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"While a crossbow is a blessing for an untrained army, skill with a longbow will always outperform it."
Mario Auditore.[src]
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Ratonhnhaké:ton wielding a bow

The bow is a ranged weapon that has been used by many human civilizations, spanning over millennia. It relies on projectiles called arrows, commonly stored in a portable container known as a quiver.

Usage

Use of the bow by archers has been prevalent since the Middle Ages, spanning into the Renaissance. Individuals with the weapon were commonly assigned as sentries for important locations, and used their bows to attack trespassers from the rooftops that they were stationed on.[1][2]

In battle, soldiers with bows were used to pick off enemies from a distance, and were effective in defending their walls during siege warfare. During the Renaissance, the crossbow became popular for this purpose as well, though a longbow was a more effective choice if used by a skilled soldier.[3]

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A team of Assassin archers

The Assassin Brotherhood used bows frequently, as they were silent, long-ranged weapons, and many individual members were known for their skill with them. The Assassin Qulan Gal helped to assassinate Genghis Khan by shooting his horse with a bow and arrow, and would later be commemorated with the bow as his Assassin Seal.[2]

Perotto Calderon and Cipriano Enu, both Italian Assassins, acquired great skill with the bow and were able to kill targets from up to four rooftops away with a single arrow.[3]

During the American Revolutionary War, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton wielded the bow for both combat and hunting purposes, using it to kill assassination targets and animals alike. His skill with the weapon was so honed that he could even target specific limbs of his prey.[4]

Weapon Statistics

Peloponnesian War (5th century BCE)

Name Rarity Max DPS (Lvl 50) Attributes Availability
Achilles's Bow Legendary 2260 +15% Hunter Damage
+5% CRIT Chance
+20% Damage with Devastating Shot Ability
Defeat the mercenary with the suffix "the Marksman."
Ares's Bow of Slaughter Rare 2043 +13% Hunter Damage
+20% Damage with Overpower Abilities
Complete Fang for Your Buck.
Artemis's Bow Legendary 2260 +15% Hunter Damage
+10% Bow Charging Speed
+20% Damage with Predator Shot Ability
Complete The Daughters of Artemis.
Ashen Bow Rare 2043 (Randomised) Blacksmith, Loot
Epic
Attika Bow Rare 2043 +13% Hunter Damage
+6% Bow Charging Speed
??
Bandit Bow Common (Randomised) Blacksmith, Loot
Rare 2043
Epic 2143
Bow of the Muses Rare 2043 +13% Assassin Damage
+20% Headshot Damage
Complete The Writing's on the Wall.
Bow of the Stalker Rare 2043 +13% Hunter Damage
+25% Headshot Damage
Complete Caged and Enraged.
Competition Bow Rare ?? ?? Complete Barnabas Abroad.
Death-Mark Bow Epic 2143 +14% Hunter Damage
+10% Warrior Damage
+25% Elemental Buildup
Complete Idiot Hunt.
Eros' Bow Legendary 2260 +15% Hunter Damage
+15% Adrenaline per Hit
+50% Chance to not Consume Special Arrows
Loot legendary chest in Andania Mine.
Fanged Bow Legendary 2260 +15% Assassin Damage
+20% Poison Damage
Basic Arrows become Poison Arrows
Loot legendary chest in Cave of Mt. Zas.
Greek Reflex Bow Rare - Epic 2143 (Randomised) Blacksmith, Loot
Hades's Bow Legendary 2260 +15% Warrior Damage
+20% Fire Damage
Basic Arrows become Fire Arrows
Defeat the mercenary with the suffix "of the Ashen Wake."
Heavy Bow Rare (Randomised) Blacksmith, Loot
Epic 2143
Helot Bow Rare ?? ?? Purchase Spartan Starter Pack DLC.
Herakles's Bow Legendary 2260 +15% Warrior Damage
+10% Damage with Bow Charged Shot
+20% Damage with Bull Rush Ability
Loot legendary chest in Koinyra Fortress.
Hunter's Bow Rare 1463 (Randomised) Blacksmith, Loot.
Improved Hunter Bow Common ?? (Randomised) Complete Debt Collector.
Kythera Bow Rare 2043 +13% Warrior Damage
+10% Assassin Damage
Complete All Bonds Will Break.
Oaken Bow of Chambers Epic ?? ?? Loot the Epic chest in the Tomb of the Daughter of Atlas.
Odessa's Bow Rare 2043 +13% Hunter Damage
+10% Headshot Damage
Complete The True Story.
Odysseus' Bow Legendary 2495 +17% Hunter Damage
+12% Damage with Bow Charged Shot
+30% Elemental Damage but -30% Elemental Buildup
Purchase Odysseus Pack DLC.
Ornate Bow Epic (Randomised) Blacksmith, Loot
Paris's Bow Legendary 2260 +15% Assassin Damage
+10% Bow Charging Speed
+20% Damage with Ghost Arrows of Artemis Ability
Complete We Will Rise.
Pessesh en Gerrehh Rare ?? ?? Purchase from Ubisoft Club.
Precursor Reflex Bow Common - Epic ?? (Randomised) Blacksmith, Loot
Rebellion Bow Epic ?? (Randomised) Complete Free Their Minds, the Rest Will Follow
Recurve Bow Rare ?? ?? Purchase Athenian Weapons Digital Pack DLC.
Reflex Bow Epic 2143 (Randomised) Blacksmith, Loot
Serpent's Bow Epic 1863 (Randomised) Blacksmith, Loot
Steropes' Bow Legendary 2260 +15% Hunter Damage
+10% Damage with Bow Charged Shot
+20% Health and Armor
Defeat Steropes.
Swift-Winged Bow Legendary ?? +21% Hunter Damge
+16% Bow Charging Speed
Knockback on CRIT Bow Charged Shot
Loot the Epic chest in the Mausoleum of the Kingless Queen.
Thrakian Bow Rare 2043 +13% Hunter Damage
+20% Damage on Animals
Ubisoft Club
Toxarchos Reflex Bow Epic 2143 (Randomised) Blacksmith, Loot
Vine Bow Legendary 2260 +15% Hunter Damage
+15% Damage with Bow on Distant Targets
+25% Hunter Damage but -15% Armor
Helix Store
Viper Bow Rare ?? ?? Loot
Wolf-Hunting Bow Rare 2043 +13% Hunter Damage
+6% Damage with Bows on Distant Targets
Complete Archery Practice.

