The Black Bow

The Black BowHardmode exclusive

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Uses ammo	Arrows
Damage	20 (Ranged)
Knockback	4 (Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	15 (Very Fast)
Velocity	12
Tooltip	Fires a multi-shot volley of arrows Dealing damage grants you stacking damage and withers enemies at 50 stacks
Grants Buff	Darkness Within
Buff duration	10 seconds
Buff tooltip	Only the strongest foes will feed your hunger
Inflicts Debuff	Wither
Debuff duration	3 seconds
Debuff tooltip	WITHER AWAY!!!
Rarity
Buy / Sell	25  / 50000*5
Research	1 required

The Black Bow is a Hardmode bow that is sold by the Tracker after completing the "Tracker's End" contract. It fires a multi-shot volley of 7 arrows, 3 that depend on ammo used and 4 shadow arrows. Shadow arrows slowly home in on enemies and, like other Black Weapons, grant the Darkness Within buff, granting stacking damage for each hit before peaking at 50 stacks. After reaching 50 stacks, it will inflict the Wither debuff on hit enemies.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Tips

• It is recommended that you use any Black Weapons along with The Black Cane as the Darkness Within buff that it creates will stack, making it easier to get to 50 stacks.

History

• 1.6.2.0: Buffed spread slightly and nerfed velocity from 15 to 12.
• 1.6.0.0: Sprite updated.
• 1.5.1.0:
  • Damage decreased from 25 to 20.
  • Sell value increased from 25000*2  50  to 125000*12  50 .
• 1.5.0.0:
  • Damage decreased from 60 to 25, knockback decreased from 6 to 4, and use time decreased from 18 to 15.
  • Sell value decreased from 125000*12  50  to 25000*2  50 .
• 1.4.3.0:
  • Reduced maximum damage stacks from 100 to 50.
  • Reduced Wither duration from 10 to 3 seconds.
• 1.4.1.0: Removed shadow damage.
• 1.4.0.0: Introduced.