- "Versatile bearers of firearms. Able to attack, bind, and heal according to the situation."
- —Gunner description, Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight
The Gunner (ガンナー Gunner in the Japanese version) are experts at ranged combat using various firearms. With their specialized knowledge of guns, they can fire off specialized rounds that can pinpoint an enemy's weakness, allowing the Gunner to wipe out dangerous foes with ease. While they aren't particularly quick on their feet, their sheer power is something to behold, allowing them to devastate enemies with each shot they fire. Due to their low health and defenses, it's best for these powerful firearm-bearing fighters to sit in the back lines, where they can pluck the enemy apart with ease.
Profile[]
Masters of firearms, the Gunner can destroy their opponents through various, powerful precision strikes. They're not particularly quick, but their power and versatility make up for their flaws, allowing them to keep up with the rest of the party without missing a beat. Their high power allows them to pluck away at the enemy's health, while their low defenses requires them to be safely tucked away into the back lines. Should their allies be in danger, they can employ special medical bullets to support them. As a contrary to their high power, their low TP pool makes them a difficult partner to upkeep. Although they have lost some of their skills from Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard, they have gained new utility skills.
- Strengths: Lethal firearm skills, capable of performing elemental attacks and binding body parts, and able to medically support their allies.
- Weaknesses: Mediocre defenses coupled with low TP pool and high TP costs make them a TP guzzler, unless rectified by grimoire stones. Class is exclusive to Frederica Irving, unless switched to using Alter Class.
Stat Progression[]
- Main article: Gunner/Stats#EOU
Level | HP | TP | STR | TEC | VIT | AGI | LUC |
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1 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
30 | 109 | 97 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
70 | 285 | 212 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 37 | 44 |
99 | 457 | 312 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 51 | 62 |
Skills[]
Skill | Description | Type | Prerequisite |
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Gun Mastery | Enables gun skills and increases damage dealt with guns. | Mastery | Available at Start |
Head Snipe | Accurate ranged stab attack to 1 enemy, may bind head. | Gun | Gun Mastery Lv1 |
Arm Snipe | Accurate ranged stab attack to 1 enemy, may bind arms. | ||
Leg Snipe | Accurate ranged stab attack to 1 enemy, may bind legs. | ||
Fire Rounds | Ranged stab + fire attack to 1 enemy. | Gun | Gun Mastery Lv3 |
Ice Rounds | Ranged stab + ice attack to 1 enemy. | ||
Volt Rounds | Ranged stab + volt attack to 1 enemy. | ||
Charged Fire | Strong but slow ranged stab + fire attack to 1 enemy. Lowers user's defense until activation. | Gun | Fire Rounds Lv5 |
Charged Ice | Strong but slow ranged stab + ice attack to 1 enemy. Lowers user's defense until activation. | Ice Rounds Lv5 | |
Charged Volt | Strong but slow ranged stab + volt attack to 1 enemy. Lowers user's defense until activation. | Volt Rounds Lv5 | |
Charged Shot | Strong but slow ranged stab attack to 1 enemy. Lowers user's defense until activation. | Gun | Gun Mastery Lv5 |
Penetrator | Gives normal attacks a chance of piercing across enemy lines. | Passive | Gun Mastery Lv7 |
Recharge | May regain TP used when using a skill. | Passive | Charged Shot Lv3 Penetrator Lv3 |
Ricochet | Multiple ranged stab attacks across all enemies randomly. | Gun | Gun Mastery Lv10 |
Action Boost | The user has a chance of acting multiple times on the next turn. | Charge | Penetrator Lv3 Ricochet Lv3 |
HP Up | Raises maximum HP. | Stat Up | Available at Start |
Medic Bullet | Removes an ally's ailments and recovers their HP. | Healing | HP Up Lv1 |
Cover Fire | When the user guards on the back line, allies on the front line recover HP. | Passive | HP Up Lv3 |
Shell Shock | Lowers attack, defense, accuracy, and evasion of the rear enemy line. May stun. | Debuff | Medic Bullet Lv3 Cover Fire Lv3 |
ATK Up | Raises physical attack. | Stat Up | Available at Start |
High Caliber | Raises damage of critical hits. | Passive | ATK Up Lv1 |
Vulcan Stance | The user's normal attacks do more damage and hit all enemies for 3 turns. | Buff | ATK Up Lv3 |
Double Strike | Gives normal attacks a chance of hitting twice. | Passive | High Caliber Lv3 Vulcan Stance Lv3 |
Take | Allows the user to find more resources while taking. | Gather | Available at Start |
Grimoire Stones[]
Skills to generate and pass:
- Action Boost: A staple for any offensive party member.
