transform is bad news and make newbies irritate or quit.
2. Very short CD skills : fast gameplay + never run out of arrow = double-edged sword. Able to do damage most of the time is exciting but...
- You need quick and good decision
Most players use skill rotation depend on how to keep stay in mid-air. But doing that will result in less dmg output because boss movement and SH's skill has its own effective range to make highest dmg.
Using that kind of rotation is easy way to play but make SH under-rate in dps. (Refer to skill section for difficult part of how to deal with each skill effectively)
- lack of burst
Unlike most classes, she doesn't have any huge, long CD, nuke skill. Also can not cast several skills in the same time like some burst class.
In dragon nest which designed to benefit the burst class, this is the main reason why you hardly see end-gear SH. (Once a veteran call "burst-centric nest")
Anyway, with class mastery III, now she can do small burst but wise-choosing is needed in that 3 sec. But for those who thirst to be top dps in your raid party I flatly recommend you to drop this class.
3. High evasion : this topic is to correcthuge misunderstanding
Unlike those who believe that "playing SH is totally safe coz she cheating stay in the air and never got hit".
Only advantage that she has is ability to avoid stomp.
- But actually SH's best friend when dps is iFrame
In fact, flying too low is unable to flee from many boss skill. But flying too high is bad for dps too, since it out of effective range and take longer time to land back on-ground when needed.
Thus when SH use her main skill in mid-air, she granted 0.25 sec of iFrame upon every cast. And that's the key to successful for good pilot.
Skill section (name of skill will based on SEA version)
1. Main skill : these skills will have 50% cool down and only able to cast mid-air when transformed
- Spiral bolt
1 hit = 3602%
Ground ver. : can shift your position before fire (by holding A/S/D)
Both ver. : can use at any range on will (infinite range) you can shot something across whole map
- Aerial wild shot
full 33 hits = (180*32)+2158 = 7918%
Both ver. : Fire 32 arrows then left click for 1 holy shot. Camera locked on-ground.
You can cut skill animation and launch holy shot immediately but also lose some dmg from small arrow. (-8 hit for mid-air and -16 hit for on-ground)
Large AOE but full hit can only be done to target within 4m range. iFrame granted upon left click.
- Arrow storm
Bull eye cast : 8 hits = 1020*8 = 8160%
Miss cast : 5 hits = 1020*5 = 5100%
Both ver. : you need to aim at target's hit box within 5m range to successfully land bull eye hit or else your arrow will scatter into 5 tracking arrows and follow the target.
Air ver. : unable to aim closer than 3m in horizontal
I recommend you to use this skill in mid-air range of 4m or more. Because when you use too close to some boss with weird hit box, it'll pass through and scatter inside floor ground and only few tracking arrows can come out or even make zero dmg. (same scenario as the wall)
And it can be irritate when fighting with small hit box boss which love to chase us too close.
- Deluge bolt
5 hits = 1043*5 = 5215%
Both ver. : fixed 8.5m range, line AOE, easiest skill to land full hit
- Raging wind
7 hits = 7366% and 20% dmg debuff for 10 sec
Shot the arrow and turn into sphere of wind when hit target/floor/wall (slight suction effect) both ver. have same casting time but casting mid-air will immediately push your hit box down the floor (that's why I prefer use on-ground)
Interesting thing is this skill should be 7 hits with equal dmg. But 7th hit has less dmg than others eventhough that not affect to broad dmg.
2. Other skill
- Destruction area (ground only, ultimate skill) -
1 land (0.75x) + 8 explode (total 0.25x) = 9 hits = 16147%
- Liberty attack (ground only)
2 initial hit (0.1x+0.9x) + 1 counter shot (1x) = 1714*2 = 3428% full broad dmg
This initiate EX-instant skill. Start with 2 hit point-blank attack if one of them hit target it'll reset CD of EX-instant and fire 1 counter shot.
Able to use in long range for cast EX-intant but won't reset CD and also lost counter shot dmg.
