Bows in Dark Souls II are a type of ranged Weapons that allows the player to have direct control over aiming. Players are usually used to the lock-on system but with Bows, they can aim down manually, which can help in trying to strike a specific part of the body. With this, Headshots automatically deal critical damage, even against some Bosses. Ammunition is required for Bows to be used, there are different types of ammunitions for different Bows, and these will affect the range, damage type, as well as overall amount of damage. This page covers a list of all Bows in Dark Souls 2.
All Bows in Dark Souls 2
Quick Search of All Bows in Dark Souls 2
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Aux Aux Res |
Counter Damage Poise Damage Stability |
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 Short Bow |
65 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 |
100 - 5 10 |
7 D |
12 A |
- - |
- - |
- | - | 60 1.0 45 |
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 Long Bow |
75 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 |
100 - 5 10 |
10 D |
16 A |
- - |
- - |
- | - | 60 2.0 50 |
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 Composite Bow |
82 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 |
100 - 5 10 |
14 C |
18 C |
- - |
- - |
- | - | 60 2.0 35 |
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 Sea Bow |
72 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 |
100 - 5 10 |
16 C |
15 C |
- - |
- - |
- | - | 60 2.0 65 |
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 Dragonrider Bow |
72 0 |
80 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 |
100 - 5 10 |
20 B |
18 D |
- C |
- - |
- | - | 40 3.0 35 |
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 Bell Keeper Bow |
55 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 |
100 - 5 10 |
4 D |
11 B |
- - |
- - |
- | - | 70 0.5 50 |
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 Bow of Want |
40 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
40 0 |
0 0 |
0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 |
100 - 5 10 |
9 C |
20 A |
- - |
18 - |
- C |
- | 70 2.0 50 |
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 Hunter's Blackbow |
77 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 - 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 |
100 - 5 10 |
9 E |
25 S |
- - |
- - |
- | - | 70 2.0 60 |
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Anonymous
- Anonymous
In what circumstance would I ever need to do a jumping attack with a bow. Why is that even something you can do?
- Anonymous
So what is actually the best bows for a combat archer whose a little closer and a sniper? And would these work on the same buil? If not, is there a build that can be a mix and use either one bow for everything or multiple?
Shoutout to the Dragonrider Bow. Not only can it be obtained very early in a playthrough, but if you Infuse that thing with a Firedrake Stone (Also obtainable early with the Silvercat Ring to survive the drop onto the rubble where the fire lizard area is in the Forest) it becomes even more of a multitool. It will deal 3 kinds of damage with a stellar base that (to me) makes up for the loss of stat scaling. You'll still get the best shortbow damage per arrow even if it is a tad slower. Furthermore; the fire infusion makes your arrows light the tar pits that the Vibe-Check-Vore-Hands hide in within the Gutter / Gulch on fire - killing them outright, and it's generally great for beating a poisoned enemy down if you're going for a full cheese kill.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Noob question: can bows be used in sniper mode like in ds1 and ds3? I can't figure out how to bring up the crosshairs..
- Anonymous
Do you add the damage of the arrows to the AR? Or is their a specific damage conversion?
Do some enemies get a movement speed buff if you attack them with a bow? I've mostly noticed it while fighting alonne knights where when I land a few hits they charge me faster than sonic on crack
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