Skyrim Special Edition - BEST Archer Starter Guide - How to Begin your Archery Build

[@calebszulc9613]

I once made a nord hunter kind of build. I had this whole story where he was found by a wood elf nomad and that wood elf took him in and raised him. He taught the nord how to use a bow, how to hunt and how to survive. Since most nords hate elves, this wood elf taught the nord at a young age to be kind, loving, and respectful to all races, so generally my character would always help people and only kill if attacked, or if he had to. I was deleting some old saves when I accidentally deleted that save so he's gone forever. RIP Hevson Valanfar :(

[@fr0styweazelz743]

Caleb Szulc I also hate it when you accidently delete an important save

[@xananymous431]

Caleb Szulc for me I’m a high elf back story: his father and mother died during the Great War between the man and mer..he was taken care by his uncle who was a thalmor..his uncle thought him how to use a bow and what is a thalmor so when he grew up he joined the thalmor and kill every nord who worship talos he also fight for the empire his best friend was erandur..he also known as the slow time Dragonborn and he kill ulfric stormcloak but during his time in sovngarde to kill alduin every one hate him as he is a thalmor. (Btw this is just his backstory and yes you can’t joined thalmor sadly)

[@christiancolon8748]

Right now I have a Breton who I'm using for archery bluid. His back story is that he comes from Hammerfall. He was exile after killing his uncle who murder his father so that his uncle could marry his mother. He hates all types of magic since that was the way his father was murdered, since he does not like magic he took up the bow and arrow. He learn this from his wood elf friend. After he kill his uncle he was captured by the imperial. He worships no god but he does respect Talos. He is hot headed, hates both the imperial and Stromcloaks.

[@Jurkox26]

@KinkedYT Lol not a virgin here yet I also tend to create a backstory for my character.

[@urassdontlie5716]

@KinkedYT lol asshole

[@brandman965]

I'm absolutely loving these noob tutorials (even though they're not intended for me). It's like I'm in a nostalgia-powered time machine.

[@FudgeMuppet]

+brandman965 haha thanks mate :D we're glad

[@Dragonspassage]

Agreed, also i am taking bits and pieces from each build. I plan on making a breten archer that joins the dawnguard becomes fascinated by crossbows and hunts down all the upgrades first. After the final battle with Harkan he will be amazed by the vampire lords power and ask Selena to turn him. Being turned will change him deeply and he will become darker and become a true assassin.

[@calebwashington7757]

derick moore thats a good build

[@dfed324]

I thought he said critical hit perks were trash.

[@Anti-HyperLink]

Yes, because everyone that doesn't play Skyrim constantly is an idiot, right?

[@oldcdog91]

Dammit I thought I was done with Skyrim. Now you guys are making me want to go back and start playing again...

[@Kiero298]

One does not become done with Skyrim, Skyrim becomes done with you.

[@plasmacookiesorcerer3334]

That was actually amazing. *cries*

[@traceridge8546]

yah...me too

[@Radiosulais]

TRUST MEEE

[@justinysson9922]

oldcdog91 oh trust me you'll never be done with Skyrim

[@RayGlennYT]

4:05: Guy took like 4 arrows to the knee. That's the end of his adventure.

[@t3chn0dr0n3]

girl* only 2 were in the knee, the rest were in the vag :D

[@Mojodajojo13]

He can always become a guard.

[@wavyedits9805]

To whiterun he goes...

[@1Capybara24]

Now he will become a guard, even if he was a bandit...

[@teamxtrm8720]

She not he ! -_-

[@nojusarutiunian3344]

So, if youre new to Skyrim, let me tell you - will always, I mean always end up as a stealth archer...

[@morash2190]

This is as true as it can be. I played with every race in the game, and EVERYTIME I end up being a STEALTH ARCHER!

[@mohammedal-qatari2346]

100% True.. lol I don't even know how, but it is true..

[@bunnydjinn2983]

Not always true... I always end up as a mage.

