Builds/Abyss Chaser

Abyss Chaser is the 4th job of the Shadow Chaser (Rogue → Stalker → Shadow Chaser → Abyss Chaser). It is a flexible class with three skill sets: bow shots that scale with CON, dagger melee that scales with POW, and abyss magic that scales with SPL.

These builds are advice, based on how skills are calculated on WeeklyRO. They are a good starting point, not the only way to play. Skill formulas can change with server updates. Stat and skill resets are cheap at the Reset Girl, so feel free to experiment.

At a glance

Role	Ranged or magic area damage, solo leveling
Weapons	Bow (shots), dagger or one-handed sword (melee and magic)
Main stats (3rd job)	DEX, AGI (bow); INT, DEX (magic)
Main traits (4th job)	CON (bow), SPL (magic), POW (melee)
Difficulty	Medium

Key 4th-job skills

Strip Shadow's RES/MRES reduction and the Abyss Square auto-cast chance under From The Abyss are marked as unconfirmed in the server code and may change in a future update. Numbers are at max skill level. All damage skills scale with base level.

Skill	Type	What it's for	Scales with
Chain Reaction Shot	Ranged, weapon element, bow	Hits a 9×9 area at the target, then a second blast in a 7×7 area that ignores FLEE. Uses 7 arrows	4,250% + 15 per CON; blast 14,200% + 15 per CON (+5,500% while Chasing)
Frenzy Shot	Ranged, weapon element, bow	Strong single-target shot, 2 hits (50% chance of 3). Can crit. Uses 3 arrows	8,600% + 15 per CON
Hit and Sliding	Melee with a dagger, ranged with a bow	Hit and slide away from the target. Gives you Chasing for 60 s	17,500% + 5 per POW
Chasing Shot	Ranged, weapon element, bow	Dash next to the target and hit a 7×7 area. Can crit. 3 hits instead of 2 while Chasing	6,000% + 5 per CON (+1,250% while Chasing)
Chasing Break	Melee, weapon element	Dash to a target and hit a 7×7 area 5 times (7 while Chasing)	3,800% + 5 per POW (+450% while Chasing)
Abyss Dagger	Melee, weapon element, dagger or 1H sword	Hits a 7×7 area around you twice	7,350% + 5 per POW
Deft Stab	Melee, weapon element	5 hits on a 7×7 area at the target	6,200% + 7 per POW
From The Abyss	Self buff (150 s)	Gives 5 abyss spheres, refilled over time. Each normal attack has a 25% chance to use one for a 9×9 magic blast, and a 20% chance to cast Abyss Square for free	Blast: 3,400% + 5 per SPL
Abyss Square	Magic, Neutral	A 7×7 area that hits every 0.3 s for 3 s. Hits twice per tick if you stand inside it	4,500% + 250% per Magic Sword Mastery level + 5 per SPL
Abyss Flame	Magic, Fire	Burns enemies around you, then a 7×7 follow-up at the target	4,100% + 10 per SPL + 150% per Magic Sword Mastery level
Omega Abyss Strike	Magic, Fire	Huge 9×9 ground hit. 4 s cast + 1 s fixed cast	26,500% + 10 per SPL (+2,000% against Demon and Angel)
Abyss Slayer	Self buff (5 min)	+30 P.ATK, +30 S.MATK, +300 HIT. 60 s cooldown, costs AP	–
Dagger and Bow Mastery	Passive	+10/15/20% damage to small/medium/large with a dagger or bow	–
Magic Sword Mastery	Passive	+15% magic damage with a dagger or 1H sword. Also raises Abyss Square and Abyss Flame	–

Hit and Sliding is the key to bow and melee play. Its Chasing buff lasts 60 seconds and greatly boosts Chain Reaction Shot, Chasing Shot, Chasing Break and Unlucky Rush (Unlucky Rush gets +12,500% while Chasing). Abyss Slayer needs Abyss Dagger 5 and Deft Stab 5, and Abyss Dagger needs Fatal Menace 5 from Shadow Chaser. Magic Sword Mastery needs Auto Shadow Spell 5 and Reproduce 5 from Shadow Chaser.

You get one skill point per job level, about 59 points by job 60. The full tree costs 110, so pick one style.

Build: Bow (leveling)

The easiest way to level. Big area damage from a distance.

Stats: DEX 130, AGI 120, VIT 90, INT 70, rest LUK. This fits in the stat points you have at base 200.
Traits: First 40 points: CON. Chain Reaction Shot and Frenzy Shot get 15% per CON, and CON also adds P.ATK and HIT. Then keep adding CON to about 60–70 and start STA for survival. Your job bonus gives +9 POW, +8 SPL, +8 STA, +6 CRT, +5 CON and +4 WIS at job 60.
Skills to max first: Dagger and Bow Mastery 10, Chain Reaction Shot 5, Frenzy Shot 10, Hit and Sliding 5, Chasing Shot 5, then Abyss Dagger 5, Deft Stab 5 and Abyss Slayer 10 for the buff. Spend leftover points on Strip Shadow or Unlucky Rush.
Playing it: Keep Abyss Slayer up. Use Hit and Sliding on the first monster to get Chasing, then Chain Reaction Shot into groups and Frenzy Shot on whatever survives. Carry plenty of arrows: Chain Reaction Shot uses 7 per cast.

Build: Abyss magic

A magic Abyss Chaser that fights with a dagger. Good for players who like casting and auto-attacking.

Stats: INT 130, AGI 110, DEX 110, VIT 80, rest LUK. AGI matters because From The Abyss works off your normal attacks.
Traits: SPL first (Abyss Flame and Omega Abyss Strike get 10% per SPL). After about 50 SPL, add CON (S.MATK and HIT) and some WIS/STA.
Skills to max first: Magic Sword Mastery 10, From The Abyss 5, Abyss Square 5, Abyss Flame 5, Omega Abyss Strike 10, then Dagger and Bow Mastery 5, Abyss Dagger 5 and Deft Stab 5 to unlock Abyss Slayer (Lv 9 with the points left).
Playing it: Turn on From The Abyss and Abyss Slayer and auto-attack: spheres and free Abyss Squares fire on their own. Stand inside your Abyss Square for double hits. Use Omega Abyss Strike on big groups when you have time to cast.

Before 4th job (base 99–200)

As a Shadow Chaser, level with Triangle Shot (bow): 230% per level + 3% per AGI, ×base level/100, so DEX and AGI both help. With a dagger, Fatal Menace hits a 5×5 area (120% per level + AGI) and gets one extra hit with a dagger. Most players level with a bow and switch builds at 200 if they want the magic build, using the Reset Girl (both resets 9,000z).

Tips

Neutral damage (Abyss Square, From The Abyss) does only 50% to Ghost 3 monsters such as Powerful Spell in the 2nd Power Plant. Use Abyss Flame (Fire) there.
Use elemental arrows against the matching weakness, for example Fire arrows on Earth monsters.
The Varmundt's Mansion maps (Lost Farm Valley, Tartaros Storage) and Rudus Dungeon 2–3 have the big groups that Chain Reaction Shot needs. See the Leveling Guide.
Strip Shadow strips shadow gear, and on monsters it also lowers RES and MRES.
Resets are cheap, so it's fine to try all three styles.