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{{WP-REAL|Bow and arrow}}
{{Quote|While a crossbow is a blessing for an untrained army, skill with a longbow will always outperform it.|Mario Auditore.|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy|Italian Wars: Chapter 3 – Mario Auditore}}
{{Update|''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''}}
{{Quote|While a crossbow is a blessing for an untrained army, skill with a longbow will always outperform it.|[[Mario Auditore]].|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}
[[File:Assassins-Creed-3-17.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ratonhnhaké:ton wielding a bow]]
[[File:Assassins-Creed-3-17.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ratonhnhaké:ton wielding a bow]]
The '''bow''' is a ranged weapon that has been used by many [[Humans|human]] civilizations, spanning over millennia. It relies on projectiles called arrows, commonly stored in portable container known as a [[quiver]].
The '''bow''' is a ranged weapon that consists of an elastic arc with a string attached at either end. It is held vertically and is designed to launch sharp projectiles called [[arrow]]s, which are commonly carried in a portable container known as a [[quiver]].<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> It is closely related to the [[crossbow]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="Dynasty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''</ref>


==Usage==
==Usage==
Use of the bow by [[archers]] has been prevalent since the Middle Ages, spanning into the [[Renaissance]]. Individuals with the weapon were commonly assigned as sentries for important locations, and used their bows to attack trespassers from the rooftops that they were stationed on.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
The bow and arrow has been ubiquitous across human cultures for thousands of years, serving as one of their most fundamental ranged weapons in hunting and warfare.<ref name="Project Legacy" /><ref name="ACO" /><ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> Individuals trained in its use are called [[archer]]s, and they were a mainstay of armies everywhere prior to the development of [[firearm]]s. In cities, archers would be assigned as sentries posted on rooftops, walls, and lookout towers to guard restricted areas from trespassers and the city itself from invaders.<ref name="AC1" /><ref name="AC2" /><ref name="ACAC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref><ref name="AC2D">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref> The weapons could be quite effective at defending besieged walls because of their ability to pick off enemies at a distance.<ref name="Italian Wars 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Italian Wars: Chapter 3 – Mario Auditore]]</ref>
 
In battle, soldiers with bows were used to pick off enemies from a distance, and were effective in defending their walls during siege warfare. During the Renaissance, the [[crossbow]] became popular for this purpose as well, though a longbow was a more effective choice if used by a skilled soldier.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>


[[File:Digging Graves PL.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A team of Assassin archers]]
[[File:Digging Graves PL.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A team of Assassin archers]]
The [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]] used bows frequently, as they were silent, long-ranged weapons, and many individual members were known for their skill with them. The Assassin [[Qulan Gal]] helped to assassinate [[Genghis Khan]] by shooting his [[Horses|horse]] with a bow and arrow, and would later be [[Sanctuary|commemorated]] with the bow as his [[Assassin Seals|Assassin Seal]].<ref name="AC2"/>
The [[Assassins]] used bows frequently, as they were silent, long-ranged weapons, and many individual members were known for their tremendous skill with them. The Assassin [[Qulan Gal]] helped to [[assassination|assassinate]] [[Genghis Khan]] by shooting his [[horse]] with a bow, and would later be commemorated in the [[Sanctuary]] beneath the [[Villa Auditore]] with the bow as his [[Assassin Seals|Assassin Seal]].<ref name="A Change of Plans">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[A Change of Plans]]</ref> [[Cipriano Enu]], an [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]], was a exceptional marksman with the bow and was able to snipe targets from up to four rooftops away with a single arrow.<ref name="Rome 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio]]</ref>


[[Perotto Calderon]] and [[Cipriano Enu]], both [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassins]], acquired great skill with the bow, and were able to kill targets from up to four rooftops away with a single arrow.<ref name="ACPL"/>
Even after the bow had been phased out around the world by firearms, Assassins like the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] continued to use it for hunting and in hostile situations that required precision and stealth.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> By 2016, Ratonhnhaké:ton's bow had been retrieved by [[Abstergo Industries]] and put on display at their [[Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center|facility]] in [[Madrid]], where it was later retrieved by [[Callum Lynch]], who used it to fend off several guards during his and the other prisoners' riot.<ref name="ACFilm">[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]]</ref>


