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The short bow is a very light, single-shot ranged weapon in RimWorld which deals a moderate amount of damage per shot; slightly longer time between shots; slightly shorter range and moderate accuracy.

Obtaining[edit]

Short bows can be crafted at a crafting spot, fueled smithy, or electric smithy, each requiring 30 Wood, 2,400 ticks (40 secs) of work modified by the general labor speed of the crafter, and a crafting skill of 2.

Alternatively, short bows can be purchased from neolithic war merchants and orbital combat suppliers, tribal and outlander faction bases, and obtained from the following raider kinds:

Raider Kind	Chance	Average Quality	Health
Archer	92.27%	Poor	50-180%

You also start with two short bows in the Lost Tribe scenario.

Analysis[edit]

Short bows are one of the easiest ranged weapons to create, so are an important item for the Lost Tribe and Naked Brutality scenarios. A crafting spot can be created almost anywhere, instantly, and wood is typically not hard to find. Any ranged weapon at all allows you to safely hunt animals; even 0% manhunter animals will retaliate in melee combat, but not at range. Any weapon at all also gives a basic defense against hostile wildlife and raiders.

As they are so cheap, they aren't great as actual weapons. Short bows have the 3rd lowest DPS of all player-craftable ranged weapons in the game, ahead of only the pila and incendiary launcher. Other weaknesses include low accuracy and inability to stagger humans, something all other neolithic options can do. The short bow is best suited for close-quarters engagements due to its high close accuracy and slow projectile velocity.

Naturally, a short bow will be significantly overshadowed in terms of combat performance by even the most basic of firearms such as autopistols and revolvers. Two short bows are roughly equal to one of the aforementioned firearms. New Tribes also begin with the recurve bow researched, offering an immediate upgrade, assuming someone has a Crafting skill of 5 or more. Replacing the short bow with better ranged options should thus be your second priority, only after making sure everyone has a weapon of any kind.

Stats[edit]

Against an unarmored human, a short bow can kill with 4 hits to the torso, 3 hits to the head or neck, or 1 hit to the brain; cripple or destroy limbs in 3 hits; and cripple or destroy eyes and digits with a single hit. It'll generally take around 6 hits (~28.35 seconds average) to incapacitate that human from pain shock.

Overall, the short bow is best paired with a careful shooter until level 9, and with a trigger-happy shooter beyond that point.

Attack table

Ranged

Short bow			Accuracy (Touch)	Accuracy (Short)	Accuracy (Medium)	Accuracy (Long)	DPS (Optimal)	DPS (Touch)	DPS (Short)	DPS (Medium)	DPS (Long)	Market value
Quality	Dam.	AP	Accuracy (Touch)	Accuracy (Short)	Accuracy (Medium)	Accuracy (Long)	DPS (Optimal)	DPS (Touch)	DPS (Short)	DPS (Medium)	DPS (Long)	Market value
Awful	9.9	14.4%	60%	52%	36%	20%	3.3	1.98	1.72	1.19	-	23
Poor	11	16%	67.5%	58.5%	40.5%	22.5%	3.67	2.5	2.17	1.5	-	34
Normal	11	16%	75%	65%	45%	25%	3.67	2.75	2.39	1.65	-	45
Good	11	16%	82.5%	71.5%	49.5%	27.5%	3.67	3.05	2.64	1.84	-	56
Excellent	11	16%	90%	78%	54%	30%	3.67	3.3	2.86	1.98	-	68
Masterwork	13.75	20%	100%	87.75%	60.75%	33.75%	4.59	4.59	4.04	2.8	-	113
Legendary	16.5	24%	100%	97.5%	67.5%	37.5%	5.51	5.51	5.39	3.74	-	225

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality. Values shown in Red indicate the weapon is out of range at the reference point for this range band.
The value is provided due to the interpolated nature of accuracy between range points.}

