Effective Range¶

Bow and crossbow shots deal full damage up to their effective range. Beyond it, damage first decreases gradually, then falls more steeply to a fifth at the far limit. Increased effective range stretches the entire curve.

How it works¶

Effective Range: a bow or crossbow shot deals full damage up to a start distance from where it was shot, then less the further it flies: × 0.8 at 37.5% of the way to an end distance, and × 0.2 at the end distance and beyond. Bows: 12 m, 18 m and 28 m; crossbows: 12 m, 18 m and 28 m. Thrown weapons and spells don't fall off.

Range is 1 + your shooting effective range increases (bow or crossbow ones count for that weapon), so +50% puts both distances 1.5 times as far. The factor multiplies the hit when it reaches the enemy, after the critical strike; flat damage against the enemy is added after it and isn't reduced.

For scale: a Wood Floor 2x2 is 2 m on a side, so a bow's 12 m and 28 m are 6 and 14 floors in a row, a crossbow's 12 m and 28 m 6 and 14.

Bows¶

Crossbows¶

With the other mechanics: Combat and building.

Patch history¶

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.3.6, extracted 2026-10-27.