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''This page refers to the obsolete weapon. For the weapon that replaced it, see [[arbalest]]. For crossbows in general, see [[Crossbows]].''
{{weapon
|name = Crossbow
|cost = ?
|weight = 15.0
|skill = Crossbows
|damage = 5
|accuracy = +4
|basedelay = 15 (150%)
|mindelay = 7, [[Ranged_combat#Costs|skill req. varies]]
|hands = 2H
|size = Medium
|ranged = Yes
|acquirement = 10
}}

{{flavour|A piece of machinery used for firing bolts, which takes some time to load and fire. It does very good damage in combat.}}

{{crawlquote|This weapon falls into the '[[Crossbows]]' category. It uses [[bolt]]s as ammunition. Note that while the base damage is 5, the base damage of a bolt is added to give an overall base damage of 14.}}

'''Crossbows''' are powerful ranged weapons, capable of launching [[bolt]]s for high damage and with excellent accuracy. However, the complexity of their design gives them a significantly lower rate of fire than [[bow]]s, 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 [[yaktaur]]s start appearing. Note that using [[shield]]s 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_(brand)|dispersal]].

{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
! || Image
|-
| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Crossbow 1.png]]
|-
| '''Magical''' || [[File:Crossbow 2.png]]
|-
| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Crossbow 3.png]]
|-
! || [[Unrandart]]<br>crossbows
|-
| '''[[Hellfire (unrand)|Hellfire]]''' || [[File:Crossbow hellfire.png]]
|-
| '''[[Sniper]]''' || [[File:Crossbow sniper.png]]
|}

{{weapons}}

==History==
*Crossbows were retired in [[0.15]], replaced with [[hand crossbow]]s, [[arbalest]]s, and [[triple crossbow]]s.
*In [[0.14]] [[Hellfire (unrand)|Hellfire]] was revamped to fire bolts that actually explode in [[hellfire]].

[[Category:Crossbows]]

Crossbow (item) - Revision history

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