DQ9 Encyclopedia

Bows

The essentials

The best: Seraph's bow (Attack 178) — make it in the Krak Pot, Archangel's bow ×1 + Agate of evolution ×3 + Yellow orb ×3 — alchemiracle when making “Aeon's bow”: 10–40% depending on the hero's Deftness (300–999).
Next: Aeon's bow (166), Archangel's bow (154), Angel's bow (142)

All 19, from the best attack to the worst

Rank	Item	Attack	Other stats	Vocations	Simplest way to get it
1	Seraph's bow	178		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Archangel's bow ×1 + Agate of evolution ×3 + Yellow orb ×3 — alchemiracle when making “Aeon's bow”: 10–40% depending on the hero's Deftness (300–999).
2	Aeon's bow	166		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Archangel's bow ×1 + Agate of evolution ×3 + Yellow orb ×3.
3	Archangel's bow	154		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Angel's bow ×1 + Agate of evolution ×1 + Yellow orb ×1.
4	Angel's bow	142		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Aeon's bow ×1 + Reset stone ×1.
5	Odin's bow	130		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Oh-no bow ×1 + Saint's ashes ×3.
5	Oh-no bow	130		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Odin's bow ×1 + Malicite ×1.
7	Blinding bow	120		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Purblind bow ×1 + Mystifying mixture ×2 + Ethereal stone ×3.
8	Purblind bow	110		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	buy it, 36,000 G (Stornway – Weapon Shop (post-game)).
9	Blustery bow	101		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Billowing bow ×1 + Gusterang ×1 + Celestial skein ×3.
10	Great bow	99		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	buy it, 31,500 G (Upover – Weapon Shop).
11	Cheiron's bow	92		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	buy it, 22,400 G (Dourbridge – Basement on Right Under Bridge).
12	Billowing bow	88		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Blowy bow ×1 + Staff of divine wrath ×1 + Celestial skein ×2.
13	Hotshot bow	82		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Potshot bow ×1 + Hunter's hat ×1 + Archer's armguard ×1.
14	Blowy bow	77		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	buy it, 12,000 G (Wormwood Creek – Weapon & Armour Shop, Upover – Weapon Shop).
15	Potshot bow	70		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	buy it, 9,200 G (Batsureg – Weapon & Armour Shop, Wormwood Creek – Weapon & Armour Shop).
16	Fuddle bow	64		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	in a chest, Grotto chests rank F (1%).
17	Hunter's bow	57		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	buy it, 4,900 G (Batsureg – Weapon & Armour Shop).
18	Longbow	40		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	make it in the Krak Pot, Short bow ×1 + Laundry pole ×1.
19	Short bow	20		Armamentalist, Sage, Ranger	buy it, 1,150 G (Porth Llaffan – Weapon & Armour Shop).

Values read from each item's record; “Vocations”: those that can equip it on their own (a mastery at 100 skill points lets every vocation equip a weapon type).

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