Dark Souls III – Where to Find All Bows and Crossbows Guide

There are some ranged weapons for your character in Dark Souls 3, so you can takedown monsters from the distance without take any damage. You can find 3 types of ranged weapons, Bows, Greatbows and Crossbows in the game. These range weapons are extremely useful and powerful in many parts of the game.

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Very early in the game, you can buy an unlimited amount of arrows or bolts cheaply. Take advantage of this. As you progress, you unlock new and more powerful types of ammunition and combined with the right stats and an upgraded bow, this can allow you to inflict considerable damage from a distance.

All Bows and Crossbows Locations:

Here in this guide we have list every single range weapon with their locations, where you can find them, so you can be more powerful in combat.

Bows List:

Bow is a primary ranged weapon in any game, so as in Dark Souls 3. Composite Bow, and Longbow all being reasonable options early in the game and rare bows required heavier investment in Dex or Str to be used. For veteran players, the Rapid Fire skill on the Composite and Short Bows may be of particular interest.

Black Bow Of Pharis

Skill: Pharis Triple-shot
Drop from Elder Ghru, (Farron Keep)

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

Composite Bow

Skill: Rapid Fire
Can be found in Shrine Handmaid

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

Darkmoon Long Bow

Skill: Darkmoon Arrow
Drop form Aldrich’s Soul (Anor Londo)

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

Dragonrider Bow

Skill: Puncture
Can be found in Smouldering Lake

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

Longbow

Skill: Puncture
Can be found in High Wall of Lothric

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

Short Bow

Skill: Rapid Fire
Buy form Greirat after pillaging Village

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

Greatbows List:

Greatbows need heavy requirements to be used, and you typically cannot be used until later in a playthrough. Greatbows have slow rate of fire but do a massive damage against the distance enemies. You can’t use Greatbows are for general combat, but they can come in handy against certain big game targets.

Dragonslayer Greatbow

Skill: Puncturing Arrow
Can be found in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley

Masterfully fires off a great arrow that pierces through all enemies in its path, inflicting damage.

Onislayer Greatbow

Skill: Puncturing Arrow
Can be found in Profaned Capital

Masterfully fires off a great arrow that pierces through all enemie in its path, inflicting damage.

Crossbows List:

Use as an off-hand weapon with a good rate of fire, but Crossbows needs good Dex, level to be used. They also so a good amount of damage and can be used in close combat if you manage to make some distance. Crossbows only have a basic Tackle skill, lacking the dedicated ranged skills of the other bows.

Arbalest

Skill: Tackle
Can be found in Cathedral of the Deep