Ptolemaic Egypt (1st century BCE)

Hunter bows

Name Rarity Quality (Max Level 40) Damage (Max Level 40) Attributes Availability
Achilles Heel Seeker Common 85 543 Charging Speed I Blacksmith, Loot
Alchemist’s Dream Rare 87 538 Charging Speed II

Critical Hit Rate I

Complete Predator to Prey
Ash Bow Legendary 92 548 Charging Speed III

Bleeding on Hit I

Ranged Hit Multiplier

Blacksmith, Loot
Big Game Bow Common 86 538 Charging Speed III Blacksmith, Loot
Bow of Arash Rare 87 543 Charging Speed II

Critical Hit Damage I

Complete Pax Romana
Cobra Royale Legendary 91 538 Charging Speed III

Bleeding on Hit III

Poison on Hit

Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
Combat Bow Common 84 533 Charging Speed II Blacksmith, Loot
Crescent Moon Legendary 93 544 Charging Speed IV

Combo Multiplier II

On Fire

Helix Store
Deathstorm Legendary Adrenaline on Kill II

Charging Speed IV

On Fire

Blacksmith, Loot
Desheret Patrol Bow Common 85 533 Charging Speed III Blacksmith, Loot
Gazelle Bow Common 95 (Lvl 45) 618 (Lvl 45) Charging Speed I Blacksmith, Loot
Hemet Rare
Horn Bow Legendary
Hunting Bow Common 94 (Lvl 45) 613 (Lvl 45) Charging Speed I Blacksmith, Loot
Im-Khent Bow Common 83 533 Charging Speed I Blacksmith, Loot
Lightning's Strike Legendary
Lion's Mane Legendary 91 538 Charging Speed III