- High Caliber: Distribute deadly critical hits to destroy random encounters.
- Penetrator: Allow your ranged allies to hit more enemies.
- Recharge: Save on TP expenditure.
Skills best used on Frederica:
- Triple Charge (Landsknecht): Raises her bind rate.
- Crit Up (Ronin): Allow a crit-based build to land more critical hits.
- Ailment skills: Make the most of her relatively high Luck.
Profile[]
Masters of firearms, the Gunner can destroy their opponents through various, powerful precision strikes. They're not particularly quick, but their power and versatility make up for their flaws, allowing them to keep up with the rest of the party without missing a beat. Their high power allows them to pluck away at the enemy's health, while their low defenses requires them to be safely tucked away into the back lines. Should their allies be in danger, they can employ special medical bullets to support them. As a contrary to their high power, their low TP pool makes them a difficult partner to upkeep.
- Strengths: Lethal firearm skills, capable of performing elemental attacks, and able to medically support their allies.
- Weaknesses: Mediocre defenses coupled with low TP pool and high TP costs make them a TP guzzler. Low Agility growth impairs accuracy.
- Force skill - Riot Gun: The gunner focuses all of its will into a single, powerful bullet guaranteed to stun an enemy.
Stat Progression[]
- Main article: Gunner/Stats#EO2
Level | HP | TP | STR | TEC | VIT | AGI | LUC |
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1 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
30 | 167 | 80 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 35 |
70 | 400 | 161 | 59 | 60 | 31 | 17 | 67 |
99 | 583 | 315 | 76 | 77 | 49 | 36 | 85 |
Skills[]
Note: Skills are listed in the same order that is used in the game and do not necessarily unlock one after another. See the "Requires" column to see how to unlock a skill. If that column has dashes in it the skill is accessible at level one; no other skill is needed to unlock it. Skills are normally maxed at level 10, but there are some exceptions where the level cap is 5 or even 1.
- Stat Increases and Passive Skills are passive benefits that grant bonuses without being activated.
- Search Skills are out-of-battle skills, mostly for gathering materials or controling monster behaviour.
- Gun Skills are the Gunners in-battle skills, using guns to shoot the enemy from afar.
- FOE Skills allow the manipulation of the movement of FOEs.
- Extra shows skill detail or any special bonuses that are gained at certain levels.
Skill | Description | Type | Prerequisite |
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HP Up | Increase maximum HP. | Stat Increase | Available at Start |
TP Up | Increase maximum TP. | ||
STR Up | Increase strength. | ||
TEC Up | Increase technique. | ||
VIT Up | Increase vitality. | ||
AGI Up | Increase agility. | ||
LUC Up | Increase luck. | ||
Esc Up | Increase chances of successfully escaping from battle. | Stat Increase | Available at Start |
Guns | Needed to learn gun skills. | Mastery Skill | Available at Start |
2-Hit | Normal weapon attacks have a chance of hitting twice. | Passive | Guns Lv.10 |
Weakshot | Increase chances of critical attacks with a normal weapon. | Passive | Available at Start |
Legshot | Gunshot with a chance of binding the enemy's legs. | Binding Firearm Skill | Guns Lv.2 AGI Up Lv.1 |
Armshot | Gunshot with a chance of binding the enemy's arms. | Guns Lv.3 AGI Up Lv.1 | |
Headshot | Gunshot with a chance of binding the enemy's head. | Guns Lv.4 AGI Up Lv.1 | |
Riskshot | Sacrifice defense until the powerful piercing round is fired. | Offensive Firearm Skill | Guns Lv.5 |
Stunshot | Fire a piercing round that may stun its target. | ||
Snipe | Piercing gunshot 100% guaranteed to hit its target. | ||
