The maximum range of a shot is calculated by adding the bow's range and the arrow's range.
The maximum range of a shot is calculated by adding the bow's range and the arrow's range.
== Components ==
== EQLegends Specific ==
=== Arrows ===
Most of this guide is copied from older or other versions of Everquest and has been left intact as a reference.
All arrows must be crafted with one of each of the four components; those being <b>heads</b>, <b>shafts</b>, <b>fletch</b>, and <b>nock</b>. <br>
* The trivials and ingredients seem to generally match, but have not been tested 100%.
When determining final arrow statistics add each component's affects on <b>damage</b> and <b>range</b>. Note: range can never go below 5. <br>
* The cost estimates here seem about right -- ~250pp to skill 162, much more expensive to go past that.
The trivial is simply the highest trivial value of the four components.
* You can easily make the [[CLASS 6 Steel Silver Tip Arrow]] at 162 skill without bothering to go further.
* The next rank of arrows are [[Steel Guardian Arrows]], and [[Mithril Champion Arrows]]. Neither have a deity requirement and can be used by any Warrior, Paladin, Ranger, or Shadow Knight. Mithril are cheaper and easier to make.
* The best arrows are only available to Karana ([[Blessed Guardian Arrows]]) and Tunare ([[Blessed Champion Arrows]]) followers and limited to Warriors, Paladins, and Rangers. They have an additional point of magic damage, and slightly longer range than the unblessed versions, but are more expensive. More info about crafting these arrows can be found below.
* See also [[Ranger Arrow Upgrade Chart]]
== Fletching Advice ==
'''Tips on Becoming a Master Fletcher by Siobhan, with edits and addendum for Everquest Live by Jokon'''
The nice thing about fletching is that you’re basically making two objects, bows and arrows, over and over again. That makes it very easy to figure out the relative difficulty of making a particular item. Basically, the higher the quality of your supplies, i.e. the more expensive they are, the more difficult they are to work with. If you seem to be getting a lot of failures with a particular type of arrow or bow, try downgrading one or more of your components to something cheaper. Please note that there isn’t a direct correspondence between the cost of arrows and bows and their relative difficulty. Rough hickory bows will be trivial to make long before you’re able to manufacture arrows costing several gp apiece.
When making bows, the bow staff determines base damage, range, and delay. Your string modifies this. The better quality the string, the less damage the bow does but the shorter the delay. This means that a hickory bow with a linen string will do more damage than a hickory bow with a silk string, but the bow with the silk string will be faster. Whittling knives and planing tools decrease delay even more but reduce damage as well. Cams also reduce delay and damage. Basically, the more stuff you put on the bow the faster it will get. It will also hit for less damage, but typically you always see an overall improvement in your ratio.
As for arrows, the better the arrowhead, the more damage the arrow will do. Same for shafts, the better quality the shaft is, the more damage the arrow does. Feathers modify range and damage. Round cut feathers will give your arrow a base range of 50. Parabolic cut feathers will increase the base range to 100. Shield cut feathers will reduce base range to 0 but increase the base damage of the arrow. Nocks modify the base range of the arrow so that the smaller, i.e. better, the nock the greater the range of the arrow.
Finally, when practicing to raise your general skill level always work on arrows instead of bows. Arrows are far cheaper to make than bows so your mistakes will be far less costly and you can make more attempts for the same amount of money. You will want to make bows to use in the early levels but for the most part, practice on arrows.
--Siobhan, Tunare Server
--Jokon, Rivervale Server
== Level Up Guide ==
If you're just looking to level up Fletching you can follow these charts for the quickest and cheapest way. If you want to know more about the details about how to make custom arrows and bows you can find those details further below.
'''Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom: whichever is higher governs your chance to gain skill increases.'''
The trivial of any arrow is determined by the highest trivial out of all 4 components. <big>'''The absolute cheapest'''</big> way to level fletching is to use just the single component which will yield an arrow with a high enough trivial to raise your fletching, and the '''cheapest''' things available for the other 3 components. However, this will usually lead to an arrow with terrible stats. If you have extra coin and plan to use the arrows upgrade first to [[Several Parabolic Cut Fletchings|Parabolic Fletching +50 Range]] then [[Small Groove Nocks|Small Nocks +50 Range]] then [[Bundled Bone Arrow Shafts|Bone Shafts +1 Dmg]].
Once your Fletching hits 200+ you will want to start making Advanced Arrows.
