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MapleStory Wild Hunter Skill Build Guide V2 contains the new update/patch which is GMS v142 Dawnveil: Demons of Tynerum. Some new skills are introduced to replace the old ones to make Wild Hunter much more attractive to play with. Wild Hunter are basically archers wielding crossbows while riding on jaguar instead of horses and the jaguar can be used to fight your enemies.

Wild Hunter Overview

CLASS: Resistance
EQUIPMENT TYPE: Archer
PRIMARY WEAPON: Crossbow
SECONDARY WEAPON: Arrowhead
PRIMARY STAT: Dexterity (DEX)
LINK SKILL: None
CHARACTER CARD: Instant Kill Succcess Rate +0.5/1.0/1.5/2.0%
JOB SKILLS: I: Wild Hunter → II: Wild Hunter → III: Wild Hunter → IV: Wild Hunter

Wild Hunter Changelog

GMS v.142 – Dawnveil Demons of Tynerum (2013-10-16)
GMS v.137 – Unleashed (2013-06-19)
GMS v.132 – Hyper Evolution (2013-04-03)
GMS v.123 – Tempest (2012-11-28)
GMS v.118 – Champions (2012-09-21)

Wild Hunter 1st Job Skills

Resistance Auto Crank (Passive)
Incorporating Resistance technology into your crossbow makes it easier to fire.
LV20: Weapon attack +20, accuracy +400, accuracy +10%, range attack +50.

Jaguar Rider (Active)
Enhances overall stats when riding a jaguar.
LV15: 20 MP, +40% Max HP, +40% Critical Rate, +8% Min. Critical Damage, +150 Avoid, +40 Movement Speed.

Triple Shot (Active)
Attack 1 enemy 3 times.
LV20: 15 MP, 130% Damage.

Jag Jump (Active)
Perform a far jump while on a jaguar.
LV10: 10 MP, Jumps a certain distance.

Wild Hunter 1st Job Skill Build: Everything maxed except Triple Shot.
1. Triple Shot (1)
2. Jaguar Rider (MAX)
3. Resistance Auto Crank (MAX)
4. Jag Jump (MAX)
5. Triple Shot (19/20)

Wild Hunter 2nd Job Skills

Crossbow Mastery (Passive)
Increases the weapon mastery and accuracy of Crossbows.
LV10: 50% Mastery, +120 Accuracy.

Crossbow Booster (Supportive)
Required Skill: Crossbow Mastery (5)
Increase the attack speed of your crossbow.
LV10: Increase attack speed by 2 stages for 200 seconds.

Final Attack (Passive)
Required Skill: Crossbow Mastery (3) + Crossbow must be equipped.
Grants a chance to deal additional damage after an attack.
LV20: 40% chance to deal 150% additional damage.

Physical Training (Passive)
Increases STR (Strength) and DEX (Dexterity).
LV5: +30 STR, +30 DEX.

Soul Arrow: Crossbow (Supportive)
Temporarily allows you to use Crossbow without spending arrows.
LV5: 20 MP, Buff lasts 300 sec.

Ricochet (Active)
Attack 8 enemies 1 time by firing penetrating arrows equipped with bombs. Has a chance to stun.
LV20: 24 MP, 360% Damage, 60% chance to stun for 6 sec.

Jaguar Rawr (Active)
Attack 8 enemies 1 time. Enemies knocked back by Jaguar’s RAWR will be stunned.
LV15: 19 MP, 325% Damage, 100% chance to stun for 7 sec.

Call of the Wild (Supportive)
Temporarily increase party weapon attack for a short time.
LV1: MP Cost: 11, Duration: 150 sec, Damage: -2%, Additional Avoidability Chance: 2%, Max MP: +2%, Critical Rate: +1%. Party ATT: +1%
LV10: MP Cost: 19, Duration: 240 sec, Damage: -20%, Additional Avoidability Chance: 20%, Max MP: +20%, Critical Rate: +5%. Party ATT: +10%

Wild Hunter 2nd Job Skill Build: Everything maxed except Jaguar Rawr.
1. Ricochet (1) Jaguar Rawr (1) Soul Arrow (1)
2. Crossbow Mastery (MAX)
3. Crossbow Booster (6)
4. Ricochet (MAX)
5. Call of the Wild (MAX)
6. Physical Training (MAX)
7. Crossbow Booster (MAX)
8. Final Attack (MAX)
9. Soul Arrow (MAX)
10. Jaguar Rawr (14/15)

Wild Hunter 3rd Job Skills

Flurry (Passive)
Passively increases Dexterity and Evasion Rate.
LV15: Dexterity +30, Dodge Chance: +30%, all attacks after successful dodge for 1 sec will be critical

Jaguar Boost (Passive)
Further enhances the Jaguar Rider skill. Effects applies while mounted on Jaguar.
LV15: +15 Move Speed, +40% Damage, 55% chance to Resist Knockback.

