Crossbow (item)
Template:Obsolete This page refers to the obsolete weapon. For the weapon that replaced it, see arbalest. For crossbows in general, see Crossbows. Template:Weapon
Crossbows are powerful ranged weapons, capable of launching bolts for high damage and with excellent accuracy. However, the complexity of their design gives them a significantly lower rate of fire than bows, but sufficient skill, strength, and dexterity will nearly make up for this. Be aware that crossbows and bolts are fairly uncommon early on, making ammo conservation a legitimate issue. They become common in the Vaults and the later portions of the Dungeon once yaktaurs start appearing. Note that using shields will considerably slow your attack speed.
Crossbow users benefit more from a high strength score than bow-users, but benefit less from high skill levels. Because of this, while crossbows are more powerful than longbows in the early game, they become less effective in the late. However, crossbow-users have access to bolts of penetration, which are significantly more powerful than the bow-user's unique arrow of dispersal.
| Image | |
|---|---|
| Mundane | File:Crossbow 1.png |
| Magical | File:Crossbow 2.png |
| Artifact | File:Crossbow 3.png |
| Unrandart crossbows | |
| Hellfire | File:Crossbow hellfire.png |
| Sniper | File:Crossbow sniper.png |
History
- Crossbows were retired in 0.15, replaced with hand crossbows, arbalests, and triple crossbows.
- In 0.14 Hellfire was revamped to fire bolts that actually explode in hellfire.