Elden Ring · Crossbow | 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 Crossbow, 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.
Soldier's Crossbow
One-handed requirements: Str 10 · Dex 8 · Weight: 3.5
Base scaling grades: No scaling grade in this source
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 23.5
- Equip load (%)
- 39.1667
- Strength: 10 / 10 — Requirements met
- Dexterity: 10 / 8 — Requirements met
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 Soldier's Crossbow 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, Soldier's Crossbow is listed at 3.5, compared with 4 for Full Moon Crossbow: 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.
Light Crossbow
One-handed requirements: Str 12 · Dex 8 · Weight: 4
Base scaling grades: No scaling grade in this source
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 24
- Equip load (%)
- 40
- Strength: 10 / 12 — Requirements still missing
- Dexterity: 10 / 8 — Requirements met
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 Light Crossbow is 12. At 11, you are one point short; at 12, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Light Crossbow is listed at 4, compared with 3.5 for Soldier's Crossbow: 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.
Heavy Crossbow
One-handed requirements: Str 14 · Dex 10 · Weight: 5.5
Base scaling grades: No scaling grade in this source
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 25.5
- Equip load (%)
- 42.5
- Strength: 10 / 14 — Requirements still missing
- Dexterity: 10 / 10 — Requirements met
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 Heavy Crossbow is 14. At 13, you are one point short; at 14, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Heavy Crossbow is listed at 5.5, compared with 6 for Arbalest: 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 Crossbow
One-handed requirements: Str 16 · Dex 16 · Weight: 4
Base scaling grades: No scaling grade in this source
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 24
- Equip load (%)
- 40
- Strength: 10 / 16 — Requirements still missing
- Dexterity: 10 / 16 — 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 Crossbow is 16. At 15, you are one point short; at 16, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Pulley Crossbow is listed at 4, compared with 3.5 for Soldier's Crossbow: 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.
Full Moon Crossbow
One-handed requirements: Str 10 · Dex 10 · Int 14 · Weight: 4
Base scaling grades: No scaling grade in this source
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 24
- Equip load (%)
- 40
- Strength: 10 / 10 — Requirements met
- Dexterity: 10 / 10 — Requirements met
- Intelligence: 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 Full Moon Crossbow 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, Full Moon Crossbow is listed at 4, compared with 3.5 for Soldier's Crossbow: 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.
Crepus's Black-key Crossbow
One-handed requirements: Str 14 · Dex 16 · Weight: 5
Base scaling grades: -
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 25
- Equip load (%)
- 41.6667
- Strength: 10 / 14 — Requirements still missing
- Dexterity: 10 / 16 — 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 Crepus's Black-key Crossbow is 14. At 13, you are one point short; at 14, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Crepus's Black-key Crossbow is listed at 5, compared with 5.5 for Heavy Crossbow: 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.
Arbalest
One-handed requirements: Str 18 · Dex 12 · Weight: 6
Base scaling grades: No scaling grade in this source
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 26
- Equip load (%)
- 43.3333
- Strength: 10 / 18 — Requirements still missing
- Dexterity: 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 Arbalest is 18. At 17, you are one point short; at 18, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Arbalest is listed at 6, compared with 5.5 for Heavy Crossbow: 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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