Bowman

Job path

Founder's Access

First job level

10

Job instructor

Athena Pierce

Where

Henesys

Requirements

Reach level 10

Second job level

30

Second job paths

Hunter or Crossbowman

Main stat

DEX

Secondary stat

STR

At level 10, talk to Athena Pierce in Henesys to become a Bowman¹. At level 30, talk to Athena Pierce again and pick Hunter or Crossbowman¹. Nexon’s page calls the first job Archer².

The official notes name no requirement other than the level. If the game asks for more, please send a correction with a screenshot.

Founder’s Access has first and second job only¹. Third job was open for testing at level 70 in Closed Online Test 2, and Nexon said test content may change³. Nexon has not said when third job comes to the live game. Inkwell said content such as third job may arrive in stages⁴.

Stats

DEX is the Bowman’s main stat. It raises Bowman damage and Accuracy. STR raises Bowman damage a little and raises Weapon Def⁵.

You get 5 AP each level. From level 10 you get 3 SP each level, plus 1 extra SP when you take first and second job⁵.

Skills by job

Nexon’s Bowman page² lists these skills. It also explains what each one does.

ArcherFirst job

• Critical Shot
• The Eye of Amazon
• Focus
• Power Knockback
• Arrow Blow
• Double Shot

HunterSecond job

• Bow Mastery
• Amazon's Judgement
• Final Attack: Bow
• Bow Booster
• Soul Arrow: Bow
• Arrow Bomb

CrossbowmanSecond job

• Amazon's Judgement
• Crossbow Mastery
• Final Attack: Crossbow
• Crossbow Booster
• Soul Arrow: Crossbow
• Iron Arrow

Skill levels, costs, and damage numbers are not in the official pages yet. If you have them from the game, please send a correction with a screenshot.

Skills that changed

Skill	Job	Different in Classic World
Arrow Blow	1	Unknown
Critical Shot	1	Unknown
Double Shot	1	Unknown
Focus	1	Unknown
Power Knockback	1	Unknown
The Eye of Amazon	1	Unknown
Amazon's Judgement	2	Unknown
Arrow Bomb	2	Unknown
Bow Booster	2	Unknown
Bow Mastery	2	Unknown
Crossbow Booster	2	Unknown
Crossbow Mastery	2	Unknown
Final Attack: Bow	2	Unknown
Final Attack: Crossbow	2	Unknown
Iron Arrow	2	Unknown
Soul Arrow: Bow	2	Unknown
Soul Arrow: Crossbow	2	Unknown

Announced fixes

Nexon’s notice for the October 15, 2026 maintenance fixes a bug where the game could disconnect when Arrow Bomb hit a monster⁶.

Nexon has not announced other Bowman skill changes for Classic World.

Where to train

See the Level 1 to 30 party route.

Notes

Nothing here yet. Tested builds, stat advice, and party tips are welcome.

History

No changes recorded yet. When a value moves between builds, it shows up here.

Sources

1. Founder’s Access Release Notes, read on 2026-10-14. ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. Bowman, Classic World Classes and Jobs, read on 2026-10-14. ↩ ↩²

3. Closed Online Test #2 Release Notes, read on 2026-10-14. ↩

4. Inkwell on the Future of Global MapleStory and Classic World, read on 2026-10-14. ↩

5. Character Stats guide, read on 2026-10-14. ↩ ↩²

6. Scheduled Minor Patch Maintenance, October 15, 2026, read on 2026-10-14. ↩