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Focussed Arrow Strike: If your in Magic Strings, Focussed Arrow Strike is better then Arrow Shower for status effects, because of the much greater AoE.Builds & Equipment:
Snipers have various builds that accomplish many different tasks. Equipment plays an important role in any character, so I've also put some samples.AGI/DEX Build:

The AGI/DEX build is one of the most used builds due to the fact that you can level very easy and fast with it.

A sample build would be(Totals, with gears and buffs):
DEX 140~160
AGI 120~130
VIT 30~40
INT 30~40

With that 30-40 INT you're getting about 50-100 more SP then with INT at 1, which is really nice for leveling a Sniper. With the 30-40 VIT you're giving yourself more HP and defense, which is always good. All you really need skill-wise are Double Strafe, Ankle Snare, Improve Concentration, Vulture's Eye, Owl's Eye, and Arrow Repel for this build to work nicely.

Sample Equipment for the AGI/DEX build:
Upper Headgear: Apple of Archer, Ulle's Cap [1], Alice Doll [1], Feather Beret, Ramen Hat, Crown of Mistress, Etc. With cards like: Incubus, Blue Acidus and etc.

Middle Headgear: Binoculars, Sunglasses [1], Blinker, Dark Blinder, Etc.

Lower Headgear: Flu Mask, Gangster Mask, Anything you want.

Armor: Tights [0] or [1], Odin's Blessing [1], Pantie [0] or [1], Valkyrie's Armor [1]. With various cards like: Marc, Peco Peco, Evil Druid, Pasana, Succubus, Anolian and etc.

Garments: Muffler [1], Wool Scarf [1], Vali's Manteau, Crest of the Rider [0] and [1], Heavenly Maiden's Robe [1], Undershirt [0] and [1], Valkyrie's Manteau [1]. With Cards like: Raydric, Whisper, Bapho Jr., Dragon Tail and etc.

Footwear: Shoes [1], Boots [1], Tidal Shoes [1], Valkyrie's Shoes [1], Black Leather Boots [0] or [1], Vidar's Boots. With cards like: Green Ferus, Matyr, Verit, Merman, etc.

Accessories: Gloves [1], Brooches [1], Orleans Gloves [1]. With cards like: Alligator, Zerom, Smokie, Kukre, etc.

Weapons: There are many, many options for a good bow. If you're low on cash a +5-7 Hunter's Bow works perfectly fine in many situations. You can also use the Burning/Earthen/Freezing/Gale/Orc Archer's Bows. Your DEX should be pretty high with this build, though, so a 2x2x Composite Bow [4] should be the best combo for max damage. I would go into more detail, but I wouldn't want to steer you in the wrong direction, card stacking is like a foreign language to me.

Falcon Build:

The Falcon build, otherwise known as the Falconer, is more of a "for fun" build, from my personal experience. They don't level as fast as an AGI/DEX variant, but they're a lot more fun to play because your falcon is like a machine gun. A falconer relies on their bird to deal most of the damage, so you have less DEX then other builds. This build is good on monsters with high defense, but be wary of mobbing unless you plan on manually Blitz Beating. If you didn't know, auto-Blitz Beat divides the damage between the monsters, so if you're attacking one monster and there's one more stacked on it, you'll do half the damage you normally would with your falcon, but you'll be hitting both of the monsters. Manual Blitz Beat, however, doesn't split between the mobs. Falconers depend on LUK, AGI, and INT for maximum falcon damage. INT makes your falcon do more damage, LUK helps bring it out more often, and AGI gives you a faster attack speed; giving you more chances for your bird to come out.

A sample build would be(Totals, with gears and buffs):
DEX 80~110
AGI 120~130
VIT 30~40
INT 70~90
LUK 66~99 (With or without Gloria, increase in multiples of 3)

I'm no expert on Falconers, so you'll want to tinker around with it some to get it to your personal liking. When playing on a Falconer, Priests are your best friends, since Gloria helps a lot. If you don't have a priest to constantly keep Gloria on you, your falcon doesn't fly as much. LUK is best in multiples of 3, if I'm not mistaken, so make sure your final LUK is divisible by 3.

Sample Equipment for The Falconer:
Upper Headgear: Ghost Bandana, Apple of Archer, Ulle's Cap [1], Kitsune Mask, Ramen Hat, Bunny Band, etc.

Middle Headgear: Binoculars, anything.

Lower Headgear: Anything.

Armor: Tights [1], Odin's Blessing [1], Panties [0] or [1] and Valkyrie's Armor [1]. With various cards like: Marc, Anolian, Peco Peco, Evil Druid, Pasana, and etc.

