Enshrouded
ByYurii Luzhko
S priority slot35 weaponsScales with DEX (Dexterity)

Best Enshrouded Bows

Long-range main weapon for Rangers. Sniper / Marksman builds live here; scales with DEX, headshots ignore armor.

Top 5 best bows ranked

Ranked by required level (high-level = end-game best-in-slot heuristic). Each entry links to the full weapon page with perks + drop region + build matches.

  1. #1Lv 45LegendaryDrak Whistle BowPower 77 · Reaping · Brutal +2
  2. #2Lv 45LegendaryFell Commander BowPower 42 · Magic Shroud Damage · Headseeker +2
  3. #3Lv 45LegendaryTomb Raider's BowPower 77 · Blunt Damage · Precise +3
  4. #4Lv 43LegendaryRattlesnake BowPower 74 · Reaping · Brutal +2
  5. #5Lv 42LegendaryTemple Keeper's BowPower 73 · Magic Shock Damage · Precise +2

All 35 Bows — comparison table

Icon, level, power at that level, parry power and perks for every weapon in the category. Filter by rarity or damage type, sort, or switch to the table view; each card opens the full weapon page with perks + drop region.

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Showing 35 of 35 bows

Damage and Power are the wiki's own {{Weapon Stats}} formula evaluated at each weapon's required level. Damage adds 10% per damage perk; bows and staves have Power instead, which ignores perks — a different number, so it gets its own bar, column and sort and is never ranked against Damage. The wiki notes these figures are not updated post Wake of Water, so treat them as estimates. Legendary = the weapon carries named perks.

Why pick bows in Enshrouded?

Bows in Enshrouded are the most-played ranged option — fast draw speed, long range, and arrow-type variety that turns bow damage from "okay" early into "endgame meta" once you have legendary bows like Avalanche Starter + Ignited Bow. They scale with DEX (Dexterity), live in the Ranger sub-archetype, and define the Ranger Sniper preset. The bow's wedge is arrow crafting — Stun arrows + Shroud arrows + Explosive arrows each cover different scenarios, so the same bow can be opener (Shroud DOT), spam (Multi Shot Explosive), and finisher (Sneak Attack Headseeker). As a slot priority bows are S-tier — safest solo starter (kite while learning enemy patterns), strongest ranged DPS in slot, and the canonical Ranger weapon. Legendary bows carry perks like "Headseeker" + "Precise" + elemental damage that compound with arrow-type variety.

Curated bows builds →ranger archetype builds →

Builds that use bows

4 preset builds tagged bow — ranked by tier (S → A → B). Each links to the full build detail with skills + weapons + armor + food picks.

Bows FAQ

What's the best bows in Enshrouded?
Level-45 legendary bows are the strongest picks in slot — there are 34 bows flagged legendary in our catalog. The top 5 by required level are listed above; each carries named perks (e.g. damage modifiers, crit bonuses) that compound with the matching skill-tree archetype.
Which attribute does bows scale with?
Bows damage scales with DEX (Dexterity). Putting attribute points into the wrong stat caps your weapon damage hard — a STR-stacked character with bows will hit far below their level ceiling. Match attribute investment to the scaling stat above before pushing into skill-tree damage modifiers.
How do I get bows in Enshrouded?
Bows drop from open-world loot + Hollow Halls bosses + biome-specific chests. The 35 bows in our catalog cover every drop documented on the wiki. Mundane bows (no perks) come from early-game biomes; legendary bows drop from Kindlewastes / Albaneve Summits / Veilwater Basin end-game encounters.
Are bows the best slot in current patch?
Bows are rated S-tier in our slot priority. S-tier means they pair with the most-played builds and have legendary picks across every level band — pick these first.

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