<td>CLASS 5</td>
<td>+1</td>
There are four options and they are all trivial at 335 (300 is the current skill cap in EQ Legends):
<td>+25</td>
<td>1365</td>
* [[Kelethin]] Arrows
<td>162</td>
** [[Mithril Champion Arrows]]
</tr>
** [[Blessed Champion Arrows]]
<tr>
* [[Surefall Glade]] Arrows
<td>[[Set of Ceramic Arrow Vanes]]</td>
** [[Steel Guardian Arrows]]
<td>{{SmIcon|1012}}</td>
** [[Blessed Guardian Arrows]]
<td>CLASS 6</td>
<td>+2</td>
Both of the "Blessed" versions are only slightly better and require imbued gems. The Karana (Surefall Glade) Blessed arrows require foraged [[Plains Pebble]]s to be enchanted. When you first start this journey your success rate will only be about 5%. You would need thousands of Plains Pebbles to reach 300 skill going that route.
<td> </td>
<td>2782</td>
My recommendation would be to just make normal Mithril Champion Arrows. They're almost just as good and a lot cheaper than the Blessed version. If you do want a Blessed version, the Champion Arrows require Emeralds, which can thankfully be store bought - far easier to acquire than the Plains Pebbles. The Steel Guardian Arrows are also a good choice, though from Jokon's guide below it seems like they're a little more complicated and require higher [[Blacksmithing]] skill.
<td>202</td>
</tr>
To make the Mithril Champion Arrows, follow the [[Blessed Champion Arrows Guide]], but leave out all the emeralds. By leaving out the emeralds, you will make normal Mithril Arrow Heads, which will combine with the other components in the guide to make the Mithril Champion Arrows.
<tr>
<th rowspan="3">Nock</th>
== Advanced Arrows ==
<td>[[Large Groove Nocks]]</td>
<td>{{SmIcon|977}}</td>
=== Blessed Champion Arrows of Tunare ===
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
The [[Blessed Champion Arrows]] are currently the strongest arrows in Everquest Legends, tied with the [[Blessed Guardian Arrows]] made in [[Surefall Glade]] (see Jokon's guide below). For crafting the Tunare arrows in [[Kelethin]] check out this [[Blessed Champion Arrows Guide|guide]].
<td>+50</td>
<td>5</td>
'''Note:''' Unlike in regular Everquest, you do not need to be a Wood Elf to make these arrows. You will, however, need to be non-agro in [[Kelethin]]. You will also need to worship Tunare to use the arrows. If you do not worship Tunare, fret not! You can follow the guide, but ignore the emeralds. If you use the same recipes but leave out the [[Imbued Emerald Shards]] you will make [[Mithril Champion Arrows]] which are nearly identical apart from 1 less Fire damage, but cheaper and with fewer steps.
<td>16</td>
</tr>
=== Surefall Fletching for Everquest Live by Jokon ===
<tr>
<td>[[Medium Groove Nocks]]</td>
One of the easiest ways to become a master fletcher is to A) Worship Karana and B) use Qaelin Hailstorm to craft lots of arrows. Note this guide is specifically for fletching from 203 onwards; prior to that skill level it's far cheaper to use traditional fletching components. Additionally, you're going to have to get blacksmithing up to 188 or so if you want to be truly self-sufficient; this is the minimum skill required for making the [[Steel Arrowheads]] that are required. To quickly summarize:
<td>{{SmIcon|977}}</td>
<td> </td>
# Worship Karana as your active deity
<td> </td>
# Have 203 Fletching and 188 [[Blacksmithing]]
<td>+75</td>
<td>16</td>
If you can fill those requirements, it's time to talk to [[Qaelin Hailstorm]]. You need to get the [[Acquire a Mark of Karana|Mark of Karana]] from him which is a necessary component for all meaningful subcombines in Surefall Fletching. The keyword is "I need a mark" - however, as of August 21, 2026 you need to say this while next to Qaelin Hailstorm but without targeting him. With that hurdle cleared, you're ready for the key recipe:
** '''1x Mark of Karana – Quested''' (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140, Hail Him, '''Returns on Combine''')
<td>42</td>
<td>56</td>
</tr>
</table>
=== Bows ===
All of your Surefall Fletching combines must be done in the Surefall Fletching kit. Load up on some Small Bricks of Steel hike to a place that sells the molds like Rivervale. Once you have a kit made, head back to the Qeynos area to craft your Steel Working Knife, which is a necessary subcomponent just like the Mark of Karana.
Bows consist of a '''bow staff''' and '''string''' with optional '''cams''' and '''tools''' if the base wood allows. <br>
* '''1x Steel Working Knife – Crafted''' (Blacksmiting, Trivial 42, Karana Diety only, Forge, '''Returns on Combine)'''
Just like with arrows the final statistics (Damage, Range, Delay) are dependent each component. <br>
** '''1x Mark of Karana – Quested''' (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140, Hail Him, '''Returns on Combine''')
** '''1x Small Brick of Steel – Bought''' (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140)
'''Making your first bow'''
Now you're ready to actually craft the arrows! Here's the recipes you need:
String is required for all bows. Choices include[[Hemp Twine | Hemp]],[[Linen String | Linen]], and[[Silk String | Silk]]. Hemp is the simplest to work with, and yields highest damage but longest delay. Linen and Silk are progressively more complex to work with, and provide progressively lower damage and delay.
