Check out this Archer Guide in A3: STILL ALIVE. Includes best builds, best skills, recommended soul linkers, passive skills, skill data for the Archer, and more!
Archer: Table of Contents
Archer - Basic Information
| Role | Attacker |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | ・Long range attacker that can get to and away from opponents easily ・Has fixed placement skills ・Has a slow to cast but very powerful AoE skill |
Archer - Characteristics & Playstyle
Long Distance Attacker
The Archer is particularly good at taking out her enemies while maintaining a careful distance. Often times, she can dispatch an enemy before they even have a chance to get close to her!
Use Placed Abilities In PvP
Place down your Crossbow skill and try to fight in its vicinity to ensure an advantageous battle in PvP! Limit your opponent's movements and used Beast Trap or other skills to make yourself temporarily invincible!
Boost DPS With Hawkeye
The Archer's skill Hawkeye increases your physical accuracy and damage for a short time! Note that your Crossbow's damage will be affected by your stats, so pop Hawkeye before placing it for big damage!
Strong Against Enemies Standing In A Line
The Archer has many abilities that fire out in a straight line! Penetrating Shot, Wind Sweep and Raining Arrows in particular are great at hitting multiple enemies in a line!
Archer - Recommended Skills & Builds
Recommended Skills For PvE
| Skill |
|---|
| Hawkeye |
| Beast Trap |
| Place Auto-Cross Bows |
| Spreading Thorns |
| Spread-Shot |
| Electric Arrow |
| Blooming Flame |
| Raining Arrows |
Buff yourself up with Hawkeye and then use Raining Arrows and Spread-Shot to deal massive damage to enemies in a large AoE! Placing your Crossbow down will also attract other nearby enemies, and it works well in combination with Beast Trap!
Recommended Skills For PvP
| Skill |
|---|
| Wind Sweep |
| Hawkeye |
| Beast Trap |
| Place Auto-Cross Bows |
| Spreading Thorns |
| Poison Arrow |
| Set Bladed Traps |
| Raining Arrows |
The Crossbow is a very useful ability for zoning players in PvP, so we think it to be a must! You can really restrict your opponent's movements with it, especially if you use Wind Sweep in conjunction. In group battles, it's also possible to include Electric Arrow in this set as well.
Archer - Recommended Soul Linkers
Recommended Soul Linkers
| ATK Type | Choose according to the content you're doing |
|---|---|
| SUPP Type | Skill Cooldown Reduction recommended |
| DEF Type | Choose according to the content you're doing |
Reduce Skill Cooldown Time
The Archer has access to several very powerful buff and placement skills, but some of them have a relatively long cooldown. Bringing along Soul Linkers that reduce your Cooldown time is a good idea to increase your uptime on these powerful buffs.
Archer - Recommended Passives
Recommended Passives To Level Up
| Priority | Passive |
|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | Physical Attack Increase |
| ★★★★★ | Physical Crit. Damage Increase |
| ★★★・・ | Physical EVA Increase |
| ★★・・・ | HP Increase |
| ★★・・・ | Physical DEF Increase |
Prioritize Upping Your DPS
The Archer is it at its core a DPS class, so you'll want to focus on Physical Attack and Crit Damage increases first! Since Crit Damage is unlocked at level 100, you'll want to pour all your resources into Physical Attack first!
