Strider

Intro

Uses Blade or Bow skills Can Tame some monsters Has a basic heal and basic cure Has many useful Party skills Can wear Light Armor Skills use Stamina and MP

Guides

V4yn3s Strider Guide [Official forums]
Strider guide by Hysoka [Official forums]

Info

Strider Info

Roles

Ranged or Melee damage, party support, pet class

Race Selection

Current Rankings (based on Str and Con)
1. Human/Taxn
2. Rogwel Pom/Elerd Elf (-2 Str, -2 Con)
3. Tarune/Lupine/Lyell (-2 Str, -4 Con)
4. Elerd Pom/Rogwel Elf (-5 Str, -2 Con)
Unknown: Rogwel Taxn

Job Comparison

vs Wardens
Striders and Wardens have the same Blade and Heal skills.
Striders have different Bow skills.
Striders have different Fortify skills.

vs Nightstalkers/Shadowreavers
Striders can Tame.
Striders have the same Blade skills.
Striders get more Bow skills.
Striders can't use Oils, Marks or Darkness skills (like Sneak).

Skills

Strider BLADEMASTER Skill Max Damage Cast Time Cooldown Cost Cost/level Notes L01 Focal Slice 130 instant 8s 7 STA L03 Blade Whirl 140 AOE instant 15s 8 STA L06 Dual Wield (Sword) passive wield two one-handed swords L11 Frenzied Slash counterattack instant 20s 11 STA +7.5 STA L14 Mangle 100 instant 25s 23 STA +15 STA multiple attacks, random dmg L17 Howling Curse 240 instant 25s 15 STA +10.5 STA Healing lock works vs immune state Strider FORTIFY L11 Bark Skin self-buff instant 10s 8 STA +6 STA defense self-buff L11 Tame pet skill 1s 15 mins 50 STA +33.5 make Calm mob a pet L14 Nature Expertise party buff instant 25s 11 STA reduce XP loss from monster death L14 Lookout Expertise party teleport 5s 60s 22 STA teleport party to caster's location L17 Pacify non-aggro/PvP debuff instant 15s 7 STA make mob non-aggro, debuff STA/MP in PvP L20 Survival Expertise party buff instant 30s 36 STA reduce MP/STA cost of skills for party Strider MARKSMAN (Bow) Skill Max Damage Cast Time Cooldown Cost Cost/level Notes L11 Dual Shot 180 instant 6s 7 STA L11 Concealed Blade 200 instant 15s 10 STA defense debuff L14 Crippling Arrow 240 instant 15s 12 STA stun L17 Dragon Fang 280 instant 20s 12 STA no aggro L20 Hydra Needle 240 instant 30s 21 STA +14 STA bonus dmg vs debuff immunity Strider RESTORATION Skill Max Damage Cast Time Cooldown Cost Cost/level Notes L11 Rejuvenate 400 1s 8s 7 MP +5 MP L11 Natural Remedy instant 5s 5 MP +4 MP remove one debuff

BLADEMASTER Skills

Focal Slice

Description: Attacks an enemy with a strong sword slice. Basic sword attack About +94 damage/skill level Level: 01 Classes: Artificer, Gadgeteer, Galvanist, Tinkerer Nightstalker, Shadowreaver, Strider, Warden Requires: Sword Max Power: 130 Level Up: Increased damage Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 8 seconds TP/cast: 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 7 STA 12 STA 17 STA 22 STA 27 STA 32 STA Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Blade Whirl

Description: Deliver a spinning attack against a target and any enemies nearby. Basic AOE attack Hits up to 5 targets About +100 damage/skill level Level: 03 Classes: Galvanist, Tinkerer, Nightstalker, Strider Requires: Sword Max Power: 140 AOE Level Up: Increased damage Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 15 seconds TP/cast: 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 8 STA 14 STA 20 STA 26 STA Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Dual Wield (Sword)

Description: Enables the use of two one-handed swords in combat. Passive skill that requires 1 SP to activate Level: 06 Classes: Artificer, Gadgeteer, Galvanist, Tinkerer Nightstalker, Shadowreaver, Strider, Warden Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Frenzied Slash

