Archery

Archery is one of the combat skills that are available to choose from in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Press and hold to draw the bow. Release to fire, or press to cancel the shot. You can also perform a weak bash by tapping . It takes a moment to fully draw the bow. A partially drawn bow does less damage.

When you equip a bow, the weakest available arrows are automatically equipped as well, though you can select a different set of arrows if you prefer.

You can select Archery perks that let you hold while the bow is fully drawn to slow down time and zoom in on your target.

PS3 and Xbox commands

You can also cancel a shot by pressing or the on the PS3 version, and tapping the X button on the Xbox 360 version.

Perks

Perks	Requirements	Description (Ranks)
Overdraw	None	Bows do 20% more damage.
	Archery 20	Bows do 40% more damage.
	Archery 40	Bows do 60% more damage.
	Archery 60	Bows do 80% more damage.
	Archery 80	Bows do twice as much damage.
Eagle Eye	Archery 30, Overdraw	Pressing block while aiming will zoom in your view.
Critical Shot	Archery 30, Overdraw	10% chance of critical hit.
	Archery 60	15% chance of critical hit that does 25% more critical damage.
	Archery 90	20% chance of critical hit that does 50% more critical damage.
Steady Hand	Archery 40, Eagle Eye	Zooming in with a bow slows time by 25%.
	Archery 60	Zooming in with a bow slows time by 50%.
Power Shot	Archery 50, Eagle Eye	Arrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time.
Hunter's Discipline	Archery 50, Critical Shot	Recover twice as many arrows from dead bodies.
Ranger	Archery 60, Hunter's Discipline	Able to move faster with a drawn bow.
Quick Shot	Archery 70, Power Shot	Can draw a bow 30% faster.
Bullseye	Archery 100, Quick Shot or Ranger	15% chance of paralyzing the target for a few seconds.

Trainers

• Faendal, Riverwood
• Aela the Huntress, a Companion in Whiterun
• Niruin of the Thieves' Guild in Riften
• Sorine Jurard at Fort Dawnguard, only in the Dawnguard DLC
• Angi at Angi's Camp (unofficial, she technically offers only practice and a chance to win her bow)

Skillbooks

• The Black Arrow, v2
• Father Of The Niben
• The Gold Ribbon of Merit
• The Marksmanship Lesson
• Vernaccus and Bourlor

Potions

Potion of True Shot Draught of True Shot Philter of True Shot

Elixir of True Shot Potion of Keenshot Draught of Keenshot Philter of Keenshot

Elixir of Keenshot Grand Elixir of Keenshot Prime Elixir of Keenshot

Bows

Ancient Nord Bow Angi's Bow Bound Bow Daedric Bow Dwarven Bow

Ebony Bow Elven Bow Falmer Bow Froki's Bow

Glass Bow Hunting Bow Imperial Bow Long Bow Orcish Bow

Apparel

Minor Archery	Archery	Major Archery	Eminent Archery	Exteme Archery	Peerless Archery
Bonemold Gauntlets Circlet Hide Bracers Hide Helmet Imperial Bracers Imperial Helmet Iron Gauntlets Iron Helmet Leather Bracers Leather Helmet Ring Steel Gauntlets Steel Helmet	Bonemold Gauntlets Chitin Bracers Circlet Dwarven Bracers Dwarven Helmet Elven Bracers Elven Helmet Gauntlets of the Old Gods Hide Bracers Hide Helmet Imperial Bracers Imperial Helmet Iron Gauntlets Iron Helmet Krosis Leather Bracers Leather Helmet Ring Scaled Bracers Scaled Helmet Steel Gauntlets Steel Helmet Steel Plate Bracers Steel Plate Helmet	Bonemold Gauntlets Chitin Bracers Circlet Dwarven Bracers Dwarven Helmet Ebony Gauntlets Ebony Helmet Elven Bracers Elven Helmet Glass Gauntlets Glass Helmet Hide Bracers Hide Helmet Imperial Bracers Imperial Helmet Iron Gauntlets Iron Helmet Leather Bracers Leather Helmet Nordic Gauntlets Nordic Helmet Orcish Gauntlets Orcish Helmet Ring Scaled Bracers Scaled Helmet Stalhrim Gauntlets Stalhrim Helmet Steel Gauntlets Steel Helmet Steel Plate Bracers Steel Plate Helmet	Chitin Bracers Circlet Daedric Gauntlets Daedric Helmet Dragonplate Gauntlets Dragonplate Helmet Dragonscale Gauntlets Dragonscale Helmet Dwarven Bracers Dwarven Helmet Ebony Gauntlets Ebony Helmet Elven Bracers Elven Helmet Glass Gauntlets Glass Helmet Nordic Gauntlets Nordic Helmet Orcish Gauntlets Orcish Helmet Ring Scaled Bracers Scaled Helmet Stalhrim Gauntlets Stalhrim Helmet Steel Plate Bracers Steel Plate Helmet	Circlet Daedric Gauntlets Daedric Helmet Dragonplate Gauntlets Dragonplate Helmet Dragonscale Gauntlets Dragonscale Helmet Ebony Gauntlets Ebony Helmet Glass Gauntlets Glass Helmet Nordic Gauntlets Nordic Helmet Orcish Gauntlets Orcish Helmet Ring Stalhrim Gauntlets Stalhrim Helmet	Circlet Daedric Gauntlets Daedric Helmet Dragonplate Gauntlets Dragonplate Helmet Dragonscale Gauntlets Dragonscale Helmet Ring Stalhrim Gauntlets Stalhrim Helmet