[@Zach-nb3le]

Nojus Arutiunian this guy is totally right. happens to me every fucking playthrough

[@bunnydjinn2983]

+Silent Shadow not really... inf magica + nearly inf slow time= nothing hits me... been playing since 11-11-11. when they introduced legendary diff in the dragonborn dlc I was hyped about the challenge. there is a way to be boss with any build, not just the easy ones ;p

[@HistoricalWeapons]

Historically archers had strong upper body strength so orcs would be able to pull much heavier bows. Accuracy depends on the individual

[@ziwuri]

everybody gangsta till Historical Archery comments about a mistake in your archery build video

[@HistoricalWeapons]

@@ziwuri lmao

[@nicholascauton9648]

True. Which is why I’ve always questioned fantasy films, shows, and games that show archers being not-so-tanky. I mean I’ve fired a bow before (though only once) and it was ridiculously hard to pull the string back as far as I needed it to go. Like just pulling the damn thing back should be considered a workout. And I like working out.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

@@nicholascauton9648 fantasy doesn’t matter

[@gandalf_thegrey]

@@nicholascauton9648 Well in most fantasy the best Archers are tall and highly athletic elves possibly a magically enhanced upper body strength to do to the heavy lifting if even necessary And looking at quite some Olympia Archers, tall and full body athleticism seems to be a good built to do it. But that's just the observation of an absolutely unknowledgeable dude about this topic. So not only a pinch, more a boatload of salt for this comment :D

[@kylewardell2971]

I loved playing a Thief that only kills when he absolutely has to, using illusion to calm the people I'm robbing and using invisibility to get pass guards. Joining the Thieves Guild to do their jobs and for the armour and all. If needed to kill I'd use duel Daggers and illusion if the fight wasn't going my way and maybe conjuration.

[@NicholasTSilveira]

Wow, imma try that.

[@shadowzealot3708]

Nick Silveira aka the shadow foot check out there build and use the sneak tools mod to knock ppl out

[@NicholasTSilveira]

Shadow Zealot Is that mod on the steam workshop? ...Sorry I'm not too familiar or knowledgable about mods x(

[@SirEliteGrunt]

If you do this don't use invisibility that much. It breaks the game because it makes it so easy

[@shadowzealot3708]

Nick Silveira yes it is HIGHLY recomended you can also slit throats with an activate button and kill while they sleep

[@Ryz414]

This goes out to all my Khajiit stealthy archers

[@Ryz414]

Madara Uchiha FU

[@infernodrop7310]

+Madara Uchiha weeb

[@dogedude2847]

Fate Theory i play kajhiit due to the unarmed damge and the high sneak

[@Vulpes_Inculta]

Khajiit guards your back.

[@greenjoe4202]

I am playing as a high elf archer.

[@lillsxcgirl]

Can get the bound bow at level 3 if you grab the atronach stone and the novice hood from the tutorial cave in helgen. Breton + Atronach stone = kick ass archer. Honestly though, Breton + Atronach stone = kick ass anything.

[@zBMatt]

who sneaky ;(

[@lillsxcgirl]

My husband. He's the one who wrote that comment.

[@nathanbasford4533]

Matthew Butler lol

[@seacrits20]

WifeOfSneaky Your husband is amazing

[@kevinnelson8096]

WifeOfSneaky where can i find the bound bow that soon.

[@elzombito5678]

For my archer, I just go Conjuration/Sneak/Archery, with a little enchanting and one handed mixed in. Incredibly powerful. Really loving playing Skyrim again, keep up the vids!

[@ioanekaiwi494]

I loved playing as "The Conjurer" when Skyrim first came out. It was basically an archer who summoned atronachs to do his bidding while he fires deadly arrows from his Conjured Bow. This build was so safe but so deadly at the same time.

[@FusRoDah2]

Skyrim Special Edition doesn't even add new content or anything like that, but I don't even care. Keep these awesome vids coming!

[@FudgeMuppet]

+FusRoDah2 thanks so much dude we appreciate the appreciation :P

[@netweed09]

Skyrim really needs no more content; it's all Quality with this amazing game =) But I did notice the improved textures. When you have a game this good, it's even more wonderful to have it visually immersive and lusher as it comes off better in the video encoding degradation

[@thesmooth4515]

Note that if you choose to be a wood Elf you'll be eight foot shorter tha all over races in skyrim

[@obi-wankenobi592]

TheSmooth in skyrim all races are the same height but high elfs are taller than all. In ESO wood elfs are tiny but not skyrim

[@thesmooth4515]

+Sam Bason Nope. Wood elves are significantly shorter than all over races. Look for your self.

[@momoyawn]

Big The Cat but the shorter a character is the slower they move so...

[@xGenyox]

only males, female wood elves are same as most races like dark elves, imperial

[@thesmooth4515]

I was exaggerating, but the height difference was enough to put me off.