Description: Swing at an enemy in such a way to make it use its own strength against itself. Counterattack At least +250 damage/skill level? Level: 11 Classes: Galvanist, Nightstalker, Strider Requires: Sword Max Power: Counterattack Level Up: Increased damage Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 20 seconds TP/cast: 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 11 STA 19 STA 26 STA 34 STA 42 STA 49 STA 57 STA 64 STA 72 STA 80 STA Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Mangle

Description: Attack an enemy with swift, repeated strikes. The Attack Power is random. Multiple attacks with random damage Level: 14 Classes: Artificer, Galvanist Nightstalker, Shadowreaver, Strider, Warden Requires: Sword Max Power: 100 Level Up: Increased damage Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 25 seconds TP/cast: 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 23 STA 38 STA 53 STA 68 STA 84 STA 99 STA 114 STA 129 STA 144 STA 160 STA Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Howling Curse

Description: Unleash the spirit within your sword to attack a distant enemy and prevent it from being healed. Works against immune enemies. Ranged attack + chance of skill lock Works vs immunity +172 damage/skill level Level: 17 Classes: Strider, Warden Requires: Sword Success Rate: Yes Max Power: 240 Level Up: Increased damage, success rate Duration: 5 seconds Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 25 seconds TP/cast: 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 15 STA 26 STA 36 STA 47 STA 110 STA Edit this skill | Edit Skills

FORTIFY Skills

Bark Skin

Description: Increase your Defense. Defense buff NOTE: Does not stack with Bulwark. Level: 11 Classes: Strider, Warden Level Up: Increased Defense Bonus, duration Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 10 seconds TP/cast: 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 8 STA 14 STA 20 STA 26 STA 32 STA 38 STA 44 STA 50 STA 56 STA 62 STA Defense +33 +43 +52 +62 +72 +81 +91 +100 +110 +120 Duration 4min 12s 5min 24s 6min 36s 7min 48s 9min 10min 12s 11min 24s 12min 36s 13min 48s 15min Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Tame

Description: Befriend a calm beast, making it your companion See: Taming for details Level: 11 Classes: Strider, Warden Requires: Monster with Calm at beginning of name Success Rate: Yes Level Up: Increased success rate Duration: Unlimited Cast Time: 1 second Cool Down: 15 minutes (after successful tame) TP/cast: 901 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 50 STA 84 STA 117 STA 150 STA 183 STA 217 STA 250 STA 283 STA 316 STA 350 STA Tamed Level Limit 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95/100 Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Nature Expertise

Description: Awaken an ally. Restores Experience if they were dead. Reduce XP loss upon death by monster Level: 14 Classes: Strider Requires: Party Level Up: Increased experience restoration, duration Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 25 seconds TP/cast: 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 11 STA 19 STA 26 STA 34 STA 42 STA 49 STA 57 STA 64 STA 72 STA 80 STA EXP Restoration 2.5% Duration 16min 48s 21min 36s 26min 24s 31min 12s 36min 00s 40min 48s 45min 36s 50min 24s 55min 12s 60min 00s Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Lookout Expertise

Description: Summon party members to your location. Cannot be used if they are too far away. Party Teleport. Cannot be used to port a location as below: 01.Enemy Nation Territory 02.Battlefield 03.Riall 04.Laboratory (Carius/Disouther) 05.Dungeon (Ancient/Abyssal/Dragonia) 06.Colosseum/Ultrasseum 07.Underworld 08.Any off-mapped areas… Level: 14 Classes: Strider Requires: Party Level Up: Increased effective range Cast Time: 5 seconds Cool Down: 60 seconds TP/cast: 65 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 22 STA 37 STA 51 STA 66 STA 81 STA 110 STA 125 STA 155 STA Range Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Pacify

Description: Calm a beast, making it less likely to attack. When used on a player, depletes their Mana and Stamina. Calm a monster. Monster will target caster after Pacify expires. Debuff STA and MP in PvP Level: 17 Classes: Strider, Warden Success Rate: Yes Level Up: Increase MP and STA depletion, duration, success rate Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 15 seconds TP/cast: 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 7 STA 13 STA 18 STA 23 STA 28 STA 34 STA 39 STA 44 STA 49 STA 55 STA Duration 12s 14s 16s 18s 20s 22s 24s 26s 28s 30s STA/MP Depletion Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Survival Expertise

