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Archer Best Builds and Teams
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Archer is a Quantum and The Hunt character in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out this guide for Archer's best builds, team comps, relics, light cones, ratings, and how to play them here!
| Archer Character Guides | ||
|---|---|---|
 Build Guide |
 Materials |
 Warp Banner |
List of Contents
Archer's Best Builds
Archer DPS Build
Base Build
Alternative Cones
| Best Light Cone | Relics and Ornament | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Hell Where Ideals Burn | ||||
| Main Stats | Sub Stats | |||
| Body: CRIT Rate Feet: ATK% Sphere: Quantum DMG Rope: ATK% | CRIT Rate ★★★ CRIT DMG ★★★ ATK% ★★ Flat ATK ★ | |||
| Alternative Light Cones | |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
Archer is best built as a DPS with ATK and CRIT stats. Use CRIT Rate for Archer's Body since he can get CRIT DMG stats from his Guardian Bonus Ability.
Genius of Brilliant Stars is Archer's best Relic as a Quantum DPS. Since most of Archer's DMG comes from using Skill Points, Tengoku Livestream is his best Planar Ornament.
Most of Archer's DMG will come from consuming all Skill Points during his turn, so SPD stats are unnecessary for him.
Other Recommended Stats
| Stat | Recommended Value |
|---|---|
| CRIT Rate | Try to get 100% |
| CRIT DMG | 120% or above (without buffs) |
| ATK | 2600+ |
Since Archer's attacks are a single hit, getting as close to 100% CRIT Rate is essential to guarantee a critical hit on every attack.
As for CRIT DMG, you will get a lot of it from his Guardian Bonus Ability. Do try to reach at least 120% CRIT DMG for optimal damage.
Archer's Character Overview
Archer Basic Info and Rating
| Archer Basic Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Archer |
Rarity | |
| Element | ||
| Path | ||
| General Rating | Endgame Rating | |
Overall
DPS |
MoC
PF
AS |
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General Ratings are based on E0.
Endgame Ratings are based on enemies and buffs for the current patch.
How do you rate Archer?
Archer Stats
Level 1
Level 80
| Stat | Base Value |
|---|---|
| HP (16th) | 158 |
| ATK (11th) | 84 |
| DEF (15th) | 66 |
| SPD (8th) | 105 |
| Stat | Base Value |
|---|---|
| HP (16th) | 1164 |
| ATK (11th) | 620 |
| DEF (15th) | 485 |
| SPD (8th) | 105 |
| The stats indicated above are Archer's base values. These numbers do not include the character's equipped Light Cone, Relics, or activated Trace nodes. |
Should I Build Archer?
Archer is a free DPS who consumes a lot of Skill Points to deal massive single-target DMG. His Ultimate has one of the highest multipliers in-game.
In order for Archer to deal the most damage possible, he would need Premium Supports like Sparkle, Cipher, or Silver Wolf. If you have these characters built, you can use your resources to build Archer.
Should I Get Archer's Light Cone?
Archer's Light Cone, The Hell Where Ideals Burn, increases his CRIT Rate and ATK stats. It provides more ATK stats the more Archer uses his Skill.
Archer's Light Cone is fairly easy to get if you're pulling in the Warp Banners for Version 3.4 and it's his strongest Light Cone by a mile. If you don't plan on pulling for Archer's Light Cone, you can use Cruising in the Stellar Sea as a free-to-play option.
The Hell Where Ideals Burn Best Characters
Archer's Trace Priority
Combat Traces
| Trace | Priority & Explanation |
|---|---|
| Basic Attack | ★☆☆☆☆ - Low Priority You can skip upgrading Archer's Basic ATK since you'd want to use his Skill during his turn. |
| Skill | ★★★★★ - Highest Priority Most of Archer's DMG will come from his Skill, so max this out along with his Ultimate. |
| Ultimate | ★★★★★ - Highest Priority This increases Archer's Ultimate DMG. Prioritize this along with his Skill. |
| Talent | ★★★★☆ - High Priority Archer's Talent helps him deal Follow-up attack DMG. Upgrade this after maxing Archer's Skill and Ultimate. |
Bonus Abilities
| Trace | Priority & Explanation |
|---|---|
| Guardian | ★★★★★ - Highest Priority Archer gets CRIT DMG after allies gain a Skill Point and if there's a specified number of Skill Points remaining. |
| Hero of Justice | ★★★★☆ - High Priority Archer automatically has Charge stacks for his Talent upon entering battle. |
| Projection Magecraft | ★★★★★ - Highest Priority This increases the Skill Point limit when Archer is in the party. |
Archer's Best Teams
Archer F2P Team (Free to Play)
| DPS | Support | Support | Sustain |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Archer
|
 Trailblazer (Ice)
|
 Hanya
|
 Lynx
|
For a free-to-play team, you can use any two Supports with Archer. Remembrance Trailblazer and Hanya his best free-to-play options for Archer since they provide turn-advance and SP-generation respectively.
