Talk:Magick Archer/@comment-189.107.172.16-20150429214340/@comment-25604735-20150430181214

I use Magick Archer a lot and it is a tremendous vocation for BBI. At Vocation Level 6 when you get the Ricochet Hunter skill, you can decimate most of what roam the narrow corridors in BBI. Nevertheless, I would recommend you wait a while. Magick Archer gains a low amount of attack and magic attack compared to other vocations. Before level 100, MA gains a combined 5 points compared to other vocations that gain 6 or 7. Between levels 101 and 200, MA gains one attack and magic attack per level while other vocations improve by 3 points of combined attack and magic attack.

Sorcerer and Assassin are the two vocations that provide the highest magic attack and attack gains respectively. If you want to be primarily a magic bow specialist, spend a lot of time as a sorcerer. Personally, I am a balance magic archer with a 60/40 bias towards strength. The reason is I like prefer the dagger over the bow for the big enemies while wiping out the minions with Ricochet Hunter.

Ask yourself the question--How do you want to fight the main bosses--Daimon, The Dragon, the Ur-Dragon? If you want to fight as a Magick Bow and Staff MA, go for heavy magic and spend most of your time as a sorcerer. If you want to be effective with the daggers, strive for more balance. Assassin is a good vocation to use to balance out the Magick Attack you gain from the Sorcerer with good physical attack. As a MA, while you can go for a pure magic attack build, you would not want a pure physical attack build because, then, your magick bow (that has no strength component) would not be very effective.