Additionally you can use a tool ([[Whittling Blade]] or [[Planing Tool]]) and/or 1-2 [[Standard Bow Cam]] but you are limited in what you can used based on what the bow staff will allow them. The simpler tool choice is the [[Whittling Blade| Blade]], which yields a Carved bow. The more advanced tool is the [[Planing Tool |Plane]], which yields a Shaped bow. The use of 1 cam yields a 1-cam bow and two cams yields a compound bow.
** '''1x Mark of Karana – Quested''' (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140, Hail Him, '''Returns on Combine''')
As a general rule, you'll find that adding more components to your bow will reduce both damage and delay, but the overall ratio of the bow will be better (meaning higher overall DPS).
** '''1x Small Brick of Steel – Bought''' (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140)
** '''1x Mark of Karana – Quested''' (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140, Hail Him, '''Returns on Combine)'''
** '''1x Small Brick of Steel''' – Bought (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140)
** '''1x Steel Working Knife – Crafted''' (Blacksmiting, Trivial 42, Karana Diety only, Forge, '''Returns on Combine)'''
Note that most of the items you need for the actual arrow component combines can be sourced in Surefall Glade except the File, which you'll need to make elsewhere. This is particularly difficult in the Qeynos area because the nearest ore vendors are in Halas, Paineel, Rivervale, or Stonebrunt. You can do farming of muddites in the Gorge of King Xorbb as they do rarely drop ores, but then you have to haul them through the Gorge, Runnyeye, and Misty Thicket if you forgot your gate. Get that File made when you can; as soon as you do, you're ready to be a real Surefall Fletcher!
== Arrow Details ==
All arrows must be crafted with one of each of the four components; those being <b>heads</b>, <b>shafts</b>, <b>fletch</b>, and <b>nock</b>. <br>
When determining final arrow statistics add each component's affects on <b>damage</b> and <b>range</b>. Note: range can never go below 5. <br>
The trivial is simply the highest trivial value of the four components.
*Note: When Cams are used on Shadewood, they not only provide the modifications to Damage and Delay as stated in the above table, but they provide an additional 25 range bonus per cam.
=== Arrow Recipes ===
== Recipes ==
=== Arrows ===
For basic arrows you'll find there are 72 differently named arrows but 216 possible arrow combinations, many of which have the same final statistics. They will have wildly different fabrication costs, so study this chart carefully.<br>
For basic arrows you'll find there are 72 differently named arrows but 216 possible arrow combinations, many of which have the same final statistics. They will have wildly different fabrication costs, so study this chart carefully.<br>
Bows consist of a '''bow staff''' and '''string''' with optional '''cams''' and '''tools''' if the base wood allows. <br>
Just like with arrows the final statistics (Damage, Range, Delay) are dependent each component. <br>
While the trivial is determined by the highest trivial of any single part. <br>
Regardless of '''success''' or '''failure''' the staff, string, and cams are lost but tools will always be returned.
'''Making your first bow'''
String is required for all bows. Choices include[[Hemp Twine | Hemp]],[[Linen String | Linen]], and[[Silk String | Silk]]. Hemp is the simplest to work with, and yields highest damage but longest delay. Linen and Silk are progressively more complex to work with, and provide progressively lower damage and delay.
Additionally you can use a tool ([[Whittling Blade]] or [[Planing Tool]]) and/or 1-2 [[Standard Bow Cam]] but you are limited in what you can used based on what the bow staff will allow them. The simpler tool choice is the [[Whittling Blade| Blade]], which yields a Carved bow. The more advanced tool is the [[Planing Tool |Plane]], which yields a Shaped bow. The use of 1 cam yields a 1-cam bow and two cams yields a compound bow.
As a general rule, you'll find that adding more components to your bow will reduce both damage and delay, but the overall ratio of the bow will be better (meaning higher overall DPS).
*Note: When Cams are used on Shadewood, they not only provide the modifications to Damage and Delay as stated in the above table, but they provide an additional 25 range bonus per cam.
It is possible to change the string on your bow. This allows the discriminating archer to change out bow strings and modify slightly his/her bow characteristics according to the situation at hand. To change bow strings, place a completed bow into the fletching kit along with the new string, and hit combine. The result will be the same bow with only the string changed. The old string is not recovered. Changing strings becomes trivial at skill 16, but appears '''never fail''', offering an interesting alternative to gaining skill up to skill 16.
