Shortbow

Shortbow quick verdict

Shortbow ranks #5 of 12 Bow weapons by measured DPS (55), which puts it in D tier on our tier list.

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

Where to find Shortbow

Area	Rec. level	Share of item drops
Frozen Highlands	26	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 rewardWrath of the Sculkers

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 Shortbow compares

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

Burst DPS

55

Shot damage

11

Time between shots

0.2 s

Ammo

18

Unique version: Shooting Star

Shortbow has a Unique version, Shooting Star: Grants a 20% chance to evade melee damage.

Shooting StarUnique

When you wish upon this star, you will evade enemy projectiles and shoot back.

When Shortbow drops, the game rolls its rarity. A Unique roll turns it into Shooting Star.

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.

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

Effects Shortbow 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%

Enchantments for Shortbow

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

Projectile enchantments such as Chain Reaction, Piercing, Ricochet apply to every projectile: Shortbow fires 5 per second, #1 of 12 in its class.

Enchantments for Shortbow

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 Shortbow

Closest by numbers, weight class and archetype.

• Trickbow46.7Burst DPS14Shot damage15Ammo
• Dual Crossbows40Burst DPS24Shot damage20Ammo
• Bow45Burst DPS18Shot damage15Ammo
• Crossbow40Burst DPS24Shot damage15Ammo