The archer of the Cygnus Knights. This class has great looking skills while being a good bosser and mobber. If you love the color green this class is the one for you.
One issue that you might run into while playing the class is that they have a ton of buffs and debuffs you need to manage. Updates in the future should reduce this but be aware.
Wind Archer is a great mobbing class since its skills cover big areas and is decent at bossing with its Song of Heaven skill.
Wind Archer 1st Job Skill Build
The 1st job for Wind Archer is easy. Use Breeze Arrow to mob and Wind Walk for mobility. You’ll be in your 2nd job in about 15-20 mins.
Wind Archer 1st job skill build,
- Breeze Arrow (+1)
- Wind Walk (MAX)
- Whispers of the Wind (MAX)
- Breeze Arrow (MAX)
- Storm Elemental (MAX)
Wind Archer 1st Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Breeze Arrow | MP Cost: 22, Damage: 120%, Number of Attacks: 3, Max Enemies Hit: 5 | 1st job mobbing skill |
 Wind Walk | MP Cost: 10, Works in air Stops at the end of the platform Passive Effect: Speed: 35, Jump: 15, Max Movement Speed: +20 | Horizontal Mobility Skill (has a bit of i-frame so use this to reposition while bossing) |
 Storm Elemental | MP Cost: 20, Damage: +10%, Duration: 200 sec | Active Buff for Damage |
 Whisper of the Wind | Attack Power: +20, Range: +160 | Passive Buff |
Wind Archer 2nd Job Skill Build
2nd job for Wind Archer is where you will get Fairy Spiral. Fairy Spiral is good enough to be your main mobbing skill from now till forever. The skill feels very smooth to use and has a big range.
Wind Archer 2nd job skill build,
- Fairy Spiral (+1), Sylvan Aid (+1), Trifling Wind 1 (+1)
- Bow Mastery (+5)
- Bow Booster (MAX)
- Sylvan Aid (MAX)
- Fairy Spiral (MAX)
- Physical Training (MAX)
- Bow Mastery (MAX)
- Trifling Wind 1 (MAX)
- Gust Shot (MAX)
Wind Archer 2nd Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Fairy Spiral | MP Cost: 31, Damage: 175%, Number of Attacks: 3, Number of Enemies pushed back: 6 | Main Mobbing Skill |
 Gust Shot | MP Cost: 20, Damage: 260%, Max Monsters Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 2 | Secondary Mobbing Skill |
 Trifling Wind 1 | Max soul energy created: 3, Chance to create energy: 20%, Random enemies damaged: 170%, Chance to create enhanced soul energy: 5%, Damage of enhanced soul energy: 210% | Toggle On Skill (helps with mobbing since little purple arrows will fly out and attack mobs) |
 Bow Booster | MP Cost: 11, Bow Attack Speed increased for 200 sec | Attack Speed Buff |
 Sylvan Aid | MP Cost: 30, Attack Power: 20, Critical Rate: +10%, No Arrows Used for: 200 sec | Active Buff for damage and unlimited arrows |
 Bow Mastery | Bow Mastery: +50% | Passive Buff |
 Physical Training | Permanently increase STR by 30 and DEX by 30 | Passive Buff |
Wind Archer 3rd Job Skill Build
Wind Archer 3rd job is where you’ll get more buffs and a mobbing skill called Sentient Arrow. This skill isn’t the best to use since you have to stay still while casting it. Fairy Spiral will do a better job at mobbing. But there are maps when you’re 200+ that Sentient Arrow is really good.
Also, Pinpoint Pierce is not a useless skill but is only good while bossing.
Wind Archer 3rd job skill build,
- Sentient Arrow (+1), Emerald Flower (+1), Second Wind (+1), Pinpoint Pierce (+1)
- Albatross (MAX)
- Trifling Wind 2 (MAX)
- Second Wind (MAX)
- Featherweight (MAX)
- Sentient Arrow (MAX)
- Emerald Flower (MAX)
- Pinpoint Pierce (MAX)
Wind Archer 3rd Job Skill Build Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Sentient Arrow | MP Cost: 8 Attack 6 enemies with 165% damage Steer by holding the skill key and using the directional keys Maximum Range: 350 Does not activate with Trifling Wind and Storm Bringer | Secondary Mobbing Skill |
 Pinpoint Pierce | MP Cost: 37, Max Enemies Hit: 1, Damage: 340%, Number of Attacks: 2.Activates a debuff of 15% Damage and 15% Ignore Defense to all of Wind Archer’s attacks for 30 sec | Bossing Skill (use this skill to debuff the boss before attacking) |
 Trifling Wind 2 | Max soul energy created: 4, Chance to create energy: 30%, Random enemies damaged: 215%, Chance to create enhanced soul energy: 10%, Damage of enhanced soul energy: 270% | Upgraded Trifling Wind Skill |
 Albatross | MP Cost: 70, Duration: 200 sec Attack Power: +20, Max HP: +1500, Critical Rate: +10% with increased attack speed | Active Buff (gives critical rate, attack and attack speed) |
 Emerald Flower | MP Cost: 60, Duration: 60 sec. Crystal Flower HP: 20000 Slows affected enemies | Summon Skill (used to slow mobs and lowers defense at 4th job) (can be used to make Gollux face a certain direction) |
 Featherweight | Damage Taken: -30%, Abnormal Status Resistance: +10, Elemental Resistance: +10% | Passive Buff |
 Second Wind | DEF: +1000, Attack Power for 5 sec. after Avoid: +15 | Passive Buff |
Wind Archer 4th Job Skill Build
Wind Archer 4th job is where you’ll get your main bossing skill, Song of Heaven. Also a few more buffs.
