5 STRONGEST UNIQUE BOWS (+LOCATIONS) in TESV: Skyrim SE - Caedo's Countdowns

[@campbellstrickland7240]

Favour the bow eh? I’m a sword man myself

[@connorliuag2411]

I’m more of a battle axe guy myself

[@nacht9517]

I’m more of a magic guy myself

[@nog_official]

me myself am a swordsman too

[@arcturus8481]

I’m a bit of a Speech guy myself, I’m a lover not a fighter

[@TheRealKarlMarx398]

I prefer my greatsword

[@DJSkittles365]

Best build is the Tanky Heavy Duel Wielding Stealth Mage Archer. Always the best.

[@Rohan_--]

Might aswell pick every class

[@stratus132s]

@@Rohan_-- 😂😂

[@majorgear1021]

that’s my favorite as well

[@xanithdegroot5407]

There's actually a small mistake here, and one that is commonly made. The best bow in Skyrim in terms of DPS is actually Zepher. However, if you are going for a sneak archer, then the Nightingale bow is better. Or the enhanced dwarven crossbow. Just keep in mind that it has an ungodly slow reload speed, so it's only good for eliminating a single target unless your sneak is high enough to keep you hidden while you reload. I happen to be playing an archer play-through right now, so I decided to share my knowledge. TL,DR: Zepher is best bow unless your sneaking, in which case this tier list is correct

[@CaedoGenesis]

Fully agree, if this were a DPS list. So what you're saying is... If I did a list for that, Zephyr would be on both huh?

[@viviblaat5831]

I kill Elder Dragons with 3 shots from my crafted and upgraded Deadric Bow and every other enemy only take one shot when I'm in sneak. Except for bosses of course. I play on Expert, anything lower then that just takes any fun in the game away for me, as enemies will die with just one or a few hits even if you barely do any damage and I'm thinking about bumping up the difficulty. So I would say, the best bow is one that does the most damage in a single shot unless you prefer to be needing to shoot multiple arrows for something to die. (No exploit bows that do millions of damage of course..) Someone know, why I still come across regular Dragons even though I'm lvl 64 already? It literally only takes 1 arrow for them to die..

[@thomasaitken7495]

Lol all my builds become sneak archers. Best bows are always going to be those that you create with blacksmithing. Once you max it, apply fortify restoration potion then equip maxed out fortify smithing gear and get the best results possible. Then even iron weapons will improve up to Legendary status. Then if you have the ability through enchanting, make a helmet and gloves with fortifiy archery. My character 2 / 3 shots most Legendary Dragons. 5 shots if not in sneak.

[@stefannilsson2406]

I know this is a year old at this point. But Auriels bow has better dps than Zephyr. Same draw speed and higher base damage not even including the enchantment. The bow with the highest base dps in the game is the bound bow.

[@MyHentaiGirl]

There's actually a small mistake here, and one that is commonly made. The best bow in Skyrim in term of DPS is actually Ariel Bow

[@kumarsen88]

Dwarven BBOF is my favorite bow. The glowing inscriptions when you draw the bow looks so amazing😍

[@yacob7107]

5:00, One of the vampires at castle volkihar also sells 200 elven arrows, so Vampires also can get loads of them

[@iEatCookies31]

who sells the elven arrows?

[@yacob7107]

@@iEatCookies31 This vampire working in the volkihar forge, wearing Red vampire armor I belive

[@iEatCookies31]

alright thanks

[@EddiePresley]

A Stalhrim Bow with the random elemental damage handcrafted and hand enchanted can be the best bow, heck, the best weapon, in the game.

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

..and now #1 "The bow of Shadows" thanks to its ease of getting it, highest damage and fire rate, and its unique draw speed and 30 sec invisibility buff

[@macdarby9926]

I wish that invisibility wasn't there. It's annoying.

[@shawnsisson920]

Blocking out the sun, sneaking and using archery bonuses all while seeing in the dark.... makes life easy

[@themarlboromandalorian]

You can make better stuff with ice enchanting on stalhrim bows.

[@yungm3m331]

Another fantastic video mate! Well done! 😁

[@kennethnash598]

There is also The Black Bow from assassin. gives 60s of invisibility when drawn. Have to take assassin quest from proventious in Whiterun.

