Just in case someone else found this thread trying to come up with the song “la grange” by zz top, that’s the “bow bow bow bow” 70s ish song i was looking for that led me here! It depends on personal choice. Full antlion armor is highest dps when using a crossbow, but it's boring and doesn't allow room for customization
Wasp tudor pairs well with moth armor or broodmother if you want to apply debuffs and summon bugs frequently It can also fire fireworks and if it has multishot it’s effectively a rpg launcher Bee armor kinda slept on since it's tier 2 but can be really fun and powerful for dealing with flyers without pollen arrows.
This is equivalent to 24 stacks of 64 arrows + 2 more shots You can repair the bow before it breaks and extend the life more Having a 2nd infinity bow on hand (in place of a 2nd stack of arrows) is far less effort than managing over 3000 arrows (over 48 stacks). Highly recommend running summons with bow
Apex predator, whittle widow, mantman, mom genes, and bards bow makes for almost permanent uptime on summons, giving you plenty of breathing room, which allows you to build your armor totally around abilities, no need to take hits ever. It’s very specific i know but i’m trying to hone on the “perfect” bow regarding how it feels and performs and necessarily the one with the best stats Regarding arrows, i want the highest damage possible with the most consistent and preferably flattest trajectory Then after that, the longest range.
With few exceptions, you’ll always want to be doing a) jump attacks, b) running attacks, or c) roll attacks You can't add looting to a bow in survival, but you still can have a looting effect on your bow shots, or any projectile for that matter In order to accomplish this you need to be holding a sword with the looting enchant in your main hand when the arrow hits. Many late game bow users have 2 bows on their person
The compound bow for things like events where enemies are tougher Then, the regular bow for basic enemies Burning love is a basic bow and, in my opinion, should be treated as such. Bow drawing/shooting bugs, compound bow worse than recurve
All fine at first glance and i like how they look and feel, however i find myself struggling with bugs. The bow is best in raw damage and medium range once enchanted while the crossbow is faster with the right enchants and can make more precise shots from a distance