- Tornado shot
10 hit = 928*10 = 9280%
Ground ver. : Shot front arrow and turn into tornado when hit target/wall. If not hit something in 10m range it'll disappear.
Air ver. : Grant whole iFrame upon cast, turn into tornado when arrow hit target/ground. Can choose landing point within 8m range.
- Silver hunter (transform skill)
Grant whole iFrame until completed transform. If use mid-air, you will descent to ground.
I recommend newbies to always use it mid-air. Reason is, when laggy, occasionally your transform will fail if use on-ground and followed too fast by moment evade.
- Monkey catch
Jump to front (or back by holding S) and jump forward again when left click (or jump back when right click).
Activated by tumble+spacebar or directly use from shortcut. Can use in mid-air.
Take note that 2nd jump has dmg (and it put your hit box on the ground) before grant 0.25 sec iFrame when jump off.
And because of that tiny dmg, you can get hit even in mid-air. Yeah can be irritate sometimes.
Solution for the problem is do not cast 2nd jump when the ground under you is danger (stomp or filled with poison/lava).
Try to skip or delay your 2nd jump a bit and immediately lift up your hit box by casting another air skill. (this process is necessary even you still stay mid-air)
Same solution works for Raging wind as well.
- Crossbow link
Self-buff that make normal attack turn into 1 explode shot . Not high dmg and can't combo with other skills.
Not necessary but I love it's infinite range and make use in some situations.
3. Passive skill
- Flamingo and Air raid
Agile skill, mainly use for grant more air time. Give 0.3 sec iFrame for Air raid.
- Moment evade
Use for cancel any animation on ground by pressing spacebar or direct using from your shortcut. Also block incoming dmg (only single hit) and counter.
This is one of important skill. When use it and press spacebar again, it'll send u high into the air and also grant iFrame along ascending path.
Cons of this skill is huge MP consumption. Even you can use it every 6 sec, please not do.
As for enhancing choice, I personally like B-choice for better iFrame. And if this skill matter to your dmg output = something must wrong. So no use for A-choice.
BUT after all, you should NOT learn enhancing-B. There's a bug causing double MP consumption to insane amount. So I suggest to not learn both side for the time being until they fix it. (yeah our lazy dev. fixed falcon CD but forget this)
- Class mastery I
Lessen transform CD by using main skill (need to hit target)
- Class mastery II
Able to use EX-intant and give SH more 35% m.atk (which is why she has high m.atk in-town compare to other classes)
- Class mastery III
Make "Magic arrow" light-elemental, 3x original dmg and able to cast mid-air.
When use magic arrow, grant 3 sec buff to increase 20% atk for main skill and Tornado shot.
4. Falcon and Trapper
Actually in PvE both of them are not necessary much. Since latest update boost her main skill to the point that dmg from enhanced falcon is negligible.
As for the trap, the only matter for PvE is freezing trap. Unfortunately the way it work made it not effective in burst-centric party at all. Might be small benefit when solo but most of time you'll feel too lazy for that non-friendly system.
Thus I won't explain detail about them. My personal choice is learning Falcon but not enchance it. Reason is it no need to re-summon and I use it for tanking minor boss when killing main boss myself.
My personal opinion for this class
Fundamental skill build : This show only must-learn skill, the rest of 53 SP can put wherever you like. Easy isn't it?
There's a link in case you wanna see some number here...
https://dnskillsim.herokuapp.com/kdn...-----0---0-0-0
For TL;DR : I don't recommend impatient to play SH since it takes time to master and there are many choices of easier dps class in game.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class intro (Pros & Cons) if u interest but never play SH before, u should read this (from basic to advance)
She is Light element INT-based archer class's spin off character.
She has very high M.atk even in-town stat (from her passive skill) but low % attack skill to balance with the rest.
When transform she'll able to cast her main skill in mid-air and halve cool down.
Her game-play is most like pre-awakening acrobat with longer range.
About her characteristic is.....