[@NJA2k8]

Arguably the most satisfying thing in the game is the slow motion arrow shooting straight through somebody's face

[@endercrystal3252]

for new players of skyrim... i envy you. also i know these are really good builds and good job FudgeMuppet for this great starter build but if this is going to be your first time playing skyrim, create your own original character, enjoy whatever weapons feel strong and fun to you even go as far as to make a backstory for your character. make your character your own! :)

[@kingdomheartsss]

Doing Faendal's side quest in his favor is a great idea btw. You friend him and take his lessons then have him follow you and take back your gold for more lessions

[@aura3233]

I did this as Well. my character was an argonian who was a thief at a young age and was found in the street by a wood elf, and was taught to sneak and use a bow. as my character grew older he got better but the wood elf never told the argonian he was in debt with the dark brotherhood. and there house was burnt to the ground and the wood elf died and the argonian has become filled with revenge and has been hunting down the dark brotherhood since the wood elf died. and is still on the hunt.

[@jaredmacintyre6970]

Thank you for clarifying to use all perks for archery. First playthrough and I'm loving this game.

[@mike7652]

I always end up sticking with the basic longbow. It seems like the most realistic (appearance) and adds a bit of challenge at mid/higher levels. Plus it's fast as hell too!

[@nicholascauton9648]

I actually like to keep with that particular bow with my current main character who is an outdoorsman. He hunts for his food, wears fur armor as his choice of clothing, and does almost no bartering whatsoever. However he does occasionally trade fur pelts when given the opportunity.

[@daveforpresident9974]

Archery advise: Reach lv 50 archery with freadnal and then go to the Rataway to get a free orcish bow on one of the bandits (This must be done around lv 10 minimum.) Then join the dark brotherhood to get the armour or use the glitch to get the ancient shrouded armour. Warrior advise: Kill khajit merchants assistant just outside of white run for free elven sword (Any level) and then go to dawn star mine all the iron and get the transmits spell. Keep crafting gold rings and you should have around 30smithing allowing you to create dwarves armour. (Be sure to have warrior stone and well rested applied when doing this.)

[@Zer0Dakilla]

I hope you you do a 'fisting' build. need my khajiit fix.

[@xaosbob]

PHRASING!

[@cjsims0746]

James Irvine *Unarmed

[@joelowe4454]

Fisting XD

[@joelowe4454]

The dragon born is captured by the imperials ,and then, gets fisted by alduin

[@nickshirey7092]

They have an unarmed build called the beggar

[@jqa16]

2016 and they're still skyrim videos thank god

[@rando3749]

6:00 Maybe not so much an exploit as it is a favor for a friend?

[@SpinningTurtle66]

Lol, I’ve never finished Skyrim after all these years and I needed this guide

[@spawncap9009]

I always go back to play Skyrim because I just want to play a powerful spell caster and Skyrim is the best, even better with a few magic mods.

[@luisalvarezsoto9250]

Spawn Cap

[@ForestofCicadas]

I'm way late but for magic I prefer Dragon's Dogma. Summoning a storm of meteors, creating tornados, causing earthquakes etc after the character taking the time to chant the spell and create magic circles in order to cause a natural disaster and destroy whole swarms of enemies at once is super satisfying.

[@khogetzu8429]

@@ForestofCicadas Yessssss!

[@LexusLFA554]

The Ranger perk is also useful if you are overloaded. You walk faster if you crouch and stretch the bow.

[@santonas4174]

Holy hell, a FudgeMuppet build video where they don't mention the Lord stone!

[@Zwijger]

Nowadays they are all about that atronach stone

[@santonas4174]

They've always been about both of them.

[@Zwijger]

James Shaw No they've not, they used to have wet dreams about the lord stone only.

[@richardlandgraf1953]

Imagine using the Lord stone in Special Edition. Ha Cringe. This post was made by the Atronach gang.

[@generalwd40]

At 2:12, don't forget to poison your arrow with the perk augmenting the duration of poison, so double the sneak damage that is 3 time the base damage + of course poisonned dragon arrow (poison of 50 damage, or more if you do it yourself).

[@bavariamapping1673]

Archer is probably the best build in Skyrim

[@odioalospoopers]

*objectively

[@sharavy6851]

@@odioalospoopers It's definetly the strongest. Although I'll always be partial to a good old warrior.

[@hetoverseo3887]

Archest is the strongest even though i prefer killing things with good old heavy armor, axe and shield

[@gandalf_thegrey]

Well it has no drawbacks at all and becomes a tool of domination about 5 seconds into the game seems reasonable to call it the best built

[@Gibbgibbgibb222]

Thanks fudgemuppet, this video is great as archery builds are my faves

[@FudgeMuppet]

No worries mate, glad we could help :)

[@nerfmastermren5256]

can you mack the dark assin plz

[@drukato7300]

Can you make a video on how to make a pure wizard/warlock/spell caster? By that I mean a character that excels in all forms of magic from destruction to enchanting.

