Hunter

Role

The Hunter is the Archer's second job. Hunters set traps (Ankle Snare holds a monster, Land Mine and Claymore Trap hit with elements), deal more damage to beasts (Beast Bane) and hunt with a falcon: Blitz Beat hits the target and everything around it, and with a bow the falcon also attacks on its own. Archer skills stay.

Traps need a Trap item (Shockwave and Claymore need two). The Falcon Breeder in the Hunter Guild rents a falcon for 2500 zeny — you need Falconry Mastery.

Job change

• Where: the Hunter Guild — the entrance is in Payon Forest 10.
• Requires: an Archer at Job Lv 40 or higher. Unspent skill points carry over, but they go to Archer skills first — Hunter skills open after that.
• Interview: Hunter Sherin asks 10 questions about a hunter's life — answer politely and honestly.
• Materials: the Demon Hunter asks for one of seven sets for arrows — for example, Claw of Desert Wolf, Trunk and White Herb.
• Test: the Guildmaster waits in the Payon palace or in the Archer Guild. In the trap forest, within 3 minutes kill 4 "Job Change Monsters" (leave the look-alikes alone!), press the switch in the middle and leave to the north. The traps are invisible: step on one and start over.
• Reward: Necklace of Wisdom from the Guildmaster — bring it to Hunter Sherin. At Job Lv 50 you get Hunter Bow, otherwise Cross Bow.

Stats

DEX — bow and trap damage, AGI — attack speed, LUK — how often the falcon attacks by itself.

Tips

• The second job's Skill Tree window has "1st job" and "2nd job" tabs.
• Beast Bane is needed for Falconry Mastery, and that one for the falcon and Blitz Beat.
• Detecting needs the Archer's Improve Concentration.
• Phantasmic Arrow and Beast Strafing cannot be learned with points: Arpesto in the archer village north of Payon teaches the first (Job Lv 40; 5 Cursed Ruby, 5 Harpy Feather and 30 Pet Food), the second in RO comes from Soul Link.