Dragonslayer Greatbow | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Dragonslayer Greatbow+5 Stats
					290 (*203)										100
					0 (*203)										15
					0(*203)										10
					0(*203)										70
					0(*203)										10
Requirements & Bonus
30 B				20 C (*D)				–				–
*B				*B				*B				*B
Weapon Type								Greatbow
Attack Type								Projectile/Strike
Enchantable								Yes
Special								No

*When infused: 203 physical dmg/203 elemental dmg and B scaling with chosen element. Dex scaling changes to D.

Dragonslayer Greatbow is a weapon in Dark Souls 2 (DKS2). Dragonslayer Greatbow, a colossal bow crafted for the purpose of bringing down ancient dragons soaring high above the clouds. Exceptionally large for a bow, it surpasses all imagination in destructive power.

A greatbow said to be used to down ancient dragons flying high above the clouds.

Extremely large for a mere bow, and more destructive than any ranged weapon imaginable.

Shooting this bow requires the grounding of its stability anchor, which takes time and leaves the shooter vulnerable.

Also requires great arrows. 

Dark Souls 2 Dragonslayer Greatbow Acquired From

• Trade the Old King Soul to Weaponsmith Ornifex.
• Upgraded with Petrified Dragon Bone to +5.

Dragonslayer Greatbow Hints & Tips in Dark Souls 2

to upgrade

• Must be re-anchored between shots, regardless of remaining stamina, which means this bow is much slower than the Alonne Greatbow - both on the initial shot as well as every subsequent shot.
• The animation causes the shooter to take a short step back after every shot. Holding forward while in aimed mode between shots will counter this effect with a short step forward, but one should be careful near ledges one way or the other.

• 121 Stamina is needed to fire a shot with this and have enough stamina left to immediately act (Roll, swing a sword, etc)

  This can be achieved at 15 Endurance with the Second Dragon Ring.

  In Dark Souls 2, if you try to attack with something that uses more stamina than you currently have, you'll attack more slowly and do less damage. That thankfully isn't the case with this bow. If you're at full stamina, you do full damage and attack at full speed.

Youtube relevant videos: Dark Souls 2 Dragon Slayer Great Bow / Allonne Great Bow Comparison

Required in Build: DKS2 Dragonslayer Greatbow Upgrades
((Link to build))

	Attack Values Bonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Name
Regular	116	-	-	-	-	100 15	B	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Regular +5	290	-	-	-	-	^	B	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic	81	81	-	-	-	^	B	D	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-	-	-
Magic +5	203	203	-	-	-	^	B	D	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-	-	-
Fire	81	-	81	-	-	^	B	D	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-	-
Fire +5	203	-	203	-	-	^	B	D	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-	-
Lightning	81	-	-	81	-	^	B	D	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-
Lightning +5	203	-	-	203	-	^	B	D	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-
Dark	81	-	-	-	81	^	B	D	-	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6
Dark +5	203	-	-	-	203	^	B	D	-	-	-	B	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6
Poison (N/A)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bleed (N/A)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Raw	133	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Raw +5	333	-	-	-	-	^	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Enchanted	116	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Enchanted +5	290	-	-	-	-	^	D	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mundane	58	-	-	-	-	^	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mundane +5	145	-	-	-	-	^	C	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Table Key

Please see the Upgrades page for details on Upgrade paths, ore and blacksmiths. You can see the Stats page for detailed explanations on what they do.

 

Requirements/ Parameter Bonus	Attack Values	Damage Reduction (%) Reducing the elemental damage taken in %	Auxiliary Effects	Others
Strength	Physical	Physical	Bleeding	Durability
Dexterity	Magic	Magic	Poison	Weight
Intelligence	Fire	Fire	Petrify
Faith	Lightning	Lightning	Curse
Magic Bonus	Counter Strength	Stability
Fire Bonus	Poise Damage
Lighting Bonus	Cast Speed
Dark Bonus	Range

 

Parameter Bonus: Strength, Dexterity,Magic, Fire, Lightning and Dark bonuses - The scaling multiplier applied to the [Attack: stat]. Scaling quality is from highest to lowest as follows: S/A/B/C/D/E.
The higher the player's [Str, Dex, Mag, Fire, Light] stat, the higher the [Attack Bonus: Stat] is (found on the player status screen). The higher the scaling letter, the higher the percent multiplier applied to the [Attack: Stat].
This resulting bonus damage is added to the base physical damage of the weapon and is shown in the equipment screen in blue numbers as a "+ X".
Durability: The weapon's HP, when the durability hits 0, the effectiveness of its attacks become weakened to the point of almost uselessness. When an items durability is low, a message will come up saying "Weapon At Risk!" at this point the weapon does not perform at it's best.
Weight: How much the item weights when equipped.
Stability: How well the player keeps stance after being hit
Attack Type: Defines what kind of swing set the weapon has.
Regular(R), Thrust(T), Slash(Sl), Strike(St)