Bow Explained • The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era

Bow is one of the most consistent damage-dealing skill lines in the game. It gives you several solid options depending on how you want to build it. You can go for high burst damage by doubling up on Rapid Fire, or you can lean into a reroll-heavy build with Arrow Barrage, just like I did with the Bard. And then there’s Scatter Shot, which is easily one of the best dice in the entire line. It effectively doubles your damage output by letting you hit two targets at once, and more importantly, it gives you a way to bypass Shatter by not targeting the enemy directly. That interaction alone makes it incredibly useful.

In this video, I go through each of the Bow skill dice, from level one to level four, and explain how they work in practice. I share which dice I think are worth doubling up on, what to combine them with, and how to make the most of Bow’s strengths depending on your class. Whether you’re looking for reliable single-target damage or a bit of clever positioning to exploit area effects, Bow has a toolkit that’s both flexible and dependable.