Bowman gear guide

Bowman gear guide lays out the most efficient equipment progression for a bowman in MapleStory Classic World, from the job advancement at level 10 to about level 40: the bow and crossbow ladders, the armor shopping trips in Henesys, the arrow economy, and whether each upgrade is bought in a shop, hunted from a monster, or crafted. Every price, drop, and recipe comes from the wiki's shop, drop, and crafting data. For skills and training, see the Bowman guide and the Training guide; this page is only about the gear.

The supply lines:

Shops. Both Henesys vendors carry you to level 30: Karl sells the bow and crossbow ladders, and Sam the armor ladder in five-level steps. Past 30, the shelves end.
Drops. The Training guide's spots hand a bowman more weapons than any other class gets free, headlined by Wild Boar dropping both level 30 weapons.
Crafting. Woodcrafting is the bowman profession: it can build every bow tier from 10 to 40, the late crossbows, and the upgraded arrows no shop sells. Leatherworking owns gloves outright and shoes from level 25.

Tip: Sam's armor comes in paired colors at the same price, and for a bowman the rule is simple: green is the DEX color. Green Winter Hat, Green Feather Hat, Green Robin Hat, Green Hunter, Green Avelin, Green Shivermail, Green Bennis Chainmail, Green Hunter's Armor: at every tier, the green piece carries the class stat.

Before level 10

Spend nothing on Maple Island; bank for the Henesys run. The island starts your kit early: Shrooms drop the level 10 Green Avelin Skirt and Orange Mushrooms the Green Winter Hat and Brown Hard Leather Boots.

The arrow economy

An empty quiver ends a session, so know the supply: basic Arrows for Bows and Arrows for Crossbows cost 1 meso at every department store on the island, so restocking is trivial anywhere the Training guide sends you. The upgraded ammunition is craft-only: Bronze Arrows for Bows (attack +1) at Woodcrafting 4 and Iron Arrows for Bows (attack +2) at Woodcrafting 7, with matching crossbow versions. Free attack on every shot if you level the profession or know someone who did.

Levels 10 to 15: kitting out in Henesys

The advancement happens in Henesys, and both vendors are steps away. One quirk the data shows: the starter Crossbow has no confirmed source, so crossbow loyalists start on a War Bow and switch at 15.

Lv	Item	Type	Stats	Requires	Source
10	War Bow	Bow	W.ATK +30	25 DEX	Karl, 5,000 Woodcrafting 2
10	Green Winter Hat	Hat	W.DEF +15, DEX +1	10 DEX	Sam, 1,200 Leatherworking 2
10	Green Avelin	Top	W.DEF +24, DEX +1	10 DEX	Sam, 2,000
10	Green Avelin Skirt	Bottom	W.DEF +17, DEX +1	10 DEX	Sam, 1,600
10	Brown Hard Leather Boots	Shoes	W.DEF +10, AVO +1, Speed +1	10 DEX	Sam, 1,200

Levels 15 to 20

Lv	Item	Type	Stats	Requires	Source
15	Composite Bow	Bow	W.ATK +35	15 STR, 35 DEX	Karl, 7,000 Woodcrafting 3
15	Battle Crossbow	Crossbow	W.ATK +37	35 DEX	Karl, 7,000 Woodcrafting 3
15	Green Feather Hat	Hat	W.DEF +18, DEX +1, HP +5	20 DEX	Sam, 1,800 Green Mushroom drop
15	Green Able Armor	Top	W.DEF +28, DEX +1, HP +5	20 DEX	Sam, 3,000
15	Green Able Armor Skirt	Bottom	W.DEF +20, DEX +1, HP +5	20 DEX	Sam, 2,400
15	Green Woodsman Boots	Shoes	W.DEF +12, AVO +1, Jump +1, HP +5	20 DEX	Sam, 1,800
15	Basic Archer Gloves	Gloves	W.DEF +8, DEX +1	20 DEX	Leatherworking 3

