Oracle Build Guide
Archero 2 Oracle Build will highlight best combination of Gear,
Runes,
Skills for the Tracking based build that is focused on main weapon damage. It's part of Archero 2 Guides series, where you can find the rest of the guides on the game.
The oracle Build is based on using main weapon projectiles/beams paired with tracking eye+main weapon skills to deal damage to the enemies. It can function as both a short range or long range build making it very flexible and allowing you to choose many different dps booster skills. You can move closer to deal maximum damage if you have skills such as Corrosive Field, or as said you can keep distance which will allow you to be further away from the enemies and have easier time avoiding the incoming projectiles and damage.
Oracle Build Pros:
- Arguably the best build for both early, mid and end game chapter/sky tower clearing
- Great Long- and short- range damage
- Distance from enemies that allows to avoid unnecessary damage
- Allows for more time to read Bosses movement and attack patterns
- High utilization of Combo bonuses for
Echo and
Oracle sets
- Usage of the "Tracking Eye" skill leads to easier clearing of crowded enemies
- Easy to use and learn
Oracle Build Cons:
- Very reliant on Tracking Eye skill
This Video shows footage of the oracle build in action with the tracking eye skill: Tracking eye in action
Skills[edit source]
For the Oracle Build you would like to take most of the +ATK and +ATK SPD Skills that you come across. Focusing on extra projectiles is also a good idea since that synergises well with the
Tracking Eye skill which you are aiming to get.
If you have Tracking Eye your projectiles will become homing projectiles and will try to follow the enemies. It makes
Diagonal Arrows a great DPS enhancing source. If you use either the staff or spear main weapon or have the
Energy Beam skill your shots will pierce enemies automatically. If you for example use the dragoon xbow/bow you will need the
Piercing Arrow skill for tracking eye to be more effective against larger crowds of enemies.
If you have a lot of Diagonal Arrows or the
Backward Arrow skill, they may hit the wall. having the
Bounce Arrow skill helps ensuring the attack always hits the enemy, even if it's in front of or far away from the player.
Energy Beam is great with this build, especially if you use a non-beam weapon. The main drawback that it will cause your attacks to have charge up. It can be mitigated by properly increasing ATK SPD or picking
Weapon Enchantment.
Weapon Enchantment is a debatable skill to pick though since it significantly lowers the ATK and ATK SPD, resulting in lower DPS, but it allows you to keep moving and shooting at the same time which can make it really valuable for harder Boss fights or chapters.
Further explanation on which skills to pick with the oracle build can be found here: Skills Tier List
Gear[edit source]
You can use both Echo and
Oracle sets for the Tracking Build
Gear.
Echo/Oracle sets will most likely yield the most crowd damage and will help massively in chapters and sky tower. It will also deal great boss damage, but if you have the Dragoon xbow/bow you can increase your single target damage even further by swapping it for staff/spear.
The Dragoon xbow/bow has superior target damage as opposed to oracle, but it can be problematic to defeat larger hordes of enemies as it does not have pierce built in. As said earlier, if you have the pierce skill the
Dragoon xbow/bow can also deal good damage, but it will also lack the combo boosts which you get from oracle gear unless you use it with
Echo or
Oracle gear. That is why it is recommended to use spear/staff instead in PvE content as it will help a lot vs regular mobs and you dont need to open Dragoon chests.
As said for the weapon it's possible to go with either Beam Staff/
Oracle Light Spear or
Heroic Longbow/
Dragon Knight Crossbow. Staff will provide additional Combo based bonuses and add Beam attack from the start, while Arrow weapons will add a bit of extra DMG.
Early on
Dragon Knight Crossbow is a great option since it can be acquired from the
Carnival Event. Later on it will depend on your play style and pick of the gear.
Runes[edit source]
The Runes you choose in different modes are important for the Oracle Build to work at its best. The different runes focus on providing additional damage and unique synergies combined with your gear. Etched runes are listed in priority from top to bottom.
PvE Runes
- Etched Runes:
Arrow Of Echoes
Pulsing Orb
Elemental Domain
- Blessing Runes:
Revive Rune
Rabbit's Foot
- Enchantment Runes:
Sharp Arrow
Frost-Thunder Seal
Rotating SPD Up
Sawblade Circle
- Ability Runes:
Arrow Rain
Frost-Thunder Touch
Circle
Ring of Agony
Extra info: You can substitute the Frost-Thunder Touch ability rune for a random rare/fine/common rune to avoid getting super freeze/bolt in the skill pool because of the
Frost-Thunder Touch epic/legendary effect. This will increase ur odds of getting tracking. By using circle runes you can pick circle skills in game and the build will still be effective with even if you are unlucky and do not get the tracking eye skill.
PvP Runes - Staff
- Etched Runes:
Sprite's Awe
Sprite Assist
Pulsing Orb
- Blessing Runes:
Revive Rune
Lucky Shadow
- Enchantment Runes:
Sharp Arrow
Frost-Thunder Seal
Sprite Multishot
Sprite Link
- Ability Runes:
Star of Fury
Frost-Thunder Touch
Melee Sprite
Healing Sprite
Extra info: These runes are for the ones who use full oracle gear in arena, including staff/spear. The distace preference should be set to distant and the best character to run is Helix with either Atreus, Otta, Draccoola or Alex as your resonance characters.
PvP Runes - Bow
- Etched Runes:
Meteor Split
Sprite's Awe
Sprite Assist
- Blessing Runes:
Revive Rune
Lucky Shadow
- Enchantment Runes:
Sharp Arrow
Frost-Thunder Seal
Giant Meteor
Potion Magnet
- Ability Runes:
Star of Fury
Frost-Thunder Touch
Star of Time
Healing Sprite
Extra info: These runes are for the ones who uses full oracle gear in arena, but another weapon that is either bow/xbow. The distace preference should be set to distant and the best character to run is Helix with either Atreus, Otta, Draccoola or Alex as your resonance characters.