Archer

Lore

"With a bow in hand and a quiver on his back, the archer strikes at the enemy from afar. In Eorzea, two schools of archery have risen to prominence: that of the longbow sentries of the Elezen military, and that of the shortbow hunters among the Miqo'te.
Archers constantly assess the battlefield in order to determine the most advantageous ground from which to loose their arrows, as well as the nature of the shaft, point, and fletching best suited to their foe. It is said that master archers are capable of showering their targets with a veritable deluge of death well before a counterattack can ever be mounted." — Game Description

General Information

Archer is a Disciple of War class that specializes in bows. It is a ranged, physical class that prefers to strike their targets at a distance. The Archer's Guild is in the forested city of Gridania. If you choose archer as your first class, you will start off in the city of Gridania. At level 30 Archer can acquire the job Bard.

Play Style

The Archer is a ranged damage dealing class specializing in single target DPS from afar. The most important stat for the archer is dexterity, which increases attack power.

Actions

Action	Icon	Level	TP Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Radius	Description
Heavy Shot		1	50	Instant	2.5s	25y	0	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
Straight Shot		2	50	Instant	2.5s	25y	0	Delivers an attack with a potency of 140. Additional Effect: Increases critical hit rate by 10% for 20s.
Raging Strikes		4	0	Instant	180s	0	0	Increases damage dealt by 20% for 20s.
Venomous Bite		6	80	Instant	2.5s	25y	0	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Venom with potency of 40 for 9s (combined total potency of 220, 340 traited).
Misery's End		8	0	Instant	12s	25y	0	Delivers an attack with a potency of 190. Can only be executed when target's HP is below 20%.
Shadowbind		10	0	Instant	40s	25y	0	Binds target for 10s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Target becomes unbound if damage is taken.
Bloodletter		12	0	Instant	15s	25y	0	Delivers an attack with a potency of 150.
Repelling Shot		15*	0	Instant	30s	5y	0	Delivers an attack with a potency of 80. Additional Effect: 10y backstep. Cannot be executed while bound.
Quick Nock		18	140	Instant	2.5s	8y	8y	Delivers an attack with potency of 110 to all enemies in a cone in front of you.
Hawk's Eye		26	0	Instant	90s	0	0	Increases Dexterity by 15% and guarantees that all attacks land for 20s.
Windbite		30*	80	Instant	2.5s	25y	0	Deals wind damage with a potency of 60. Additional Effect: Wind damage over time with potency of 50 for 18s (combined total potency of 360).
Quelling Strikes		34	0	Instant	120s	0	0	Reduces enmity generation for 15s.
Barrage		38	0	Instant	90s	0	0	Multiplies the number of non-critical strikes for a single-target weaponskill by 2. Additional effects added only once. 10s duration.
Blunt Arrow		42	0	Instant	30s	25y	0	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Silence for 1s.
Flaming Arrow		46	0	Instant	60s	25y	5y	Sets the ground ablaze, delivering damage with a potency of 40 to enemies that enter the flames for 30s (combined total potency of 400 per target).

• Ability is acquired through a class quest.

Traits

Trait	Icon	Level	Description
Heavier Shot		8	Adds to Heavy Shot 20% chance that your next Straight Shot will deal critical damage.
Enhanced Dexterity		14	Increases Dexterity by 2.
Enhanced Dexterity II		16	Increases Dexterity by 4.
Increased Action Damage		20	Increases base action damage by 10%.
Enhanced Venomous Bite		24	Extends Venomous Bite duration to 18 seconds.
Enhanced Raging Strike		28	Shortens Raging Strike cooldown to 120 seconds.
Enhanced Dexterity III		32	Increases Dexterity by 6.
Enhanced Quick Knock		36	Extends Quick Knock range to 12 yalms.
Increased Action Damage II		40	Increases base action damage by 20%.
Enhanced Barrage		44	Increases number of non-critical strikes per single-target weaponskill to three.
River of Blood		48	Grants a 50% chance that critical damage over time inflicted by Venomous Bite or Windbite will reset the Bloodletter recast timer.

Role Actions

As of patch 4.0, cross-class actions have been removed in favor of role actions shared by all classes performing a given role. Below are the role actions for this class:

Ranged
Action	Icon	Level
Second Wind		8
Foot Graze		12
Leg Graze		16
Peloton		20
Invigorate		24
Tactician		32
Refresh (Action)		36
Head Graze		40
Arm Graze		44
Palisade		48

PvP Actions

Action	Icon	Description	Upgrade 1	Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Manasong		Restores 25% of maximum MP for all nearby party members.	Enhanced Manasong: Shortens recast time to 180 seconds.	Enhanced Manasong II: Increases MP recovery to 40%.
Farshot		Delivers a ranged attack with a potency of 170. Potency is not affected by distance. Additional Effect: Attack delivered with critical hit rate increased by 15%.	Enhanced Farshot: Shortens recast time to 90 seconds.	Enhanced Farshot II: Increases potency to 200.	Enhanced Farshot III: Increases criticial hit rate by an additional 10%.
Blast Shot		Delivers an attack with a potency of 150 to target and enemies near it. Additional Effect: 10-yalm knockback to target.	Enhanced Blast Shot: Shortens recast time to 150 seconds.	Enhanced Blast Shot II: Increases potency to 180.	Enhanced Blast Shot III: Increases knockback distance to 15 yalms.
Mana Draw		Restores 30% of maximum MP.	Enhanced Mana Draw: Shortens recast time to 180 seconds.	Enhanced Mana Draw II: Increases MP recovery to 50%.
Purify		Removes all detrimental effects. Can be used regardless of status affliction.	Enhanced Purify: Shortens recast time to 150 seconds.

Images

Archer Concept Art

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