Archer

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The Archer is an amphibious raider/riot bot from the Amphbot Factory.

Archer (amphimpulse)
Amphibious Raider/Riot Bot
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Stats
Cost 180
Hit Points 760
Movement Speed (elmo/s) 71
Turn Rate (deg/s) 237
Vision Radius (elmo) 500
Sonar (elmo) 500
Transportable Light
Abilities
Improved Regen
Water Regen (HP/s) 25
At depth (elmo) 40
Weapons
Sonic Blaster
Damage 155
Reload Time (s) 1.17
Damage per Second 133
Range (elmo) 255
Area of Effect (elmo) 64
Projectile Speed (elmo/s) 580
Water capable

Description

The Archer uses a powerful pair of Sonic Blasters to hit enemies on land and sea. Archers can float to surface in order to fight naval units.

Tactics and Strategy

The Archer's water jets are capable of pushing units away from it. This makes it quite the annoying unit to have to deal with, as raiders in general are unable to get in range of it. Even some riots, like Reavers and Venoms, are unable to get close enough to counterattack it. The Archer's quick reaction times and high accuracy even allow it to target air units with some effectiveness.

On maps with high cliffs or pits, lines of archers can beat skirmishers by chasing them to the edge and pushing them off.