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Meta Builds›Albion Online weapons by type›Crossbows

Best crossbows in Albion Online

In Albion Online, 8 crossbows have enough fights to be ranked on Americas. In ZvZ, the best is Energy Shaper (52.6%), followed by Crossbow (45.9%). In small-scale, the best is Heavy Crossbow (59.9%), followed by Arclight Blasters (58%). In medium group, the best is Heavy Crossbow (58.5%), followed by Arclight Blasters (58.3%). The gap between them is large: in small-scale, Heavy Crossbow wins 59.9% and Weeping Repeater only 29.9%.

Best crossbows in ZvZ

1Energy Shaper
Win rate52.6%
Fights: 1,045
Recommended build →
2Crossbow
Win rate45.9%
Fights: 106
Recommended build →
3Heavy Crossbow
Win rate45.5%
Fights: 63
Recommended build →
4Boltcasters
Win rate45.1%
Fights: 73
Recommended build →
5Siegebow
Win rate42.4%
Fights: 88
See the weapon →

Best crossbows in small-scale

1Heavy Crossbow
Win rate59.9%
Fights: 9,352
Recommended build →
2Arclight Blasters
Win rate58.0%
Fights: 4,478
Recommended build →
3Crossbow
Win rate57.3%
Fights: 8,850
Recommended build →
4Energy Shaper
Win rate54.4%
Fights: 16,303
Recommended build →
5Boltcasters
Win rate45.7%
Fights: 13,225
Recommended build →
6Siegebow
Win rate43.8%
Fights: 1,169
See the weapon →
7Light Crossbow
Win rate42.7%
Fights: 4,098
See the weapon →
8Weeping Repeater
Win rate29.9%
Fights: 868
See the weapon →

Best crossbows in medium group

1Heavy Crossbow
Win rate58.5%
Fights: 466
Recommended build →
2Arclight Blasters
Win rate58.3%
Fights: 341
Recommended build →
3Crossbow
Win rate58.3%
Fights: 395
Recommended build →
4Energy Shaper
Win rate58.1%
Fights: 855
Recommended build →
5Boltcasters
Win rate40.9%
Fights: 560
See the weapon →
6Light Crossbow
Win rate38.0%
Fights: 170
See the weapon →

Best crossbows in solo

1Arclight Blasters
Win rate62.6%
Fights: 1,821
Recommended build →
2Energy Shaper
Win rate58.4%
Fights: 859
Recommended build →
3Heavy Crossbow
Win rate56.6%
Fights: 4,200
Recommended build →
4Boltcasters
Win rate53.7%
Fights: 9,021
Recommended build →
5Weeping Repeater
Win rate52.0%
Fights: 418
Recommended build →
6Crossbow
Win rate48.2%
Fights: 2,395
Recommended build →
7Light Crossbow
Win rate46.3%
Fights: 2,755
Recommended build →
8Siegebow
Win rate33.8%
Fights: 140
See the weapon →

Sorted by win rate corrected for gear (50% is what is expected), only for weapons with enough fights.

All crossbows

Crossbow
Energy Shaper
Heavy Crossbow
Siegebow
Arclight Blasters
Boltcasters
Weeping Repeater
Light Crossbow

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