Bows

Overview

Bows are Long-Range Weapons that allow you to attack at a distance away from your starver. Due to their insane range and damage, you have to charge them with Arrows that are either the bow tier or below in order to use it.

Bow List

Wooden Bow

Wooden Bow
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Damage
Player Damage	15
Mob Damage	20 compared with a Mammoth 20 compared with a Polar Bear
Building Damage	15 compared with a Wooden Wall

Crafting
Crafting Station
Workbench
Item(s)	Amount
Wood	100
Thread	4
Result
Wooden Bow

Used in
Stone Bow

The Wooden Bow is in the lowest tier of bows, dealing the lowest damage to both mobs.

Made out of 100 pieces of wood and 4 thread, it only deals 15 damage and 20 mob damage. This bow is pretty cheap; therefore, it doesn't do much damage.

It does not need a workbench to be crafted.

Stone Bow

Stone Bow
Like a Robin Wood.
Damage
Player Damage	20
Mob Damage	100 compared with a Mammoth 100 compared with a Polar Bear
Building Damage	20 compared with a Wooden Wall

Crafting
Crafting Station
Workbench
Item(s)	Amount
Stone	200
Thread	8
Penguin Feather	4
Wooden Bow
Result
Stone Bow

Used in
Golden Bow

The Stone Bow is in the second tier of bows. It deals a considerable amount of damage, easily killing early game mobs like wolves and spiders.

Made out of 200 stone, 4 penguin feathers, 8 thread, and 1 wooden bow, it deals 20 player damage and 100 mob damage.

It needs a workbench in order to be crafted.

Golden Bow

Golden Bow
King of the Forest
Damage
Player Damage	25
Mob Damage	200 compared with a Mammoth 200 compared with a Polar Bear
Building Damage	25 compared with a Wooden Wall 25 compared with a Reidite Wall

Crafting
Crafting Station
Workbench
Item(s)	Amount
Gold	200
Cord	12
Penguin Feather	8
Hawk Feather	8
Stone Bow
Result
Golden Bow

Used in
Diamond Bow

The Golden Bow is in the third tier of bows, providing good damage against early game mobs, but is not very effective against middle game mobs, like arctic foxes and polar bears.

Made out of 200 gold, 4 penguin feathers, 4 hawk feathers, 12 thread and 1 stone bow, it deals 25 player damage and 200 mob damage.

It needs a workbench in order to be crafted.

Diamond Bow

Diamond Bow
Like a Robin Wood, but who would keep the diamonds
Damage
Player Damage	30
Mob Damage	300 compared with a Mammoth 300 compared with a Polar Bear
Building Damage	30 compared with a Wooden Wall 30 compared with a Reidite Wall

Crafting
Crafting Station
Workbench
Item(s)	Amount
Diamond	200
Blue Thread	10
Penguin Feather	8
Hawk Feather	8
Golden Bow	1
Result
Diamond Bow

Used in
Amethyst Bow

The Diamond Bow is also in the fourth tier of bows. Having the same amount of damage as a dragon swords, it provides good damage against middle game mobs, like arctic foxes and polar bears.

Made out of 200 diamond, 8 penguin feathers, 8 hawk feathers, 10 blue thread and 1 golden bow, it deals 30 damage and 300 mob damage.

It needs a workbench in order to be crafted.

Amethyst bow

Amethyst Bow
It's super efficient!
Damage
Player Damage	35
Mob Damage	600 compared with a Mammoth 600 compared with a Polar Bear
Building Damage	35 compared with a Wooden Wall 35 compared with a Reidite Wall

Crafting
Crafting Station
Workbench
Item(s)	Amount
Amethyst	200
Blue Thread	10
Penguin Feather	8
Vulture Feather	8
Diamond Bow	1
Result
Amethyst Bow

Used in
Reidite Bow

The Amethyst Bow is in the fifth tier of bows, being the third most powerful bow in the game. It deals a good amount of damage against middle game mobs, like arctic foxes and polar bears, killing said mobs with ease.