[@hairychirl9196]

You never let me down genesis

[@jasonophee6153]

i love the nightingale bow but didn't realize it could be better by waiting to be a higher level

[@llukelcs]

I really like using my Stalhrim Bow max upgraded and enchanted with Chaos damage and Fiery Soul trap hehe Being real now, I really like Auriel's Bow and Zephyr from your list.

[@benjamindemontgomery6317]

to draw quicker you can use the slow time shout.

[@HansLandaNaranja]

For the glass bow of the stag prince, you can reverse pickpocket a steel dagger in his inventory. Attack him (this should make him equip the dagger) until he falls to his knees. After that you fast travel away. You wait until you can fast travel back at night and he should be selling the bow. Its easy to do and requires no skill investments in speech/pickpocket/smithing.

[@AAKboss]

Dammit, I picked up the nightingale bow at lvl 40😢

[@christianhenry7286]

you can get the bow of shadows at level one and do almost 20 dmg

[@wyatt3740]

This is old, but for the crossbow schematic where you go to bloodskaal barrow, you don't have to do the whole dungeon, you go in through the back where the bandits are. Walk in, kill em, take the schematic, and leave, I thought I had to do the whole thing, you don't

[@zebracorn4281]

whenever my character becomes OP, I use the quickest bow possible that i can put fiery soul trap and chaos damage on. It was the elven bow in my first play through. Second playthrough ws bugged, 3rd playthrough I'm level 80 and currently working with glass

[@ThornyTentacles]

fiery soul trap hands down the best early game enchant, damage and soul trap just can't be beat. hell its really good the entire way through cause once you get twin souls use fiery sould trap and chaos damage and nothing beats you, and the super low charges are just fixed with the soul trap

[@cdtv3602]

thank you, friend

[@gerryfegan3608]

Maybe you should put something in the title about it being mostly DLC bows for those like myself who still play the original

[@CaedoGenesis]

Title already contained 'Skyrim SE'.

[@RedGallardo]

What people say about the bound bow intrigues me. I want the fastest bow. I like Zephyr but if there is anything with even faster draw I'd try it =3

[@shvelgud]

Zephyr and Auriels bow have the highest draw speed in the game

[@TheMocholoco]

What about the Ruins Edge bow? mixed elemental damage but that eyeball on it creeps me out. Can be enhanced with a Daedra heart.

[@tf462]

me who already give the nightingale bow to Kharjo : *lemme take it back*

[@doncorleowned357]

ebony bow is my favortie

[@kirareedagain7475]

Great videos! Thank you Camhock Gotlieb! Great channel new sub!

[@Moai2.-]

I am getting all of these for my player homes bow room 😭😭

[@Zeelda1564]

Fun fact, the long bow is already 30% faster, and can be enchanted. Unless you don’t want to fortify your smithing, this makes zephyr entirely useless. Base damage doesn’t matter if you want to do a light amount of fortify resto loop for balancing, such as getting a 30 damage long bow, with two enchantments of whatever you want.

[@nimmha6708]

so you make zephyr useless by glitching the game? ok

[@MrWeenis16]

you ever do maces or axes?

[@anthonyblue8194]

I prefer Ruin's Edge honestly

[@squidweird2047]

how long has this stream been going on??

[@keirabuxton7733]

How do I get more sunhollowed elven arrows??

[@matthewdavis9708]

Lol, just watched this to find out I already have the bow in 1st place.

[@thomasaitken7495]

I have a bad habit of running dungeons before I am supposed to. If it's shown, it's usually like, I think I dropped that in.... Lakeview? No... maybe Breeze Home, no wait, aww crap I can't remember which home i left it in. Oh yea, it's in solitude. Kind like I actually did with Otar's mask. lol

[@chaoscommentary2179]

I know I’m a year late but where does the bound bow compare to others bows for damage

[@IAmNoeyes]

I like ebony bow superior no enchantments

[@daddydevito8313]

auriels bow only deal 10/30 sundamage the description is wrong

[@kylecuster9458]

Me using the bow of shadows cuz I like being a murdering ass lol

[@simonplante7877]

I’m always rocking the bound bow because of its so fast and doesn’t need to be crafted. And it casts soul trap

[@xenotype3258]

Not too mention it’s as good as a Daedric Bow if you get mystic binding.

[@meinebosma]

@@xenotype3258 The Bound Bow Starts out better than a Daedric Bow.

