Shadower is one of the Explorer Thief classes and can be very fun to play, especially if you like to blow up monsters with meso.
Shadower is one of the best mobbers if you can one shot with Meso Explosion. Also, if you want to level up your thief link skill, making one is a definite must.
Shadower 1st Job Skill Build
Whenever you start an Explorer thief class you’ll have a slow start since none of the 1st job thief skills can hit more than 1 mob at a time. Leveling has gotten much easier so you should still pass this stage quickly.
Shadower 1st job skill build,
- Double Stab (+1), Flash Jump (+2)
- Flash Jump (MAX)
- Haste (MAX)
- Nimble Body (MAX)
- Double Stab (MAX)
- Dark Sight (MAX)
- Lucky Seven (MAX)
Shadower 1st Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Double Stab | MP Cost: 14, Damage: 165% | 1st Job Mobbing Skill |
 Lucky Seven | MP Cost: 14, Damage: 190% | Don’t Use |
 Haste | MP Cost: 20, Duration: 200 sec, Speed: +40, Jump: +20 [Passive Effects – Max Movement Speed: +20] | Active Buff for Mobility |
 Dark Sight | MP Cost: 5, hides in the shadows for 200 seconds | Active Effect to make you untargetable (great for bossing) |
 Flash Jump | MP Cost: 12, jumps further, able to use 2 times consecutively | Flash Jump Skill |
 Nimble Body | Permanently increases LUK by 20 | Passive Buff for LUK |
Shadower 2nd Job Skill Build
Bandit is what you want to choose in order to become a Shadower. Savage Blow will be your new mobbing skill and use Mesoguard mainly while bossing.
Shadower 2nd job skill build,
- Savage Blow (+1)
- Dagger Mastery (+5)
- Dagger Booster (MAX)
- Savage Blow (MAX)
- Physical Training (MAX)
- Channel Karma (MAX)
- Shield Mastery (MAX)
- Dagger Mastery (MAX)
- Steal (MAX)
- Mesoguard (MAX)
Shadower 2nd Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Savage Blow | MP Cost: 30, attack 8 enemies with 192% damage 3 times | 2nd Job Mobbing Skill |
 Critical Growth | For every interval or attack, Critical Rate increases by 2% | Passive Effect for Critical Rate |
 Steal | MP Cost: 24, Steal Chance: 49%, Max Enemies Hit: 4, Damage: 330%, Stun Duration: 5 sec When consuming a potion that was stolen from a boss, it recovers HP/MP and activates Attack Power +30 buff for 3 minutes | Helps Mobbing and HP/MP recovery |
 Dagger Booster | MP Cost: 10, Dagger Attack Speed increased for 200 sec | Active Buff for Attack Speed |
 Mesoguard | MP Cost: 27, Duration: 200 sec, Damage Received: -50%, Mesos Consumed for Reduced Damage: 50% | Active Buff to reduce damage taken with Meso |
 Channel Karma | Attack +30 | Passive Buff for Attack |
 Dagger Mastery | Dagger Mastery: 50% | Passive Buff |
 Physical Training | Permanently increase LUK by 30 and DEX by 30 | Passive Buff for Stat |
 Shield Mastery | When shield is equipped – DEF: +110%, Avoidability: +20%, Attack Power: + 15 | Passive Buff for equipping Shield or Dagger Scabbard |
Shadower 3rd Job Skill Build
Chief Bandit is the 3rd job for Shadower. You’ll get some important skills here like Shadow Partner, Meso Explosion, and Dark Flare. Midnight Carnival only hits one mob so it should be used on stuff like Elite Mobs. You’ll be mobbing with Phase Dash and Savage Blow.
