Archery
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Basic Archery: increases the damage done by range attacking creatures by 10%. | |
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Advanced Archery: increases the damage done by range attacking creatures by 25%. | |
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Expert Archery: increases the damage done by range attacking creatures by 50%. | |
Archery is a secondary skill, that increases the dealt damage of ranged attacks including ballista.
Heroes with archery as a starting skill
- Orrin at basic (Castle)
- Valeska at basic (Castle)
- Ivor at basic (Rampart)
- Kyrre at basic (Rampart)
- Jenova at advanced (Rampart)
- Cahl at basic (Inferno)
- Jabarkas at basic (Stronghold)
- Wystan at basic (Fortress)
Heroes who specialize in archery
- Orrin (Castle)
Artifacts which stack to the ability or combine well with it
- Bow of Elven Cherrywood
- Bowstring of the Unicorn's Mane
- Angel Feather Arrows
- Golden Bow
- Bow of the Sharpshooter (Shadow of Death expansion only)
Discussion
Archery gets a bonus of 50% at expert, which is superior to offense at expert which is at 30% (but offset if forced to melee). This is one of the most powerful skills if used correctly. Works great with the artifacts the Golden Bow, the Bow of the Sharpshooter (a combination or super artifact found only in the Shadow of Death expansion) or with the stack bonus artifacts.