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Short BowBow
Physical Damage: 6-16
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.50
Weapon Range: 120
Requires Level 5, 26 Dex
Short Bow inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 5
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Scroll of Wisdom
Magic1x Blacksmith's Whetstone
Rare1x Chaos Orb
Unique5x Chaos Orb
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Weapon DPS
Physical: 16.5
Phys+Chaos: 16.5
Total: 16.5
Metadata
Item class: Bows
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Weapons/TwoHandWeapons/Bows/Bow2

Short Bow is a bow base type.

Unique versions

ItemLvl.
Quill Rain inventory iconQuill RainQuill Rain
Short Bow
Bow
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: 13.2-35.2
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 3.00
Weapon Range: 120
Requires Level 5, 26 Dex+(10-20) to Dexterity
100% increased Physical Damage
100% increased Attack Speed
+2 Mana gained for each Enemy hit by Attacks
(50-100)% increased Projectile Speed
+(25-50) to Accuracy Rating
30% less Damage
"The rain of a thousand quills that whittle
present into past, life into death."
- Rigwald of the Ezomytes
Quill Rain inventory icon
5
Replica Quill Rain inventory iconReplica Quill RainReplica Quill Rain
Short Bow
Bow
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: 13.2-35.2
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.88-1.95)
Weapon Range: 120
Requires Level 5, 26 DexSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 1 Arrow Nova
+(10-20) to Dexterity
100% increased Physical Damage
(25-30)% increased Attack Speed
+2 Mana gained for each Enemy hit by Attacks
(50-100)% increased Projectile Speed
+(25-50) to Accuracy Rating
"How did you manage to lodge arrows in every single test subject and researcher in Lab Three simultaneously?"
- Doctor Bircus
Replica Quill Rain inventory icon
5

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
6Divination card inventory iconThe PorcupineThe Porcupine card artDivination card frameThe Porcupine6Six-Link Short Bow inventory iconShort BowShort Bow inventory icon
Item Level: 50
The first quill separates the quick learners from the dead.
Divination card inventory icon
ilvl 50 six-link Short BowManual
4Divination card inventory iconMerciless ArmamentMerciless Armament card artDivination card frameMerciless Armament4Merciless Two-Hand Weapon
Item Level: 100
"Through thick and thin,
blood and bone,
a peaceful life
is one I can't condone."
- Tukohama, Father Of War
Divination card inventory icon
random item level 100 MercilessMerciless
Prefix
(170-179)% increased Physical Damage
two-handed weapon
Automatic
9Divination card inventory iconThe TyrantThe Tyrant card artDivination card frameThe Tyrant9Merciless Weapon
Item Level: 100
"Fear controls the masses."
- Laszlo, the Scourge
Divination card inventory icon
random item level 100 MercilessMerciless
Prefix
(170-179)% increased Physical Damage
weapon
Automatic
8Divination card inventory iconThe WebThe Web card artDivination card frameThe Web8Weapon of CraftingA weapon, a shelter, a prison.
The web's purpose changes
with the spider's needs.
A lesson we should
take to heart.
Divination card inventory icon
random weapon of Craftingof Crafting
Suffix
Can have up to 3 Crafted Modifiers
Automatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
2.1.0
  • The damage of Short Bows has been increased from 4-13 to 6-16.
1.2.0
  • All bows have had their base damage increased by 11%. This affects ones that already existed including Unique items.
  • The second tier of bows (Short Bow) has a lower attack speed and increased damage to compensate.
Unknown
  • Introduced to the game.
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