Fireshot | Shoot a special fire-imbued round. | Offensive Firearm Skill | Guns Lv.1 |
Iceshot | Shoot a special ice-imbued round. | ||
Voltshot | Shoot a special volt-imbued round. | ||
Riskfire | Sacrifice defense until the powerful flame round is fired. | Offensive Firearm Skill | Guns Lv.5 Fireshot Lv.5 |
Riskice | Sacrifice defense until the powerful glacial round is fired. | Guns Lv.5 Iceshot Lv.5 | |
Riskvolt | Sacrifice defense until the powerful thunder round is fired. | Guns Lv.5 Voltshot Lv.5 | |
Wildshot | Fire piercing bullets at all enemies. | Offensive Firearm Skill | Guns Lv.7 |
Ricochet | Fire randomly at the enemy party. | Offensive Firearm Skill | Guns Lv.10 |
Medishot | Removes status ailments from the entire party. | Healing Firearm Skill | TEC Up Lv.1 |
Haltshot | Stops FOE movement on the field for a limited time. | Field Firearm Skill | Available at Start |
Take | Gather plants for materials at item points. | Gather | Available at Start |
Profile[]
Gunners in EO2U now have their damage scale off Agility, which turns them from the glass cannons they were in Heroes of Lagaard into speedy attackers, only second to the Survivalists in speed, and slightly more durable. While they are best at doing damage, they also hold a mixture of binding, elemental, and support skills, allowing them to fill multiple roles in the party at once.
- Strengths: Lethal firearm skills, capable of performing elemental attacks, and able to medically support their allies. Can potentially supply a large amount of burst damage in a single turn.
- Weaknesses: Mediocre defenses coupled with low TP pool and high TP costs make them a TP guzzler, unless rectified by grimoire stones.
- Force Boost - Action Boost: For 3 turns, Gun skills will be used twice in a row, although the second usage will be weaker.
- Force Break - Supreme Bolt: Powerful stab attack to 1 enemy, near-guaranteed chance to stun. Unusable if the Gunner's arms are bound.
Stat Progression[]
- Main article: Gunner/Stats#EO2U
Level | HP | TP | STR | TEC | VIT | AGI | LUC |
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1 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
30 | 109 | 154 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 18 |
70 | 285 | 350 | 26 | 41 | 30 | 53 | 37 |
99 | 457 | 474 | 37 | 58 | 43 | 74 | 52 |
Skills[]
Grimoire Stones[]
Skills to generate and pass:
- Double Action: A staple for any offensive party member.
- Point Blank: Offers the best damage bonus out of all the Charge skills, but best used on ranged attackers like the Fafnir, Survivalist, or Alchemist.
- Penetrator: Allows party members to push through to enemies in the back row.
Skills best used on a Gunner:
- Triple Charge (Landsknecht): For Gunners that want to bind body parts.
- Debuff Curses (Hexer): The Gunners' good Agility lets them weaken enemies before they strike.
- Pre-Initiative (Ronin): Raises the Gunner's offensive power even more.
- Speed Up: Counteracts the speed and accuracy penalty experienced by the Gunner and their skills.
Profile[]
The Gunners of High Lagaard have answered the call to Maginia. Unlike their Fafnir Knight versions, they return to the strong but slow method, sacrificing Agility for incredible Strength and Luck for astounding damage output and snipe accuracy. This does mean they take a hit to accuracy, which generally must be offset with equipment, buffs, or ailment support. The Gunner is a flexible damage dealer but their poor HP and Vitality puts them at the backline.
- Strengths: Incredible firepower, strong binding ability. Great TP pool for a damage class.
- Weaknesses: Terrible HP and Vitality makes them incredibly glassy on the frontlines. Charge Shots can make them even weaker.
- Force Boost - Double Action: For 3 turns, Gun skills activate twice. The second is weaker, but costs no TP.
- Force Break - Riot Gun: Powerful ranged stab attack to 1 enemy, high chance of stun.
