Crystal Bow

Crystal Bow

The crystal bow is a power level 3 masterwork shortbow that can be obtained (as well as its crafting recipe) as a reward from the Heartstrings quest. It can then be crafted at a fletching bench. It can be ascended at the mystic forge using ascension cores.

Its special attack is called Shattershot, costing 43 stamina and shoots an area-of-effect cone of arrows a short distance that deals one third of the weapon's base damage to every target hit. Each target hit is stuck with crystal needles that explode after a short time for a set 50 damage. More needles can be stacked before the previous set explodes. This special attack does not require arrows to fire and can penetrate solid objects.

This weapon fires slightly slower than other shortbows despite dealing very similar damage when at the same power level, even when compared to the undead ranger's bow which is supposed to have increased damage as its special effect. This weapon has the same durability as the other ascendable shortbows, which makes the wild scout's shortbow with its 10% faster draw speed the ideal choice of shortbow to ascend if not using shattershot.

Stats

Recipe

Requirements
Facility	Fletching Bench
Skill	Experience
Artisan	300
Material	Quantity
Opal	18
Wool Thread	4
Bronze Bar	4
Anima-Infused Bark	4
Vault Shard	8
Vault Core	1
Output	Quantity
Crystal Bow	1

Recipe tree

Crystal Bow

18

4

4

4

6

6

4

8

1

Journal

The following text is transcribed from the Journal.

A Crystal Bow is not crafted but sung into existence. Harmonies are layered over one another to teach the weapon a story so that it might understand why it needs to be strong. Traditionally, the songs that are sung are of the plight of the elves, their loneliness without their goddess, and the many dangers they must face. The shimmering substance they're made from is traditionally a shard of the elven goddess Seren, left behind when her crystal form shattered at the end of the Third Age God Wars. This bow isn't of the same material, and the song is different, too. There's no divine essence in the crystal, no lament of the elves. Instead, it is sung memories of a lifetime together, distilled down into facets reflecting in the crystalline flaws. In the moonlight, those facets sparkle like tiny stars held within glass — moments of hardship, conflicts, happiness[sic] and grief. It is music as a weapon, with memory as its handle and sorrow as its string.

Update history

This information is based on the changelogs of the game.