Dragonrider Bow | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Dragonrider Bow+5 Stats
		180(172)(162)			100
		100 (144)(90)			5
		0(*60)			10
		0(*60)			40
		0(*60)			3.0
Requirements & Bonus

20 B	18 D (*E)		–	–

*C	*C		*C	*C
Weapon Type			Bow
Attack Type			Projectile/Strike
Enchantable			Yes
Special			No

*When infused: 162 physical dmg/60 elemental dmg and C scaling with chosen element. Dex scaling changes to E.

Dragonrider Bow is a weapon in Dark Souls 2.

Bow wielded by Dragonrider, King Vendrick's royal guard.

Merely drawing this bow requires inhuman strength, but each shot has deadly potential.

Demands great skill of its wielder, and thus served to test the worthiness of those who aspired to join Dragonriders.

Acquired From:

Obtained by trading Dragonrider Soul with Straid

Hints and Tips:

Strongest bow in terms of damage per shot; in turn sacrificing draw speed and stamina consumption with each shot.

Upgrade Cost:

Souls and Petrified Dragon Bone

Youtube relevant videos:

AznSenseition's Showcase of the bow
Required in Build:
((Link to build))

Dragonrider Bow Upgrades

Name
	Attack ValuesBonus						Parameter Bonus						Auxiliary Effects		Damage Reduction (%)
Dragonrider Bow	72	80	-	-	-	100 5	B	D	C	-	-		-	-		-		-	-
Dragonrider Bow +5	180	100	-	-	-	^	B	D	C	-	-		-	-		-		-	-
Magic	69	115	-	-	-	^	B	E	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-	-	-
Magic +5	172	144	-	-	-	^	B	E	C	-			-	-	-	16.6	-	-
Fire	64	72	48	-	-	^	B	E	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-	-
Fire +5	162	90	60	-	-	^	B	E	C	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-	-
Lightning	64	72	-	48	-	^	B	E	C	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-
Lightning +5	162	90	-	60	-	^	B	E	C	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-
Dark	64	72	-	-	48	^	B	E	C	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6
Dark +5	162	90	-	-	60	^	B	E	C	-	-	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.6
Poison (N/A)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bleed (N/A)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Raw	82	92	-	-	-	^	E	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Raw +10	207	115	-	-	-	^	E	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Enchanted	72	80	-	-	-	^	D	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Enchanted +5	180	100	-	-	-	^	D	E	D	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mundane	36	-	-	-	-	^	C	E	E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mundane +5	90	-	-	-	-	^	C	E	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)

Bows

Bell Keeper Bow ♦ Bow of Want ♦ Composite Bow ♦ Hunter's Blackbow ♦ Long Bow ♦ Sea Bow ♦ Short Bow

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- Anonymous
  14 Feb 2022 06:26
  Ah yes, drangleic's DMR. Best weapon to carry through amana.
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- Anonymous
  07 Feb 2021 20:33
  This thing is ****ing gnarly. Great for luring, chips 95% of most mobs health away with WOODEN ARROWS ffs. Its too slow to main but if you’re a strength build looking to have some sort of long range attack at your disposal you can’t go wrong with this beast of a bow. Pair it with a Craftsman’s Hammer and you’re golden.
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- Anonymous
  12 Sep 2020 19:03
  Is this a regular bow or a greatbow? Because the description implies the latter, but it's listed everywhere as the former.
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- Anonymous
  17 Dec 2019 19:07
  Use magic arrows to maximize magic dmg. Just like the knight crossbow from ds3, it performs best with the ammunition that correlates to the split dmg
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- Anonymous
  20 Jul 2019 11:50
  Shreds executioner's chariot on a strength build.
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- Anonymous
  12 Jun 2019 04:44
  Best bow for str in terms of scaling and by the looks of it infusing this would be really worth it as there is little to none downsides to using this bow with a infusion
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- Anonymous
  29 Apr 2019 00:03
  This right here? *shows dragon rider bow* This is my problem solver
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- Anonymous
  27 Jan 2019 09:53
  Best bow by a long shot! Heheh
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