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Meta Builds›Albion Online weapons by type›Bows

Best bows in Albion Online

In Albion Online, 8 bows have enough fights to be ranked on Americas. In ZvZ, the best is Whispering Bow (44.3%), followed by Warbow (43.9%). None goes above the expected 50% in ZvZ. In small-scale, the best is Bow (57.6%), followed by Whispering Bow (53.1%). In medium group, the best is Bow (62%), followed by Skystrider Bow (54.1%). The gap between them is large: in solo, Skystrider Bow wins 62.4% and Wailing Bow only 29%.

Best bows in ZvZ

1Whispering Bow
Win rate44.3%
Fights: 166
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2Warbow
Win rate43.9%
Fights: 97
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3Mistpiercer
Win rate41.5%
Fights: 333
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4Bow of Badon
Win rate36.1%
Fights: 264
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5Longbow
Win rate30.4%
Fights: 2,622
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6Wailing Bow
Win rate29.3%
Fights: 514
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Best bows in small-scale

1Bow
Win rate57.6%
Fights: 14,462
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2Whispering Bow
Win rate53.1%
Fights: 12,488
Recommended build →
3Skystrider Bow
Win rate51.2%
Fights: 3,155
Recommended build →
4Bow of Badon
Win rate48.1%
Fights: 32,625
Recommended build →
5Warbow
Win rate46.7%
Fights: 14,137
Recommended build →
6Mistpiercer
Win rate45.8%
Fights: 18,570
Recommended build →
7Longbow
Win rate42.7%
Fights: 56,303
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8Wailing Bow
Win rate26.0%
Fights: 4,667
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Best bows in medium group

1Bow
Win rate62.0%
Fights: 1,198
Recommended build →
2Skystrider Bow
Win rate54.1%
Fights: 231
Recommended build →
3Wailing Bow
Win rate53.0%
Fights: 136
Recommended build →
4Warbow
Win rate49.6%
Fights: 433
Recommended build →
5Longbow
Win rate45.7%
Fights: 2,716
Recommended build →
6Bow of Badon
Win rate45.6%
Fights: 2,169
Recommended build →
7Whispering Bow
Win rate44.5%
Fights: 625
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8Mistpiercer
Win rate37.9%
Fights: 1,375
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Best bows in solo

1Skystrider Bow
Win rate62.4%
Fights: 2,808
Recommended build →
2Bow
Win rate53.0%
Fights: 5,688
Recommended build →
3Bow of Badon
Win rate50.9%
Fights: 9,103
Recommended build →
4Warbow
Win rate50.6%
Fights: 15,210
Recommended build →
5Whispering Bow
Win rate39.4%
Fights: 2,550
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6Longbow
Win rate38.6%
Fights: 8,583
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7Mistpiercer
Win rate37.6%
Fights: 1,314
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8Wailing Bow
Win rate29.0%
Fights: 446
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Sorted by win rate corrected for gear (50% is what is expected), only for weapons with enough fights.

Bows in PvE

The weapons of this family at the top of our PvE ranking, by activity. Open the activity to see the builds.

MistpiercerWorld Bosses#2
MistpiercerOpen World (Group)#3
Wailing BowOpen World (Large Group)#3
MistpiercerGroup Dungeons#5

All bows

Bow
Mistpiercer
Skystrider Bow
Wailing Bow
Bow of Badon
Longbow
Whispering Bow
Warbow

To understand the numbers

How to pick the right build for your content
ZvZ in Albion Online: roles, organization and rules for newcomers
How we calculate builds and win rate