Crossbows¶

Every item of this type that can have properties, and the passives that work with it. All item bases: Item bases.

Crossbows have a magazine: additional projectiles become loaded bolts, and additional projectile chance is rolled once when a reload finishes. Each shot fires one bolt; holding the attack keeps firing at the fire rate, based on the crossbow's own reload time. A saved bolt keeps both the ammunition and the loaded shot.

Items (8)¶

Name	Stats	Crafted at	Item level
Arbalest	Pierce 200, Chop 140	Black Forge	Mistlands
Ripper	Pierce 220, Chop 160	Black Forge	Ashlands
Root Ripper	Pierce 220, Poison 10, Chop 160	Black Forge	Ashlands
Storm Ripper	Pierce 220, Lightning 10, Chop 160	Black Forge	Ashlands
Wound Ripper	Pierce 220, Chop 160	Black Forge	Ashlands
Frostfire Crossbow	Pierce 232, Fire 12, Frost 88, Chop 180	Black Forge	Deep North
Nord Crossbow	Pierce 264, Chop 180	Black Forge	Deep North
Thunderblood Crossbow	Pierce 274, Lightning 45, Chop 180	Black Forge	Deep North

Passives¶

Nodes of this weapon's branches in the passive tree, and nodes and mastery options whose bonuses name this weapon.

Keystones (2)¶

	Name	Effect
	Hail of Iron	×2 crossbow loaded bolts ×1.3 crossbow fire rate ×0.4 crossbow damage
	On the Move	+1 reload while moving ×0.4 crossbow reload speed Unfinished text

Notables (14)¶

	Name	Effect
	Besieger's Stores	10% reduced crossbow stamina cost 25% increased crossbow damage per type of bolt fired in the last 10 seconds 5% increased crossbow damage per point of bolt fired recently
	Bolt Through the Gap	30% increased crossbow critical strike chance 10% increased bolt projectile speed 40% increased crossbow critical strike chance with the first shot of a magazine
	Crossbow's Press	10% increased crossbow reload speed 10% increased bolt knockback
	Drengr's Bolt	20% increased crossbow damage 10% increased bolt projectile speed +15 Dexterity
	Hailstring	+5% crossbow fire rate
	Helm on a Skewer	+20% crossbow critical strike damage 10% increased bolt knockback 40% increased crossbow critical strike damage with the last loaded shot
	Iron Cadence	+5% crossbow fire rate
	Latch Click	40% increased ailment build-up with crossbows 30% chance to reload instantly with crossbows
	Loader's Hand	20% increased crossbow reload speed on dodge recently 10% reduced crossbow stamina cost 15% increased crossbow fire rate on dodge recently
	Marksman's Verdict	30% increased crossbow critical strike chance +20% crossbow critical strike damage
	Recoil Step	25% increased bolt knockback on crit recently +15 Dexterity Crossbow recoil pushes you back a short step, away from where you aim.
	Siege Crossbow	10% increased crossbow reload speed 20% increased crossbow damage
	Splintered Shield	10% increased bolt knockback +1 loaded bolts
	Swift Windlass	10% increased crossbow reload speed +15 Dexterity

Masteries (2)¶

	Option	Effect
	Piercing Charge	+1 crossbow projectile chain with charged attacks
	Winding Tumble	Reload starts with crossbows on dodge

Small passives¶

Stat	Nodes
4% increased bolt knockback	10
4% increased crossbow reload speed	7
8% increased crossbow damage	7
+2% crossbow fire rate	7
4% reduced crossbow stamina cost	6
4% increased bow draw and reload speed	4
12% increased crossbow critical strike chance	4
16% increased ailment build-up with crossbows	2

Referenced by¶

Passive Tree¶

Notables¶

	Name	Effect
	Through Enemy Ranks	10% increased projectile speed +1 targets pierced by crossbow bolts

Items¶

Mods (1)¶

Mod	Type	Rolls on	From (item level)
+# targets pierced by crossbow bolts	Suffix	must be weapon; one of club or pickaxe	Unimplemented

Mentioned in¶

Crossbow reload

Patch history¶

Patch

Change

Patch 5.3.1

~~A crossbow fires a loaded bolt without drawing. It must reload before the next shot.~~
Crossbows have a magazine: additional projectiles become loaded bolts, and additional projectile chance is rolled once when a reload finishes. Each shot fires one bolt; holding the attack keeps firing at the fire rate, based on the crossbow's own reload time. A saved bolt keeps both the ammunition and the loaded shot.

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