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{{Era|Weapons}}{{WP-REAL|Bow and arrow}}
{{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}}
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{{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==
===Peloponnesian War (5th century BCE)===
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="5%" |Name
!width="5%" |Rarity
!width="5%" |Max DPS (Lvl 99)
!width="10%"|Attributes
!width="5%" |Availability
|-
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Odyssey Bow"}}
|}
<small>*Only available after downloading ''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]''</small><br>
<small>**Only available after downloading ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]''</small>


==Weapon Statistics==
===Ptolemaic Egypt (1st century BCE)===
===Ptolemaic Egypt (1st century BCE)===
====Hunter bows====
====Hunter bows====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
! 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
|-
![[Achilles Heel Seeker]]
|Common
|85
|543
|Charging Speed I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Alchemist’s Dream]]
|Rare
|87
|538
|Charging Speed II
 
Critical Hit Rate I
|Complete [[Predator to Prey]]
|-
![[Ash Bow]]
|Legendary
|92
|548
|Charging Speed III
Bleeding on Hit I
 
Ranged Hit Multiplier
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Big Game Bow]]
|Common
|86
|538
|Charging Speed III
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Bow of Arash]]
|Rare
|87
|543
|Charging Speed II
 
Critical Hit Damage I
|Complete [[Pax Romana (Origins)|Pax Romana]]
|-
![[Cobra Royale]]
|Legendary
|91
|538
|Charging Speed III
Bleeding on Hit III
 
Poison on Hit
|Helix Store, [[Nomad's Bazaar]]
|-
![[Combat Bow]]
|Common
|84
|533
|Charging Speed II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Crescent Moon]]
|Legendary
|93
|544
|Charging Speed IV
Combo Multiplier II
 
On Fire
|Helix Store
|-
![[Deathstorm]]
|Legendary
|
|
|Adrenaline on Kill II
Charging Speed IV
 
On Fire
|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
Critical Hit Damage II
 
Health on Kill
|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
Critical Hit Damage II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Overseer of All Disputes]]
|Common
|85
|538
|Charging Speed II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Painless Death]]*
|Legendary
|100 (Lvl 45)
|597 (Lvl 45)
|Charging Speed
Adrenaline on Hurt
 
Sleep on Hit
|Complete [[The Walls of the Ruler]]
|-
|-
![[Self-help Remedy]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Hunter bow"}}
|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
Critical Hit Rate II
 
Low Health Critical
|Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Wolfsbane]]
|Rare
|89
|538
|Charging Speed IV
Critical Hit Rate II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|}
|}
<small>*Only available after downloading [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]].</small>
<small>*Only available after downloading ''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]''.</small><br>
<small>**Only available after downloading ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''.</small>


====Light bows====
====Light bows====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
{|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 40)
! width="5%" |Damage (Max Level 40)
! width="5%" |Attributes
! width="5%" |Availability
|-
![[Apedemak]]
|Legendary
|92
|700
|Rate of Fire IIII
Critical Hit Damage II
 
On Fire
|Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Arc Bow]]
|Common
|84
|700
|Rate of Fire I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Bitter Bow]]
|Rare
|
|
|
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Bow of Ra]]*
|Legendary
|100 (Lvl 45)
|813 (Lvl 45)
|Rate of Fire
Combo Multiplier
 
On Fire
|
|-
![[Bow of Wadjet]]
|Legendary
|92
|705
|Rate of Fire III
Critical Hit Damage II
Poison on Hit
|
|-
![[Composite Bow]]
|Legendary
|
|
|Rate of Fire IV
Adrenaline on Kill II
 
Health on Hit
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Corrupted Soul]]
|Legendary
|
|
|Rate of Fire III
Bleeding on Hit II
 
Low Health Critical
|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
![[Cupid's Bow|Cupid's Bow ]]
|Legendary
|93
|705
|
Rate of Fire II
 
Critical Hit Rate IV
 
Extra Arrow
|[[Wacky Items Pack]] DLC
|-
![[Griffin (Bow)|Griffin]]
|Legendary
|91
|700
|Rate of Fire III
Bleeding on Hit II
 
Elevation Multiplier
|Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Hunger of the Underworld]]
|Legendary
|93
|705
|Rate of Fire IV
Bleeding on Hit II
 
Health on Kill
|Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
|-
|-
![[Hyperion]]
!width="5%" |Name
|Rare
!width="5%" |Rarity
|88
!width="5%" |Quality (Max Level 55)
|700
!width="5%" |Damage (Max Level 55)
|Rate of Fire III
!width="5%" |Attributes
Critical Hit Rate II
!width="5%" |Availability
|
|-
|-
![[Neith]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Light bow"}}
|Legendary
|
|
|Rate of Fire III
Bleeding on Hit I
 
Extra Arrow
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Morning Sun]]
|Legendary
|92
|715
|Rate of Fire III
Adrenaline on Kill II
 
Ranged Hit Multiplier
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Ousirmaatre Setepenre]]
|Common
|85
|705
|Rate of Fire I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[The Parthian]]
|Rare
|87
|705
|Rate of Fire I
Critical Hit Damage II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Quick Bow]]
|Common
|84
|693
|Rate of Fire II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Toxotai Bow]]
|Common
|85
|693
|Rate of Fire III
|Blacksmith, Loot
|}
|}
<small>*Only available after downloading [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]].</small>
<small>*Only available after downloading [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]].</small>
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! 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 Warrior bow"}}
|Rare
|86
|1117
|Precision II
Bleeding on Hit I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Battos’ Bow]]
|Rare
|87
|1117
|Precision II
Critical Hit Damage II
|Complete Founding Father
|-
![[The Crimson Death]]
|Legendary
|89
|1117
|Precision II
Combo Multiplier I
 
