Archery

Summary

The Archery skill allows players to fire arrows and bolts from a distance using Bows and Crossbows. Archery is effective in both PvM and PvP, providing unique combat mechanics and synergies with other skills.

• Archery weapons cannot be poisoned.
• Players must remain stationary for 0.5 seconds before shooting (regardless of Dexterity).
• Bows have a maximum range of 10 tiles.
• Crossbows have a maximum range of 8 tiles.
• Chance to hit with an archery weapon is calculated as:

 (Attacker's Archery Skill + 50) / ((Defender's Weapon or Wrestling Skill + 50) * 2) plus any relevant accuracy bonuses.  

• Secondary Weapon Skill Bonus:

 PvM: Increases Base Weapon Damage by (25% * Skill / 100)
 PvP: Reduced to (10% * Skill / 100)

PvM Special Attack

• Only works against creatures (not players).
• Players have a 10% chance to inflict an Archery Weapon Special Attack against creatures.
• The chance can be increased through:
  • Arms Lore
  • Water Aspect Armor
  • Mastery Chain Links

Effects of Archery Special Attack

• Increases damage dealt by the attack by 50% (100% if the target is already Hindered or immune to Hinder).
• Hinders the target for 4-8 seconds (prevents movement, casting, and melee attacks).
  • Duration scales based on weapon speed and creature difficulty.
  • Players receive a +25% Accuracy bonus when attacking a Hindered target with Archery.
• Hinder Immunity Mechanic:
  • Once a creature recovers from a Hinder effect caused by a player weapon, it becomes immune to further Hinder effects for 50% of the original Hinder duration.
  • While immune, attempted Hinders will instead grant a damage bonus.

Example:

 A player delivers a 6-second Hinder effect to a creature.  
 After the 6 seconds expire, the creature becomes immune to Hinder for 3 seconds.  
 During these 3 seconds, any new Hinder effects will instead increase the player's damage against the creature.  

Weapon Types

Main article: Armor & Weapons

Archery weapons are crafted using Carpentry or purchased from NPC vendors.

Grinding (Light)
Weapon	Wielded With	Poisonable	Ammo Type	Speed
Bow	2H	No	Arrows	34
Hunting Bow	2H	No	Arrows	34
Recurve Bow	2H	No	Arrows	34

Grinding (Medium)
Weapon	Wielded With	Poisonable	Ammo Type	Speed
Crossbow	1H	No	Bolts	28
Balestra	1H	No	Bolts	28
Pistol Crossbow	1H	No	Bolts	28

Burst
Weapon	Wielded With	Poisonable	Ammo Type	Speed
Heavy Crossbow	2H	No	Bolts	20
Rampart Crossbow	2H	No	Bolts	20
Great Bow	2H	No	Arrows	20

Quivers

• Players can equip Quivers to reduce both Ammunition Weight and Ammunition Consumption Rate.

Beneficial Skills

Some skills provide additional benefits to Archery.

Table only includes passive skill bonuses and does not include temporary or toggle-able effects

Skill	Benefit	Weapons
Anatomy	Increases Base Weapon Damage by (20% * (Anatomy Skill / 100)) Increases Weapon Finisher chance by (100% * (Anatomy Skill / 100)) Increases Swing Speed by (5% * (Anatomy Skill / 100))	All
Chivalry	Increases PvP Base Weapon Damage by (10% * (Chivalry Skill / 100))	All
Tactics	0-100 Skill: Increases Base Weapon Damage by (-50% + (Tactics Skill / 200)) 100+ Skill: Any additional skill increases Base Weapon Damage by (1% * (Tactics Skill - 100))	All
Arms Lore	Increases Special Attack Chance by (10% * (Arms Lore Skill / 100)) Increases Weapon Ability fill meter by an additional (10% * (Arms Lore Skill / 100) Increases Swing Speed by (5% * (Arms Lore Skill / 100))	All
Lumberjacking	Increases the Base Weapon Damage of axes by (25% * (Lumberjacking Skill / 100)) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage * (10% * (Lumberjacking Skill / 100)) in PvP.	Axes (Swordsmanship)
Mining	Increases Base Weapon Damage by (25% * (Mining Skill / 100)) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage * (10% * (Mining Skill / 100)) in PvP.	Mace Fighting
Blacksmithy	Increases the damage of blacksmith-crafted weapons by (25% * (Blacksmithing Skill / 100)) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage * (10% * (Blacksmithing Skill / 100)) in PvP.	All
Carpentry	Increases the damage of carpentry-crafted weapons by (25% * (Carpentry Skill / 100)) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage * (10% * (Carpentry Skill / 100)) in PvP.	All
Camping Tracking Forensic Evaluation	Increases Base Weapon Damage by (25% * Skill / 100) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage by (10% * Skill / 100) in PvP.	All
Archery Fencing Mace Fighting Swordsmanship Arcane Fishing	When wielding a weapon of another weapon class, increases Base Weapon Damage by (25% * Skill / 100) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage by (10% * Skill / 100) in PvP	All
Wrestling	When wielding a weapon of another weapon class, increases Base Weapon Damage by (25% * Skill / 100) in PvM only.	All
Inscription	Increases the damage of scribe-crafted weapons by (20% * (Inscription Skill / 100)) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage * (8% * (Inscription Skill / 100)) in PvP.	Wrestling
Focus	Increases Swing Speed and Accuracy by (15% * (Focus Skill / 100)) Increases Base Weapon Damage by (10% * (Chivalry Skill / 100)) in PvP	All
Tailoring	Increases the damage of tailor-crafted weapons by (25% * (Tailoring Skill / 100)) Reduced to Base Weapon Damage by (10% * Tailoring Skill / 100) in PvP (Not confirmed)	Wrestling
Item Identification	Increases the accuracy property of magical weapons by (50% * (Item Identification Skill / 100)) Increases the accuracy property of magical weapons by (50% * (Item Identification Skill / 100)) Increases the slayer propery of magical weapons by (50% * (Item Identification Skill / 100))	Magical Weapons

Codex

Main article: Weapon and Parry Codex

• Archery weapons benefit from Ammo and Finishers provided by an Archery Codex.

Archery Codex Stances, Finishers and Abilities
Type	Name	Description
Stance	Arcane	Accuracy and Damage increased by 3% per rank
Stance	Fowling	Weapon shots increase Damage Resistance towards target by 6% per rank for 5 seconds (does not stack)
Stance	Incendiary	Deals an additional 8% of Damage per rank inflicted to a random target within 2 tiles
Stance	Longshot	Increases Range by (Rank / 2) rounded up, and Damage by 3% per rank
Stance	Maiming	Hinder effects last 10% longer per rank and Overpowered Hinder effects deal 10% more Damage per rank
Finisher	Ricochet	Deals 300% of Damage towards target and up to 2 additional random enemies within 6 tiles of target
Finisher	Pincushion	Makes 8 attacks against the target, with each having a 66% hit chance to inflict 100% Damage
Weapon Ability	Skirmish	For next 15 seconds damage increased by 25% and can fire while moving
Weapon Ability	Full Draw	For next 15 seconds damage increased by 35%, but must be stationary for 5 seconds to fire
Weapon Ability	Repeater	If not currently stealthed, immediately makes 3 additional hit attempts, each with a 66% chance to inflict 100% of weapon damage (scaled by weapon speed)

Training

• Using a good Quiver will reduce arrow and bolt consumption.
• Using a Heavy Crossbow for training will further reduce ammo consumption.

Skill	Activity
0-50	Train from NPC
50-80	Passively gained in combat in the New Player Dungeon
80-100	Passively gained in combat at the Prevalia Zoo or a Battle Trainer