[Sanastra]

Hi all, this is my second offical trip to FiestaFan, not to share knowledge this time but to gain it..
I tried the mage thing, i was good at it. i taught others some of which now totally own me due to their gears and over use of SC.
i now want to give archers a turn.

Okay facts that i know.. an Archer killing a cleric that is of equal level is a myth unless the cleric either sucks or has supreme lag.. I witnessed a level 100 archer failing to kill a cleric during a fun guildwar(i wont mention the sever)

I know.. that a fighter rapes an archer when it comes to rawr damage and that fighting them headon (even with +9 armour.. which i have no intendsion of getting).. is suicide.

and finally i know that an archer can kill a mage reguardless of its build. my friend Skyla demonstated this on the day he changed from full dex to full str. after eatting a pill he had a duel with a mage.. it dragged out, but he came out on top.. yes thats right, a archer with no attribute points spend (lvl 89). killed a lvl 85 mage. both players using BK+9.
The mage never said his build.. but am prettysure it was probably Full INT since thats all mages seem to be able to do nowdays lol.

So archers, advise me, as i will be starting Legel 1 week from now.

What build should i go with?
What skills should i look to empower?
What stats should i be mainly after on gears?
Styles of play? (combo order etc)

I dunno if this will effect how you all advise me.. but i always play duo with my wife. she is going to be a mage this sever.. so am not on my own at anyrate. my damage is mainly to support hers when dropping people.

I appreciate all your help
Thanks
Sanastra