How to make a Bow "Only" Build in Skyrim
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- A detailed guide on making a bow "only" build in Skyrim.
Done in the most recent version of Skyrim: Special edition.
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All glitches are confirmed to work across all consoles.
However, if you have the Unofficial Skyrim Patch for PC the fortify marksman potion may not work.
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Arrows are for chumps
Arrows are for milk drinkers!
Почему ты выглядишь как славянский гопник?
Arrows are for imperial bastards
Coudnt you steal the ring the same way you stole the gold?
You are a fucking god.
"Hey, I need some arrows, can you give me some?"
"I can't find any. There's only soup."
"What do you mean there's only soup?"
"I mean there's only soup."
Farkas The Companion THEN CHECK THE NEXT ISLE!
@@bukakkesteakhouse2077 "There's more soup"
Farkas The Companion WHERE ARE YOU?!
@@bukakkesteakhouse2077 I'M AT SOUP!
"This is brilliant" *points towards Stealth Archer*
"But I like this" *points towards Bashing Bowman*
bowbarian
666 likes *_nice_*
i love top gear memes
'ery noice
@@Obsidian8R I prefer Top Gear UK with the Orangutan, Captain Slow and Hamster.
This is what knowledge you learn when you read the elder scroll twice.
This is what happens when you achieve CHIM
I thought the knowledge you learn is women CAN pee standing up
So this is why Dwemer vanished. They glitch'd
wait women pee???? Bro...
When you read the Elder Scrolls twice, you gain your vision back.
This is knowledge that even Hermaeus Mora doesn’t have
_Hermaaaeyus.. _*_MOARUh..._*
_Daedrik prinsh.. uvh.. knAWLIJ.._
@@indecisivecountdooku1340 more like daedric prince of tentacle hentai
@@mosquitodadengue774 Forbidden knowledge. Actually makes sense in the lore, with him having literal truck loads of taboo and scandalous things.
@@oneblacksun
Does he have hentai of himself?
Why else do you think I would be here?
I was about to comment "this isn't bow only you're using arrows too", turns out you're way ahead of me
@@blakedanoob3144 "You fool, I was building up speed for 12 hours before this fight even began."
Lol same
username checks out
I hate technicalities sometimes
"Archers! Notch... Ready... Aim... Loose!"
*Visible confusion as every single archer begins charging across the battlefield and proceeds to beat the enemy to death with their bows*
No comments?
@@Don-ds3dy yep, it was just that good
"notch"
You mean mildly irritate the enemies with their non enchanted imperial bows
ymfah: *bow bashes*
entire platoon: *AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*
9:45
Old woman: "I hope your parents are proud of you.They have a lot of reason to be."
*5 seconds later*
**killing her for her ring**
given he could have just paralyzed her with the snake stone that was hilarious
@@user-bn6vg8ck4t No, rule was BOW KILL ONLY, but he showed that on legendary you can steal and dont kill with paralysis.
Sad shit fam
Refri Quente Read the below comment
"Intimidate Nazeem" is the objective we all want
no "kick Nazeem's ass" is the mission we want. but it winds up being the same in the end.
*_milk drinker_*
I approve
@@kingrichardiii6280 i killed Nazeem laughed in the guards face and done my time with a smile on my face lol bad moth me will he
I'd never get it. I play with Sacrosanct installed. Nazeem and his wife are my favorite early meals.
"Scare that milk drinker into submission"
"You can't scare me into submission"
The writing skills
“Scare him into submission”
“I will not be scared into submission”
*puncc*
“Ouch
You have scared me into submission”
@@gayflower900
"I will not be scared into submission!"
1) Yes you will. (Brawl)
2) Yes you will, but Yellow.
3) Yes you will, but Red.
4) Bye. ... but yes.
@@Labyethan I see someone plays Fallout 4
@@Snowfireblues Its a very rare game, lots of people should give it a try. :)
Help Todd broke into my house he has a knifbrbf u4dbtnrmrbdjri
@@Labyethan bro u good?
I feel deceived. Came for "bow only" build, but this is CLEARLY the "bow and soup" build!
That’s why the title says Bow “Only”
@@jslaughter777 Its not bow only though, its bow AND soup
@@ackrat704 and he's saying that's what the quotes are for 4head
@Square Zack wut
@@bernardo8993 double 4head
Moral of the story: eat your greenies
and also do drugs
Ugh... do we really?
@@Agilku117 Only if you want to be stronk
Life is enjoyed best with a side of spinach smoothies and LSD
And steal your chingies
*bashes people to death with bows*
ymfah: “You know, I’m something of an archer myself”
Not an archer. But definitely a bowman.