Wind Archer 4th job skill build,
- Spiraling Vortex (+1), Song of Heaven (+1), Trifling Wind 3 (+1), Albatross Max (+1), Emerald Dust (+1)
- Sharp Eyes (MAX)
- Albatross Max (MAX)
- Bow Expert (MAX)
- Touch of the Wind (MAX)
- Trifling Wind 3 (MAX)
- Song of Heaven (MAX)
- Spiraling Vortex (MAX)
- Call of Cygnus (MAX)
- Emerald Dust (MAX)
Wind Archer 4th Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Call of Cygnus | MP Cost: 70, Increases all stats assigned APs by 15% for 900 sec | Active Buff (stat boost) |
 Song of Heaven | MP Cost: 8, Max Enemies hit: 4, Damage per shot: 345% Damage increases by 20% for every 1 less target. Increased damage is doubled | Main Bossing Skill (learn to move and tap this skill quickly so you can use it in motion) |
 Spiraling Vortex | MP Cost: 75, Enemies pushed back: 7, Damage: 380%, Number of Attacks: 5 Splash Damage: 230%, Number of Splash Damage Attacks: 2 [Passive Effect: Sentient Arrow Damage: +275% points] | Knockback skill |
 Trifling Wind 3 | Max soul energy created: 5, Chance to create energy: 50%, Random enemies damaged: 290%, Chance to create enhanced soul energy: 20%, Damage of enhanced soul energy: 390% | Upgraded Trifling Wind skill |
 Touch of the Wind | Attack power: +10%, Dexterity: +15%, Max HP: +20%, Additional Avoidability: +30% | Passive Buff |
 Sharp Eyes | MP Cost: 45, Critical Rate: +20%, Critical Damage: +15%, Duration: 300 sec | Active Buff for critical rate and critical damage |
 Bow Expert | Bow Mastery: +70%. Attack Power: +30, Final Damage: +25%, Critical Damage: +8%, Damage Against Bosses: +40% | Passive Buff |
 Emerald Dust | Crystal flowers Max HP: 40000, Monster DEF: -10%, Damage Intake: -20% | Upgraded Emerald Flower skill |
 Albatross Max | MP Cost: 85, Attack Power: +50, Damage: 25%, Ignored Monster DEF: 15%, Critical Rate: 25%, All abnormal status and elemental resistance:+15%, Additional Attack Speed increase | Upgraded Albatross skill |
Wind Archer Hyper Skill Build
The hyper skills will be getting all the Trifling Wind buffs and the Song of Heaven damage for bossing. You don’t need any of the Spiraling Vortex buffs.
Wind Archer hyper skill build,
Trifling Wind – Reinforce- Trifling Wind – Enhance
- Trifling Wind – Double Chance
- Song of Heaven – Reinforce
- Song of Heaven – Boss Rush
- Storm Bringer
- Monsoon
- Glory of the Guardians
Trifling Wind – Reinforce
Trifling Wind – Enhance 
Trifling Wind – Double Chance 
Song of Heaven – Reinforce 
Song of Heaven – Boss Rush
Storm Bringer 
Monsoon 
Glory of the GuardiansWind Archer 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. Wind Archer V Skills are,
Howling Gale
Merciless Winds
Gale Barrier
Vortex Sphere
Wind Archer Perfect Trio Nodes
Wind Archer has two sets of perfect trio nodes. They are Song of Heaven, Trifling Wind, Storm Bringer and Fairy Spiral, Sentient Arrow, Monsoon.
Song of Heaven Boost
Trifling Wind Boost
Storm Bringer Boost
And,
Fairy Spiral Boost
Sentient Arrow Boost
Monsoon Boost
Some other good nodes are, Guided Arrow, Vicious Shot, Phalanx Charge, Decent Speed Infusion, and of course, Decent Holy Symbol.
A full list of all classes and their perfect trio nodes here.
Wind Archer 5th Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Howling Gale | MP Cost: 500, Wind Energy increases by 1 every 20 sec (up to 2 max) Consume 1 Wind Energy – Max Enemies Hit: 10, Damage: 550%, Number of Attacks: 3, Duration: 10 sec Consume 2 Wind Energy – Max Enemies Hit: 15, Damage: 1320%, Number of Attacks: 3 | Great Mobbing Skill (summons a tornado that is great at clearing map) (if you hold the down key you’ll use both charges and summon an even bigger tornado) |
 Merciless Winds | MP Cost: 500, Duration: 8 sec Creates 10 enemy-seeking Spirit Arrows that deal 1100% damage 3 times If more than one Spirit Arrow strikes the same enemy, the Final Damage of each additional arrow is reduced by 25% Enemies hit by Spirit Arrows take 1100% damage time every 1 sec for 9 sec Cooldown: 10 sec | Great Mobbing and Bossing Skill (great range and big damage use it off cooldown) |
 Gale Barrier | MP Cost: 1000, Duration: 45 sec, creates a wind barrier with the 300 Elemental Damage is nullified when the 1 Elemental is used for damage equal to 1% of max HP when hit Also applies to attacks that deal damage proportional to the max HP Launches 3 whirlwind floor(s) that deal(s) 1210% damage every 2 sec upon attack Decreases the Final Damage of the whirlwind by 50% if multiple whirlwinds attack 1 enemy Cooldown: 90 sec | Mainly for Bossing (This gives you a barrier that keeps you from getting one-shot and percent HP damage) |
 Vortex Sphere | MP Cost: 750 Creates a Vortex Sphere, which moves on a collision course with the enemy The sphere periodically attacks up to 10 enemies, for 880% damage, 6 times Collision occurs up to 20 times for each enemy Cooldown: 35 sec | Great Mobbing Skill (launches a big sphere that pulls mobs in as it travels across the map) |