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Elden Ring
Shortbow Stats, Upgrades, and How to Get
The Shortbow is a Light Bow available in Elden Ring. Read on for the Shortbow's stats, upgrade info, how to use the Shortbow, and its location.
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Shortbow Overview
Shortbow Basic Profile
 Shortbow
|
Type / Art / Weight |
|---|---|
| Type:
Light Bows
Attack Type: None Skill: Barrage Weight: 2.5 |
|
| Description | |
| Small bow made to fire arrows over great distances. Other than its ability to fire off arrows in rapid succession, it is also well-suited for use on horseback. | |
Basic Stats
| PHYS ATK | 65 | PHYS DEF | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAG ATK | 0 | MAG DEF | - |
| FIRE ATK | 0 | FIRE DEF | - |
| LGHT ATK | 0 | LGHT DEF | - |
| HOLY ATK | 0 | HOLY DEF | - |
| CRIT ATK | 100 | GUARD BOOST | - |
| INCANT SCALING | - | RANGE | 29 |
| SORCERY SCALING | - | - | - |
Attribute Scaling
| STR | DEX | INT | FAI | ARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | E | - | - | - |
Required Stats
| STR | DEX | INT | FAI | ARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shortbow Location
The Shortbow can be obtained from the Nomadic Merchant in Limgrave West, just outside Coastal Cave. It costs 600 runes. It is also a starting weapon for the Bandit Class.
This weapon also has a chance to drop from bow-type Marionette Soldiers.
How to Use the Shortbow
Scales with Strength and Dexterity
The Shortbow scales equally with a D scaling in both Strength and Dexterity at +25 with the Standard affinity. Equipping the Starscourge Heirloom or Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom will further increase your damage output as they raise Strength and Dex by +5, respectively. You can also equip the Arrow's Sting Talisman which raises the damage of arrows.
Good Early Game Light Bow
The Shortbow is a good early game bow that gives melee builds a ranged option. It requires low stat requirements to wield, deals decent damage, and can help draw aggro one at a time. However, it is outclassed by the other bows in the category, so it's best to save upgrade materials for a bow with better stats later on.
The Shortbow can be purchased from Nomadic Merchant just outside the Coastal Cave. It is also one of the starting weapons of the Bandit Class, giving you a ranged option from the very start of the game.
Infusable with Ashes of War
This weapon is infusable with Ashes of War and is equipped with the Barrage weapon skill by default. This skill allows the user to continuously fire a barrage of arrows at a rapid pace.
Using this skill with different types of arrows is very effective at inflicting enemies with status ailments while rapidly dealing damage. Equipping the talismans Viridian Amber Medallion and Cerulean Amber Medallion will increase your max FP and Stamina allowing you to use the skill much longer as long as you have enough arrows to spare.
Shortbow Upgrade Stats
| Level | PHYS. DMG | SEC. DMG | STR | DEX | INT | FAI | ARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0 | 65 | 0 | E | E | - | - | - |
| +25 | 159 | 0 | D | D | - | - | - |
Elden Ring Related Guides
Weapon Guides
List of Weapons by Stat Scaling
| Strength | Dexterity | Intelligence | |||
| Faith | Arcane | ||||
List of Weapons by Damage Types
 Standard |
 Strike |
 Slash |
 Pierce |
 Magic |
 Fire |
 Holy |
 Lightning |
List of Weapons by Status Effects
 Bleed |
 Frost |
 Scarlet Rot |
 Sleep |
 Poison |
 Madness |
List of Weapon Types
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