[@rykerz105]

It also gives away your location when you conjure it btw

[@simonplante7877]

Rylynn Clinton I use bound bow mostly on dragons and wizards that are using ranged attacks. Therefore I’m usually already detected. And if I’m using it while sneaking I just take Silent Casting

[@County425]

@@rykerz105 that's why if you do a conjured bow build you also need to level Illusion tree for Quiet Casting which negates the "noise".

[@Phanbot01]

I like the look of the Nordic bow buffed to legendary, enchant it with chaos damage and soul trap or paralysis. Sniping enemies with dragonbone arrows gives some nice kill cam moments.

[@astrofish6163]

Fiery soul trap c'mon it's free damage

[@ArturoPladeado]

@@astrofish6163 Hah, useless enchantment now that the Anniversary Edition is out. Soul Stealer Arrows negate the need to have Soul Trap that means Chaos enchantment and Shock Damage Enchantment to fuck over Mages and Dragons alike.

[@astrofish6163]

@@ArturoPladeado people actually bought that??

[@dexexmachinatu4151]

@@astrofish6163 Yarr ☠️

[@canadianbeef1958]

@@astrofish6163 I wouldn't download it even if it was free, don't need to destroy the Mythic Dawn a second time. Been there done that in Oblivion.

[@terricrosby3290]

I recently found the bow of shadows and its become my best friend, add muffled boots and you can sneak past anything, my stealth skills are benefitting greatly

[@mikeewheeler4742]

My favorite bow for that same reason. Its invisibility only lasts for 30 seconds, but you can continuously cast it by sheathing and redrawing it. Works great when you need to sneak up on creatures or people😉😏

[@Miss_Camel]

I will forever love this bow, just like I will forever love the sword Bloodthirst! I mostly use bound weapons, but I do have a special affection for those two. However, ruin’s edge is definitely the coolest LOOKING bow, I’ve never actually used it. lol

[@lestereggleston9212]

That one is cheating

[@Snuck1]

​@@lestereggleston9212 How?

[@lestereggleston9212]

@@Snuck1 bow of shadows give no challenge to stealth archers in the beginning

[@HybridSpektar]

Favorite Bow has to be Auriel's Bow. But it's such a pain in the ass to get though. Ebony Bows are great for the early game and I try to get one as soon as possible. Stalhrim bows are amoung my favorites too because I just like Stalhrim stuff.

[@harambre8014]

I just got auriels. That frigin dawngaurd campaign was so long omg

[@Marclipper]

@@harambre8014 just finish that quest again yesterday, and yes that took alot of time but i got 2 auriel artifac and a tons of jewelry so i think its worth the time

[@delucadude1]

@@Marclipper I agree it's a fun story line anyways

[@blacklight9117]

If you want the dwarven black bow of fate without the hastle of tracking all over salty-time, just grab 3 plates or platters, hold them up to the gate and sprint through them. Easy peasy.

[@Miguel.0678]

Lol same

[@Cheese_Coffee_]

And here I thought I was being clever using that trick at Falbatharz

[@curszed5587]

How you gonna get out?

[@Ahhsten]

@@curszed5587 do the same thing u did to get it 💀

[@davidos8760]

@@Ahhsten so you need at-least six platters or buckets

[@solaireofastoria7255]

Me who maxed archery but still uses iron arrows

[@ryanaegis3544]

I use Ancient Nord arrows unless there is a dragon. Most of the quivers don't look good with my armor.

[@ilykeandre4041]

@@ryanaegis3544 I can never find large quantities of arrows so I just use whatever

[@patrickrocheleau8185]

Its easy to get lots of dwarven metal to make dwarven arrows, good way to get smithing aswell

[@annicklemieux8504]

Once I was annoyed bc I kept not having enough arrows so I stacked so much wood and iron ingot that I was able to make like 5000 iron arrows 😂

[@grimmauld184]

I mean, there is always the assassins bow you get from saving Balgruuf in Whiterun. That bow packs a punch and makes sneak archer incredibly easy.... That aside, Daedric Bows with fiery soul trap (and with Enchanting lvl 100 maybe an extra enchant of your liking) tends to be the strongest i regularly use. Pair it with the Black Star and running out of souls to fuel the bow won't be an issue any time soon.