[@FudgeMuppet]

+Dr Ukato yup :)

[@drukato7300]

FudgeMuppet Whoohoo! And thanks for answering! Says a lot about you guys as a channel.

[@PirateLoard]

this

[@greetingsmars]

+FudgeMuppet A stealth one would be greatly appreciated too ;P

[@ratboy4036]

+Austin Iverson sir yes sir

[@fatalgamer9897]

Scott has to be my favorite fudgemuppet member just that soothing voice and I started liking fudgemuppet because of his voice a good KZbinr has a calm voice and his skyrim videos r the best my friends and I love you Scott stay awesome.

[@benlitz5490]

I remember when I first discovered myself that you could use faendal to level up your archery and then get your gold back by having him as a companion.

[@K2_-]

Hey guy 4 years ago

[@sizenplace4554]

@@K2_- hey guy 3 months aho

[@Kalepo.m]

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[@sizenplace4554]

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[@idoobbberz_tv6676]

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[@21pilotscoolestfan37]

I've been playing skyrim forever literally since I was a small child who could pick up a controller and begin to play. If u are new at skyrim, I am so jelous because then u get to discover everything and it is such a good feeling 💗 there is a lot of interesting and astonishing things in skyrim just waiting to be found. Do everything no matter the risk. Don't be afraid to take on anything bigger or stronger than ur character. Although u should always be cautious. If u die doing something really important and u have to do it all over again, I totally understand how u feel. I used to get soooooo angry when that happened (I still do hehe). Just remeber to save your game before u do something that u think is really important and big, and always know that its just a game (one of the BEST games) and that u can always respawn. Good luck my fellow gamer's! I envy ur first time playing this!!! Now when u do practically everything on skyrim YOU can give others advice💕!!!

[@GuardianM25]

Uruk Archer - Orc, Heavy armor, Archery, Steed stone

[@accumbularatedop5468]

For people running with Ordinator, this guide works pretty much the same way in every way but the perks. In Vanilla Skyrim, Archery perks have a tendency to just make you a better archer all around, but in Ordinator I've found that the main focus of Archery gameplay and playstyle is a single, deadly first shot. There are perks that support other playstyles, obviously, but with perks that basically give you a massive damage boost on your first arrow into a target, the focus is clearly on one shot kills and skill shots, so keep that in mind when using Ordinator.

[@SuperBlaze117]

This video gave me a great idea for my first build when I get my hands on Special Edition. Thanks

[@FudgeMuppet]

+Valkyrie Pleasant Cheers dude! We hope you have an awesome time :)

[@jacktheyeager6174]

Fudgemuppet is like the unofficial guide book to having lots of fun and variety in Skyrim.

[@protojager]

I always visit Angi's cabin at the end of my archery training, that way i can finish it off quick and clean.

[@werriboy55]

I use sniper tactics, on open ground find a high, preferably limited or no acess from the target area, position, big bow and a lot of arrows and just keep shooting. Both sides of the Archery perk tree obviously. For dungeon work the Muffle spell (which also levels up Illusion very quickly) and aim for the furthest target. The hostiles move towards the impact area which means they are moving away from you and gathering in the target area. Nightingale armour and the Invisible bonus with enchanted light armour bonus ring and necklace and 300+ health should be sufficient defence.

[@CactusKitten98]

I made a custom Conjuration Archer Sneak. She conjures a bound bow, and sometimes a bound sword. She stays in the shadows and conjures a flame atronach, and while the atronach distracts the enemy, she shoots him with arrows. It's quite fun!

[@elc0m0d0re2]

That video might be old but what many people still don't know is that when you side with Ralof in Helgen and after defeating and looting the first two imperials you can sneak behind Ralof and just hit him every two seconds to get the sneak bonus damage boosting your sneak skill next to one handed without turning him hostile

[@bernardbarton7098]

I played the entire game with the longbow from Helgen, and I gotta say, it was super rad.

[@Mr._Anderpson]

Canis root is a must for handy combat potions. It has both fortify marksman & fortify one-handed. Combine it with juniper berries & hanging moss for a potion which will buff both skills. (Yes, there are other options such as bear claws or spider eggs. I just mentioned the plants because they'll be the easiest to collect, stockpile, and plant.) Keeping a stock of these handy can make an enormous difference. Even if your enemy closes to melee range, you're still covered.

[@jordanhoman0212]

I recommend that stealth archers NOT take the paralysis perk at level 100. There is a bug where the paralysis applies instantly, and the target falls over before being hit by the arrow.

