Bows | Dark Souls 3

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From Dark Souls 3


Bows have changed a bit in Dark Souls 3. Different Bow types have different attack speeds, ranges and damage. They require arrows and usually a decent amount of Dexterity. It will be possible to use a Short Bow in melee range. Bows can not be infused.

Name & Icon Attack Power
Damage Reduction (%)
Requirements
Param Bonus
 Durability / Weight - Attack Type - Skill - Range
icon wp physicalAttackicon wp physicaldef icon magicbonusicon wp magicdef icon firebonus
icon wp firedef 		icon lightningbonus
icon wp lightningdef 		icon darkbonus
icon wp darkdef
icon wp criticalicon wp stability
 icon wp frosticon wp poisonbldicon wp bleed STR DEX INT FTH range icon durabilitiyicon weight icon fp cost
Skill 		Acquired From


short bow icon Short Bow

77

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

-

-

-

7

E

12

D

-

-

-

-

42

40

2.0

-(4/4)

Rapid Fire

Starting Equipment: Thief

Buy: Merchant Greirat's expanded inventory


Longbow2 Longbow

82

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

-

-

-

9

E

14

D

-

-

-

-

50

50

4.0

-(9/9)

Puncture

High Wall of Lothric


black bow of pharis icon Black Bow of Pharis

67

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

63

-

-

-

9

E

18

C

-

-

-

-

63

65

3.0

-(7/7)

Pharis Triple-Shot

Dropped by Elder Ghru, Farron Keep. There are 3 around a soul to the left of the second bonfire in this area. One of them drops it


dragonrider bow icon Dragonrider Bow

110

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

63

-

-

-

19

D

15

E

-

-

-

-

50

75

6.5

-(9/9)

Puncture

Smouldering Lake


composite bow icon Composite Bow

73

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

42

-

-

-

12

D

12

D

-

-

-

-

42

65

3.5

-(4/4)

Rapid Fire

Bought from the Shrine Handmaid for 3,500 souls after giving her the Dreamchaser's Ashes.
darkmoon longbow icon
Darkmoon Longbow

36

-

44

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

50

-

-

-

7

-

16

E

10

C

-

-

50

50

4.5

-(10/10)

Darkmoon Arrow

Soul Transposition using Soul of Aldrich
white birch bow
White Birch Bow

82

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

-

-

-

8

E

20

D

-

-

-

-

49

50

2.5

-(6/6)

Unseen Arrow

The Ringed City - Found on the swamp's cliffside past the Inner Wall area.


Weapons
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