Archer

The archer is a ranged unit. It is depicted as a female with pink hair and sharp eyes, a light green dress, a belt with a small bag attached to it, a golden ring on her shoulder, and pink feathers for her arrow flights. Archers have no preferred targets, attacking whatever comes within their range.

Archers are very weak when under fire but have a long range and can attack over walls. Their low health makes them vulnerable to mortars and bombs and Wizard Tower which can be further compounded by their tendency to clump together as they destroy buildings; even if scattered when deployed. Mortars deal splash damage which can take out groups of archers quickly. This can be alleviated by placing them in several small groups so that one or a few hits does not kill all of your archers.

Strategy
Archers work well when deployed in large numbers. However, it's a good idea to spread them out so that a mortar or wizard tower cannot kill them with a single shot. This strategy is called an Archer Raid. Due to the archer's low health, some people find it useful to use Barbarians or Giants as a "meat shield" in order to draw fire away from them. Using archers and Barbarians only has a very small chance of wiping a base, or even getting 2 stars (50% damge and destroyed town hall)

The mortar's blind spot is smaller than the archers range, so they aren't safe from any tower except air defences

Trivia

 * It's unknown why she has a small bag at her belt, though it's likely supplies such as bow strings and water.
 * As of now, the polls are showing that this unit is the most favored by the players when raiding a base. This is why Supercell increased the prices to upgrade them.
 * Archers are commonly the most popular requested troops.
 * The most notable cosmetic changes for an Archer being upgraded is the color of their hood and arrow type; a level 1 or 2 Archer has pink (default) hair and default arrows, a level 3 or 4 Archer has purple hair and flaming arrows, and a level 5 Archer has a green hood and elixir arrows.
 * When you tap on the Army Camp the Archers all pump their right fist into the air three times.