<td>outside Krungs Clubs & Junk (441, -271)</td>
<td>[[Whittling Blade | Blade]]</td>
</tr>
<td>1</td>
<tr>
<td>175</td>
<td>[[Oggok]]</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>[[Praak]]</td>
<td>49</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>0.469</td>
<td>No</td>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>No</td>
<tr class="grayout">
<td>inside Bouncer Keep, on the second floor (-329, 496)</td>
<td>1-Cam Shaped Shadewood, Hemp</td>
</tr>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<tr>
<td>[[Hemp Twine | Hemp]]</td>
<td>[[The Feerrott]]</td>
<td>[[Planing Tool | Plane]]</td>
<td>[[Fugla]]</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>south west of Oggok near the river at (975, 1267)</td>
<td>0.462</td>
</tr>
<td><250</td></tr>
<tr>
<tr class="grayout">
<td>[[Qeynos|South Qeynos]]</td>
<td>1-Cam Shaped Shadewood, Linen</td>
<td>[[Danon Fletcher]]</td>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>[[Linen String | Linen]]</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>[[Planing Tool | Plane]]</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>standing outside near the large clock in South Qeynos (414, -259)</td>
<td>175</td>
</tr>
<td>23</td>
<tr>
<td>48</td>
<td rowspan="3">[[Surefall Glade]]</td>
<td>0.479</td>
<td>[[Livam T`Lant]]</td>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>Yes</td>
<tr class="grayout">
<td>No</td>
<td>1-Cam Shaped Shadewood, Silk</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>inside the Druid guild (-108, -271)</td>
<td>[[Silk String | Silk]]</td>
</tr>
<td>[[Planing Tool | Plane]]</td>
<tr>
<td>1</td>
<td>[[Jarse Kedison]]</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>44</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>0.500</td>
<td>standing outside near the arrow range (105, 105)</td>
<td><250</td></tr>
</tr>
<tr class="grayout">
<tr>
<td>Compound Shadewood, Hemp</td>
<td>[[Tonsia]]</td>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>[[Hemp Twine | Hemp]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td></td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>inside the Ranger guild house at (125, -111)</td>
<td>200</td>
</tr>
<td>25</td>
<tr>
<td>56</td>
<td>[[Halas]]</td>
<td>0.446</td>
<td>[[Rain]]</td>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>Yes</td>
<tr class="grayout">
<td>No</td>
<td>Compound Shadewood, Linen</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>in McPherson's Bloody Blades (175, -296)</td>
<td>[[Linen String | Linen]]</td>
</tr>
<td></td>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>[[Eastern Plains of Karana]]</td>
<td>200</td>
<td>[[Bryan]]</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>0.462</td>
<td>No</td>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>in the shops near the wooden bridge, near (-840, -15)</td>
<tr class="grayout">
</tr>
<td>Compound Shadewood, Silk</td>
<tr>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>[[Western Plains of Karana]]</td>
<td>[[Silk String | Silk]]</td>
<td>[[Brenzl McMannus]]</td>
<td></td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>200</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>in the hut near the the ogre shrine, near (-2000, -9000) or? (-3686, -2002)</td>
<td>48</td>
</tr>
<td>0.479</td>
<tr>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>[[Southern Plains of Karana]]</td>
<tr class="grayout">
<td>[[Ulan Meadowgreen]]</td>
<td>Compound Carved Shadewood, Hemp</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>[[Hemp Twine | Hemp]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>[[Whittling Blade | Blade]]</td>
<td>in the centaur village near (120, -2200)</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<td>200</td>
<td>24</td>
<tr>
<td>52</td>
<th rowspan="8">Faydwer</th>
<td>0.462</td>
<td rowspan="4">[[Greater Faydark]]</td>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>[[Merchant Lanin]]</td>
<tr class="grayout">
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Compound Carved Shadewood, Linen</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>[[Linen String | Linen]]</td>
<td>one platform north of the Priest of Discord lift (414, 329)</td>
<td>[[Whittling Blade | Blade]]</td>
</tr>
<td>2</td>
<tr>
<td>200</td>
<td>[[Merchant Neaien]] </td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>0.479</td>
<td>No</td>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>inside the Fletcher building, same platform as Lanin (414, 464)</td>
<tr class="grayout">
</tr>
<td>Compound Carved Shadewood, Silk</td>
<tr>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>[[Merchant Tiladinya]]</td>
<td>[[Silk String | Silk]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>[[Whittling Blade | Blade]]</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>200</td>
<td>inside Trueshot Bows at (-360, -611)</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<td>44</td>
<tr>
<td>0.500</td>
<td>[[Merchant Sylnis]]</td>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>No</td>
<tr class="grayout">
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Compound Shaped Shadewood, Hemp</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>standing by a wheelbarrow outside Trueshot Bows at (-409, -519)</td>
<td>[[Hemp Twine | Hemp]]</td>
</tr>
<td>[[Planing Tool | Plane]]</td>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>[[Felwithe|North Felwithe]]</td>
<td>200</td>
<td>[[Merchant Longarrow]]</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>47</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>0.489</td>
