Looking for a pure archer build please help

rocius · November 2016

Hello, coming back to the game after a very long break, everything feels new now again, I'm thinking of rolling a new class and i would really like to play a pure archer if its viable ofc. Could someone give me a guide for a pure archer build class doesnt matter, but BOW weapon is must. Also would be nice if the build would work for leveling. Thank you in advance.

SuperLarrio · November 2016

I have a bosmer nightblade archer that i screw around with...and by that i mostly mean fishing. I use 5hawkeye/5marksman/1kena. I do use a 2hander on my back bar for rally and an execute. You'll never be able to do serious content with it, ie vet trials, but its still fun to run around and snipe like crazy. It was meant to be a stealth, troll-y, snipe pvp build but just never got going...now its my fisherman.

Leveling wasn't great until you unlock arrow spray. The stun from that makes things easier and keeps things at a distance.

Number_51 · November 2016

https://alcasthq.com/silencium/

This is a PVP build, but can be fairly easily modified to PVE. I'm not a number cruncher and do play on console so theorycrafting is not really in my wheelhouse, but I run a variation of this in PVE.

I've replaced Shadow mundas with Thief for better critical chance, using Archer's Mind set instead of Marksman set, crafted Night Mother's Gaze to replace (*) Morag Tong, and replaced Camohunter/Efficient Purge with Endless Hail on the bow bar. No idea if the build (my variation) is truely any good, but it works for me.

I do know the original build is a lot of fun in PVP and pretty much all I need to do is swap out armor sets when I feel like heading into Cyrodiil.

* ETA: I think when I first started following this build it used Hawk's Eye instead of Morag Tong.