Hornbow

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Disambig icon.png This article is about the bow type. For the weapon with the same name, see Hornbow (weapon).

A hornbow is a bow type. It has medium range, the slowest attack speed and a medium arc. Hornbows also have an extra 10% armor penetration. Because of these traits, it's primarily used for spikes.

Statistics[edit]

Bow type Attack speed Range1 Flight time2 Arc size Other properties
Hornbow 2.7 seconds 1.2 0.59 seconds Medium 10% armor penetration
  1. Range is approximate and is measured in aggro circle / Danger Zone radii.
  2. Flight time is at shortbow range.

Hornbow damage comparison[edit]

Target armor1 DPS relative to flatbow / shortbow DPS relative to longbow / recurve bow
0 74.1% 88.9%
10 75.4% 90.4%
20 76.7% 92.0%
30 78.0% 93.6%
40 79.4% 95.3%
50 80.8% 96.9%
60 82.2% 98.6%
70 83.6% 100.4%
80 85.1% 102.1%
90 86.6% 103.9%
100 88.1% 105.7%
110 89.6% 107.6%
120 91.2% 109.4%
130 92.8% 111.4%
140 94.4% 113.3%
150 96.1% 115.3%
160 97.7% 117.3%
170 99.5% 119.3%
180 101.2% 121.4%
190 103.0% 123.5%
200 104.8% 125.7%
  1. For armor ratings which are not multiples of 10, relative damage depends on how rounding is done for armor penetration.

Notes[edit]


Bow types
FlatbowHornbowLongbowRecurve BowShortbow