Melee

Feature	Toggle
Attacks

Short bow			Limb (Blunt)					Limb (Poke)					Human: Left & right fist (Blunt)					HP	Value
Quality	DPS^[1]	AP^[1]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	Dam.	Cool.	AP	DPS	Chance^[2]	HP	Value
Awful	3.98	11.6%	7.2	2s	10.4%	3.6	12.5%	7.2	2s	10.4%	3.6	12.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 37.5%	100	23
Poor	4.08	11.85%	8.1	2s	11.7%	4.05	25%	8.1	2s	11.7%	4.05	25%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 25%	100	34
Normal	4.4	12.75%	9	2s	13%	4.5	37.5%	9	2s	13%	4.5	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	45
Good	4.74	13.73%	9.9	2s	14.3%	4.95	37.5%	9.9	2s	14.3%	4.95	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	56
Excellent	5.08	14.7%	10.8	2s	15.6%	5.4	37.5%	10.8	2s	15.6%	5.4	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	68
Masterwork	5.92	17.14%	13.05	2s	18.85%	6.53	37.5%	13.05	2s	18.85%	6.53	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	113
Legendary	6.59	19.09%	14.85	2s	21.45%	7.43	37.5%	14.85	2s	21.45%	7.43	37.5%	8.2	2s	12%	4.1	2× 12.5%	100	225

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.}

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder if the weapon is wielded by some other than a baseline human.
↑ Chance for attack to be selected, assuming the weapon is wielded by a baseline human. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

Short bow vs. comparable weapons[edit]

This section goes over how well the short bow fares against comparable weapons (similar value, tech level or similar characteristics) in 1 vs. 1 combat.

Methodology[edit]

All testing is semi-automated which allows for large sample sizes to be gathered per set of results with ease
All pawns have a skill level of 8 in shooting
No pawns have any traits that affect combat performance
All pawns are of 18 years of age and completely healthy
Pawns are divided by walls to prevent stray shots from skewing results in any way
Weather conditions are kept clear and no cover is used

Results in the tables below are the percentages of battles that short bows either won or tied against the weapon listed in the first column of said tables, with a sample size of 2,000 battles per result. Higher percentages are better.

Unarmored[edit]

For the unarmored testing, all pawns wore normal quality plainleather pants and plainleather button-down shirts.

Short bow vs.	3	7	12	18	25	32	40
Recurve bow	38.85%	31.25%	25.70%	22.75%	-	-	-
Pila	82.20%	77.60%	66.05%	64.50%	-	-	-

Flak armor[edit]

For the flak armor testing, all pawns wore normal quality steel simple helmets, flak jackets, flak vests, plainleather button-down shirts and flak pants.

Short bow vs.	3	7	12	18	25	32	40
Recurve bow	36.60%	31.75%	20.75%	22.80%	-	-	-
Pila	90.15%	84.80%	74.65%	72.60%	-	-	-

Marine armor[edit]

For the marine armor testing, all pawns wore normal quality marine helmets, marine armor, plainleather button-down shirts and plainleather pants.

Short bow vs.	3	7	12	18	25	32	40
Recurve bow	34.60%	25.50%	20.70%	18.85%	-	-	-
Pila	89.75%	83.45%	71.80%	70.85%	-	-	-

Graphs[edit]

The graphs assume a normal quality short bow against an adult human that's out in the open in clear weather. For DPS, projectile speed has also been factored into the equation, with the weighting based on the base amount of attacks that it'll take to put the aforementioned target into pain shock.

Version history[edit]

0.3.410 - Added
1.5.4062 - Received a new texture.

Texture prior to 1.5

Weapons

Melee | Neolithic: Breach axe • Club • Ikwa • Knife (Jade) • Spear

Medieval: Gladius • Longsword • Mace • Axe • Warhammer

Ultra: Eltex staff • Monosword (Persona) • Plasmasword (Persona) • Zeushammer (Persona)

Improvised: Beer • Elephant tusk • Thrumbo horn • Wood

Ranged | Neolithic: Greatbow • Pila • Recurve bow • Short bow • Flamebow

Medieval: Nerve spiker

Industrial: Assault rifle • Autopistol • Bolt-action rifle • Chain shotgun • Heavy SMG • Launcher (EMP, Incendiary, Smoke, Toxbomb ) • LMG • Machine pistol • Minigun • Pump shotgun • Revolver • Sniper rifle • Hellcat rifle • Incinerator

