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Artale Marksman Guide

Archer → Crossbowman → Sniper → Marksman

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Quick take

Summed up from the sections below, where the details and exceptions are; sources are listed at the end of the page.

What it plays like

  • A mobbing job built for the long haul that only comes together once Piercing Arrow is high in 4th job; many parties want your Sharp Eyes.

Stats

  • Same as other bowmen: 4 DEX : 1 STR, with STR just enough for your weapon.

Training in Singapore

MapMedian EXPReportsLevels
Ulu Estate II
~5.1M9172–187
Entrance to Ulu City
~4.7M1182
Central Way 1
~3.7M1150
Central Way 2
~3M1151
Ghost Ship 6
~3M1171

EXP is the median of player reports per 10 minutes from Sep 2026 (before the 9/29 update), mixing runs with and without Holy Symbol and event bonuses — a rough guide only.

Skill build

Click a skill for the skill database; the number after the slash is its max level. SP per job: 61 at 1st (67 for magicians), 121 at 2nd, 151 at 3rd.

Beginner

Beginner

  1. 1Three SnailsLv.3/3
  2. 2RecoveryLv.3/3
  • Artale's Three Snails uses no snail shells, so it carries you through the early levels.
  • Heal now restores HP over a minute and saves a lot of potions early on; Nimble Feet 3 is fine too if you want speed.
1st job

Archer

SP 61
  1. 1The Blessing of AmazonLv.3/16
  2. 2The Eye of AmazonLv.8/8
  3. 3Arrow BlowLv.1/20
  4. 4Double ShotLv.20/20
  5. 5Critical ShotLv.20/20
  6. 6The Blessing of AmazonLv.12/16
  • Almost the same as the Bowmaster's 1st job, with Critical Shot and Eye of Amazon first.
2nd job

Crossbowman

SP 121
  1. 1Iron Arrow : CrossbowLv.1/30
  2. 2Crossbow MasteryLv.19/20
  3. 3Iron Arrow : CrossbowLv.30/30
  4. 4Crossbow BoosterLv.20/20
  5. 5Soul Arrow : CrossbowLv.20/20
  6. 6FocusLv.20/20
  7. 7Power AttackLv.12/20
  • Iron Arrow no longer loses damage on every pierce, only on the first.
3rd job

Sniper

SP 151
  1. 1ThrustLv.1/20
  2. 2StrafeLv.20/30
  3. 3Mortal BlowLv.5/20
  4. 4Arrow EruptionLv.21/30
  5. 5Mortal BlowLv.20/20
  6. 6Arrow EruptionLv.30/30
  7. 7StrafeLv.30/30
  8. 8PuppetLv.20/20
  9. 9ThrustLv.20/20
  10. 10BlizzardLv.16/30
  11. 11Golden EagleLv.15/30
  • Take Strafe until it reliably kills big CDs in two hits (20 above as a placeholder), then max it later.
  • Mortal Blow also boosts Dragon Pulse in Artale; Blizzard Shot gained crits.
4th job

Marksman

Build 1Selfish (your own damage)
  1. 1Piercing ArrowLv.1/30
  2. 2Marksman BoostLv.1/30
  3. 3Sharp EyesLv.1/30
  4. 4FrostpreyLv.1/30
  5. 5Dragon's BreathLv.1/30
  6. 6Piercing ArrowLv.20/30
  7. 7Marksman BoostLv.18/30
  8. 8Sharp EyesLv.8/30
  9. 9Piercing ArrowLv.30/30
  10. 10Sharp EyesLv.30/30
  11. 11Marksman BoostLv.30/30
  12. 12SnipeLv.20/30
  13. 13Maple WarriorLv.9/30
Build 2Selfless (Sharp Eyes for the party)
  1. 1Piercing ArrowLv.1/30
  2. 2Marksman BoostLv.1/30
  3. 3Sharp EyesLv.1/30
  4. 4FrostpreyLv.1/30
  5. 5Dragon's BreathLv.1/30
  6. 6Piercing ArrowLv.10/30
  7. 7Marksman BoostLv.6/30
  8. 8Sharp EyesLv.30/30
  9. 9Piercing ArrowLv.30/30
  10. 10Marksman BoostLv.30/30
  11. 11SnipeLv.20/30
  12. 12Maple WarriorLv.9/30
  • At Lv.120 take all five at 1. By Lv.135 (about 48 SP) the selfish build has Piercing Arrow 20, Marksman Boost 18 and Sharp Eyes 8; the selfless build has Piercing 10, Boost 6 and Sharp Eyes 30. Both then max Piercing Arrow and Marksman Boost.
  • Piercing Arrow books are cheap now, so go straight to 30 when you can. If you mostly solo, Maple Warrior 9 can come earlier.
  • Take Snipe to 20 first; its 30 book drops from Horntail. Below 20, Snipe is worse than Strafe.
  • Books: Piercing Arrow 20 from Skelegnasaurs, 30 from Papulatus; Marksman Boost 20 from Memory Monks, young dragons, Newtie guardians and Papulatus, 30 from Zakum; Snipe 20 from Zakum, 30 from Horntail; Sharp Eyes 20 from Sharp-nosed Sharks and Pianus, 30 from Skelegnasaur elders and Pianus.
  • Piercing Arrow drops from 850% to 700% but needs no charge and hits up to six; Snipe now stacks to 10 layers and resets when you take damage.

