

These bolts typically deal more damage than standard bolts but unfortunately do not benefit from the Deadly Aim and other Sneak perks.

Crossbows can be loaded with exploding bolts that deal either Fire, Frost or Shock damage. The weapon sections below, excluding the Bows and Crossbows, are in order of lowest to highest damage and weight - so daggers first, with their low damage and low weight, moving ending with the. For regular bows and crossbows, Alchemy, Enchanting, and Smithing play a huge role in maximizing damage as an archer in Skyrim.The faster velocity does make them better at attacking moving targets. It has a base damage of 21 and a weight of 18, which makes it powerful to strike and is 30 lighter to swing compared to a traditional Warhammer. As such, Crossbow wielders will typically need to compensate with their aim for longer ranged shots. So to get the same damage through youd need about 1.06× the damage. However, their trajectory is also more straight forward where as Bows tend to arc arrows upward on release. With a 100 damage attack you get through 90 and 95. Crossbows fire bolts at a much higher velocity than Bows fire arrows.Combined with the Power Shot perk, this can be raised to 75% chance to stagger with every hit. navigation in: Two-handed weapons, Crossbows, Steel weapons, Dawnguard DLC weapons English Crossbow Edit A Crossbow is a recent innovation in long-range weaponry in Skyrim which has appeared coincident with the coming of the Dawnguard, who are the principal users of this weapon. Crossbows have the innate property of staggering opponents 50% of the time.The Eagle Eye perk allows you to zoom in while aiming, at the cost of draining Stamina.Crossbows all require bolts as ammunition instead of arrows.

Crossbows are available with the Dawnguard add-on, and crossbow other than the basic one can only be acquired by siding with the Dawnguard (see Ancient Technology for details). Benefits from the Deadly Aim perk from the Sneak skill line, allowing them to deal triple the damage while sneaking and allowing for a stealth sniper playstyle. The UESPWiki Your source for The Elder Scrolls since 1995.Virtuous Dwarven Crossbow: 25 22 20 1440. Crossbows are powerhouse ranged weapons when combined with the right perks and if the wielder picks their fights well: Crossbows are more powerful than most bows, with the regular crossbow having the same base damage as a Daedric Bow.