Concentrate (Supportive)
Temporarily increases your Weapon Attack and decreases MP consumption for all skills. Stacks with other buffs.
LV20: 50 MP, +30 Weapon Attack, -25% MP Cost, Lasts 180 sec.

Feline Berserk
Your jaguar will temporarily grow a set of blazing red wings. Greatly increases Max HP, ATT, and Movement Speed. Attack Speed will increase by 1. Enemy attacks will not cancel the buff.
LV20: 150 MP, +80% Max HP, +30% Attack, +15 Movement Speed.

Swipe (Active)
Attack 8 enemies 4 times, and a portion of the damage dealt by you replenishes your HP.
LV20: 23 MP, 200% Damage, 10% of damage dealt recover as HP.

Dash ‘n Slash (Active)
Attack 6 enemies 4 times and has a chance to stun them by using Jaguar’s claw.
LV20: 40 MP, 600% Damage, 95% chance to stun for 4 sec.

Enduring Fire (Active)
Attack 1 enemy 5 times.
LV20: 29 MP, 184% Damage.

Wild Hunter 3rd Job Skill Build: Everything maxed except Enduring Fire.
1. Swipe (1), Dash n Slash (1) Concentration (1)
2. Jaguar Boost (MAX)
3. Swipe (MAX)
4. Feline Berserk (MAX)
5. Concentrate (MAX)
6. Flurry (MAX)
7. Dash n Slash (MAX)
8. Enduring Fire (14/20)

Wild Hunter 4th Job Skills

Hunting Assistant Unit (Active)
Borrow Resistance technology to set up a hunting unit that provides auxiliary fire. Damage dealt every 0.25 sec
LV30: MP cost 80, Duration: 4 sec, Damage: 220%, Number of Attacks: 2, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Cooldown: 8 sec

Extended Magazine (Supportive)
Temporarily increases all stats and damage.
LV20: MP cost 40, Damage +10%, All Stats +20, Duration: 130 sec.

Crossbow Expert (Passive)
Required Skill: Crossbow Mastery (MAX)
Increases Crossbow Mastery, Weapon Attack, and Minimum Critical Damage.
LV30: 70% Mastery, +30 Weapon Attack, +15% Min Critical Damage.

Advanced Final Attack (Passive)
Required Skill: Final Attack (MAX)
Permanently increases ATT and Accuracy. Greatly increases the damage and activation rate of your Final Attack. Mastery Book is required to master the skill to level 30.
LV30: +20 Weapon Attack, +10% Accuracy, 70% chance to deal additional 210% damage.

Wild Instinct (Passive)
Your attacks ignore a portion of enemy Weapon DEF, and you have a chance to dodge incoming blows. Permanently increases resistance to all elemental effects.
LV10: Ignores 30% Enemy Defense, +10% Dodge, +10% Resistance.

Sharp Eyes (Supportive)
Temporarily grants party members the ability to locate an enemy’s weak spot to deal fatal damage to that enemy.
LV30: 45 MP, +20% Critical Rate, +30% Max Critical Damage for 300 sec.

Maple Warrior (Supportive)
Temporarily increases you and all party member stats.
LV30: 70 MP, +15% All Stats, 900 sec.

Wild Arrow Blast (Active)
Launches arrows at a tremendous speed, like a catastrophic rainstorm. Pressing the skill key will fire arrows continuously.
LV30: 10 MP, 270% Damage.

Sonic Roar (Active)
Attack 8 enemies 6 times with a chance to stun.
LV30: 80 MP, 200% Damage, 100% chance to stun for 10 sec.

Hero’s Will (Active)
Cures yourself from Seduce Effect. Higher skill level decreases cooldown.
LV5: 30 MP, Cooldown 360 sec.

