Archer

Introduction

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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.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Archer

Archers are light-footed hunters who deal precise damage from afar. This class stacks up critical-damage buffs and chain hard-hitting attacks, rendering an intense pressure on enemies.

General information

Guild

The Archers' Guild is in New Gridania. If you choose archer as your first class, you will start off in the city of Gridania. At level 30, archers must specialize into bard.

Equipment

The archer is a disciple of war and wears armor "of Aiming." They use bows as weapons. The following crafting classes can create items that are useful to the archer:

• Carpenter — Bows.
• Leatherworker — Aiming armor.
• Goldsmith — Earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings.

Hunting Log

See archer hunting log.

Quests

Quest	Type	Level	Quest Giver	Unlocks	Rewards
Way of the Archer		1	Athelyna	Archer	1   Weathered Shortbow 5   Braised Pipira
My First Bow		1	Luciane
A Matter of Perspective		5	Luciane		1   Maple Shortbow 1   Custom-made Tunic 1   Leather Eyepatch 1   Fingerless Leather Gloves 1   Copper Gorget 5   Allagan Tin Piece
Training with Leih		10	Luciane		1   Plumed Maple Shortbow 1   Leather Jacket 1   Bronze Sallet 1   Hempen Bracers 1   Hard Leather Caligae 2   Allagan Bronze Piece
Violators Will Be Shot		15	Luciane	Repelling Shot	1   Ash Shortbow 1   Cotton Tabard 1   Hunting Hat 1   Fingerless Hard Leather Gloves 1   Hard Leather Crakows 3   Allagan Bronze Piece
To Catch a Poacher		20	Luciane		1   Elm Velocity Bow 1   Goatskin Jacket 1   Iron Sallet 1   Goatskin Armguards 1   Goatskin Leg Guards 5   Allagan Bronze Piece
Homecoming		25	Luciane		1   Wrapped Elm Longbow 1   Velveteen Shirt 1   Altered Velveteen Bandana 1   Fingerless Goatskin Gloves 1   Goatskin Crakows 2   Allagan Silver Piece
The One That Got Away		30	Luciane	Windbite	1   Ash Cavalry Bow 1   Toadskin Jacket 1   Steel Sallet 1   Toadskin Armguards 1   Toadskin Leg Guards 3   Allagan Silver Piece

Actions

PvE actions

Action	Acquired		Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Heavy Shot	ARC		1	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 160.
Straight Shot	ARC		2	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
Raging Strikes	ARC		4	Ability		Instant	120s	Increases damage dealt by 15%.
Venomous Bite	ARC		6	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
Bloodletter	ARC		12	Ability		Instant	15s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110.
Repelling Shot	ARC	1	15	Ability		Instant	30s	Jump 10 yalms away from current target. Cannot be executed while bound.
Quick Nock	ARC		18	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all enemies in a cone before you.
Windbite	ARC	1	30	Weaponskill		Instant	2.5s	Deals wind damage with a potency of 60.
Barrage	ARC		38	Ability		Instant	120s	Triples the number of strikes for a single-target weaponskill. Additional effects added only once.

Physical Ranged DPS actions

Action	Acquired	Level	Type	MP	Casting	Recast	Description
Leg Graze	Physical Ranged DPS	6	Ability		Instant	30s	Inflicts target with Heavy +40%.
Second Wind	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS	8	Ability		Instant	120s	Instantly restores own HP.
Foot Graze	Physical Ranged DPS	10	Ability		Instant	30s	Binds target.
Peloton	Physical Ranged DPS	20	Ability		Instant	5s	Increases movement speed of self and nearby party members as long as they remain within distance.
Head Graze	Physical Ranged DPS	24	Ability		Instant	30s	Interrupts the use of a target's action.
Arm's Length	Melee DPS Physical Ranged DPS Tank	32	Ability		Instant	120s	Creates a barrier nullifying most knockback and draw-in effects.

Traits

PvE traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Heavier Shot	ARC		2	Adds to Heavy Shot a 20% chance that you will become Straight Shot ready.
Increased Action Damage	ARC		20	Increases base action damage by 10%.
Increased Action Damage II	ARC		40	Increases base action damage by 20%.

Jobs

The archer must specialize into BRD, a DPS job.

Core mechanics

The archer offers a decent single-target damage by upkeeping critical hit buffs.

•   Straight Shot - Delivers an attack with a potency of 200.
•   Venomous Bite - Delivers an attack with a potency of 100.
•   Quick Nock - Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all enemies in a cone before you.

Venomous Bite is an action that assists with damage-over-time, while Quick Nock is an option for AoE damage.

Achievements

This class is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
Just Talkin' 'bout Shafts I	5	Achieve archer level 10.	-	2.0
Just Talkin' 'bout Shafts II	5	Achieve archer level 20.	-	2.0
Just Talkin' 'bout Shafts III	5	Achieve archer level 30.	-	2.0
Just Talkin' 'bout Shafts IV	5	Achieve archer level 40.	-	2.0
Just Talkin' 'bout Shafts V	5	Achieve archer level 50.	-	2.0
Just Talkin' 'bout Shafts VI	5	Achieve archer level 60.	-	3.0
Just Talkin' 'bout Shafts VII	5	Achieve archer level 70.	-	4.0
Just Talkin' 'bout Shafts VIII	5	Achieve archer level 80.	-	5.0
Just Talkin' 'bout Shafts IX	5	Achieve archer level 90.	-	6.0

Gallery

• 

  A regular archer pose.

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  An archer attacking.

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  Archer Render

External links

• Archer on the official website.

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