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Serpent Bow

Serpent Bow

With its requirements met (Str 8 · Dex 15 · Arc 11), Serpent Bow reaches 213 attack rating at +10.

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Pickup · Caelid

Attack rating (+10)
213
Scaling (+10)
Str D · Dex D · Arc D
Class
Bow
Weight
3.5
Requires
Str 8 · Dex 15 · Arc 11
Skill
Mighty Shot · FP 6 / 6
Upgrades with
Somber Smithing Stones (+10)
Serpent Bow, rendered from the game's 3D model
Rendered from the game's model

Attack rating by affinity 1

At Str 10 · Dex 15 · Int 10 · Fai 10 · Arc 11 (each stat at the weapon's requirement, 10 where it has none), one-handed.

Affinity+0MaxDamage at maxScaling at max
Standard81213 +10Physical 213Str DDex DInt –Fai –Arc D

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

Attack rating by stat (Standard, +10)

200220240260280300102040608099Stat level186080
  • Dexterity
  • Arcane
  • 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 levelDexterityArcaneStrength
10––213
11–213–
13––216
14–213–
15213––
16––219
17–213–
18218––
19––222
20–213–
21222––
22––226
23–213–
24226––
25––228
26–213–
27230––
28––231
29–213–
30234––
31––233
32–213–
33238––
34––236
35–213–
36242––
37––238
38–213–
39246––
40––240
41–213–
42250––
43––242
44–213–
45253––
46––243
47–213–
48256––
49––245
50–213–
51260––
52––247
53–213–
54263––
55––248
56–213–
57265––
58––249
59–213–
60267––
61––249
62–213–
63270––
64––250
65–213–
66272––
67––250
68–213–
69274––
70––251
71–213–
72276––
73––252
74–213–
75279––
76––252
77–213–
78281––
79––253
80–213–
81283––
82––254
83–213–
84284––
85––254
86–213–
87284––
88––255
89–213–
90285––
91––255
92–213–
93286––
94––256
95–213–
96287––
97––257
98–213–
99288213257
StatSoft capsAR per point, by stretchAt 99
Dexterity18, 60, 8015–18: +1.67 · 18–60: +1.17 · 60–80: +0.75 · 80–99: +0.32288 from 213
Arcane18, 60, 8011–18: +0 · 18–60: +0 · 60–80: +0 · 80–99: +0213 from 213
Strength18, 60, 8010–18: +1.13 · 18–60: +0.64 · 60–80: +0.2 · 80–99: +0.21257 from 213

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

01002003000246810Upgrade level
At the weapon's requirements (Standard).
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Upgrade levelAttack rating
081
194
2106
3119
4132
5145
6158
7172
8185
9199
10213

#7 of 8 bow weapons by attack rating

  1. Horn Bow255 +25
  2. Ansbach's Longbow241 +10
  3. Erdtree Bow240 +10
  4. Albinauric Bow236 +25
  5. Longbow221 +25
  6. Pulley Bow220 +10
  7. Serpent Bow213 +10
  8. Black Bow204 +10
Standard affinity at max upgrade, each weapon at its own requirements. A full bar is the class's strongest (Horn Bow, 255).

By upgrade level (Standard)

LevelARPhysicalCost
+08181—
+19494Somber Smithing Stone [1] × 1
+2106106Somber Smithing Stone [2] × 1
+3119119Somber Smithing Stone [3] × 1
+4132132Somber Smithing Stone [4] × 1
+5145145Somber Smithing Stone [5] × 1
+6158158Somber Smithing Stone [6] × 1
+7172172Somber Smithing Stone [7] × 1
+8185185Somber Smithing Stone [8] × 1
+9199199Somber Smithing Stone [9] × 1
+10213213Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone × 1

From +0 to +10: 1 Somber Smithing Stone [1], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [2], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [3], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [4], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [5], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [6], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [7], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [8], 1 Somber Smithing Stone [9], 1 Somber Ancient Dragon Smithing Stone.

Where to find Serpent Bow

Placed in the world 1

  • Caelid · Abandoned Cave

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
    • 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
    Bow
    Weight
    3.5
    Requires
    Str 8 · Dex 15 · Arc 11
    Affinities
    Standard
    Game ID
    41040000