Editing Arcane Archer (section)

==D&D 5th Edition==
With 5th Edition, the Arcane Archer was revamped to be a variant available to Fighters in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, thereby removing the awkwardness of requiring casting ability and offering only mediocre abilities in exchange for no spell progression. What this archetype's effectively offering is a fighter that's leaning towards Archery, adding effects like the Paladin's smite spells to your shots. inflicting burst damage in addition to AOE or debuff effects on the hit. Class does offer less general utility than other fighter subclasses, being in the same boat as a warlock in needing tons of short rests a day to milk the most of their limited spell/ability slots.