Esprit de l'Archer
The soul of an imperial archer who froze to death at his pass, a body of mist whose arrows freeze.
Overview
An archer of the imperial guard who froze to death at the pass he guarded. His body stayed under the snow; his soul rose with his bow. He has no legs left to flee: he floats, and the mist he is made of freezes whatever his arrows touch.
He is drawn see-through: a hood with two icy eyes, a body of mist with a glowing heart, a trail of mist instead of legs, shedding snowflakes. He fights exactly as the Archer impérial, and his arrows slow, as the vanilla stray's.
When he dies he rears back and rises, the mist fades from the bottom up in snowflakes, his heart bursts and his armour falls to the ground, fading after 5 seconds.
Esprit de l'Archer
- Health
- 20
- Damage
- Arrows as vanilla, plus Slowness
- Spawns
- As the vanilla stray (snowy and icy biomes)
- Drops
- As the vanilla stray (bones, arrows, sometimes Slowness arrows)
- Effect
- Slowness 30 s from his arrows
- Range
- Shoots up to 16 blocks
Moves
Ice arrow
The archer's aimed shot: draw held still, then loose; the arrow gives Slowness for 30 seconds.
Volley
Two lobbed arrows over your cover, each one slowing.
Side-stepping retreat
Glides back facing you when you come within 6 blocks, until 8 blocks off.
Bow bash
Shoves you with his bow when you are touching him.
Fading
The mist fades in snowflakes, the heart bursts, and his armour falls and fades in 5 seconds.
How to beat it
- Getting slowed is the real danger: guard his arrows rather than taking them.
- Use Lock On (V) to keep his see-through body in view in the snow.
- Sprint in during his 1 to 2 second rest, before he glides out of reach.
Coming later
- The bow's string of light.
- The frost patch under his remains.
