

Critical Hit Class: The Archer class has the second-highest base Star Gathering hidden stat in-game, hovering around 150, letting them gather more Critical Stars than most other classes (in comparison, the highest are Riders with 200 while the lowest include Berserkers at 10).Their class card, however, depicts a standard medieval archer at the ready with their arrow knocked. And the diversity of Servants in this class means that the ones who do fit this archetype in terms of personality are actually the minority. (The only hard exception being projectiles that are explicitly spells, like fireballs created by magic). Despite the class name, any Heroic Spirits skilled at ranged combat can be summoned as an Archer, so many of them aren't bowmen. Archer Archetype: Surprisingly enough, averted most of the time.Anti-Magic: From their Class Skill, Magic Resistance.Even some AoE Archers like Nikola Tesla and Ishtar join in on the Evasion-piercing action. Always Accurate Attack: About half of the single-target Archer roster have some form of Sure Hit or Ignore Invincibility to pierce Evasion, whether tied to their Noble Phantasm note Billy the Kid, Chloe von Einzbern, David, Paris, Tristan, William Tell or skills note Altera the Sun(ta), Archer of Shinjuku, Asagami Fujino, Robin Hood - notably, most of these Archers are "free to play" and easily obtainable by diligent players, so Archers tend to be a backup option for an Evasion-piercing squad.Abnormal Ammo: While most Archers do use traditional projectile weapons like guns and bow and arrows, there are a few who don't conform to this, most notably Gilgamesh and Jeanne D'Arc.Shared TropesTropes which apply to most members of the class besides the exceptions should go here. Class skills include high Magic Resistance and Independent Action, which allows them to go for a time without the mana supply of a Master, this can come in handy for scouting but also means that unruly or disobedient Archers can act against their Master's wishes without threat of running out of mana. Despite the name, having skill at archery is not a requirement, simply possession of powerful projectile weapons or special abilities related to projectile weapons will allow a Heroic Spirit to qualify for this class. If you want a more indepth answer, play the visual novel, as the second route, Unlimited Blade Works, revolves mainly around him and Shirou.Heroic Spirit of the BowArcher is one of the seven normal Servant classes summoned for the Holy Grail War and considered one of the Three Knight Classes along with Saber and Lancer.
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He is summoned into the war with the pendant he always carried on him that Rin used to save him as the catalyst, since Rin had no catalyst herself. Eventually the people he saved turned on him and shunned him, throwing him further into despair, culminating in him sacrificing his life by making a pact with Gaia to become a Counter Guardian in exchange for a few hundred people´s life. He tried to become a hero by saving the majority by killing the minority (like his father, Emiya Kiritsugu). He is an agent of Gaia (the will of Earth) and is not stored in the Throne of Heroes like the other participants of the Holy Grail War.Įmiya Shirou from an alternative timeline of the Fate route (Saber route), where he went into despair after Illyasviel passes away 1 year after the war. First of all, it should be mentioned that Archer is a Counter Guardian and not a Heroic Spirit.