Better than using swords as projectiles.
The Archer class really is made up of archers!
Note to self: remember that when ymfah says something he is LITERAL about it
And that makes him better than mitten.
@@gavinl1565 Or they could be equally good...
@@hazeltree7738 yea but ymaf does the literal version.
@@gavinl1565 Well the whole point of the name was to confuse and make the viewer think it was a bow and arrow only challenge, even the thumbnail has someone drawing a bowstring. However the original idea was probably "Bow bashes are super weak, let's beat Skyrim with them"
If the title was "Bow bash only build in Skyrim" this discussion wouldn't exist.
i'm the 1000th like, this is great.
Imagine attacking a archer with no arrows thinking you have the advantage, then he drinks a bowl of soup.
Strongest weapon ever. bowl of soup and bow
with bowl
"Your parents should be proud of you."
proceeds to beat an old woman to death with a piece of wood
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@hippiehippo9030 *N O*
could he not have just paralyzed her like that companion to pickpocket it?
"I had to beat an old lady with a stick"~ Peter Parker
@@rodrikforrester6989 she would probably have died from the poison effect
When you take “bow only” literally
this isn't the first time this mad man did this. it looked a lot more painful in Dark Souls 2
But he used crossbow too, fail.
@the bold macaroni not so literally, though
@@mytiliss682 still a bow in essence
"bow only" uses food, potions, enchanting
*Bow only*
"Easy just a bow"
*Shows man in rags*
"Oh okay so no other skills. Easy I guess"
*No arrows equipped*
"My god the absolute madman"
@mr theawesome stay away from me pls
If you did not get what "bow only" means from the title then I guess you are new to the channel.
@@dmitriygryaznov9210 I expected some twist but I did not expect no arrows
@@JackSpad3s he did it in ds2 too
I mean is this really impressive in a game like Skyrim where you can just exploit bad game mechanics and make any weapon one shot anything?
When ya said “bow only” I thought ya meant Bow N Arrow
This is clearly the superior idea
He did the same thing on DS2
I wasn't surprised lol
@@Red_Blade I knew I saw this somewhere I just didn't remember where
@@Red_Blade ds?
@@classicgamer7247 Dark Souls 2
It's literally "Bow ONLY".
What if
You wanted to go Sovngarde
But the Divines said
“I’m out of arrows.”
Beat everyone to death with your bow
Until they submit
“Can you train me in archery?”
“I’ll show you what I know...it’s all about soup”
“Soup?”
“Don’t question me!”
WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS ABOUT SOUP!?
I MEAN IT'S ABOUT SOUP!
th-cam.com/video/BFxZ15xXVRk/w-d-xo.html xD
@@Diamondmon1999 I'm buying soup at the cabbage store!
@@bighatchad1234 WHY ARE YOU BUYING SOUP AT THE CABBAGE STORE!
This is the type of knowledge even Hermaeus Mora doesn't know about.
Lie
M'aiq is knowledgeable. M'aiq is wiser than that deadra.
@@buttsagonton101 he is a dearea
Buttsagonton M’iaq knows of the hellscape of 76
@@finhz FALSEHOOD!!!
"I'm the best with a bow in all the land"
"Your arrows must always fly true"
"My *w h a t* "
wait..... so that why the string is there
@@HA8179 For show.
@@HA8179 to bend it back into the shape of a bow. Otherwise it's just a bo staff!
@@titusfortunus2916 Or as one might say.. a "Bow Staff"
Tehanou Jenkins To play a merry tune as you mercilessly bash your enemies to death, obviously...
"If it works, don't fix it."
- Todd Howard.
That's what the russians always say actually. If it ain't broken don't fix it.
@@cestarianinhabitant5898
I realize that, I'm russian myself.
Just thought I would try to make a joke.
if it looks stupid, but its works - its not stupid
everytime Ymfah inserts "Its just works" part, my soul gets high and I feel goose skin
@@cestarianinhabitant5898 Do Russians say the "ain't"? I assumed that part was an American thing.
"You call hitting people with your bow archery?"
"Hey, whatever works."
laugh all you want, but this man's taste and editing skills are incredible.
Aren't we laughing with him because of his wit and ingenuity?
I will laugh all I want, and then laugh some more. This man is a mad genius
Just skills in general
Thats... Why we are laughing. Quality. Comedy.
Your comment is hilarious.. all it took was to fck up a couple words.
Imagine seeing a guy in tattered clothes covered im blood beat up a hagraven to death with a crossbow
"Alduin, the World Eater is a threat to all creation!"
