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Wild Hearts - Bow Builds

This is a guide to the best builds and equipment for the Bow in Wild Hearts. Learn about the best Bows and the best skills and armor to use with the Bow from the early game until the end game!

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Best End Game Bow Build

Prefectly Balanced Tempest Bow: Skanda

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Tempest Bow: Skanda	455	Lunge	5%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Extreme Archery 20%
Req. Materials
・ Lump of Ore x6 ・ Golden Tempest Auric Claw x4 ・ Golden Tempest Celestial Robe x2 ・ Golden Tempest Auric Ruff x1

Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon	Skill
Gleaming Corvid Bow	Critical Chain 12%
Great Yata Bow	Broken Beast Screaming Arrow 5%
Depluming Bow	Extreme Archery 10%
Sasanqua Bow	Nocking Marvel 40%
Final Weapon Output
Tempest Bow: Skanda	Extreme Archery 30% Fusion Reaper Broken Beast Screaming Arrow 10% Nocking Marvel 40% Critical Chain 12%

Armor	Skills
Garuda Hat	・ Fatigue Recovery (Stam Regen) 10% ・ Deaf Ears ・ Solar Protection 5%
Draconic Back Guard	・ Ancient Tree Champion 15% ・ Hawk Eye 5% ・ Rude Health 12%
Garuda Gauntlets	・ Strong Arm: Spirit 5% ・ Desperation 7% ・ Critical Draw 5%
Wayward Brigand Loincloth	・ Core Boost 16% ・ Freezing Recovery 33% ・ Pummel Bolster 3%
White Fang Brocaded Boots	・ Savage +3 ・ Verve 3% ・ Follow-Through +3

Skills
Extreme Archery 30% \| Fusion Reaper Broken Beast Screaming Arrow 10% \| Nocking Marvel 40% Critical Chain 12% \| Fatigue Recovery 10% Deaf Ears \| Solar Protection 5% Rude Health 12% \| Hawk Eye 5% Desperation 7% \| Strong Arm: Spirit 5% Critical Draw 5% \| Pummel Bolster 3% Savage +3 \| Follow Through +3
Recommended Talisman Skills	Resurrection (Pious Cross: Rosary) Desperation (Attack Talisman: Cicada) Rude Health (Memento of Minato: Remorse)

Build Merits	This build provides players with a perfect gear set against Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono. Our build for the Tempest Bow: Skanda will focus on damage boost as well as stamina and utility boosts that prolong the volley shots from the Haya stance, making it possible to stick more arrows on a Kemono to set for an Otoya shot that ultimately leads to more damage. Note that players can also choose another build path, but we recommend this build as it is not too taxing on resources. Our recommended armor set also provides damage boosts from Desperation, Savage, Solar Protection, and Hawk Eye on top of high defense points and elemental resistances; it also provides stamina boosts that can help prolong the volley shots from Haya stance. To finalize the build we recommend three specific talismans that boost survivability and damage. Pious Cross: Rosary gives the Resurrection skill for a cost of 40 talisman points which leaves us with 10 points to work with. The Attack Talisman: Cicada and Memento of Minato: Remorse give Desperation and Rude Health respectively for 5 talisman points each; totaling 50 talisman points.

Build Merits

This build provides players with a perfect gear set against Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono.

Our build for the Tempest Bow: Skanda will focus on damage boost as well as stamina and utility boosts that prolong the volley shots from the Haya stance, making it possible to stick more arrows on a Kemono to set for an Otoya shot that ultimately leads to more damage. Note that players can also choose another build path, but we recommend this build as it is not too taxing on resources.

Our recommended armor set also provides damage boosts from Desperation, Savage, Solar Protection, and Hawk Eye on top of high defense points and elemental resistances; it also provides stamina boosts that can help prolong the volley shots from Haya stance.

To finalize the build we recommend three specific talismans that boost survivability and damage. Pious Cross: Rosary gives the Resurrection skill for a cost of 40 talisman points which leaves us with 10 points to work with. The Attack Talisman: Cicada and Memento of Minato: Remorse give Desperation and Rude Health respectively for 5 talisman points each; totaling 50 talisman points.

