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Hytale shortbows tier list

Every shortbow ranked by the damage its attacks deal on average, with its strongest single hit and level, so you can see what's worth crafting at each stage.

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How this is ranked

Metric: For each attack in the weapon’s moveset (left and right swings, thrusts, charged and special attacks) add up every damage type it deals, then take the mean over all attacks. Each attack counts once, however often you can use it.
How tiers are cut: By percentile within this list, so a tier says where something sits among its peers, not how good it is in absolute terms. Equal values always share a tier.
S: top 10%
A: next 20%
B: next 30%
C: next 25%
D: bottom 15%

5 have no damage values in the files and aren't ranked.

One number can't capture everything (reach, speed, effects, how a build plays). That's what the maker is for: open this list there and move things around.

Adamantite Shortbow11.8

Best at each level

The top average damage per attack in each band of item levels: what to aim for as you progress.

Lv 1–10Copper Shortbow6.2best of 2
Lv 11–20Flame Shortbow8.5best of 4
Lv 21–30Doomed Outlander Shortbow9.3best of 3
Lv 31–40Adamantite Shortbow11.8best of 2
Lv 41–50Mithril Shortbow15best of 2

All 13, with the numbers

#	Name	Average damage per attack	Level	Quality	Strongest hit	Attacks	Percentile	Tier
1	Mithril Shortbow	15	50	Epic	37	6	96	S
2	Onyxium Shortbow	15	50	Epic	37	6	96	S
3	Adamantite Shortbow	11.8	40	Rare	29	6	83	A
4	Cobalt Shortbow	9.3	35	Rare	23	6	67	B
5	Doomed Outlander Shortbow	9.3	30	Rare	23	6	67	B
6	Thorium Shortbow	9.3	30	Rare	23	6	67	B
7	Flame Shortbow	8.5	20	Common	25	6	46	B
8	Frost Shortbow	8.5	20	Common	25	6	46	B
9	Iron Shortbow	7.8	20	Uncommon	19	6	33	C
10	Bronze Shortbow	6.8	25	Uncommon	17	6	21	C
11	Rusty Iron Shortbow	6.8	15	Common	17	6	21	C
12	Copper Shortbow	6.2	10	Common	15	6	8	D
13	Crude Shortbow	4.8	9	Common	12	6	0	D