Black Desert Online - In-depth PVE Archer Guide 2023 | After Mini-Rework

[@Chezuget]

Archer Crit rate was moved to gaping darkness instead of Ensare. So jst replace that in your combos for same effect.

[@Thristed]

that really sucks tbh, darkness feels clunky

[@Chezuget]

@@Thristed at first i agree it feels bad. but thats cz we jst too used to ensnare for years. But after playing with the change...its actually better...too bad its nt protected...so remember that

[@therspage]

Been playing archer for 2 yrs, he's the smoothest class in BDO, amazing guide and I watched all 55 mins of it, learned more things thanks man

[@Chezuget]

:) Glad to hear that

[@kYdarii]

This was the simplest best explained guide I’ve watched in a long time. Thank you

[@SsjShaco]

thank you it helped me alot im a returner player allways loved archer but i never found anything that good and detailed like you did here so i can improve my game it feels diffrent now thank you for that love it

[@Daebwyn]

I am looking already class for next season. Most classes don't have such a deep and up to date guides, damn are archers lucky for your existance! Enjoyed the guide a lot, reminds me of some good old WoW guides i used to spend so much time looking at

[@Chezuget]

Thanks :)

[@Eli_Aura]

Thank you so much for that! ❤ Watched this guide 5 times and now I begin to get it.

[@lkjplays4628]

This guide helped me alot. I just made an archer, thanks for this man! Keep up the good work brother. 👌🏼

[@Chezuget]

Thanks :)

[@manytima3066]

Do you have any special graphics settings that make the bow glow clearer? Im on remastered graphics and barely see the Duskherald glow as bright as in your video :D

[@Chezuget]

hmnn, dnt think so. But i have gamma all the way down. and the dye i use for the glow is valencia dye...the last metalic ones. Those give that shiny glow.

[@philipgerber2213]

Thank you for this, gave me hope to continue Maining Archer, will definitely watch out for the PVP guide.

[@Chezuget]

Dont give up on archer...its actually S Tier at the moment...infact the more gear u get...the more OP it gets :) but shhhh dnt tell anyone, we need more buffs. PVP...Wont lie...its jst a node war class....ull get rekt in 1 v 1 cz its so squishy and classes this days close distance in half a second...RIP Kiting

[@philipgerber2213]

Guess it's true😢, and the "skating" trick from Gehoe doesn't work after they changed some of the skills, But I'll settle for a T1/T2 Node War guide😅

[@ImLamboV2]

Been using Archer as my tag for a long time, been on my main alot since LomL so this was a nice up-to-date catchup to get back into the grind

[@Chezuget]

Now all thats left is...make archer the main :)

[@ImLamboV2]

@@Chezuget Swapped with the guild-reward items from Musa to Warrior but yea now I kinda wanna do that cuz I have celestial perma horn on archer too 👀

[@Chezuget]

@@ImLamboV2 hehe yeah the perma horn can make u main a class cz theres no way to move it. lol

[@stingray5369]

best bdo class guide i've seen for any class

[@Thristed]

amazing guide, thank you so much!

[@jugo1023456]

Finallly someone did archer

[@alexgauna7948]

hey man great video help me alot , any set up recommendation for artifacts and lightstones ?

[@Chezuget]

I am personally using [Target Openings] Combination.

[@fabulousacchi]

Hi i have some questions. When i certain skill it automatically swap weapons. Is it okay or should i block it somehow? Also i have a feeling that i use some skills, they hit and deal no dmg i mean i use skill and it looks like its hitting but deal no dmg idk how to explain it. Like hitbox is broken or something. Sometimes i feel like i dont have control over character i press combo and he does something different, swap weapons all the time etc

[@Chezuget]

Yeah some skills auto swaps you to crossbow and vice versa, this is an intended mechanic and u hv to use that to your advantage to swap over to preawakening and awakening. For skills missing, maybe it has to do with accuracy...enable Miss effect in options (General>show/hide>miss effect) to see whether its accuracy based. Lastly...this is one of the reason archer aint so easy as people think...You have to muscle memory to play this class in endgame...its not an easy class and it takes longer than other classes to perform the same. Example...a lot of people complain that skills displace their character and moves them around...but after ull get used to it and start using those displacements as repositions. It makes the class play like a dance :) Good luck though.