Shadower 3rd job skill build,
- Phase Dash (+1), Dark Flare (+1), Meso Mastery (+1)
- Shadow Partner (MAX)
- Pick Pocket (MAX)
- Meso Explosion (MAX)
- Dark Flare (MAX)
- Venom (MAX)
- Meso Mastery (MAX)
- Phase Dash (MAX)
- Midnight Carnival (MAX)
- Advanced Dark Sight (MAX)
- Into Darkness (MAX)
- Enveloping Darkness (MAX)
Shadower 3rd Job Skill Build Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Midnight Carnival | MP Cost: 26, Number of Attacks: 7, Damage: 160% | Single Target Skill |
 PHase Dash | MP Cost: 45, Damage: 420%, Number of Attacks: 2, Max Enemies Hit: 8 | Dash Attack Skill |
 Meso Explosion | MP Cost: 30, Damage: 100% and Number of Attacks: 2 per Meso per enemy, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Max Number of Projectiles: 15 | Helps with mobbing once there are mesos dropped from Pick Pocket |
 Dark Flare | MP Cost: 100, Duration: 60 sec, Inflicts 360% for the duration, Reflects 1300% enemy damage when hit within the zone, Cooldown: 60 sec | Summon Skill that can take care of an are (reflects damage which is great for stuff like 1st stage of Pno) |
 Pick Pocket | Meso Drop Chance: 30%, Max Mesos Created: 15 When mesos are consumed from being hit with Mesoguard up, up to 5 mesos drop Mesos do not drop from Venom or Sudden Raid, which do damage over time | Toggle On Skill (turn on so mesos that can be used for Meso Explosion are dropped) |
 Shadow Partner | MP Cost: 64, summons a shadow that makes an additional hit that is 70% of the final damage for all attacks for 200 sec | Active Buff that summons a shadow that mimics your moves |
 Venom | Poison Chance: 30%, 90% damage every 1 sec for 6 sec | Passive that applies a damaging status effect on mobs |
 Meso Mastery | Mesos Dropped (by monsters): 20%, Pick Pocket Meso Drop Rate: 20% Mesoguard Damage Guard Rate: 10%, Mesos Consumed by Mesoguard: -20% Meso Explosion Damage (per shot): +60% points [Passive Effect: Attack Power: +5] | Passive that increases Meso Drop Rate |
 Enveloping Darkness | Max HP: +20%, Abnormal Status Resistance: +30, Elemental Resistance: +30% | Passive Buff for Resistances |
 Advanced Dark Sight | Maintain Dark Sight Chance: 30%. Dark Sight Trigger Chance: 20%, Dark Sight Final Damage Bonus: 5% | Passive Effect that gives you a chance to attack while in Dark Sight |
 Into Darkness | MP Cost: 20, Teleport to enemy within range and go into Dark Sight Cooldown shared with Dark Sight | Can be used for bossing where you can quickly enter Dark Sight and reposition |
Shadower 4th Job Skill Build
4th job for Shadower is where you’ll get your Bossing skills and main Mobbing skill. When using Assassinate try to use Dark Sight as well to get bonus damage.
Smokescreen is an amazing skill for bossing, also make sure to use Dark Sight while in it for extra damage.
Shadower 4th job skill build,
- Boomerang Stab (+1), Assassinate (+1), Prime Critical (+1)
- Prime Critical (MAX)
- Boomerang Stab (MAX)
- Dagger Expert (MAX)
- Shadower Instinct (MAX)
- Shadow Shifter (MAX)
- Maple Warrior (MAX)
- Toxic Venom (MAX)
- Assassinate (MAX)
- Smokescreen (MAX)
- Sudden Raid (MAX)
- Hero’s WIll (MAX)
Shadower 4th Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Assassinate | MP Cost: 44, Damage: 275%, Number of Consecutive Attacks: 6, Press the skill key once more to deal 350% damage 6 times as the final blow When Dark Sight is used, damage increases by 150% Final Damage increases by 100% when Body Count is 3 | Bossing Skill |
 Boomerang Stab | MP Cost: 40, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Damage: 375%, Number of Attacks: 4, Stun Chance: 90%, Stun Duration: 4 sec [Passive Effect: Final damage increases by 25%] | Main Mobbing Skill (use this plus Meso Explosion for amazing map clear) |
 Prime Critical | For every interval or attack – Critical Rate: +6%, Critical Damage: +2%, Critical Damage Increase Cap: 10% [Passive Effect – LUK +10, Critical Damage +20%] | Passive Buff for Critical Rate and Critical Damage |
 Sudden Raid | MP Cost: 290, Damage: 1150%, Max Enemies Hit: 15, Number of Attacks: 3, Damage Over Time: 210% damage every 1 sec for 10 sec, Cooldown: 30 sec | Burst Skill and leaves a trail of fire that burns mobs |
 Smokescreen | MP Cost: 46, Critical Damage within the Smokescreen: +20%, Damage Taken in Proportion to HP: -10% Duration: 60 sec, Cooldown: 240 sec | Bossing Skill (Bonus Critical Damage if enemies are in Smokescreen) (All party members in Smokescreen take no damage) (go into Dark Sight while in the Smokescreen and you can stay in Dark Sight while attacking for bonus damage) |
 Shadower Instinct | MP Cost: 22, Duration: 200 sec, Attack Power: +40, additional 10 each point of Body Count (uses entire Body Count) [Passive Effects: Enemy DEF Ignored: 20%, Accumulate Kill Body Count upon attack] | Active Buff for stacking body count and attack (works with Assassinate since it gets stronger with 3 body stacks) |
 Shadow Shifter | Additional Avoidability Chance: 45% | Passive Buff for Avoidability |
 Toxic Venom | Poison Chance: 50%, 160% damage every 1 sec for 8 sec, Can be stacked 3 times | Passive Effect that poisons enemies for a DoT |
 Dagger Expert | Dagger Mastery: +70%. Attack Power: +40, Critical Damage: +15% | Passive Buff for Attack and Critical Damage |
 Maple Warrior | MP Cost: 70, Increases all stats assigned APs by 15% for 900 sec | Active Buff for Stats |
 Hero’s Will | Clear Status Effects Cooldown: 180 sec | Active Buff to clear Status Effects |
Shadower Hyper Skill Build
For the hyper skills you’ll want to buff all your mobbing skills as it will give you the best rates. Flip of the Coin is important to keep your Critical Rate at 100% and gives bonus damage.