Levels 20 to 25

Lv	Item	Type	Stats	Requires	Source
20	Hunter's Bow	Bow	W.ATK +42	20 STR, 45 DEX	Karl, 13,500 Woodcrafting 4
20	Balanche	Crossbow	W.ATK +39	10 STR, 45 DEX	Karl, 13,500 Woodcrafting 4
20	Green Robin Hat	Hat	W.DEF +21, DEX +2	10 STR, 30 DEX	Sam, 3,600
20	Green Shivermail	Top	W.DEF +32, DEX +2	10 STR, 30 DEX	Sam, 6,000
20	Green Shivermail Skirt	Bottom	W.DEF +23, DEX +2	10 STR, 30 DEX	Sam, 4,800
20	Deer Huntertop	Shoes	W.DEF +14, AVO +2, STR +1, DEX +1	10 STR, 30 DEX	Sam, 3,600
20	Green Diros	Gloves	W.DEF +10, DEX +2	10 STR, 30 DEX	Leatherworking 4
25	Battle Bow	Bow	W.ATK +44	25 STR, 55 DEX	Karl, 16,500 Woodcrafting 5
25	Mountain Crossbow	Crossbow	W.ATK +47	15 STR, 55 DEX	Karl, 16,500 Woodcrafting 5
25	Green Hunter	Hat	W.DEF +24, DEX +2, HP +5	15 STR, 40 DEX	Sam, 4,500
	Green Bennis Chainmail (Male)	—	—	—	—
25	Bennis Chain Pants	Bottom	W.DEF +26, DEX +2, HP +5	15 STR, 40 DEX	Sam, 6,000
25	Red Jack Boots	Shoes	W.DEF +16, AVO +2, Jump +1, STR +1, HP +5	15 STR, 40 DEX	Leatherworking 5
25	Blue Savata	Gloves	W.DEF +12, DEX +2, HP +5	15 STR, 40 DEX	Leatherworking 5

Levels 25 to 30: the Wild Boar jackpot

The level 30 weapon tier is the famous one: Wild Boar drops both the Ryden bow and the Eagle Crow crossbow, and the Training guide's Land of Wild Boar is a clean bracket-fit map two portals from Perion. Hunt there through the late twenties and the weapon usually arrives before the level requirement does.

Lv	Item	Type	Stats	Requires	Source
30	Ryden	Bow	W.ATK +50, STR +1	30 STR, 65 DEX	Woodcrafting 6
30	Eagle Crow	Crossbow	W.ATK +52, DEX +1	20 STR, 65 DEX	Woodcrafting 6
30	Green Hawkeye	Hat	W.DEF +27, DEX +3	20 STR, 50 DEX	—
30	Green Hunter's Armor	Top	W.DEF +40, DEX +3	20 STR, 50 DEX	—
30	Green Hunter's Pants	Bottom	W.DEF +29, DEX +3	20 STR, 50 DEX	—
30	Red Hunter Boots	Shoes	W.DEF +18, AVO +3, STR +3	20 STR, 50 DEX	Leatherworking 6
30	Green Marker	Gloves	W.DEF +14, DEX +3	20 STR, 50 DEX	Leatherworking 6

Levels 30 to 40: hunt and fletch

No shop sells bowman gear past 30. The weapons keep dropping along the training route, and Woodcrafting can build every one of them if the drops refuse to land.

Lv	Item	Type	Stats	Requires	Source
35	Red Viper	Bow	W.ATK +52	35 STR, 75 DEX	Woodcrafting 7
35	Green Silky Boots	Shoes	W.DEF +20, AVO +3, STR +3, HP +5	25 STR, 60 DEX	Leatherworking 7
35	Mithril Scaler	Gloves	W.DEF +16, DEX +3, MP +5	25 STR, 60 DEX	Leatherworking 7
40	Vaulter 2000	Bow	W.ATK +60	40 STR, 85 DEX	Woodcrafting 8
40	Heckler	Crossbow	W.ATK +59	30 STR, 85 DEX	Woodcrafting 8
40	Green Distinction	Hat	W.DEF +33, DEX +4	30 STR, 70 DEX	—
40	Brown Piette Pants	Bottom	W.DEF +35, DEX +4	30 STR, 70 DEX	—
40	Yellow Pierre Shoes	Shoes	W.DEF +22, AVO +4, Speed +1, Jump +1, STR +1, DEX +1	30 STR, 70 DEX	Leatherworking 8

The level 35 hats (Pole-Feather), tops (Legolia and Legolier), and most of their pants have no confirmed source yet; if the beta shows you where they come from, the wiki wants to know. The level 40 Piette and Piettra bottoms drop from Red Drake, above this guide's range.

When crafting takes over

Woodcrafting is unusually central for this class: it builds every bow from level 10 to 40, the level 30 to 40 crossbows, and the upgraded arrows, so a bowman who levels it is never weapon-starved or shooting basic ammunition. Leatherworking covers gloves at every tier and shoes from 25. How professions level is on the Crafting page.