Dragonborn: "Boop"
I like to imagine you seeing this would be when you're like, just a battle hardened hold guard, you've faced dragons and giants and barely survived, but this insane bastard just sprints up to a hagraven right infront of you, knocks her down and screams in terrifying incoherent fury. As he bashes her skull in with animalistic savagery that'd make any nord barbarian wet themselves.
wouldn't be the strangest thing I've seen on this channel...
When I read the title I thought, “Hey this challenge isn’t so bad”
Then I realized he used no arrows
Its still easy
he has also done this in dark souls lol
NTSnow yea
"stealth archer"
Bower
Nobody will notice, if there is no one to notice.
Stealth archer does it again.
"So long as no witnesses survive to tell about your misdeeds, even a frontal assault can be an assassination."
DANGER ZONE
Other people: "Oh, just bow and arrow seems rather easy for a challenge."
OGs who have seen the Dark Souls "bow only": "Oh, I know where this is going!"
Fun fact! Ymfah has a system in his titling of bow related videos depending on whether or not he uses arrows.
Bows and arrows are: "Bow" only runs
Bow smacking are: Bow "only" runs.
" I was an adventurer like you but then I took a bow bash to the knee"
Me be sorry 1 year later but uhh "in the knee*"
ymfah: "bow only"
me: that's easy just Level up marksman, take some arrows and...
ymfah: *NO ARROWS*
me: oh..... Oh...… *OH* !!!
Bound bow’s easy to get and does good da...
*NO. ARRRRROOOOWS!*
Do you hate yourself?
What makes it better is that you gain xp in skyrim by how much damage you do (i believe). Lmao
Literally “bow" only
@@kevinanton3882 Soup, anyone?
ymfah: *starts doing the restoration glitch*
Alduin: "Why do I hear boss music?"
Alduin can't sleep because enemies are nearby.
@@sleeplesstime "You can't destroy the world when enemies are nearby"
More like: "Why do I hear game over music?"
@@nickkelley9139 *Fus ro dah in the distance*…
Alduin: At least the doesn’t know the words for Dragonre--
Dragonborn: *DRAGONREND!*
Some King: So I hear you're a fine Archer?
ymfah: Of sorts.
-"perhaps"
Jibb Mcdonaland something like that
I like to use a bow to smack my enemy’s until they die
Love the dialogue at 12:14. You make the strongest long bow in existence. Apprentice level work.
Well,kudos to the people who noticed there wasn't a arrow in the thumbnail and immediately understood what was gonna happen.1 minute of silence please.
*Makes Legendary Bow*
Smith: “Apprentice work...”
lol I caught that too.
Me after read the title: huh, nothing is easier than sneaking archer in skyrim
Me after the first few minutes: now i know bow isn't for archer only
You have heard of "stealth archer"
Introducing "Bash Bower"
mr theawesome huh
*sees title*
*mindlessley laughs in stealth archer*
*watches video*
"Oh..."
imagine using arrows
@@VivaCristoRei9 HA! What a JOKE!
@@VivaCristoRei9 what are arrows?
The fact you wanted to kill Nazeem first got me laughing real bad LMFAO
Me: Mum, I want to do archery
Mum: We have archery at home
Archery at home:
+1
Archery at home is actually insanely good tho, listen to yo momma
@@Butterfly1025A yea, it can be pretty fun if you have the right targets to shoot.
@@Butterfly1025A I used to have a lot of rabbits in my garden lol
@@leonacont6150 wtf
Everybody: why can't you just be normal???
Ymfah: *screams in no arrows*
Isran: Here, you should take a crossbow. Good for taking out those fiends before they get close.
ymfah: does this guy even know how to use a bow?
Me looking at the title: I’ve done a play through like this, it’s easy.
Watches video: I’ve been living a lie.
haha, yeah. key word "bow" not "archery" lol
@@1337ofDiscreet1 To be fair, the last part is basically "well I admit you can't actually do this, so let's cheat instead".
@@MrSniperfox29 "Is it a feature or a glitch?"
"Yes."
😂
*ymfah beats Alduin to death in one hit*
Also ymfah: They called me a madman
next do the bards college without singing any music or playing any instrument...Oh wait!!!
We were doing a challenge run all along
Goddammit 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yeah so what’s the point of the bards college if you don’t get to play an instrument
@@mrdeadinside9462you should ask bethesda because i truly have no idea
@@msakenspeed4070 I remember the first time I entered to the bard college, they gave me some quest to get those instruments.......
