#Skyrim crossbow smithing perk full#

#Skyrim crossbow smithing perk full#

The time required for a full draw depends on the bow. The nock stage appears to take about 0.4 seconds and the rest stage about 0.6 seconds regardless of bow or perks. You cannot zoom in while under the effect of the Slow Time dragon shout, regardless of whether you have perks in Steady Hand or not.įor differences in Skyrim VR, see the Skyrim VR section of this article. 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). This effect allows you more time to think through and set up the shot. 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. However, doing so slowly drains your Stamina, and cannot be maintained indefinitely. With the Eagle Eye perk, you can press the Block control to zoom in on your target. Enemies that break apart upon death (such as skeletons) will drop all the arrows you have shot them with when they die.

Missiles that strike non-flesh enemies, such as skeletons and mudcrabs, will often bounce back toward you. 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. Enemy missiles that strike you may also be added to your inventory. 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.Īrrows 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. You should always be on the lookout for better arrows, as the damage difference between iron and Daedric arrows is significantly larger than between any other iron and Daedric weapon. Arrows and bolts can be crafted if you have the Dawnguard add-on. Most bows and crossbows can be upgraded at a grindstone based on perks invested in Smithing. (5.5 * 5 = 27.5 at 100 skill and Deadly Bash 5x damage perk.) Additionally, having high skill in Block and the Deadly Bash perk will cause the strike to inflict significant damage. 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. 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. 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. The Eagle Eye perk decreases the influence of gravity, so do not aim as high as you would normally. If the target is farther away, then aim slightly above it, as gravity has an influence on trajectory.

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 moving, aim where they are going to be, as arrows are a rather slow projectile. To compensate, you should aim just below the intended target. When shooting an arrow, you will discover that arrows have significant 'loft', or upwards movement, particularly at medium ranges (See Notes). The trajectory and speed of arrows are independent of a character's skill level in Archery only damage increases with skill level. Drawn bows can be cancelled by pressing the ' Sheath Weapon' button. Misfired arrows launched before fully drawing the bow result in a damage penalty. †Īrrow damage is the sum of the quality and material of the bow and the arrow being used, augmented by the bow's draw length. Pressing Block while aiming will zoom in your view.Īrrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time.ġ5% chance of paralyzing the target for a few seconds. Recover twice as many arrows from dead bodies. 10% chance of a critical hit that does extra damage.ġ5% chance of a critical hit that does 25% more critical damage.Ģ0% chance of a critical hit that does 50% more critical damage.