Bows are non-magic ranged weapons that fire arrows as ammunition. With the exception of the Wooden Bow (which is crafted at a Work Bench) their crafting requires an Iron Anvil. The Hardmode-tier equivalent are Repeaters.
| Bow | Base
Damage |
Wooden Arrows | Flaming Arrows | Holy Arrows | Unholy Arrows | Jester's Arrows | Hellfire Arrows | Cursed Arrows |  Spectral Arrows
|
Base Velocity | Use Time | Bonus Stat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Linked icon | Wooden Bow | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 6.1 | 29 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Copper Bow | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 6.6 | 28 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Rich Mahogany BowTemplate:Pc icon | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | -- | 6.6 | 28 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Tin BowTemplate:Pc icon | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | -- | ? | 27 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Ebonwood BowTemplate:Pc icon | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | -- | 6.6 | 27 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Iron Bow | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 6.6 | 27 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Shadewood BowTemplate:Pc icon | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | -- | 6.6 | 27 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Lead BowTemplate:Pc icon | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | -- | 6.6(?) | 26 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Pearlwood BowTemplate:Pc icon | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | -- | 6.6 | 26 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Silver Bow | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 6.6 | 26 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Tungsten BowTemplate:Pc icon | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | -- | ? | 25 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Gold Bow | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 6.6 | 25 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Platinum BowTemplate:Pc icon | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 27 | -- | ? | 24 (Fast) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Demon Bow | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 6.7 | 24 (Fast) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Tendon BowTemplate:Pc icon | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 33 | -- | 6.7 | 30 (Average) | -- |
| Template:Linked icon | Molten Fury | 29 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 8 | 24 (Fast) | Lights wooden arrows ablaze |
| Template:Linked icon | Sharanga
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35 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | ? | ?? (Very Fast) | Transforms any suitable ammo into Spectral Arrows |
| Template:Linked icon | MarrowTemplate:Pc icon | 40 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 54 | -- | ? | 18 (Very Fast) | Shoots Bone Arrows |
| Template:Linked icon | Ice BowTemplate:Pc icon | 46 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 60 | -- | 14 | 20 (Fast) | Shoots Frost Arrows |
| Template:Linked icon | Pulse BowTemplate:Pc icon | 65 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 79 | -- | 7,75 | 21 (Fast) | Shoots a charged arrow |
See also
Template:Bows