<td>No</td>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>Inside Faydark's Bane at (-70, -342)</td>
<tr class="grayout">
</tr>
<td>Compound Shaped Shadewood, Linen</td>
<tr>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>[[Kaladim|South Kaladim]]</td>
<td>[[Linen String | Linen]]</td>
<td>[[Alanury Stormhammer]]</td>
<td>[[Planing Tool | Plane]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>200</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>in Staff & Spear at (137, 232)</td>
<td>43</td>
</tr>
<td>0.512</td>
<tr>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>[[Ak'Anon]]</td>
<tr class="grayout">
<td>[[a clockwork bowyer]]</td>
<td>Compound Shaped Shadewood, Silk</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>[[Shadewood Bow Staff | Shade]]</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>[[Silk String | Silk]]</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>[[Planing Tool | Plane]]</td>
<td>(1250, -879)</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<td>200</td>
<tr>
<td>21</td>
<td>[[Steamfont Mountains]]</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>[[a clockwork fletcher]]</td>
<td>0.538</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td><250</td></tr>
<td>No</td>
</table>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>middle windmill (79, -661)</td>
</tr></table>
== Leveling Fletching Skill ==
=== Restringing Your Bow ===
'''Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom: whichever is higher governs your chance to gain skill increases.'''
The trivial of any arrow is determined by the highest trivial out of all 4 components. <big>'''The absolute cheapest'''</big> way to level fletching is to use just the single component which will yield an arrow with a high enough trivial to raise your fletching, and the '''cheapest''' things available for the other 3 components. However, this will usually lead to an arrow with terrible stats. If you have extra coin and plan to use the arrows upgrade first to [[Several Parabolic Cut Fletchings|Parabolic Fletching +50 Range]] then [[Small Groove Nocks|Small Nocks +50 Range]] then [[Bundled Bone Arrow Shafts|Bone Shafts +1 Dmg]].
It is possible to change the string on the basic crafted bows listed on the above chart. This allows the discriminating archer to change out bow strings and modify slightly his/her bow characteristics according to the situation at hand. To change bow strings, place a completed bow into the fletching kit along with the new string, and hit combine. The result will be the same bow with only the string changed. The old string is not recovered. Changing strings becomes trivial at skill 16, but appears '''never fail''', offering an interesting alternative to gaining skill up to skill 16.
('''Note:''' Gnome Necro with 228 INT, 56 CHA went from 1-162 skill in about 265pp total and 163-182 skill in about another 350pp. So grab 600pp at that INT and CHA to get the job done easily and have some money left over. This will be the fast track so you can buy stacks and move quickly.)
<td>standing outside near the large clock in South Qeynos (414, -259)</td>
</tr>
</tr>
</table>
<tr>
<td>[[Southern Plains of Karana]]</td>
== Fletching Guides ==
<td>[[Ulan Meadowgreen]]</td>
<td>No</td>
'''Tips on Becoming a Master Fletcher by Siobhan, with edits and addendum for Everquest Live by Jokon'''
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
The nice thing about fletching is that you’re basically making two objects, bows and arrows, over and over again. That makes it very easy to figure out the relative difficulty of making a particular item. Basically, the higher the quality of your supplies, i.e. the more expensive they are, the more difficult they are to work with. If you seem to be getting a lot of failures with a particular type of arrow or bow, try downgrading one or more of your components to something cheaper. Please note that there isn’t a direct correspondence between the cost of arrows and bows and their relative difficulty. Rough hickory bows will be trivial to make long before you’re able to manufacture arrows costing several gp apiece.
<td>in the centaur village near (120, -2200)</td>
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When making bows, the bow staff determines base damage, range, and delay. Your string modifies this. The better quality the string, the less damage the bow does but the shorter the delay. This means that a hickory bow with a linen string will do more damage than a hickory bow with a silk string, but the bow with the silk string will be faster. Whittling knives and planing tools decrease delay even more but reduce damage as well. Cams also reduce delay and damage. Basically, the more stuff you put on the bow the faster it will get. It will also hit for less damage, but typically you always see an overall improvement in your ratio.
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<td rowspan="3">[[Surefall Glade]]</td>
As for arrows, the better the arrowhead, the more damage the arrow will do. Same for shafts, the better quality the shaft is, the more damage the arrow does. Feathers modify range and damage. Round cut feathers will give your arrow a base range of 50. Parabolic cut feathers will increase the base range to 100. Shield cut feathers will reduce base range to 0 but increase the base damage of the arrow. Nocks modify the base range of the arrow so that the smaller, i.e. better, the nock the greater the range of the arrow.
