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Archer

"I am the bone of my sword."

Class: Archer
True Name: Unknown
Noble Phantasm: Unlimited Blade Works

The Archer-Class Servant of the Fuyuki Grail War has been summoned to Smack Studio. Archer is a well-rounded character with high mobility and projectiles that reward precise shots. His primary weaknesses are his long recoveries, low-damage normals, and weak defense.


-STRONG ATTACKS-

SIDE STRONG: BLADE WORKS

Archer summons a line of five swords in front of him. The first four swords have low damage and knockback, but can stunlock the opponent if hit at close range. The fifth sword acts as a sweetspot with increased damage and knockback.

DOWN STRONG: BLADE WORKS ALTERNATIVE

Archer summons a single sword at his feet, then two on either side. Shorter range than the side variation, but comes out faster and has two sweetspots (one at either end).

UP STRONG: OVERHEAD SLASH

Archer slashes over his head in a wide arc, knocking enemies upward.



-AIR ATTACKS-

NEUTRAL AIR: BLADE WORKS AERIAL

Archer fires an invisible projectile straight down at high speed, spawning a brace of five swords when it hits the ground. The swords behave identically to his down strong attack.

FORWARD AIR: AERIAL COMBO

Archer performs a modified version of his jab combo while in the air, keeping him airborne and allowing horizontal movement control.

DOWN AIR: DIVE RUSH

Archer lunges down at a 45-degree angle, vanishing from sight and reappearing when he hits the ground, at which point he will slash twice. Hits hard, but will carry Archer off the stage to his death if he misses the ground.

BACK AIR: HRUNTING

Archer fires a single arrow downward at a 45-degree angle. When this arrow hits the ground or a platform, it will ricochet, flying back upwards. When used, Archer will enter an air recovery and be helpless until he lands.

UP AIR: REVERSE AXE KICK

Archer performs a backflip kick that hits enemies above him. Difficult to land, but very high impact.



-SPECIALS-

NEUTRAL SPECIAL: BOW

Archer summons his bow and fires an arrow. Archer's arrows have a very small hitbox, but travel quickly and hit hard. Charge the bow to fire a fan of five arrows instead.

SIDE SPECIAL: RUSH ATTACK

Archer lunges forward faster than the eye can see, striking his opponent four times in quick succession. This move can be used in the air, where it will briefly halt Archer's vertical momentum and cause him to hover until the dash is over.

UP SPECIAL: RISING SLASH

Archer leaps vertically into the air, slashing around himself three times. Poor scaling and middling damage, but high base knockback ensures Archer will carry his opponent up with him. Effective as a third jump. Whiffs on grounded opponents.

DOWN SPECIAL: TRIPLE-LINKED CRANE WINGS

A three-hit rekka that launches homing projectiles. Archer will throw both his swords on the first press, then throw one sword after the other on the second, and the third will cause him to do a short-range lunging slash. Very low damage and base knockback, but scales high, making it useful as a finisher and edgeguarding tool.



-ULTRA-

UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS

Archer briefly freezes time, chanting an incantation. Upon finishing, he will summon his reality marble, Unlimited Blade Works. Inside this area, swords will rain constantly on all available surfaces for several seconds. Can be tricky to land, but devastating if Archer catches his enemies with the full barrage. Beware of using it near edges - if there isn't enough ground space near Archer for the swords to spawn, they will be wasted and not appear.




Sprite created using modified assets from Fate/Grand Order

Unlimited Blade Works visual taken from Fate/EXTRA Record

Archer's battle dialogue taken from Fate/Grand Order

Archer's Ultra dialogue taken from the Fate/Stay Night Visual Novel

Fate/Stay Night and its spinoffs belong to Type-Moon and Kinoko Nasu