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Red Branch Shortbow

With its requirements met (Str 8 · Dex 16), Red Branch Shortbow reaches 179 attack rating at +25.

Dropped by enemies placed all over (no markers): Drop: Page (4%) · Mt. Gelmir, Consecrated Snowfield, Liurnia of the Lakes and 7 more; Drop: High Page (4%) · Leyndell, Ashen Capital, Leyndell, Royal Capital, Academy of Raya Lucaria

Attack rating (+25): 179
Scaling (+25): Str E · Dex D
Class: Light Bow
Weight: 2.5
Requires: Str 8 · Dex 16
Skill: Barrage · FP 2 / 2
Upgrades with: Smithing Stones (+25)

Attack rating by affinity 1

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

Affinity	+0	Max	Damage at max	Scaling at max
Standard	70	179 +25	Physical 179	Str EDex DInt –Fai –Arc –

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +25)

Dexterity
Strength

Each line raises one stat from the requirement to 99 with the others held at the requirement; dashed lines are Dexterity's soft caps.

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Stat level	Dexterity	Strength
10	–	179
13	–	181
16	179	183
19	182	185
22	184	187
25	187	189
28	190	191
31	192	193
34	194	195
37	197	196
40	199	197
43	201	198
46	204	199
49	206	200
52	208	202
55	210	202
58	211	203
61	212	203
64	214	204
67	215	204
70	217	205
73	218	205
76	219	205
79	221	206
82	222	206
85	222	207
88	223	207
91	223	208
94	224	208
97	224	208
99	225	209

Stat	Soft caps	AR per point, by stretch	At 99
Dexterity	18, 60, 80	16–18: +1 · 18–60: +0.74 · 60–80: +0.45 · 80–99: +0.21	225 from 179
Strength	18, 60, 80	10–18: +0.75 · 18–60: +0.43 · 60–80: +0.15 · 80–99: +0.16	209 from 179

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

At the weapon's requirements (Standard).

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Upgrade level	Attack rating
0	70
1	74
2	78
3	83
4	87
5	91
6	95
7	100
8	104
9	108
10	113
11	117
12	121
13	126
14	130
15	134
16	139
17	143
18	147
19	152
20	156
21	161
22	165
23	170
24	174
25	179

#3 of 6 light bow weapons by attack rating

Misbegotten Shortbow192 +25
Composite Bow183 +25
Red Branch Shortbow179 +25
Bone Bow177 +25
Shortbow172 +25
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)

Level	AR	Physical	Cost
+0	70	70	—
+1	74	74	Smithing Stone [1] × 2
+2	78	78	Smithing Stone [1] × 4
+3	83	83	Smithing Stone [1] × 6
+4	87	87	Smithing Stone [2] × 2
+5	91	91	Smithing Stone [2] × 4
+6	95	95	Smithing Stone [2] × 6
+7	100	100	Smithing Stone [3] × 2
+8	104	104	Smithing Stone [3] × 4
+9	108	108	Smithing Stone [3] × 6
+10	113	113	Smithing Stone [4] × 2
+11	117	117	Smithing Stone [4] × 4
+12	121	121	Smithing Stone [4] × 6
+13	126	126	Smithing Stone [5] × 2
+14	130	130	Smithing Stone [5] × 4
+15	134	134	Smithing Stone [5] × 6
+16	139	139	Smithing Stone [6] × 2
+17	143	143	Smithing Stone [6] × 4
+18	147	147	Smithing Stone [6] × 6
+19	152	152	Smithing Stone [7] × 2
+20	156	156	Smithing Stone [7] × 4
+21	161	161	Smithing Stone [7] × 6
+22	165	165	Smithing Stone [8] × 2
+23	170	170	Smithing Stone [8] × 4
+24	174	174	Smithing Stone [8] × 6
+25	179	179	Ancient 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 Red Branch Shortbow

Dropped by 1

Enemies the game gives no name, up to 4% per kill · Weeping Peninsula, Liurnia of the Lakes, Altus Plateau, Mt. Gelmir, Leyndell, Royal Capital, Caelid, Consecrated Snowfield, Academy of Raya Lucaria, 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 1

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

1.03.1from 1.02.1
- Poison scaling curve7→6
- Bleed scaling curve7→6
- Sleep scaling curve7→6
- Madness scaling curve7→6

Other light bows with similar AR

Overview

Class: Light Bow
Weight: 2.5
Requires: Str 8 · Dex 16
Affinities: Standard
Game ID: 40020000