A Windhawk's Journey by Meer
Ragnarok Online PvM/PvE build guide for Windhawk. Specifically tailored for MuhRO. Might not work for other servers.
it's still "work in progress"
I still don't have a clue about Ep. 19 stuffs yet btw kek
Sharp Shooting (Early Windhawk)
| Parameters | Required |
|---|---|
| Fixed Cast Time (FCT) | -0.5sec |
| After Cast Delay Reduction (ACDR) | 72% |
| Variable Cast Time (VCT) | The closer to Instant Cast the better |
| Critical Rate Required | 50 + Target's Crit Shield |
This is the first choke point of being Windhawk. The transition towards Crescive Bolt will require you to have -1.0 FCT. Since getting 
Cast Stone (Garment) (25067) for the -0.5FCT is gacha-based in our server, you will have to be patient and slowly farm the next tier equipments. Grace Set will not work with Crescive Bolt.
| Equipment Name | Position How to Get |
Note |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Weapon 10x |
Really good starting bow, available at Lv100. Use it till you can afford a better one.
DO NOT CRAFT |
 Advanced Paradise Cap (400139)
|
Head |
The HP and SP Leech is actually quite good. A cheaper alternative of  Rideword Hat [1] (5208) .
|
 Grace Sharp Suit [1] (450090)
|
Armor |
Getting Grace Set should be your top priority after getting to Lv150. The combo effect is really strong. |
 Grace Attack Manteau [1] (480018)
|
Garment |
Mainly just to get the combo effect. |
 Grace Attack Boots [1] (470020)
|
Shoes |
Really affordable -0.5FCT. Definitely neeeded to spam Sharp Shooting |
 Grace Attack Ring [1] (490019)
|
Accessories (Right) |
You can use any accesory on your left. |
 Ranger Advanced Paradise Shadow Weapon (24708)
|
Shadow Gears |
A really strong shadow gears set that will last you for so long. Just rent it and do NOT buy. |
Entry Crescive Bolt
| Parameters | Required for Maximum Spam Rate |
|---|---|
| Fixed Cast Time (FCT) | -1.0sec |
| After Cast Delay Reduction (ACDR) | 50% |
| Variable Cast Time (VCT) | The closer to Instant Cast the better |
| Critical Rate Required | 100 + Target's Crit Shield |
Despite having unlocked Crescive Bolt early on, most beginner Windhawk will probably never get to play this build until later on. Mainly cause this build requires you to have -1sec FCT and 50% ACDR. Unfortunately in our server the chance of getting the -0.5sec FCT Cast Stone (Garment) (25067) is way too low and if it was available in the market, the price would be insanely expensive (150m+). That's why getting +11 Auto Leg A or +11 Illusion Sprint Mail & Shoes combo is mandatory to play this build.
Another sad news is, Grace Set is way too good of a combo to break. That means if you have +11 Auto Leg A, but not having the Auto Armor / Engine Wing B, you gonna have a really terrible experience. This is caused by Grace Set giving good bonuses but only as a combo, if you break the combo, you will lose tons of damage and in the end switching to Crescive Bolt instead of Sharp Shooting is actually a worse decision.
| Equipment Name | Position How to Get |
Note |
|---|---|---|
|
+11 |
Weapon |
Illusion Hunter Bow is a decent bow that I started with, while working on Thanatos Bow-AD.
DO NOT CRAFT |
| Rideword Hat [1] (5208) or +11 |
Head |
The HP and SP Leech is better than Advanced Paradise Cap (400139) . Celestial Lux Crown prolly only worth using if you happen to find cheap  Sharp Star Bow [2] (18185) from market, and you use more Sharp Shooting than Crescive Bolt.