1.True air-bourn class : one and only class that make u feel like "this is indeed air battle"
Most her skill can cast both on-ground and mid-air. Of course SH is fun with that unique style but also has downside
- long casting time on-ground and can't cancel except to use "moment evade"
And what? Just fly all the time and problems is gone!! ok...that leads to 2nd problem
- SH can't cast main skill mid-air without transform (and transform CD is long too)
Every nest with buff wipe is lethal to SH (thanks that dev. plan to remove those mech from lv95 and so on, at least they said)
She depends too much on her transformation but need to re-transform periodically and that process force her down to the ground. Choosing wrong time and fail to re-transform is bad news and make newbies irritate or quit.
2. Very short CD skills : fast gameplay + never run out of arrow = double-edged sword. Able to do damage most of the time is exciting but...
- You need quick and good decision
Most players use skill rotation depend on how to keep stay in mid-air. But doing that will result in less dmg output because boss movement and SH's skill has its own effective range to make highest dmg.
Using that kind of rotation is easy way to play but make SH under-rate in dps. (Refer to skill section for difficult part of how to deal with each skill effectively)
- lack of burst
Unlike most classes, she doesn't have any huge, long CD, nuke skill. Also can not cast several skills in the same time like some burst class.
In dragon nest which designed to benefit the burst class, this is the main reason why you hardly see end-gear SH. (Once a veteran call "burst-centric nest")
Anyway, with class mastery III, now she can do small burst but wise-choosing is needed in that 3 sec. But for those who thirst to be top dps in your raid party I flatly recommend you to drop this class.
3. High evasion : this topic is to correcthuge misunderstanding
Unlike those who believe that "playing SH is totally safe coz she cheating stay in the air and never got hit".
Only advantage that she has is ability to avoid stomp.
- But actually SH's best friend when dps is iFrame
In fact, flying too low is unable to flee from many boss skill. But flying too high is bad for dps too, since it out of effective range and take longer time to land back on-ground when needed.
Thus when SH use her main skill in mid-air, she granted 0.25 sec of iFrame upon every cast. And that's the key to successful for good pilot.
Skill section (name of skill will based on SEA version)
1. Main skill : these skills will have 50% cool down and only able to cast mid-air when transformed
- Spiral bolt
1 hit = 3602%
Ground ver. : can shift your position before fire (by holding A/S/D)
Both ver. : can use at any range on will (infinite range) you can shot something across whole map
- Aerial wild shot
full 33 hits = (180*32)+2158 = 7918%
Both ver. : Fire 32 arrows then left click for 1 holy shot. Camera locked on-ground.
You can cut skill animation and launch holy shot immediately but also lose some dmg from small arrow. (-8 hit for mid-air and -16 hit for on-ground)
Large AOE but full hit can only be done to target within 4m range. iFrame granted upon left click.
- Arrow storm
Bull eye cast : 8 hits = 1020*8 = 8160%
Miss cast : 5 hits = 1020*5 = 5100%
Both ver. : you need to aim at target's hit box within 5m range to successfully land bull eye hit or else your arrow will scatter into 5 tracking arrows and follow the target.
Air ver. : unable to aim closer than 3m in horizontal
I recommend you to use this skill in mid-air range of 4m or more. Because when you use too close to some boss with weird hit box, it'll pass through and scatter inside floor ground and only few tracking arrows can come out or even make zero dmg. (same scenario as the wall)
And it can be irritate when fighting with small hit box boss which love to chase us too close.
- Deluge bolt
5 hits = 1043*5 = 5215%
Both ver. : fixed 8.5m range, line AOE, easiest skill to land full hit
- Raging wind
7 hits = 7366% and 20% dmg debuff for 10 sec
Shot the arrow and turn into sphere of wind when hit target/floor/wall (slight suction effect) both ver. have same casting time but casting mid-air will immediately push your hit box down the floor (that's why I prefer use on-ground)
Interesting thing is this skill should be 7 hits with equal dmg. But 7th hit has less dmg than others eventhough that not affect to broad dmg.
