Light Crossbows | Baldurs Gate 3 Wiki

Light Crossbows in Baldur's Gate 3 are pieces of equipment that are used to inflict damage against hostile characters such as Enemies and Bosses. Light Crossbows are Two-Handed Simple Weapons in BG3 that can only be two-handed, dealing 1-8 Damage without enchantments, the exception being the Makeshift Crossbow that deals 1-4 damage instead. They have a range of 18m, and they deal Piercing Damage. Being a Ranged Weapon, note that you have disadvantage on attack rolls with Light Crossbows while Threatened.

Many Light Crossbows 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 Light Crossbows in BG3. This Weapon Action is Piercing Shot.

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All Light Crossbows in Baldur's Gate 3

Name	Damage	Special Properties	Weapon Actions
Light Crossbow	1d8 Piercing	None	Piercing Shot
Makeshift Crossbow	1d4 Piercing	None	Piercing Shot
Light Crossbow +1	1d8 +1 Piercing	Weapon Enchantment +1	Piercing Shot
Sharran Crossbow	1d8 +1 Piercing	Weapon Enchantment +1	Piercing Shot
Light Crossbow +2	1d8 +2 Piercing	Weapon Enchantment +2	Piercing Shot
Light Crossbow of Speed	1d8 +1 Piercing	Weapon Enchantment +1 Blink-of-an-eye-Bolt: Make a ranged attack with your equipped weapon	Piercing Shot