Garments: Mufflers [1], Wool Scarf [1], Vali's Manteau, Crest of the Rider [0] and [1], Heavenly Maiden's Robe [1], Undershirt [0] and [1], Valkyrie's Manteau [1]. With cards like: Whisper, Raydric, Noxious, Jakk, Dragon Tail and etc.

Footwear: Shoes [1], Boots [1], Tidal Shoes [1], Valkyrie's Shoes [1], Vidar's Boots, Crystal Pumps. With cards like: Green Ferus, Matyr, Verit, Merman, etc.

Accessories: Gloves [1], Brooches [1], Orleans Gloves [1], Rosary [1]. With cards like: Alligator, Zerom, Kukre, Smokie, etc.

Weapons: Falconers usually have a lower amount of DEX, so a Crossbow may be a better choice to maximize your damage. You could also make status Composite Bows (freeze, stun, silence, curse) and mess around since your damage isn't too good any ways. A Hunter's Bow or the Burning / Earthen / Freezing / Gale / Orc Archer's Bows are fine also.

The Critter:

The Critter is pretty self-explanatory. Utilizing Sniper's fast attack speed, the Critter is able to do much more damage then the AGI/DEX build in single, normal attacks.

A sample is(Totals, with gears and buffs):
DEX 140~150
AGI 120~130
VIT 20~30
LUK 72~102 (Without~With Gloria)

A critter is a decent build for hunting items, if you don't want to constantly use skills. It's also good for higher defense monsters, since crits by-pass defense. I don't really use a Critter build that much, so you'll have to adjust this build to your liking.

Sample Equipment for The Critter:
Upper Headgear: Apple of Archer, Ulle's Cap [1], Kitsune Mask, Alice Doll [1], Feather Beret, Ramen Hat, Crown of Mistress, Etc. With cards like: Incubus, Blue Acidus, Nightmare and etc.

Middle Headgear: Binoculars, Sunglasses [1], Blinker, Dark Blinder, Etc.

Lower Headgear: Gangster Mask, Anything you want.

Armor: Tights [0] or [1], Odin's Blessing [1], Pantie [0] or [1], Valkyrie's Armor [1]. With various cards like: Marc, Peco Peco, Evil Druid, Pasana, Succubus, Anolian and etc.

Garments: Muffler [1], Wool Scarf [1], Vali's Manteau, Crest of the Rider [0] and [1], Heavenly Maiden's Robe [1], Undershirt [0] and [1], Valkyrie's Manteau [1]. With Cards like: Raydric, Whisper, Bapho Jr., Dragon Tail and etc.

Footwear: Shoes [1], Boots [1], Tidal Shoes [1], Black Leather Boots [0] and [1], Valkyrie's Shoes [1], Vidar's Boots, Crystal Pumps. With cards like: Matyr, Verit, Merman, etc.

Accessories: Gloves [1], Brooches [1], Orleans Gloves [1], Rosaries [1]. With cards like: Alligator, Zerom, Smokie, Kukre, etc.

Weapons: 2x(Race)2x(Size) or 2x(Race)1x(Size)1x(Element) Composite Bows [4] or Burning / Gale / Earthen / Freezing  / Orc Archer's Bows are fine too.

The Falcon Assaulter:

The Falcon Assaulter has much more HP and defense then the other Sniper builds because it relies on using it's falcon to deal mass amounts of damage in a single attack. Falcon Assaulters can easily dispatch an enemy in a couple of hits. They can also use a shield, unlike the other builds that rely on hitting with bows, giving them even more resistance and defense.

A sample build would be(Totals, with gears and buffs):
DEX 140~150
VIT 50~80
INT 90~100
STR or AGI left-over points

Or an alternate:
DEX 90~120
VIT 70~100
INT 90~110
STR or AGI left-overs

The Falcon Assaulter is a pretty versatile build. Although your flee is extremely crappy, you don't take as much damage as the other builds, and if all else fails you can switch to a bow and still do decent Double Strafes. One of the major drawbacks to a Falcon Assaulter build is that the damage can be reduced greatly via Raydric Card, Noxious Card, Thara Frog Card, Beret, Feather Beret, etc. I don't use a Falcon Assault build on my sniper, so the sample builds may not be accurate.

Sample Equipment for The Falcon Assaulter:
Upper Headgear: Apple of Archer, Ulle's Cap [1] (With Incubus Card), Crown of Mistress, Ramen Hat, Beret, Feather Beret, etc.

Middle Headgear: Binoculars, anything.

Lower Headgear: Anything.

Armor: Tights [1], Odin's Blessing [1], Sniping Suit [1] and Valkyrie's Armor [1]. With various cards like: Marc, Peco Peco, Evil Druid, Pasana, and etc.

