- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Composite Bow (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Composite Bow (Dark Souls III).
The Composite Bow is a bow in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Composite bow emphasizing power. Requires more strength than standard bows.
- However, its range is shorter, making it unfit for sniping.
Availability
In New Londo Ruins, the Composite Bow can be found on a corpse, along with 16 Large Arrows, up the steps from where the water is drained; overlooking the Wyverns in the Valley of Drakes.
Characteristics
The Composite Bow has very poor range (the worst range of all the bows in Dark Souls), making it an inferior choice when attempting to snipe enemies. It makes up for this with high attack power at close range. Due to this, it is often best to use Large Arrows or Poison Arrows to maximize the Composite Bow's short range effectiveness, rather than using other arrows to compensate for the lack of range. Classified as a short bow and maintains the shortbow's faster draw and fire time.
Upgrades
Requires: Standard Composite Bow, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
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| Composite Bow | 55 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 60 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 66 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 71 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 77 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 82 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 88 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 93 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 99 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 104 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 110 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 115 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 121 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 126 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 132 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Composite Bow +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 137 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
Requires: Standard Composite Bow +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Raw Variation |
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| Raw Composite Bow (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 94 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – |
| Raw Composite Bow +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 100 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – |
| Raw Composite Bow +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 107 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – |
| Raw Composite Bow +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 113 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – |
| Raw Composite Bow +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 119 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – |
| Raw Composite Bow +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 126 | – | – | – | D | D | – | – |
Requires: Standard Composite Bow +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
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| Crystal Composite Bow (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 121 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Crystal Composite Bow +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 126 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Crystal Composite Bow +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 132 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Crystal Composite Bow +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 137 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Crystal Composite Bow +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 143 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
| Crystal Composite Bow +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 148 | – | – | – | C | C | – | – |
Requires: Standard Composite Bow +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Composite Bow (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 61 | 67 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Magic Composite Bow +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 65 | 72 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Magic Composite Bow +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 69 | 76 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Magic Composite Bow +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 73 | 81 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Magic Composite Bow +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 77 | 85 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Magic Composite Bow +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 82 | 90 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Magic Composite Bow +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 86 | 94 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Magic Composite Bow +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 90 | 99 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Magic Composite Bow +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 94 | 103 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Magic Composite Bow +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 98 | 108 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
| Magic Composite Bow +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 102 | 112 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
Requires: Magic Composite Bow +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Enchanted Variation |
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| Enchanted Composite Bow (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 82 | 88 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Enchanted Composite Bow +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 85 | 90 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Enchanted Composite Bow +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 88 | 93 | – | – | E | E | B | – |
| Enchanted Composite Bow +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 91 | 95 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
| Enchanted Composite Bow +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 95 | 98 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
| Enchanted Composite Bow +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 98 | 102 | – | – | E | E | A | – |
Requires: Standard Composite Bow +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Divine Variation |
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| Divine Composite Bow (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 55 | 67 | – | – | D | D | – | B |
| Divine Composite Bow +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 59 | 72 | – | – | D | D | – | B |
| Divine Composite Bow +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 62 | 76 | – | – | D | D | – | B |
| Divine Composite Bow +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 66 | 81 | – | – | D | D | – | B |
| Divine Composite Bow +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 70 | 85 | – | – | D | D | – | B |
