Hunting Bow that fires arrows a great distance. Perfect for stealth. Arrows can be recovered and reused.
- Cycle
- -
- Ammo
- 1/6=7
loaded / in reserve / total
57- Zoom
- ×1.67
Range and damage
How far it kills
Base damage 220
Hunter HP
- Releases from
- 5%
- Speed caps at
- 80%
- Fill
- 1 s to the cap, estimated
Hits to kill a 150 HP hunter.
How damage falls
share of full damage, on the axis and marks the bars above use
234 0% damage lost
221m
- 1 Full damage0-5m 100% of full damage
- 2 Fastest fall5-15m -25% every 10m, down to 75%
- 3 Slower fall15-100m -6.5% every 10m, down to 20%
- 4 Holds100m+ 20% of full damage
Quarter of damage gone by 15m - the distance at which a quarter of full damage is gone - the figure the weapon list ranks by
How the bullet falls
Aimed at the top of the head - how far the round falls below it, on the axis and marks the bars above use
1245 Head
221m
- 1 Head0-33m 0.00 m below the line here
- 2 Upper torso33-54m 0.25 m below the line here
- 3 Torso54-62m 0.66 m below the line here
- 4 Legs62-88m 0.89 m below the line here
- 5 Ground88m+ 1.84 m below the line here
Against the bestiary
Deals Arrow damage. It hits Immolator hardest (2x) and Rotjaw softest (0.4x).
Killed outright by one hit
Bileweaver HeadBloodweaver HeadDoctor Grunt HeadGrunt HeadLantern or Torch Grunt HeadHellhound HeadHive HeadFirebreather Head
One shot
Leech BodyMuzzled Hellhound JawWater Devil BodyImmolator Head
Two shots
Armored HeadConcertina Armored Head
Five or more
Meathead Upper torsoBrute WeakspotUrsa Mortis WeakspotHellborn HeadAssassin HeadBloodskin WeakspotSpider HeadButcher Upper torsoRotjaw WeakspotScrapbeak Upper torso
Computed from each creature's own hit-zone table against this weapon's damage type, at point blank. Falloff at range can only ask for more shots, never fewer - so a creature this weapon one-shots here may need two further out.
Handling
What firing does to your view
The muzzle drops 1° after every shot. How much of the screen that eats is not fixed - it depends on how wide your own field of view is, so these are drawn at the game's default 55°, and a wider setting costs you less of it.
- The kick itself plays out in 0.2s, long over before you can fire again at 0.6s.
- It walks 2° to the right as well as up.
- Aiming slows how fast you can swing the gun around to 60% of normal.
- Its kick is steeper than 52% of 31 special loadouts.
Where the shot goes
Your weapon rests shouldered, so that is the cone an unaimed shot uses - crouching, walking and jumping all scale it. Sighted, it closes to a point.
- 2.5 Jumping ×2
- 1.875 Walking ×1.5
- 1.25 Shouldered
- 0.625 Crouched ×0.5
- 0.001 Aiming
- Its shouldered cone is better than 76% of 34 special loadouts.
- Jumping throws a sighted shot away entirely - the cone opens from 0.001 to 3.
How sway builds
Across0.25 → 0.65 Up and down0.1 → 0.55 start → end
12
0 s2 s4 s6 s8 s10 s12 s14 s16 s18 s
Seconds since you aimed
The bow line assumes you start drawing the moment you aim. Once the draw passes 80%, the sway keeps climbing for as long as you hold it. Hundred Hands makes it climb more slowly, to a lower peak.
- 1 Builds0-7.2 s 0.25 → 0.65 across · 0.1 → 0.55 up and down The longer you stay aimed, the further the sight wanders.
- 2 Holds7.2 s+ 0.65 across · 0.55 up and down The sway stays this size for as long as you stay aimed.
What you wait for
One shot, then 0.6 s to load it back. 0.6 s for one full trip through the magazine.
0.6 s reloading
- Its reload is better than 94% of 31 special loadouts.
Melee and the bestiary
Attacks
Light attack
- Damage
- 15
- Damage type
- Melee Blunt
- Cleave cap
- 1 body
- Recovery
- 0.85 sbefore the next light attack
- Tired
- 1.95 sthe delay once you are out of stamina
Against a hunter, by hit zone
- Head 30
- Upper torso 13
- Torso 13
- Left arm 13
- Right arm 13
- Left leg 9
- Right leg 9
Against the bestiary
Light attack
Deals Melee Blunt damage. It hits Hive hardest (2.8x) and Water Devil softest (0.45x).
Two hits
Leech BodyBileweaver HeadBloodweaver Head
Three hits
Hive Head
Five or more
Doctor Grunt HeadGrunt HeadLantern or Torch Grunt HeadHellhound HeadMuzzled Hellhound JawFirebreather HeadImmolator HeadWater Devil BodyArmored HeadConcertina Armored HeadBrute WeakspotUrsa Mortis WeakspotAssassin HeadRotjaw WeakspotHellborn HeadMeathead Upper torsoSpider HeadButcher HeadBloodskin WeakspotScrapbeak Head
Computed from each creature's own hit-zone table against this attack's damage type.
Traits and perks
What traits change
Crack Shot
| Stat | Base | With |
|---|---|---|
| Held sway, horizontal | 0.65 | 0.325 |
| Held sway, vertical | 0.55 | 0.275 |
What the draw is worth
This is the only weapon whose damage is a curve rather than a number: it is read off how far the string is pulled. A snap shot releases at 5%, holding to 80% takes 1 s, and Hundred Hands is what allows the last stretch to 100%, at 1.5 s to reach it. The trait adds no damage of its own - it only lets the curve run further.
| Arrow | Snap | Full draw | Overcharged | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow | 99 | 220 | 242 | +10% |
| Frag arrow | 25 | 50 | 50 | nothing |
| Concertina arrow | 25 | 50 | 50 | nothing |
| Poison arrow | 88 | 209 | 231 | +10.5% |
Recommendations
Blade Seer Recommended 1 pts While using Dark Sight, increases distance of highlighted Bolts, Arrows, Harpoons, Throwing Axes, and Throwing Knives to 75m. Also applies to Beetle View.
Hundred Hands Recommended 3 pts Increase the damage of a Hunting Bow and reduce sway at full draw. Can use Arrows in melee attacks.
Quartermaster Recommended 8 pts Gain +1 Weapon Capacity.
Crack Shot Reduce sway for weapons and increase zoom level in iron sights for rifles and pistols with stocks. Excludes shotguns and sawed-off variants.