<td>[[Livam T`Lant]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
Finally, when practicing to raise your general skill level always work on arrows instead of bows. Arrows are far cheaper to make than bows so your mistakes will be far less costly and you can make more attempts for the same amount of money. You will want to make bows to use in the early levels but for the most part, practice on arrows.
<td>No</td>
<td>Yes</td>
--Siobhan, Tunare Server
<td>inside the Druid guild (-108, -271)</td>
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--Jokon, Rivervale Server
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<td>[[Jarse Kedison]]</td>
===Surefall Fletching for Everquest Live by Jokon===
<td>Yes</td>
<td>No</td>
One of the easiest ways to become a master fletcher is to A) Worship Karana and B) use Qaelin Hailstorm to craft lots of arrows. Note this guide is specifically for fletching from 203 onwards; prior to that skill level it's far cheaper to use traditional fletching components. Additionally, you're going to have to get blacksmithing up to 188 or so if you want to be truly self-sufficient; this is the minimum skill required for making the [[Steel Arrowheads]] that are required. To quickly summarize:
<td>Yes</td>
<td>standing outside near the arrow range (105, 105)</td>
# Worship Karana as your active deity
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# Have 203 Fletching and 188 [[Blacksmithing]]
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<td>[[Tonsia]]</td>
If you can fill those requirements, it's time to talk to [[Qaelin Hailstorm]]. You need to get the [[Mark of Karana]] from him which is a necessary component for all meaningful subcombines in Surefall Fletching. The keyword is "I need a mark" - however, as of May 26, 2026 you need to say this while next to Qaelin Hailstorm but without targeting him. With that hurdle cleared, you're ready for the key recipe:
** '''1x Mark of Karana – Quested''' (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140, Hail Him, '''Returns on Combine''')
<td>No</td>
<td>Yes</td>
All of your Surefall Fletching combines must be done in the Surefall Fletching kit. Load up on some Small Bricks of Steel hike to a place that sells the molds like Rivervale. Once you have a kit made, head back to the Qeynos area to craft your Steel Working Knife, which is a necessary subcomponent just like the Mark of Karana.
<td>Yes</td>
<td>south west of Oggok near the river at (975, 1267)</td>
* '''1x Steel Working Knife – Crafted''' (Blacksmiting, Trivial 42, Karana Diety only, Forge, '''Returns on Combine)'''
** '''1x Mark of Karana – Quested''' (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140, Hail Him, '''Returns on Combine)'''
<td>inside the Fletcher building, same platform as Lanin (414, 464)</td>
** '''1x Small Brick of Steel''' – Bought (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140)
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** '''1x Steel Working Knife – Crafted''' (Blacksmiting, Trivial 42, Karana Diety only, Forge, '''Returns on Combine)'''
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<td>[[Merchant Tiladinya]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>inside Trueshot Bows at (-360, -611)</td>
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<td>[[Merchant Sylnis]]</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>standing by a wheelbarrow outside Trueshot Bows at (-409, -519)</td>
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<td>[[Felwithe|North Felwithe]]</td>
<td>[[Merchant Longarrow]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>Inside Faydark's Bane at (-70, -342)</td>
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<td>[[Kaladim|South Kaladim]]</td>
<td>[[Alanury Stormhammer]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>in Staff & Spear at (137, 232)</td>
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<td>[[Steamfont Mountains]]</td>
<td>[[a clockwork fletcher]]</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>No</td>
<td>Yes</td>
<td>middle windmill (79, -661)</td>
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Note that most of the items you need for the actual arrow component combines can be sourced in Surefall Glade except the File, which you'll need to make elsewhere. This is particularly difficult in the Qeynos area because the nearest ore vendors are in Halas, Paineel, Rivervale, or Stonebrunt. You can do farming of muddites in the Gorge of King Xorbb as they do rarely drop ores, but then you have to haul them through the Gorge, Runnyeye, and Misty Thicket if you forgot your gate. Get that File made when you can; as soon as you do, you're ready to be a real Surefall Fletcher!{{Navbox Tradeskill}}
Fletching can be used to make bows and arrows. Combines are made in a Fletching Kit.
Almost everything you will ever need for fletching can be bought from a merchant. While the number of fletching components is relatively small, they can be combined in a multitude of ways, with over 216 arrow combinations and 63 bow combinations. Most of these combinations can result in identical stats, and therefore you should note this page focuses on the cheapest versions.
The main reason to do fletching is that making your own arrows is better than buying the merchant versions especially since in EQL you can upgrade arrows by merging. You should plan on making as many as 1024 arrows to max out a given arrow to +10.
