
Bowcrafting
Fletch logs into bows at a workbench. Higher skill: better quality.
- Kind
- Crafting
- Stat training
- Dexterity ×1 (per action, relative to combat training)
- Station
- Workbench
- Recipes
- 32
How to level Bowcrafting
All tradeskills share one training curve. Each action (a swing, a smelt, a forge, a brew...) adds training points; when the bar reaches the cost of the next skill point, your skill goes up by 1. The cost of the next point at skill s is 1 × (1 + s / 12)1.7 points, so it is fast early and slower higher up. An action adds 1 + 0.35 × tier points while your skill is inside the recipe's (or node's) optimal range – from its required level up to 20 levels above it. Above that the gain shrinks and reaches zero (“trivial”) 25 levels later: nothing more is learned from that item, and the game tells you to try something harder. Each action also trains a core stat a little (see “Stat training” above). Skills are trained by use and have a soft cap of 250 (like every skill; they can reach 1000).
Bowcrafting basics
Fletch logs into bows at a workbench: one bow recipe per wood type. Quality works as for smithing. Trains Dexterity. Logs come from Lumberjacking.
What trains best at each level
For each skill level: items still inside their full-rate range (highest tier first). Higher tier = more training per action.
| Skill | Items worth making | Training per action (best) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Frost Dragon Longbow, Fire Dragon Longbow, Void Longbow, Poison Dragon Longbow, Earth Dragon Longbow, Storm Dragon Longbow, Holy Dragon Longbow, Dark Dragon Longbow | 1.35 |
| 10 | Birch Bow, Frost Dragon Longbow, Fire Dragon Longbow, Void Longbow, Poison Dragon Longbow, Earth Dragon Longbow, Storm Dragon Longbow, Holy Dragon Longbow | 1.70 |
| 20 | Oak Bow, Hornet Bow, Birch Bow, Frost Dragon Longbow, Fire Dragon Longbow, Void Longbow, Poison Dragon Longbow, Earth Dragon Longbow | 2.05 |
| 30 | Ash Bow, Widowmaker, Oak Bow, Hornet Bow, Birch Bow | 2.40 |
| 40 | Yew Bow, Duskwing Bow, Ash Bow, Widowmaker, Oak Bow | 2.75 |
| 50 | Ironwood Bow, Yew Bow, Duskwing Bow, Ash Bow | 3.10 |
| 60 | Elder Bow, Ironwood Bow, Yew Bow | 3.45 |
| 70 | Heartwood Bow, Frost Dragon Longbow, Fire Dragon Longbow, Poison Dragon Longbow, Earth Dragon Longbow, Storm Dragon Longbow, Elder Bow, Ironwood Bow | 3.80 |
| 80 | Emberwood Bow, Frostbark Bow, Heartwood Bow, Frost Dragon Longbow, Fire Dragon Longbow, Poison Dragon Longbow, Earth Dragon Longbow, Storm Dragon Longbow | 4.15 |
| 90 | Void Longbow, Voidwood Bow, Holy Dragon Longbow, Dark Dragon Longbow, Rimeshot Longbow, Phoenix Bow, Emberwood Bow, Frostbark Bow | 4.85 |
| 100 | Void Longbow, Voidwood Bow, Holy Dragon Longbow, Dark Dragon Longbow, Rimeshot Longbow, Phoenix Bow, Emberwood Bow, Frostbark Bow | 4.85 |
Stations & where they are
| Station | Where | Zone | Coordinates (world tile) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workbench | Your Home on the Starting Island | Starting Island | (221, 213) |
| Workbench | Farmhold | Farmlands | (258, 460) |
| Workbench | Hunter's Lodge | Dark Forest | (295, 767) |
| Workbench | Bogwater | Marsh | (385, 1003) |
| Workbench | Deepdelve | Mountain Pass | (647, 615) |
| Workbench | Frostwatch | Frozen Wastes | (796, 164) |
| Workbench | Sandmere | Desert of Tombs | (938, 921) |
| Workbench | Cinder Camp | Volcanic Wastes | (1059, 883) |
All 32 recipes
| Result | Skill needed | Full-rate range | Trivial at | Category | Station | Time s | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Dragon Longbow | 0 | 0–20 | 45 | Dragon Scale Exchange | Workbench | 2 | Dark Dragon Scale ×8 |
| Earth Dragon Longbow | 0 | 0–20 | 45 | Dragon Scale Exchange | Workbench | 2 | Earth Dragon Scale ×8 |
| Fire Dragon Longbow | 0 | 0–20 | 45 | Dragon Scale Exchange | Workbench | 2 | Fire Dragon Scale ×8 |
| Frost Dragon Longbow | 0 | 0–20 | 45 | Dragon Scale Exchange | Workbench | 2 | Ice Dragon Scale ×8 |
| Holy Dragon Longbow | 0 | 0–20 | 45 | Dragon Scale Exchange | Workbench | 2 | Holy Dragon Scale ×8 |
| Pine Bow | 0 | 0–20 | 45 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Pine Log ×3 |
| Poison Dragon Longbow | 0 | 0–20 | 45 | Dragon Scale Exchange | Workbench | 2 | Poison Dragon Scale ×8 |
