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Compound Crossbow in 7 Days to Die

ByYurii LuzhkoSource: 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files
BowsRangedBows 56Sold by traders
Type
Bows · ranged
Damage
75
Rounds per minute
75
Magazine
1
Range
100
Damage at quality 6
+40%
Mod slots, Q1 → Q6
3 → 4
Durability, Q1 → Q6
350 → 600

Bars: against the highest in the bows.

Damage: with Stone Crossbow Bolt.

Item ID gunBowT3CompoundCrossbow — for the giveself console command. All item IDs

Damage by ammo

The round's own damage plus this weapon's offset of 25.

AmmoDamage
Stone Crossbow Bolt75
Iron Crossbow Bolt84
Steel Crossbow Bolt88
Flaming Crossbow Bolt63
Exploding Crossbow Bolts275 on impact · 180 blast, radius 4

Recipe

Crafted at the Workbench. Ingredients grow with the quality you craft.

Where to get it

You get the Compound Crossbow by crafting it at the Workbench, looting 24 kinds of container and buying it from traders. The recipe unlocks at Bows level 56, raised by reading Bow Hunters; crafted quality goes up at levels 59, 63, 67, 71 and 75.

Containers that can hold the Compound Crossbow

The 24 containers every one of the bows can drop from — listed on the weapons page.

Perks that boost the Compound Crossbow

The game file tags it with Archery (Agility). Each rank is on its attribute page.

Mods that fit the Compound Crossbow

12 mods, by the tags in the game files. 3 mod slots at quality 1, 4 at quality 6. What each mod does.

Compound Crossbow crafting tree

Everything one Compound Crossbow takes at quality 1, down to materials you loot, harvest or buy. Counts multiply through whole crafts.

Raw materials in total

Forge steps use the backpack-materials version of the recipe; with the other “Smelter Type” setting you smelt the same metals into the forge first.

Compound Crossbow — FAQ

How much damage does the Compound Crossbow do in 7 Days to Die?
75 with Stone Crossbow Bolt, plus +8% at quality 2 rising to +40% at quality 6.
How do you get the Compound Crossbow?
By crafting it at the Workbench, looting 24 kinds of container and buying it from traders. The recipe unlocks at Bows level 56, raised by reading Bow Hunters.
What ammo does the Compound Crossbow use?
Stone Crossbow Bolt, Iron Crossbow Bolt, Steel Crossbow Bolt, Flaming Crossbow Bolt and Exploding Crossbow Bolts.

Other bows

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