[@Megateri0]

Hi! thz for great guide!... i'm thinkin...it is not better to use "Radiant explosion" (-15DP) before "arrow explosion? thz!

[@Chezuget]

Also doable. However many archers prefer using the radiant explosion with the t3 add ons from arrow explosion active already, hence the priority. radiant hits harder. If u want, u cn even put -15dp addon on arrow explosion and get best of both worlds, but u give up the t3 attack speed addon. Its preference. Archer is very fluid, each playstyle is very similar in terms of dps output. Go nuts and tweak to your hearts desire :)

[@Keyzavega]

Hi Chezuget! Thank you for the guide, its really helpful

[@Chezuget]

The Costume is "Outfit of Magoria Tattoo Version" The Greatbow is from the DuskHerald Premium set.

[@MarcusTarr]

Great video. Thank you!!!

[@nosherjuan6130]

can i ask what that outfit is its so cool :O but also great guide this helped a lot :)

[@Chezuget]

Outlaws of Magoria with tatoos set + Duskherald Greatbow.

[@rupaiyaga]

Thank you. Really helpful

[@Etozex]

I don't usually comment, but i really enjoyed your guide. First time playing archer and there's NOTHING on the internet. Also what are the cosmetics you're using if you don't mind sharing :D

[@Chezuget]

Thanks. The outfit is Outlaws of magoria set, The tatoos Set...with Duskherald weapons. My hat is a Santa hat.

[@peseev]

What does give Ensnare 30% crit hit rate buff? I'm quite new to the game and I don't see my Ensnare giving this, is it changed or I'm missing somethign yet? I'm lvl 59

[@Chezuget]

Hey, So about a week ago a new patch released. Crit buff was moved to "Gaping Darkness". now replace ensare with gaping darkness, its much faster to execute for the same buff application

[@peseev]

alright, thanks vm :D@@Chezuget

[@kevinreyhan209]

What is your mid grind spot combo? Do you ensnare and rmb then use your skill? Cus i can't oneshot kratuga yet

[@Chezuget]

at 289ap with almost full BIS Crystals, i still cant one shot kratuga need 2 skills for a pack...Its a class issue :( Succ Guardian at 249ap with tuvala gear one shots kratuga Mobs. We need more buff on bursty skills unfortunately. In kratuga am stuck at around 72k trash with agris and L2 scroll, cnt make higher no matter how hard i try. :(

[@kevinreyhan209]

@@Chezuget do you prebuff on each pack ? if so which prebuff?

[@Chezuget]

@@kevinreyhan209 prebuffing in kratuga dnt make much of a diff, cz i find u actually waste time, with like the ensare ...unless u animation cancel it. Thoug maybe i am jst lazy :) Easy prebuff is glissade, i do that on cooldown, easy 12 ap...then a quick RMB if i cn fit it in for the 8ap.

[@kevinreyhan209]

@@Chezuget so may I know what U usually do when grinding kratuga ? what skill rotation did you use for example you need 2-3 skills for every pack, idk what to cycle and I think it hinder my grinding speed.

[@lightnbrightt]

We really need a gunner class but this is the closest we have rn, if they do gunner i want like a pistols and spells with a magical gauntlet or claw and then ofc some kind of rifle for awakening or something like that where he uses magic to fuel the weapons

[@Chezuget]

Dont know about the claw...they cn mess it up to make it a melee awakening hehe. i prefer Dual pistols succession and rifle + pistols awakening :) Just start BLASTING! xd

[@lightnbrightt]

@@Chezuget i got the idea from nero from dmc but yea i think it should mostly be ranged but i feel like every gun class has dual pistols lol but totally fair

[@Chezuget]

@@lightnbrightt Okay if its like Nero's hand....i have no objections lol.

[@Kiandough]

I think Awakening corsair is close to what youre describing

[@Chezuget]

@@Kiandough Corsair is not a gunner...Yeah i said it, sue me! Its Not even close hehe. Its like that meme of "Mom i want a gunner" Mom: We have a gunner at home....Gunner at home >> "Corsair"

[@CanduGame]

can u please write the commbo in buttons ?