Stat Progression[]
- Main article: Gunner/Stats#EON
Level | HP | TP | STR | INT | VIT | WIS | AGI | LUC |
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1 | 49 | 49 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 17 |
30 | 93 | 98 | 39 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 36 |
70 | 185 | 200 | 83 | 63 | 44 | 64 | 47 | 77 |
99 | 273 | 299 | 126 | 96 | 67 | 97 | 70 | 116 |
130 | 394 | 433 | 184 | 140 | 99 | 141 | 103 | 170 |
Skills[]
Subclassing[]
Gunners in Nexus are capable of subclassing to expand their combat capability.
Subclasses for Gunner[]
- Protectors don't require most stats to use their Guard skills, so a Gunner can utilize the Guards to reduce incoming damage when threatening attacks are being telegraphed. HP Up and Phys DEF Up are also welcome to offset the Gunner's vulnerability to physical attacks.
- Ronin give Phys ATK Up and Speed Up. The latter becomes important in improving the Gunner's act speed and offsetting their poor accuracy. Upper Stance adds a stacking damage boost, but doing so requires a Katana to be equipped, and this is usually picked for a build that goes all-in on offense.
- Highlanders offer three simple things: Phys ATK Up, Phys DEF Up, and HP Up. These three passives will contribute greatly to the Gunner's overall battle efficiency, especially when weathering enemy physical attacks. Bloody Offense and Blood Fortune are also great supporting buffs to use.
- Zodiacs and Imperials are subclasses of choice for the elemental Charge Gunner. For the former, Etheric Gleam and Singularity improve elemental damage and amplify bonuses for striking weaknesses. For the latter, Elem ATK Up will stack with the Gunner's own Phys ATK Up and Absorber gives some TP back for striking weaknesses.
- Nightseekers give Follow Trace, which can be combined with Multi-Hit and Double Action. They also provide ailments and more ranged attacks through their Throw skills, which also benefit from the Gunner's high Strength and Luck stats. Speed Up is also good for countering the Gunner's low turn speed and accuracy.
- Pugilists are for the binding Gunner. Status ATK Up and Meditation raises binding success rate and Adrenaline gives TP back on successful snipes. Raging Billows is also a great passive to take, offering up to 50% damage bonus on a fully disabled enemy. Breather also lets a Gunner unbind themselves in emergencies.
- Heroes and their ability to create an Afterimage can pair well with the Gunner due to the fact that both Double Action and Multi-shot have three chances to create an afterimage.
Gunner as Subclass[]
Gunners are favored for access to Phys ATK Up and TP Up to let physical classes continue to spam attacks, and the gamblers can roll with Multi-Shot in hopes of getting their strongest attacks to connect twice.
- Protectors with a Gunner subclass, as opposed to the inverse, put a greater emphasis on defense than offense, but the Gun skills at half their usual maximum still deal a good amount of damage, building to a replica of the Dragoon of the fifth game. Line Shield from the back row means that the Protector enjoys additional damage reduction against physical attacks. Focus on Charge skills to get the most bang for your buck on the turns where you don't need defense.
- Farmers toting guns can fall back on the Gunner's own attack skills to do some form of damage to the enemy. The Snipes matter the most to the Farmer due to their high innate Luck. Cover Support lets a Farmer provide healing to the front line, and Medic Bullet is a good emergency ailment recovery skill.
- Imperials, being the TP-starved frontline parallels to the Gunner, make great use of Act Quick which greatly discounts their Drive skills and boosts their act speed to circumvent the defense penalty.
Profile[]
Equipment when registered: Hakenbuechse, Tweed.
Availability: Complete the tutorial by exploring the Mysterious Labyrinth.
