Introduction: This guide will cover the basics about the archer class, where to level, where to hunt, what do with the money, and the pros and cons of an archer, among other things. This guide is mainly directed at the newbier players, so if you’re a “pro” then feel free to skip some of the tips and directions given.

Choosing the right class: The first thing that you must know when deciding to become an archer is what you want out of Conquer Online. If you want to make money, and LOTS of it, then the archer class is one for you. However, if you want a character with strong pvp (player versus player) skills then the archer class is not a good choice. Try becoming a trojan or fire tao.

Setting your objectives: One of the most important things to do for any class is to set objectives. Don’t just think: “I want to get to lvl 130 and be rich”, for that is most likely a large number of the community’s objective as well, and is tedious to accomplish. Try setting smaller, more specific goals and write them down! It has been scientifically proven that writing down your goals leads to completion of them more frequently. A good example of a small goal would be: by the end of the week I want to have grown 5 levels and made 300k silvers by hunting monsters.

Understanding the game: Before playing Conquer Online, you should try and learn as much about the game as possible. Explore the website and discover things. Most of the information on the website is true, and if you find something to be untrue, just ask on the forums. Many will be glad to help!

Choosing a server and a name: This is undoubtedly the most important decision you will make when creating your archer. It is crucial to join a server that you are satisfied with and have a name that doesn’t cause butterflies in your stomach every time you look at it

Feel free to ask around on the forums for a server that meets your needs. Be specific, and ask in the newcomer section. Or ask some of your real life friends if they play Conquer and what server they reside in. It’s much more fun to be playing on a server with your friends from real life. Trust me on this one

Getting started: Ok, I am going to assume that you have some general knowledge of the game from reading the website. Thus, this guide will not get into details about how to leave birth village or how to equip armour, for the average person should be able to comprehend this. The guide will be split into two paths: for the person who prefers to be “power levelled”, and the person who prefers to train themselves. The first part of the guide is different for both, though at the end it comes out as being the same.

Training

This section of the guide tells you where to train.

Route A (Level 1-73) Power Levelled: This is the easy way to level up, and much faster though you fail to learn some things about the game and gain proficiency, etc. Anyways, the first thing you need is a small stash of money. Use your 100 silvers to teleport to the market and then ask around for 1k silvers. Don’t spam up the screen in the market, just kindly go up to people and request 1000 silvers. I’m sure by the 5th or 6th person, you will have hit the jackpot

Now, store 500 silvers in your bank and teleport back to twin city. It’s good to have a small emergency stash just in case. Once in twin city use the conductress to teleport to ape mountain, and go through the portal.

Once you have gone through the portal, allow a guard to kill you by switching to pk mode and attacking it. When you respawn you respawn in the city

With your approximate 300 silvers, buy an ape city scroll from the pharmacist, and then hop down the map into the bottom left portal. Once you have done this, go through the portal, and hop to the bridge in the middle of the map. Be careful not to let any of the monsters hit you, as they will kill you in one attack. At this bridge there is nearly always a high level archer plvling people. You can recognize them by the star over their head, and the uber-cool equipment they are wearing. You will be like this one day

Request to join their team and relax. This is where you can get plvled to until you hit level 33. You can go afk, but it is not advisable, as there are many pks around who might kill you

Once you have hit level 33, kindly say thanks and leave. Head across the bridge and go to the bottom right corner of the map. There will be Snakemonsters here, and usually another even stronger archer plvling. Request to join their team and relax again :P This is good levelling until 43.

Once you hit 43, thank the plvler, and use your ape city scroll to get back to ape city. Now head back to twin city. Get the level 15 and 40 promotion. The level 40 promotion requires 5 exuenite ores, which can be found at the mine cave, accessible by the conductress. This is when I advise to stop being plvled, as it is hard to find a team at bird island or sandelves. If desired, you can do further research and go to sandelves until level 48, and bird island until level 72 for plvling, but don’t get all mad if no one is there! :P

From level 43-73 you will need to scatter at alien apes. Read “route B” to find out how to get there. You will need to go to mystic castle and lure the monsters there, as well.

Route B (Level 1-73) Self-Training: Ok, this route is a little more tedious, though since levelling from 1-43 can be accomplished in less than a day, it really makes little difference in the overall scheme. Anyways, the first thing you need is a small stash of money. Use your 100 silvers to teleport to the market and then ask around for 1k silvers. Don’t spam up the screen in the market, just kindly go up to people and request 1000 silvers. I’m sure by the 5th or 6th person, you will have hit the jackpot

Now, store 500 silvers in your bank and teleport back to twin city. It’s good to have a small emergency stash just in case. Use the conductress to teleport to desert city, and talk to the general, proceeding to go through. Allow a guard to kill you by switching to pk mode and holding control while attacking him, and then respawn in the city. With your approximate 300 silvers, buy a desert city scroll and teleport to mystic castle using the in city conductress. Go in the portal.

Whoa! Level 103 monsters! Not a problem Just walk a fair distance away from the monsters, and “lure” them to the guards, who will kill the monsters for you. Having money at the start is important to fast levelling for an archer, so continue to lure monsters, pick up the items and gold, and sell them to the store and return until you have around 100k silvers. Sell all refines to the store as they are pretty much useless (if you get any), and sell all uniques except for a club, boots, necklace, earrings, or ring, because you can sell these for money in the market. If you pick up any meteors or +1’s you can choose to keep them or sell them. Assuming you know about composition, +1’s are valuable and are worth a minimum of around 200k (varying on server) and a maximum of over 5 million silvers! (again, varying on servers).

With your 100k or more, teleport back to twin city. Make sure you have a lucky bow. Buy a bamboo bow and a hunting bow, an iron and copper ring, as well as 20 packs of lucky arrows, and a scroll. Food is not needed as where you will be training the monsters will one-hit you. Store your remaining money in the warehouse.

Now teleport to the mine caves, and head a little south. Be careful of the monsters! Look around for a “ghost king”. Once you find him, simply attack him and hop around. Continue to do this until you reach level 23, making sure to upgrade your bow and attack ring as you progress in levels. At level 15, you should get promoted and learn xp fly, and at 23, the thing that will revolutionize training: scatter.

Scattering monsters is the best experience for archers by far. Know this, and use it well. It’s also what makes them such good hunters.

Now buy all the accessories you can for your level. A good bow and ring are essential for an archer especially. Buy 5 scrolls and 35 arrow packs of lucky arrows.

Find the guild conductress and go in. If on a weekend be careful of guild war. Ask around to find which guild conductor takes you to the “adventure zone” (some people call it the “advanced zone”, and the guild conductor varies per server) and go in that one. Go through the portal at the top right corner of the map. BE SURE NOT TO BE HIT BY THE MONSTERS, AS IN ONE HIT YOU WILL DIE. Now hop north a little once you’re through the portal, and you will find monsters called alien apes. Congrats, this is where you will be training until level 73, so get used to it. You should try to lure the monsters into clumps and scatter them to maximise exp.

As time goes on, use iron arrows, and be sure to upgrade your equipment. Tg’ing every night is also essential to growth.