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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 Europe. In ZvZ, the best is Bow of Badon (45%), followed by Whispering Bow (44.8%). None goes above the expected 50% in ZvZ. In small-scale, the best is Whispering Bow (54.2%), followed by Bow (49.5%). In medium group, the best is Bow (58.2%), followed by Whispering Bow (49.8%). The gap between them is large: in solo, Skystrider Bow wins 58.7% and Wailing Bow only 30.2%.

Best bows in ZvZ

1Bow of Badon
Win rate45.0%
Fights: 297
Recommended build →
2Whispering Bow
Win rate44.8%
Fights: 154
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3Mistpiercer
Win rate43.6%
Fights: 773
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4Warbow
Win rate41.4%
Fights: 210
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5Bow
Win rate36.7%
Fights: 62
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6Longbow
Win rate31.2%
Fights: 4,006
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7Wailing Bow
Win rate27.1%
Fights: 880
See the weapon →

Best bows in small-scale

1Whispering Bow
Win rate54.2%
Fights: 7,205
Recommended build →
2Bow
Win rate49.5%
Fights: 7,313
Recommended build →
3Skystrider Bow
Win rate48.4%
Fights: 2,241
Recommended build →
4Warbow
Win rate47.5%
Fights: 11,649
Recommended build →
5Mistpiercer
Win rate46.5%
Fights: 17,522
Recommended build →
6Bow of Badon
Win rate46.4%
Fights: 22,777
Recommended build →
7Longbow
Win rate42.0%
Fights: 37,756
See the weapon →
8Wailing Bow
Win rate27.2%
Fights: 3,766
See the weapon →

Best bows in medium group

1Bow
Win rate58.2%
Fights: 845
Recommended build →
2Whispering Bow
Win rate49.8%
Fights: 529
Recommended build →
3Skystrider Bow
Win rate47.7%
Fights: 152
Recommended build →
4Longbow
Win rate47.0%
Fights: 2,839
Recommended build →
5Bow of Badon
Win rate44.2%
Fights: 2,023
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6Warbow
Win rate42.2%
Fights: 468
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7Mistpiercer
Win rate40.9%
Fights: 2,022
See the weapon →
8Wailing Bow
Win rate39.2%
Fights: 120
See the weapon →

Best bows in solo

1Skystrider Bow
Win rate58.7%
Fights: 2,542
Recommended build →
2Warbow
Win rate50.3%
Fights: 9,396
Recommended build →
3Bow
Win rate49.3%
Fights: 4,389
Recommended build →
4Bow of Badon
Win rate47.0%
Fights: 6,918
Recommended build →
5Whispering Bow
Win rate40.4%
Fights: 2,083
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6Longbow
Win rate37.1%
Fights: 7,898
See the weapon →
7Mistpiercer
Win rate35.9%
Fights: 1,340
See the weapon →
8Wailing Bow
Win rate30.2%
Fights: 457
See the weapon →

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