Spacer: Charge lance • Charge rifle

Consumables: Doomsday rocket launcher • Triple rocket launcher

Throwables: EMP grenades • Frag grenades • Molotov cocktails • Tox grenades

Mechanoid: Heavy charge blaster • Inferno cannon • Needle gun • Thump cannon • Beam graser • Charge blaster turret • Hellsphere cannon • Mini-flameblaster • Mini-shotgun • Slugthrower • Spiner • Toxic needle gun

Structures: Autocannon • Mini-turret gun • Mortar (Weapon) • Uranium slug cannon • Auto-mortar • Inferno cannon (Turret) • Light charge blaster • Mini-slugger • Tactical turret gun

Related | Body part weapons: Prosthetic arm • Bionic arm • Archotech arm • Power claw • Field hand • Drill arm • Venom talon • Venom fangs • Knee spike • Elbow blade • Hand talon • Flesh whip

Integrated weapons: Grenadier armor • Phoenix armor

[Actual-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Note: This is the actual base average derived from the melee verb system updated in 1.1.2610, it may sometimes disagree with the listed value in the in-game infobox.
It may also change depending on the stats and the melee verbs available to the wielder if the weapon is wielded by some other than a baseline human.

[Chance-2] Chance for attack to be selected, assuming the weapon is wielded by a baseline human. It may change depending on the melee verbs available to the wielder

[1]

[2]

