Yarnslinger guide

Hunters who fight with a bow from a distance. A Yarnslinger shoots up at ledges, tangles and slows packs before they arrive, and is hit far less often than the close-up paths. Featherstep is a high double jump for getting around tall zones. It suits anyone who likes to watch a fight from a safe spot.

At a glance


Weapon	bow
Basic attack	Yarn Shot (attack)
Movement	Featherstep: Jump again in mid-air, high enough to reach the ledge above.
Dungeon roles	Damage

The two branches at level 30

Skystalker

The sniper. Long single-target shots with extra damage against birds. Strong on bosses and on bird-heavy zones.

Then Starstalker at 60, then Comet Hunter at 100. Weapon: bow. Dungeon roles: Damage.

Knotweaver

Area control with a spindle: tangles and webs that slow whole packs, then volleys into them.

Then Fatespinner at 60, then Norn at 100. Weapon: spindle. Dungeon roles: Damage.

Skills to put on the bar

Your cat casts the first skill on its bar that is ready, so the order is its priority. When it takes a class, the game sets its bar in this order, which is a good place to start. Swap in new skills as each advancement brings them.

Class	Starting bar, first to last
Yarnslinger	Eagle Eye → Pinning Shot → Yarn Volley → Tangle Shot → Pounce → Quick Groom
Skystalker	Apex Focus → Birdbane → Skypiercer → Hawkeye Volley → Yarn Volley → Feather Mend
Knotweaver	Loom Guard → The Grand Tangle → Cat's Cradle → Giant Ball of Yarn → Web of Yarn → Quick Groom
Starstalker	Zenith Focus → Meteor Arrow → Constellation → Piercing Dawn → Birdbane → Feather Mend
Fatespinner	Spindle Guard → Threads of Fate → Cut the Thread → The Tapestry → The Grand Tangle → Quick Groom
Comet Hunter	Perihelion → Comet Fall → Starburst Volley → Light-Year Shot → Meteor Arrow → Feather Mend
Norn	Norn's Ward → Web of Wyrd → The Last Thread → Loom of Ages → Threads of Fate → Quick Groom

Talents

From level 10 the Yarnslinger line gets a talent point every two levels, 96 by level 200, for three trees. A tree opens a row for every five points spent in it, and its last row is a capstone that teaches a new skill, about level 90. A level 200 cat fills one tree and about half of another.

Tree	Leans into	What it does	Capstone
🎯 Aim	Both branches	The patient shot. Steady paws, keen eyes and never a wasted throw.	Perfect Shot One long breath, one perfect shot. +30% crit chance.
🦅 Sky	Skystalker	The bird-hunter. One target, one shot, and feathers everywhere.	Skyfall A storm of shots on one spot. +15% crit chance, and 40% more against birds.
🧶 Knot	Knotweaver	The weaver. Webs that hold whole packs, and a ball of yarn for every occasion.	The Great Cocoon Wrap everything around you in yarn. Slows by 80% for 5s, and foes deal 25% less damage for 6s.

A safe build: fill your branch's own tree from top to bottom, then put the rest into the shared tree. That is what the game's balance is measured against, so it always keeps pace. Resets cost gold in any town and get cheaper again week by week, so trying another tree is never a big loss.

Tips

Ranged classes take little damage when their slows land first: keep a slow near the front of the bar.
Skystalkers shine in bird zones; check the wiki to see which zones are full of gulls, pigeons and owls.
Featherstep reaches ledges other paths have to climb ropes to.

Every skill's damage, cooldown and cost is in the class comparison, and the other paths are in picking a class.