subject: Maple Story Bowman Guide - Bowman Build, Job Advancement [print this page] When you first start your Bowman character, every time you level up, you will receive 5 ability points to add stats.
You want to know how to use these ability points from the very start to make sure that your Bowman is at his full power.
When you level up, click on "F" on the keyboard to bring up your stat screen, this is where you will be able to allocate your points into the stats of your choice.
The main stat for a Bowman is DEX, although in order to use certain armour for a Bowman, you must have high enough strength.
Bowman should always make sure that their strength is 5 points above what their level is. The best way to do this is every time you level up, put 1 point into strength and 4 points into DEX. By doing so, your strength will always end up 5 points above your existing level and you will not have any problems when it is time to upgrade your armour or weapons.
Once you hit level 10, you are now ready to become a Bowman. Find the Bowman Instructional School and Athena Pierce will advance you to a Bowman.
There are 2 types of Bowman Builds which we talked about in our Bowman character training guide:
We called them "Build Type A" and "Build Type B".
If you are tired of playing with the other Maple Story characters such as Thief, you may want to have a change of character class and try your hand at being a Bowman!
Our MapleStory Bowman training maplestory guide has all the details for training your Bowman character.
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