The instruments that have been taking up carry weigth in my inventory for 40 hours of gameplay (first playthrough so I almost even missed it).
And immediatly I was send on my way again for some new quest, result: Me being very confused 🤣.
using nazeem's owm vegtables against him is the simple greatest thing i never thought i would experience
Bow only? Wow that isn't as weird as his usua-
oh okay.
The level of editing here is unmatched by any other content provider that I have seen.
The music, and "commentary" is just so on point.
Truly epic my friend
Another note, this could be made stronger by meditating with paarthurnax about Fus, which grants grants you 25% less stagger and grants you 25% more chance to stagger your enemies. You could literally just hold an enemy there with weapon bashes if the damage didn't eventually kill them.
For some reason when you where bashing everyone in dragon's reach it reminded me of the guy slapping everyone at the backyard barbecue meme. Great videos keep it up.
*Dear God... The slapping...*
Difficult challenge: exists
Ymfah: I'm not done until I can one shot everything
-I'm good with a bow
-So you "one shot one kill" Kinda guy, eh?
-No, I prefer to fight face to face with my enemies, to see the fear in their eyes while I'm crushing their bones.
-I thought you said you good with a bow?
-I did.
...
Normies: "Bow is suitable for range attack only"
Ymfah: "Biw is siitibli fir ringi ittick inly"
i was like "is this some kind of a joke? bows are like the most op weapons everyone ends up with sneak bow build"
but then... YES
I'm sorry... But have you MET sneak dagger builds?
@@kodakunaokami3790 nah nobody uses that may be more op but honestly most ppl use bow sneak
@@Kazuhira2249 I love dagger sneak, it's always been my favorite
@@kodakunaokami3790 yeah, 15 times damage is op, but harder to sneak tho
@@barkerbarks2537 not if you grind sneak early. I ground sneak and pickpocket to 100 first on thieves? Mainly by going into a marketplace and stealing everything
Most People: Oh a video about bow and arrow builds!
Me, someone who has seen the Dark Souls bow only build video: Fools
> Watching Skyrim video in 2019
> "Man what is this, 2012?"
> 4:36
> Moonsetter starts playing
> Now it really feels like 2012
> Filled with nostalgia
> FeelsGoodMan
omg thank you I was looking for someone who would understand :DDD
Moonsetter hit me right in the feelings, I did not expect that
Me: well, that's a surprisingly common bui-
**With No Arrows**
Me: Ahhh, That's the insanity I expected.
Holy shit that “sample text” got me laughing hard
"Shield" bashing honestly is broken in skyrim, it literally destroys a dragon's animation, free defensive damage and it can do absurd levels of damage with the right stats and equipment, more than most late game gear too!
But two maces is better
@@fack_duck1272 no, two axe is better as they have the highest duel weapon dps
@@The-Omega-Blade No, cause "Bone Breaker"(mace skill) better than "Hack and Slash"(axe skill) on vanilla. But on unofficial skyrim patch sword with mace are best choise.
@@fack_duck1272 the perks don't matter when they do bleeding and also swing faster, so overall, axes win the dps race
The Omega Blade who cares when you’re level 255
*Alduin trying to eat the world*
Ymfah (buttnaked): I don't think so baby girl.
Nice profile pic
*Sees title* : What, you mean probably the most effective build in the game?
*Watches intro* : Oh, I see what you're doing...
Ymfah: *Creates a bow that the divines themselves fear if used with an arrow.*
Me: :o
Ymfah: IT DOES NOTHING WHEN YOU BASH PEOPLE WITH IT! USELESS!
*throws bow in the trash*
Me: :c
Blacksmith: not too shabby, apprentice level work...
I believe the only reason they added the otherwise useless 5x bash damange skill it's because they knew this would eventually happen.
Bash damage with the right shield is actually useful. Let’s you one-shot weak enemies to save weapon enchant charges for actual threats
"Whiterun Man Runs Around Hitting People With Bow, Kills Alduin"
Running around BASHING the shit out of people's mere existence
The Legendary Hero who saved the world with *only* a bow!
"ah so just a bow and arrow--"
>just bow
"WHAT"
"Can you train me to be better with a bow?"
*Proceeds to hand over soup recipe*
Me: Makes an entire build based on Archery and Crossbows
ymfah: ArCheRY mOre LiKE wAStE OF tiME
I thought he'd be using arrows too
Not a literal bow only vid lol
May i recommend to u the ds2 bow only video then lol
Ah, you're finally awake, you must be new here.
