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Archery
Skyrim Skill

An Archer is trained in the use of bows and arrows. The greater the skill, the more deadly the shot.

Archery is one of the 6 Warrior skills in Skyrim, levelled from 15 to 100 by use. Its tree holds 9 perks.

It governs 57 weapons. It is raised by 6 enchantments, spells and effects.

Bosmer (+10), Khajiit (+5) and Redguard (+5) start with a bonus to it.

Archery Builds

Lvl 50
8 / 9
9 / 15
8 / 10
6 / 6
4 / 9
Druid
Conjuring Archer build
Lvl 80
8 / 9
9 / 9
9 / 9
8 / 8
6 / 9
3 / 10
The Hunter
Hircine Stealth Archer / Werewolf build
Lvl 41
4 / 9
7 / 13
3 / 6
1 / 10
1 / 9
3 / 10
Calm & Backstab
Illusion Assassin build
Lvl 40
5 / 9
3 / 9
8 / 12
5 / 6
5 / 9
Skaal Villager
Hunter build
Lvl 81
8 / 9
11 / 11
9 / 9
6 / 9
6 / 9
5 / 10
Stealth BATTLEMAGE
STEALTH BATTLEMAGE build
Lvl 50
7 / 9
5 / 8
4 / 9
7 / 9
5 / 10
5 / 11
Sneaky Battle Kitty
Heavy stealth archer build
Lvl 76
8 / 9
7 / 9
11 / 11
8 / 8
8 / 14
4 / 10
Maxifield
Skyrim build
Lvl 159
14 / 14
15 / 15
8 / 10
9 / 9
10 / 10
9 / 9
Echo
Skyrim build
Lvl 61
11 / 12
9 / 9
8 / 9
6 / 6
4 / 9
2 / 10
Light Paladin
Elven One-Handed Warrior&Archer build
Show all 40
builds

Open the character build planner with Archery at 100, then pick perks from its tree and build the rest of your character around it.

Create a build with Archery

Perks

Overdraw

Bows do 20% more damage.

5 ranks
Eagle Eye

Pressing Block while aiming will zoom in your view.

30
Critical Shot

10% chance of a critical hit that does extra damage.

30
3 ranks
Steady Hand

Zooming in with a bow slows time by 50%.

40
2 ranks
Power Shot

Arrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time.

50
Hunter's Discipline

Recover twice as many arrows from dead bodies.

50
Ranger

Able to move faster with a drawn bow.

60
Quick Shot

Can draw a bow 30% faster.

70
Bullseye

15% chance of paralyzing the target for a few seconds.

100

Boosted by

Enchantments (5)
Fortify Archery

Bows do 13% more damage.

at your skill×1.04
Hunter Backpack

Carrying capacity increased by 75 points.; Bows do 10% more damage.

cc
Krosis' Subterfuge

Lockpicking is 20% easier.; Bows do 20% more damage.; Created potions are 20% more powerful.

Kyne's Blessing

Damage taken from animals is reduced by 10%.; Bows do 5% more damage.

Shadowsight

Bows do 15% more damage.

Spells & Abilities (1)
Call to Arms
master illusion

Targets have improved combat skills, Health, and Stamina for 10 minutes.

654

Weapons

Common Bows (22)
Amber Bow
Bow
22
20
Ancient Nord Bow
Bow
9
8
Daedric Bow
Bow · 30 variants
20
19
Dark Bow
Bow
14
13
Dragonbone Bow
Bow
22
20
Dwarven Bow
Bow · 24 variants
13
12
Ebony Bow
Bow · 30 variants
18
17
Elven Bow
Bow · 28 variants
14
13
Falmer Bow
Bow
13
12
Falmer Supple Bow
Bow
16
15
Forsworn Bow
Bow
13
12
Glass Bow
Bow · 28 variants
16
15
Golden Bow
Bow
12
11
Hunting Bow
Bow · 24 variants
8
7
Imperial Bow
Bow · 24 variants
10
9
Long Bow
Bow
6
Madness Bow
Bow
23
21
Nord Hero Bow
Bow
14
13
Nordic Bow
Bow · 31 variants
14
13
Orcish Bow
Bow · 24 variants
11
10
Stalhrim Bow
Bow · 30 variants
18
17
Supple Ancient Nord Bow
Bow
15
14
Common Crossbows (24)
Crossbow
Crossbow · 15 variants
20
19
Daedric Crossbow
Crossbow
30
28
Dragonbone Crossbow
Crossbow
32
30
Dwarven Crossbow
Crossbow · 17 variants
24
22
Ebony Crossbow
Crossbow
27
25
Elven Crossbow
Crossbow
25
23
Enhanced Crossbow
Crossbow
20
19
Enhanced Daedric Crossbow
Crossbow
30
28
Enhanced Dragonbone Crossbow
Crossbow
32
30
Enhanced Dwarven Crossbow
Crossbow
24
22
Enhanced Ebony Crossbow
Crossbow
27
25
Enhanced Elven Crossbow
Crossbow
25
23
Enhanced Glass Crossbow
Crossbow
27
25
Enhanced Imperial Crossbow
Crossbow
22
20
Enhanced Nordic Crossbow
Crossbow
25
23
Enhanced Orcish Crossbow
Crossbow
24
22
Enhanced Silver Crossbow
Crossbow
23
21
Enhanced Stalhrim Crossbow
Crossbow
29
27
Glass Crossbow
Crossbow
27
25
Imperial Crossbow
Crossbow
22
20
Nordic Crossbow
Crossbow
25
23
Orcish Crossbow
Crossbow
24
22
Silver Crossbow
Crossbow
23
21
Stalhrim Crossbow
Crossbow
29
27
Special Bows (11)
Auriel's Bow
Bow · 10 points of sun damage.; Undead targets take triple damage.
14
13
Bow of Shadows
Bow · Weapon draw is 20% faster and casts invisibility for 30 seconds.
20
19
Bow of the Hunt
Bow · Animals take 20 points of extra damage.
11
10
Drainspell Bow
Bow · Absorb 15 points of Magicka.
15
14
Dwarven Black Bow of Fate
Bow · 50% chance for each attribute to absorb 25 points of Health, Stamina and/or Magicka.
14
13
Froki's Bow
Bow · Does 10 points of Stamina damage.
6
Gauldur Blackbow
Bow · Absorb 30 points of Magicka.
15
14
Glass Bow of the Stag Prince
Bow · Wielder receives an increasingly powerful blessing for every 20 animals killed by the bow. <Global=dlc2MerchAnimalsKilled> animals killed.
17
16
Nightingale Bow
Bow · Freezes the target for 30 points and shocks target for 15 points
20
19
Ruin's Edge
Bow · Randomly applies one of these effects to the target: Frost, Demoralize, Frenzy, Drain Magicka, Paralyze.
13
12
Zephyr
Bow · Fires 30% faster than a standard bow.
13
12

Race Bonuses

Bosmer+10
Khajiit+5
Redguard+5