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-|name = Short bow
+| name = Short bow
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+| image = ShortBow.png
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+| description = A simple short selfbow made from a single piece of wood.
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+| damage type = Arrow
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+| armorPenetration = 16
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+| range = 22.9
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+| accuracyTouch = 75
-|mode = Single-Shot
+| accuracyShort = 65
-|warmup = 81
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-|cooldown = 100
+| accuracyLong = 25
-|burst = 1
+| mode = Single-Shot
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+| warmup = 81
-|velocity = 44
+| cooldown = 99
-|buy = {{icon|wood|30}}
+| burst = 1
-|sell = {{icon|silver|69}}
+| DPS = DPS
-|mass base = 1.2
+| velocity = 44
+| production facility 1 = Crafting spot
+| production facility 2 = Fueled smithy
+| production facility 3 = Electric smithy
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+| mass base = 0.8
+| stoppingPower = 0.5
+| work to make = 2400
+| work speed stat = General Labor Speed
+| meleeattack1dmg = 9
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+| meleeattack1part = Limb
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+| meleeattack1ap = 13
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+| meleeattack2type = poke
+| meleeattack2part = Limb
+| meleeattack2cool = 2.0
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+{{Info|The '''short bow''' is a very light, single-shot ranged [[weapon]] in RimWorld which deals a moderate amount of damage per shot; slightly longer time between shots; slightly shorter range and moderate accuracy.}}
-{{info|The Short bow is a light, single-shot ranged weapon in RimWorld which deals a moderate amount of damage per shot; slightly longer time between shots; slightly longer range and moderate accuracy.}}
-=== Combat performance ===
+== Obtaining ==
+{{Acquisition}}
-It takes 4 shots to the torso to kill an unarmored human with a short bow, or around 7-8 shots against a human with a normal armor vest. The short bow can also instantly cripple digits and eyeballs, and cause lethal brain damage if the victim's skull is unprotected. Limbs can be crippled in 3 shots against an unarmored human.
+Alternatively, short bows can be [[trade|purchased]] from neolithic war merchants and orbital combat suppliers, tribal and outlander [[faction base]]s, and obtained from the following [[raider#Humanlike|raider]] kinds:
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+! Raider Kind !! Chance !! Average Quality !! Health
+|-
+| [[Tribes#Archer|Archer]] || 92.27% || Poor || 50-180%
+|}
-The short bow, being a weak weapon, is best used in the hands of your worst shooters with short bows so that your good shooters have decent weapons for decent damage output, while the archers may occasionally get a hit in.
+You also start with two short bows in the [[Scenario_system#Lost_Tribe|Lost Tribe scenario]].
+== Analysis ==
+Short bows are one of the easiest ranged weapons to create, so are an important item for the Lost Tribe and Naked Brutality [[scenario]]s. A [[crafting spot]] can be created almost anywhere, instantly, and wood is typically not hard to find. Any ranged weapon at all allows you to safely hunt animals; even 0% manhunter animals will retaliate in melee combat, but not at range. Any weapon at all also gives a basic defense against hostile wildlife and raiders.
-However, if you are lacking on better alternatives, since the short bow has a slightly longer than typical time between shots, is single-shot in nature and has a moderate-long range, it's best to pair the short bow with a competent shooter to make the most of it - not that it's worth pairing anything more than a mediocre shooter with such an underpowered weapon beyond the early game. A healthy level 7 traitless shooter, level 3 careful shooter or level 10 trigger-happy can somewhat efficiently use the short bow up to 20 cells. However, a level 12 traitless shooter, level 9 careful shooter or level 15 trigger-happy shooter is advisable to efficiently use the short bow up to its maximum range of 29 cells.
+As they are so cheap, they aren't great as actual weapons. Short bows have the 3rd lowest {{DPS}} of all player-craftable ranged weapons in the game, ahead of only the [[pila]] and [[incendiary launcher]]. Other weaknesses include low accuracy and inability to stagger [[human]]s, something all other neolithic options can do. The short bow is best suited for close-quarters engagements due to its high close accuracy and slow projectile velocity.
+Naturally, a short bow will be significantly overshadowed in terms of combat performance by even the most basic of firearms such as [[autopistol]]s and [[revolver]]s. Two short bows are roughly equal to one of the aforementioned firearms. New Tribes also begin with the [[recurve bow]] researched, offering an immediate upgrade, assuming someone has a [[Crafting]] skill of {{Q|Recurve bow|Skill 1 Level}} or more. Replacing the short bow with better ranged options should thus be your second priority, only after making sure everyone has a weapon of any kind.
-On average, the short bow is best paired with a careful shooter until level 10, and with a trigger-happy shooter beyond that point.
+=== Stats ===
+Against an unarmored human, a short bow can kill with 4 hits to the torso, 3 hits to the head or neck, or 1 hit to the brain; cripple or destroy limbs in 3 hits; and cripple or destroy eyes and digits with a single hit. It'll generally take around 6 hits (~28.35 seconds average) to incapacitate that human from pain shock.
-===Obtaining===