[@TroostDesigned]

I'm playing Skyrim for the first time in years and I was wondering what was the most powerful bow in the game just find out that the Nightingale Bow is the most powerful, sadly I did not now about the recommendation of picking it up after level 46 and the thieves guild was one of the first things I did in this run. I was level 18 or something...

[@jimmajam96]

i feel your pain i was level 12

[@john_kramer516]

😂

[@GustavoHenrique-bl6rz]

if u r playing on PC use console commands to spawn a new bow after u reach lvl 46+... same for the nightingale armor and blade, i personaly thinks this lvl system is trash, so every time i get a unique item i go to the wiki page and see the max lvl cap for it and after i reach it i throw away the garbage one and spawn the better one.

[@BinaryJoe]

Can confirm that darkening the sun with Auriel's how helps with sneak, counts as shadow everywhere for the Nightengale perk that makes you invisible in shadow and moonlight. I'm kicking myself about the Nightengale bow...it's one of the 1st bows I get...on purpose ..and I never knew it scaled up if I get it later. 😢

[@NotaVampyre111]

I have always liked the bound bow especially after picking up the related conjuration perks.. It even allows you to use physical arrows if you equip them so the various elemental arrows can be used if you want. It can trap souls and dispel summoned critters as well if the perks are selected,

[@Blessed_V0id]

Infinite arrows (especially with bound quiver too)? Easy early game Daedric bow? Levels both archery and conjuration? Enchantments with infinite charges? Need I go on? Deeply underappreciated weapon

[@Miss_Camel]

I too will die on this hill, but I keep the bow of shadows in my inventory every single time JUST IN CASE I can’t get far enough away to conjure mine without someone “detecting” me. 🤣

[@NotaVampyre111]

@@Miss_Camel That is my second favorite bow. If I'm playing a character that's noy much of a caster then the Bow of Shadows is amazing..

[@Miss_Camel]

@@NotaVampyre111 then you DEFINITELY need Bloodthirst as your sneaky backup sword. Trust.

[@NotaVampyre111]

Well the new update hit me today. I now have over 1000 broken mods. I just purged them and started a new game and am slowly adding the updated creation stuff I already own. I don't think I know of Bloodthirst.

[@agatupulefao8486]

I upgraded tf out of my daedric so I really only use that and when I get the enchanting perk "Extra Effect" i put a fire and lightning damage on it just for flavour😋

[@Deaf0]

If you have dragonborn dlc just put chaos damage

[@vineousvondrake2456]

I've found that you can have more damage on lower class weapons do to the leveling effect of smithing works for armor too

[@adhamarafa7555]

I used a dragon bone bow put on it the chaos enchantment which is 50 percent chance to deal each shock frost and fire damage and then I used the twin enchantment perk to put the absorb health then I enchanted a ring and a necklace with fortifie archery which is 100 percent more damage then I upgraded it from the smithing table it's the best bow in Skyrim now

[@birdman206]

I’m usually just using a dragon bone now that I enchanted myself using twinsouls

[@eobardthawne7074]

I love the stalhrim bow and how It enhances the chaos and frost enchantments, its upgraded to do lots of damage and combined with my more bow damage enchantment it has a base damage of over 1000

[@hunghung9537]

Zephyr is my best choice. Go with paralyzed poison and quick shot. Infinity stun.

[@nitsuanomrah6997]

I haven't played in years and just got the Anniversary Edition and was playing last night. Got a quest in whiterun to stop an assassin from killing the jarl of whiterun. This guy was using a ebony bow that turns you invisible when you equip it plus some other enchantments I can't remember.. my guy was still finding iron and steel equipment at this point lol. I'm not using any mods, just ps5 creation kit. But now my character feels op all because of this one crazy side quest and my new bow.. 🤷‍♂️

[@nitsuanomrah6997]

It's called the bow of shadows.. I like it but honestly I was going for a straight up warrior nord playstyle no magic or funny business and this kinda threw me off my role play lol. Now I'm one shotting people like nothing and if I equip my bow in a shop I turn invisible and can steal whatever I want lol. It feels like I used a mod but I didn't 😅

[@wakawaka1976]

Was $20 for the anniversary edition worth it?

[@nitsuanomrah6997]

@@wakawaka1976 up to you really. Ive never had a game pc or mods, so getting to play it with creation kit, and added items like backpacks, new quests, survival mode where you must eat and sleep, etc.. made it a fresh experience for me.