During the [[American Revolutionary War]], the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] wielded the bow for both combat and [[hunting]] purposes, using it to kill assassination targets and animals alike. His skill with the weapon was so honed that he could even target specific limbs of his prey.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
==Weapon Statistics==
==Weapon Statistics==
===Ptolemaic Egypt (1st century BCE)===
===Peloponnesian War (5th century BCE)===
====Hunter Bows====
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="5%" |Name
! width="5%" |me
!width="5%" |Rarity
! width="5%" |Rarity
!width="5%" |Max DPS (Lvl 99)
! width="5%" |Quality (Max Level 40)
!width="10%"|Attributes
! width="5%" |Damage (Max Level 40)
!width="5%" |Availability
! width="5%" |Attributes
! width="5%" |Availability
|-
|-
![[Achilles Heel Seeker]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Odyssey Bow"}}
|Common
|}
|85
<small>*Only available after downloading ''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]''</small><br>
|543
<small>**Only available after downloading ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]''</small>
|Charging Speed I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Alchemist’s Dream]]
|Rare
|87
|538
|
Charging Speed II


Critical Hit Rate I
===Ptolemaic Egypt (1st century BCE)===
|Complete [[Predator to Prey]]
====Hunter bows====
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
!width="5%" |Name
!width="5%" |Rarity
!width="5%" |Quality (Max Level 55)
!width="5%" |Damage (Max Level 55)
!width="5%" |Attributes
!width="5%" |Availability
|-
|-
![[Ash Bow]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Hunter bow"}}
|Legendary
|}
|92
<small>*Only available after downloading ''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]''.</small><br>
|548
<small>**Only available after downloading ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''.</small>
|
Charging Speed III
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11200,11217,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit I</p>


<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11219,11240,0,0]}">Ranged Hit Multiplier</p>
====Light bows====
|Blacksmith, Loot
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
|-
|-
![[Big Game Bow]]
!width="5%" |Name
|Common
!width="5%" |Rarity
|86
!width="5%" |Quality (Max Level 55)
|538
!width="5%" |Damage (Max Level 55)
|Charging Speed III
!width="5%" |Attributes
|Blacksmith, Loot
!width="5%" |Availability
|-
|-
![[Bow of Arash]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Light bow"}}
|Rare
|}
|87
<small>*Only available after downloading [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]].</small>
|543
|
Charging Speed II
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11346,11367,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage I</p>
|Complete Pax Romana
|-
![[Cobra Royale]]
|Legendary
|91
|538
|Charging Speed III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11425,11444,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit III</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11446,11459,0,0]}">Poison on Hit</p>
|Helix Store, [[Nomad's Bazaar]]
|-
![[Combat Bow]]
|Common
|84
|533
|Charging Speed II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Crescent Moon]]
|Legendary
|93
|544
|Charging Speed IV
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11568,11587,0,0]}">Combo Multiplier II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11589,11596,0,0]}">On Fire</p>
|Helix Store
|-
![[Deathstorm]]
|Legendary
|
|
|Adrenaline on Kill II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11650,11667,0,0]}">Charging Speed IV</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11669,11676,0,0]}">On Fire</p>
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Desheret Patrol Bow]]
|Common
|85
|533
|Charging Speed III
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Gazelle Bow]]
|Common
|85
|543
|Charging Speed I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Hunting Bow]]
|Common
|
|
|Charging Speed I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Im-Khent Bow]]
|Common
|83
|533
|Charging Speed I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Lion's Mane]]
|Legendary
|91
|538
|Charging Speed III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11943,11965,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[11967,11981,0,0]}">Health on Kill</p>
|Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Longbow]]
|Common
|85
|543
|Charging Speed I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Nubian Bow]]
|Common
|86
|538
|Charging Speed III
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Obsidian Bow]]
|Rare
|
|
|Charging Speed II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12128,12150,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage II</p>
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Overseer of All Disputes]]
|Common
|85
|538
|Charging Speed II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Self-help Remedy]]
|Common
|
|
|Charging Speed I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Serpent's Scourge]]
|Common
|85
|539
|Charging Speed II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Ta-Sety Bow]]
|Legendary
|91
|543
|Charging Speed II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12381,12401,0,0]}">Critical Hit Rate II</p>


