Longbow

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Name	Longbow
Skill	Bows
Damage	13
Accuracy	+0
Base delay (%)	16
Min delay	7 at 18 skill
Hands	2H
Size	Large
Ranged?	Yes

A long, strong bow made of yew.

Longbows are an upgrade over shortbows, dealing more damage. They fire faster than arbalests.

Strategy

Longbows are a usable two-handed weapon for ranged weapon users. At mindelay (>14 skill), longbows deal more damage than arbalests against 0 AC targets. While arbalests are better against AC, longbows benefit more from slaying.

Of course, a triple crossbow is stronger than either weapon, but it's rarer and requires more skill to use.

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History

• Prior to 0.30, longbows had 12 damage, 17 base delay, and a mindelay of 6.
• In 0.29, longbows had their damage and mindelay reduced (previously 15 damage, 7 mindelay) . They were affected by the ranged weapons rework that applied to all launchers, including the removal of the dedicated bows skill and arrow requirement.
• Longbows were introduced in 0.15.