Greatbow

Greatbow quick verdict

Greatbow ranks #1 of 12 Bow weapons by measured DPS (180), which puts it in S tier on our tier list.

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

Where to find Greatbow

Area	Rec. level	Share of item drops
Howling Woods	6	3.3%
Rainy Plains	21	3.5%
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 Greatbow compares

Bars show where Greatbow sits among the 12 weapons of its class (Bow): a full bar beats them all.

Burst DPS

180

Shot damage

72

Time between shots

0.4 s

Ammo

10

Unique version: Humbler Heartstring

Greatbow has a Unique version, Humbler Heartstring: Projectiles can pierce up to 10 enemies.

Humbler HeartstringUnique

This greatbow beats like the heart of a Humbler and pierces through the toughest husks.

When Greatbow drops, the game rolls its rarity. A Unique roll turns it into Humbler Heartstring.

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.

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

Effects Greatbow can roll

Effect	Category	I	II	III
Aim	Attack	10%	15%	20%
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%
Marksman	Attack	15%	20%	25%
Persistence	Attack	10%	15%	20%
Quiver	Utility	10%	15%	20%
Raider	Utility	1%	2%	3%
Ranger	Attack	20%	30%	40%
Sharpshooter	Attack	30%	35%	40%
Sniper	Attack	25%	50%	75%
Vanguard	Attack	20%	35%	50%

Enchantments for Greatbow

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

Projectile enchantments such as Chain Reaction, Piercing, Ricochet apply to every projectile: Greatbow fires 2.5 per second, #6 of 12 in its class.

Enchantments for Greatbow

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 Greatbow

Closest by numbers, weight class and archetype.

• Heavy Crossbow113.7Burst DPS108Shot damage8Ammo
• Powerbow80Burst DPS40Shot damage12Ammo
• Longbow50Burst DPS25Shot damage12Ammo
• Scatter Crossbow90Burst DPS36Shot damage12Ammo