[@Dakkalistic]

My honorable mention would for sure be Firiniel's End. While "only" a frosty elven bow, it can be acquired pretty early and easily, and stealth archers will be more likely to pick its tempering perk over the dwarven ones. In fact, having a tempering perk at all means that it will eventually surpass the Nightingale Bow.

[@SvenTheShoeBuyer]

The Dwarven Enhanced Crossbow wipes the floor with the rest of these bows...

[@musicmaker1961]

the dwarven crossbow is not the strongest in the game the Dragonbone Crossbow is :) also if you have the aniversery special adition of skyrim there is a quest for the Bow of Shadows early in the game the has good base damage uses ebony arrows which come with it and the bow gives temporary invisibility while equipped and a 20% increased drawspeed as well it can be upgraded with ebony smithing

[@chaosglitch3109]

Honestly the bow I prefer to use is the Bound Bow. After all, using it may require Conjugation magic, and a base 180 Magic points, It has 100 arrows for each time it is used. With each summon,It refills the Bound Arrows. Plus when you fully upgrade the Appropriate Conjuration skills, and a maxes out Archery skill, it becomes one of the best bows.

[@Piranhica6]

This is beautiful Mako Finisher, thank you

[@therealzeno2487]

Small tip if you pickpocket the glass bow, pickpocket it back on to a bandit and kill him. That will remove the stolen mark for free rather than using a fence to sell and buy back

[@camdenfitzgerald2557]

Zephyr can stack with the ring of the wind and illusion potions. Since ring of the wind does effect swing draw speed. Then necro vamp gives another 25% on top of that combo. Illusion pots can be drank before equipping allowing for a 200% ish boost too

[@iaincrawford8004]

I love Bows in Skyrim, my personal favourite despite it's weight is the Dragonbone Bow

[@patrickn.4113]

Yeah that thing is a killing machine.

[@catfish2177]

The bow of shadows?! That bow is insane gotta be worth a mention surely

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

Definitely, the invisibility is no big deal but the damage is insane.

[@scottcunni]

that's what I've been rocking....with the bound bow

[@drakkondarkspell]

The Bow of Shadows is a nice bow, but it's part of the AE, not the SE. It's a Creation Club item. But, yes, I love it a lot. All my cats use it, and so do my Shadowscales.

[@thisguyhd6591]

dude I just want to know the top 5 bows of skyrim without gettting spoiled all the fucking time! is that too much to ask ?

[@NannyOggins]

I start out every walkthrough intending to try a different character style but always end up as a stealth archer, even if I have Illusion, alchemy and forging up to 100 I end up raising stealth to 100 and using my own ebony bow with absorb health and paralyse. I just find stealth archer to be so much fun I can’t leave it alone! Thanks for this tutorial.

[@ChickenReenis]

If you have illusion maxed out and sneak you should try to use invisibility and daggers it's very fun because you can just walk in front of people and with muffled boots they can't detect you no matter what unless u walk into them

[@ecargfosreya]

You got to try and necromancer build with no bows.

[@andreashansen5313]

@@ecargfosreya I love being a necromancer, it's always fun to watch my enemies kill their own allies. Not long ago I found some people bathing in the hot springs area. I threw their clothes into the water for fun, except they didn't find it funny at all and attacked me. So I killed two of them, revived them and forced them to whack the last person to death. Fun times.

[@thomasaitken7495]

Same problem. 🙂

[@assassinred426]

Yeah the Nightingale Bow is probably my number one favorite as long as I don't get the glitch where she just walks off and never comes back to the cave

[@jwn5]

Its got a noise bug too if you play vanilla... Cant stealth kill anything with it

[@assassinred426]

@@jwn5 yeah that's worth

[@stefannilsson2406]

The Zephyr is obsolete as soon as you get Auriels bow, it has the same draw speed and it has higher base damage, not even counting the enchantment. My favorite bow is the bound bow. When you get the mystic binding perk, it has 24 base damage. It is 4 points higher than the dragonbone bow and it has a faster draw speed, making it the bow with the highest base dps in the game.

