Fire Archers — Conqueror's Blade Einheiten-Guide

Silver-era archers with burning arrows.

Quick facts

Unit type: ranged
Tier / era: T3 / silver
Weapon type: Bow
Leadership cost: 160
Role / classification: fire, archer, anti-cavalry, aoe-burn, silver-era
Recommended veterancy line: Top line (14/14 points)
Core doctrines: Scorching Doctrine V, Precision Doctrine V, Bowmanship Doctrine V, Projectile Doctrine V
My tier: B

Updated 1 November 2026

Ranged units · Tier 3 units

My take: B tier

Season 28 · Princess*Sparkles

Fire Archers – Conqueror's Blade T3 ranged unit

Overview

Silver-era archers with burning arrows. Flaming Arrow sets targets on fire and staggers them, which makes it a good answer to cavalry and a strong pick for siege defence. 28 archers, 160 leadership.

Strengths

Area burn with good damage
Stagger stops and slows cavalry
Strong on siege defence behind fortifications
Disrupts enemy ranged units

Weaknesses

Helpless in melee
Heavy spear infantry soaks the fire and walks in
Needs cover and good positioning
Fire-resistant units take longer to ignite

How to Play

Flaming Arrow: burning volley that staggers.
Attack Area: normal volley.
Stand them behind Halberdier Sergeants or another melee screen.
Time Flaming Arrow onto a cavalry charge to take the speed out of it.
Shoot the enemy's ranged units first.
On siege defence, shoot from behind the walls.

Doctrines

Slot 1 · Scorching Doctrine V
+50 burning damage per second
Hotter burns.
Slot 2 · Precision Doctrine V
+120 piercing damage · +80 piercing armour penetration · +9% rate of fire
Damage, penetration and fire rate.
Slot 3 · Bowmanship Doctrine V
Arrow Rain: 75% base piercing per hit · +150 piercing damage
Stronger Arrow Rain and volleys.
Slot 4 · Projectile Doctrine V
+60% ammo · +50 piercing armour penetration
Much more ammo.

Veterancy

Start

Cold Blood: 1/1 points · +2% piercing damage
Per level: Lv 1: +2% piercing damage

Top line

A Hundred Paces: 2/2 points · +6% weapons range
Per level: Lv 1: +3% weapons range / Lv 2: +6% weapons range
Mustering: 1/1 points · Adds 4 soldiers to the unit.
Tooltip: Adds 4 soldiers to the unit.
Like Clockwork: 2/2 points · +12% rate of fire
Per level: Lv 1: +6% rate of fire / Lv 2: +12% rate of fire
UNVERIFIED
Force: 3/3 points · +15% armour penetration
Per level: Lv 1: +5% armour penetration / Lv 2: +10% armour penetration / Lv 3: +15% armour penetration
Burn Them All: 2/2 points · Each level increases fire arrows' fire damage by 100 points.
Tooltip: Each level increases fire arrows' fire damage by 100 points.
Improved Supplies: 2/2 points · +20% ammo
Per level: Lv 1: +10% ammo / Lv 2: +20% ammo
Like Clockwork: 1/1 points · +12% rate of fire
Per level: Lv 1: +12% rate of fire
UNVERIFIED
Cold Blood: 1/1 points · +6% piercing damage
Per level: Lv 1: +6% piercing damage

Bottom line

Garrison: 1/1 points · Increases damage dealt in Siege Battles by 5%.
Tooltip: Increases damage dealt in Siege Battles by 5%.
The Soldier's Life: 1/2 points · +3% health
Per level: Lv 1: +3% health / Lv 2: +6% health
Improved Supplies: 0/2 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +10% ammo / Lv 2: +20% ammo
Garrison: 0/1 points · Not taken
New Steel: 0/1 points · Not taken
Per level: Lv 1: +10% ammo
Tenacity: 0/1 points · Not taken

Build totals

+8% · piercing damage
+6% · weapons range
+24% · rate of fire
+15% · armour penetration
+20% · ammo
+3% · health

Values from game files · client 1.10.3721.330067.

Balance history

2026-07-28 · bugfix
Known issue under urgent repair: Inability to obtain equipment for Incendiary Archers.
July 27 Bug Fix Announcement
2026-04-01 · nerf
Mastery Node 5: Reduced special arrow base damage by 8% and burn damage from 400/s to 350/s.
April 2 Update and Maintenance Log
2025-05-29 · bugfix
Fixed abnormal unit model display in final veterancy node.
May 29 Update Log
2025-05-08 · rework
Mastery nodes updated: features Piercing damage, Flaming Arrow cooldown reduction, improved ignition/AoE on Flaming Arrow with increased ammo cost, and a 1s movement disable against cavalry. Leadership reduced from 180 to 160.
May 8 Update Log
2024-03-27 · rework
The node of 'Decrease Unit Losses in the World, Unit Resupply Cost' changed to 'Increase Siege Battle Damage, Increase Ammo'.
News Update on March 28th
2024-02-01 · bugfix
Fixed the issue of unit models floating in the air after death.
Feb 1st UPDATE LOG
2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where the Unit's head model would behave abnormally when changing Unit Attire.
December 7th Update Notice
2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixed the issue where changing units might cause skill locking with a certain probability.
December 7th Update Notice
2023-12-07 · bugfix
Fixes the issue where some Units couldn't face the enemy while using their skills.
December 7th Update Notice
2023-09-20 · buff
Piercing Armor Penetration increased from 1079 to 1287.
September 21st Update Log
2023-09-19 · buff
Piercing Armor Penetration increased 1079 to 1287.
BALANCE CHANGES
2023-04-19 · bugfix
Fixed Unit Tree points regarding increased burn time not taking effect.
APR 20 UPDATE LOG
2022-10-26 · rework
[Flaming Arrows] now startle horses and interrupt charges. Cooldown reduced to 20s. Increased fire rate by 20% but increased ammo consumption by 33%. Burn damage lasts 4s (stacks 2x) and affects Fireproof Armor; 2 stacks can trigger burning terror.
10.27 Unit Balance Changes

Questions about Fire Archers

Which veterancy line do I use for Fire Archers?

My imported build puts the most points in Top line: 14/14 points.

Which doctrines are in the Fire Archers guide?

Scorching Doctrine V, Precision Doctrine V, Bowmanship Doctrine V, Projectile Doctrine V

How much leadership does Fire Archers cost?

Fire Archers costs 160 leadership.

What is the latest recorded balance change for Fire Archers?

2026-07-28 · bugfix: Known issue under urgent repair: Inability to obtain equipment for Incendiary Archers.