Elden Ring · Bow | Compare
Choose a variant below. Closely related recipes, conditions or opening branches are collected here so you can compare them without moving between almost identical pages.
The version and limits of the original source apply to every entry. Quantities and requirements belong to the named variant; do not add alternative recipes or opening lines together.
These options share a planning task. Their differences stay visible in the individual rows and calculators.
Requirements are checked for one-handed use only. Scaling grades refer to the source’s base weapon, without upgrade or affinity changes. The load calculator uses your entered maximum load; it does not infer Endurance, damage, buffs or two-handing rules.
Plan your scenario
Using this reference
For Bow, check each one-handed requirement before looking at weight and scaling grades. Meeting the requirements answers whether those listed thresholds are reached; it is not a damage estimate. A scaling grade describes the recorded base weapon, without selecting an upgrade path.
The load calculation adds this weapon to the other weight you enter. Use your actual maximum equip load to compare two choices fairly. If you change armor as well as the weapon, update the other-weight field rather than attributing the whole difference to the weapon.
Longbow
One-handed requirements: Str 9 · Dex 14 · Weight: 4
Base scaling grades: Str E · Dex D
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 24
- Equip load (%)
- 40
- Strength: 10 / 9 — Requirements met
- Dexterity: 10 / 14 — Requirements still missing
Formula
one-handed requirement: entered stat ≥ required stat; equip load % = 100 × (weapon weight + other weight) / maximum load
A worked example
The listed Strength requirement for Longbow is 9. At 8, you are one point short; at 9, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Longbow is listed at 4, compared with 4.5 for Albinauric Bow: a difference of 0.5. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.
Albinauric Bow
One-handed requirements: Str 7 · Dex 18 · Weight: 4.5
Base scaling grades: Str E · Dex D
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 24.5
- Equip load (%)
- 40.8333
- Strength: 10 / 7 — Requirements met
- Dexterity: 10 / 18 — Requirements still missing
Formula
one-handed requirement: entered stat ≥ required stat; equip load % = 100 × (weapon weight + other weight) / maximum load
A worked example
The listed Strength requirement for Albinauric Bow is 7. At 6, you are one point short; at 7, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Albinauric Bow is listed at 4.5, compared with 4 for Black Bow: a difference of 0.5. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.
Erdtree Bow
One-handed requirements: Str 8 · Dex 12 · Fai 14 · Weight: 4
Base scaling grades: Str E · Dex E · Fai D
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 24
- Equip load (%)
- 40
- Strength: 10 / 8 — Requirements met
- Dexterity: 10 / 12 — Requirements still missing
- Faith: 10 / 14 — Requirements still missing
Formula
one-handed requirement: entered stat ≥ required stat; equip load % = 100 × (weapon weight + other weight) / maximum load
A worked example
The listed Strength requirement for Erdtree Bow is 8. At 7, you are one point short; at 8, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Erdtree Bow is listed at 4, compared with 4.5 for Albinauric Bow: a difference of 0.5. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.
Horn Bow
One-handed requirements: Str 10 · Dex 14 · Int 12 · Weight: 4.5
Base scaling grades: Str E · Dex D
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 24.5
- Equip load (%)
- 40.8333
- Strength: 10 / 10 — Requirements met
- Dexterity: 10 / 14 — Requirements still missing
- Intelligence: 10 / 12 — Requirements still missing
Formula
one-handed requirement: entered stat ≥ required stat; equip load % = 100 × (weapon weight + other weight) / maximum load
A worked example
The listed Strength requirement for Horn Bow is 10. At 9, you are one point short; at 10, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Horn Bow is listed at 4.5, compared with 4 for Black Bow: a difference of 0.5. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.
Serpent Bow
One-handed requirements: Str 8 · Dex 15 · Arc 11 · Weight: 3.5
Base scaling grades: Str E · Dex D · Arc D
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 23.5
- Equip load (%)
- 39.1667
- Strength: 10 / 8 — Requirements met
- Dexterity: 10 / 15 — Requirements still missing
- Arcane: 10 / 11 — Requirements still missing
Formula
one-handed requirement: entered stat ≥ required stat; equip load % = 100 × (weapon weight + other weight) / maximum load
A worked example
The listed Strength requirement for Serpent Bow is 8. At 7, you are one point short; at 8, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Serpent Bow is listed at 3.5, compared with 4 for Black Bow: a difference of 0.5. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.
Pulley Bow
One-handed requirements: Str 11 · Dex 11 · Weight: 5
Base scaling grades: Str D · Dex D
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 25
- Equip load (%)
- 41.6667
- Strength: 10 / 11 — Requirements still missing
- Dexterity: 10 / 11 — Requirements still missing
Formula
one-handed requirement: entered stat ≥ required stat; equip load % = 100 × (weapon weight + other weight) / maximum load
A worked example
The listed Strength requirement for Pulley Bow is 11. At 10, you are one point short; at 11, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Pulley Bow is listed at 5, compared with 4.5 for Albinauric Bow: a difference of 0.5. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.
Black Bow
One-handed requirements: Str 9 · Dex 20 · Weight: 4
Base scaling grades: Str E · Dex D
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 24
- Equip load (%)
- 40
- Strength: 10 / 9 — Requirements met
- Dexterity: 10 / 20 — Requirements still missing
Formula
one-handed requirement: entered stat ≥ required stat; equip load % = 100 × (weapon weight + other weight) / maximum load
A worked example
The listed Strength requirement for Black Bow is 9. At 8, you are one point short; at 9, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Black Bow is listed at 4, compared with 4.5 for Albinauric Bow: a difference of 0.5. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.
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