Bow



A Bow is a two-handed projectile weapon, preferred by Rangers, that requires a minimum marksmanship rank to deliver its maximum of 15 to 28 piercing damage. There are five primary classes of bows, each with properties that suit specific situations. Bows are also used to pull enemies away from well defended positions.

Properties

 * Base:
 * Maximum damage range1: 15 - 28.
 * Damage type: Piercing damage.
 * Attack rate/interval: Depends on bow class, see below.
 * Range: Depends on bow class, see below.
 * Projectile flight time and arc size: Depends on bow class. This influences how high the bow's arrows fly, determining accuracy on moving targets and for interrupts, as well as the steepness of hills that will obscure shots.
 * Modifiers:
 * Unsalvageable inherent in Prophecies, Factions and the Realms of the Gods or salvagable inscription in Nightfall, Eye of the North, the Bonus Mission pack and the Battle Isles.
 * Bowstring (name prefix)
 * Bow Grip (suffix).

The following table show the different inherent properties of the bow classes: 1 Projectile weapons inflict more damage against foes at lower elevation and less damage against foes at higher elevation.
 * Testing has yielded attacks that can do up to 200% of the listed maximum damage (not including modifiers)
 * Critical hits are not affected by elevation. If the elevation bonus is higher than a critical can achieve, then that value is used instead.

2 Range is approximate, and is measured in aggro circle / danger zone radii. Range is also affected by elevation: arrows fly further from higher elevations (relative to target) and shorter from lower elevations. 3 Flight time is at Shortbow range.

Although most bows in Guild Wars are named "(skin) (type)", as in "Jade Longbow" or "Ancient Recurve Bow", many Core and Prophecies bows have names which do not specify their type.

Bow styles
''Note: This is a list of all the different appearances a bow may have. It is completely independent of its stats and modifiers; for example a Composite Bow may be as effective as an Eternal Bow if they share the same inscription and modifiers.''

By campaign

 * 1) The Candy Cane Bow and Wintergreen Bow can only be obtained during special in-game events.
 * 2) The Ironwing Flatbow is only available in Factions elite missions.
 * 3) Tormented weapons can only be obtained in exchange for an Armbrace of Truth.
 * 4) Zehtuka's Shortbow can be found lying on the ground in various explorable areas of the Desolation.
 * 5) The official English names of the Black Hawk's Lust bow, the Scorpion Bow and Scorpion's Lust Bow are currently unknown. They are promotional items exclusive to Taiwan, Korea and Japan respectively.

By model type
Bow types (excluding promotional items) by model:
 * 1 The Ironwing Flatbow is only available in elite missions.
 * 2 Tormented weapons can only be obtained in exchange for an Armbrace of Truth.
 * 3 Zehtuka's Shortbow can be found lying on the ground in various explorable areas in the Desolation.