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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 Asia. In ZvZ, the best is Boltcasters (51.8%), followed by Energy Shaper (30.6%). In small-scale, the best is Arclight Blasters (59.2%), followed by Heavy Crossbow (55.8%). In medium group, the best is Energy Shaper (55.3%), followed by Heavy Crossbow (54.3%). The gap between them is large: in small-scale, Arclight Blasters wins 59.2% and Siegebow only 16%.

Best crossbows in ZvZ

1Boltcasters
Win rate51.8%
Fights: 59
Recommended build →
2Energy Shaper
Win rate30.6%
Fights: 1,406
See the weapon →
3Siegebow
Win rate9.3%
Fights: 358
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Best crossbows in small-scale

1Arclight Blasters
Win rate59.2%
Fights: 2,913
Recommended build →
2Heavy Crossbow
Win rate55.8%
Fights: 8,164
Recommended build →
3Crossbow
Win rate54.8%
Fights: 3,206
Recommended build →
4Boltcasters
Win rate49.0%
Fights: 5,330
Recommended build →
5Energy Shaper
Win rate40.9%
Fights: 13,707
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6Light Crossbow
Win rate34.8%
Fights: 1,331
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7Weeping Repeater
Win rate26.4%
Fights: 534
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8Siegebow
Win rate16.0%
Fights: 1,975
See the weapon →

Best crossbows in medium group

1Energy Shaper
Win rate55.3%
Fights: 154
Recommended build →
2Heavy Crossbow
Win rate54.3%
Fights: 130
Recommended build →
3Arclight Blasters
Win rate48.9%
Fights: 70
Recommended build →
4Boltcasters
Win rate43.9%
Fights: 70
See the weapon →

Best crossbows in solo

1Energy Shaper
Win rate75.8%
Fights: 676
Recommended build →
2Heavy Crossbow
Win rate58.7%
Fights: 4,345
Recommended build →
3Weeping Repeater
Win rate52.0%
Fights: 341
Recommended build →
4Arclight Blasters
Win rate51.6%
Fights: 1,370
Recommended build →
5Boltcasters
Win rate50.1%
Fights: 4,003
Recommended build →
6Crossbow
Win rate49.0%
Fights: 1,065
Recommended build →
7Light Crossbow
Win rate43.2%
Fights: 1,495
See the weapon →
8Siegebow
Win rate34.3%
Fights: 75
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