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Each not only has different crafting components and recipes but also different Quality tiers, going up to Tier 4. Obviously, players will want the best possible bow, though, this requires one to upgrade the Workbench and Forge enough to unlock the better bow variants and their tiers.

There is a clearly intended progression when it comes to which bows one should be wielding and when in the game players will have access to them, so be sure to work one’s way up to the strongest example of ranged weaponry instead of trying to grab it from the start, as life in Valheim is about the journey, not the destination.

Crude Bow

Source - Workbench

Quality Tier 1

Piercing Stat - 22 Durability - 50 Crafting Components - 10 Wood & 8 Leather Scraps Workbench Level Required - Level 1

Quality Tier 2

Piercing Stat - 25 Durability - 100 Crafting Components - 5 Wood, 4 Leather Scraps, & 1 Deer Hide Workbench Level Required - Level 2

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Quality Tier 3

Piercing Stat - 28 Durability - 150 Crafting Components - 10 Wood, 8 Leather Scraps, & 2 Deer Hides Workbench Level Required - Level 3

Quality Tier 4

Piercing Stat - 31 Durability - 200 Crafting Components - 15 Wood, 12 Leather Scraps, & 3 Deer Hides Workbench Level Required - Level 4

Finewood Bow

Source - Workbench

Quality Tier 1

Piercing Stat - 32 Durability - 100 Crafting Components - 5 Fine Wood, 5 Core Wood, & 2 Deer Hides Workbench Level Required - Level 1

Quality Tier 2

Piercing Stat - 35 Durability - 150 Crafting Components - 10 Fine Wood, 10 Core Wood, & 2 Deer Hides Workbench Level Required - Level 2

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Quality Tier 3

Piercing Stat - 38 Durability - 200 Crafting Components - 10 Fine Wood, 10 Core Wood, & 4 Deer Hides Workbench Level Required - Level 3

Quality Tier 4

Piercing Stat - 41 Durability - 250 Crafting Components - 15 Fine Wood, 15 Core Wood, & 6 Deer Hides Workbench Level Required - Level 4

Huntsman Bow

Source - Forge

Quality Tier 1

Piercing Stat - 42 Durability - 100 Crafting Components - 5 Fine Wood, 10 Iron, 5 Feathers, & 2 Deer Hides Forge Level Required - Level 1

Quality Tier 2

Piercing Stat - 45 Durability - 150 Crafting Components - 10 Fine Wood, 20 Iron, 10 Feathers, & 2 Deer Hides Forge Level Required - Level 2

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Quality Tier 3

Piercing Stat - 48 Durability - 200 Crafting Components - 10 Fine Wood, 20 Iron, 10 Feathers, & 4 Deer Hides Forge Level Required - Level 3

Quality Tier 4

Piercing Stat - 51 Durability - 250 Crafting Components - 15 Fine Wood, 30 Iron, 15 Feathers, & 6 Deer Hides Forge Level Required - Level 4

Draugr Fang

Source - Forge

Quality Tier 1

Piercing Stat - 47 Durability - 100 Crafting Components - 5 Ancient Bark, 10 Silver, 2 Deer Hides, & 2 Guck Forge Level Required - Level 2

Quality Tier 2

Piercing Stat - 50 Durability - 150 Crafting Components - 10 Ancient Bark, 20 Silver, 2 Deer Hides, & 2 Guck Forge Level Required - Level 3

Quality Tier 3

Piercing Stat - 53 Durability - 200 Crafting Components - 10 Ancient Bark, 20 Silver, 4 Deer Hides, & 4 Guck Forge Level Required - Level 4

Quality Tier 4

Piercing Stat - 56 Durability - 250 Crafting Components - 15 Ancient Bark, 30 Silver, 6 Deer Hides, & 6 Guck Forge Level Required - Level 5

Players should note that the Draugr Fang possesses poison on each shot, meaning that they can inflict a caustic ailment upon targets which will make both combat and hunting a great deal easier thanks to the free damage per second damage that will stack up upon one’s prey or foe.

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