Description: Reduce the Mana and Stamina cost of party members' skills. STA/MP reduction seems to be constant STA/MP reduction varies by skill/skill level? Level: 20 Classes: Strider Level Up: Increased MP and STA reduction, duration Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 30 seconds TP/cast: 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 36 STA 60 STA 83 STA 107 STA 131 STA 155 STA 178 STA 202 STA 226 STA 250 STA Duration 5min 6s 6min 12s 7min 18s 8min 24s 9min 30s 10min 36s 11min 42s 12min 48s 13min 54s 15min 00s MP/STA Reduction 7.5% 10.0% 12.5% 15.0% 17.5% 20.0% 22.5% 25.0% 27.5% 30.0% Edit this skill | Edit Skills

MARKSMAN Skills

Dual Shot

Description: Fire two arrows in rapid succession. Double attack 2 strikes +130 total damage/skill level Level: 11 Classes: Nightstalker, Strider Requires: Bow Max Power: 180 Level Up: Increased damage Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 6 seconds TP/cast: 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 7 STA 12 STA 16 STA 21 STA 26 STA 31 STA 35 STA 40 STA 45 STA 50 STA Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Concealed Blade

Description: Use the blade hidden in your bow's shaft to swipe at en enemy. Reduces Defense. Attack + chance of defense debuff +144 damage/skill level Level: 11 Classes: Nightstalker, Strider Requires: Bow Success Rate: Yes Max Power: 200 Level Up: Increased damage, Defense reduction, success rate Duration: 30 seconds Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 15 seconds TP/cast: 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 10 STA 18 STA 25 STA 32 STA 39 STA 46 STA 53 STA 60 STA 67 STA 75 STA Defense Reduction -70 Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Crippling Arrow

Description: Immobilize an enemy by aiming at its ankles Attack + chance to stun +172 damage/skill level Level: 14 Classes: Strider Requires: Bow Success Rate: Yes Max Power: 240 Level Up: Increased damage, success rate Duration: 7 seconds Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 15 seconds TP/cast: 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 12 STA 21 STA 29 STA 38 STA 46 STA 55 STA 63 STA 72 STA 80 STA 89 STA Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Dragon Fang

Description: Fire an arrow with such precision that nearby enemies will not notice the attack. Critical attack + no nearby aggro Boss pulling skill +201.5 damage/skill level Level: 17 Classes: Strider Requires: Bow Success Rate: Yes Max Power: 280 Level Up: Increased damage, success rate Duration: 15 seconds Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 20 seconds TP/cast: 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 12 STA 21 STA 29 STA 38 STA 48 STA 55 STA 63 STA 72 STA 80 STA 89 STA Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Hydra Needle

Description: Attack an enemy's vitals with a critical arrow. Increased damage when you or the enemy is immune to abnormal status. Attack + bonus damage with debuff immunity Debuff immunity = Double damage +173 damage/skill level Level: 20 Classes: Strider, Warden Requires: Bow Max Power: 240 Level Up: Increased damage Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 30 seconds TP/cast: 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 21 STA 36 STA 50 STA 64 STA 78 STA 93 STA 107 STA 121 STA 135 STA 150 STA Edit this skill | Edit Skills

RESTORATION Skills

Rejuvenate

Description: Restore an ally's health Level: 11 Classes: Arcanist, Sorcerer, Strider, Warden Max Power: 400 Level Up: Increased healing Cast Time: 1 second Cool Down: 8 seconds TP/cast: 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 7 MP 13 MP 18 MP 23 MP 28 MP 34 MP 39 MP 44 MP 49 MP 55 MP Edit this skill | Edit Skills

Natural Remedy

Description: Cure one status ailment Chance of removing a single debuff Level: 11 Classes: Strider, Warden Success Rate: Yes Level Up: Increased success rate Cast Time: Instant Cool Down: 5 seconds TP/cast: 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cost 5 MP 9 MP 13 MP 17 MP 21 MP 24 MP 28 MP 32 MP 36 MP 40 MP Edit this skill | Edit Skills

---

Neosteam Classes Starting Jobs: Warrior Mystic Machinist Scout Elerd Jobs: Crusader Templar Arcanist Evoker Artificer Gadgeteer Warden Shadowreaver Rogwel Jobs: Vanguard Justicar Sorcerer Animator Galvanist Tinkerer Strider Nightstalker