Portal Knights

Portal Knights

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BRUISER GUIDE | Featuring: Archer [1.2]
By Yuki
I previously made a guide (DPS GUIDE | Featuring: Mage). I was going to continue with the DPS guides but after the current update damage was secretly capped. SO here it is the perfect build for an Undying Archer!
This is up to date with Update:1.2
   
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So How Does This Work?
WELL basically the weapons we are using have multiple hits when fired. With this gear setup you will be critting almost every hit and therefore healing for 50 health for every projectile that hits.
Weapons
The Pirate's Flintlock
This Weapon doesn't have the best stats for damage, but it does work really well with our item build. The Flintlock shoots 4 pellets, this allows you to heal for 200 health IF every pellet criticals!
The stats that come with the flintlock aren't useful. But it does have have very high durabiility.



The Triple Arrow Bow
This is the best bow to use for this build. It has crazy high damage, not to mention it is Light damage. This bow shoots 3 arrows at once, allowing you to heal for up to 150. It also has bonus critical chance and damage. The downside is that it has very low durability so prepare them sharpening stones!


This is Just a Buff
Just a minor buff, doesn't have to be used.
Gear
The Mighty Hood
This is the best Hat for this set or just a plain Critical set for archer.









The Healing Chestplate
This chestplate makes it possible to heal off your crits, this is the core item for this build.











Dodgy Gauntlets
Sadly there isn't a gauntlet that increases your damage, so I went with the second best thing that archers can achieve... High Dodge. I suppose the damage resistance is a bonus!






Critical Boots
Just like the Hat, these boots give you amazing critical chance and damage!










Critical Cape
Added crit chance and damage, nothing more needs to be said.











Lightning Ring
This is the only ring that increases your critical chance and damage... so USE IT.
Talent Tree
Level 2
Sadly the Flintlock isn't buffed by any of these, so just use the bow because it is the other weapon used.

Level 5
Sentry Stance boosts your damage if you stand still, but you will constantly be dodging and moving. Fading is by far better, do to more dodge chance.

Level 10
Dodge chance is better than the movement speed for this build, but play how you like.

Level 15
Well, there is nothing else to take... This is dissapointing, maybe it will get another talent in the future. Pots are unused with this build.

Level 20
Orb Theif isn't needed due to healing off your crits and Unstable is just bad. I personally go with Dodger for the extra dodge (Dodge is a huge part of this build).

Level 25
Overall In the Face of Evil is the best, you gain the most damage. On bosses its decent, but against a lot of mobs cluttered together it makes it easier to kill them faster.

Level 30
What else is there to say? Exploit Weakness increases your damage for 3 seconds after a critical hit. You will constantly have this buff going!
Attribute Distribution
Not dying is key with this build, I put 45 points into increasing my health. The rest of the points went into increasing ranged damage.
14 Comments
Radon 6 Oct, 2019 @ 8:04am 
almost had a stroke trying to figure out what's wrong with my game
hyperion longbow is now titanium masterwork longbow, rush attributes are now on the avenger set and its roided cousin, ranger can't equip roided warrior stuff, etc.
still quite a build tho. no need in that flintlock - (still) triple bow gives a ton of crit-heals. plus roided archer crit-hat regens mana the same way, so i can use war cry as soon as it is ready to use again.
Lurtz 13 Jul, 2019 @ 11:54am 
that would be nice i play this game a lot so it would be really helpful
Lurtz 13 Jul, 2019 @ 11:53am 
can you make a rouge one?
ThatElectricFishGuy 22 Jun, 2018 @ 6:00pm 
Okay thats cool
Yuki  [author] 16 Jun, 2018 @ 12:07pm 
Probably not, keengames hasn't given me anything to play the game again. Its just been boring (to me) creative updates.
ThatElectricFishGuy 12 Jun, 2018 @ 11:49am 
can you make new damage guides soon? a lot of stuff has changed since this guide was made. still good guide though:steamhappy:
Mexion 11 Jun, 2018 @ 4:39pm 
They nerf everything, so this build is rly old to make it right now :(
Yuki  [author] 11 Jun, 2018 @ 4:25pm 
@mexion what is?
Mexion 10 Jun, 2018 @ 6:16am 
This is impossible to find now, right?, im searching this everywhere and its impossible.
shiny_dirk 11 Nov, 2017 @ 4:55am 
i would also like to add that hyperion does physical damage, not light