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Dragonrider%20Bow

Dragonrider Bow+5

Stats
icon wp physicalAttack 180(*172)(*162) icon wp counterStrength 100
icon magicbonus 100 (*144)(*90) icon wp poiseDamage 5
icon firebonus 0(*60) icon wp stability 10
icon lightningbonus 0(*60) icon durabilitiy 40
icon darkbonus 0(*60) icon weight 3.0
Requirements & Bonus
icon strength 22 icon dexterity 22 icon intelligence 22 icon faith 22
20
B		 18
D (*E)		 – –
icon magicbonus green icon firebonus green icon lgtngbonus green icon darkbonus green
*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 (DKS2). The Dragonrider Bow combines solid physical and magical damage, providing a versatile option for archers. With a balanced scaling in Strength and Dexterity, it suits characters who value both Stats in their builds.

 

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. 

How to get DKS2 Dragonrider Bow

Hints and Tips:

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

Upgrade Cost:

 

Dragonrider Bow Upgrades in Dark Souls 2

  Attack ValuesBonus
 Parameter Bonus Auxiliary Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Name
icon wp physicalAttack
icon wp magdmg
icon wp firedmg
icon wp lightningdmg
icon darkbonus
icon Counter%26poisedamage
icon strengthscale green
icon dexscale green
icon magicbonus green
icon firebonus green
icon lgtngbonus green
icon darkbonus green
icon wp poisonbld
icon wp bleed
icon wp physicaldef
icon wp magicdef
icon wp firedef
icon wp lightningdef
icon wp darkdef
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 - - - - - - - - - -

 

DS2 Dragonrider Bow 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
icon strength icon strengthscale green
Strength		 icon wp physicalAttack
Physical		 icon wp physicaldef
Physical		 icon wp bleed
Bleeding		 icon durabilitiy
Durability
icon dexterity icon dexscale green
Dexterity		 icon wp magdmg
Magic		 icon wp magicdef
Magic		 icon wp poisondef
Poison		 icon weight
Weight
icon intelligence
Intelligence		 icon wp firedmg
Fire		 icon wp firedef
Fire		 icon wp petrifydef
Petrify		  
icon faith
Faith		 icon wp lightningdmg
Lightning		 icon wp lightningdef
Lightning		 icon wp cursedef
Curse		  
icon magicbonus green
Magic Bonus		 icon wp counterStrength
Counter Strength		 icon wp stability
Stability		    
icon firebonus green
Fire Bonus		 icon wp poiseDamage
Poise Damage		      
icon lgtngbonus green
Lighting Bonus		 icon wp CastSpeed
Cast Speed		      
icon darkbonus green
Dark Bonus		 icon wp range
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)

 

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

 




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    • Anonymous
      27 Jan 2024 18:39  

      this bow is bad.. bow of want is the best.. have better range and damage.. already tried it for fighting giant lord

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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
              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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