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 power sets. It is a Blaster primary power set and a Defender secondary power set in City of Heroes. The Ninjas power set for Masterminds also features several of these powers.

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	1	Ranged, Minor Damage (Lethal)
	Aimed Shot	1	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Lethal)
	Fistful of Arrows	2	Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Lethal)
	Blazing Arrow	6	Ranged, High Damage (Lethal), Minor Damage over Time (Fire)
	Aim	8	Self +Accuracy, +Damage
	Explosive Arrow	12	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Moderate Damage (Lethal/Smashing), Foe Knockback
	Ranged Shot	18	Sniper, Extreme Damage (Lethal)
	Stunning Shot	26	Ranged, Foe Disorient, Minor Damage (Smashing)
	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	1	Ranged, Minor Damage (Lethal)
	Aimed Shot	2	Ranged, Moderate Damage (Lethal)
	Fistful of Arrows	4	Ranged (Cone), Moderate Damage (Lethal)
	Blazing Arrow	10	Ranged, High Damage (Lethal), Minor Damage over Time (Fire)
	Aim	16	Self +Accuracy, +Damage
	Explosive Arrow	20	Ranged (Targeted Area of Effect), Moderate Damage (Lethal/Smashing), Foe Knockback
	Ranged Shot	28	Sniper, Extreme Damage (Lethal)
	Stunning Shot	35	Ranged, Foe Disorient, Minor Damage (Smashing)
	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)
	1 (Defender)
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)

External Links

• Archery for Blasters at Titan Network's RedTomax
• Archery for Defenders at Titan Network's RedTomax