Archery

Overview

The ancient art of Archery allows you to use a bow and arrow to great effect. This power set has an inherent bonus to accuracy.

Archery is one of the powersets. It is a Blaster primary power set and a Defender secondary power set in City of Heroes.

Power Tables

Blaster

The Archery powerset is available as a primary set for Blasters. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
[[#Snap Shot|Snap Shot]]	1	Ranged, Minor Damage (Lethal)
[[#Aimed Shot|Aimed Shot]]	1	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Lethal)
[[#Fistful of Arrows|Fistful of Arrows]]	2	Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Lethal)
[[#Blazing Arrow|Blazing Arrow]]	6	Ranged, High Damage (Lethal), Minor Damage over Time (Fire)
[[#Aim|Aim]]	8	Self +Accuracy, +Damage
[[#Explosive Arrow|Explosive Arrow]]	12	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Moderate Damage (Lethal/Smashing), Foe Knockback
[[#Ranged Shot|Ranged Shot]]	18	Sniper, Extreme Damage (Lethal)
[[#Stunning Shot|Stunning Shot]]	26	Ranged, Foe Disorient, Minor Damage (Smashing)
[[#Rain of Arrows|Rain of Arrows]]	32	Ranged (Location Area of Effect), Extreme Damage over Time (Lethal)

Defender

The Archery powerset is available as a secondary set for Defenders. The following table shows which powers are available and at what level:

Power	Level	Effect
[[#Snap Shot|Snap Shot]]	1	Ranged, Minor Damage (Lethal)
[[#Aimed Shot|Aimed Shot]]	2	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Lethal)
[[#Fistful of Arrows|Fistful of Arrows]]	4	Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Lethal)
[[#Blazing Arrow|Blazing Arrow]]	10	Ranged, High Damage (Lethal), Minor Damage over Time (Fire)
[[#Aim|Aim]]	16	Self +Accuracy, +Damage
[[#Explosive Arrow|Explosive Arrow]]	20	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Moderate Damage (Lethal/Smashing), Foe Knockback
[[#Ranged Shot|Ranged Shot]]	28	Sniper, Extreme Damage (Lethal)
[[#Stunning Shot|Stunning Shot]]	35	Ranged, Foe Disorient, Minor Damage (Smashing)
[[#Rain of Arrows|Rain of Arrows]]	38	Ranged (Location Area of Effect), Extreme Damage over Time (Lethal)

Powers

The following are powers in the Archery powerset.

Aim

Greatly increases the accuracy of your attacks for a few seconds. Slightly increases damage.

Recharge:       Long
Minimum Level:  8 (Blaster)
                16 (Defender)

Effects:        Self +Accuracy, +Damage

Aimed Shot

Though it takes longer to execute, your Aimed Shot deals greater damage than Snap Shot.

Damage:         High
Recharge:       Moderate
Minimum Level:  1 (Blaster)
                2 (Defender)

Effects:        Ranged
                Moderate Damage (Lethal)

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Range
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

Blazing Arrow

You fire a Blazing Arrow at your foe, dealing some lethal damage and causing him to catch on fire and burn. Slightly less accurate than other Archery attacks.

Damage:         High
Recharge:       Slow
Minimum Level:  6 (Blaster)
                10 (Defender)

Effects:        Ranged
                High Damage (Lethal)
                Minor Damage over Time (Fire)

Explosive Arrow

You fire a grenade-tipped arrow at long range. This explosion affects all within the blast radius, and can knock them back.

Damage:         Moderate
Recharge:       Slow
Minimum Level:  12 (Blaster)
                20 (Defender)

Effects:        Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect)
                Moderate Damage (Lethal/Smashing)
                Foe Knockback

Fistful of Arrows

You fire a fistful of arrows at foes in a cone in front of you. Good at close range.

Damage:         Moderate
Recharge:       Moderate
Minimum Level:  2 (Blaster)
                14 (Defender)

Effects:        Ranged (Cone)
                Moderate Damage (Lethal)

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Range
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

Rain of Arrows

You unleash a Rain of Arrows on a targeted location, damaging foes within a large area.

Damage:         Extreme (Damage over Time)
Recharge:       Long
Minimum Level:  32 (Blaster)
                38 (Defender)

Effects:        Ranged (Location Area of Effect)
                Extreme Damage over Time (Lethal)

Ranged Shot

A long range shot that blasts your foes. Like most sniper attacks, this power has a bonus to accuracy, but is best fired from a distance as it can be interrupted.

Damage:         Extreme
Recharge:       Slow
Minimum Level:  18 (Blaster)
                28 (Defender)

Effects:        Sniper
                Extreme Damage (Lethal)

Snap Shot

A quick attack that fires an arrow at your foe after only minimal aiming. Fast, but little damage.

Damage:         Minor
Recharge:       Fast
Minimum Level:  1 (Blaster)

Effects:        Ranged
                Minor Damage (Lethal)

Enhancements:   Reduce Endurance Cost
                Enhance Range
                Enhance Recharge Speed
                Enhance Damage
                Enhance Accuracy

Stunning Shot

You fire a blunt, weighted arrow at your target's chest. The Stunning Shot has a good chance of stunning your foe.

Damage:         Minor
Recharge:       Slow
Minimum Level:  26 (Blaster)
                35 (Defender)

Effects:        Ranged
                Foe Disorient
                Minor Damage (Smashing)