<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12403,12422,0,0]}">Low Health Critical</p>
====Warrior bows====
|Nomad's Bazaar
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
|-
![[Wolfsbane]]
|Rare
|89
|538
|Charging Speed IV
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12472,12492,0,0]}">Critical Hit Rate II</p>
|Blacksmith, Loot
|}
====Light Bows====
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! width="5%" |Name
! width="5%" |Name
! width="5%" |Rarity
! width="5%" |Rarity
! width="5%" |Quality (Max Level 40)
! width="5%" |Quality (Max Level 55)
! width="5%" |Damage (Max Level 40)
! width="5%" |Damage (Max Level 55)
! width="5%" |Attributes
! width="5%" |Attributes
! width="5%" |Availability
! width="5%" |Availability
|-
|-
![[Apedemak]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Warrior bow"}}
|Legendary
|}
|92
<small>**Only available after downloading ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''.</small>
|700
|Rate of Fire IIII
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12725,12747,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12749,12756,0,0]}">On Fire</p>
|Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Arc Bow]]
|Common
|84
|700
|Rate of Fire I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Bitter Bow]]
|Rare
|
|
|
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Bow of Wadjet]]
|Legendary
|92
|705
|Rate of Fire III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12920,12942,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[12944,12957,0,0]}">Poison on Hit</p>
|
|-
![[Composite Bow]]
|Legendary
|
|
|Rate of Fire IV
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13009,13030,0,0]}">Adrenaline on Kill II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13032,13045,0,0]}">Health on Hit</p>
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Corrupted Soul]]
|Legendary
|
|
|Rate of Fire III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13099,13117,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13119,13138,0,0]}">Low Health Critical</p>
|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
![[Griffin (Bow)|Griffin]]
|Legendary
|91
|700
|Rate of Fire III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13189,13207,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13209,13229,0,0]}">Elevation Multiplier</p>
|Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Hunger of the Underworld]]
|Legendary
|93
|705
|Rate of Fire IV
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13297,13315,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13317,13331,0,0]}">Health on Kill</p>
|Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Hyperion]]
|Rare
|88
|700
|Rate of Fire III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13379,13399,0,0]}">Critical Hit Rate II</p>
|
|-
![[Neith]]
|Legendary
|
|
|Rate of Fire III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13443,13460,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit I</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13462,13473,0,0]}">Extra Arrow</p>
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Morning Sun]]
|Legendary
|92
|715
|Rate of Fire III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13528,13549,0,0]}">Adrenaline on Kill II</p>


<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13551,13572,0,0]}">Ranged Hit Multiplier</p>
====Predator bows====
|Blacksmith, Loot
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
|-
![[Ousirmaatre Setepenre]]
|Common
|85
|705
|Rate of Fire I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[The Parthian]]
|Rare
|87
|705
|Rate of Fire I
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[13680,13702,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage II</p>
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Quick Bow]]
|Common
|84
|693
|Rate of Fire II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Toxotai Bow]]
|Common
|85
|693
|Rate of Fire III
|Blacksmith, Loot
|}
====Warrior Bows====
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width="5%" |Name
! width="5%" |Name
! width="5%" |Rarity
! width="5%" |Rarity
! width="5%" |Quality (Max Level 40)
! width="5%" |Quality (Max Level 55)
! width="5%" |Damage (Max Level 40)
! width="5%" |Damage (Max Level 55)
! width="5%" |Attributes
! width="5%" |Attributes
! width="5%" |Availability
! width="5%" |Availability
|-
|-
![[Aldebaran]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Predator bow"}}
|Rare
|}
|86
<small>**Only available after downloading ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''.</small>
|1117
|Precision II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14028,14045,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit I</p>
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Battos’ Bow]]
|Rare
|87
|1117
|Precision II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14093,14115,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage II</p>
|Complete Founding Father
|-
![[The Crimson Death]]
|Legendary
|89
|1117
|Precision II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14173,14191,0,0]}">Combo Multiplier I</p>


