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Contents

  • Changelog
    • Updates
  • Introduction
    • A Spark Flickers
    • A World of Ash & Cinders
  • Controlling the Game
    • Overview
    • The HUD
    • Controls
  • Gameplay
    • Overview
    • Understanding Your Stats and Attributes
    • Creating Your Character
    • Character Builds
    • Your Build Is Not Your Class!
    • Archetypes
    • Choosing Equipment
    • Combat
    • Health and Survival
    • Deaths, Souls, and Leveling
    • Using Equipment
    • Upgrading Equipment
  • Additional Rules & Helpful Tips
    • Looting the Spheres of Bones
    • Bonus Luck
    • Burn the Leeches
    • Roll Mechanics
    • Matchmaking Details
  • Walkthrough
    • A Path Through Lothric and Beyond
    • Cemetery of Ash
    • Boss: Iudex Gundyr
    • High Wall of Lothric
    • Boss: Dancer of the Boreal Valley
    • Boss: Vordt of Boreal Valley
    • Undead Settlement
    • Boss: Curse-rotted Greatwood
    • Road of Sacrifices
    • Boss: Crystal Sage
    • Farron Keep
    • Boss: Abyss Watchers
    • Cathedral of the Deep
    • Boss: Deacons of the Deep
    • Catacombs of Carthus
    • Boss: High Lord Wolnir
    • Smouldering Lake
    • Boss: Old Demon King
    • Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
    • Boss: Pontiff Sulyvahn
    • Irithyll Dungeon
    • Profaned Capital
    • Boss: Yhorm the Giant
    • Anor Londo
    • Boss: Aldrich, Devourer of Gods
    • Consumed King’s Garden
    • Boss: Oceiros, the Consumed King
    • Untended Graves
    • Boss: Champion Gundyr
    • Lothric Castle
    • Boss: Dragonslayer Armour
    • Grand Archives
    • Boss: Lorian and Lothric
    • Archdragon Peak
    • Boss: Ancient Wyvern
    • Boss: The Nameless King
    • Kiln of the First Flame
    • All Possible Endings (SPOILER WARNING)
    • Boss: Soul of Cinder
  • Multiplayer and Covenants
    • Overview
    • Multiplayer Basics
    • Helping, Surviving, and Hunting Other Players
    • Covenants! Who Will You Serve?
  • Weapons, Armor, Magic, and Tools
    • Overview
    • Weapon Skills
    • Tools
      • Overview
      • Critical Items
      • Typical Consumables
      • Permanent Items
      • Basic Consumable Souls
      • Boss Souls
      • Covenant Items
      • Special Items
    • Materials
      • Overview
      • Enhancement
      • Infusion
      • Weapon Enhancement and Infusion Examples
    • Key Items
    • Spells
      • Overview
      • Sorcery
      • Pyromancy
      • Miracles
  • Equipment
    • Melee Weapons
      • Overview
      • Daggers
      • Straight Swords
      • Greatswords
      • Ultra Greatswords
      • Curved Swords
      • Curved Greatswords
      • Thrusting Swords
      • Katanas
      • Axes
      • Greataxes
      • Hammers
      • Great Hammers
      • Spears
      • Pikes
      • Halberds
      • Reapers
      • Whips
      • Fists
      • Claws
    • Ranged Weapons
      • Overview
      • Bows
      • Greatbows
      • Crossbows
    • Catalysts
      • Overview
      • Staffs
      • Pyromancy Flame
      • Talismans
    • Shields
      • Overview
      • Small Shields
      • Shields
      • Greatshields
    • Armor
      • Overview
      • Pharis’s Set
      • Hard Leather Set
      • Brigand Set
      • Lucatiel Set
      • Chain Set
      • Northern Set
      • Creighton Set
      • Iron Set
      • Sellsword Set
      • Drang Set
      • Undead Legion Set
      • Herald Set
      • Knight Set
      • Nameless Knight Set
      • Fallen Knight Set