+Overall, the short bow is best paired with a careful shooter until level 9, and with a trigger-happy shooter beyond that point.
-Short bows can be purchased from neolithic war merchants and orbital combat suppliers, or obtained from the following [[raider#Humanlike|raider]] kinds:
-'''Tribal:'''
+{{Weapon Stats Table}}
-* Archer - 88.5% (normal [[quality]] on average, 50-180% health)
+== Short bow vs. comparable weapons ==
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+This section goes over how well the short bow fares against comparable weapons (similar value, tech level or similar characteristics) in 1 vs. 1 combat.
-Short bows can also be manufactured at [[fueled smithy|a]] [[electric smithy|smithy]] or [[crafting spot]] with no research required; from 30 [[wood]] and {{ticks|9000}} of work.
+=== Methodology ===
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:800px;overflow:auto">
+<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
+* All testing is semi-automated which allows for large sample sizes to be gathered per set of results with ease
+* All pawns have a skill level of 8 in shooting
+* No pawns have any traits that affect combat performance
+* All pawns are of 18 years of age and completely healthy
+* Pawns are divided by walls to prevent stray shots from skewing results in any way
+* Weather conditions are kept clear and no cover is used</div>
+</div>
-===Conclusion & Comparison===
+Results in the tables below are the percentages of battles that short bows either won or tied against the weapon listed in the first column of said tables, with a sample size of 2,000 battles per result. Higher percentages are better.
-As mentioned several times in the main section of this page and will be plainly stated here: the short bow is the least powerful weapon in the game. However, it'll do in a pinch in very early-game scenarios where you have more shooters than there are ranged weapons to go around. If you're playing with the 'Lost Tribe' scenario or have researched '[[research#RecurveBow|recurve bow]]', then a [[recurve bow]] is going to deliver so much more combat performance than the short bow for only 10 more wood.
+==== Unarmored ====
+For the unarmored testing, all pawns wore normal quality [[plainleather]] [[pants]] and plainleather [[button-down shirt]]s.
-The only other possible strength that the short bow has is a fairly decent range of 29 cells, but its accuracy drops off very quickly so it won't be very effective beyond 24 cells.
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
+! Short bow vs. !! 3 !! 7 !! 12 !! 18 !! 25 !! 32 !! 40
+|-
+! Recurve bow
+| style="background: #FFCD7B" | 38.85% || style="background: #FFCD7B" | 31.25% || style="background: #FF9B72" | 25.70% || style="background: #FF9B72" | 22.75% || - || - || -
+|-
+! Pila
+| style="background: #69FF69" | 82.20% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 77.60% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 66.05% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 64.50% || - || - || -
+|}
+==== Flak armor ====
+For the flak armor testing, all pawns wore normal quality [[steel]] [[simple helmet]]s, [[flak jacket]]s, [[flak vest]]s, plainleather button-down shirts and [[flak pants]].
-Compared to low-tier modern firearms, a normal quality short bow is comparable to an awful quality [[revolver]] with 40% health, or an awful [[autopistol]] with 30% health; the short bow may have vastly superior accuracy, but the firearms' significantly shorter time between shots more than compensate for said accuracy deficit. Even a legendary quality short bow is going to be consistently outperformed by said firearms at shoddy quality and in mint condition.
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
+! Short bow vs. !! 3 !! 7 !! 12 !! 18 !! 25 !! 32 !! 40
+|-
+! Recurve bow
+| style="background: #FFCD7B" | 36.60% || style="background: #FFCD7B" | 31.75% || style="background: #FF6969" | 20.75% || style="background: #FF9B72" | 22.80% || - || - || -
+|-
+! Pila
+| style="background: #69FF69" | 90.15% || style="background: #69FF69" | 84.80% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 74.65% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 72.60% || - || - || -
+|}
+==== Marine armor ====
+For the marine armor testing, all pawns wore normal quality [[marine helmet]]s, [[marine armor]], plainleather button-down shirts and plainleather pants.
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
+! Short bow vs. !! 3 !! 7 !! 12 !! 18 !! 25 !! 32 !! 40
+|-
+! Recurve bow
+| style="background: #FFCD7B" | 34.60% || style="background: #FF9B72" | 25.50% || style="background: #FF6969" | 20.70% || style="background: #FF6969" | 18.85% || - || - || -
+|-
+! Pila
+| style="background: #69FF69" | 89.75% || style="background: #69FF69" | 83.45% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 71.80% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 70.85% || - || - || -
+|}
 == Graphs ==
 The graphs assume a normal quality short bow against an adult human that's out in the open in clear weather. For DPS, projectile speed has also been factored into the equation, with the weighting based on the base amount of attacks that it'll take to put the aforementioned target into pain shock.
 [[File:ShortBowAccuracyNoTrait.png|494px|Short bow's accuracy with various shooters without any trait.]]
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 [[File:ShortBowDPSHappy.png|494px|Short bow's DPS with various shooters with trigger-happy.]]
+== Version history ==
+* [[Version/0.3.410|0.3.410]] - Added
+* [[Version/1.5.4062|1.5.4062]] - Received a new texture.
+<gallery>
+ShortBow Old.png|Texture prior to 1.5
+</gallery>
-[[Kind::Weapons| ]]
+{{Nav|weapon|wide}}
-{{nav|weapon|wide}}
+[[Category:Equipment]] [[Category:Weapons]] [[Category:Neolithic Weapons]]
-[[Category:Weapons]]
+[[Category:Ranged Weapons]] [[Category:Single-Shot Weapons]] [[Category:Bows]]
-[[Category:Equipment]]