[@johnandrewserranogarcia7223]

Just shoot the target again lol

[@alessandrocoatti5186]

@@johnandrewserranogarcia7223 yeah it's not like arrows are extremely expensive lol

[@Nocturne33]

How is that a bad thing?

[@jordanhoman0212]

It's more annoying than useful to me when most enemies die in one hit.

[@MyH3ntaiGirl]

@@jordanhoman0212 even as an combat archer, sometime the enemy got paralyze and clip with the floor, you won't be able to hit them all the time I take stagger over paralyze all the way

[@terryfredrick5149]

if your not good at stunning and such you can always just cheese him from a distance , rinse and repeat. it takes a little longer but you still get your ebony bow in the end. great video thanks for the location.

[@Sluggernaut]

There is a really exploity way to get really high archery very fast starting at level 1. When you get to Riverwood, there is a wood elf that lives there. He has a crush on a woman. If you help him he will become your companion. He can train you in Archery. Get him to train you until you're out of money. Then trade with him and take your money back. Repeat. This also power levels you, since you gain points towards leveling skills through training. EDIT: I obviously posted this in here before finishing the video... woops.

[@jacobcoutts-distel1698]

you cant keep doing it though

[@Sluggernaut]

Uh, you can do it for a really long time. The vid says until you get to Archery of 50. Thats freaking high early game.

[@Sluggernaut]

Yes, but harder to do from lv 1. But hey. It there are trainers that don't become companions, not a bad strat.

[@lillsxcgirl]

50 is ok, but not great unless you supplement it with the zephyr for DPS, high sneak skill or conjuration for damage soaks.

[@gregdavies8259]

i always do this with every character i start. i love my archery in skyrim (and oblivion for that matter lol)

[@Sarumanismymom]

You didn't mention any shouts. A great shout together with archery is the "Slow time shout" Also if you are going for a sneak build I highly recommend choosing the "quit casting" perk, it works with shouts as well. Bonus tip: If you are using the "slow time shout" Use the "amulet of Talos" and the "shrine of Talos" to reduce the cooldown of the shout. Alteration potions is also highly recommended, because they increase the duration of the shout. I am spreading the knowledge of "ESO"

[@killerwalrusftw8510]

guys i looked it up because i thought the same thing, but archery is affected by WARRIOR stone not Thief stone :P just to help

[@samueljohnson2825]

hell I started over from 360 to PS4 it's just so much fun for me as a fan,and these videos help so much ...thank you

[@anacastellanos9216]

I just started a new play through as a khajit archer without armor and just clothing, wish me luck bois

[@EcoSnakeTV]

I'm looking for Bosmer lore and equipment use for Skyrim. Do wood elves use elven armor or elven bow?

[@Mike-hw5jp]

Nothing breaks immersion as much as trying to kill an enemy that's smacking you up close and you have to eat shots while putting 20 arrows in them to win. ....or pausing to drink HP pots

[@toxiknao8826]

Arcane bow build with stealth. Have a bow that can drain mp. Restore from afar or use spells necessary.

[@MyNameIsBucket]

For a stealthy thief archer, I recommend an Imperial character. Their luck will keep the cash flowing and their daily ability helps if you've got a bounty.

[@tlotpwist3417]

> try headshot by aiming at the neck (to compensate the upward curve) > arrow magically goes through head without hurting one bit > aim at torso and one shot anyway

[@georgramseng1105]

Just wanted to say for those of you who didnt know, or those of you who want to do it this way. In my "professional" opinion, been playing Skyrim about 2500 hours, there is a better way. First thing you should do is make Faendal in Riverwood a follower. He can train your archery up to level 50, and if he is following you, you can just reclaim the gold spent on training back from his inventory. Secondly, Id advise running to Jorrvaskr in Whiterun, head down to Aela`s room, and lockpick her display case which has an elven bow in it. I see this way kills immersion, which is why I dont do it myself, but in my opinion, this is also a good way to start of an archery character.

[@raygm6303]

I recently purchased this game, and I will start it as soon as I finish Dragon Age Inquisition! Thanks to this video I know that I will be an archer!

[@randomizednamme]

Damn I kinda wish they got rid of some exploits. I know too many and it's hard not to abuse them

[@robertallen9472]

randomizednamme Whiterun and Dawnstar chests?

[@shadowzealot3708]

randomizednamme that is because this is a Reston made by moneyhungry fucks

[@captainnoobface1124]

randomizednamme there is an unofficial patch as a mod for the game

[@ronanslattery1549]

I know this is old but I think the money back from trainer followers is fair, cos anyone would show their friends what they know for free

[@cerealkiller1024]

I also know this is old but it's an offline game cheating isn't hurting anyone so it's fine.

