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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 Europe. In ZvZ, the best is Weeping Repeater (58.8%), followed by Crossbow (50.1%). In small-scale, the best is Heavy Crossbow (57%), followed by Arclight Blasters (55.6%). In medium group, the best is Energy Shaper (59.1%), followed by Heavy Crossbow (55.8%). The gap between them is large: in solo, Energy Shaper wins 68% and Siegebow only 31.2%.

Best crossbows in ZvZ

1Weeping Repeater
Win rate58.8%
Fights: 61
Recommended build →
2Crossbow
Win rate50.1%
Fights: 123
Recommended build →
3Energy Shaper
Win rate49.7%
Fights: 1,836
Recommended build →
4Arclight Blasters
Win rate46.7%
Fights: 55
Recommended build →
5Boltcasters
Win rate44.3%
Fights: 135
See the weapon →
6Light Crossbow
Win rate40.9%
Fights: 57
See the weapon →
7Heavy Crossbow
Win rate35.8%
Fights: 142
See the weapon →
8Siegebow
Win rate30.2%
Fights: 101
See the weapon →

Best crossbows in small-scale

1Heavy Crossbow
Win rate57.0%
Fights: 11,502
Recommended build →
2Arclight Blasters
Win rate55.6%
Fights: 6,442
Recommended build →
3Energy Shaper
Win rate53.3%
Fights: 12,966
Recommended build →
4Crossbow
Win rate51.3%
Fights: 5,327
Recommended build →
5Boltcasters
Win rate44.4%
Fights: 9,948
See the weapon →
6Light Crossbow
Win rate42.1%
Fights: 3,236
See the weapon →
7Siegebow
Win rate32.0%
Fights: 544
See the weapon →
8Weeping Repeater
Win rate31.1%
Fights: 752
See the weapon →

Best crossbows in medium group

1Energy Shaper
Win rate59.1%
Fights: 890
Recommended build →
2Heavy Crossbow
Win rate55.8%
Fights: 654
Recommended build →
3Arclight Blasters
Win rate51.6%
Fights: 730
Recommended build →
4Light Crossbow
Win rate48.6%
Fights: 204
Recommended build →
5Boltcasters
Win rate47.9%
Fights: 565
Recommended build →
6Crossbow
Win rate46.8%
Fights: 373
Recommended build →

Best crossbows in solo

1Energy Shaper
Win rate68.0%
Fights: 849
Recommended build →
2Arclight Blasters
Win rate59.7%
Fights: 3,165
Recommended build →
3Heavy Crossbow
Win rate57.7%
Fights: 6,473
Recommended build →
4Boltcasters
Win rate49.3%
Fights: 9,359
Recommended build →
5Light Crossbow
Win rate44.3%
Fights: 2,916
See the weapon →
6Weeping Repeater
Win rate42.3%
Fights: 416
See the weapon →
7Crossbow
Win rate42.3%
Fights: 2,122
See the weapon →
8Siegebow
Win rate31.2%
Fights: 101
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