bowmanbuild6 min read· updated 2026-11-08
Crossbowman guide
Heavy hits, Iron Arrow piercing and the lowest STR needs of any bowman: when each attack pays, SP order, and which crossbows matter.
Every number and name on this page is read live from the game data.
Pick Crossbowman if you prefer heavier hits and you will line mobs up along long platforms, where pierces up to 6. You also need 10 less STR than a Hunter, so 10 more points stay in DEX for the whole game. The price is slower firing and a skill that loses value on stacked maps.
Still choosing? The comparison is in Bowman build.
Classic World currently stops at level 100 and has no 3rd job, so plan on this job for a long time. By our reading you get 1 SP at advancement and 3 per level: 121 by level 70, 211 by 100. Maxing all six skills costs 140, so nobody finishes by 70, which is why the order matters.
Getting the job
At level 30, see , then take the letter to the at . Collect 30 inside the test map, . Steps are in Job advancement.
Which attack to press
Keep and Iron Arrow both bound.
| Mobs in line | Iron Arrow 30 (estimate) | Better choice |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 180% | Arrow Blow, 240% |
| 2 or 3 | about 324 to 439% in total | Iron Arrow per cast, Arrow Blow per MP |
| 4 or more | about 531% or more in total | Iron Arrow, on both counts |
Client values: 120% at rank 1, 180% at rank 30, up to 6 mobs, 14 to 28 MP. Damage falls with each mob pierced, and the client does not say how much. A community estimate has each mob taking 80% of the one before, which gives 100, 80, 64, 51, 41 and 33% of the first hit. At rank 1 Iron Arrow needs 3 mobs to beat Arrow Blow per cast.
Iron Arrow needs a line. On stacked platforms it wastes pierces. The walk back along a long platform can also eat the gain, so look at the map before you commit. One player report and our own reading of the skill agree on this.
SP order
Iron Arrow comes before the rest of Mastery so that it is done by 44, when the route starts using it. The table spends 120 of the 121 SP by level 70. The last point goes to , the only skill the table leaves out. To max it by 70, stop Booster at 10 and Soul Arrow at 11. That saves exactly 19 SP. You lose uptime and pay more HP and MP per cast.
- Crossbow Mastery gives mastery and +20% crit damage at max. It gives no crit rate and no speed.
- Booster: speed is -2 at every rank, so rank 1 is the full gain. Later points buy uptime and lower cost.
- Soul Arrow stops arrows being used up while active: 60 s for 25 MP at rank 1, 300 s for 5 MP at rank 20.
- Final Attack: Crossbow: attack skills have a 25% chance to enable it for 60 s, and while enabled it can be used. Points never raise the 25%. It hits one mob for 270% to 360%, at 12 to 20 MP and 1 arrow. If it turns out to be a key press, it beats Arrow Blow on one target, and it is a poor use of a turn when Iron Arrow would hit 3 or more. That is why the first point comes early and the rest come last.
Stats
Everything spare goes to DEX. STR is level minus 10 from level 20 up.
| Level | DEX | STR | Crossbow that STR opens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 142 | 20 | |
| 50 | 222 | 40 | |
| 70 | 302 | 60 |
The level 10 and 15 crossbows need no STR at all, so do not copy a bow's STR early. There is no level 35 crossbow, but level 35 armor and gloves need 25 STR. Keep STR at level minus 10 if you will wear them. If you stay on level 30 gear, 20 STR holds until you are about to equip the next crossbow. Add it in the two levels before you do. Crossbows list DEX as well, but that never blocks you.
Crossbows
"Listed" means reference data, not confirmed in Classic World. If you see one fall, report it.
| Level | Crossbow | W.ATK | Speed | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 47 | 7 | Karl, 16,500 | |
| 30 | 52, DEX +1 | 7 | Rank 6, or listed from | |
| 40 | 59 | 6 | Rank 8, or listed from | |
| 45 | 67 | 7 | Rank 9, or listed from | |
| 50 | 72 | 7 | Rank 10, or listed from | |
| 60 | 82 | 7 | No known source | |
| 70 | 92 | 7 | Listed from at |
Speed is the client's weapon speed, and lower is faster.
- At 30: Eagle Crow is +5 over Mountain Crossbow, but no shop sells it. Decide in your late 20s between the rank 6 recipe and the market. Eagle Crow is listed from , but that is a level 40 mob, so do not plan on hunting it at 30. The recipe wants 8 , 2 , 1 , 18 and 6,500 mesos.
- Heckler or Silver Crow: Heckler is 59 at speed 6, and Silver Crow is 67 at speed 7. Heckler gives up 8 W.ATK for one speed step, and nobody has measured that step. Until someone does, buy whichever is cheaper at the level you need it.
- Silver Crow and Rower are ranks 9 and 10. A cap at rank 8 is reported but not confirmed, so do not plan around those recipes. is listed for both, and the same map feeds the Cursed Doll chain.
- Armor is shared with Hunter. The table is in Bowman build. Put Attack scrolls on gloves first: see Hunter for the arithmetic.
is a bowman reward row on and , at 10% for +4 W.ATK. needs a , which no mob we can show drops, so buy it from a player. No shop sells crossbow scrolls.
Where to train
Use the shared route in Bowman leveling. The one rule to add: pick platforms where mobs walk toward you in a line, and fire along it.
Common mistakes
- Copying a bow's STR.
- Assuming 180% lands on every pierced mob.
- Training on stacked platforms.
- Sinking points into Booster for speed.
- Using Iron Arrow on lone mobs. Arrow Blow is stronger and cheaper.
Not confirmed yet
- Iron Arrow's real falloff per mob.
- How Final Attack is used: key press, automatic or toggle, and when its MP is paid.
- What one step of weapon speed is worth.
- Whether quests 10401 and 10412 pay one scroll or both.
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