Bows Skill ID

Bows is one of Valheim's character skills, tracked under the internal ID Bows. Determines damage, stamina cost and draw time with Bows.

Experience is gained at 1.5 per arrow when hitting a creature.

At max level (100) it grants +131% damage and knockback, -33% stamina usage, -80% draw time.

Adjust your level from the console with raiseskill Bows 10 to add 10 points, or resetskill Bows to wipe it back to 0.

Every Valheim skill ranges from level 0 to 100, and its bonus grows as the level climbs — the +131% damage and knockback, -33% stamina usage, -80% draw time above is the full value you reach at level 100. Bows earns experience at 1.5 per arrow when hitting a creature, so it climbs fastest when you use it deliberately.

Dying is the catch: each death drains roughly 5% of your level in every skill, Bows included, so a hard-won level erodes quickly on a dangerous run. To claw it back without the grind, run raiseskill Bows 10 — that adds ten levels at once, and you can pass any amount (or a negative number to lower it). Prefer a clean slate? resetskill Bows wipes the skill back to 0.