Wild Hunter 4th Job Skill Build: Everything maxed.
1. Wild Arrow Blast, Advanced Final Attack, Crossbow Expert (1)
2. Wild Instinct, Sonic Roar, Hunting Assistant Unit (1)
3. Crossbow Expert (MAX)
4. Sharp Eyes (MAX)
5. Wild Instinct (MAX)
6. Wild Arrow Blast (MAX)
7. Advanced Final Attack (MAX)
8. Extended Magazine (MAX)
9. Hunting Assistant Unit (MAX)
10. Sonic Roar (MAX)
11. Maple Warrior (MAX)
12. Hero’s Will (MAX)

WILD HUNTER HYPER SKILLS

Feline Berserk – Reinforce
Required Level: 143
+10% Damage.

Feline Berserk – Vitality
Required Level: 162
+20% Max HP.

Feline Berserk – Rapid Attack
Required Level: 183
Attack speed is increased by one.

Sonic Roar – Reinforce
Required Level: 149
+10% Damage.

Sonic Roar – Spread
Required Level: 168
Attack +2 enemies.

Sonic Roar – Extra Strike
Required Level: 189
Hits +1 time per enemy.

Wild Arrow Blast – Reinforce
Required Level: 155
+20% Damage.

Wild Arrow Blast – Boss Rush
Required Level: 177
+20% Boss Damage.

Wild Arrow Blast – Guardbreak
Required Level: 195
Ignores 20% Enemy Defense.

Silent Rampage
Required Level: 150
Damage increases by 10% and Final Attack’s activation rate is boosted to 90% for 90 seconds. Passive effect: 20% resistance to status effects and elemental damage.

Jaguar Rampage
Required Level: 170
Your Jaguar and your soul unite as one in an explosion of rage, dealing 500% damage 9 times on up to 12 enemies in front of you. There is a cooldown of 90 seconds.

For Liberty
Required Level: 200
The damage of all Resistance members in your party is increased by 10%, and the damage cap is raised by 50,000 for 60 seconds. Cooldown: 120 seconds.

Wild Hunter Hyper Skill Build:
1. Wild Arrow Blast – Reinforce (MAX)
2. Wild Arrow Blast – Boss Rush (MAX)
3. Wild Arrow Blast – Guardbreak (MAX)
4. Feline Berserk – Reinforce (MAX)
5. Feline Berserk – Vitality (MAX)
6. Silent Rampage (MAX)
7. Jaguar Rampage (MAX)
8. For Liberty (MAX)
9. Hyper Dexterity (MAX)
10. Hyper Health (MAX)
11. Hyper Mana (MAX)
12. Hyper Weapon Defense (MAX)
13. Hyper Magic Defense (MAX)
14. Hyper Critical Rate (MAX)

Wild Hunter Mastery Books

1. Advanced Final Attack: 20, 30
2. Crossbow Expert: 20, 30
3. Hunting Assistant Unit: 20, 30
4. Sonic Roar: 20, 30
5. Wild Arrow Blast: 20, 30
6. Maple Warrior: 20, 30

MapleStory Changelog (Tempest -> RED)

Removed Skills
Crossbow Booster (1st)
It’s Raining Mines (2nd)
Silver Hawk (2nd)
Wild Trap (3rd)
Blind (3rd)
Evasion Boost (3rd)
Exploding Arrows (4th)
Stink Bomb (4th)
Wild Arrow Blast – Add Range (Hyper)
Drill Salvo (Hyper)

New Skills -> Official Skill Name
Automatic Shooting Device (1st) -> Resistance Auto Crank
Crossbow Booster (2nd) -> Crossbow Booster
Flurry (3rd) -> Flurry
Assistant Hunting Unit (4th) -> Hunting Assistant Unit
Extend Magazine (4th) -> Extended Magazine
Wild Arrow Blast – Boss Killer (Hyper) -> Wild Arrow Blast – Boss Rush
Rampage as One (Hyper) -> Jaguar Rampage

Revamped Skills
Final Attack (2nd) : Skill Icon and Skill Effect Renewed.
Jaguar Rawr (2nd) : Damage 280->325% , Stun Time 4->7 sec , Max Level 20->10
Feline Berserk (3rd) : Attack Speed +1, Max Level 30->20
Swipe (3rd) : Damage 300->200%, Max Level 10->20, Damage absorb as HP 5->10%
Advanced Final Attack (4th) : Skill Icon and Skill Effect Renewed.
Sonic Roar (4th) : Damage 200->260%, Attack Delay 1800ms->1140ms.