Arrows are for pussies (also throwback to the DS2 Bow Only run)
holy shit I was not expecting that homestuck song, hit me in the feels
edit: typo
Video : *Only 15 minutes long*
Me : *Sad Noot :(*
Weird flex but *Ok.*
to be fair at a certain point with enchanting it becomes less augmenting the damage and more using the enchanted item as a focus for a Death spell
that homestuck track activated my fight or flight response
literal same
(I’m so happy scrolling through the comments to see how many people noticed)
I saw this video and was like "this is a bit simple for ymfah"
Then I watched the intro and realized what it really meant
This video is the AU where hawkeye gets sent too far back in time.
You realize, of course, that you've inspired me to attempt a shield-only playthrough. You're a monster.
Delphine:
"There is no greater enemy to human kind."
ymfah:
*"Hold my bow."*
australia_notnarnia
he needs the bow though
smh my head
@@uraniumdevil
he can always get a spare-
Me: hold my nazeem
Dude, you videos are absolutely brilliant. You manage to take a silly challenge and craft a compelling narrative out of it, it's amazing.
This video: "did you know you can do a Skyrim run by only bashing with a bow"
Me: that sounds really interesting how does it work
"first you're gonna need infinite soup and 50 block"
Uhhh
It just works - man every time i hear it, it gives me smile.
Holy fck this cant be coincedence i literally bought skyrim again after more than 4 years and started playing as a ranger xDD
You made my day
Edit: My dumbass actually thought itll be about archery
You’re not the only dumbass. I think we all thought that xD
If your range is 1m then yes
A close range medieval sniper
I doubt anyone will see this, but nordic barnacle + garlic + salmon roe is better and faster to acquire for leveling alchemy. Take a dip in the lake near the guardian stones for the nordic barnacle(s), help faendal and take some garlic from his house, and catch a jumping salmon on the way to whiterun. Faendal also becomes a follower, taking care of the duplication glitch as well.
Still One Of My Favourite Videos Of All Time
that Homestuck music at 4:40 hit me like a freight train I nearly fell over when I heard it
Grace Rusk me too man, had to go watch that scene again
I literally was trying to think whether it was from something else because I was sure it was from homestuck lol! which one is it?
@@cristiegdoe5 It's called Moonsetter, and it plays during the Vriskagram scene!
Now for the ultimate test, make a viable “faith” build in Skyrim. (Restoration Magic only)
I mean, with mods this is easy, but I'd love to see how one does this in vanilla.
Restoration magic is a perfectly valid school of magic!
Yes please!
poison rune is a restoration magic
so using that and the restoration glitch, a restoration magic only build is doable.
but how to get to the point in dragonborn where you can buy the spell from Talvas using only restoration is gonna be the impossible bit since no other restoration magic deals damage to living things unless using companions is ok in which case you can just heal em from behind as they fight
Dovah Dude I believe the spell “Vampires Bane” is also a restoration spell from the Dawnguard DLC. But has the same problem of getting to that point without dealing some damage...
Your videos are the only ones I truly watch with interest, and the only ones I unironically enjoy.
The soundbites from different youtubers is fun, but when moonsetter plays.... you've got me now
Telekinesis only build ;)
Yes please. I'd love to see ymfah make that one work
After seeing what Paul of the Mitten Squad went through, I wouldn’t wish Skyrim Telekinesis Only on anybody
@@DragonWinter36 mitten squad might be the most furry name I've ever heard.
@@ChadKakashi nah he’s another TH-camr who has similar videos, I would definitely recommend, especially if you like Fallout
took me a while to realize what bow “only” means
Enemy with a shield: Ha,you can't hit me with arrows.
I: (Run and beat him up with a Bow)
Enemy:
misleading title, i thought it would be much less interesting that actually is.
reversal clickbait
Gabriel Sulivan is it tho? It did say bow only.
I thought it was a video giving tips to a full archer build. I didn't see from who was the channel hahahaha
I love how he hits the merchant with the crossbow in the merchant restock glitch, like, "we gonna roleplay all the way boys"
that moonsetter at 4:37 got me cryin in the club tonight
Ymfah here adding new builds we never knew we needed into the game.
i was taken off guard by the sudden homestuck music. great video and challenge as always!
The SovietWomble school of using a bow, taken to the extreme.
The track that starts around 12:00 is Grandma (Destruction) from Nier: Automata, in case anyone was wondering and couldn't find it in the playlist!
Thank you, thank you a thousand times! You did not have to post this here, but you did. You are a great person 🥰
“I hope your parents are proud of you, they have every reason to be”
Ymfah: “I’m about to ruin this whole woman’s career”