Best Mid Game Bow Build

Anti-Amaterasu Parhelion Bow

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Parhelion Bow	283	Lunge	5%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Poison Wielder 10% ・Extreme Archery 20%
Req. Materials
・ Corestone x15 ・ Long Pearlbeak Tail Feather x2 ・ Sharp Pearlbeak Bill x3 ・ Sharp Pearlbeak Talon x1

Recommended Build Path / Inherited Skills
Weapon	Skill
Ice Bow: Celestial Shot	Critical Boost: Fury 2%
Bow of Nature's Splendor	Critical Master 5%
Balmy Breeze Bow	Critical Boost: Fury 4%
Gleaming Corvid Bow	Critical Chain 12%
Final Weapon Output
Parhelion Bow	Extreme Archery 20% Poison Wielder 10% Critical Boost: Fury 6% Critical Master 5% Critical Chain 12% Water Wilt 3%

Armor	Skills
Great Juniper Headgear	・ Nostrum Water ・ Strong Arm: Water +3
Great Juniper Body Armor	・ Health Boost +5 ・ Health Boost +5 ・ Tangle Recovery 33%
Great Juniper Gauntlets	・ Health Boost +5 ・ Strong Arm: Remedy +33
Red Plum Haidate	・ Health Boost +5 ・ Dodge Boost +4
Red Plum Cannular Sune-ate	・ Provocation 33% ・ Dodge Boost +4

Skills
Extreme Archery 20% \| Poison Wielder 10% Critical Boost: Fury 6% \| Critical Master 5% Critical Chain 12% \|Water Wilt 3% Strong Arm: Water +3 \|Health Boost +15 Tangle Recovery 33% \| Strong Arm: Thread +6 Strong Arm: Remedy +33 \| Dodge Boost +8 Provocation 33% \| Nostrum Water
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Savage ・Fatigue Alleviation ・Leeway ・Core Boost ・Poison Wielder

Build Merits	This build provides players with a strong gear set that can bring down Amaterasu. The weapon focuses on raw damage per second with a high chance for critical hits and poison ailment build up that can synergize with the Bow's rapid fire and would work well against Amaterasu as the poison ailment is one of its weaknesses. The Armor for this build will focus on health boosts, elemental and ailment resistances against Amaterasu's attacks, as well as dodge boosts which can merit from the Bow's playstyle as player's can keep on aiming while dodging. To Finalize the build, we recommend equipping talisman skills that can boost the Parhelion Bow's damage output like Savage, and skills that boost stamina and stamina recovery like Leeway, Fatigue Alleviation, and Core Boost to extend the use time of bolstered Haya (Horizontal) shots.

Build Merits

This build provides players with a strong gear set that can bring down Amaterasu.

The weapon focuses on raw damage per second with a high chance for critical hits and poison ailment build up that can synergize with the Bow's rapid fire and would work well against Amaterasu as the poison ailment is one of its weaknesses.

The Armor for this build will focus on health boosts, elemental and ailment resistances against Amaterasu's attacks, as well as dodge boosts which can merit from the Bow's playstyle as player's can keep on aiming while dodging.

To Finalize the build, we recommend equipping talisman skills that can boost the Parhelion Bow's damage output like Savage, and skills that boost stamina and stamina recovery like Leeway, Fatigue Alleviation, and Core Boost to extend the use time of bolstered Haya (Horizontal) shots.

Best Early Game Bow Build

Anti-Deathstalker Ember Bow

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Ember Bow	119	Lunge	-10%
	Element	Element Power
	Fire	84
Inherent Skills
・Leeway 4%
Req. Materials
・ Ore x10 ・ Cobalt Lavaback Fang x2 ・ Cobalt Lavaback Hide x2

Recommended Build Path / Inherited Skills
Weapon	Skill
Ripple Bow	Fast Draw 30%
Ripple Bow 3	Fire Wilt 2%
Wrack Bow: Rhododendron 2	Tiger's Den 5%
Final Weapon Output
Ember Bow	Leeway 4% Speed Shooter Fast Draw 30% Fire Wilt 2% Tiger's Den 5%

Armor	Skills
Bandit Mengu	・ Grab Master 4% ・ Bridge Burning 10%
Bandit Uwagi	・ Resurrection ・ Freezing Recovery 22%
Bandit Tekko	・ One Stroke: Fury 11%
Bandit Loincloth	・ Core Boost 10% ・ Freezing Recovery 22%
Bandit Boots	・ Grab Master 4%

