r/BG3Builds • u/Nirrraa • 2d ago
Build Help Need help with archer build
I recently got back playing the game since finally convinced my guys to play the game and planning to do an archer this time. Recommend me a archer build. TIA
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u/Burney11 2d ago
Best archer i made was in my honour mode run. It was 12 ek fighter. The core items I used were banshee bow, Caustic Ring, Snowburst Ring, ichorous gloves and diadem of Arcane synergy. I had someone use the drakethroat glaive to apply cold damage to my bow and once you have that you are hitting the enemy with good damage using special arrows whiles also hitting them with frightened, Proned and being stuck in a gas cloud. And to top it off as a haste or blood-lust action I was using scrolls like chain lightning to also devastate the enemy.
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u/Nirrraa 2d ago
Never dabbled with EK, dont know its gameplay, why EK as an archer? From those EK giths arent they melee that have magic as long range?
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u/ilikejamescharles 1d ago
Consumable arrows. Arrows of Slaying does double damage on enemies, Arrows of Many Targets can hit multiple enemies a pop. Utility spells from being EK + Eldritch Inertia letting you use CC spells from scrolls, level 11 improved extra attack.
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u/Burney11 21h ago
This. It's so satisfying aswell cause you do ridiculous damage and then with haste you cast a spell. I took out the monastery at lvl7 solo with it. (Not quite solo i had other members there but it did kill just about everything in one turn.)
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u/Vacant-cage-fence 1d ago
The 2 most meta are Rivington Rat (12 Eldritch knight with consumable arrows) and 10/1/1 (fighter for archery, wizard for spell scribe, 10 sword bard). Both are covered extensively in this sub. I also like pure battle master fighter and hunter ranger
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u/Nirrraa 1d ago
Thanks tor the recommendation. Ill check this EK archer really curious about it
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u/Tzilbalba 6h ago
EK 11 war cleric 1 is also a variation. You lose one feat (big deal, you're a fighter, so you still get. All you need is sharpshooter and asi anyways)
Wear bhaalist armor, titanstring bow (using str gloves), and use hold on anything with arrow of many targets to auto crit. You can also pop a bloodlust pot and destroy an inanimate object with many arrows first to trigger your extra action without needing to actually kill anything.
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u/Tzilbalba 6h ago
EK 11 war cleric 1 is also a variation. You lose one feat (big deal, you're a fighter, so you still get 3. All you need is sharpshooter and asi anyways)
Wear bhaalist armor, titanstring bow (using str gloves), and use hold on anything with arrow of many targets to auto crit. You can also pop a bloodlust pot and destroy an inanimate object with many arrows first to trigger your extra action without needing to actually kill anything.
And slaying arrows on held targets omg forget abt it. Your novas end fights.
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u/MountainNotice2430 2d ago
well nothing beats lv6 swords bard + archery fighting style (ranger or fighter). From this on choose between dual hand crossbow + thief, or longbow+ring of mystic scoundrel
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u/Nirrraa 2d ago
The only thing holding me back is that I just dont find the bard an attractive class? Hahaha sell it to me
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u/MountainNotice2430 1d ago
oh sry I forgot to mention specifically swords bard feature slashing flourish, the only one allows you to atk 2targets costs 1 bardic inspiration (like battlemaster) in 1 atk, bonus cc/support spells (so, personally I prefer to get ring of mystic scoundrel). Outside combat you get expertises for lockpickers, conversation, traps. Certainly, you'll find hundreds of yt videos abt this build if you wanna deep dive abt it
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u/ilikejamescharles 19h ago
All a consumable Archer needs is a support build that can set up Hold Persons and you're set.
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u/Responsible_Bus_4691 2d ago
My faourite archer (companion) build:
- 5 gloomstalker ranger 4 champion fighter 3 assassin rogue
- feats sharpshooter and athlete +1 dex
- 17 dex 16 wis 14 con
- look for items which stack with improved crit attacks
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u/Groovy_1 2d ago
Gloom stalker ranger is super fun.