Bows / Crossbows

Bows

Image	Name	Damage	Range	Dur	WT	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Location	Special Note
	Compound Long Bow	45/0	60	100	2	22*/12/0/0 D/E/-/-	4-1 Treasure 4-1, 4-2 Silver Skeleton Archer drop	+3 - Quality, Sticky +7 - Lava Bow
	Compound Short Bow	40/0	50	100	1	18*/10/0/0 D/E/-/-	1-2 Treasure 4-1 Silver Skeleton Archer drop	+3 - Quality, Sticky +7 - Lava Bow
	Lava Bow	55/0	55	400	2	21*/16/0/0 D/D/E/-	Upgraded weapon Consumes Hard Demon's Soul	Adds Fire damage to arrow
	Long Bow	35/0	60	100	1.2	15*/12/0/0 D/E/-/-	Hunter Class starting weapon Graverobber Blige (3000 souls)	+3 - Quality, Sticky +7 - Lava Bow
	Short Bow	30/0	50	100	0.6	12*/10/0/0 D/E/-/-	Thief Class starting weapon Graverobber Blige (1500 souls)	+3 - Quality, Sticky +7 - Lava Bow
	White Bow	100/0	75	210	1.5	30*/24/0/0 E/E/-/-	4-2 Treasure 1-4 White Bow Black Phantom drop	Can be upgraded using a Colorless Demon's Soul

Crossbows

Image	Name	Damage	Range	Dur	WT	Stats Needed Stat Bonuses	Location	Special Note
	Gargoyle Crossbow	10/40	60	150	3	12*/0/16/0 -/-/B/-	3-2 Gargoyle drop	-
	Heavy Crossbow	75/0	55	150	5	16*/0/0/0 -/-/-/-	3-1 Treasure	-
	Light Crossbow	60/0	50	150	2.5	10*/0/0/0 -/-/-/-	1-1 Treasure Dregling Merchant (2000 souls)	-

∗ When two handing a weapon, strength requirements are lessened. See individual weapons page for details.

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Key

Name

Names displayed are according to the Atlus (NA) version of the game. Name changes from the Asian version, if any, will appear in parentheses.

Damage

The Damage stat dictates how much damage the weapon does. The Damage stats for a weapon are X / Y / Z:

• X is Physical Damage
• Y is Magical Damage
• Z is Fire Damage

Bleed, Poison and Plague are bonus damage over a period of 60 seconds. So, if a weapon has "Bleed 120", the victim will suffer 120 damage over 60 seconds, or 2 damage per second.

Each weapon has one or more physical damage types:

• Normal
• Blunt
• Slashing
• Piercing

Certain enemies are weak or strong against different types of damage types.

Durability

The durability of the weapon. The effectiveness of the weapon will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below 30%.

Weight

The weight of the weapon. Note that carrying over 50% of your Equip Burden will reduce the speed of your rolls, while going over 100% will reduce your regular speed to walking and attempts to roll or backstep will leave you momentarily stunned.

Stats Needed

The stats Needed determines how high various Stats must be in order to wield the weapon effectively. The Requirement stats for a weapon are W / X / Y / Z:

• W is the Strength required
• X is the Dexterity required
• Y is the Magic required
• Z is the Faith required

Wielding a weapon without the required Strength and/or Dexterity will incur a penalty to the Physical damage of the weapon, while lower-than-required Magic and/or Faith will reduce the Magic damage of the weapon.

Also keep in mind that your character gains a 50% bonus to Strength by wielding a weapon with both hands, thus reducing the actual Strength required. For example, a character with 18 Strength can wield a Great Axe (Requires 26 Strength) properly if the weapon is held with both hands.

(18 x 1.5 = 27)

Stat Bonuses

The stat bonuses rating indicates the level of bonus damage you do with the weapon, based on the associated Stat. This rating can be S, A, B, C, D, or E (in order from most to least bonus for the associated skill).