[@ModdingNewbie]

The dragons make archers out of every combat-focused Dragonborn regardless of build, so this is extremely helpful. Thank you! :)

[@dovahderps9239]

it was the 601st anniversary of the battle of Agincourt when this video was uploaded. Coincidence? I think not.

[@Nonaryfame]

Historia civilis?

[@mrtv-tv3ex]

This can be used for roleplay but eh its up to you i just made up the outfit nothing else but i made a red assassin archer for this youll need the solitude guards armor and the assassins gloves or whatever there called along with the shrouded cowl and the shrouded shoes i didn't have any light armor skills at all so i enchanted the guards armor with the light armor enchant but thats just me try it out for yourself

[@eCroz_8611]

Another great video. Just one question, isn't the bound bow not available until you're conjuration is level 50 out something like that?

[@FudgeMuppet]

+Erik Crossley nah you can still cast it :)

[@DAVV-99]

Erik Crossley there is a location you can find it at any level

[@eCroz_8611]

Thanks, my bad :-). Fort Amol is usually my go to place to find the spell tome. The wiki says it's not available to purchase from vendors until level 50 so I thought that also affected the availability of the tome in Fort Amol. Man, I can't wait to play this again. This game is amazing.

[@Nihilius88]

You can also cast it at lvl 1 with any race but you need that mage hood from the start of the game and necromancers amulet (25% reduction to conjuration spells, decreses stamina and mana regen) you can get it from a quest in windhelm at any lvl with all that equiped you should be able to equip and use the bound bow with 0 investement in to any stat or skill. Warning at lvl 1 to 20 bound bow is OP as fck on anything less then legendary difficutly.

[@ModdingNewbie]

And that last is supposed to recommend _against_ it?? :-D Gimme! lol

[@Zforce911]

I wish I knew about you guys back when I was first playing Skyrim. Played hundreds of hours as a High Elf archer and not once used the bound bow... I actually sold the book! Smh... With SE though, I have a second chance. Thank you for your guidance lol.

[@proplejeezus6406]

I Love Just listening to the detail and thought they put into these things...the caracters really come too live...this May be because i Just Love backstory but you guys are masters at it...you should ,if your not already, play dnd or other tabletop rpg's

[@papamauryc2300]

I am level 46 and I still have 100 health, I investigate in light armor and I use the slow time shout so I can kill many enemies without knowing I was there. OP

[@absolutelyheretical7132]

Awesome videos, they give me great ideas to play the game in a different way! Hopefully a new Elder Scrolls game comes out soon so we can see your videos on them :D

[@FudgeMuppet]

+Ravogard Dragovar Thanks so much! We're very happy you found it useful :))

[@JohnWick-rq3fm]

I'm currently working on a character now I don't have a name or backstory rn so you can make it up if you want. Skills- Archery, Sneak, Light Armor, Enchanting, Smithing, Speech, Lockpicking. I'll edit later got to go.

[@eileendraper1219]

What race r u in skyrim

[@NeiHO]

Hey fudge muppet another idea for skyrim special edition is making videos on levelling up skills I think it would with your builds for new players

[@SirEliteGrunt]

Mr Forester not to take you away from this channel but ESO has guides for all skills and hour to level them up fast

[@MattSpearsInfiniteOni]

Honestly, I prefer ESO's Guides.

[@cjdem4009]

Koxden but in special edition some of the exploits he used to level them have probably been patched, (sneak guide, pickpocket guide, speech guide, conjuration guide, etc.)

[@SirEliteGrunt]

True. Guess we will only know when we play it. Im currently downloading

[@NeiHO]

I already know about eso I've known him for about a year but not every one knows who he is

[@addisonmiele9836]

This vid just popped up in my feed and I already know all of it but ima keep watching it cuz I love ur vids

[@justinn5357]

Man woodelf has SUCH bad racials though, honestly the double damage of orc racial or the 25% 25% 25% resists from being a breton might be better :S but I cannot decide I would love to play as a Wood elf too.

[@SirEliteGrunt]

Justin Naujoks Yeah. Woodelf just gives you a head start but if you are doing master or legendary difficulty I would go with orc or Breton

[@justinn5357]

Koxden alright man I will do it up def going for legendary so Breton it is

[@SirEliteGrunt]

Justin Naujoks And your summons take the enemy agro if you summon as well. And they still do full damage in legendary and master difficulty haha

[@justinn5357]

Koxden oh good to know! Thanks again! Damn dude lol very helpful

[@jqa16]

Wood elves is the best race you bitch

[@GBugden]

Had to come for the thumbnail. That nostalgia

[@hazer3248]

archery is really fun and addicting who agrees

[@Firefly-wu6bk]

I know this is old but its still sad

[@FullmetalAsian]

Archery is beastly in skyrim. I didn't start Archery until like 70 hours into my playthrough. but as soon as I started the brotherhood quests and then kept doing those assassinations I quickly dropped duel welding for archery.

