Zen Archer

“	Unlike their ranged combat counterparts, the Zen Archer approaches the battlefield with relative calm. As chaos reigns in the middle of combat, Zen Archers can adapt to any scenario while maintaining a harmonic balance of control and precision in the heat of battle. The Zen Archer can only truly achieve perfection of their skills by sustaining inner peace while in the throes of battle. Their intent is to use nothing more than their bow to unleash a flurry of sharpened destruction, taking down all those who oppose them with absolute composure. The Zen Archer can follow either the path of Light or the Wind. A Zen Archer specialized as a Lightbringer will leverage the harmony of light and sound to perfect their attacks as they seamlessly flow through combat. Zen Archers that follow the Way of the Windpiercer excel at targeting their enemies’ weakest point with unparalleled precision.	„
	~ Official Class Description

Zen Archer
Difficulty	3.5/5, Hard
Race(s)	Jin, Yun
Weapon	Bow
Abbreviation	ARC

Overview

The Zen Archer was added to the game as a 12th class with a release on September 18th 2019 added with the "Storm of Arrows" update.

Zen Archer is primarily a damage-focused class, these deadly warriors can channel light, wind or thunder to improve their attacks.

This Bow wielder is designed for mid-range combat with both single target and AOE abilities. It is a highly mobile class equipped in multiple dashes as well as increases in movement speed. They are reliant on constant movement, which makes Zen Archers vulnerable when ensnared. When it comes to group content, they can be useful to have thanks to their cooldown resetting skill: Alpha Call (Z).

Specializations

Way of the Lightbringer

Lightbringer's Lux Bar

Flexible archer that harnesses radiant light to overwhelm any opponent that emerges from the shadows. Stands out with Lux resource as well as strategic use of Ray Strike (3) and Sunburst (4).

Almost every skill of a Light Archer generates Lux on hit. In turn it can be used to cast Reverberation (C)[30 Lux cost]- a Defense and Parry piercing skill, that deals a lot of damage on top of that. When the amount of Lux accumulated reaches 100 it allows for use of Magnify skills. They are identical when it comes to stat and damage of their default versions (Ray Strike (3) and Sunburst (4)) however they do not share a cooldown.

Using Ray Strike (3) grants Ray Strike effect [3 icons on the left]. Every stack increases damage of Sunburst (4), Dawnpierce and Dawnstrike (X).

Similarly Sunburst (4) grants Sunburst effect [3 icons on the right], which every stack increases damage of Ray Strike (3), Dawnpierce and Dawnstrike (X).

Skills of a Lightbringer

Button	Icon	Skill Name	Skill Description	Tags
3		Ray Strike	Shoots 5 projectiles of light forward, that accumulate in the middle. (Grants 1 RS stack on use, pushes back 2m, consumes all SB stacks, resets Bolt Dash's cooldown, generates 5 Lux every hit)	Parry Piercing
4		Sunburst	Shoots 5 projectiles of light that split from the middle outwards. (Grants 1 SB stack on use, pushes back 2m, consumes all RS stacks, resets Bolt Dash's cooldown, generates 5 Lux every hit)	Parry Piercing
C		Reverberation	Sends a sunlike projectiles in a straight line that if landed, hits the enemy multiple times (Generates 3 Lux evey hit, can only be cast with accumulated 30 Lux or more)	Defense Piercing, Parry Piercing
3		Magnified Ray Strike	The same description as the default version	Parry Piercing
4		Magnified Sunburst	The same description as the default version	Parry Piercing
X		Dawnstrike	Chargable up to stage 3, long range skill that sends out a beam of light (Increases damage per stack of RS and SB, pushes back 1,5m, immobilized during charging, generates 5 Lux on hit)	Defense Piercing, Parry Piercing

Way of the Windpiercer

Windpiercer's Storm's Eye Bar

An agile hunter who moves with the speed of wind and the stealth of shadows to confuse and dominate their prey. Distinguishable by blue, wind themed skills it has a mechanic called Storm's Eye.

Casting Twin Storms (3) triggers Storm's Eye on use, which creates two blue circles on the ground. Remaining inside them allows a cast of Storm Bolt (4) instantly on stage 2.