Leveling route

Level ranges are suggestions; later stages list several options to pick from by accuracy, damage and potion budget. EXP is a rough figure per 10 minutes, often with Holy Symbol or event bonuses.

  1. 10–20Lv
    Solo
    Orange MushroomLv.8

    the Henesys empty house, the top of the archery training ground

  2. 20–30Lv
    Solo
    Wild BoarLv.25Rocky MaskLv.24Wooden MaskLv.23
  3. 30–38Lv
    Solo
    Fire BoarLv.32
  4. 35–50Lv
    Party

    Ludibrium PQ

  5. 38–55Lv
    Solo~100k–120k/10 min
    Stone GolemLv.55Wild KargoLv.62

    Golem's Temple 2, Wild Cargo's Area

    Blizzard Shot at 1 makes Golem's Temple 2 comfortable (it hits both floors).

  6. 51–60Lv
    Solo~200k–300k/10 min
    Magical AmplifierLv.70Magical StereoLv.74

    Taipei 101

    Hits are about 1,600, so budget for ramen.

  7. 55–100Lv
    Party~300k–600k/10 min
    Funny CDLv.72

    Pirate PQ; Taipei 101 CD parties

    Parties are the efficient choice from here. With money, hire a fish-house breaker (about 4M).

  8. 90–115Lv
    SoloParty~950k–1.1M/10 min
    GobyLv.85SharkLv.100

    deep-sea fish house 2 (solo), shark maps (party)

    Fish house 2 solo with Holy Symbol about 950k–1M and profitable; shark parties about 950k–1.1M.

  9. 105–125Lv
    SoloParty
    Blue WyvernLv.101Dark WyvernLv.103

    Wyvern Canyon

  10. 123–140Lv
    Party~1.9M–2.3M/10 min
    Jr. NewtieLv.105

    Jr. Newtie map 1 parties

    Relaxed and nearly potion-free; try to claim the second floor.

  11. 140–200Lv
    Solo~2.7M–3.3M/10 min
    Jr. NewtieLv.105

    Jr. Newtie map 2 solo

    With a non-leeching Holy Symbol and ideally Speed Infusion.

  12. 150–165Lv
    SoloParty~3M–4M/10 min
    BinerLv.120BatooLv.121StopnowLv.123NospeedLv.124BatooLv.121

    Singapore, Central Way 1/2

    At 6,200 range with Holy Symbol, Haste and Speed Infusion: Central Way 2 about 4M, plus about 700k mesos dropped per 10 minutes.

  13. 140–190Lv
    Solo~3M–4.6M/10 min
    Pac PinkyLv.132SlimyLv.135Selkie Jr.Lv.133Mr. AnchorLv.136

    Singapore, Ghost Ship 1/2/5/6

    Ghost Ship 6 about 3–4.6M.

  14. 150–200Lv
    Solo~3.9M–6.5M/10 min
    BerserkieLv.142VeetronLv.144SlygieLv.146PetrifighterLv.148MontrecerLv.147

    Ulu Estate I/II, Entrance / Centre of / Along the Ulu City

    The most-reported Marksman map: Estate II median about 5.1M (Lv.172–187); Entrance to Ulu City about 4.7M.

Tips

  • 3rd job: Thrust 1, then Strafe until it reliably two-shots CDs; before Arrow Eruption is maxed, 2nd job Iron Arrow feels better.

References

Job guides and leveling

  1. TWTaiwan Discord: Crossbowman / Sniper / Marksman guide (updated 2026-03-13)
  2. TWBahamut: bowman 1st–2nd job guide by 呆小笨 (May 2025)
  3. TWBahamut: bowman 3rd job skills and gear by 呆小笨 (Jun 2025)
  4. GLArtale Chinese player community Discord: crossbow guide (Nov 2024, Global server)

Skill builds

  1. TWBahamut: Crossbowman / Sniper / Marksman training and skill build (2025-07-15, North American player)
  2. TWBahamut (sakima55): Artale skill changes and 1st–3rd job builds (May 2025; change list from the official Discord, builds by urushino)
  3. TWTaiwan Discord: Crossbowman / Sniper / Marksman guide (updated 2026-03-13)

Singapore

  1. TWBahamut: where everyone trains in Singapore, replies (2026-09-21 to 23)
  2. TWBahamut: player-reported Singapore training stats by job (2026-09-20)

Some guides date from 2025 (4th job opened on the Taiwan server in Jan 2026) and may change with updates; add your tips in the comments below.