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Bows are one of the classes of two-handed Ranged Weapons in the Diablo game series.
Diablo I[]
In Diablo I, bows have unlimited arrows and serve as primary weapon of the Rogue, who shoots bows with triple firing speed. Some monsters use bows too. They are the only ranged weapon in the game.
Diablo I Unique Bows — The Needler (Short Bow "Crossbow") • The Rift Bow (Short Bow) • The Blackoak Bow (Long Bow) • Fleshstinger (Long Bow) • Flame Dart (Hunter's Bow) • Bow of the Dead (Composite Bow) • The Celestial Bow (Long Bow) • Deadly Hunter (Composite Bow) • Eaglehorn (Long Battle Bow) • Windforce (Long War Bow)
Hellfire Unique Bows — Blitzen (Composite Bow) • Flambeau (Composite Bow) • Gnatsting (Hunter's Bow)
Diablo II[]
| QL | Name | Damage | Speed | Max sockets | Str req | Dex req | Lv req |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Bow | 1–4 | 5 | 3 | — | 15 | — |
| 5 | Hunter's Bow | 2–6 | −10 | 4 | — | 28 | — |
| 8 | Long Bow | 3–10 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 19 | — |
| 12 | Composite Bow | 4–8 | −10 | 4 | 25 | 35 | — |
| 18 | Short Battle Bow | 5–11 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 40 | — |
| 23 | Long Battle Bow | 3–18 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 50 | — |
| 27 | Short War Bow | 6–14 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 55 | — |
| 31 | Long War Bow | 3–23 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 65 | — |
| 30 | Edge Bow | 6–19 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 43 | 18 |
| 33 | Razor Bow | 8–22 | −10 | 4 | 25 | 62 | 21 |
| 35 | Cedar Bow | 10–29 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 49 | 23 |
| 39 | Double Bow | 11–26 | −10 | 4 | 58 | 73 | 25 |
| 43 | Short Siege Bow | 13–30 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 80 | 25 |
| 46 | Large Siege Bow | 10–42 | 10 | 6 | 80 | 95 | 25 |
| 49 | Rune Bow | 14–35 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 103 | 25 |
| 52 | Gothic Bow | 10–50 | 10 | 6 | 95 | 118 | 25 |
| 55 | Spider Bow 
|
23–50 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 143 | 41 |
| 60 | Blade Bow
|
21–41 | −10 | 4 | 76 | 119 | 45 |
| 63 | Shadow Bow
|
15–59 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 188 | 47 |
| 68 | Great Bow
|
12–52 | −10 | 4 | 121 | 107 | 51 |
| 72 | Diamond Bow
|
33–40 | 0 | 5 | 89 | 132 | 54 |
| 77 | Crusader Bow
|
15–63 | 10 | 6 | 97 | 121 | 57 |
| 80 | Ward Bow
|
20–53 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 146 | 60 |
| 85 | Hydra Bow
|
10–68 | 10 | 6 | 134 | 167 | 63 |
| Class | Base attack frames | Base attacks per second |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 13 | 1.92 |
| Assassin
|
15 | 1.66 |
| Barbarian | 14 | 1.78 |
| Druid
|
15 | 1.66 |
| Necromancer | 17 | 1.47 |
| Paladin | 15 | 1.66 |
| Sorceress | 16 | 1.56 |
Bows are two-handed Missile Weapons in Diablo II. They are an alternate (faster, but less potent) choice to crossbows. Bows use arrows to fire (one per shot), while crossbows use bolts. Amazons specializing in ranged combat typically choose bows over crossbows, due to comparatively fast attack speed and low Strength requirements. Rogue Archer hirelings can equip bows in the expansion.
Like crossbows, bows are compatible with Amazon Bow and Crossbow Skills, magic and rare bows can have Amazon skill prefixes and Dexterity suffixes,[3] and bow damage scales with the wielder's Dexterity, with each point of Dexterity equivalent to 1% enhanced damage.[4]
The expansion also has a category of Amazon bows, which count as bows as well as Amazon Weapons. Neither rogue hirelings nor other classes may use Amazon bows.
Set bows[]
The set bows in classic are:
- Vidala's Barb (Long Battle Bow)
- Arctic Horn (Short War Bow)
There are no additional set bows in the Lord of Destruction expansion. (M'avina's Caster is classified as an Amazon bow.)
Unique bows[]
The unique bows in classic are:
- Pluckeye (Short Bow)
- Witherstring (Hunter's Bow)
- Raven Claw (Long Bow)
- Rogue's Bow (Composite Bow)
- Stormstrike (Short Battle Bow)
- Wizendraw (Long Battle Bow)
- Hellclap (Short War Bow)
- Blastbark (Long War Bow)
Additional unique bows in the expansion are:
- Skystrike (Edge Bow)
- Riphook (Razor Bow)
- Kuko Shakaku (Cedar Bow)
- Endlesshail (Double Bow)
- Witchwild String (Short Siege Bow)
- Cliffkiller (Long Siege Bow)
- Magewrath (Rune Bow)
- Goldstrike Arch (Gothic Bow),
- Eaglehorn (Crusader Bow)
- Windforce (Hydra Bow)
An additional unique bow in offline and ladder expansion play is:
- Widowmaker (Ward Bow)
Bow rune words[]
The maximum number of sockets possible in a bow is 6.
In the expansion, the following Weapon Rune Words function in nonmagic bows with exactly the specified number of sockets:
- Breath of the Dying (6 sockets)
- Call to Arms (5 sockets)
- Hand of Justice (4 sockets)
- Melody (3 sockets)
- Passion (4 sockets)
- Silence (6 sockets)
- Venom (3 sockets)
- Zephyr (2 sockets)
Diablo III[]
In Diablo III, bows are mostly used by Demon Hunters, whose skills often require a ranged weapon to be equipped. Bows do not require ammunition, but can be paired with quivers. Bows are second only to hand crossbows in firing speed. Melee classes and Necromancers may not use bows, but can equip the Scoundrel with them.
As of Patch 2.1, all bows drop with Dexterity bonus only. Bows can roll bonuses to maximum Discipline as of patch 2.2.0.
Bows may not be transmogrified into any other item type.
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