Crossbow

Crossbow is the slower, harder-hitting of two Bowman weapons, alongside the bow. Crossbows are always 2-handed, require bolts equipped in the off-hand slot, and scale damage with DEX in the same ranged formula bows use. The Crossbow Mastery skill is learned by the Crossbowman sub-job at second job.

Compared to a bow of the same level, a crossbow hits noticeably harder per shot but fires more slowly. Total damage-per-second is similar between the two, but the higher per-shot value gives crossbows a small edge against high-defense monsters where each hit has to clear a fixed minimum damage threshold.

What a crossbow does

Fires bolts at long range. Same screen-spanning attack pattern as bows; the difference is in the attack rhythm and the per-shot damage.
Scales damage on DEX. Same ranged damage formula as bows.
Requires bolts. Each shot consumes one bolt from the off-hand slot. Higher-tier bolts grant bonus attack. Running out reduces the crossbow to a weak melee swing.
Crossbowman skill access. Crossbow-specific Crossbowman actives require a crossbow in hand.

Used by

Both bowman sub-jobs (Hunter and Crossbowman) can equip crossbows, but only the Crossbowman branch's Crossbow Mastery skill provides the per-type mastery bonus, and most crossbow-specific actives are Crossbowman-only. A Bowman planning a crossbow-based build should advance to Crossbowman at second job.

Beginner characters can equip basic-tier crossbows without restriction.

Crossbow vs bow

See the bow page for the full comparison. In short: crossbows hit harder per shot but slower; bows hit lighter but faster. Net throughput is roughly comparable. The decision is usually made at second-job advancement (Hunter for bow, Crossbowman for crossbow), since the skill compatibility is sub-job-locked.

List of crossbows

Every crossbow tracked on the wiki, sorted by required level ascending then weapon attack descending. Click any column header to re-sort.

Lv	Item	Job	Atk speed	WA	DEX	Slots
10	Crossbow (item)	Bowman	Slow	32		7
15	Battle Crossbow	Bowman	Slow	37		7
20	Balanche	Bowman	Normal	39		7
25	Mountain Crossbow	Bowman	Slow	47		7
30	Eagle Crow	Bowman	Slow	52	1	7
40	Heckler	Bowman	Normal	59		7
45	Silver Crow	Bowman	Slow	67		7
50	Rower	Bowman	Slow	72		7
60	Golden Crow	Bowman	Slow	82		7
70	Gross Jaeger	Bowman	Slow	92		7

Crafting

Most crossbows can be made rather than found. Eight of the ten are Woodcrafting outputs, across the full span of the profession from its second recipe up to its tenth, so a bowman with the profession can cover most of the level range without relying on drops. Each crossbow's own page lists the recipe that produces it.

Crossbow

Contents

What a crossbow does

Used by

Crossbow vs bow

List of crossbows

Crafting

See also