Critical Hit Damage II

Health on Kill

Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
Longbow Common 85 543 Charging Speed I Blacksmith, Loot
Nubian Bow Common 86 538 Charging Speed III Blacksmith, Loot
Obsidian Bow Rare 98 (Lvl 45) 618 (Lvl 45) Charging Speed II

Critical Hit Damage II

Blacksmith, Loot
Overseer of All Disputes Common 85 538 Charging Speed II Blacksmith, Loot
Painless Death* Legendary 100 (Lvl 45) 597 (Lvl 45) Charging Speed IV

Adrenaline on Hurt III

Sleep on Hit

Complete The Walls of the Ruler
Self-help Remedy Common Charging Speed I Blacksmith, Loot
Serpent's Scourge Common 95 (Lvl 45) 613 (Lvl 45) Charging Speed II Blacksmith, Loot
Ta-Sety Bow Legendary 91 543 Charging Speed II

Critical Hit Rate II

Low Health Critical

Nomad's Bazaar
Traveler's Curve Legendary
Wolfsbane Rare 89 538 Charging Speed IV

Critical Hit Rate II

Blacksmith, Loot

*Only available after downloading The Hidden Ones.

Light bows

Name Rarity Quality (Max Level 40) Damage (Max Level 40) Attributes Availability
Apedemak Legendary 92 700 Rate of Fire IIII

Critical Hit Damage II

On Fire

Nomad's Bazaar
Arc Bow Common 94 (Lvl 45) 798 (Lvl 45) Rate of Fire I Blacksmith, Loot
Bitter Bow Rare 95 (Lvl 45) 790 (Lvl 45) Rate of Fire II

Combo Multiplier I

Blacksmith, Loot
Bow of Ra* Legendary 100 (Lvl 45) 813 (Lvl 45) Rate of Fire II

Combo Multiplier I

On Fire

Bow of Wadjet Legendary 92 705 Rate of Fire III

Critical Hit Damage II Poison on Hit

Composite Bow Legendary Rate of Fire IV

Adrenaline on Kill II

Health on Hit

Blacksmith, Loot
Corrupted Soul Legendary Rate of Fire III

Bleeding on Hit II

Low Health Critical

Unlocked through Uplay
Cupid's Bow Legendary 93 705

Rate of Fire II

Critical Hit Rate IV

Extra Arrow

Wacky Items Pack DLC
Griffin Legendary 91 700 Rate of Fire III

Bleeding on Hit II

Elevation Multiplier

Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
Hunger of the Underworld Legendary 93 705 Rate of Fire IV

Bleeding on Hit II

Health on Kill

Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
Hyperion Rare 88 700 Rate of Fire III

Critical Hit Rate II

Neith Legendary 102 (Lvl 45) 810 (Lvl 45) Rate of Fire III

Bleeding on Hit I

Extra Arrow

Blacksmith, Loot
Morning Sun Legendary 92 715 Rate of Fire III

Adrenaline on Kill II

Ranged Hit Multiplier

Blacksmith, Loot
Ousirmaatre Setepenre Common 95 (Lvl 45) 803 (Lvl 45) Rate of Fire I Blacksmith, Loot
The Parthian Rare 97 (Lvl 45) 803 (Lvl 45) Rate of Fire I

Critical Hit Damage II

Blacksmith, Loot
Quick Bow Common 84 693 Rate of Fire II Blacksmith, Loot
Recurve Bow Legendary
Spirit-Catcher Legendary Rate of Fire II

Critical Hit Rate II

Health on Hit

Completion of Lights Among the Dunes quest
Toxotai Bow Common 85 693 Rate of Fire III Blacksmith, Loot

*Only available after downloading The Hidden Ones.

