Longbows in Baldur's Gate 3 are pieces of equipment that are used to inflict damage against hostile characters such as Enemies and BossesLongbows are Two-Handed Martial Ranged Weapons in BG3 that can be only be two-handed, dealing 1-8 Damage without enchantments. They have a range of 18m, and they deal Piercing Damage. Being a Ranged Weapon, note that you have Disadvantage on Attack Rolls with Longbows while Threatened.

Many Longbows have unique properties, so you should read carefully what these do, and many also have Weapon Actions that can only be used if you are Proficient with Longbows in BG3. These Weapon Actions are Hamstring Shot and Brace (Ranged).

 

 

All Longbows in Baldur's Gate 3

Name

Damage

Special Properties

Weapon Actions

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Longbow
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None

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Hellrider Longbow
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Heightened Awareness: Gain a +3 bonus to initiative rolls and Advantage on Perception Ability Checks.

Fiendish Fire: Once per turn, a creature hit by this weapon will possibly be afflicted with Faerie Fire.

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Longbow +1
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Spellthief
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Arcane Vehemence: Once per Short Rest, you regain a 1st level Spell Slot when you land a critical hit with the Spellthief. hamstring shot bg3 wiki guide 45pxHamstring Shot
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The Joltshooter
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Electric Blood: When the wielder deals damage using this weapon, they gain 2 Lightning Charges. hamstring shot bg3 wiki guide 45pxHamstring Shot
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Titanstring Bow
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Titan Weapon: This weapon deals additional damage equal to your Strength Modifier

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The Dead Shot
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Improved Critical: The number you need to roll a Critical Hit while attacking is reduced by 1. This effect can stack.

Keen Attack: The wielder doubles their Proficiency Bonus when rolling ranged attacks with this weapon, unless they have Disadvantage.

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Gontr Mael
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Promised Victory: On a hit, possibly inflict Guiding Bolt upon the target.

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Level 3 Transmutation Spell

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