Heavy Crossbow

Heavy Crossbow quick verdict

Heavy Crossbow ranks #1 of 10 Crossbow weapons by measured DPS (113.7), which puts it in S tier on our tier list.

Heavy 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 Heavy Crossbow

Area	Rec. level	Share of item drops
Howling Woods	6	3.3%
The Deep Dark	14	3.6%
Humbler Huskland	36	2.6%

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

• Quest rewardCorruption in the Woods

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 Heavy Crossbow compares

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

Burst DPS

113.7

Shot damage

108

Time between shots

0.95 s

Ammo

8

Unique version: The Close Ranger

Heavy Crossbow has a Unique version, The Close Ranger: Ranged attacks deal 100% more damage at close range.

The Close RangerUnique

Judge your enemies up close and personal.

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

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.

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

Effects Heavy 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%
Momentum	Attack	20%	30%	40%
Persistence	Attack	10%	15%	20%
Point Blank	Attack	25%	50%	75%
Raider	Utility	1%	2%	3%
Vanguard	Attack	20%	35%	50%

Enchantments for Heavy Crossbow

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

Projectile enchantments such as Chain Reaction, Piercing, Ricochet apply to every projectile: Heavy Crossbow fires 1.05 per second, #9 of 10 in its class.

Enchantments for Heavy 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 Heavy Crossbow

Closest by numbers, weight class and archetype.

• Greatbow180Burst DPS72Shot damage10Ammo
• Powerbow80Burst DPS40Shot damage12Ammo
• Scatter Crossbow90Burst DPS36Shot damage12Ammo
• Crossbow40Burst DPS24Shot damage15Ammo