Skills
Leeway 4% \| Fast Draw 30% Fire Wilt 2% \| Tiger's Den 5% Grab Master 8% \| Bridge Burning 10% Freezing Recovery 44% \| One Stroke: Fury 11% Core Boost 10% \| Speed Shooter Resurrection
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Tiger's Den ・Core Boost ・Savage

Build Merits	This build provides players with a perfect gear set when hunting Deathstalker. The Ember Bow build will focus on physical and elemental damage boosts and an adequate stamina boost from Leeway. The Bandit Armor set that leans towards a pure kemono-path is heavily focused on resistances against Deathstalker's physical, ice, and freezing attacks but also provides adequate damage boosts like Bridge Burning and One Stroke: Fury with an added stamina bonus from Core Boost. To round up the build we recommend talismans that boost already present skills in the build like Tiger's Den and Core Boost, and skills that boost raw damage like Savage. Note that stacking Tiger's Den is advisable for this build, as Freezing Recovery will alleviate its side effects.

Build Merits

This build provides players with a perfect gear set when hunting Deathstalker.

The Ember Bow build will focus on physical and elemental damage boosts and an adequate stamina boost from Leeway.

The Bandit Armor set that leans towards a pure kemono-path is heavily focused on resistances against Deathstalker's physical, ice, and freezing attacks but also provides adequate damage boosts like Bridge Burning and One Stroke: Fury with an added stamina bonus from Core Boost.

To round up the build we recommend talismans that boost already present skills in the build like Tiger's Den and Core Boost, and skills that boost raw damage like Savage.

Note that stacking Tiger's Den is advisable for this build, as Freezing Recovery will alleviate its side effects.

Twilight Bow Mid-Game Climber

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Twilight Bow	134	Lunge	10%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Poison Wielder 5%
Req. Materials
・ Corestone x8 ・ Fumebeak Bill x2 ・ Fumebeak Toxic Lung x2

Recommended Build Path / Inherited Skills
Weapon	Skill
Intoxicating Birch Bow 2	Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +2
Final Weapon Output
Twilight Bow	Poison Wielder 5% Fog Fall 4% Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +2

Armor	Skills
Basara Helm	・ Nostrum Water
Basara Body Armor	・ Strong Arm: Thread +4
Basara Gauntlets	・ Strong Arm: Remedy +22
Basara Field Hakama	・ Strong Arm: Remedy +22
Basara Sune-ate	・ Savage +1

Skills
Poison Wielder 5% \| Fog Fall 4% Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +2 \| Strong Arm: Thread +4 Strong Arm: Remedy +44 \| Savage +1 Nostrum Water
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Core Boost ・Poison Wielder ・Leeway ・Savage

Build Merits	This build provides a perfect gear set against all Kemono from Harugasumi way until Akikure Canyon although the Twilight Bow can still be viable until Fuyufusagi Fort. The Twilight Bow has the highest damage output out of all weapons that are obtainable from Chapter 1 and it comes with a Poison Wielder skill that is a weakness of most Kemono except for Fumebeak. The reason we chose the Basara armor set for this build is that it is the most decent armor set obtainable from Harugasumi way and because of its boosts on survivability and versatility against ailments provided by Nostrum Water. To further boost this build recommend talisman skills that boost stamina like Core Boost and Leeway, as well as boosts on raw and elemental damage like Savage and Poison Wielder.

Build Merits

This build provides a perfect gear set against all Kemono from Harugasumi way until Akikure Canyon although the Twilight Bow can still be viable until Fuyufusagi Fort.

The Twilight Bow has the highest damage output out of all weapons that are obtainable from Chapter 1 and it comes with a Poison Wielder skill that is a weakness of most Kemono except for Fumebeak.

The reason we chose the Basara armor set for this build is that it is the most decent armor set obtainable from Harugasumi way and because of its boosts on survivability and versatility against ailments provided by Nostrum Water.

To further boost this build recommend talisman skills that boost stamina like Core Boost and Leeway, as well as boosts on raw and elemental damage like Savage and Poison Wielder.

Best Skills for Bow

Best Skills	Explanation
Extreme Archery ★★★	Inhibits stamina use with arrow-based attacks, ultimately helps in extending bolstered arrow flurry and volley from Haya stance (Horizontal).
Core Boost ★★★	Increases maximum stamina, synergizes well with Extreme Archery skill and extends the bolstered arrow flurry and volley from Haya stance.
Ailment Wielder ★★	Adds an additional damage that benefits from the Bow's rapid fire rate from a bolstered Haya stance.

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