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== Description ==Archery is a skill which involves an used for ranged combat against [[:Category:ArrowsBestiary|arrowanimals]] and a [[:Category:Bows|bow]]players.

== Targeting ==To shoot you need to equip a enter ranged combat, activate an equipped and strung [[Reflex bow|bow in your hands and activate it]], move within range, and then right -click on your targetto engage. (You can also use the icon on the select bar to quickly queue up multiple shots.)

The arrows shot first Archery works best when standing at optimal range. You will miss more if you are the ones in your quiver on your bodycloser than, next are the ones in your quiver in your inventoryor farther from, and last is the ones in your inventoryoptimal range.

If a quiver is found {| class="wikitable"! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" width="100" | Bow! colspan="2" width="200" | Range (in the inventory but it is empty, no arrow will be shot. This gives you good control over which arrows are shot. Arrows are fired in the following ordertiles)|-! Minimum! Optimal|-| [[Short bow]]| style="text-align: center;" | None| style="text-align: center;" | 5|-| [[Reflex bow]]| style="text-align: center;" | 5| style="text-align: center;" | 10|-| [[Long bow]]| style="text-align: center;" | 10| style="text-align: 1. War arrows, 2. Hunting arrows, 3. shafts.center;" | 20|}

*Best bows are made from [[willow]]As you gain better skill in a bow, you get more targeting options.*Arrows made from [[cedar]] are easier Right-click your target to improve.*Arrows made from [[maple]] take less damageselect an option.

*[[Quality]] of Archery has a lower hit chance during the [[night (from 19:00 to 06:00 Wurm time). When firing a bow string]] affects hit chance and at night at an archery target for example, the chance that message, "The dusk makes it breaks.*Quality harder to get a clear view of the arrow affects hit chance and the chance that it breaksarchery target." will appear each time you shoot.

== Notes on Bows ==There are three types of bows:*[[Short bow]]*[[Reflex bow]]*Archery has [[Long bow]] To use a bow in combat, it must be strung with a lower hit [[bow string]]. Bow strings can snap.*The higher the QL of the bow string, the less chance during that it snaps.*The chance of a bow string snapping is thought to be 1 in (QL of bow string * 10) Additionally:*Bows made with [[willow]] decrease the difficulty of your shot.*The higher the QL of the bow, the night (from 21more damage is inflicted on your target. *Rare bows increase damage by 5%, supreme bows increase damage by 10%, and fantastic bows increase damage by 15%. == Notes on Arrows ==There are three types of arrows:00 to 06*[[Hunting arrow]]*[[War arrow]]*[[Arrow shaft]] can be used as an arrow, without any arrow head affixed When shooting a bow, the order of arrow selection is:00 wurm time#Arrows in an equipped [[quiver]].#Arrows in your [[backpack]].#Arrows in a quiver in your inventory.#Arrows in your inventory not in a quiver.*a container with other items in it will stop the selection order and may stop you from shooting, for example an equiped quiver with other items in it(not arrows)will stop the search and wont let you shoot arrows in your equipped backpack or on a quiver on inventory. you will instead get the message "You have no arrows left to shoot!". In addition to the order of precedence above, the type of arrow also determines the order of arrow selection:#War arrows#Hunting arrows#Arrow shafts

Additionally:*Wearing a shield can significantly Arrows made with [[cedar]] are easier to improve.*Arrows made with [[cedar]] reduce the difficulty of the shot by 5%*Arrows made with [[maple]] take 20% less damage.*Arrows made with [[maple]] reduce the difficulty of the shot by 3% *Rare arrows decrease the difficulty of the shot by 5%, supreme arrows by 10%, and fantastic arrows by 15%. *Rare arrows increase the rate at which you block damage of the shot by 30%, supreme arrows.by 60%, and fantastic arrows by 90%

