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 damage of ranged attacks, which also included ballista.
Heroes with the Archery as a starting skill:
Calh the [[]] the Demoniac – Basic Archery
Ivor the [[]] the Ranger – Basic Archery
Jabarkas the [[]] the Barbarian – Basic Archery
Jenova the [[]] the Ranger – Advanced Archery
Kyrre the [[]] the Ranger – Basic Archery
Orrin the [[]] the Knight – Basic Archery
Valeska the [[]] the Knight – Basic Archery
Wystan the [[]] the Beastmaster – Basic Archery
Heroes with Archery specialty:
Artifacts affecting the skill:
Discussion
Archery gives +50% bonus damage, which is significantly more in comparison with expert Offense which only gives +30%. This can give a significant increase in damage dealt by ranged attacks. Tower with Titans and Magi (and Master Gremlins), orStronghold with Cyclops and Orcs are good examples of towns that may benefit greatly from choosing Archery. However, as the skill only affects ranged attacks, it can be entirely useless if the hero has no creatures capable attacking at range. For example Fortress only has only one low tier – although quite powerful – ranged creature (Lizardman and Lizard Warrior), which makes Archery a rather less useful skill for Fortress heroes.
There are also three artifacts that can increase the effect of archery: Bow of Elven Cherrywood, Bowstring of the Unicorn's Mane and Angel Feather Arrows. Although the increase is quite small, it can sometimes be enough to turn the tide of a battle. Golden Bow, as well as Bow of the Sharpshooter (a combination or super artifact found only in the Shadow of Death expansion) do not directly affect Archery skill, but they work well together with it.