[@sofooraadam1617]

but bound bow can't be improved or enchanted

[@stefannilsson2406]

@@sofooraadam1617 No, but you only need level 20 conjuration for the mystic binding perk. So, you can go to fort Amol and pick up the bound bow spell tome from the bucket in the prison and have the bow with the highest dps in the game at level 3. To get a dragonbone bow, you need 100 smithing. If you don't want to grind smithing, they don't start to appear in the game until level 45. It takes a long time before you can find/craft and enchant a bow that is more powerfull than the bound bow.

[@sofooraadam1617]

@@stefannilsson2406 yes bound bow is the best bow early on but at higher levels there are better options

[@Local_commentor]

Yay enchanter support soraka

[@davidos8760]

@@stefannilsson2406 Smithing 100 is easy to get I always get it first like two hours and by then I usually have gotten my hands on dragon bones and scales

[@GR8Trollio]

The base damage is pointless unless you’re all about the “cRiTiCaL dAmAgE” multiplier. Which is weak, all things considered. In other words, alchemy, smithing and enchanting make all the uniques pointless with maybe the exception of the Bow of Shadows (casting free and unlimited invisibility plus a speed boost), or Zephyr with its top notch speed. Auriel’s Bow for vampire playthroughs makes sense, but what doesn’t make sense: playing as a vampire 😂 They’re so weak and pointless in Skyrim, their signature attack is literally just holding up a hand and barely draining any HP at all -?? Bethesda dropped the ball with Vampires and Werewolves in Skyrim. So weak. But if you want to play a weakling who can’t complete quests because the world hates your kind, Auriel’s Bow is your friend I guess 😂

[@Robot-Man76]

I just got the hunting bow after I fully lvled up my smithing so it’ll be more immersive than a nord holding a demon bow

[@vineousvondrake2456]

You can have more damage with less weight too

[@insertclevernamehere1186]

Step 1: Dwarven Black Bow of Fate Step 2: Enhanced Dwarven Crossbow with Fiery Soul Trap Step 3: Azura's Star Step 4: ... Step 5: Profit

[@shrektheogrelord]

I could be wrong on this I have not checked it out myself but I think you are incorrect on you mention of the glass bow of the stag Prince being marked permanently stolen if you pickpocket you might be able to sell it in the ragged flagon and then buy it back with the stolen Mark removed I know you could do that with other items

[@RyukyuStyle]

vampire+necromancy=improved quickshot

[@john_kramer516]

Why? Can you please explain?

[@hawkeye2603]

I LOVE the bow of shadows. You think 30% draw speed is good? Try 50% with invisibility whenever you take out the bow.

[@d.j.savick]

My favorite bow is a legendary Daedric bow with shock and paralysis. I call it, The Reaper.

[@NobodyDungeons]

For the glass bow of the stag prince you can get the perk that lets you sell all things to merchants which has the added effect of letting you buy some inventory items that has worked for me on multiple occasions, but it hasn't worked every time

[@Strike_Shot28]

I have a bow called the dragon slayer but it's invisible I got it from hazra it has a base damage of 20

[@NobodyDungeons]

So keep in mind the more shots you fire the more likely you are to stagger the opponent with the power shot perk

[@cesarchavez8355]

is it me or does the silver sword have a infinite charge with the undead enchantment the one i have sets them on fire and captures the soul but i never had to use a soul gem to recharge it

[@sxxxddd1037]

Capture soul refills it

[@ratatooey4620]

Imagine the enhanced dwarven crossbow with the chaos enchantment

[@GhizmoGeke]

Done

[@thorinoakenshield7037]

chaos+fiery souls

[@wildhogs2849]

Bound bow level 1. Game set! Ancient shrouded armour for the extra bow dmg also available at level 1 or well very low level. Frokis cabin, kill and take his ring and amulet both have extra bow stats. Your op as f**k all before you start the main story. Enjoy. You can buy muffle to quick level Illusion to 50 and conjuration level 20 is easy for mystic binding. My favorite start to skyrim. I must play another way lol love the stealth archer too much. Well I'm off to look at some builds to try something new lol.

[@coleygyaluv]

Looking into being an archer in Skyrim because I feel that I am always a Battle Mage, Conjurer or a Warrior. Want to try something different.

