Archery

**Archery** is one of the combat skills that are available to choose from in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Press and hold  to draw the bow. Release  to fire, or press  to cancel the shot. You can also perform a weak bash by tapping . It takes a moment to fully draw the bow. A partially drawn bow does less damage.

When you equip a bow, the weakest available arrows are automatically equipped as well, though you can select a different set of arrows if you prefer.

You can select Archery perks that let you hold  while the bow is fully drawn to slow down time and zoom in on your target.

### PS3 and Xbox commands

You can also cancel a shot by pressing  or the  on the PS3 version, and tapping the X button on the Xbox 360 version.

## Trainers

* Faendal, Riverwood
* Aela the Huntress, a Companion in Whiterun
* Niruin of the Thieves' Guild in Riften
* Sorine Jurard at Fort Dawnguard, only in the Dawnguard DLC
* Angi at Angi's Camp (unofficial, she technically offers only practice and a chance to win her bow)

## Skillbooks

* The Black Arrow, v2
* Father Of The Niben
* The Gold Ribbon of Merit
* The Marksmanship Lesson
* Vernaccus and Bourlor

## Potions

* Draught of True Shot
* Philter of True Shot
* Potion of Keenshot
* Draught of Keenshot
* Philter of Keenshot
* Grand Elixir of Keenshot
* Prime Elixir of Keenshot

## Bows

* Angi's Bow
* Bound Bow
* Daedric Bow
* Dwarven Bow
* Elven Bow
* Falmer Bow
* Froki's Bow
* Hunting Bow
* Imperial Bow
* Long Bow
* Orcish Bow

## Apparel

* Circlet
* Hide Bracers
* Hide Helmet
* Imperial Bracers
* Imperial Helmet
* Iron Gauntlets
* Iron Helmet
* Leather Bracers
* Leather Helmet
* Ring
* Steel Gauntlets
* Steel Helmet
* Chitin Bracers
* Circlet
* Dwarven Bracers
* Dwarven Helmet
* Elven Bracers
* Elven Helmet
* Gauntlets of the Old Gods
* Hide Bracers
* Hide Helmet
* Imperial Bracers
* Imperial Helmet
* Iron Gauntlets
* Iron Helmet
* Krosis
* Leather Bracers
* Leather Helmet
* Ring
* Scaled Bracers
* Scaled Helmet
* Steel Gauntlets
* Steel Helmet
* Steel Plate Bracers
* Steel Plate Helmet
* Chitin Bracers
* Circlet
* Dwarven Bracers
* Dwarven Helmet
* Ebony Gauntlets
* Ebony Helmet
* Elven Bracers
* Elven Helmet
* Glass Gauntlets
* Glass Helmet
* Hide Bracers
* Hide Helmet
* Imperial Bracers
* Imperial Helmet
* Iron Gauntlets
* Iron Helmet
* Leather Bracers
* Leather Helmet
* Nordic Gauntlets
* Nordic Helmet
* Orcish Gauntlets
* Orcish Helmet
* Ring
* Scaled Bracers
* Scaled Helmet
* Stalhrim Gauntlets
* Stalhrim Helmet
* Steel Gauntlets
* Steel Helmet
* Steel Plate Bracers
* Steel Plate Helmet
* Circlet
* Daedric Gauntlets
* Daedric Helmet
* Dragonplate Gauntlets
* Dragonplate Helmet
* Dragonscale Gauntlets
* Dragonscale Helmet
* Dwarven Bracers
* Dwarven Helmet
* Ebony Gauntlets
* Ebony Helmet
* Elven Bracers
* Elven Helmet
* Glass Gauntlets
* Glass Helmet
* Nordic Gauntlets
* Nordic Helmet
* Orcish Gauntlets
* Orcish Helmet
* Ring
* Scaled Bracers
* Scaled Helmet
* Stalhrim Gauntlets
* Stalhrim Helmet
* Steel Plate Bracers
* Steel Plate Helmet
* Daedric Gauntlets
* Daedric Helmet
* Dragonplate Gauntlets
* Dragonplate Helmet
* Dragonscale Gauntlets
* Dragonscale Helmet
* Ebony Gauntlets
* Ebony Helmet
* Glass Gauntlets
* Glass Helmet
* Nordic Gauntlets
* Nordic Helmet
* Orcish Gauntlets
* Orcish Helmet
* Ring
* Stalhrim Gauntlets
* Stalhrim Helmet
* Daedric Gauntlets
* Daedric Helmet
* Dragonplate Gauntlets
* Dragonplate Helmet
* Dragonscale Gauntlets
* Dragonscale Helmet
* Ring
* Stalhrim Gauntlets
* Stalhrim Helmet