Right, ty, guys. Just realized that the word 'Marksman' should be used instead of Archery for the skill level-up commands. CommonJoe posted. Player.advskill marksman 8490184 Will level up your archery skill to 100. So, going straight to 100 Archery skill will give me 9 levels wherein I need to choose 9 times which attribute to increase and I'll have 9. This works extremely well for Smithing, etc. (Leveling the perk tree past 100 via console commands still causes the power to raise however. This AV still adds onto it even if at level 999.) This allows a level 1 perk tree to act like another level. To increase your abilities in any given skill tree, you can use the console commands to your advantage in two ways: Add individual perks to each skill tree Add experience to each skill tree (This will also help you level up quickly).

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Skill: Archery
Specialization: Combat

Archery (also referred to as Marksman) is the skill governing the use of bows and crossbows^DG. Each skill point grants a +0.5% bonus to the damage dealt with bows and crossbows. The Archery tree has a total of 9 perks, requiring 16 perk points to fill.

In-game Description: An archer is trained in the use of bows and arrows. The greater the skill, the more deadly the shot.

2Skill Usage
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Skill Perks[edit]

Overdraw

Critical Shot

Eagle Eye

Steady Hand

Power Shot

Hunter's Discipline

Ranger

Quick Shot

Bullseye

Perk	Rank	Description	ID	Skill Req.	Perk Req.
Overdraw	1	Bows do 20% more damage.	000babed
	2	Bows do 40% more damage.	0007934a	20 Archery
	3	Bows do 60% more damage.	0007934b	40 Archery
	4	Bows do 80% more damage.	0007934d	60 Archery
	5	Bows do twice as much damage.	00079354	80 Archery
Critical Shot	1	10% chance of a critical hit that does extra damage.	00105f1c	30 Archery	Overdraw
	2	15% chance of a critical hit that does 25% more critical damage.	00105f1e	60 Archery
	3	20% chance of a critical hit that does 50% more critical damage.	00105f1f	90 Archery
Hunter's Discipline	Recover twice as many arrows from dead bodies.	00051b12	50 Archery	Critical Shot
Ranger	Able to move faster with a drawn bow.	00058f63	60 Archery	Hunter's Discipline
Eagle Eye	Pressing Block while aiming will zoom in your view.	00058f61	30 Archery	Overdraw
Power Shot	Arrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time.	00058f62	50 Archery	Eagle Eye
Quick Shot	Can draw a bow 30% faster.	00105f19	70 Archery	Power Shot
Steady Hand	1	Zooming in with a bow slows time by 25%.	00103ada	40 Archery	Eagle Eye
Steady Hand	2	Zooming in with a bow slows time by 50%.	00103adb	60 Archery
Bullseye	15% chance of paralyzing the target for a few seconds.^†	00058f64	100 Archery	Ranger or Quick Shot

†The paralysis lasts 10 seconds. This effect is affected by any Alteration modifiers, such as the Stability perk.

Skill Usage[edit]

Arrow damage is the sum total of the quality and material of the bow and the arrow being used, as well as the bow's draw length. A bow will not deal its normal maximum amount of damage until finished being fully drawn. Arrows that are misfired accidentally before firing the bow result in a damage penalty. Drawn bows can be cancelled by pressing the 'Sheath Weapon' button.

The trajectory and speed of arrows are independent of a character's skill level in Archery; only damage increases with skill level. When shooting an arrow, you will discover that arrows have significant 'loft', or upwards movement, particularly at medium ranges (See Notes). To compensate, you should aim just below the intended target in order to hit it. If the target is moving, aim where they are going to be, as the arrow is a rather slow projectile. Note that the Steady Hand perk affects neither the speed of the arrow, nor the enemy, so lead your target the same as if time was not slowed. If the target is farther away, then aim slightly above it, as gravity has an influence on trajectory. Note that the Eagle Eye perk does in fact decrease the influence of gravity, so do not aim as high as you would if you were not zooming in. Since there is no hit location recognition in Skyrim, trying to achieve headshots will not cause increased damage, but rather may cause your shot to miss if you do not properly account for the arrow's trajectory.

While you have a bow equipped you cannot block attacks; however, you can perform a melee strike with the bow by pressing the 'Block' button. Doing so costs a small amount of Stamina, but will stagger the foe, giving you time to set up a shot, flee to a safer distance, or switch to a melee weapon. In addition, having high skill in Block and the Deadly Bash perk will cause the strike to inflict significant damage. (5.5 * 5 = 27.5 at 100 skill and Deadly Bash 5x damage perk.)

Most bows and crossbows can be upgraded at a grindstone based on perks invested in Smithing. Arrows and bolts can also be crafted if you have the Dawnguard add-on. You should always be on the lookout for better arrows whenever possible, as the damage difference between iron and Daedric arrows is significantly larger than between any other iron and Daedric weapon.

There are places where NPCs can sometimes be found doing target practice, and their arrows and bolts may be retrieved from the target dummy; for example in Dragonsreach, Great Porch, in the courtyard of Castle Dour or in the cistern area of The Ragged Flagon.

Arrows and bolts shot by you that hit your opponent can sometimes be recovered from their corpse; the Hunter's Discipline perk increases this chance of recovery. Enemy missiles that strike you may also be added to your inventory. If an arrow or bolt fired by you or an enemy misses its intended target, it can almost always be recovered from the ground or a nearby object, if you can find it. Note that missiles that strike non-flesh enemies, such as skeletons and mudcrabs, will often bounce back toward you. Enemies that break apart upon death (such as skeletons) will drop all the arrows you have shot them with when they die.

Eagle Eye and Steady Hand[edit]

With the Eagle Eye perk, you can press the Block control to zoom in on your target. However, doing so slowly drains your Stamina, and cannot be maintained indefinitely. With the Steady Hand perk, using Eagle Eye also slows time by a 25% (50% with the second rank), making everything appear to move in slow-motion. This effect allows you more time to think through and set up the shot. Although the action of drawing the bow will occur in slow-motion if you have not nocked the arrow before pressing the Block control, there is an exploit around this that can significantly increase DPS (See Bugs). Note that you cannot zoom i

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