Best Characters in Archero 2 (With Builds)

What character should you focus on in Archero 2? Well, there are quite some strategies in play that we have covered here on the website already and the section about characters is actually not too complicated overall. Still, we wanted to give you a good overview before you start investing into a character since that is a long-term project.

Attention, this is a guide about the best characters in Archero 2,if you’re looking for the best characters in the original Archero, please click here.

What Character Are Best in Archero 2?

If you have read our guides in the different builds and skills in Archero 2 and you already feel that your head is spinning – there are good news for you. Characters in Archero 2 are not adding more complexity to it and with the exception of a few small skill and build selections that aren’t that big at the end of the day, you can pick every character for every build and have success!

Below you find an overview of them and how they do with the different builds so you can choose the character that you feel will fit your style most:

Otta

S+

Only available through events when spending a lot of money but also the strongest overall scaling character in Archero 2.

Ability:More crits all over the place

Combo Build:

S+

Blast Build:

S+

Close Build:

S+

Best Combo Build

Best Blast Build

Best Close Build

Dracoola

S

From the paid character the best one with lifesteal that make him stay alive longer and then he can turn excess healing into additional damage. Is he worth the money? Up to you, but if you want to buy a character, he is the one.

Ability:Lifesteal + extra damage on overhealing

Combo Build:

S

Blast Build:

S

Close Build:

S

Best Combo Build

Best Blast Build

Best Close Build

Helix

A

Can be unlocked with Gems and is probably the easiest and best character for F2P.

Ability:Deals more damage related to the health he lost

Combo Build:

A

Blast Build:

A

Close Build:

A

Best Combo Build

Best Blast Build

Best Close Build

Seraph

B+

The skill universalist that can give you better and more skills/skill picking options. Cool but also expensive for what she is espcially since none of ther abilities help you deal more damage.

Ability:More skill picks

Combo Build:

B+

Blast Build:

B+

Close Build:

B+

Best Combo Build

Best Blast Build

Best Close Build

Nyanja

B

Flexible character but operates better with closer combat and also slower to level since you can't unlock with Gems but the shards from Guild Store. Great option if you do a close range build, though.

Ability:More Move SPD and deals damage to close enemies periodically

Combo Build:

B

Blast Build:

B

Close Build:

A

Best Combo Build

Best Blast Build

Best Close Build

Alex

C+

Free Starting Character. Should be replaced quite soon and is only a passive buff provider whenever you collected enough shards to star him up. Not bad but also doesn't really provide much other than a couple extra healing.

Ability:More Red Hearts Drop

Combo Build:

C+

Blast Build:

C+

Close Build:

C+

Best Combo Build

Best Blast Build

Best Close Build

Conclusion

I hope this overview helps you not just to see what characters are worth it, but also to understand how they fit into the different builds and skills and make sense in the bigger picture. If you have questions, please let us know in the comments.