Talk:Archer/@comment-25712820-20180926204651/@comment-35523605-20181004152517

There is no end all best for bosses Archer out there. It really depends on the boss. A lot of Archers have really strong niches, some of them have more utility, and others hit so much harder. For some you want AOE, and for others you want ST. Even within ST NPs, for example, Artoria's probably the best single target Arts Archer you can find in general terms, but Orion and Euryale would be much more effective if you were dealing with a male.

Then there's Archers like Gilgamesh that can clear waves, still hit bosses real hard, and crit well on top of that, but have no answer for things like Evade or DEF up. Conversely, Archers like Tristan can work around a lot of gimmicks thanks to skills or NPs with Sure Hit, DEF ignore, and enemy buff removal.