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Misbegotten Shortbow

Misbegotten Shortbow

With its requirements met (Str 16 · Dex 8), Misbegotten Shortbow reaches 192 attack rating at +25.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Winged Misbegotten (2%) · Weeping Peninsula, Miquella's Haligtree, Consecrated Snowfield and 2 more; Drop: Misbegotten (2%) · Scadu Altus, Altus Plateau, Rauh Base and 1 more

Attack rating (+25)
192
Scaling (+25)
Str D · Dex E
Class
Light Bow
Weight
3
Requires
Str 16 · Dex 8
Skill
Barrage · FP 2 / 2
Upgrades with
Smithing Stones (+25)

Attack rating by affinity 1

At Str 16 · Dex 10 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 10 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity+0MaxDamage at maxScaling at max
Standard75192 +25Physical 192Str DDex EInt –Fai –Arc –

Try your own stats, two-handing and any upgrade in the AR calculator.

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

180200220240260102040608099Stat level186080
  • Strength
  • Dexterity
Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Strength's soft caps.
Show the numbers
Stat levelStrengthDexterity
10–192
13–194
16192195
19195197
22200199
25203200
28207201
31210203
34214204
37216206
40219207
43221208
46223209
49225211
52228212
55229213
58230214
61231214
64232215
67232216
70233217
73234217
76235218
79236219
82237220
85237220
88238220
91239220
94240221
97241221
99241221
StatSoft capsAR per point, by stretchAt 99
Strength18, 60, 8016–18: +1.5 · 18–60: +0.86 · 60–80: +0.25 · 80–99: +0.26241 from 192
Dexterity18, 60, 8010–18: +0.63 · 18–60: +0.4 · 60–80: +0.25 · 80–99: +0.11221 from 192

Soft caps are the breakpoints of the scaling curve the game assigns this weapon; past each one a point adds less (or, for some curves, more).

Attack rating by upgrade

0501001502000510152025Upgrade level
At the weapon's requirements (Standard).
Show the numbers
Upgrade levelAttack rating
075
179
284
388
493
597
6102
7106
8111
9116
10120
11125
12130
13134
14139
15144
16148
17153
18158
19163
20168
21172
22177
23182
24187
25192

#1 of 6 light bow weapons by attack rating

  1. Misbegotten Shortbow192 +25
  2. Composite Bow183 +25
  3. Red Branch Shortbow179 +25
  4. Bone Bow177 +25
  5. Shortbow172 +25
  6. Harp Bow163 +10
Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Misbegotten Shortbow, 192).

By upgrade level (Standard)

LevelARPhysicalCost
+07575—
+17979Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+28484Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+38888Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+49393Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+59797Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6102102Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7106106Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8111111Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9116116Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10120120Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11125125Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12130130Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13134134Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14139139Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15144144Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16148148Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17153153Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18158158Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19163163Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20168168Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21172172Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22177177Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23182182Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24187187Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25192192Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +25: 12 Smithing Stone [1], 12 Smithing Stone [2], 12 Smithing Stone [3], 12 Smithing Stone [4], 12 Smithing Stone [5], 12 Smithing Stone [6], 12 Smithing Stone [7], 12 Smithing Stone [8], 1 Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Misbegotten Shortbow

Dropped by 1

  • Enemies the game gives no name, up to 2% per kill · Weeping Peninsula, Altus Plateau, Leyndell, Royal Capital, Consecrated Snowfield, Miquella's Haligtree, Scadu Altus, Rauh Base, Gravesite Plain

At Discovery 100. "Once" drops stop after the first (the game sets a flag).

Source not yet traced: the game files we read don't say yet how to get this item.

Patch history 2

Every patch that changed its numbers, read from the game's balance file (regulation) of each version.

  1. 1.03.1from 1.02.1
    • Poison scaling curve7→6
    • Bleed scaling curve7→6
    • Sleep scaling curve7→6
    • Madness scaling curve7→6
  2. 1.04.1from 1.03.3
      Every changed value (3)
      ValueBeforetoAfterChange
      3 technical values (sorting, effects, display)
      ValueBeforetoAfterChange
      Attack Material02changed
      Defence SE Material [1]100102changed
      Defence SFX Material [1]106128changed

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    Overview

    Class
    Light Bow
    Weight
    3
    Requires
    Str 16 · Dex 8
    Affinities
    Standard
    Game ID
    40010000