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

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

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

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.