[@kerseili6887]

once the game is officially released can you make some more modded characters that use mods available to consoles. That would be great

[@cameroncoates919]

Kerseili it’s been officially released

[@1cathexis]

Helpful, thx! However, I always manage both heavy armor and sneak as an Archer by grabbing the Muffle Boots early on. Then you can equip like a tank and never make a sound while not wasting any perk points of the sneak skill and putting them into Archery instead. Save Angi for the final push to 100. I like the Faendal companion idea since you can steal your coin back. Thx again!

[@TrainingSage]

Would you say an emergency melee weapon for an archer should always be a dagger and not a sword?

[@captainnoobface1124]

Lostme Marbles well, I'd say that depends on if you're a stealth archer or not. If not go sword if you are about stealth do dagger as you have all those multipliers for dagger damage.

[@RockLegend2A]

I would say go sword 'n' shield as a backup for the added protection while you level up your one-handed and stealth. Once you have the "Assassin's Blade" (I think) perk, which multiplies dagger backstab damage by 16(?), and can sneak around reliably, then toss out the sword and shield for a simple dagger. Should be just fine.

[@jacobwells9207]

Actually, no. Daggers so shit for damage despite how fast they swing. When enemies get in close, you want something that still swings fast, but does more damage.

[@shadenox8164]

Nope. Since an emergency melee weapon is for instances where your enemy has noticed you and is in your face. So no stealth bonus, no reason to use a dagger. Dual wield swords I suppose.

[@8BitPinkiePie]

Shade Nox actually having a dagger in your left hand is useful as your swing speed is based on the weapon you have in your left hand

[@markdrakan]

Some builds I'd like you to do/re-do are: Seraph-angelic style Pyromancer-fire magic Cryomancer-ice magic Gyromancer-shock magic Any of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

[@ooka_booka]

What about crossbow, could you make specifics for that?

[@captainnoobface1124]

Teeny Warrior _ yea they did. It's the non-stealth archer there ya go there's the specifics

[@ooka_booka]

Captainnoobface ...dude... i was asking the communi- you know what?, nevermind...

[@jacobwells9207]

If you want to use crossbows you only need to know these: 1. Crossbows are loud and will give you away if you're sneaking. Crossbows are for the "Run 'n Gun" types, not stealth 2. There are only 2 kinds of crossbow, Steel and Dwarven. So you'll need the respective Smithing perks to improve them, and to make bolts. 3. In the Dawnguard DLC If you help Sorine Jurard find crossbow schematics, you will eventually get enhanced crossbows that ignore half your target's armor rating 4. Also, if you help Sorine, you can make Dwarven bolts that explode with fire, ice, or lightning. However, you can only make these at the Fort Dawnguard forge. 5. All Archery perks work with crossbows See, Captainnoobface, THAT'S how you help people

[@ooka_booka]

Jacob Wells THANKS! actually would never have guessed that some of these are real things!

[@kuryugaa2505]

actually, I used to play as a stealth character with a crossbow (cuz I was new at the game). And it worked out pretty well not gonna lie, just as good as with a bow

[@alexconrad242]

I love your Skyrim Builds! I like the builds you make where you can have a good build from the beginning as opposed to having to quest a lot, example, this archer class is easier to build vs say the blood knight, both are equally cool, but the archer was easier, thank you and congrats!

[@Rexal_The_Saltiest_Brit]

if it has been patched, I'll apologize but in the base game Critical hit perks are nearly useless because they only applied the effect to the base damage of the weapon rather than the damage you're actually doing. for e.g if your bow deals 100 damage, with a base damage of 10 a critical hit will only deal 120 damage (100 + (10x2). not worth the investment of 3 perks imho.

[@NIMMHATVRapBeats]

your serious?

[@Rexal_The_Saltiest_Brit]

NIMMHATV yup, it was a well known and documented bug in the base game. as a pc user I ran all the official and unofficial patches and I don't remember seeing it fixed anywhere but they may have fixed it for hd version?

[@NIMMHATVRapBeats]

i played skyrim as an archer like 10 times... i always took the crit. perk.. never noticed that it isnt putting out alot dmg, because i 1 hit most things while sneaking even without the critical hit..