      • Elite Knight Set
      • Alva Set
      • Drakeblood Set
      • Faraam Set
      • Sunset Set
      • Sunless Set
      • Brass Set
      • Favor Set
      • Eastern Set
      • Thorn Set
      • Catarina Set
      • Morne Set
      • Lothric Knight Set
      • Cathedral Knight Set
      • Winged Set
      • Outrider Knight Set
      • Pontiff Knight Set
      • Fire Witch Set
      • Dancer Set
      • Dark Set
      • Black Knight Set
      • Silver Knight Set
      • Dragonslayer Set
      • Wolf Knight Set
      • Smough Set
      • Lorian Set
      • Golden Set
      • Firelink Set
      • Black Iron Set
      • Executioner Set
      • Exile Set
      • Gundyr Set
      • Havel Set
      • Assassin Set
      • Black Hand Set
      • Black Leather Set
      • Shadow Set
      • Leonhard Set
      • Pale Shade Set
      • Black Set
      • Painting Guardian Set
      • Sorcerer Set
      • Clandestine Set
      • Old Sorcerer Set
      • Court Sorcerer Set
      • Karla Set
      • Dusk Set
      • Xanthous Set
      • Scholar Set
      • Sage Set
      • Pyromancer Set
      • Cornyx Set
      • Conjurator Set
      • Cleric Series
      • Maiden Set
      • Evangelist Set
      • Deacon Set
      • Archdeacon Set
      • Jailer Set
      • Prayer Set
      • Fire Keeper Set
      • Ragged Set
      • Worker Set
      • Grave Warden Set
      • Soldier Set
      • Thrall Set
      • Wolnir Set
      • Avarice Set
      • Dragon Set
    • Rings
    • Arrows & Bolts
      • Overview
      • Arrows
      • GreatArrows
      • Bolts
  • The Bestiary
    • Overview
    • Cemetery of Ash
    • High Wall of Lothric
    • Undead Settlement
    • Road of Sacrifices
    • Farron Keep
    • Cathedral of the Deep
    • Catacombs of Carthus
    • Smouldering Lake
    • Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
    • Irithyll Dungeon
    • Profaned Capital
    • Anor Londo
    • Consumed King’s Garden
    • Untended Graves
    • Lothric Castle
    • Grand Archives
    • Archdragon Peak
    • Dark Spirits
    • NPCs
  • NPC Questlines
    • Overview
    • Andre the Blacksmith
    • Anri and Horace
    • Cornyx the Pyromancer
    • Greirat
    • Hawkwood the Deserter
    • Irina of Carim
    • Eygon of Carim
    • Karla the Witch
    • Leonhard, The Ringfinger
    • Ludleth of Courtland
    • Holy Knight Hodrick
    • Orbeck of Vinheim
    • Shrine Handmaid
    • Unbreakable Patches
    • Rosaria
    • Siegward of Catarina
    • Sirris of the Sunless Realms
    • The Fire Keeper
    • The Giant of the Undead Settlement
    • The Nestling of Firelink Shrine (Snuggly the Crow)
    • Yoel of Londor
    • Yorshka
    • Yuria of Londor
  • Trophies and Achievements
    • Achievements
    • Gestures
  • Videos
    • Iudex Gundyr
    • Dancer of the Boreal Valley
    • Vordt of the Boreal Valley
    • Abyss Watchers
    • Deacons of the Deep
    • High Lord Wolnir
    • Pontiff Sulyvahn
    • Yhorm the Giant
    • Oceiros, the Consumed King
    • Dragonslayer Armour
  • Maps
    • Illustrated World Map
    • Cemetery of Ash
    • High Wall of Lothric
    • Undead Settlement
    • Road of Sacrifices
    • Farron Keep
    • Cathedral of the Deep
    • Catacombs of Carthus
    • Smouldering Lake
    • Irithyll of the Boreal Valley
    • Irithyll Dungeon
    • Profaned Capital
    • Anor Londo
    • Consumed King's Garden
    • Untended Graves
    • Lothric Castle
    • Grand Archives
    • Archdragon Peak
  • Artbook
    • NPCs
    • Enemies
    • Bosses
  • Credits
    • Legal

