Bow · Crossbows

Root Ripper

If the bolt doesn't pin your foe in place, the roots surging up from the ground surely will.

Damage

230

220 Pierce · 10 Poison

Block

parry ×1.5

Weight

1.5

Max level

Materials fromAshlands

Item IDCrossbowRipperNatureSpawnspawn CrossbowRipperNature 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Black Forgelevel 4

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

Upgrades by level

Level	Damage	Block	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	220 Pierce160 Chop10 Poison	3	200	4	1× Ripper 8× Flametal 1× Jade
2	223 Pierce160 Chop10 Poison	3	250	5	8× Flametal 1× Jade
3	226 Pierce160 Chop10 Poison	3	300	6	16× Flametal 2× Jade
4	229 Pierce160 Chop10 Poison	3	350	7	32× Flametal 4× Jade

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 Root Ripper, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Skill: Crossbows
Reload time: 3.5 s
Knockback: 210
Backstab bonus: ×3
Block armor: 3
Parry bonus: ×1.5
Movement speed: -5%
Tool tier: 6
Durability: 200 (+50 per level)
Weight: 1.5

Hits to kill in the Ashlands

Creature	Health	Per hit	Hits	2★ hits
Volture	200	160.3	2	4
Charred Marksman	200	80.1	3	8
Charred Twitcher	220	80.1	3	9
Lava Blob	300	83.6	4	11
Dvergr Rogue	350	167.3	3	7
Charred Warrior	600	80.1	8	23
Asksvin	800	163.8	5	15
Bonemaw	1,100	163.8	7	21
Fallen Valkyrie	1,500	160.3	10	29
Morgen	1,600	87.1	19	56
Fader	25,000	87.1	287	—

Level 4 Root Ripper, 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
Arbalest	200	209	1.5
Ripper	220	229	1.5
Wound Ripper	220	229	1.5
Storm Ripper	230	239	1.5
Root Ripper	230	239	1.5
Nord Crossbow	264	288	1.5
Thunderblood Crossbow	319	358	1.5
Frostfire Crossbow	332	374	1.5