All of these tactics are even more effective against Arc Blade, because Arc Blade MUST approach you and put itself in danger for a kill. Hammer of Sol, on the other hand, has even more damage reduction than Arc Blade in addition to the ability to OHKO people from range... in an AoE. You don't get the option to utilize cover if you want to kill with Arc Blade. Did I mention that Hammer can heal on kill or generate an overshield to boot? That's not to mention that Arc Blade has never been able to survive a Golden Gun shot.