<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14193,14212,0,0]}">Health for Critical</p>
===Viking expansion Europe===
|Nomad's Bazaar
====Hunter bows====
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
![[Crown Jewel]]
!width="5%" |Name
|Rare
!width="5%" |Class
|
!width="5%" |Atk
|
!width="5%" |Spd
|Precision II
!width="5%" |Stun
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14254,14275,0,0]}">Adrenaline on Kill II</p>
!width="5%" |Crit Pre
|Unlocked through Uplay
!width="5%" |Hd Shot
!width="5%" |Wgt
!width="10%" |Availability
|-
|-
![[The Fourth Plague]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Valhalla Hunter bow"}}
|Legendary
|}
|93
|1127
|Precision IV
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14333,14355,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage II</p>


<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14357,14370,0,0]}">Health on Hit</p>
====Light bows====
|Blacksmith, Loot
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
![[Hippopotamus Charge]]
!width="5%" |Name
|Rare
!width="5%" |Class
|86
!width="5%" |Atk
|1128
!width="5%" |Spd
|Precision I
!width="5%" |Stun
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14424,14443,0,0]}">Critical Hit Rate I</p>
!width="5%" |Crit Pre
|Blacksmith, Loot
!width="5%" |Hd Shot
!width="5%" |Wgt
!width="10%" |Availability
|-
|-
![[Jackal's Gaze]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Valhalla Light bow"}}
|Legendary
|}
|95
|1056
|Precision IV
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14497,14516,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit III</p>


<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14518,14531,0,0]}">Health on Hit</p>
====Predator bows====
|Helix Store
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
![[Khryselakatos]]
!width="5%" |Name
|Legendary
!width="5%" |Class
|92
!width="5%" |Atk
|1138
!width="5%" |Spd
|Precision II
!width="5%" |Stun
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14585,14606,0,0]}">Adrenaline on Kill II</p>
!width="5%" |Crit Pre
 
!width="5%" |Hd Shot
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14608,14628,0,0]}">Elevation Multiplier</p>
!width="5%" |Wgt
|Blacksmith, Loot
!width="10%" |Availability
|-
![[Priest of Ma'at]]
|Rare
|88
|1067
|Precision II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14679,14697,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit II</p>
|Defeat [[The Hammer]] in [[Cyrene]] [[Gladiator Arena]]
|-
![[Rain of Arrows]]
|Common
|84
|1119
|Precision I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Sty]]
|Common
|
|
|Precision III
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Til-Tuba Bow]]
|Common
|
|
|Precision I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Wall of Sand]]
|Common
|84
|1107
|Precision II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
|-
![[Wings of Ashur]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Valhalla Predator bow"}}
|Legendary
|91
|1117
|Precision III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14929,14950,0,0]}">Adrenaline on Hurt II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[14952,14972,0,0]}">Elevation Multiplier</p>
|Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
|}
|}
====Predator Bows====
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
! width="5%" |Name
! width="5%" |Rarity
! width="5%" |Quality (Max Level 40)
! width="5%" |Damage (Max Level 40)
! width="5%" |Attributes
! width="5%" |Availability
|-
![[Amenhotep’s Bow]]
|Legendary
|93
|650
|Stealth Damage IV
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15216,15235,0,0]}">Combo Multiplier II</p>


