Bow · Bows

Huntsman Bow

Finely worked and strung. A huntsman's joy.

Damage

42 Pierce

Block

parry ×1.5

Weight

1.5

Max level

Materials fromMeadows· in the developers' Mountains test kit

Item IDBowHuntsmanSpawnspawn BowHuntsman 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Forgelevel 1

Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential: 1× Iron Battle Idol per attempt.

Upgrades by level

Level	Damage	Block	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	42 Pierce	3	100	1	10× Finewood 20× Iron 10× Feathers 2× Deer Hide
2	45 Pierce	3	150	2	5× Finewood 10× Iron 5× Feathers 2× Deer Hide
3	48 Pierce	3	200	3	10× Finewood 20× Iron 10× Feathers 4× Deer Hide
4	51 Pierce	3	250	4	20× Finewood 40× Iron 20× Feathers 8× Deer Hide

Upgrade cost per level = materials per level × (level − 1), and × 4 at level 4 (Piece.Requirement.GetAmount in the game code). Station level = recipe level + level − 1.

Total cost

Craft it and upgrade to level 4:

One Huntsman Bow, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Skill: Bows
Draw time: 2.5 s
Knockback: 10
Backstab bonus: ×3
Block armor: 3
Parry bonus: ×1.5
Movement speed: -5%
Tool tier: 3
Durability: 100 (+50 per level)
Weight: 1.5

Hits to kill in the Meadows

Creature	Health	Per hit	Hits	2★ hits
Neck	5	35.7	1	1
Deer	10	35.7	1	1
Boar	10	35.7	1	1
Greyling	20	35.7	1	2
Greydwarf	40	35.7	2	4
Greydwarf Shaman	60	35.7	2	6
Greydwarf Brute	150	35.7	5	13
Fuling	175	35.7	5	15
Eikthyr	500	35.7	15	—

Level 4 Huntsman Bow, primary attack, skill 50 (each hit rolls 55–85% of the damage), after each creature's resistances. Try other levels and skills in the damage calculator.

Compared with similar weapons

Item	Damage	Max level	Weight
Crude Bow	22	31	1.5
Finewood Bow	32	41	1.5
Huntsman Bow	42	51	1.5
Draugr Fang	52	76	1.5
Spinesnap	77	104	1.5
Ash Fang	82	109	1.5
Blood Fang	82	109	1.5
Root Fang	92	119	1.5
Storm Fang	92	119	1.5