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Flatbow
Flatbow
Flatbow Feather Variant
Weapon details
Linked Attribute(s): Marksmanship
Damage Type(s): Piercing
Bow Class: Flatbow
Salvage
Common: Wood Planks
Rare:

Description[]

The Flatbow is a type of bow with the range of the longbow, the speed of the shortbow, and a very long flight time. With the highest arc of any bow in the game, flatbows are more likely to miss targets unless they sit still for long periods of time (common in PvE, but almost never in PvP).

Tyrian Flatbows use the same split style common to Ascalon Bows, with two sets of limbs. In contrast, Canthan Flatbows look like Feathered Flatbows; they are made of wood and metal, with feathers and a wrapping, with the same appearance as Feathered Flatbows. Both appearance types are shared with longbows.

Appearance[]

Other weapons with this appearance:

Acquisition[]

Drops from foes and chests[]

Collectors[]

Factions[]

Location Collector Items Base Stats Requirements Modifiers
Kaineng City
The Undercity Ohtah 5 Plague Idols Piercing damage: 15-28 9 Marksmanship Damage +15% (while Health is above 50%)
Imperial Sanctum (location) Yiwong 5 Soul Stones Piercing damage: 15-28 9 Marksmanship Damage +15% (while in a stance)
Echovald Forest
Altrumm Ruins (location) Artor Bobani Kiroz 5 Warden Horns Piercing damage: 15-28 9 Marksmanship Damage +15% (vs. hexed foes)
Saint Anjeka's Shrine Guard Captain Mirkoz 5 Dredge Incisors Piercing damage: 15-28 9 Marksmanship Damage +15% (while Health is above 50%)
Morostav Trail Dmitri Scharkoff 5 Warden Horns Piercing damage: 15-28 9 Marksmanship Damage +15% (while enchanted)
Jade Sea
Zos Shivros Channel (location) Elder Pomona 5 Kraken Eyes Piercing damage: 15-28 9 Marksmanship Damage +20% (while Health is below 50%)
Cavalon Dauv Merishahl 2 Keen Oni Talons Piercing damage: 15-28 9 Marksmanship Damage +20% (while hexed)

Eye of the North[]

Location Collector Items Base Stats Requirements Modifiers
Charr Homelands
Doomlore Shrine Swift Fiercejustice 5 Superb Charr Carvings Piercing damage: 15-28 9 Marksmanship Damage +15% (while enchanted)

Dye[]

  • Dye colors the wooden part and the wrappings on the feathered version.

Notes[]

  • Collector bows often have the skin of another bow type.
  • Many players compensate for the bow's long flight time with either the Nature Ritual Favorable Winds or the preparation Read the Wind to increase the speed of arrows by lowering the arc. This decreased flight time works to vastly improve the accuracy.
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