Bow Fighter

For similar classes, please see Archer.

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Bow Fighter

Unit type(s) Unknown Weapon(s) Bows Skill(s) Follow-Up*

The Bow Fighter (Japanese: ボウファイター Bow Fighter) class is a basic bow-using class that appears in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War and Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. It is very similar to the Archer class from other games, but separate. However, they do not appear in any other games.

Bow fighters are useful units with quite balanced stats in both games, although their stats in Genealogy of the Holy War are higher. They are able to attack from two spaces away, making them able to attack without any damage back if the enemy is not holding a ranged weapon. However, since they only use bows, they cannot counterattack if attack from a directly adjacent space; therefore, keeping them in the front of an army can be very dangerous.

All bow fighters have the Follow-Up skill, which allows them an extra attack under certain conditions.

In both games, bow fighters promote to the Sniper class.

Stats

Base stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War	30	7	0	10	10	0	5	0	6	--	A

Max stats

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Movement	Constitution	Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War	80	22	15	25	25	30	20	15	?	--	A*

Class growth rates

Game	HP	Strength	Magic	Skill	Speed	Luck	Defense	Resistance	Charm	Constitution*	Movement*	Weapon level
Genealogy of the Holy War	100%	30%	10%	30%	30%	0%	30%	10%	--	--	--	--

See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class change

Genealogy of the Holy War

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Bow Fighter	Choosing the option "Class change" in the home castle after reaching Level 20.	Sniper

Thracia 776

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Bow Fighter	Using a Knight Proof after reaching Level 10.	Sniper

Playable bow fighters

Playable Characters
Name	Game
Jamke	Genealogy of the Holy War
Faval	Genealogy of the Holy War
Asaello	Genealogy of the Holy War
Tanya	Thracia 776
Ronan	Thracia 776
Playable Bow Fighter units in the Fire Emblem series.

Trivia

• Generic bow-wielding infantry units in Fire Emblem Heroes are known as bow fighters, and have the same Japanese name as this class.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English (unofficial)	Bow Fighter	Used in the Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776 fan translations.

See also

• Hunter

This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.