Made out of 200 Amethyst, 10 blue thread, 8 penguin feathers, 8 vulture feathers, and 1 diamond bow, it deals 35 damage and 600 mob damage.

It needs a workbench in order to be crafted.

Reidite Bow

Reidite Bow
Makes the most terrifying monster cry.
Damage
Player Damage	40
Mob Damage	900 compared with a Mammoth 900 compared with a Polar Bear
Building Damage	40 compared with a Wooden Wall 40 compared with a Reidite Wall

Crafting
Crafting Station
Workbench
Item(s)	Amount
Reidite	200
Blue Thread	10
Kraken Skin	1
Amethyst Bow
Result
Reidite Bow

Used in
Dragon Bow

The Reidite Bow is an end game bow, wielded only by those who have accomplished the difficult task of killing a kraken, as well as reaching the lava biome. It is in the sixth tier of bows and is the most powerful bow in the game. It can kill pretty much any middle game mob with ease and has little problem in dealing with end game mobs, such as bosses.

Made out of 200 Reidite, 10 blue thread, 1 Kraken Skin and 1 amethyst bow, it deals 35 damage and 900 mob damage.

It needs a workbench in order to be crafted.

Dragon Bow

Dragon Bow
Also known as One Shot Monster
Damage
Player Damage	45
Mob Damage	1200 compared with a Mammoth 1200 compared with a Polar Bear
Building Damage	45 compared with a Wooden Wall 45 compared with a Reidite Wall

Crafting
Crafting Station
Workbench
Item(s)	Amount
Emerald	200
Blue Thread	10
Blue Orb	1
Reidite Bow
Result
Dragon Bow

The Dragon Bow is an end game bow, wielded only by those who have accomplished the difficult task of reaching the lava biome. It is in the sixth tier of bows and is the most powerful bow in the game. It can kill pretty much any middle game mob with ease and has close to no problem in dealing with end game mobs, such as bosses.

Made out of 200 emerald, 10 blue thread, 1 Blue Orb, and 1 reidite bow, it deals 50 damage and 1200 mob damage.

It needs a workbench in order to be crafted.

Tips

The diamond bow and below are relatively easy to get, as plenty of deposits for these resources exist. Collect all of the string and hawk feathers you need to make the bow of choice, then go to winter and collect the necessary penguin feathers. Once you are done with this, start collecting the wood/stone/gold/diamond and make the bows.

If you plan to make a lot of gold or diamond arrows, you may want a mammoth hat, as you will need to spend a lot of time in winter.

The amethyst bow is harder to obtain, as there are fewer amethyst deposits (in either the dragon cave or the lava biome, you can get 4 amethyst every 10 seconds, so you will wait a full day to get the necessary 200). The vulture feathers are also tricky to get, as you need to go to the desert, and the vultures take some time to kill. One solution is to build a large tomato farm in the desert, since you can sell tomatoes for amethyst.

TO get a reidite bow, you need to kill a kraken. Use a diving mask to lure the kraken to an island, then kill it with amethyst arrows. Make sure the kraken stays near the island, unless you are very good at aiming a bow. Again, the getting reidite arrows is more involved, since you need to travel between the desert and lava biome, and there are only a few reidite deposits.

For the dragon bow, do the quest, then make a reidite bow. You will spend significant time in the desert, to get the initial emeralds, and to kill sandworms for the arrows. Because of this, a ninja outfit is recommended. As with the amethyst and reidite bows, it is fairly time consuming to get the arrows, as you will need to kill some sandworms.

Trivia

Of all chrono quest items, the dragon bow has the shortest crafting time, with only 50 seconds. Other dragon gear takes 2 minutes to craft, lava gear takes 3 minutes, and all other chrono quest items take 1 minute. For comparison, most amethyst items take 1 minute to craft.