2. Other skill
- Destruction area (ground only, ultimate skill) -
1 land (0.75x) + 8 explode (total 0.25x) = 9 hits = 16147%
- Liberty attack (ground only)
2 initial hit (0.1x+0.9x) + 1 counter shot (1x) = 1714*2 = 3428% full broad dmg
This initiate EX-instant skill. Start with 2 hit point-blank attack if one of them hit target it'll reset CD of EX-instant and fire 1 counter shot.
Able to use in long range for cast EX-intant but won't reset CD and also lost counter shot dmg.
- Tornado shot
10 hit = 928*10 = 9280%
Ground ver. : Shot front arrow and turn into tornado when hit target/wall. If not hit something in 10m range it'll disappear.
Air ver. : Grant whole iFrame upon cast, turn into tornado when arrow hit target/ground. Can choose landing point within 8m range.
- Silver hunter (transform skill)
Grant whole iFrame until completed transform. If use mid-air, you will descent to ground.
I recommend newbies to always use it mid-air. Reason is, when laggy, occasionally your transform will fail if use on-ground and followed too fast by moment evade.
- Monkey catch
Jump to front (or back by holding S) and jump forward again when left click (or jump back when right click).
Activated by tumble+spacebar or directly use from shortcut. Can use in mid-air.
Take note that 2nd jump has dmg (and it put your hit box on the ground) before grant 0.25 sec iFrame when jump off.
And because of that tiny dmg, you can get hit even in mid-air. Yeah can be irritate sometimes.
Solution for the problem is do not cast 2nd jump when the ground under you is danger (stomp or filled with poison/lava).
Try to skip or delay your 2nd jump a bit and immediately lift up your hit box by casting another air skill. (this process is necessary even you still stay mid-air)
Same solution works for Raging wind as well.
- Crossbow link
Self-buff that make normal attack turn into 1 explode shot . Not high dmg and can't combo with other skills.
Not necessary but I love it's infinite range and make use in some situations.
3. Passive skill
- Flamingo and Air raid
Agile skill, mainly use for grant more air time. Give 0.3 sec iFrame for Air raid.
- Moment evade
Use for cancel any animation on ground by pressing spacebar or direct using from your shortcut. Also block incoming dmg (only single hit) and counter.
This is one of important skill. When use it and press spacebar again, it'll send u high into the air and also grant iFrame along ascending path.
Cons of this skill is huge MP consumption. Even you can use it every 6 sec, please not do.
As for enhancing choice, I personally like B-choice for better iFrame. And if this skill matter to your dmg output = something must wrong. So no use for A-choice.
BUT after all, you should NOT learn enhancing-B. There's a bug causing double MP consumption to insane amount. So I suggest to not learn both side for the time being until they fix it. (yeah our lazy dev. fixed falcon CD but forget this)
- Class mastery I
Lessen transform CD by using main skill (need to hit target)
- Class mastery II
Able to use EX-intant and give SH more 35% m.atk (which is why she has high m.atk in-town compare to other classes)
- Class mastery III
Make "Magic arrow" light-elemental, 3x original dmg and able to cast mid-air.
When use magic arrow, grant 3 sec buff to increase 20% atk for main skill and Tornado shot.
4. Falcon and Trapper
Actually in PvE both of them are not necessary much. Since latest update boost her main skill to the point that dmg from enhanced falcon is negligible.
As for the trap, the only matter for PvE is freezing trap. Unfortunately the way it work made it not effective in burst-centric party at all. Might be small benefit when solo but most of time you'll feel too lazy for that non-friendly system.
Thus I won't explain detail about them. My personal choice is learning Falcon but not enchance it. Reason is it no need to re-summon and I use it for tanking minor boss when killing main boss myself.
My personal opinion for this class
Fundamental skill build : This show only must-learn skill, the rest of 53 SP can put wherever you like. Easy isn't it?
There's a link in case you wanna see some number here...
https://dnskillsim.herokuapp.com/kdn...-----0---0-0-0
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