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Fourth job 43

Shadowhunter

Keep your distance, keep firing, and make movement your defense.

Weapon identity

Bow.

Who should play this?

Choose Shadowhunter if this sounds like you.

Choose Shadowhunter if you want ranged physical damage, kiting, and steady pressure rather than a single all-or-nothing hit.

Core stats
DEX, ADoCH, Hit, and Attack Speed.
Weapons
Bow.

Class roles

PvE

Sustained ranged damage with safe boss uptime and efficient pack pressure.

PvP

Ranged pressure and kiting that punishes slow approaches.

What feels good

Strengths

  • Reliable damage at range
  • Excellent kiting tools
  • High Hit and attack-speed support

What to respect

Weaknesses

  • Positioning is mandatory
  • Vulnerable when pinned
  • Less explosive than execution classes

Real fourth-job kit

Key skills

These are the six authoritative fourth-job skills at max level. Values describe the current game; internal formulas stay out of the player guide.

Deadeye Discipline skill icon

Deadeye Discipline

Passive

ATK +45%, ADoCH +70%, Hit +40, Attack Speed +25%, and Movement +20%.

Best used for: Build around it—it is part of your class at all times.

Target
Self
Duration / cooldown
Always active · None
Role
Ranged foundation
Predators Focus skill icon

Predators Focus

Buff

ATK +45%, ADoCH +60%, PvE damage +60%, Hit +35, and Attack Speed +25%.

Best used for: Keep this active while farming, bossing, or fighting players.

Target
Self
Duration / cooldown
360 sec · 2–3 sec
Role
Ranged damage maintenance
Windrunner skill icon

Windrunner

Buff

Movement +60%, ADoCH +45%, PvP damage +20%, and Hit +25.

Best used for: Keep this active while farming, bossing, or fighting players.

Target
Self
Duration / cooldown
360 sec · 2–3 sec
Role
Kiting state
Heartseeker skill icon

Heartseeker

Attack

High-burst ranged strike.

Best used for: Use on the boss or the player your team is focusing.

Target
Target
Duration / cooldown
Instant · 4 sec
Role
Priority pressure
Suppression Barrage skill icon

Suppression Barrage

Attack

Ranged area attack for grouped enemies.

Best used for: Use on clustered monsters while maintaining distance.

Target
Area
Duration / cooldown
Instant · 5 sec
Role
Area pressure
Apex Hunter skill icon

Apex Hunter

Ultimate

ATK +60%, ADoCH +95%, PvE damage +75%, PvP damage +25%, Movement +45%, and Attack Speed +40%.

Best used for: Save it for a boss damage phase, a dangerous pull, or an important PvP engagement.

Target
Self
Duration / cooldown
45 sec · 5 min
Role
Ranged power window

Ultimate

Apex Hunter

ATK +60%, ADoCH +95%, PvE damage +75%, PvP damage +25%, Movement +45%, and Attack Speed +40%.

Duration
45 seconds
Cooldown
5 minutes

Best used for

Save it for a boss damage phase, a dangerous pull, or an important PvP engagement.

Typical gameplay loop

How a fight flows

  1. 1Maintain Predator's Focus and Windrunner
  2. 2Kite at maximum safe range
  3. 3Use Heartseeker on priority targets
  4. 4Use Suppression Barrage on packs
  5. 5Activate Apex Hunter for the key phase

Beginner mistakes

Avoid these early

  • Standing still when movement is available
  • Using area damage on isolated targets
  • Burning Apex Hunter before a boss becomes vulnerable

Shadowhunter weapon milestones

Level 150 → 300
  1. Eclipse iconLv150 · PvEEclipseLv150 milestone reward boxthen
  2. Genesis iconLv200 · PvEGenesisRed Chip Shopthen
  3. Emerald iconLv250 · PvEEmeraldPerin Shopthen
  4. Abyssal iconLv275 · PvEAbyssalAP Shopthen
  5. Heavenly Divine iconLv300 · PvEHeavenly DivineBehemoth / Ankou

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