[@Ecliptor.]

unofficial patches fixed this if i remember correctly

[@crocodilesmash4064]

That is debatable, 20 plus damage may not be worth it but it can still be useful and some situations. Being low health and hitting a critical hit is can save your life, it’s happened ti me.

[@QT-ze1gi]

You really know your ins and outs of this game, don't you??!! Like, WOW!!

[@DaBriceisRight]

You can exploit Aela's training just like Faendal's. You just have to be the harbinger of the companions.

[@danielrosamond7838]

just restarted skyrim on ps4 (started a game few months ago but my character was too much of a hodge podge) and I'll use these tips to build an effective archer so I can get deep into the game. Thanks!

[@dantethedevil3255]

Im so awesome ; that I was recently approached by " The Ebony Warrior " 💯

[@johngz3413]

you missed an ability of the ranger skill which is that move while bow drawn enables you to move at full speed while encumbered

[@reigeljames5776]

Am I the only one who adds magic to literally ever class? I wanted to do a heavy archer instead so I added alteration for flesh spells since I'm going to be soaking up a lot of damage

[@jacobwells9207]

If you're using heavy armor, you don't need flesh spells. An extra 100 AR isn't gonna make a bit of difference. However, if you still want pseudo-magic on your build, try using crossbows with a full suite of Exploding Dwarven Bolts

[@frederikferguson2571]

I have used healing a lot even though my characters aren´t mages. this is simply because it is much easier than bearing a lot of minor health potions

[@blackheartgaming6121]

Having the archery skill tree leveled up all of the way and having the zephyr bow would be so op lol

[@uxbc2365]

Turn off the crosshair, it's really easy at mid-range, but a challenge at long range.

[@jaysan2674]

Will Benson i do that actually xD I learned that the shot will hit your enemy 9 times out of 10 if the enemy is in the middle of the screen

[@ErikHansenDrums]

Cannot wait to play this again!!!! Been planning to do an archery build for some time, thanks for this upload man!

[@poonguinz8443]

I don't like woodelfs I prefer khajiit it's the same skills but organized differently and they have a better passive. plus there faster if you care about stats.also the weapon with the highest base damage is the khajiit fist at 22 damage the Deadric bow is 19 and the Dragonbone sword is 15

[@Methuselah1997]

poonguinz 84 The Khajiit fist never levels though

[@unnoticeable8452]

Durin Helmcleaver but you could fist people...

[@thefalconvenom4035]

Durin Helmcleaver there is a heavy armor perk that adds the armor rating of your gauntlets to your damage and there is an enchantment called fortify unarmed

[@Martineeez76]

Im gonna be going for a Breton archer/two handed playtrough with heavy armor. I choose breton because i will be play on master difficulty (because im rusty after not playing skyrim for a bit), and breton can have sooo much magic resistance, and most of the strongest enemies in the game use magic. Im choose archery and two handed because archery can take out enemies from afar, whilst two handed weapons can clean up the people that are chasing me. It can also be use to kill stronger enemies. I am using heavy armor because it can keep me alive longer. I hope FudgeMuppet sees this and make a character build on it. Great video btw.

[@linkieloos]

Have you heard about those Skyrim players? They've got stealth archers. Stealth. Archers.

[@ExpectedBoy]

I've been trying to find general tips on archery, not what's best perks, armour or whatever, but aiming and that sort of thing. This was a great video tho.

[@shaunmitchell9956]

ahh the music

[@jonathannewberg9647]

Does Berserker Rage affect sneak attacks with daggers? And does it stack with the enchantment of the Ancient Shrouded Gloves? Because if it does….😈😈😈😈😈

[@AcceptGamingDKD]

I prefer stealing the elven bow from the companions at the start when i need a strong bow in the beginning.

[@zachnightingale8156]

Useful, quite. I cant wait for you guys to start marking more elaborate builds, but I can understand why you're restarting with simple "Best ___" builds.

[@jonathannateesri5666]

Great video! I can't wait for your Starter Mage Guide

[@FudgeMuppet]

Thanks! It's going to be even better :D

[@smokinwynn3607]

hey Fudge I love your builds but you should make one called the Death Lord or something that Uses Ebony Blade and Ebony armor And be a vampire to help it a bit along with a Death hound I can't come up with the back story yet but you might help???!!

[@Custnam]

Great guide. Im about to start a 2nd build on my XBOX ONE and was thinking at first of going all mage, but decided on Stealth Archer. My other build is basically an archer until discovered, then a mix of one handed and magic.