Not to be confused withArcher.

For the class inTearRing Saga, seeSaga:Bow Fighter.

TheBow Fighter (Japanese:ボウファイターBow Fighter) class is a basicbow-using class that appears inFire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War andFire Emblem: Thracia 776. It is very similar to theArcher class from other games, but is considered a separate class with highermovement. However, they do not appear in any other games.

All bow fighters inGenealogy of the Holy War have theFollow-Up skill, which allows them an extra attack under certain conditions.

In both games, bow fighters promote to theSniper 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
Thracia 776	18/16	3/2	0	3	4/5	0	1	--	7/6	6/4	E

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	6	--	A
Thracia 776	80	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	A

Miscellaneous data

Class growth rates

Class skills

Game	Skill	Learning conditions
Genealogy of the Holy War	Follow-Up	Innate.

Class change

Genealogy of the Holy War

The class a unit changes into inGenealogy of the Holy War is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Bow Fighter class have the following class change option:

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Bow Fighter	Choosing the option "Class change" in thehome castle after reachinglevel 20.	Sniper

Thracia 776

The class a unit changes into inThracia 776 is determined by the unit and not the class; however, all units in the Bow Fighter class have the following class change option:

Base class	Promotion method	Advanced class
Bow Fighter	Using aKnight Proof after reachinglevel 10.	Sniper

Playable Bow Fighters

Trivia

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

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Portraits

• 
  The generic Bow Fighter portrait inGenealogy of the Holy War.
• 
  The generic Bow Fighter portrait inThracia 776.

See also

• Archer
• Hunter

This article is part ofProject Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in theFire Emblem series.