Tier 2 class · Advances from Bowman

Skyhunter

Falcon tamer with a partner in the sky

The advanced Bowman, with a falcon partner you can command — mark prey, circle to guard you, and swarm enemies. For players who love fighting alongside a companion.

Role: Ranged Damage
In a party: Single-target damage / exposes weak points
Difficulty: Medium
Weapons: Bow
Max Job Lv: 50
HP per level: 26
SP per level: 4.5

Strengths

Falcon attacks automatically
Marks prey so the whole team hits harder
Fast, long-range shots

Watch out for

Not very sturdy
Needs good positioning

Recommended playstyle: Mark your prey, shoot from afar, and let the falcon guard you and swarm the target

Skyhunter Skills (6)

Mark Prey Max Lv 5 · Debuff · SP 10+2*lv

Your falcon circles above the target: it takes 7–19% more damage from everyone for 8–16 seconds
Feather Guard Max Lv 5 · Buff · SP 15+3*lv

Your falcon circles around you and takes 2–4 hits in your place (or until it expires after 24–40 seconds) · 15s cooldown
🔒 Unlocks at Job Lv 10
Talon Frenzy Max Lv 5 · frenzy · SP 18+4*lv

Send your falcon into a frenzy on the target: 4–8 strikes, one every 0.6 seconds (scales with DEX/INT · can magic-crit)
🔒 Unlocks at Job Lv 20
Falcon Dive Max Lv 5 · Falcon · SP 8+3*lv

Sends your falcon to strike a 3×3 area, damage based on DEX/INT · Passive: your arrows build up falcon power, and when full it dives on its own (high LUK fills it faster: every 12→4 arrows)
Talon Training Max Lv 10 · Passive

Falcon damage +7 per level
Wild Instinct Max Lv 10 · Passive

Hunter's instinct: with a bow, ATK +2 and +2% magic critical chance per level (blue numbers) — magic crits apply to falcon strikes, traps and magic skills

Skills inherited from Bowman (5)

Head Shot Max Lv 10 · Ranged · SP 16

Locks onto the target's head and fires a single exploding arrow for 324%–540% that never misses (requires a bow)
Arrow Rain Max Lv 10 · Ranged AoE · SP 14

Rains arrows on a 3×3 area around the target for 81%–135% · 23–50% chance to pin enemies to the ground for 2.2–4s (they can't move · requires a bow)
🔒 Unlocks at Job Lv 10
Steady Aim Max Lv 10 · Buff · SP 23+2*lv

Buffs AGI and DEX by +3 to +12 for 78–240 seconds
Keen Eye Max Lv 5 · Passive

DEX +2 per level
Eagle Sight Max Lv 10 · Passive

Bow range +0.5 cells per level (Lv 10 = +5) and HIT +1 per level
🔒 Unlocks at Job Lv 10