The maximum range of a shot is calculated by adding the bow's range and the arrow's range.
EQLegends Specific
Most of this guide is copied from older or other versions of Everquest and has been left intact as a reference.
The trivials and ingredients seem to generally match, but have not been tested 100%.
The cost estimates here seem about right -- ~250pp to skill 162, much more expensive to go past that.
The next rank of arrows are Steel Guardian Arrows, and Mithril Champion Arrows. Neither have a deity requirement and can be used by any Warrior, Paladin, Ranger, or Shadow Knight. Mithril are cheaper and easier to make.
The best arrows are only available to Karana (Blessed Guardian Arrows) and Tunare (Blessed Champion Arrows) followers and limited to Warriors, Paladins, and Rangers. They have an additional point of magic damage, and slightly longer range than the unblessed versions, but are more expensive. More info about crafting these arrows can be found below.
Tips on Becoming a Master Fletcher by Siobhan, with edits and addendum for Everquest Live by Jokon
The nice thing about fletching is that you’re basically making two objects, bows and arrows, over and over again. That makes it very easy to figure out the relative difficulty of making a particular item. Basically, the higher the quality of your supplies, i.e. the more expensive they are, the more difficult they are to work with. If you seem to be getting a lot of failures with a particular type of arrow or bow, try downgrading one or more of your components to something cheaper. Please note that there isn’t a direct correspondence between the cost of arrows and bows and their relative difficulty. Rough hickory bows will be trivial to make long before you’re able to manufacture arrows costing several gp apiece.
When making bows, the bow staff determines base damage, range, and delay. Your string modifies this. The better quality the string, the less damage the bow does but the shorter the delay. This means that a hickory bow with a linen string will do more damage than a hickory bow with a silk string, but the bow with the silk string will be faster. Whittling knives and planing tools decrease delay even more but reduce damage as well. Cams also reduce delay and damage. Basically, the more stuff you put on the bow the faster it will get. It will also hit for less damage, but typically you always see an overall improvement in your ratio.
As for arrows, the better the arrowhead, the more damage the arrow will do. Same for shafts, the better quality the shaft is, the more damage the arrow does. Feathers modify range and damage. Round cut feathers will give your arrow a base range of 50. Parabolic cut feathers will increase the base range to 100. Shield cut feathers will reduce base range to 0 but increase the base damage of the arrow. Nocks modify the base range of the arrow so that the smaller, i.e. better, the nock the greater the range of the arrow.
Finally, when practicing to raise your general skill level always work on arrows instead of bows. Arrows are far cheaper to make than bows so your mistakes will be far less costly and you can make more attempts for the same amount of money. You will want to make bows to use in the early levels but for the most part, practice on arrows.
--Siobhan, Tunare Server
--Jokon, Rivervale Server
Level Up Guide
If you're just looking to level up Fletching you can follow these charts for the quickest and cheapest way. If you want to know more about the details about how to make custom arrows and bows you can find those details further below.
Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom: whichever is higher governs your chance to gain skill increases.
The trivial of any arrow is determined by the highest trivial out of all 4 components. The absolute cheapest way to level fletching is to use just the single component which will yield an arrow with a high enough trivial to raise your fletching, and the cheapest things available for the other 3 components. However, this will usually lead to an arrow with terrible stats. If you have extra coin and plan to use the arrows upgrade first to Parabolic Fletching +50 Range then Small Nocks +50 Range then Bone Shafts +1 Dmg.
Both of the "Blessed" versions are only slightly better and require imbued gems. The Karana (Surefall Glade) Blessed arrows require foraged Plains Pebbles to be enchanted. When you first start this journey your success rate will only be about 5%. You would need thousands of Plains Pebbles to reach 300 skill going that route.
My recommendation would be to just make normal Mithril Champion Arrows. They're almost just as good and a lot cheaper than the Blessed version. If you do want a Blessed version, the Champion Arrows require Emeralds, which can thankfully be store bought - far easier to acquire than the Plains Pebbles. The Steel Guardian Arrows are also a good choice, though from Jokon's guide below it seems like they're a little more complicated and require higher Blacksmithing skill.
To make the Mithril Champion Arrows, follow the Blessed Champion Arrows Guide, but leave out all the emeralds. By leaving out the emeralds, you will make normal Mithril Arrow Heads, which will combine with the other components in the guide to make the Mithril Champion Arrows.
Note: Unlike in regular Everquest, you do not need to be a Wood Elf to make these arrows. You will, however, need to be non-agro in Kelethin. You will also need to worship Tunare to use the arrows. If you do not worship Tunare, fret not! You can follow the guide, but ignore the emeralds. If you use the same recipes but leave out the Imbued Emerald Shards you will make Mithril Champion Arrows which are nearly identical apart from 1 less Fire damage, but cheaper and with fewer steps.
