Use either [freetype2-git] from the [AUR] or [heftig’s repository] which includes Infinality’s ClearType subpixel hinter. A far superior TrueType font hinter compared with the default implementation. See this [bug report] for more details.
In the following list I have tried to remain objective by comparing only the visual artifacts as described in [The Raster Tragedy]. These include excessive colour fringing, non-uniform stroke widths and oversampling (blurriness caused