The Archer is one of 6 playable character classes within Project R.I.S.E
The Archer puts a focus on longer ranged combat, allowing her to serve as a concrete support for other characters. The Archer is not unlocked by default, and can only be unlocked by completing a Mighty Climb
Archer Base Stats:
Health - 220
Power - 36
Speed - FAST
Skills
The Archer class features 3 distinct attacks that can be used in the game. You can find what they are, and what they do below:
Light Attack - A fast-firing arrow attack that deals single-target damage.
Heavy Attack - A powerful arrow that stuns and deals small area damage. Perfect timing deals increased danage and knockdown.
Character Skill - A straight-line evade that moves through enemies and marks any hostiles touched.
Perks
The Archer class also comes with a selection of perks that can be equipped. These perks vary in rarity, and are also sorted by the type of perk they are. Below you can find each Perk, and what they do.
All COMMON Perks:
Opening Shot: On first hit, guaranteed Criticalhit against marked targets
Hunter's Focus: +10%Critical hit chance against marked targets
Last Legs (Brave 3): Applied mark is permanent while hero health <35%
Target Acquired (Brave 5): Every 5 hits, apply Marked to target
All RARE Perks:
Instant Splat: Marked targets will be instantly killed if current health <15%
Priority Target (Brave 3): Deal +20% damage to last marked target
Proximity Mark (Brave 3): On killing a marked target, apply marked to nearby enemies
Pincushion (Brave 5): Each consecutive hit on the same marked target deals 5% more damage
All EPIC Perks:
Backup Barrage (Brave 3): Generate an AoE arrow barrage when 5+ Marks are active
Arrow Echo (Brave 5): On critical hit of marked targets, an arrow echo bounces between marked targets
Mark Detonation (Brave 5): On killing a marked target, consume all mark, dealing damage per-target of 15 multiplied by marks consumed
Upgrades
Every class in Project R.I.S.E has a list of permanent upgrades they can use on their character, provided the class has been upgraded fully. Here are the upgrades you can acquire for this class:
All Archer Upgrades
Longshot: Heavy Attack damage increases over distance (Max: 200%)
Focused Barrage: Hold Light Attack to rapid-fire arrows. Greatly slows movement, slightly less damage.
Flip Blade: Flip Skill deals damage to enemies passed through
Mirage Flip: Flip Skill spawns an auto-attacking mirage
Extra Flip (Mighty 1): Flip Skill can be recast shortly after use
Mirage Volley (Mighty 1): Mirage attack becomes a deadly scattershot
Seeker Volley (Mighty 3): Using Skill empowers next Light Attack. Empowered fires 3 homing arrows.
Arrow Storm (Mighty 3): Replaces single shot with a wide-spread salvo. Perfect charge fires more arrows