Archer Generalist Team
| DPS | Support | Support | Sustain |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Archer
|
 Sparkle
|
 Cipher
|
 Permansor Terrae
|
Archer's best teams consist of allies that provide Skill Points and are generally SP-friendly. It should be noted that turn-advance Supports should have at least 160 SPD to bring the slow Archer in front of the turn order.
Sparkle is undoubtedly Archer's best Support since she provides both Skill Points and turn-advance. Since Archer will consume a lot of Skill Points, using SP-Positive Sustains like Permansor Terrae or Gallagher will make your gameplay comfortable.
Cipher is usually the best option for debuffs and addtional damage. If the enemy isn't weak to Quantum then Silver Wolf is the better option between the two.
| Alternative | Explanation |
|---|---|
 Silver Wolf | Support Replacement Silver Wolf can be used if the enemy isn't weak to Quantum. |
 Tribbie | Support Replacement Tribbie is an SP-friendly Support and can make up for the team's lack of AoE DMG. |
 Sunday | Support Replacement Sunday can be used as a turn-advance unit that is SP-neutral when his Ultimate is up. |
| Trailblazer (Ice) | Support Replacement The Remembrance Trailblazer's Memosprite Skill can synergize well with Archer. |
| Hanya | Support Replacement Hanya can provide extra Skill Points with her Skill. |
 Pela | Support Replacement Pela can debuff enemy DEF with her Ultimate. |
 Gallagher | Sustain Replacement Gallagher can provide healing through Bessoted and is SP-positive. |
 Aventurine | Sustain Replacement Aventurine can provide shields and is SP-positive. |
 Luocha | Sustain Replacement Luocha can heal a large amount with his kit and is SP-positive. |
Archer's Best Relics and Ornaments
All Recommended Relics and Ornaments
| Relics | Rating & Merits |
|---|---|
 Genius of Brilliant Stars
x4
|
★★★★★ - Best Genius of Brilliant Stars is Archer's best Relic set since it can ignore the DEF of Quantum weak enemies. This becomes stronger when using allies that provide DEF shred. |
 Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters
x4
|
★★★★☆ - 2nd Best While Archer can't apply debuffs, he can make use of the Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters' CRIT buffs and damage dealt unto debuffed enemies. This is best used if Archer's team has an ally that can implant debuffs. |
 Scholar Lost in Erudition
x4
|
★★★☆☆ - 3rd Best Scholar Lost in Erudition provides Archer a CRIT Rate buff and increases his Skill and Ultimate DMG. |
| Ornaments | Merits |
 Tengoku Livestream
|
★★★★★ - Best Tengoku Livestream is Archer's best Planar Ornament since it provides a huge CRIT DMG when he uses at least 3 Skill Points in one turn. |
 Rutilant Arena
|
★★★★☆ - 2nd Best Rutilant Arena is a great Ornament for Archer since it provides CRIT Rate and increases his Skill DMG. |
Archer's Best Light Cones
All Recommended Light Cones
| Light Cone | Why We Recommend It |
|---|---|
|
The Hell Where Ideals Burn
|
★★★★★ - Best The Hell Where Ideals Burn is Archer's signature Light Cone. This provides CRIT Rate stats and increases Archer's ATK whenever he uses a Skill. |
 Baptism of Pure Thought
|
★★★★☆ - Great Baptism of Pure Thought is great for the CRIT DMG and Archer's Follow-up attacks can ignore enemy DEF. Best used with teams that can apply debuffs. |
 Worrisome, Blissful
|
★★★★☆ - Great Worrisome, Blissful is great for the CRIT Rate buff and it helps Archer and his team deal more CRIT DMG to enemies under the Tame state. |
 Cruising in the Stellar Sea
|
★★★☆☆ - Good Cruising in the Stellar Sea is Archer's best free-to-play Light Cone since it provides a huge amount of CRIT Rate and increases his ATK upon defeating an enemy. |
 See You at the End
|
★★★☆☆ - Good See You at the End is Archer's best 4-star Light Cone since it increases his Skill and Follow-up ATK DMG. |
 Swordplay
|
★★★☆☆ - Good Swordplay simply increases the DMG dealt by Archer as long as he keeps attacking the same enemy. The DMG buff will reset if Archer switches targets. |
Archer Ascension and Trace Materials
Total Ascension Materials
| Ascension Materials | Total |
|---|---|
| 15 | |
| 15 | |
| 15 | |
| 65 | |
| 308,000 |
Total Trace Materials
| All Trace Node Materials | Total |
|---|---|
| 15 | |
| 41 | |
| 72 | |
| 56 | |
| 139 | |
| 58 | |
| 12 | |
| 8 | |
| 3,000,000 |
Archer Ascension and Trace Materials Guide
Archer's Kit, Abilities, and Skills
Skill Triggers Circuit Connection
Archer's Skill allows him to enter the Circuit Connection state while also dealing damage to a designated enemy. While in Circuit Connection, Archer's turn will not end and he can use his Skill until he runs out of SP.
