Quote Originally Posted by Eldariel View Post
but if you're stuck with PHB only, Valor Bard is probably the strongest archer class available considering the whole 1-20.
You honestly believe this because of Magical Secrets and access to Extra attack?

You seem to acknowledge that for the first 9 levels it... isn't a good archer so I'm confused. By the whole 1-20 did you actually mean focusing on 10-20?