[@Radiomate]

Awesome! I created a season archer thinking I wouldn't like it as it's my timepiece char 🤣turns 9ut I'm thinking of reroling from my guardian 🤣

[@Chezuget]

hehehe, the difference betweek guardian and archer is night and day. Archer at the moment is S Tier...but it has a learning curve. But when u start grasping it....Its EZ Class + FUN! xd

[@Radiomate]

@@Chezuget I agree! I really appreciate your video it helped a ton and I'm now an archer main.. bye bye guardian. Guardian was all I've ever played but was so slow 😭 archer seems really mobile and I'm really enjoying it. I'll be watching your video over and over so I can get used to the class. Just need to find the scarecrows you used in the video 🙏 where abouts were they? I'm 295/282 GS

[@Chezuget]

@@Radiomate The scare crows are in battle arena. Pres ESC>War>Battle Arena

[@Radiomate]

@@Chezuget appreciate it thank you 🔥

[@Radiomate]

@@Chezuget sorry to bother you again 😆 but please can you tell me your crystals that your using? Thank you and really enjoying the archer so far

[@shaneH1]

Really appreciate all the insight, it has helped me greatly so far. I am finding it difficult difficult to regain mp while grinding, seems like sometimes my normal great bow attack doesn't always get the mp back. I should probably enhance a few skills to get some mp back. Any tips for this? It's slowing down my grind. Thanks

[@Chezuget]

Use earth shatter off cooldown...and your mp issues should be done. The greatbow lmb...cn be slow, using it to regain mana kinda slows u down. but when u like under 50% mana, jst earthshatter a pack...theyll die and u get full mana again to continue. Earthshatter is a pretty good skill...dnt forget about it :)

[@shaneH1]

@@Chezuget oh ok, i will do this. ty again

[@antonello_tv]

fantastic video, but i have a suggestion, why you don't ude the name of skill? because i use the pad.

[@Chezuget]

:) am so sorry. To be honest i didnt think bout that. Am jst so used to the game being pc only...forgot bout console. Will be making a follow up vid of tips and all animation cancels...ill consider this in that one. Thanks

[@Zeqtas]

Thank you !!

[@FabianFabiano93]

wait wait wait this debuff on enemy righteous fire gives 50% accu on that enemy all the time ?????

[@Chezuget]

No no no. the 50% accuracy u see on the skill is a buff applied to ONLY that skill, its jst to make sure its applied at 100% rate to any enemy. The debuff it gives is a little bit of damage overtime, and -10% movespeed for only 5 sec in pvp

[@gundala247]

Where is that location? Looks like good place to train archer. Ima new archer player and your vid helps alot, thank you.

[@Chezuget]

Its battle arena. Press Esc and search battle arena, itll teleport u this area. Have fun :)

[@user-hj9zn5oh9w]

Does archer is a high APM class ?

[@Chezuget]

I would say medium APM. You can tryhard by adding things in combos making it very high apm...but if u use quickslots and remove some things in combos its nt that high. The combo in this vid...is fairly medium apm... I dnt use extra skills cz i grind long hours. I prefer to watch the health of my hand :) So i jst do bare minimum, and it works for me :)

[@lucatodi3928]

Overall archer is it easy and good in pve? Do i need to press a lot of skill?

[@Chezuget]

Unfortunately it does get harder in endgame cz the actions per minute starts to rise. Is it easy...nt really, i would say medium to very hard. Is it good pve...Yes, very good...above average. But once u stick to it, and get the muscle memory its jst too good :) Archer combat is like a never ending dance :) Theres always a skill to use, and they all connect to each other. Best archer in any mmo i hv ever played, no dps downtime really

[@TheRealSeason7]

What is your bows skin? What outfit is that from?

[@Chezuget]

Outfit is Outlaws of Magoria, The Tatoos version. Greatbow is from the Duskherald Premium Set. Only Bow that glows :)

[@TheRealSeason7]

​@Chezuget thanks a lot 😊

[@jrsilver7683]

i'm retuner and just confusing looking for where is my spear of slvia....after watch your video. thankiu very much!

[@Chezuget]

Haha yeah, ill miss the old one, but wont complain cz the change is good.