The more times Archer's Skill is used, the more damage it deals against the enemy.
Ultimate Grants Charges
Archer's Ultimate damages the enemy and also grants him Charges.
Talent Uses Charges For Follow-Up Attacks
Archer's Talent consumes Charges to launch Follow-Up Attacks and recover Skill Points.
Technique Deals Damage To All Enemies
Archer's Technique deals damage to all enemies at the start of the battle and grants him a stack of Charge.
Archer's Traces (Skills and Kit)
Active Abilities
Level 1
Level 6
Level 8
Level 10
| Trace | Scaling and Explanation |
|---|---|
| Basic ATK | Kanshou and Bakuya: Deals Quantum DMG equal to 50% of Archer's ATK to one designated enemy. Stat Bonus: 1. CRIT Rate +2.7% 2. Quantum DMG +4.8% |
| Skill | Caladbolg II: Fake Spiral Sword: Enters the "Circuit Connection" state. Deals Quantum DMG equal to 180% of Archer's ATK to one designated enemy. When using his Skill in the "Circuit Connection" state, the current turn does not end, and the DMG dealt by Archer's Skill increases by 60%. This effect can be stacked up to 2 times, lasting until he exits the "Circuit Connection" state. After actively using his Skill 5 time(s) or when there are insufficient Skill Points, using his Skill again causes him to exit the "Circuit Connection" state. Exits the "Circuit Connection" state after all enemy targets have been defeated in each wave. |
| Ultimate | Unlimited Blade Works: Deals Quantum DMG equal to 600% of Archer's ATK to one designated enemy and gains 2 Charge(s), up to a maximum of 4 Charge(s). |
| Talent | Mind's Eye (True): When Archer's teammate attacks an enemy target, Archer consumes 1 Charge and immediately launches Follow-up ATK on the primary target, dealing Quantum DMG equal to 100% of Archer's ATK and recovering 1 Skill Point. If the target is defeated before this Follow-up ATK is launched, the Follow-up ATK will be directed at one random enemy instead. |
| Trace | Scaling and Explanation |
|---|---|
| Basic ATK | Kanshou and Bakuya: Deals Quantum DMG equal to 100% of Archer's ATK to one designated enemy. |
| Skill | Caladbolg II: Fake Spiral Sword: Enters the "Circuit Connection" state. Deals Quantum DMG equal to 270% of Archer's ATK to one designated enemy. When using his Skill in the "Circuit Connection" state, the current turn does not end, and the DMG dealt by Archer's Skill increases by 80%. This effect can be stacked up to 2 times, lasting until he exits the "Circuit Connection" state. After actively using his Skill 5 time(s) or when there are insufficient Skill Points, using his Skill again causes him to exit the "Circuit Connection" state. Exits the "Circuit Connection" state after all enemy targets have been defeated in each wave. |
| Ultimate | Unlimited Blade Works: Deals Quantum DMG equal to 800% of Archer's ATK to one designated enemy and gains 2 Charge(s), up to a maximum of 4 Charge(s). |
| Talent | Mind's Eye (True): When Archer's teammate attacks an enemy target, Archer consumes 1 Charge and immediately launches Follow-up ATK on the primary target, dealing Quantum DMG equal to 150% of Archer's ATK and recovering 1 Skill Point. If the target is defeated before this Follow-up ATK is launched, the Follow-up ATK will be directed at one random enemy instead. |
| Trace | Scaling and Explanation |
|---|---|
| Skill | Caladbolg II: Fake Spiral Sword: Enters the "Circuit Connection" state. Deals Quantum DMG equal to 315% of Archer's ATK to one designated enemy. When using his Skill in the "Circuit Connection" state, the current turn does not end, and the DMG dealt by Archer's Skill increases by 90%. This effect can be stacked up to 2 times, lasting until he exits the "Circuit Connection" state. After actively using his Skill 5 time(s) or when there are insufficient Skill Points, using his Skill again causes him to exit the "Circuit Connection" state. Exits the "Circuit Connection" state after all enemy targets have been defeated in each wave. |
| Ultimate | Unlimited Blade Works: Deals Quantum DMG equal to 900% of Archer's ATK to one designated enemy and gains 2 Charge(s), up to a maximum of 4 Charge(s). |
| Talent | Mind's Eye (True): When Archer's teammate attacks an enemy target, Archer consumes 1 Charge and immediately launches Follow-up ATK on the primary target, dealing Quantum DMG equal to 175% of Archer's ATK and recovering 1 Skill Point. If the target is defeated before this Follow-up ATK is launched, the Follow-up ATK will be directed at one random enemy instead. |
| Trace | Scaling and Explanation |
|---|---|
