Archer (job)

The Archer is a job that appears in various games in the series. Archers are mostly known for their ability to equip bows and arrows to attack. Their special ability is called Aim, which allows them to have a 100% hit rate with their bows.

One notable archer is Rosa Farrell from Final Fantasy IV

Final Fantasy XI
The job of Archer is represented in Final Fantasy XI as Ranger. Ranger is an advanced job and can be accessed by any character that has completed the Ranger flag quest. The quest starts in Windurst when the character is asked to go learn about a noble death. At this point they must travel to the Sauromugue Champaign to find a cave. When they inspect a set of bones, an old tiger will spawn. The tiger will slowly lose life and basically the Ranger must watch this proud beast slowly give in to its age and die. At this point, they have earned the knowledge required to level Ranger.

Ranger is a ranged attack job. They are proficient in the use of guns, bows, and crossbows. They also have reasonable hand to hand ability where they can use swords, knives, or axes. Rangers have the ability to track through the use of Widescan, one of their job abilities, but otherwise focus mainly on dealing heavy damage. They are also the only job that has the ability to use ranged Weapon skills so a character wishing to use these powerful attacks must either be a ranger or take the subjob of Ranger.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Archers can Charge for more damage. Each Charge (+1, +20 etc.) takes an amount of time.


 * Reactions: Speed Save, Arrow Guard.
 * Support: Concentrate.
 * Movement: Jump+1

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
The Archer job class is available to Humans and Vieras as a basic job class. Archers are well-known for their long range combat via bow-wielding in combat. The range of their attack varies depending on what bow you are wielding. When two archery skills are mastered by humans, they can become Hunters. When two archery skills are mastered by vieras, they can become Snipers. They are also one of two job classes that can ward of the Undead for good.

Reaction
* Because Block Arrows is a reaction, it does not activate against counterattacks.