Garments: Muffler [1], Wool Scarf [1], Vali's Manteau, Heavenly Maiden's Robe [1], Valkyrie's Manteau [1], etc. With Cards like: Raydric, Noxious, etc.

Footwear: Shoes [1], Boots [1], Tidal Shoes [1], Valkyrie's Shoes [1], Vidar's Boots, With cards like: Green Ferus, Verit, etc.

Shields: Valkyrie's Shield [1], Orlean's Server(Plate) [1], Stone Buckler [1], Thorny Shield [1], Strong Shield [1]. With cards like: Thara Frog, Race reductions, size reductions, etc.

Accessories: Gloves [1], Earrings [1], Expert Rings [1], Rosaries [1], Orlean's Gloves [1], etc. With cards like: Zerom, Smokie, Alligator, etc.

Weapons: Falcon Assaulters have the option of using daggers and/or bows. For bows, Composite Bows [4] or Crossbows [3]. Dagger-wise you have many options. You can use Bazerald, Combat Knife, Status / Dex / Vit Main Gauches, Moonlight Dagger, etc.

The Trapper:

The Trapper focusses on using traps as its main damage-dealing. They're really hard to get decent information on because they're a dying breed or something, and I've never really used one before, so bare with me.

A sample build would be (Totals, with gears and buffs):
DEX 130~140
INT 90~110
VIT 60~80
STR 20~40
AGI or LUK for remaining stats

Most of the damage-dealing traps have an INT+DEX = damage boosting equation, so you're going to want to have a decent INT/DEX ratio. I'm not sure if you need AGI, but since you're going to be mobbing with this build, I swapped it out with VIT. Put some STR so you can hold more traps and stuff. Falcon Assault will compliment this build since you have high INT anyways.

Some other build options are:

Agi/Int/Dex. This is more of an agressive DS build, you can efficently DS people with a decent ASPD and use your Int to Falcon Assault with decent damage or keep your SP up.

High int supported by decent vit and dex. This build can FA for high amounts of damage, while usually using a dagger and switching to an earthen bow to curse and stone curse players.

High dex/str/vit. This one is based more for WoE or Bio 3 leveling(since they are kind of similar, in a way). The str is for holding potions and sp items, while vit is for stun immunity. The dex is mainly for enabling fast reaction and movement. You do not need to FA for this build but you may(the damage will be quite weak, ranging from 4-5k). You must learn to move traps in bio3 with arrow shower, and quickly trap up a corridor for WoE.

NOTE: Soul in WoE: SE was constantly detecting stupid sinxs trying to grimtooth the barricades, and then they fell to precast not realizing they were unhidden. This is the hardest build to play because a lack of int requires more sp items to keep trapping longer.

Sample Equipment for The Trapper:
Upper Headgear: Apple of Archer, Ramen Hat, Ulle's Cap [1] (With Incubus), Crown of Mistress, Beret, Feather Beret, etc.

Middle Headgear: Binoculars, Dark Blinder or anything

Lower Headgear: Gangster Mask or Anything

Armor: Tights [1], Odin's Blessing [1], Sniping Suit [1] and Valkyrie's Armor [1]. With various cards like: Marc, Peco Peco, Evil Druid, Pasana, and etc.

Shields: Valkyrie's Shield [1], Orlean's Server(Plate) [1], Stone Buckler [1], Thorny Shield [1], Strong Shield [1]. With cards like: Thara Frog, Race reductions, size reductions, etc.

Garments: Muffler [1], Wool Scarf [1], Vali's Manteau, Heavenly Maiden's Robe [1], Valkyrie's Manteau [1], etc. With Cards like: Raydric, Noxious, etc.

Footwear: Shoes [1], Boots [1], Tidal Shoes [1], Valkyrie's Shoes [1], Vidar's Boots, With cards like: Green Ferus, Verit, etc.

Accessories: Gloves [1], Earrings [1], Rosaries [1], Orlean's Gloves [1], etc. With cards like: Zerom, Smokie, Alligator, etc.

Weapons: Crossbow [3], Bazerald, Combat Knife, Main Gauche [4], Moonlight Dagger, etc. With cards like: Fabre, size / race / element modifiers, etc.

PvP & WoE Build:
The best build for WoE is definitely a FA/Trapper.

A sample build is(Totals, with gears and buffs):
STR 40~70
VIT 90~120
INT 90-120
DEX 70~100

The main stats are Vit(survivability) and Int (FA damage and high SP for FA/traps). Next comes Str(Weight for pots) and Dex (Reasonable cast). Agi and Luk aren’t needed at all in this build. Use Vit/Int/Dex food if you want, that may help a lot.