The enduring popularity of the bow is a testament to its elegant design, but this simple weapon would be of little worth without the surpassing skill of those who master it–the archers. Projectile techniques such as high–angle fire enable archers to assail their foes with deadly precision even at great distances.
Constant assessment of the battlefield enables them to carefully determine the most advantageous ground from which to loose, as well as the nature of the arrows best suited to their enemy. Together with the longbow sentries of the Elezen military, the shortbow hunters among the Miqo’te are widely regarded as the most skilled with a bow. The guild’s teachings cover a variety of projectile weapons, down to the simplest throwing rock.
By completing quests the Archer can become a Bard. Below is a list of current actions and traits for the Archer class.
As an Archer you should be focusing on DEX as this increases ranged attack power.
Archer Actions
Actions are skills that the Archer can equip to their bar and select to use at any time as long as their timer is available. Actions used in a combo will generate additional damage and effects. All Archer actions are exclusive to that job.| Name | Level | Cast | Recast | MP | TP | Range | Radius | ||
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 | Heavy Shot | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 160. Additional Effect: 20% chance of granting Hawk’s Eye Duration: 30s |
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 | Straight Shot | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 200. Can only be executed when under the effect of Hawk’s Eye. |
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 | Raging Strikes | 4 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Increases damage dealt by 15%. Duration: 20s |
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 | Venomous Bite | 6 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 100. Additional Effect: Venom Potency: 15 Duration: 45s |
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 | Foot Graze | 12 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Binds target. Duration: 10s Cancels auto-attack upon execution. Target unbound if damage taken. |
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 | Bloodletter | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 130. Maximum Charges: 3 Shares a recast timer with Rain of Death. |
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 | Repelling Shot | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 15y | 0y | |
| Jump 10 yalms away from current target. Cannot be executed while bound. |
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 | Leg Graze | 16 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Inflicts target with Heavy +40%. Duration: 10s |
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 | Quick Nock | 18 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 12y | 12y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 110 to all enemies in a cone before you. Additional Effect: 20% chance of granting Hawk’s Eye Duration: 30s |
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 | Peloton | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 20y | |
| Increases movement speed of self and nearby party members as long as they remain within distance. Duration: 30s Effect ends when enmity is generated. Cannot be used in battle. |
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 | Wide Volley | 25 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 5y | |
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 140 to target and all enemies nearby it. Barrage Potency: 220 Can only be executed while under the effect of Hawk’s Eye. |
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 | Windbite | 30 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Deals wind damage with a potency of 60. Additional Effect: Wind damage over time Potency: 20 Duration: 45s |
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 | Tactician | 32 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 20y | |
| Gradually restores own TP and the TP of all nearby party members. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Halves enmity |
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 | Refresh | 36 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 20y | |
| Gradually restores own MP and the MP of all nearby party members. Duration: 30s Additional Effect: Halves enmity |
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 | Barrage | 38 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Grants Barrage, allowing the use of Refulgent Arrow and Shadowbite . Upon execution, Refulgent Arrow will strike the selected target three times, while Shadowbite ‘s potency will be increased to 270 . Duration: 10s Additional Effect: Grants Resonant Arrow Ready Duration: 30s |
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 | Head Graze | 40 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | |
| Silences target. Duration: 1s |
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 | Arm Graze | 44 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5y | 0y | |
| Stuns target. Duration: 2s |
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 | Palisade | 48 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 30y | 0y | |
| Reduces physical damage taken by a party member by 20%. Duration: 10s |
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Archer Traits
Traits are not actions and can not be equipped to your bar. They are earned as you level up and are always active. As a result they require 0 cast time and have a 0 MP and TP cost. They are also all exclusive to the Archer class and its job Bard.| Name | Level | ||
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Increased Action Damage | 20 | |
| Increases base action damage by 10%. | |||
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Enhanced Quick Nock | 25 | |
| Adds to Quick Nock a 20% chance to grant Hawk’s Eye. Duration: 30s |
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Enhanced Raging Strike | 28 | |
| Shortens Raging Strike recast time to 120 seconds. | |||
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Enhanced Barrage | 44 | |
| Increases number of strikes per auto-attack to three. | |||
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River of Blood | 48 | |
| Grants a 50% chance that damage over time inflicted by Venomous Bite or Windbite will reset the Bloodletter recast timer. | |||
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Enhanced Dexterity III | 60 | |
| Increases dexterity by 24. | |||
Archer Shared PvP Actions
The following is a list of PvP actions which are shared across all classes and jobs. These can only be used in PvP areas and you are limited to selecting two of them.| Name | Cast | Recast | MP | TP | Range | Radius | |||
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Aetheric Siphon | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25y | 0y | ||
| Activates the instrument. | |||||||||
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Anti-gravity Gimbal | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Simulates the spell Levitate using Nero tol Scaeva’s odd contraption. | |||||||||
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Bolt | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Movement speed is increased. Duration: 10s |
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| Chimatsuri | 4.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8y | 0y | |||
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Concentrate | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Creates a barrier preventing Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, Silence, and knockback effects. Duration: 10s |
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Deflect | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 4y | ||
| Scatters potentially harmful aether. | |||||||||
| Doom Of The Living | 4.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8y | 0y | |||
| Dragonsong Dive | 4.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8y | 0y | |||
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Enliven | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Restores 50% of maximum TP. | |||||||||
| Final Heaven | 4.5 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 8y | 0y | |||
| Delivers an attack with a potency of 9,000. | |||||||||
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Muse | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Restores 25% of maximum MP. | |||||||||
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Purify | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Removes Stun, Sleep, Bind, Heavy, Slow, and Silence from target. Can be used regardless of own status affliction. | |||||||||
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Recuperate | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Restores 25% of maximum HP. | |||||||||
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Safeguard | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Reduces damage taken by 25%. Duration: 10s |
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Smoke Screen | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 20y | ||
| Throw an incendiary device that creates a blanket of smoke temporarily granting you the Stealth status. | |||||||||
| Ungarmax | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14y | 20y | |||
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Vril | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0y | 0y | ||
| Use the aetheric residue lingering on your body to temporarily disguise yourself as one of Lakshmi’s loyal dreamers. | |||||||||
Archer Shared PvP Traits
The following is a list of PvP traits which are shared across all classes and jobs. These can only be used in PvP areas and you are limited to selecting three of them.| Name | Description | |
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Decreased Damage Taken | Decreases damage taken by 3%. |
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Decreased Recast Time | Decreases recast time of additional actions by 20%. |
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Increased Action Speed | Decreases weaponskill and spell cast and recast times by 3%. |
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Increased Damage Dealt | Increases damage dealt by 3%. |
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Increased Healing Potency | Increases spell-based HP restoration by 5%. |
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Increased HP | Increases maximum HP by 5%. |
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Increased MP Regeneration | Increases MP regeneration rate by 25%. |
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Increased Resistance Duration | Increases duration of resistances by 50%. |
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Increased TP Regeneration | Increases TP regeneration rate by 40%. |