<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15237,15251,0,0]}">Health on Kill</p>
==Behind the scenes==
|Blacksmith, Loot
In ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', it is possible to kill two guards with a single arrow. At full drawpower and close-ranged, it may injure up to three enemies if in close file.
|-
![[Ancestral Bow]]
|Rare
|87
|645
|Stealth Damage II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15304,15322,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit II</p>
|
|-
![[Barbed Longbow]]
|Legendary
|93
|650
|Stealth Damage III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15382,15401,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit III</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15403,15422,0,0]}">Health for Critical</p>
|Helix Store
|-
![[Concealed Garment]]
|Common
|85
|651
|Stealth Damage I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Copper Arc]]
|Common
|84
|645
|Stealth Damage I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Desert Companion]]
|Common
|85
|645
|Stealth Damage II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Hades]]
|Rare
|87
|651
|Stealth Damage I
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15630,15651,0,0]}">Adrenaline on Kill II</p>
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Jebel Barkal]]
|Legendary
|89
|645
|Stealth Damage III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15710,15729,0,0]}">Combo Multiplier II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15731,15752,0,0]}">Ranged Hit Multiplier</p>
|Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Lord of Bones]]
|Legendary
|91
|645
|Stealth Damage III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15812,15831,0,0]}">Bleeding on Hit III</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15833,15846,0,0]}">Poison on Hit</p>
|Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Mute Bow]]
|Rare
|87
|644
|Stealth Damage II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[15895,15917,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage II</p>
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Neith's Observer]]
|Common
|85
|640
|Stealth Damage III
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Quagga]]
|Rare
|87
|645
|Stealth Damage II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16021,16042,0,0]}">Adrenaline on Kill II</p>
|Available from [[Twitch Prime Pack]] DLC
|-
![[Rain Bow]]
|Rare
|87
|645
|Stealth Damage II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16090,16112,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage II</p>
|Helix Store
|-
![[Smoke and Mirrors]]
|Legendary
|93
|656
|Stealth Damage III
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16175,16195,0,0]}">Critical Hit Rate II</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16197,16204,0,0]}">On Fire</p>
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Trophy Hunter]]
|Legendary
|93
|641
|Stealth Damage II
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16262,16285,0,0]}">Critical Hit Damage III</p>
 
<p data-parsoid="{"dsr":[16287,16307,0,0]}">Elevation Multiplier</p>
|Defeat War Elephants [[Qetesh]] & [[Resheph]]
|-
![[Valkyrie Operator]]
|Common
|
|
|Stealth Damage III
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Victoria (Bow)|Victoria]]
|Common
|85
|645
|Stealth Damage II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Whisper of Death]]
|Common
|84
|639
|Stealth Damage II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Wildland Bow]]
|Common
|84
|645
|Stealth Damage I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|}
==Trivia==
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', it is possible to kill two guards with a single arrow. At full drawpower and close-ranged, it may injure up to three enemies if in close file.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
Scramble.jpg|Bows used in the [[Defense of Monteriggioni]]
Scramble.jpg|Bows used in the [[defense of Monteriggioni]]
Cherry Picking PL.jpg|Soldiers falling to Cipriano Enu's arrows
Cherry Picking PL.jpg|Soldiers falling to Cipriano Enu's arrows
Bow AC3.jpg|A model of Connor's Native American bow
Bow AC3.jpg|A model of Connor's bow
ACIII-GI (15).jpg|Connor approaching an [[Elk|elk]] with his bow
ACIII-GI (15).jpg|Connor hunting an [[elk]] with his bow
AC3 Teaser 01.png|Connor aiming with his bow
AC3 Teaser 01.png|Connor aiming with his bow
Frontier Landscape.jpg|Connor hunting with a bow
ACO Hunter Bows Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of hunter bows in ''Origins''
Bow and Arrow in-game.jpg|Connor firing his bow
ACO Light Bows Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of light bows in ''Origins''
ACO Hunter Bows Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of Hunter Bows in ''Origins''
ACO Predator Bows Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of predator bows in ''Origins''
ACO Light Bows Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of light bows in ''Origins''
ACO Warrior Bows Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of warrior bows in ''Origins''
ACO Predator Bows Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of predator bows in ''Origins''
ACOD Bows Concept Art - Gabriel Blain.jpg|Concept art of legendary bows in ''Odyssey''
ACO Warrior Bows Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of warrior bows in ''Origins''
ACSH DB Yumi Bow.png|A yumi bow
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''