[@jrsilver7683]

@@Chezuget can't complain about anymore. the change is really great. need to get use to it. I'm use to be cast spear for super armor and healing hp. =(

[@bigdogszgaming9994]

Do u have any pvp guide? updated

[@Chezuget]

I no longer pvp. With my ping i might as well assume i have zero protections. Even in pve i get cced in super armor...imagine pvp. But theres archer pvp guides out there...they are still relevant. Because if i made a pvp guide...it wont be from experience but from research. I dont wanna misinform anyone :) 2 years ago when i used to pvp, game was more balanced and ping friendly...classes werent as fast as they are now and protections were nt as prevalent too...at the moment i actually cnt pvp :(

[@bigdogszgaming9994]

@@Chezuget ahh.... sad :( yep, all classes are very fast today haha

[@aoebebe8765]

That archer skin looks awsome what is it?

[@Chezuget]

Outlaws of Magoria set, with Duskherald weapons.

[@xylope3384]

could you make a trash loot video in some spots for example in centaurs where mobs are low hp which will be fast cleared and one other video where mobs are a little tanky in orcs for example to see how that ocombo u have shown play out.

[@Chezuget]

Already have one video for orcs on the channel, a one hour run. But ill be uploading a better one soon. Archer isnt best for centaurs though...centaurs is mainly about fast mobility like nova and musa, nt about dmg. But ill do a 1 hr run there n post the vid.

[@xylope3384]

@@Chezuget ye because before u could just spamm marked bloom and it was honest profit but now is a little different . tbh like something has to be done with mobility with archer it feels like slow but stylish af

[@greyb5511]

@@xylope3384 Archer here still grinding centaurs, is still a strong and fast clearer there, just a little bit more work since ur not just spamming marked bloom. Just gotta position a little more so u can take out two big mobs with marked bloom and spear sylvia flow combo. Also the flow of luthagron's is amazing aoe to clear huge straight line packs so that makes up for not being able to spam marked. Mobility wise we 100% got better and faster since last rework since our meteor dive range got increase and faster animation on our mobility skills. Archer is overall 9/10 on any grindspot so if u wanna grind as archer it's honestly S tier on most areas just a little high apm and squishy so making sure ur combos all protected is important. 👍Archer gang ftw

[@xylope3384]

@@greyb5511 how much ur pulling on trash there with archer

[@greyb5511]

@@xylope3384 30K/hr with agris and lvl 1 item loot scrolls. Not the best but still good along with the other caphras/centaur belts/sealed black magic stones that drop along with it.

[@reble6Ultra]

whats that greatbow skin?

[@reble6Ultra]

i bought this nightwarden gb but it doesnt glow for me :/

[@Chezuget]

@@reble6Ultra Only Glows in Remastered graphics Settings i believe.

[@Chezuget]

Duskherald greatbow

[@reble6Ultra]

Nvm found it. Actually it's duskherald 😅

[@Chezuget]

@@reble6Ultra omg lol...been telling ppl nightwarden...forgot i use a mixed set.

[@Wowaniac]

you dont need any of the Secondary Skills at all except for maybe Ensare. the rest are junk. Also PA Removed the +30% crit for 10 seconds buff from Ensnare and put it on Gaping Darkness. In an attempt to make Gaping Darkness viable which it isn't.

[@alexj835]

Watch on x1.5 speed, youre welcome.

[@Darkest-x4y]

AMBATUKUM

[@richardnelson8121]

'Promo sm' ✔️

[@MrTurtleAIDS]

Alright brother, you had 5 months to get good at pvp. Where's that pvp guide!?

[@Chezuget]

😆I still get one shot. Still need a lot of gear to pvp. and archer in Solare is just torture

[@thebomber7641]

Yeah lock all easy CC skills and go into Pit of the Undying. Pve guide lol )

[@Chezuget]

Oh no...what will I do without Earth Kick. Said no Archer ever...except u of course.

[@thebomber7641]

@@Chezuget i dont know. Does your fingers that fat that you press the F key randomly so you really need to lock the skill? I feel sad for you.

[@thebomber7641]

@@Chezuget also you forgot to mention all the other secondary skills that got locked too

[@Chezuget]

@@thebomber7641 Good thing everyone plays their class how they want to. Hence why there's a disclaimer in the description. This is a guide, nt a rule

[@thebomber7641]

@@Chezuget i would call it the skill review rather than a guide of any sort. Really could add up at least grinding spots where the archer shines, not to mention the regular skill rotations and such (good old scating why not?). Also we have a new mobs to grind with lantern thing so... Actually this type of "guide" is on the first link in google. Excatly with all the secondary skills being locked. So i'm not really sure if this guy really did this content from his own gameplay perspective.