== Skill based options Additional Damage Modifiers ==At various points *Every point in your bow skill progression you get [[body strength]] increases archery damage by 1%.*The biggest damage modifier is the ql of the following special shooting options:arrows used.:* When you have 20 skill in Shooting a specific bowfrom a position above your target increases damage, while shooting a bow from a position below your target decreases damage. For each level of dirt you'll get are above or below your target, the '''Shoot Quickly''' optionmodifier is 1%, up to a maximum of 20%. <br>:* When you have 30 skill in a specific bow, you'll get A target that is under water will take half damage unless the '''Aim at Torso''' optiontarget is taller than 4 meters. <br>:* When you have 40 skill The target’s armour is a significant factor in a specific bow, you'll get the '''Aim at right arm''' and '''Aim at left arm''' optionsdamage. <br>:* Higher skill options to be discovered, feel free to add moreTargets wearing a shield can block shots from inflicting damage.

== Skillgain tips Enchanting ==Possible enchantments on bows:* You may gain up [[Circle of cunning]] can be put on a bow to 40 increase archery and bow skill in each bow type by practicing on an .*[[archery targetNimbleness]]will reduce the difficulty of the shot by (Spell QL / 30). * Although they give less skill than real arrows, [[Bloodthirst]] increases damage as it is best to use arrow shafts when practicing increases in this way as they are far easier to make and won't damage the target too muchpower.* Firing on the target from outside your [[Wind of ages]] will increase attack speed, but only until 55 in that bow's optimal range will increase the difficultyskill (Short bow, Medium bow, Long bow), and thus increase your skillgain at higher skill levelswhich point you reach the hard cap for a bow’s action timer. You should enchant the bow with Nimbleness instead of WoA.* Practicing at night will similarly increase [[Blessings of the difficultlydark]] are a substitute for CoC and WoA, so if but you find the skillgain slowing you may want to practice when it's dark should use CoC + Nimbleness instead.* Beyond 40 skill the only way [[Mind stealer]] to occasionally gain further is by using archery on animals or in player vs. player combat.skills

== Possible enchantments on arrows:*Each of the [[:Category:Bows|Bowsdemise spells]] ==*[[Long bowFrostbrand]]*or [[Rotting touch]] or [[BowVenom]]to increase damage*[[Short bowLife transfer]]to gain health

== [[:Category:Arrows|Arrows]] Skillgain Tips ==*The archery skill is limited to 45 while practicing on an [[Hunting arrowarchery target]]. You may gain up to 30 skill in a bow type by practicing on an archery target. *[[War arrow]]*[[Arrow shaft]]''Note: You can Although they give less skill than real arrows, it is best to use [[arrow shafts]] when practicing on archery targets, as normal arrows, but they have poor accuracy are far easier to make and won't cause excessive damageto the target. Arrows that aren't broken can be picked up at the archery target.* Firing on the target from outside your bow's optimal range will increase the difficulty, and thus increase your skillgain at higher skill levels.* Practicing at night or in darkness will similarly increase the difficulty, so if you find skillgain slowing, you may want to practice at night or underground. The game will advise you of the increased difficulty in events when triggered.* Beyond 45 skill, the only way to gain further is by using archery on animals or in player vs. player combat. Unlike fighting skill, you less gain random archery skill for every shot and optimum archery skill for every successful damage dealt. Fighting skillis also gained after a successful kill. They are however much easier * Using other players as targets to replace when brokentrain is effective at any level. There is a 3 hour cooldown, which begins after the event message, "You will not gain skill for attacking #### for a few hours".* WLers shooting same kingdom will become hunted.* Skillgain is affected by [[Sleep bonus]]. * You can''t gain archery and sub-archery skills from bred animals.* Every priest can use bows.* Archery provides the fastest means to gains in [[body control]].

== Associated items Skills & Characteristics==* Archery*[[Bow stringBody]]*> [[Archery targetBody control]]===Subskills===*Archery > [[Hunting arrow headShort bow]]*Archery > [[War arrow headReflex bow]]*Archery > [[QuiverLong bow]]

== Associated skills [[Titles]] ==* Archer at 50 skill* Hawk Eye at 70 skill* Eagle Eye at 90 skill== See Also ==*[[Fletching]]*[[Bowyery]]* [[Fighting]]

[[Category:skillsArchery]][[Category:Fighting]][[Category:Skills]]