Crossbow

Crossbow quick verdict

Crossbow ranks #5 of 10 Crossbow weapons by measured DPS (40), which puts it in D tier on our tier list.

Crossbow is in the item loot pool of these areas. The share is its weight among all items that area can drop.

Where to find Crossbow

Area	Rec. level	Share of item drops
Brave Haven	1	5%
Honeycomb Fields	2	4.8%
Humbler Huskland	36	2.6%
Ravines	—	4%

Share = this item's weight ÷ the total weight of the area's item pool. Chests and bosses then roll rarity separately.

Per-shot damage, fire rate, ammo and charged-shot bonus, read from the game data.

Burst DPS assumes you fire as fast as the weapon allows until the ammo runs out; it excludes charged shots and enchantments.

Data from the Minecraft Dungeons II game files, build 1.1.3.0. How we source this

How Crossbow compares

Bars show where Crossbow sits among the 10 weapons of its class (Crossbow): a full bar beats them all.

Burst DPS

40

Shot damage

24

Time between shots

0.6 s

Ammo

15

Unique version: The Shackler

Crossbow has a Unique version, The Shackler: Attacks have a 30% chance to inflict the Chained status on hits.

The ShacklerUnique

Shoot chains at enemies to pin them to the ground. Nobody escapes the Shackler!

When Crossbow drops, the game rolls its rarity. A Unique roll turns it into The Shackler.

Odds come from the game's rarity-chance table (bosses drop no Commons). Effect slots = random effects the rarity rolls; Unique adds its fixed effect.

9 random effects can roll on Crossbow, drawn from its archetype and element pools. Rare items get 1 effect, Special items 2. Values by tier:

Effects Crossbow can roll

Effect	Category	I	II	III
Bounty Hunter	Attack	20%	25%	30%
Critical Edge	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Critical Hit	Attack	5%	10%	15%
Impact	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Knockback	Attack	15%	20%	30%
Looter	Utility	20%	40%	60%
Persistence	Attack	10%	15%	20%
Raider	Utility	1%	2%	3%
Vanguard	Attack	20%	35%	50%

Enchantments for Crossbow

10 enchantments fit Crossbow's slot. Apply them with enchantment books at the Enchantsmith.

Projectile enchantments such as Chain Reaction, Piercing, Ricochet apply to every projectile: Crossbow fires 1.67 per second, #7 of 10 in its class.

Enchantments for Crossbow

Enchantment	Triggers on	At tier III
Chain Reaction	Projectiles	Projectiles have a 40% chance to spawn 8 additional projectiles.
Ender Mines	Final combo hit, Jump attack, Projectiles	Weapon attacks deploy 4 mines that explode in proximity to enemies or after a short time.
Healing Smite	Defeating an enemy	Defeating an enemy has a 50% chance to create a Regenerating well for allies.
Piercing	Projectiles	Projectiles can pierce up to 5 enemies.
Ricochet	Projectiles	Projectiles can bounce up to 3 times.
Shadowcloak	Defeating an enemy	Grants a 35% chance to enter Shadowcloaking when defeating enemies.
Shielding Smite	Defeating an enemy	Defeating an enemy has a 40% chance to create a Fortifying well for allies.
Swirling	Final combo hit, Jump attack, Projectiles	Swirl deals an additional 100% of weapon damage to nearby enemies.
Tempo Theft	Defeating an enemy	Grants a 50% chance to increase movement speed when defeating enemies.
Thundering	Dealing damage	Grants a 50% chance for 50% of weapon damage to spread as lightning damage.

Similar to Crossbow

Closest by numbers, weight class and archetype.

• Bow45Burst DPS18Shot damage15Ammo
• Trickbow46.7Burst DPS14Shot damage15Ammo
• Longbow50Burst DPS25Shot damage12Ammo
• Shortbow55Burst DPS11Shot damage18Ammo