==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 11 May 2026

"While a crossbow is a blessing for an untrained army, skill with a longbow will always outperform it."
―Mario Auditore.[src]-[m]
Ratonhnhaké:ton wielding a bow

The bow is a ranged weapon that consists of an elastic arc with a string attached at either end. It is held vertically and is designed to launch sharp projectiles called arrows, which are commonly carried in a portable container known as a quiver.[1][2][3] It is closely related to the crossbow.[4][5]

Usage[edit | edit source]

The bow and arrow has been ubiquitous across human cultures for thousands of years, serving as one of their most fundamental ranged weapons in hunting and warfare.[1][3][6][7][8] Individuals trained in its use are called archers, and they were a mainstay of armies everywhere prior to the development of firearms. In cities, archers would be assigned as sentries posted on rooftops, walls, and lookout towers to guard restricted areas from trespassers and the city itself from invaders.[6][7][9][10] The weapons could be quite effective at defending besieged walls because of their ability to pick off enemies at a distance.[11]

A team of Assassin archers

The Assassins used bows frequently, as they were silent, long-ranged weapons, and many individual members were known for their tremendous skill with them. The Assassin Qulan Gal helped to assassinate Genghis Khan by shooting his horse with a bow, and would later be commemorated in the Sanctuary beneath the Villa Auditore with the bow as his Assassin Seal.[12] Cipriano Enu, an Italian Assassins, was a exceptional marksman with the bow and was able to snipe targets from up to four rooftops away with a single arrow.[13]

Even after the bow had been phased out around the world by firearms, Assassins like the Kanien'kehá:ka Ratonhnhaké:ton continued to use it for hunting and in hostile situations that required precision and stealth.[14] By 2016, Ratonhnhaké:ton's bow had been retrieved by Abstergo Industries and put on display at their facility in Madrid, where it was later retrieved by Callum Lynch, who used it to fend off several guards during his and the other prisoners' riot.[15]

Weapon Statistics[edit | edit source]

Peloponnesian War (5th century BCE)[edit | edit source]

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Odyssey Bow"}}
Name Rarity Max DPS (Lvl 99) Attributes Availability

*Only available after downloading Legacy of the First Blade
**Only available after downloading The Fate of Atlantis

Ptolemaic Egypt (1st century BCE)[edit | edit source]

Hunter bows[edit | edit source]

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Hunter bow"}}
Name Rarity Quality (Max Level 55) Damage (Max Level 55) Attributes Availability

*Only available after downloading The Hidden Ones.
**Only available after downloading The Curse of the Pharaohs.

Light bows[edit | edit source]

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Light bow"}}
Name Rarity Quality (Max Level 55) Damage (Max Level 55) Attributes Availability

*Only available after downloading The Hidden Ones.

Warrior bows[edit | edit source]

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Warrior bow"}}
Name Rarity Quality (Max Level 55) Damage (Max Level 55) Attributes Availability

**Only available after downloading The Curse of the Pharaohs.

Predator bows[edit | edit source]

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Predator bow"}}
Name Rarity Quality (Max Level 55) Damage (Max Level 55) Attributes Availability

**Only available after downloading The Curse of the Pharaohs.

Viking expansion Europe[edit | edit source]

Hunter bows[edit | edit source]

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Valhalla Hunter bow"}}
Name Class Atk Spd Stun Crit Pre Hd Shot Wgt Availability

Light bows[edit | edit source]

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Valhalla Light bow"}}
Name Class Atk Spd Stun Crit Pre Hd Shot Wgt Availability

Predator bows[edit | edit source]

{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Valhalla Predator bow"}}
Name Class Atk Spd Stun Crit Pre Hd Shot Wgt Availability

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

In Assassin's Creed III, it is possible to kill two guards with a single arrow. At full drawpower and close-ranged, it may injure up to three enemies if in close file.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]