Elden Ring · Light Bow | Compare
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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 Light 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.
Shortbow
One-handed requirements: Str 8 · Dex 10 · Weight: 2.5
Base scaling grades: Str E · Dex E
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 22.5
- Equip load (%)
- 37.5
- Strength: 10 / 8 — Requirements met
- 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 Shortbow 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, Shortbow is listed at 2.5, compared with 3 for Composite 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.
Misbegotten Shortbow
One-handed requirements: Str 16 · Dex 8 · Weight: 3
Base scaling grades: Str D · Dex E
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 23
- Equip load (%)
- 38.3333
- Strength: 10 / 16 — 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 Misbegotten Shortbow 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, Misbegotten Shortbow is listed at 3, compared with 2.5 for Red Branch Shortbow: 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.
Red Branch Shortbow
One-handed requirements: Str 8 · Dex 16 · Weight: 2.5
Base scaling grades: Str E · Dex D
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 22.5
- Equip load (%)
- 37.5
- Strength: 10 / 8 — Requirements met
- 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 Red Branch Shortbow 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, Red Branch Shortbow is listed at 2.5, compared with 3 for Composite 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.
Harp Bow
One-handed requirements: Str 9 · Dex 9 · Weight: 2
Base scaling grades: Str E · Dex E
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 22
- Equip load (%)
- 36.6667
- Strength: 10 / 9 — Requirements met
- Dexterity: 10 / 9 — 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 Harp 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, Harp Bow is listed at 2, compared with 2.5 for Red Branch Shortbow: 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.
Composite Bow
One-handed requirements: Str 15 · Dex 15 · Weight: 3
Base scaling grades: Str E · Dex D
Plan your scenario
Result
- Total equipped weight
- 23
- Equip load (%)
- 38.3333
- Strength: 10 / 15 — Requirements still missing
- Dexterity: 10 / 15 — 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 Composite Bow is 15. At 14, you are one point short; at 15, that requirement is met. Check the other requirements separately—meeting this one does not clear the whole list.
One useful comparison
For Weight, Composite Bow is listed at 3, compared with 2.5 for Red Branch Shortbow: 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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