Archery

Archery is the ranged weapon skill, governing accuracy and damage with bows and crossbows. The prose is community-derived (paraphrased from the uorenaissance.com skill list plus ServUO behavior) pending field verification; the stats table is source-verified against ServUO.

What it does

Archery is the ranged counterpart to the melee weapon skills. It determines your chance to hit and your damage with bows, crossbows, and heavy crossbows, letting you open fights from a distance and kite faster-than-you enemies. It is a Mastery skill, so high Archery unlocks weapon mastery abilities.

How to use it

Equip a bow or crossbow and ammunition (arrows for bows, bolts for crossbows), then attack a target. You need line of sight and you must stand still to fire effectively — moving interrupts the shot. Damage scales with the weapon, Tactics, and Anatomy. See combat basics.

How to train it

• Low skill — shoot weak creatures (or train-dummy archery butts where available) from range, keeping ammo stocked.
• Mid/high skill — fight progressively tougher monsters; pair with a Fletcher to keep your own ammunition and bows supplied.

See skill gain and using & training skills.

Mechanics & numbers

Primary stat	Dexterity
Secondary stat	Strength
Title	Archer
Mastery skill	Yes
Gain notes	skill-ups can raise Str +0.25, Dex +0.75 (per-use stat gain weights)

As a Dexterity-primary skill, Archery benefits from high Dex (faster swing/recovery). It is one of the four weapon skills (with Swordsmanship, Mace Fighting, and Fencing).

Related skills & synergies

• Archery + Tactics + Anatomy — the damage core for any ranged warrior.
• Bowcraft/Fletching — self-supply bows and ammo.
• Hiding + Stealth — the Stealth Archer build on seven-GM templates opens fights from concealment.

See also

• Combat basics · Advanced combat
• Weapons catalog
• Skill gain · Skills index

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