Shadow Veil is a big summon skill that can take care of an area. If you use Dark Sight while Shadow Veil is up you can attack in Dark Sight and get bonus damage.
Shadower hyper skill build,
Meso Explosion – Reinforce- Meso Explosion – Enhance
- Boomerang Stab – Reinforce
- Boomerang Stab – Spread
- Boomerang Stab – Extra Strike
- Flip The Coin
- Shadow Veil
- Epic Adventure
Meso Explosion – Reinforce
Meso Explosion – Enhance
Boomerang Stab – Reinforce
Boomerang Stab – Spread
Boomerang Stab – Extra Strike
Flip The Coin
Shadow Veil
Epic AdventureShadower 5th Job Skill Build
When you reach level 200 and get access to your V Matrix and new 5th job skills. The best way to level them up is through Nodestones and Experience nodes. Shadower V Skills are,
Shadow Assault
Trickblade
Sonic Blow
Slash Shadow Formation
Shadower Perfect Trio Nodes
Shadower has 2 sets of perfect boost nodes. They are Assassinate, Boomerang Stab, Meso Explosion and Savage Blow, Dark Flare, Shadow Veil.
Assassinate Boost
Boomerang Stab Boost
Meso Explosion Boost
And,
Savage Blow Boost
Dark Flare Boost
Shadow Veil Boost
The other important nodes are Last Resort, Venom Burst, Decent Sharp Eyes, Maple World Goddess’s Blessing and of course Decent Holy Symbol.
Shadower 5th Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Shadow Assault | MP Cost: 300, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Rush Damage: 1320%, Number of Attacks: 6, Critical Rate: +25%, Enemy DEF Ignored: +100% Attacks up to 4 times in the direction of your choice Can be used 2-4 times, with a 60 sec cooldown beginning after the first hit | Great Mobbing and Mobility Skill |
 Trickblade | Passive Effect: The enemy hit with Assassinate’s last attack receives a wound debuff for 10 sec that can stack up to 3 times Only 1 enemy can receive the wound debuff If the debuff is given to a new enemy, the previous debuff disappears [Active Effect] – MP Cost: 650, Summons your friends that were hiding to deal 1210% damage up to 10 enemies 5 times If one of the enemies has the wound debuff at max stack, you can use it by linking from Assassinate’s last attack to move behind that enemy and activate Chase Cut 4 times dealing 1045% damage 7 times with Critical Rate +100% and ignoring 100% additional enemy Defense Invincible for 1 sec after the attack Cooldown: 14 sec | Helpful Mobbing and Bossing Skill (I-Frame and Repositioning) |
 Sonic Blow | MP Cost:1000 Periodically deals 1100% damage to 8 enemies 7 time(s) for 2.5 sec, Additional Monster DEF Ignored: +100% Cooldown: 80 sec Cooldown decreases by 0.5 sec for each Body Count point | Burst Skill |
 Slash Shadow Formation | MP Cost: 1200 Max Enemies Hit: 6, Damage: 935%, Number of Attacks: 8 Allies appear 12 times, then the leader appears Additional DEF Ignored: 20% Leader: Chase Cut Activation: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Damage: 1375%, Number of Attacks: 15 Cooldown: 90 sec | Great Mobbing and Bossing Skill (Can Full Map Attack and does Big Damage) |