In short: The Sharpshooter is a Sylph melee fighter who bets everything on speed and dexterity to strike more often than the enemy. It is perfect for anyone who likes a fast, aggressive style that stays glued to the target.

Despite the name, the Sylph Sharpshooter is not the classic ranged shooter: she is a spirit combatant who dances around the enemy with quick blows. Playing her feels like always being in motion — moving in, hitting, and pulling out before the enemy reacts.

She is a lean and fun class early in the game. You close the distance in the blink of an eye, chain attacks, and use the elemental "stances" (buffs from your own element) to become even faster and more dangerous.

Overview

Profile
Race	Sylph
Archetype	Melee combat
Playstyle	Fast and aggressive
Difficulty	Easy
Main weapon	Fists / blades (close combat)
Position in the line	1st Class

The Sharpshooter is the second step of the Sylph combat line: you start as Sylph Gunner (Starter) → Sharpshooter (1st Class) and unlock more power as you advance professions.

Strengths

Top-tier speed — with run speed at the top of the chart (155), she reaches any target, escapes danger, and farms faster, because she gets to monsters before other classes.
Very high dexterity (DEX 35) — DEX gives accuracy and critical hit chance, so the Sharpshooter misses little and lands those strong hits often, keeping damage steady.
Good physical strength (STR 40) — STR increases the damage of melee blows, giving real weight to her fast attacks instead of just "tickling" the enemy.
Solid early physical defense (pDef 80) — she holds up well against the physical hits of early monsters, which helps a lot when you are farming solo on auto-hunt.
Self-sufficient elemental kit — she carries her own buffs (the Wind, Magic, and Fury stances) and even heals over time, so she relies less on a support to get by.

Weaknesses

Low health — HP sits at the bottom of the chart (around 2,635 at level 85), so she dies quickly if she takes too many hits. Tip: never pull several monsters at once and keep healing on.
Low mana — with little MP (around 975 at level 85), skills run out fast in long fights. Tip: use mana recharge and basic attacks between skills so you do not run dry.
Weak magic power (INT 20) — do not count on magic damage; her strength is physical combat. Tip: invest in weapon and DEX, not in magic.
Fragile under pressure — being fast but "made of paper," she takes too much damage if surrounded. Tip: position yourself to hit one target at a time and use your speed to retreat when health drops.

Class-defining skills

Dual Blow — a strong physical strike (a double-impact physical hit); it is your main damage button against a single target, perfect to open and close fights fast.
Elemental Wind Walk — a movement speed buff; turn it on to run even faster, reach monsters, and flee from trouble.
Elemental Haste — a buff that reduces the time between attacks, meaning you hit more often per second — pure damage for someone who lives on speed.
Elemental Berserker Spirit — the "fury stance": it trades a bit of defense for more attack, ideal when you want to take down the target as fast as possible.
Elemental Wild Magic — increases the magic critical chance of your elemental effects, boosting the damage spikes of your kit.
Elemental Magic Barrier — a magic defense buff; turn it on against monsters and bosses that use magic so you do not melt.
Recover HP — a heal over time (regenerates health bit by bit); it keeps you alive while farming without needing potions all the time.
Recover MP — mana recharge over time; it refills your MP so you do not run out of skills mid-fight.
Elemental Acumen — a buff that reduces the casting time of your elemental abilities, making your kit faster to use.

Attributes: what to prioritize

The Sharpshooter is a physical and fast fighter, so the focus is everything that increases damage per hit and the frequency of blows. Magic is not her path.

DEX (Dexterity) — top priority: improves accuracy and crit, the heart of her damage.
STR (Strength) — increases the raw physical damage of each blow.
CON (Constitution) — gives HP and survivability, important because of her low health.
INT/WIT/MEN — keep them in the background; she barely uses magic.

Recommended equipment

Use close-combat weapons (fists/blades) and light armor, which matches the class's agile, evasion-based style. Light armor keeps speed and accuracy high without slowing you down.

What to upgrade first: the weapon, always — more damage means faster farming and fewer deaths. After that, focus on a full set of light armor and small enchantments as you earn Adena.

Beginner step by step

Create the character — choose the Sylph race and the combat line; you are born as a Sylph Gunner (Starter), the base of the Sharpshooter.
Do the first quests in the starting area — they give XP, basic equipment, and teach the controls risk-free.
Turn on auto-hunt — with it the character farms on its own against monsters of your level: it attacks, heals, and uses skills automatically while you watch.
Follow the professions in order — base → 1st → 2nd → 3rd class; each promotion unlocks new skills and more power, so do it as soon as it is available.
Prioritize the right skills — keep Dual Blow in the rotation and leave the stances (Haste, Wind Walk, Berserker) always on to maximize speed and damage.
Get Adena and L-Coin — sell what drops and complete missions; use this income to buy weapon, armor, and consumables.
Keep weapon and armor updated — swap to gear for your level whenever possible; old gear is the number one cause of slow farming.
Set up healing and mana on auto-hunt — keep Recover HP and Recover MP (and potions) active to farm for hours without dying.

Where to farm

Auto-hunt on monsters of your level — the most efficient way to level up: leave the character farming suitable targets and only adjust when you gain a level.
Move to harder zones as you grow — when current monsters give little XP, move to stronger areas to keep your gains high.
Join a party for raids and bosses — in a group you can face bosses that give far better rewards than farming solo.
Use the Season Pass and daily missions — they are a guaranteed source of XP, Adena, and items every day.

Common beginner mistakes

Pulling too many monsters at once — with low health, that is certain death; hit one target at a time.
Forgetting to turn on the stances — without Haste, Wind Walk, and Berserker you lose a lot of damage and speed for free.
Investing in magic — INT is her weak point; spending on magic power is a waste, focus on DEX and STR.
Letting the weapon fall behind — an outdated weapon stalls all your progress; it should always be your first upgrade priority.

This is for you if…

You like a fast and aggressive style, always on top of the target.
You prefer simple, direct melee combat, without managing much magic.
You want a class that is easy to learn and independent for farming on auto-hunt.

Quick summary

Attribute	Value
Archetype	Melee combat
HP at level 85	2635
MP at level 85	975
Base physical attack	4
Base magic attack	6
Attack type	FIST (fists/blades)

Sharpshooter class guide (Sylph) — strengths, skills and step by step