Archer can target them from several kilometers away. He can also create a shield powerful enough to stop Lancer's Gae-Bolg, which is supposed to be impossible to block. Archer's Unlimited Blade Works is also possibly the only counter for Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon. And it's already been let out that Archer is, in fact, the future self of Shiro Emiya. It's also been shown that Archer has an incredible damage soak.
















