Archer + Caster Combo?

[acacius]

Wouldn't it be beneficial to dual class Archer with a type of caster class, and have a staff equipped instead of a shield or whips; then you'd still get benefits from Aerial Dominion, right? As well as having a staff for better gem bonuses (keeps me healed, helps me deal more consistent damage, I focus on gem skills just as much I do Archery Skills). Is there a worse penalty for using a staff that would make it not as beneficial? Just curious, I've been having fun with the build I'm going with so far being able to face blacks with decent kill speed and not worrying about health at all.

I'm just a noob with a question, any answers or insight would be helpful.

[Gooddevil]

You are right but....

Sadly once you equip staff you cannot have bow set on. Staff is only weapon that cannot be combined with anything else. If you can it would make archers extremely OP!

[Blaze]

>.> not just extremely.they would rule nod probably

[Enduir]

Yeah, pretty much what he said. ^^

Archer with gem haste, mana/energy bonuses, gem bonuses, etc. on top of archery skeels would be too OP.

Having said that, hybrid archer/caster is still viable so feel free to try things out and find a balance you like. Some people go pure BOOM archer, some go for consistent damage, some use DoTs and some use DDs. There is some LG archery gear obviously designed for builds like this.