Archer

Concept art from the Archer made by Hengishammer from the PVKII Developer team

The Crème de Cacao (Chocolate Bean?) of the Knight's Arsenal. These guys may not be the burliest of men, but they know how to make killing look good.

Overview

Archers are pretty much heavy knight's counterpart. Archers are masters of ranged fighting, and they have 2 different bows for that matter, like 1 is not enough. With long- and crossbow, these guys can be irritating as anything. With a skillful player, enemies do not have to be close for you to kill them. Because Archers are the weakest class in the game, they usually avoid melee fights. But if Archers are forced to go melee, they have their famous butterknife. But if you really are good with archer, you won't be needing it.

Voiced by: Joseph "Bingo Bango" Bracken

Stats

Health points: 100

Armor: 80

Speed: 210

Damage required for special: 165

Weaponry

Shortsword

A short but quick sword. It's useful when you are forced to go melee but don't expect too much from it. People often call it "Butterknife" and use it for humiliating purposes. Its damage is identical to Skirmisher's cutlass, but it charges slower.

Dmg Charged/N:56/42

Forward/Side Interval: 15

String:10

Crossbow

Very powerful and accurate weapon. Right-click to switch to aim-mode. When in aim-mode the crossbow is more accurate and deals more damage, but your walking speed is reduced. A successful hit also pushes back your enemy and can hurt them even if they have a shield. You have to reload after every shot which leaves you unprotected for 3 seconds.

Dmg unaimed, far/close: 90/55

Dmg aimed, far/close : 115/70

Longbow

The main weapon of the Archer. Quick, powerful and combined with deadly skill. Be aware of the arc and time arrows need to travel. It cannot be charged while in mid-air. Use your special to fire three flaming arrows at once which pierce right through enemies and their shields.

Dmg: 80-47

Special: each arrow deals 120 dmg, but only one of the arrows can hit a specific enemy.

Achievements

Achievements

"Archer"

	"Play a full round lasting at least five minutes as a Archer"

"Legolas"

	"Kill 3 enemies with the Longbow within 10 seconds"	The Instinctive Nocker

"Robin Hood"

	"Kill an enemy with the crossbow or longbow from 100ft"	The Precise

"Cornish Game Hen"

	"Hunt down 15 enemy parrots with the longbow"	The Parrot Connoisseur

"It's Like Weakness Water Three!"

	"Kill 2 enemies with a single longbow special"

"Butterknifed!"

	"Kill 25 enemies using the short sword"

"I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!"

	"Amass 100,000 points of damage against your enemies using the short sword"	The Greasy Bandit

"Clay Pigeon"

	"Kill 20 enemies while they are in mid-air using either your longbow or crossbow"	The Bane of Pigeons

Trivia

• It's possible to kill an Archer with full health by using only the keg or the Captain's special, and possibly the Sharpshooter's special. By targeting his feet with an explosive, the Archer is thrown up in the air, and the fall damage finishing off the remaining health.

• The Archer and Sharpshooter are the only characters to not draw their primary weapon (the short-sword and dagger, respectively) on respawn. Instead he draws the longbow, which holds the third weapon slot.

See Also

Knights

Archer Strategy

How to get Archer achievements