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Archery is used for ranged combat against [[:Category:Bestiary|animals]] and [[Tactics|other players]].

To enter ranged combat, activate an equipped and strung [[Reflex bow|bow]], move within range, then right-click on your target to engage. (You can also use the icon on the select bar to quickly queue up multiple shots.)

| [[Short Bowbow]]

| [[BowReflex bow]]

| [[Long Bowbow]]

Archery has a lower hit chance during the night (from 2119:00 to 06:00 Wurm time). When firing a bow at nightat an archery target for example, the message, "The dusk makes it harder to get a clear view of the archery target." will appear each time you shoot.

*[[Short Bowbow]]*[[BowReflex bow]]*[[Long Bowbow]]

To use a bow in combat, it must be strung with a [[bow string]]. Bow strings can snap.*The higher the QL of the bow string, the better chance you have to hit your target.

*The chance of a bow string snapping is thought to be 1 in (QL of bow string * 10)

*Bows made with [[willow]] have reduced decrease the difficulty in hitting of your targetshot.

*[[Hunting arrowsarrow]]*[[War arrowsarrow]]*[[arrow shaftsArrow shaft]] can be used as an arrow, without any arrow head affixed

#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!".

* You may gain up to 30 skill in a bow type by practicing on an [[archery target]]. The main archery skill is also limited to 40 45 while practicing on an [[archery target]]. When 40 main skill is hit, you will no longer be able to You may gain any skill from archery targets. It is possible to up to gain 30 skill in one bow type, then begin a new bow type until your main skill reaches 40. The curve does not apply here, you are still able to get 40 archery by practicing on Epic with an [[archery target]].* Although they give less skill than real arrows, it is best to use arrow shafts when practicing in this way on archery targets, as they are far easier to make and won't cause excessive damage to the target too much. Arrows that arent aren't broken can be picked up at the archery target.

* Practicing at night or in darkness will similarly increase the difficultlydifficulty, so if you find the skillgain slowing , you may want to practice at night or underground. The game will advise you of the increased difficulty in events when it's dark insteadtriggered.* Beyond 40 45 skill , the only way to gain further is by using archery on animals or in player vs. player combat. Unlike fighting skill, you gain random archery skill for every shot and optimum archery skill for every successful damage dealt. Fighting skill is also gained after a successful kill.* Using other players as targets to train 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".

* Priests of Vynora and Fo '''Can''' Every priest can use bows.* Archery provides the fastest means to gains in [[body control]].

== [[:Category:Bows|Bows]] Skills & Characteristics==*[[Long bow]]Archery*[[BowBody]]*> [[Short bowBody control]]''Note: When a bow is unstrung, even if it has not been used and was strung minutes ago, the bowstring will be worse than before strung. Avoid unstringing and re-stringing if you can.'' == [[:Category:Arrows|Arrows]] =Subskills=*[[Hunting arrow]]*[[War arrow]]*[[Arrow shaft]]''Note: You can use [[arrow shafts]] as normal arrows, but they have poor accuracy and damage, and will gain you less skill. They are however much easier to replace when broken. '' == Associated items ==*Archery > [[Bow stringShort bow]]*[[Archery target]]*> [[Hunting arrow headReflex bow]]*Archery > [[War arrow head]]*[[Quiver]] == Associated skills ==*[[Fletching]]*[[Bowyery]] [[Category:skills]][[Category:Babel/ALong bow]]

  '''Chrysanthy's Archery Test'''*The test was conducted on August 28, 2014 to look into the effect of quality of the bow and arrows to damage and accuracy (no other factors were considered). The test was done during daytime wurm time to eliminate the accuracy penalty during night time and on flat surface to eliminate height bonus/penalty. Chrysanthy has the following skills and the test data is given below: *Bow Used: Long Bow* Archery Skill: 40.43*Long Bow Skill: 30.30  Using 70.01ql longbow*Arrow Shaft Quality: 40.18*Archery Target Quality: 36.82*Damage on the Target: 5.89*Number of Successful Hits: 20/20  *Arrow Shaft Quality: 13.13*Archery Target Quality: 36.30*Damage on the Target: 3.94*Number of Successful Hits: 19/20  Using 50.25ql longbow*Arrow Shaft Quality: 40.18*Archery Target Quality: 35.69*Damage on the Target: 3.73*Number of Successful Hits: 18/20 == See Also ==*Arrow Shaft Quality: 13.13[[Fletching]]*Archery Target Quality: 34.90[[Bowyery]]*Damage on the Target: 3.01*Number of Successful Hits: 14/20  Findings:*The higher the quality of the bow, the greater the damage it deals.*The higher the quality of the bow, the higher accuracy rate it has.*The higher the quality of the arrow, the greater the damage it deals.*The higher the quality of the arrow, the higher accuracy rate it has. __NOTOC__[[Fighting]]