Health for Critical
|Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Crown Jewel]]
|Rare
|
|
|Precision II
Adrenaline on Kill II
|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
![[The Fourth Plague]]
|Legendary
|93
|1127
|Precision IV
Critical Hit Damage II
 
Health on Hit
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Hippopotamus Charge]]
|Rare
|86
|1128
|Precision I
Critical Hit Rate I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Jackal's Gaze]]
|Legendary
|95
|1056
|Precision IV
Bleeding on Hit III
 
Health on Hit
|Helix Store
|-
![[Khryselakatos]]
|Legendary
|92
|1138
|Precision II
Adrenaline on Kill II
 
Elevation Multiplier
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Priest of Ma'at]]
|Rare
|88
|1067
|Precision II
Bleeding on Hit II
|Defeat [[The Hammer]] in [[Cyrene Gladiator Arena]]
|-
![[Rain of Arrows]]
|Common
|84
|1119
|Precision I
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Scales of Truth]]
|Legendary
|93
|1138
|
Precision IV
 
Critical Hit Damage I
 
Extra Arrow
|Complete the Trials of [[Anubis]], [[Sobek]] and [[Sekhmet]] once before completing any one of them one more time.
|-
![[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]]
|Legendary
|91
|1117
|Precision III
Adrenaline on Hurt II
 
Elevation Multiplier
|Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
|}
|}
<small>**Only available after downloading ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''.</small>


====Predator bows====
====Predator bows====
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! 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
|-
|-
![[Amenhotep’s Bow]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Origins Predator bow"}}
|Legendary
|}
|93
<small>**Only available after downloading ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''.</small>
|650
|Stealth Damage IV
Combo Multiplier II


Health on Kill
===Viking expansion Europe===
|Blacksmith, Loot
====Hunter bows====
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
![[Ancestral Bow]]
!width="5%" |Name
|Rare
!width="5%" |Class
|87
!width="5%" |Atk
|645
!width="5%" |Spd
|Stealth Damage II
!width="5%" |Stun
Bleeding on Hit II
!width="5%" |Crit Pre
|
!width="5%" |Hd Shot
!width="5%" |Wgt
!width="10%" |Availability
|-
|-
![[Barbed Longbow]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Valhalla Hunter bow"}}
|Legendary
|}
|93
|650
|Stealth Damage III
Bleeding on Hit III


Health for Critical
====Light bows====
|Helix Store
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
![[Concealed Garment]]
!width="5%" |Name
|Common
!width="5%" |Class
|85
!width="5%" |Atk
|651
!width="5%" |Spd
|Stealth Damage I
!width="5%" |Stun
|Blacksmith, Loot
!width="5%" |Crit Pre
!width="5%" |Hd Shot
!width="5%" |Wgt
!width="10%" |Availability
|-
|-
![[Copper Arc]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Valhalla Light bow"}}
|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
Adrenaline on Kill II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Jebel Barkal]]
|Legendary
|89
|645
|Stealth Damage III
Combo Multiplier II


Ranged Hit Multiplier
====Predator bows====
|Nomad's Bazaar
{|class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
|-
![[Lord of Bones]]
|Legendary
|91
|645
|Stealth Damage III
Bleeding on Hit III
 
Poison on Hit
|Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
|-
![[Mute Bow]]
|Rare
|87
|644
|Stealth Damage II
Critical Hit Damage II
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Neith's Observer]]
|Common
|85
|640
|Stealth Damage III
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Quagga]]
|Rare
|87
|645
|Stealth Damage II
Adrenaline on Kill II
|Available from [[Twitch Prime Pack]] DLC
|-
![[Rain Bow]]
|Rare
|87
|645
|Stealth Damage II
Critical Hit Damage II
|Helix Store
|-
![[Smoke and Mirrors]]
|Legendary
|93
|656
|Stealth Damage III
Critical Hit Rate II
 
On Fire
|Blacksmith, Loot
|-
![[Trophy Hunter]]
|Legendary
|93
|641
|Stealth Damage II
Critical Hit Damage III
 
Elevation Multiplier
|Defeat War Elephants [[Qetesh]] & [[Resheph]]
|-
|-
![[Valkyrie Operator]]
!width="5%" |Name
|Common
!width="5%" |Class
|
!width="5%" |Atk
|
!width="5%" |Spd
|Stealth Damage III
!width="5%" |Stun
|Blacksmith, Loot
!width="5%" |Crit Pre
!width="5%" |Hd Shot
!width="5%" |Wgt
!width="10%" |Availability
|-
|-
![[Victoria (bow)|Victoria]]
{{#section:AC:CST/Weapons|"Valhalla Predator bow"}}
|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==
==Behind the scenes==
* 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.
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==
==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]

  • Bows used in the defense of Monteriggioni
    Bows used in the defense of Monteriggioni
  • Soldiers falling to Cipriano Enu's arrows
    Soldiers falling to Cipriano Enu's arrows
  • A model of Connor's bow
    A model of Connor's bow
  • Connor hunting an elk with his bow
    Connor hunting an elk with his bow
  • Connor aiming with his bow
    Connor aiming with his bow
  • Concept art of hunter bows in Origins
    Concept art of hunter bows in Origins
  • Concept art of light bows in Origins
    Concept art of light bows in Origins
  • Concept art of predator bows in Origins
    Concept art of predator bows in Origins
  • Concept art of warrior bows in Origins
    Concept art of warrior bows in Origins
  • Concept art of legendary bows in Odyssey
    Concept art of legendary bows in Odyssey
  • A yumi bow
    A yumi bow

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed III
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed II
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed II: Discovery
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Italian Wars: Chapter 3 – Mario Auditore
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed II – A Change of Plans
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed III
  15. ↑ Assassin's Creed film

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