Surefall Fletching for Everquest Live by Jokon
One of the easiest ways to become a master fletcher is to A) Worship Karana and B) use Qaelin Hailstorm to craft lots of arrows. Note this guide is specifically for fletching from 203 onwards; prior to that skill level it's far cheaper to use traditional fletching components. Additionally, you're going to have to get blacksmithing up to 188 or so if you want to be truly self-sufficient; this is the minimum skill required for making the Steel Arrowheads that are required. To quickly summarize:
If you can fill those requirements, it's time to talk to Qaelin Hailstorm. You need to get the Mark of Karana from him which is a necessary component for all meaningful subcombines in Surefall Fletching. The keyword is "I need a mark" - however, as of August 21, 2026 you need to say this while next to Qaelin Hailstorm but without targeting him. With that hurdle cleared, you're ready for the key recipe:
1x Mark of Karana – Quested (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140, Hail Him, Returns on Combine)
All of your Surefall Fletching combines must be done in the Surefall Fletching kit. Load up on some Small Bricks of Steel hike to a place that sells the molds like Rivervale. Once you have a kit made, head back to the Qeynos area to craft your Steel Working Knife, which is a necessary subcomponent just like the Mark of Karana.
1x Steel Working Knife – Crafted (Blacksmiting, Trivial 42, Karana Diety only, Forge, Returns on Combine)
1x Mark of Karana – Quested (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140, Hail Him, Returns on Combine)
1x Small Brick of Steel – Bought (Qaelin Hailstorm, Surefall Glade, PoK | Loc: +180, +140)
1x Steel Working Knife – Crafted (Blacksmiting, Trivial 42, Karana Diety only, Forge, Returns on Combine)
Note that most of the items you need for the actual arrow component combines can be sourced in Surefall Glade except the File, which you'll need to make elsewhere. This is particularly difficult in the Qeynos area because the nearest ore vendors are in Halas, Paineel, Rivervale, or Stonebrunt. You can do farming of muddites in the Gorge of King Xorbb as they do rarely drop ores, but then you have to haul them through the Gorge, Runnyeye, and Misty Thicket if you forgot your gate. Get that File made when you can; as soon as you do, you're ready to be a real Surefall Fletcher!
Arrow Details
All arrows must be crafted with one of each of the four components; those being heads, shafts, fletch, and nock.
When determining final arrow statistics add each component's affects on damage and range. Note: range can never go below 5.
The trivial is simply the highest trivial value of the four components.
For basic arrows you'll find there are 72 differently named arrows but 216 possible arrow combinations, many of which have the same final statistics. They will have wildly different fabrication costs, so study this chart carefully.
The table below only lists the cheapest option for each outcome of different stats.
Arrow naming scheme (CLASS <# biased on fletch (1-6)> <shaft material> <name of point>).
Nock isn't included in the name so each name has 3 versions which will vary by range.
Slot: AMMO
DMG: 3
WT: 0.1 Range: 75 Size: SMALL
Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD ROG
Race: ALL
3
75
0
Bow Details
Bows consist of a bow staff and string with optional cams and tools if the base wood allows.
Just like with arrows the final statistics (Damage, Range, Delay) are dependent each component.
While the trivial is determined by the highest trivial of any single part.
Regardless of success or failure the staff, string, and cams are lost but tools will always be returned.
Making your first bow
String is required for all bows. Choices include Hemp, Linen, and Silk. Hemp is the simplest to work with, and yields highest damage but longest delay. Linen and Silk are progressively more complex to work with, and provide progressively lower damage and delay.
Additionally you can use a tool (Whittling Blade or Planing Tool) and/or 1-2 Standard Bow Cam but you are limited in what you can used based on what the bow staff will allow them. The simpler tool choice is the Blade, which yields a Carved bow. The more advanced tool is the Plane, which yields a Shaped bow. The use of 1 cam yields a 1-cam bow and two cams yields a compound bow.
As a general rule, you'll find that adding more components to your bow will reduce both damage and delay, but the overall ratio of the bow will be better (meaning higher overall DPS).
Note: When Cams are used on Shadewood, they not only provide the modifications to Damage and Delay as stated in the above table, but they provide an additional 25 range bonus per cam.
It is possible to change the string on the basic crafted bows listed on the above chart. This allows the discriminating archer to change out bow strings and modify slightly his/her bow characteristics according to the situation at hand. To change bow strings, place a completed bow into the fletching kit along with the new string, and hit combine. The result will be the same bow with only the string changed. The old string is not recovered. Changing strings becomes trivial at skill 16, but appears never fail, offering an interesting alternative to gaining skill up to skill 16.
