You'll get the same result either way (you wouldn't reroll your highest die, would you?) If you have 3 dice, you might as well save time and roll them simultaneously.
As InquisitiveCoder above says, you would get the same result.
So, technically, the ability says "Whenever you have advantage [...], you can reroll one of the dice once.", which means you roll 2d20 and reroll one, but for the sake of expediency, it's entirely the same result if you just roll 3d20 and keep the highest.
Yeah, just got this feat...picked up 3d20 and several people at the table were all, "You can't stack Advantage!" or "It doesn't work like that!".
"Wasn't stacking, it does work like that." - me rolling for Tho'Vellis, my elven archer. Kept rolling 3d20 for his attacks, allowed me to keep up Sharpshooter's Precise Shot with a bit more reliability.
There are lots of ways to get advantage as an archer if you work for it. Attacking from stealth, or invisible, basically anyway you can be obscured from the target while allowing your attack to proceed. Other cases are more situational or spell powered. Treantmonk's Spellbow did the warlock Eldritch Sight + Darkness combo for persistent advantage. In the end it depends on what you can lever.
The only time it makes a difference is when you don't want the highest roll.
For example, perhaps you want to attack a foe but you don't want to cause a critical hit. You roll a 17 and a 20, and then choose to reroll the 20 using Elven Accuracy.
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If I attack with Advantage, do I roll 2 d20s and then reroll or can I just roll 3d20 and take the highest?
You'll get the same result either way (you wouldn't reroll your highest die, would you?) If you have 3 dice, you might as well save time and roll them simultaneously.
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As InquisitiveCoder above says, you would get the same result.
So, technically, the ability says "Whenever you have advantage [...], you can reroll one of the dice once.", which means you roll 2d20 and reroll one, but for the sake of expediency, it's entirely the same result if you just roll 3d20 and keep the highest.
Yeah, just got this feat...picked up 3d20 and several people at the table were all, "You can't stack Advantage!" or "It doesn't work like that!".
"Wasn't stacking, it does work like that." - me rolling for Tho'Vellis, my elven archer. Kept rolling 3d20 for his attacks, allowed me to keep up Sharpshooter's Precise Shot with a bit more reliability.
Now for my next amazing Feat, Crossbow Expert!
ok... How exactly is this good for an archer? I rarely see me getting advantage...
There are lots of ways to get advantage as an archer if you work for it. Attacking from stealth, or invisible, basically anyway you can be obscured from the target while allowing your attack to proceed. Other cases are more situational or spell powered. Treantmonk's Spellbow did the warlock Eldritch Sight + Darkness combo for persistent advantage. In the end it depends on what you can lever.
The only time it makes a difference is when you don't want the highest roll.
For example, perhaps you want to attack a foe but you don't want to cause a critical hit. You roll a 17 and a 20, and then choose to reroll the 20 using Elven Accuracy.