A Windhawk's Journey by Meer
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Disclaimer! |
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| Ragnarok Online PvM/PvE build guide for Windhawk. Specifically tailored for MuhRO. Might not work for other servers. Work in Progress |
By the time I'm writing this guide 19th July 2023, MuhRO doesn't have Skill Queue. This means your distance to the server MATTERS for your skill spam rate.
Things that affects spam rate:
- FPS. make sure to have 60fps or higher (by buying high refresh rate monitor)
- ACDR. Do you meet the required ACDR?
- ASPD. Do you have enough ASPD? e.g. 193 for Sharp Shooting
- Ping. How far are you to france?
- Low ping (50ms) and high ping (200m) tend to have high spam rate.
- Medium (120~150ms) and very high ping (250ms+) will grant you terrible spam rate.
- If increasing ACDR doesn't give you higher spam rate, switch it out for damage.
Traits (4th Job Status Build)
There are currently TWO builds that are quite popular. I'm not at endgame yet that's why I can't confirm which one is better than the others.
- POW 100 > CRT 100 > CON (rest)
- CON 100 > CRT 90 > POW (rest)
Sharp Shooting (Early Windhawk)
 Sharp Shooting Parameters
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Required for Maximum Potential |
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| 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 |
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Weapon 10x |
Really good starting bow, available at Lv100. Use it till you can afford a better one. |
 Advanced Paradise Cap (400139)
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Head |
The HP and SP Leech is actually quite good. A cheaper alternative of  Rideword Hat [1] (5208) .
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 Grace Sharp Suit [1] (450090)
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Armor |
Getting Grace Set should be your top priority after getting to Lv150. The combo effect is really strong. |
 Grace Attack Manteau [1] (480018)
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Garment |
Mainly just to get the combo effect. |
 Grace Attack Boots [1] (470020)
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Shoes |
Really affordable -0.5FCT. Definitely neeeded to spam Sharp Shooting |
 Grace Attack Ring [1] (490019)
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Accessories (Right) |
You can use any accesory on your left. |
 Ranger Advanced Paradise Shadow Weapon (24708)
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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
 Crescive Bolt Parameters
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Required for Maximum Potential |
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| 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 |
| Useful Consumables | Effects |
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| THESE ITEMS OVERWRITE ONE ANOTHER. MAKE SURE TO ONLY USE ONE OF THESE. | |
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 |
Enchants & Card | Note |
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+11 |
Weapon |
Can even go without enchant. 2x  Polluted Wander Man Card (27361)
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Stormus (One of our end game Windhawk): OSAD combo is really affordable and strong set for beginners. Beginners should be able to farm this (Rudus F2) even with Eden Gears + Unlimit. DO NOT CRAFT |
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+11 |
Weapon |
2x Polluted Wander Man Card (27361)
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Illusion Hunter Bow is a decent bow that I personally started with, cause I didn't know Virtual Bow-OSAD existed and is that affordable. |
+11  Ignis Cap-LT [1] (400266) or
+11 |
Head OS / OS-LT Headgears |
 Abysmal King Dramoh Card (300150)
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Ignis Cap-LT combo with Virtual Bow-OSAD
The HP and SP Leech is better than Celestial Lux Crown prolly only worth using if you happen to find cheap |
 Sealed Chain (410093) or  Sealed Chain [1] (410094)
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Middle Headgear |
none | Quite affordable yet really strong combo that will last you till end game. |
 Bondage Necklace (420076)
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Lower Headgear |
none | |
+11  Automatic Armor Type A [1] (450127) or
+11 |
Armor |
Any combination of the enchantments above.  Observation Card (4392)
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not confirmed if Dex2/Dex2 gonna be better than Str2/Str2) |
+11  Automatic Engine Wing Type B [1] (480021)
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Garment |
 Empathize Card (300270)
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Mainly just to get the combo effect. |
+11  Automatic Leg Type A [1] (470022) or
+11 |
Shoes |
Any combination of the enchantments above.  Abysmal Merman Card (300144)
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Mandatory -0.8sec FCT or -0.7sec FCT.
not confirmed if Dex2/Dex2 gonna be better than Str2/Str2) |
| Sinful / Brilliant Accessory | Accessories |
Any enchants that you think useful for farming.
2x |
Mandatory -0.3sec FCT if worn together as combo. Void Mimics are mostly for damage. Rgan combo is if you are lacking Crit Rate. |
Mid Game Crescive Bolt
This part is actually kinda not recommended to make. It serves as a stepping stone before getting to the real end-game build. If you think you can skip some gears listed down below or using the lower grade version e.g. [D] instead of [C], without actually impacting your farming sessions, then feel free to skip. I personally used these gears to make my farming sessions smoother. If you don't need the extra damage, just save up for the next tier.
For those who never heard of Item Reform or Grade Enhancing, feel free to read more on that topic.