Stat Progression[]
- Main article: Gunner/Stats#EMD
Level | HP | TP | STR | TEC | VIT | AGI | LUC | EXP to next level | Total EXP |
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1 | 35 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 360 | 0 |
30 | 198 | 167 | 50 | 109 | 33 | 35 | 150 | 30,000 | 196,500 |
50 | 224 | 190 | 70 | 135 | 43 | 55 | 171 | 30,000 | 796,500 |
70 | 244 | 210 | 90 | 155 | 53 | 75 | 191 | 30,000 | 1,426,500 |
99 | 273 | 239 | 119 | 184 | 67 | 104 | 220 | - | 2,266,500 |
Skills[]
Skill | Description | Type | Prerequisites | Lv Max | Extra |
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Supreme Bolt | Projectile with a 5-space range that Paralyzes the target and sends it flying. | Blast Skill / Gun Skill | Report the quest Learn the Supreme Bolt! | 1 | Cost 3 Blast Gauge |
NOVICE (LV1) | |||||
Proficiency | Increase damage of critical hits when attacking with guns. | Passive | None | 1 | |
Gun Mastery | Increase physical attack strength when using guns. | Passive | None | 8 | |
Leg Snipe | Stab attack with a 5-space range. May bind the enemy's legs for 5 turns if it hits. | Active / Arms Skill / Gun Skill | None | 3 | TP Cost 5 - 7 |
Medic Bullet | Cure ailments of allies within a 1-space radius. | Active / Head Skill / Gun Skill | None | 3 | TP Cost 12 - 14. Cure all allies in the room at Lv3. |
Dendrology | May find extra materials when gathering at a chopping point. | Passive | None | 10 | |
Arm Snipe | Stab attack with a 5-space range. May bind the enemy's arms for 5 turns if it hits. | Active / Arms Skill / Gun Skill | Leg Snipe Lv3 | 3 | TP Cost 7 - 9 |
VETERAN (LV10) | |||||
Expertise | Increase damage of critical hits when attacking with guns. | Passive | Proficiency Lv1 | 1 | |
Double Strike | May attack twice when using a normal attack. | Passive | Gun Mastery Lv3 | 5 | |
Pinpoint Shot | Increase the chance of critical hits when using normal attacks. | ||||
Head Snipe | Stab attack with a 5-space range. May bind the enemy's head for 5 turns if it hits. | Active / Arms Skill / Gun Skill | Arm Snipe Lv3 | 5 | TP Cost 10 - 14 |
Fire Rounds | A fire attack with a 5-space range. | Active / Arms Skill / Gun Skill | None | 8 | TP Cost 9 - 15 |
Ice Rounds | An ice attack with a 5-space range. | ||||
Volt Rounds | A volt attack with a 5-space range. | ||||
Scattershot | Ranged stab attack that hits all enemies in a cone-shaped area. | Active / Arms Skill / Gun Skill | Double Strike Lv3 | 5 | TP Cost 12 - 16 |
Snipe | Stab attack with a 5-space range that does not miss. | Active / Arms Skill / Gun Skill | Poinpoint Shot Lv3 | 5 | TP Cost 11 - 15 |
MASTER (LV20) | |||||
Enlightenment | Increase damage of critical hits when attacking with guns. | Passive | Expertise Lv1 | 1 | |
Ricochet | Perform a number of attacks on random enemies within the room. | Active / Arms Skill / Gun Skill | Scattershot Lv3 | 8 | TP Cost 14 - 20. Increase number of hits at Lv3/Lv5/Lv7. |
Rifle Shot | Stab attack with a 5-space range that can pierce through enemies. | Active / Arms Skill / Gun Skill | Snipe Lv3 | 8 | TP Cost 13 - 19 |
Stunning Shot | Stab attack with a 5-space range. Paralyzes the target on hit. | Active / Arms Skill / Gun Skill | Head Snipe Lv3 | 3 | TP Cost 11 - 13 |
Charged Shot | Charge power for a powerful stab attack with a 5-space range on the next turn. | Active / Arms Skill / Gun Skill | Stunning Shot Lv3 | 3 | TP Cost 16 - 18 |
Gallery[]
External Links[]
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Trivia[]
- One of the female gunners uses a button of Jack Frost, a character of the Shin Megami Tensei series, and the official mascot of Atlus.
- This is one of the four classes from the first two games which have the same name in both English and Japanese versions, the other three being Medic, Alchemist and Dark Hunter.
- According to their New Job Training entry, the middle-aged gunner is an instructor to the other three.
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