| Storm Dragon Longbow | 0 | 0–20 | 45 | Dragon Scale Exchange | Workbench | 2 | Storm Dragon Scale ×8 |
| Void Longbow | 0 | 0–20 | 45 | Dragon Scale Exchange | Workbench | 2 | Void Dragon Scale ×8 |
| Birch Bow | 10 | 10–30 | 55 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Birch Log ×3 |
| Hornet Bow | 14 | 14–34 | 59 | Special | Workbench | 3 | Birch Log ×3, Scorpion Stinger ×4 |
| Oak Bow | 20 | 20–40 | 65 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Oak Log ×3 |
| Widowmaker | 24 | 24–44 | 69 | Special | Workbench | 3 | Oak Log ×3, Spider Silk ×6, Spider Fang ×2 |
| Ash Bow | 30 | 30–50 | 75 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Ash Log ×3 |
| Duskwing Bow | 34 | 34–54 | 79 | Special | Workbench | 3 | Ash Log ×3, Bat Wing ×8, Vampire Fang |
| Yew Bow | 40 | 40–60 | 85 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Yew Log ×3 |
| Ironwood Bow | 50 | 50–70 | 95 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Ironwood Log ×3 |
| Elder Bow | 60 | 60–80 | 105 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Elder Log ×3 |
| Earth Dragon Longbow | 68 | 68–88 | 113 | Dragon Sets | Workbench | 3 | Earth Dragon Scale ×9, Diamond-Studded Bar ×3 |
| Fire Dragon Longbow | 68 | 68–88 | 113 | Dragon Sets | Workbench | 3 | Fire Dragon Scale ×9, Diamond-Studded Bar ×3 |
| Frost Dragon Longbow | 68 | 68–88 | 113 | Dragon Sets | Workbench | 3 | Ice Dragon Scale ×9, Diamond-Studded Bar ×3 |
| Poison Dragon Longbow | 68 | 68–88 | 113 | Dragon Sets | Workbench | 3 | Poison Dragon Scale ×9, Diamond-Studded Bar ×3 |
| Storm Dragon Longbow | 68 | 68–88 | 113 | Dragon Sets | Workbench | 3 | Storm Dragon Scale ×9, Diamond-Studded Bar ×3 |
| Heartwood Bow | 70 | 70–90 | 115 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Heartwood Log ×3 |
| Emberwood Bow | 80 | 80–100 | 125 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Emberwood Log ×3 |
| Frostbark Bow | 80 | 80–100 | 125 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Frostbark Log ×3 |
| Dark Dragon Longbow | 82 | 82–102 | 127 | Dragon Sets | Workbench | 3 | Dark Dragon Scale ×9, Voidsteel Bar ×3 |
| Holy Dragon Longbow | 82 | 82–102 | 127 | Dragon Sets | Workbench | 3 | Holy Dragon Scale ×9, Voidsteel Bar ×3 |
| Phoenix Bow | 82 | 82–102 | 127 | Special | Workbench | 3 | Emberwood Log ×3, Ember Core ×3, Wisp Essence ×2 |
| Rimeshot Longbow | 82 | 82–102 | 127 | Special | Workbench | 3 | Frostbark Log ×3, Frost Crystal ×4 |
| Void Longbow | 90 | 90–110 | 135 | Dragon Sets | Workbench | 3 | Void Dragon Scale ×9, Voidsteel Bar ×3 |
| Voidwood Bow | 90 | 90–110 | 135 | Bows | Workbench | 2 | Voidwood Log ×3 |
The skill curve
Training points needed per skill point, and how many actions that is (at full rate) for items of tier 1, 5 and 9. Tier of crafted items and nodes: see the tables above (iron = tier 3, steel 4, mithril 5 …).
| Skill level s | Training to reach s+1 | Total from 0 | Actions/point, tier-1 item | tier-5 item | tier-9 item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 5 | 1.81 | 7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 10 | 2.80 | 17 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 15 | 3.97 | 34 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| 20 | 5.30 | 56 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| 25 | 6.78 | 86 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| 30 | 8.41 | 123 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| 35 | 10.18 | 168 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| 40 | 12.09 | 223 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
| 45 | 14.14 | 287 | 10.5 | 5.1 | 3.4 |
| 50 | 16.31 | 362 | 12.1 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| 55 | 18.61 | 449 | 13.8 | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| 60 | 21.03 | 546 | 15.6 | 7.6 | 5.1 |
| 65 | 23.57 | 657 | 17.5 | 8.6 | 5.7 |
| 70 | 26.23 | 780 | 19.4 | 9.5 | 6.3 |
| 75 | 29.01 | 916 | 21.5 | 10.5 | 7.0 |
| 80 | 31.90 | 1,067 | 23.6 | 11.6 | 7.7 |
| 85 | 34.91 | 1,233 | 25.9 | 12.7 | 8.4 |
| 90 | 38.02 | 1,413 | 28.2 | 13.8 | 9.2 |
| 95 | 41.24 | 1,610 | 30.5 | 15.0 | 9.9 |
| 100 | 44.57 | 1,823 | 33.0 | 16.2 | 10.7 |
| 105 | 48.01 | 2,052 | 35.6 | 17.5 | 11.6 |
| 110 | 51.55 | 2,299 | 38.2 | 18.7 | 12.4 |
| 115 | 55.19 | 2,564 | 40.9 | 20.1 | 13.3 |
| 120 | 58.93 | 2,848 | 43.7 | 21.4 | 14.2 |