Archer

Summary
The archer is a ranged female class. She has pink hair and sharp eyes. She wears 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 what ever 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, 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. Due to the archer's low health, some people find it useful to use barbarian as a "meat shield" in order to draw fire away from them.

The mortar's blind spot (the red circle) is about the same size as the archer's range. Use this when planning your defenses to see if your walls are setup to block the archer while giving you range to hit it.

Trivia

 * It's unknown why she has a small bag at her belt, it's probably supplies like bow strings and water though.
 * 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 when requesting 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.