Archer Skill Data
Mirage
| Skill Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evade the enemy's attacks and shoot multiple arrows. 3 Hit Skill Movement: Large | ||||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill | |
| Attack Skill | - | 15 seconds | - | |
| Lvl 1 Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 6839 (10000×68.39%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 6571 (10000×65.71%) | |||
| 3rd Hit | Dmg: 8365 (10000×83.65%) Increase EVA by 26 for 10 seconds. | |||
| Max Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 8811 (10000×88.11%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 8485 (10000×84.85%) | |||
| 3rd Hit | Dmg: 10801 (10000×108.01%) Increase EVA by 446 for 10 seconds. | |||
Ignite
| Skill Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrape arrows on the ground to ignite and then shoot them. | ||||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill | |
| Attack Skill | 2 | 10 seconds | - | |
| Lvl 1 Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 2951 (10000×29.51%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 11248 (10000×112.48%) Interrupt on hit. | |||
| Max Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 3821 (10000×38.21%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 144.96 (10000×144.96%) Interrupt on hit. | |||
Seize Prey
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire multiple explosive arrows. | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Attack Skill | 4 | 15 seconds | - |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Dmg: 1295 (10000×12.95%) 12107 Explosion Damage after 4 seconds on hit (10000×121.07%) and interrupt | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Dmg: 1672 (10000×16.72%) 15616 Explosion Damage after 4 seconds on hit (10000×156.16%) and interrupt | |||
Wind Sweep
| Skill Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw the bow with your feet and create a whirlwind to knock enemies around. | ||||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill | |
| Attack Skill | 8 | 15 seconds | - | |
| Lvl 1 Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 7937 (10000×79.37%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 17717 (10000×177.17%) Decrease ATK by 117 for 10 seconds and interrupt on hit. | |||
| Max Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 10228 (10000×102.28%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 22850 (10000×228.5%) Decrease ATK by 2924 for 10 seconds and interrupt on hit. | |||
Hawkeye
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Empower arrows and make attacks stronger. | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Passive Skill | 13 | 30 seconds | - |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Increase Physical ATK by 331 for 15 seconds and increase Physical ACC by 180 | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Increase Physical ATK by 8262 for 15 seconds and increase Physical ACC by 1390 | |||
Beast Trap
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall back and place traps that will paralyze enemies. Movement: Small | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Attack Skill | 18 | 30 seconds | - |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Dmg: 10253 (10000×102.53%) Places a trap that lasts 10 seconds. Trap Damage 11540 (10000×115.4%) Trap Interrupts and decreases Movement Speed by 50%. Invincible during cast. | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Dmg: 13240 (10000×132.4%) Places a trap that lasts 10 seconds. Trap Damage 15020 (10000×150.2%) Trap Interrupts and decreases Movement Speed by 50%減少 Invincible during cast. | |||
Penetrating Shot
| Skill Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aim for an enemy and shoot three arrows. 3 Hit Skill | ||||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill | |
| Attack Skill | 23 | 20 seconds | - | |
| Lvl 1 Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 10806 (10000×108.06%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 10806 (10000×108.06%) | |||
| 3rd Hit | Dmg: 10806 (10000×108.06%) Interrupt on hit. | |||
| Max Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 13938 (10000×139.38%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 13938 (10000×139.38%) | |||
| 3rd Hit | Dmg: 13938 (10000×139.38%) Interrupt on hit. | |||
Place Auto-Cross Bows
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place crossbows that automatically attack enemies. | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Attack Skill | 28 | 45 seconds | - |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Place Auto-Crossbows that last 20 seconds. Crossbow has 50% of caster's HP. Other stats are identical to caster's. Single Shot Damage 2560 (10000×25.6%) Multi-shot Damage 13394 (10000×133.94%) Interrupt on multi-shot hit. | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Place Auto-Crossbows that last 20 seconds. Crossbow has 50% of caster's HP. Other stats are identical to caster's. Single Shot Damage 3314 (10000×33.14%) Multi-shot Damage 17280 (10000×172.8%) Interrupt on multi-shot hit. | |||
Spreading Thorns
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot densely packed arrows into the ground. Movement: Medium | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Attack Skill | 33 | 20 seconds | - |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Dmg: 21128 (10000×211.28%) Bind for 4 seconds on hit. Unstoppable during cast. | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Dmg: 27247 (10000×272.47%) Bind for 4 seconds on hit. Unstoppable during cast. | |||