Warrior bows

Name Rarity Quality (Max Level 40) Damage (Max Level 40) Attributes Availability
Aldebaran Rare 96 (Lvl 45) 1273 (Lvl 45) Precision II

Bleeding on Hit I

Blacksmith, Loot
Assessor of Ma'at Legendary
Battos’ Bow Rare 87 1117 Precision II

Critical Hit Damage II

Complete Founding Father
The Crimson Death Legendary 89 1117 Precision II

Combo Multiplier I

Health for Critical

Nomad's Bazaar
Crown Jewel Rare Precision II

Adrenaline on Kill II

Unlocked through Uplay
Elect of Ra Legendary
The Fourth Plague Legendary 93 1127 Precision IV

Critical Hit Damage II

Health on Hit

Blacksmith, Loot
Hippopotamus Charge Rare 86 1128 Precision I

Critical Hit Rate I

Blacksmith, Loot
Hou Yi's Bow Legendary
Jackal's Gaze Legendary 95 1056 Precision IV

Bleeding on Hit III

Health on Hit

Helix Store
Khryselakatos Legendary 92 1138 Precision II

Adrenaline on Kill II

Elevation Multiplier

Blacksmith, Loot
Nekhbet's Wing Legendary
Priest of Ma'at Rare 88 1067 Precision II

Bleeding on Hit II

Defeat The Hammer in Cyrene Gladiator Arena
Rain of Arrows Common 94 (Lvl 45) 1273 (Lvl 45) Precision I Blacksmith, Loot
Scales of Truth Legendary 93 1138

Precision IV

Critical Hit Damage I

Extra Arrow

Complete the Trials of Anubis, Sobek and Sekhmet once before completing any one of them one more time.
Serket’s Reach Legendary
Sty Common Precision III Blacksmith, Loot
Swift Branch Rare
Til-Tuba Bow Common Precision I Blacksmith, Loot
Wall of Sand Common 94 (Lvl 45) 1263 (Lvl 45) Precision II Blacksmith, Loot
Wings of Ashur Legendary 91 1117 Precision III

Adrenaline on Hurt II

Elevation Multiplier

Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar

Predator bows

Name Rarity Quality (Max Level 40) Damage (Max Level 40) Attributes Availability
Amenhotep's Bow Legendary 93 650 Stealth Damage IV

Combo Multiplier II

Health on Kill

Blacksmith, Loot
Ancestral Bow Rare 87 645 Stealth Damage II

Bleeding on Hit II

Barbed Longbow Legendary 93 650 Stealth Damage III

Bleeding on Hit III

Health for Critical

Helix Store
Concealed Garment Common 85 651 Stealth Damage I Blacksmith, Loot
Copper Arc Common 84 645 Stealth Damage I Blacksmith, Loot
Desert Companion Common 95 (Lvl 45) 735 (Lvl 45) Stealth Damage II Blacksmith, Loot
Hades Rare 87 651 Stealth Damage I

Adrenaline on Kill II

Blacksmith, Loot
Jebel Barkal Legendary 89 645 Stealth Damage III

Combo Multiplier II

Ranged Hit Multiplier

Nomad's Bazaar
Lion's Cry Legendary
Lord of Bones Legendary 91 645 Stealth Damage III

Bleeding on Hit III

Poison on Hit

Helix Store, Nomad's Bazaar
Mute Bow Rare 87 644 Stealth Damage II

Critical Hit Damage II

Blacksmith, Loot
Neith's Observer Common 85 640 Stealth Damage III Blacksmith, Loot
Quagga Rare 87 645 Stealth Damage II

Adrenaline on Kill II

Available from Twitch Prime Pack DLC
Rain Bow Rare 87 645 Stealth Damage II

Critical Hit Damage II

Helix Store
Smoke and Mirrors Legendary 93 656 Stealth Damage III

Critical Hit Rate II

On Fire

Blacksmith, Loot
Trophy Hunter Legendary 93 641 Stealth Damage II

Critical Hit Damage III

Elevation Multiplier

Defeat War Elephants Qetesh & Resheph
Valkyrie Operator Common Stealth Damage III Blacksmith, Loot
Victoria Common 85 645 Stealth Damage II Blacksmith, Loot
Whisper of Death Common 94 (Lvl 45) 729 (Lvl 45) Stealth Damage II Blacksmith, Loot
Wildland Bow Common 94 (Lvl 45) 735 (Lvl 45) Stealth Damage I Blacksmith, Loot

Trivia

  • In Assassin's Creed III, it is possible to kill two guards with a single arrow. At full drawpower and close-ranged, it may injure up to three enemies if in close file.

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