Bows | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Remember when bows were actually viable? Only in DS2 I felt like they were worth to use...

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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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Why so few bows in the game?

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In what circumstance would I ever need to do a jumping attack with a bow. Why is that even something you can do?

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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?

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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.

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Whats the best bow fir bow build

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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..

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Do you add the damage of the arrows to the AR? Or is their a specific damage conversion?

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