Spread-Shot
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire a shower of arrows at surrounding enemies. | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Attack Skill | 38 | 20 seconds | - |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Dmg: 17920 (10000×179.2%) Decrease ACC by 64 for 10 seconds on hit. Unstoppable during cast. | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Dmg: 23140 (10000×231.4%) Decrease ACC by 484 for 10 seconds on hit. Unstoppable during cast. | |||
Multi-shot
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quickly move advance on enemies and fire multiple arrows. Movement: Medium | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Attack Skill | 45 | 15 seconds | Mirage Lvl. 10 |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Large Area On Hit Damage: 6761 (10000×67.61%) Small Area On Hit Damage: 9194 (10000×91.94%)and interrupt Decrease target Crit. Success Rate by 72 for 10 seconds. | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Large Area On Hit Damage: 8001 (10000×80.01%) Small Area On Hit Damage: 10874 (10000×108.74%)and interrupt Decrease target Crit. Success Rate by 352 for 10 seconds. | |||
Fire Arrow
| Skill Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot burning arrows across the sky. | ||||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill | |
| Attack Skill | 50 | 15 seconds | Ignite Lvl. 10 | |
| Lvl 1 Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 3864 (10000×38.64%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 14873 (10000×148.73%) Interrupt on hit. | |||
| Max Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 4564 (10000×45.64%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 17593 (10000×175.93%) Interrupt on hit. | |||
Poison Arrow
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire multiple poisoned arrows that explode. Movement: Small | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Attack Skill | 55 | 15 seconds | Seize Prery Lvl. 10 |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Dmg: 1124 (10000×11.24%) 1100 Poison Damage for 10 seconds on hit. 10973 Explosion Damage after 4 seconds. (10000×109.73%) and spread poison. | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Dmg: 1324 (10000×13.24%) 3950 Poison Damage for 10 seconds on hit. 12993 Explosion Damage after 4 seconds. (10000×129.93%) and spread poison. | |||
Foot-Shot
| Skill Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw the bow with your feet and focus fire on enemies. | ||||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill | |
| Attack Skill | 60 | 15 seconds | Wind Sweep Lvl. 10 | |
| Lvl 1 Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 13514 (10000×135.14%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 16521 (10000×165.21%) Decrease Physical Crit. EVA by 58 for 10 seconds on hit. | |||
| Max Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 15994 (10000×159.94%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 19561 (10000×195.61%) Decrease Physical Crit. EVA by 253 for 10 seconds on hit. | |||
Set Bladed Traps
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall back and place traps that will attack enemies. Movement: Medium | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Attack Skill | 65 | 30 seconds | Beast Trap Lvl. 10 |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Dmg: 13834 (10000×138.34%) Place a Trap that activates when enemies approach. Trap Damage 19000 (10000×190%) Stuns for 4 seconds. Invincible during cast. | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Dmg: 16374 (10000×163.74%) Place a Trap that activates when enemies approach. Trap Damage 22480 (10000×224.8%) Stuns for 4 seconds. Invincible during cast. | |||
Electric Arrow
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus energy to attack enemies with a powerful electrified arrow. Movement: Medium | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Attack Skill | 70 | 30 seconds | Penetrating Shot Lvl. 10 |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Dmg: 50292 (10000×502.92%) Stun for 5 seconds on hit. | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Dmg: 59512 (10000×595.12%) Stun for 5 seconds on hit. | |||
Booming Flame
| Skill Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leap backwards and fire multiple exploding arrows. Movement: Medium | |||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill |
| Attack Skill | 75 | 20 seconds | Spreading Thorns Lvl. 10 |
| Lvl 1 Effect | |||
| Dmg: 23078 (10000×230.78%) Interrupt on hit. Unstoppable during cast. | |||
| Max Effect | |||
| Dmg: 27318 (10000×273.18%) Interrupt on hit. Unstoppable during cast. | |||
Raining Arrows
| Skill Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fires a rain of arrows at enemies in front. 3 Hit Skill | ||||
| Type | Req. Lvl | CD | Req. Skill | |
| Attack Skill | 80 | 15 seconds | Spread-Shot Lvl. 10 | |
| Lvl 1 Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 11238 (10000×112.38%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 11238 (10000×112.38%) | |||
| 3rd Hit | Dmg: 11238 (10000×112.38%) Decrease Physical EVA by 172 for 20 seconds on hit. Unstoppable during cast. | |||
| Max Effect | ||||
| 1st Hit | Dmg: 13298 (10000×132.98%) | |||
| 2nd Hit | Dmg: 13298 (10000×132.98%) | |||
| 3rd Hit | Dmg: 13298 (10000×132.98%) Decrease Physical EVA by 892 for 20 seconds on hit. Unstoppable during cast. | |||