Dark Souls III Guide (Steam) › Equipment › Ranged Weapons

Bows

Basic bows require a light investment in stats, with the Short Bow, Composite Bow, and Longbow all being reasonable options early in the game. The rarer bows require a heavier investment in Dex or Str to be used, making them more suitable for builds already planning on raising those attributes.

For veteran players, the Rapid Fire skill on the Composite and Short Bows may be of particular interest. It allows you to unleash a hail of shots quickly, giving you the option to mix in quick ranged attacks while still fighting in melee range. This has PvP implications, but also gives you the real option of fighting with a bow in close quarters combat alongside your melee weapon, which can be very handy against some enemy types.

BowsArt/CostWeightPowerRangeScalingRequirementsMaterial
Black Bow of Pharis Pharis Triple-shot/7 3.0 67p 50 E/C/-/- 9/18/0/0 Titanite
Composite Bow Rapid Fire/4 3.5 73p 42 D/D/-/- 12/12/0/0 Titanite
Darkmoon Long Bow Darkmoon Arrow/10 4.5 36p/55m 50 -/E/C/- 7/16/10/0 Titanite Scale
Dragonrider Bow Puncture/9 6.5 110p 50 D/E/-/- 19/15/0/0 Titanite Scale
Longbow Puncture/9 4.0 82p 50 E/D/-/- 9/14/0/0 Titanite
Short Bow Rapid Fire/4 2.0 77p 42 E/D/-/- 7/12/0/0 Titanite

Black Bow of Pharis

A black longbow named after a hero of old. Known for the unusual stance from which it is fired.

Has a longer range than standard bows, but successful usage requires a trained, dexterous hand.

Skill: Pharis Triple-shot

Swiftly nocks three arrows with finesse after drawing the bow, firing them simultaneously.

Found/Dropped: Elder Ghru

Pharis Triple-shot / 7
3.0
67
0
0
0
0
0
50
E
C
-
-
9
18
-
-
Titanite

Composite Bow

Composite short bow emphasizing power. Its size allows for quick shots.

Though more powerful than standard bows, it also requires more strength of the user, and its range is short.

Skill: Rapid Fire

Swiftly nocks arrows with finesse after drawing the bow, allowing for consecutive shots.

Found/Dropped: Shrine Handmaid

Rapid Fire / 4
3.5
73
0
0
0
0
0
42
D
D
-
-
12
12
-
-
Titanite

Darkmoon Long Bow

Longbow of Darkmoon Gwyndolin, who was gradually devoured by Aldrich.

This golden bow is imbued with powerful magic and is most impressive with Moonlight Arrows.

Skill: Darkmoon Arrow

Infuse a readied arrow with Darkmoon essence, granting it magic damage and the ability to pierce shields.

Found/Dropped: Aldrich’s Soul

Darkmoon Arrow / 10
4.5
36
55
0
0
0
0
50
-
E
C
-
7
16
10
-
Titanite Scale

Dragonrider Bow

Longbow of the Dragonriders, who served the Old King of Want.

The Dragonriders were the Old King’s royal guard, and great strength was demanded of them. Merely drawing this bow calls for inhuman strength.

The worthy few who can master this bow, however, use it to devastating effect.

Skill: Puncture

Pull the arrow even further back for a more powerful shot that can also pierce shields.

Found/Dropped: Smouldering Lake

Puncture / 9
6.5
110
0
0
0
0
0
50
D
E
-
-
19
15
-
-
Titanite Scale

Longbow

Longbow commonly used by hunters.

Arrows must be equipped in order to use bows. Up to two kinds of arrow can be equipped at a time, and these can be switched as necessary.

Skill: Puncture

Pull the arrow even further back for a more powerful shot that can also pierce shields.

Found/Dropped: High Wall of Lothric

Puncture / 9
4.0
82
0
0
0
0
0
50
E
D
-
-
9
14
-
-
Titanite

Short Bow

Standard small bow. Its size allows for quick shots.

Arrows must be equipped in order to use bows. Up to two kinds of arrow can be equipped at a time, and these can be switched between as necessary.

Skill: Rapid Fire

Swiftly nocks arrows with finesse after drawing the bow, allowing for consecutive shots.

Found/Dropped: Greirat after pillaging Village

Rapid Fire / 4
2.0
77
0
0
0
0
0
42
E
D
-
-
7
12
-
-
Titanite

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