Long Bow is a weapon in Dark Souls 2.
A standard bow used by hunters.
Equip Arrows to use. Equip up to two types of arrows to give yourself immediate options in battle.
Use arrows to hit enemies from afar to gain the upper hand by drawing first blood.
Acquired From
- Bought from NPC Steady Hand McDuff in Lost Bastille for 2000 Souls
- Dropped from bow-whielding Hollow Royal Soldiers in the Forest of Fallen Giants
- Dropped by Skeleton Archers in the cave near the Undead Lockaway Bonfire of Huntsman's Copse.
- A +7 Long Bow can be found in Shulva - Sanctum City, after the first bonfire, drop down from the second moving platform at the beginning of the area and walk around the ledge and jump down to a platform that contains the bow.
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Long Bow Upgrades
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Regular | 75 | - | - | - | - | 100 5 |
D | A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Regular +10 | 150 | - | - | - | - | D | A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Magic | 52 | 52 | - | - | - | ^ | E | B | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6 | - | - | - |
Magic +10 | 105 | 105 | - | - | - | ^ | E | B | B | - | - | - | - | 16.6 | - | - | |||
Fire | 52 | - | 52 | - | - | ^ | E | B | - | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6 | - | - |
Fire +10 | 105 | - | 105 | - | - | ^ | E | B | - | B | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6 | - | - |
Lightning | 52 | - | 52 | - | - | ^ | E | B | - | - | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6 | - |
Lightning +10 | 105 | - | - | 105 | - | ^ | E | B | - | - | B | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6 | - |
Dark | 52 | - | - | - | 52 | ^ | E | B | - | - | - | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
Dark +10 | 105 | - | - | - | 105 | ^ | E | B | - | - | - | B | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.6 |
Poison (N/A) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bleed (N/A) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Raw | 86 | - | - | - | - | ^ | E | E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Raw +10 | 172 | - | - | - | - | ^ | E | E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enchanted | 75 | - | - | - | - | ^ | E | D | D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Enchanted +10 | 150 | - | - | - | - | ^ | E | D | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mundane | 37 | - | - | - | - | ^ | E | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mundane +5 | 75 | - | - | - | - | ^ | E | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 % |
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Weight |
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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)
- Anonymous
Anybody know the total AR possible with 40/40 stats in strength and dex?
The bow in Shulva is useful if you have melee build and didn't bother spending upgrade materials on bows. Especially for clearing ranged gank areas like Shrine of Amana.
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