The best way I personally got advised to refine your item from +0 to +10 during Grade Enhancing is just to raw refine with Etherium or Etheorodecon. This is cause MuhRO actually have enhanced refinement rate compared to kRO even using the normal ores. In average I spent 700 ores to refine an item form +0 to +10 only using Etherium. The table on the right side. You can start using the hammer from +10 to +11. I still gonna keep repeating this, only grade your item if you really need the extra damage to farm your next items. This is cause by the time I'm writing this (21st July), my excel sheet indicates that I just spent 200m (Elunium, Etel Dust and refining cost) to refine an item from +0 to +10 (1018 Etherium spent). If in average we spend 700x (140m) to do a grading cycle, and on this section if you do all the grading it will be 10+ grading cycles to be done. That amount of zeny investment for items, that you will not use anymore at end game, seem kinda wasteful in my opinion. So only grade the item if you really need the extra damage for your specific farming spot.
| Equipment Name | Position How to Get |
Enchants & Card | Note |
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+11 [B] |
Weapon basic version from Ghost Palace |
2x Polluted Wander Man Card (27361)
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Remember to only Grade Up this weapon if you really need it to farm the next tier gears. Make sure to farm instances for Instance Coin cause you will need it to buy Modified Thana Hammer |
+11 [C]  Thanatos Shooter Helmet-LT [1] (400142)
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Head basic version from Tomb of Remorse |
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Tomb of Remorse is one of the end game instance. I suggest try farming the mobs for Minneas with alt windhawk chars and stop at the first MVP. Clearing the whole instance + the quests with a 12 man party is also possible. You will need Minneas to enchant your helm. |
+11  Gray Wolf Suit [1] (450177)
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Armor
18 Direction of Prayer |
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One of the strongest Lv.1 Armor in the game, but requires 4500x Amethyst Fragments to do 3x determined enchantments (250m by the time I write this). Properly gauge if you need this armor piece or not. The +9 end game armor piece (Nebula Suit of Creative) fully enchanted costs 500m by pre-order as I write this. |
 Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174)
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Garment Equipment Crafting |
Empathize Card (300270)
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Really affordable to craft, while being an end game gear as well. |
+11 [C]  Hero Boots-LT [1] (470094)
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Shoes Hero's-LT Boots Reform basic version from Bioresearch Laboratory |
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Mandatory -0.8sec FCT. Another piece of item that you will not use at end game. The sharp enchant is good, if you need CRIT rate. |
 Automatic Booster R [1] (490024)  Automatic Booster L [1] (490025)
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Accessories Automatic Equipment (17.2) |
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This will be your farming accessories thanks to the HP/SP Leech. You can even use this at end-game if you need HP/SP Leech more than damage. The +10 CRIT per accessory is also really nice. |
 Hero's Badge [1] (490163)
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Accessories
Hero's Badge |
2x  Void Mimic Card (300278) or
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Combo with the shoes. Quite nice to have for the CRIT rate, but you will not use it at end game. |
End Game Crescive Bolt
Current best in slot gears for non-MVP user based on Episode 19.
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.
| Equipment Name | Position How to Get |
Enchants & Card | Note |
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+12 [A] |
Weapon
Episode 19 |
Polluted Wander Man Card (27361)
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I still didn't make the Bow yet as of writing this, but my guess is  Temporal Circlet (Ranger) [1] (19484) would only be better if paired with the bow. Using the circlet with  Thanatos Bow-AD [2] (700029) probably gonna reduce your damage, cause you are breaking the combo. Status: not confirmed.
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| +12 Temporal Circlet (Ranger) [1] (19484)
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Head
Old Glast Heim Challenge Mode |
 Limacina Card (300363)
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+12 [A]  Nebula Suit of Creative [1] (450172)
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Armor
Constellation Tower |
 Heart Hunter AT Card (300381)
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Recommended to just buy from someone who farms CT. By the time I write this there's a player selling +9 Fully Enchanted Nebula Armor by your choice for 500m (Pre-Order).
Expert Archer Lv.3 enchant was said to deal higher damage > Sharp (based on Leaf) |
| +14 [A] Pirate Captain's Coat [1] (480174)
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Garment
Equipment Crafting |
 Galensis Card (300261) or
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Not sure if the damage would be able to surpass the {{#item:480232}} especially if it has the last elemental specific enchant, but my guess is, PCC would be better for general use. Status: not confirmed |
+12 [A]  Ice Rune Boots [1] (470175)
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Shoes
Varmundt's Biosphere |
 Entangled Intermediate Rgan Card (300380)
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Mandatory -1.0sec FCT.
CON enchant was said to be the BiS for Windhawk, while POW enchant gives more flexibility if you plan on sharing the gears with other classes. Status : not confirmed |
 Gray Wolf Pendant [1] (490106)
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Accessories
18 Direction of Prayer |
2x Void Mimic Card (300278)
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If you need Crit Rate |
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.
If you plan on min maxing the enchants I guess POW > CON > CRT would be the way.
| Name | Slot
How To Get |
Note |
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+9  Full Penetration Shadow Earring (24661)
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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)
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Acessory (Left)
Shadow Gear | |
+9  Separate Reload Shadow Shield (24746)
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Shield
Shadow Gear |
The extra 9% ACDR is really nice to have while only occupying 1 slot. |
+9  Infinity Shadow Weapon (24386)
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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)
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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)
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Shoes
Shadow Gear |
Optional nice to have:
| Name | Slot
How To Get |
Note |
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+9  Mega Blitz Shadow Shield (24767)
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Shield
Shadow Gear |
If you don't need the extra 9% ACDR from Separate Reload Shadow Shield (24746) you can go for this shadow gears for the +10 Critical, 8% ASPD and some Crit Damage %.
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Current Research Data Collected
The OG players would understand what this section gonna be filled with 🥰.
Special Thanks
- Pipo a.k.a Stormus for the peer-review. At this point it should be co-writer of the guide LMAO. Tons of stuffs written here are based on Stormus's knowledge as well.
- Cannon Meat for end game gears.
- Hurt Locker for Illusion Sprint Mail and Shoes combo.