Bowman

For the classification of Bowmen, see Category:Bowmen.

Explorer Bowman
Information
Class / Branch	Explorer / Bowman
Main Stat	Dexterity (DEX)
Primary Weapon	Bowmaster: Bow Marksman: Crossbow Pathfinder: Ancient Bow
Secondary Weapon	Bowmaster: Arrow Fletching Marksman: Bow Thimble Pathfinder: Relic
Hit Points / Mana Points	Medium / Medium
Job Instructor	Bowmaster & Marksman: Athena Pierce Pathfinder: Self

Name (Other Servers)
KoreaMS	궁수 (弓手, Gungsu)
TaiwanMS	弓箭手 (Gōngjiàn shǒu)

Explorer Bowman is one of the five class archetype job introduced to MapleStory. Explorer Bowmen can launch arrows at enemies from a long distance, which allows them to face stronger creatures earlier on and effectively stave off foes no matter their size.

When the player reaches Level 10 as a Beginner, aspiring Bowmen (excluding Pathfinders) will be sent to the Bowman Instructional School in Henesys to talk to Athena Pierce, who will advance the player to an Archer. The player will be given an HP and MP boost, as well as a basic bowman weapon. Pathfinder, unlike the other two, is created separately with a separate tutorial and job advancements.

Upon reaching Level 30, regular Archers will be given the choice to advance to Hunters (eventually becoming Bowmasters) or Crossbowmen (eventually becoming Marksmen).

Job Branch

Three types of Explorer Bowmen exist: Bowmaster, Marksman, and a Special Explorer Pathfinder. Bowmaster wields a Bow and can fire many arrows towards enemies at once. Marksman wields a Crossbow and can fire fewer, harder-hitting arrows at enemies. Pathfinder uses an Ancient Bow alongside a cursed relic, which grants skills that can be combined together to empower each other, as well as other skills.

Job Advancement Tree
1-10	10-30	30-60	60-100	100-300
Novice	1st Job	2nd Job	3rd Job	4th Job & above
Beginner	Archer	Hunter	Ranger	Bowmaster
		Crossbowman	Sniper	Marksman
		Ancient Archer	Soulchaser	Pathfinder

Open Advancement

The Open Advancement system was introduced during Part 1 of the RED update. It allows Explorers to switch jobs in their class by paying a certain amount of mesos, which increases based on your character's level as well as the number of times you have previously used the Open Advancement system; as an alternative, players can use Job Advancement Coins (obtained via special events), which will take priority over the meso cost. Currently, Pathfinder cannot change to other Explorer Bowman jobs, and vice versa.

Features and Rules

• Players must be an Explorer, at least level 101 and have made the 4th job advancement.
• One can only change jobs once a day.
• One can only change jobs in their specific class (e.g. a Bowmaster can switch to a Marksman, but a Bowmaster cannot switch to a Dual Blade (Thief)).
• All Skill Points are reset upon switching.
• Mastery Books used before switching will be reset.
• V Skills (Skill Nodes and Boost Nodes specific to that class) will be locked and unable to be used, but they will not be removed.
• After switching classes, a Level 100 weapon box for that class is received.

Gallery

Original Bowman artwork

Transition Bowman artwork

Bowman (Male) artwork after Maple Island revamp, also Bowmaster artwork

Bowman (Female) artwork after Maple Island revamp, also Marksman artwork

Bowman artwork in TaiwanMS' promotional teaser for Explorer revamp

Bowmaster artwork in TaiwanMS' promotional teaser for Explorer revamp

Marksman artwork in TaiwanMS' promotional teaser for Explorer revamp

Bowman artwork after RED

Current Bowman artwork after Awake

Marksman artwork for MapleStory M

Current Pathfinder artwork