| Skill | Caladbolg II: Fake Spiral Sword: Enters the "Circuit Connection" state. Deals Quantum DMG equal to 360% of Archer's ATK to one designated enemy. When using his Skill in the "Circuit Connection" state, the current turn does not end, and the DMG dealt by Archer's Skill increases by 100%. This effect can be stacked up to 2 times, lasting until he exits the "Circuit Connection" state. After actively using his Skill 5 time(s) or when there are insufficient Skill Points, using his Skill again causes him to exit the "Circuit Connection" state. Exits the "Circuit Connection" state after all enemy targets have been defeated in each wave. |
| Ultimate | Unlimited Blade Works: Deals Quantum DMG equal to 1000% of Archer's ATK to one designated enemy and gains 2 Charge(s), up to a maximum of 4 Charge(s). |
| Talent | Mind's Eye (True): When Archer's teammate attacks an enemy target, Archer consumes 1 Charge and immediately launches Follow-up ATK on the primary target, dealing Quantum DMG equal to 200% of Archer's ATK and recovering 1 Skill Point. If the target is defeated before this Follow-up ATK is launched, the Follow-up ATK will be directed at one random enemy instead. |
Technique and Bonus Abilities
| Trace | Scaling and Explanation |
|---|---|
| Technique | Clairvoyance: Immediately attacks the enemy. After entering combat, deals Quantum DMG equal to 200% of Archer's ATK to all enemies and gains 1 Charge(s).
Stat Bonus: 1. Quantum DMG +3.2% |
| Bonus Ability | Guardian: After allies gain a Skill Point, if there are 4 Skill Points or more, increases Archer's CRIT DMG by 120% for 1 turn(s).
Stat Bonus: 1. CRIT Rate +4.0% 2. ATK +8.0% 3. Quantum DMG +6.4% |
| Bonus Ability | Hero of Justice: When Archer enters battle, gains 1 Charge.
Stat Bonus: 1. Quantum DMG +4.8% 2. ATK +6.0% |
| Bonus Ability | Projection Magecraft: When Archer is on the field, increases the maximum Skill Point limit by 2.
Stat Bonus: 1. ATK +4.0% 2. Quantum DMG +3.2% |
Archer's Eidolons
Recommended Eidolons
| Why We Recommend It | |
|---|---|
| E1 | ★★★★★ - Amazing A solid quality-of-life upgrade that restores 2 Skill Points after Archer uses his Skill 3 times. |
| E2 | ★★★★★ - Amazing Best stopping-point for spenders. Archer's Ultimate can implant the Quantum Weakness and inflict Quantum RES PEN. |
| E4 | ★★★★☆ - Great A boost to Archer's Ultimate DMG. |
| E6 | ★★★★★ - Amazing Archer restores a Skill Point at the beginning of his turn and his DMG Boost from the Skill's maximum stacks increase to 5. His Skill DMG can also ignore enemy DEF. |
All Eidolon Resonance Effects
| E1 | The Unreached Dream After using Skill 3 time(s) within one turn, recovers 2 Skill Point(s) for allies. |
|---|---|
| E2 | The Unfulfilled Happiness When using Ultimate, reduces the enemy target's Quantum RES by 20%, and induces Quantum Weakness for it, lasting for 2 turn(s). |
| E3 | The Untamed Will Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10. |
| E4 | The Unsung Life
Increases Ultimate DMG dealt by 150%. |
| E5 | The Nameless Watch Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. |
| E6 | The Endless Pilgrimage When the turn begins, recovers 1 Skill Point for allies. The number of maximum stacks for the DMG boost effect provided by his Skill increases by 1. His Skill DMG dealt ignores 20% of DEF. |
Additional Archer Information
How to Get Archer
Pull From Archer Banner
| Limited Banners |
 I Am the Bone of My Sword |
|---|
Archer was released on July 11, 2025 (Server Time) during the Version 3.4 update. There has been no official announcement on the banner's end date yet.
Archer Banner Schedule and Rates
Get Archer for Free
Players can claim Archer for free from July 11, 2025. The end date for claiming Archer is unknown.
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Archer Background and Voice Actors
| Voice Actor | EN: TBA JP: Junichi Suwabe |
|---|
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| Character Rarity | |
|---|---|
| ★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Characters by Path
| Character Paths | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Destruction |
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 Erudition |
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Characters by Element
| Character Elements | |||
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All Quantum Characters
| Quantum Characters | |||
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 Seele |
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 Xueyi |
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 Jade |
| Tribbie |
 Castorice |
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