Once per turn when you fire an arrow from a shortbow or longbow as part of the Attack action, you can apply one of your Arcane Shot options to that arrow. They can do the following with the shots The bread-and-butter of your class! At level 3, the Arcane Archer learns 2 arcane shots from the below list. They’ll both solve some problems if used creatively, and they’ll be fun to play around with otherwise. Nice, but Prestidigitation’s multitasking nature will be more useful in the long-run.īecause of how similar both of these cantrips are, you can realistically choose either one that you want. You can’t have multiple effects, but the effects tend to last longer, or be more impactful/effective. You might need to try a bit harder than expected for Presti to work out.ĭruidcraft is a more focused version of Prestidigitation. The wide range of effects means that a competent and creative Arcane Archer could use Presti and get past a problem… but it’s a very limited number of effects, and most GMs subscribe to the idea that cantrips can’t do what a 1st level spell can. Prestidigitation allows you to perform up to 4 minor effects at the same time, ranging from snuffing out candles to making tiny objects. That’s useful! Try to choose whichever skill your party doesn’t have, or Arcana if your party has both covered.įor some reason, no matter what you choose, you can pick between Prestidigitation or Druidcraft.
However, in most campaigns, Nature checks are essential at mid-level combats Beasts, Fey, Humanoids, Plants, and most Swarms require some natural knowledge. Nature checks are usually Wisdom, something that your Fighter might not have too much of… until much later. It’s an Intelligence skill too, which the Arcane Archer appreciates for their DCs. This is already great flavor, and the proficiencies you get aren’t bad! Arcana is a pretty commonly-used Knowledge skill from magical weapons, to planar experiences, to even mechanical creations, Arcana will work. You choose to gain proficiency in either the Arcana or the Nature skill, and you choose to learn either the Prestidigitation or Druidcraft cantrip. To start, the Arcane Archer gains a few particularly good proficiencies.Īt 3rd level, you learn magical theory or some of the secrets of nature – typical for practitioners of this elven martial tradition. When you plan on making an Arcane Archer, make sure a Battlemaster wouldn’t serve you strictly better. Second, the Arcane Archer has to wrestle with the Battlemaster for a crowd-control/damage role. These are great shots, with significant utility. First, the Arcane Shot feature is extremely limited – two shots per short rest.
The Arcane Archer is a backline damage dealer and crowd controller that suffers in two areas.
The Arcane Archer has some of the coolest flavor of any of the Fighter archetypes. Conclusion – Our Take on the Arcane Archer 5E.
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