[@CaedoGenesis]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@ryanaegis3544]

It is easy to level up and fun to pick people off at range, but it can get a little frustrating if they close the distance and are able to land a power smack on you, causing you to stagger, which ruins your aiming ability for a good half a second when you want to shoot them. Sneaking through dungeons, especially cramped, long, Falmer dungeons, seems to take forever, and can get mentally exhausting rather than fun. If you like to bring a follower or summon something to help fight with you, you can let them tank and sit back picking enemies off one by one. By the time you reach level 35, you will probably have enough power to one-shot all but the most powerful opponents in the game, especially if you are sneaking and have buffed your weapons and armor. Paralyzing a dragon mid flight and one-shotting a sleeping dragon are the coolest parts so far.

[@wolfielps4411]

I've got 4 out of the 5 in my inventory because i forgot about the merchant, but i have an ebony bow of blaze at 81 damage that i use most i also have 4 out of the 5 one handed swords because I haven't joined the dark brotherhood, I'm also carrying round 443234 gold

[@clubkid13]

You can add the new Shadow Bow to this list

[@nazimsami2453]

I do use the "Bow of Shadows" being invisible for 30s and some thief perks makes you undetectable.

[@grahammayne587]

My bow when upgraded does 96. And has the chaos damage which deals 130 damage But with a enchanted necklace that increases bow damage by 44% it goes from 96 to 130 something That’s like 260 each hit

[@002DrEvil]

I'm currently using a Daedric bow that does 331 damage not including the arrow damage. Even on master difficulty I can kill giants in one hit.

[@blakereynolds4370]

*laughs in anniversary edition*

[@bluedarkness7125]

I use bow as main and dual dagger as secondary. I do sometimes use magic.

[@smokeydabandit5608]

You can get even more attack speed with the restoration perk that increases effects on undead and becoming a vampire. Itll increase your attack speed by 25% of 160% with zephyr and quick shot perk

[@Phnxkon]

Oh lord I need to try this. I never played the dlc(s) back in the day and just picked skyrim back up

[@ThePetShopCo]

Soo imma just keep using my Dragonbone bow ig😂

[@osareafallire]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! "Hands and beacons" had me crying!!!!

[@taschigawahades1942]

I Used the one frome the Nightingales the best 2 Different Elements at once

[@jmiire]

The inner stealth archer drew me here

[@muhammetdemir8781]

Zephry have one ring.

[@paramyxos8255]

happy to see new content man thanks!

[@icehole51]

My bow....which is just a hunting bow will do over 65000 damage ..... Nothing in Skyrim survives my bow.

[@ryanaegis3544]

I need to try upgrading my hunting bow.

[@arwahsapi]

I've never had such cool arrow kill cam in all my playthrough

[@tf462]

Indo?

[@Sci_X1]

8:30 who’s gonna tell him

[@jimmywpavlovic]

Take stalhirim, drink a potion for Ench, put Frost Damage on it, Boost Frost Damage from Destruction school, Sharp it with Smithing Boost , and thats the strongest non-glitch Range weapon in Skyrim.

[@mcnuggetthecool2517]

But literally all enemies are resistant to frost attacks, I would go for fire or electric if struggle with mages

[@HansLandaNaranja]

No one cares about strongest weapon though. Looks or roleplay value are way more important.

[@FWDepthperception]

Id use chaos instead of frost

[@arwahsapi]

@@FWDepthperception I mostly used shock enchantment. Never tried chaos, sounds interesting.

[@thomasaitken7495]

Like the video. Have played with most of the bows you listed. Being that I frequently max out my Blacksmithing perk tree best bow for me is usually self crafted. And with the addition's added by Anniversary Edition, Enhanced Crossbows can also now be obtained outside the Dawnguard DLC now. So anyone siding with Volkahar can now obtain many of them. Kinda nice. And elemental bolts are also carried randomly by Fletchers and Traders. As for Zephyr, maybe it's just me, but the fast draw on the bow, and the perk they never actually work for me. Sure it draws fast, but if I release immediately afterwards the arrows always fall at my feet.

[@williamrayii7634]

I prefer the Daedric bow because it seems like even though it doesnt have the highest base damage it has the hardest snap which creates maximum velocity behind the strike and I use chaos and soul trap I know there are a lot of people who might not use the chaos enchant but if you build your build right you can get the enchant to proc atleast 80% of every shot if not more personally I get the chaos proc atleast 90% of the time. Shoot while in sneak and you create more impact and more impact improves your chances of the enchant going off.