| Divine Composite Bow +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 74 | 90 | – | – | D | D | – | B |
| Divine Composite Bow +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 77 | 94 | – | – | D | D | – | B |
| Divine Composite Bow +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 81 | 99 | – | – | D | D | – | B |
| Divine Composite Bow +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 85 | 103 | – | – | D | D | – | B |
| Divine Composite Bow +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 88 | 108 | – | – | D | D | – | A |
| Divine Composite Bow +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 92 | 112 | – | – | D | D | – | A |
Requires: Divine Composite Bow +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Occult Variation |
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| Occult Composite Bow (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 76 | 82 | – | – | D | D | – | A |
| Occult Composite Bow +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 80 | 86 | – | – | D | D | – | A |
| Occult Composite Bow +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 85 | 90 | – | – | D | D | – | A |
| Occult Composite Bow +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 89 | 94 | – | – | D | D | – | A |
| Occult Composite Bow +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 94 | 98 | – | – | D | D | – | A |
| Occult Composite Bow +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 98 | 102 | – | – | D | D | – | A |
Requires: Standard Composite Bow +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Fire Variation |
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| Fire Composite Bow (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 82 | – | 82 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Composite Bow +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 92 | – | 92 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Composite Bow +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 102 | – | 102 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Composite Bow +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 112 | – | 112 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Composite Bow +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 122 | – | 122 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Composite Bow +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 132 | – | 132 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Composite Bow +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 141 | – | 141 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Composite Bow +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 151 | – | 151 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Composite Bow +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 161 | – | 161 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Composite Bow +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 171 | – | 171 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Composite Bow +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 181 | – | 181 | – | – | – | – | – |
Requires: Fire Composite Bow +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Chaos Variation |
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| Chaos Composite Bow (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 91 | – | 117 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Composite Bow +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 98 | – | 128 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Composite Bow +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 105 | – | 138 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Composite Bow +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 112 | – | 149 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Composite Bow +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 120 | – | 160 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Composite Bow +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 127 | – | 170 | – | – | – | – | – |
Requires: Standard Composite Bow +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Lightning Variation |
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| Lightning Composite Bow (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 132 | – | – | 154 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Composite Bow +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 141 | – | – | 163 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Composite Bow +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 151 | – | – | 173 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Composite Bow +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 161 | – | – | 183 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Composite Bow +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 171 | – | – | 193 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Composite Bow +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 181 | – | – | 203 | – | – | – | – |
Scaling Percentage Values
The following chart lists the scaling percentages when this weapon is fully upgraded. Be advised that:
- Scaling letters are not an accurate indicator of how a weapon scales, players should look at the percentage scaling of a weapon.
- Magic and Enchanted upgrade paths reduce Physical Damage while adding Magic Damage, splitting damage between two types. Strength and Dexterity scaling is drastically reduced while adding Intelligence scaling.
- Divine and Occult upgrade paths reduce Physical Damage while adding Magic Damage, splitting damage between two types. Strength and Dexterity scaling is drastically reduced while adding Faith scaling. Divine adds Divine Auxiliary and Occult adds Occult Auxiliary secondary damage types.
- Fire, Chaos, and Lightning upgrade paths remove all stat scaling and splits damage between two types. Chaos path adds Humanity Scaling.
- Raw upgrade path caps at Weapon Level 10 while drastically reducing physical damage scaling and adding slightly more base damage.
- Crystal upgrade path dramatically increases the base damage of weapons while rendering them unable to be repaired.
- For PvE purposes all weapons will be better on the Standard Upgrade path to +15. This is because the Split Damage of elementally infused weapons is not added together. The values are reduced separately when going through enemy defenses leading to less damage in practice due to the values of each damage type being smaller.
- To learn more about how damage is calculated visit the Damage Calculation page.
| Upgrade Path | Strength |
Dexterity |
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Faith |
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| Standard +15 |
60% | 60% | - | - |
| Raw +5 |
45% | 45% | - | - |
| Crystal +5 |
60% | 60% | - | - |
| Magic +10 |
17% | 17% | 86% | - |
| Enchanted +5 |
12% | 12% | 84% | - |
| Divine +10 |
23% | 23% | - | 86% |
| Occult +5 |
22% | 22% | - | 101% |
| Fire +10 |
All stat scaling bonuses removed, Fire Damage added | |||
| Chaos +5 |
All stat scaling bonuses removed, Fire Damage added, scales off held Humanity up to 10 | |||
| Lightning +5 |
All stat scaling bonuses removed, Lightning Damage added | |||
Gallery
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