|
 Sealed Chain (410093) or  Sealed Chain [1] (410094)
|
Middle Headgear |
Quite affordable yet really strong combo that will last you till end game. |
 Bondage Necklace (420076)
|
Lower Headgear | |
+11  Automatic Armor Type A [1] (450127) (Pow/Pow/Delay)
or
+11 |
Armor |
not confirmed if Dex2/Dex2 gonna be better than Str2/Str2) |
+11  Automatic Engine Wing Type B [1] (480021) (Crit/Crit/Fast)
|
Garment |
Mainly just to get the combo effect. |
+11  Automatic Leg Type A [1] (470022) Automatic Leg A (Firing Shot/Overpower/0.8sec FCT)
or
+11 |
Shoes |
Mandatory -0.8sec FCT or -0.7sec FCT.
not confirmed if Dex2/Dex2 gonna be better than Str2/Str2) |
| Sinful / Brilliant Accessory | Accessories |
Mandatory -0.3sec FCT if worn together as combo. |
Mid Game Crescive Bolt
+11 [C] Thanatos Helmet-LT
+11 [C] Thanatos Bow-AD
+11 Gray Wolf (Breeze Shooting, ACDR, Shooter2)
+11 Convertible Critical Wing / +10 Fallen Warrior Manteau [1] -> FWM is a good alternative cause I legit have no clue how to farm Convertible Wings, like tons of items I never heard of, while FWM no slot is cheap 5m and Vicious Mind Aura is 3m, just the grind to get it slotted is ultra painful (Bio3 Mobs) but as lv260 it's one shot as Windhawk
+10 FWM&VMA is about 2.9% stronger in terms of damage compared to +11 Convertible Critical Wing&Bondage Necklace, but you will gain 10CRIT with Convertible and another 3CRIT from Bondage Necklace. Good alternative if you need CRIT rate
+11 [C] Hero Boots-LT (Will of Sharpshooter, Sharp, DEX)
Automatic Accessory
Hero's Badge (Dexterity/Sharp/DEX)
End Game Crescive Bolt
+12 Temporal Circlet Ranger (Acute5, JewelLuk3, LUK/DEX)
Sealed Chain
Bondage Necklace
+12 Nebula Suit of Creative (Creative, Ranged Physical/Sharp, any) Ranged was said to deal higher damage > Sharp (based on Leaf)
+12 [A] Dim Bow (Physical, CB, CB)
+14 [A] Pirate Captain's Coat
+12 [A] Ice Rune Boots
Wolf Accessories with Crit
POW enchants if planning to share gear with other classes, CON if only playing Windhawk (?)
Not confirmed if CON actually gives higher damage than POW.
Shadow Gears
No more eden shadow gears? I got you covered (Based on priority, make the one on top first, slowly walk down to bottom). I still didn't try out the Master Shadow Gears, so I'm not sure if those are better.
| Name | Slot
How To Get |
Note |
|---|---|---|
+9  Full Penetration Shadow Earring (24661)
|
Accessory (Right)
Shadow Gear |
Full Penetration combo should be the first priority cause having 100% DEF bypass is really important for general players without  [MVP] Thanatos Card (4399) .
Monsters like Grote in Nifl Dun F2 has 456 DEF. Which translates to -45% Damage for someone with 0% DEF Bypass. |
+9  Full Penetration Shadow Pendant (24662)
|
Acessory (Left)
Shadow Gear | |
+9  Separate Reload Shadow Shield (24746)
|
Shield
Shadow Gear |
The extra ACDR is really nice to have and only occupying 1 slot. |
+9  Infinity Shadow Weapon (24386)
|
Weapon
Shadow Gear |
Depending if you need ACDR more or farming Large monsters more you can put this shadow gear at higher priority than the reload. |
+10  Maximum Mammoth Shadow Armor (24679)
|
Armor
Shadow Gear |
The only shadow gears I think "worth" getting to +10 due to the 12% to all elements bonus.
The reason I prefer +10 Max Mammoth Shadow Armor, instead of having the Max Mammoth Set on accessory slot, is because the unupgraded version of Mammoth Shadow Armor gives HUGE CRIT. It will make things easier to get the 140 CRIT just by having the non upgraded version. |
+10  Maximum Mammoth Shadow Shoes (24680)
|
Shoes
Shadow Gear |
Special Thanks
1.) Pipo a.k.a Stormus for all the insights for the gears