Ammunition

For the Dark Souls II variant, see Ammunition (Dark Souls II).

For the Dark Souls III variant, see Ammunition (Dark Souls III).

Ammunition are items in Dark Souls. They can be fired with Bows and Crossbows.

General information[]

Arrows and bolts must first be equipped from the inventory before they can be fired. Players can select up to two arrow types and two bolt type to switch between. To switch through equipped arrows, and bolts, press L2/R2 or right-click while having a bow or crossbow at the ready. Arrows may only be fired by bows, while bolts can only be fired by crossbows. Placing arrows or bolts in the left equip slots will cause a quiver or bolt quiver to appear on the player's hip respectively. Having the right slot filled but the left slot empty will not cause any quivers to appear.

Nearly all ammunition deal the Thrust damage type, the exception being Moonlight Arrows, which deal only Magic Damage. Each have an innate damage value that is added on to the damage value of the bow or crossbow that fires them. Some ammunition can also deal elemental damage in addition to Thrust, and the Poison Arrow possesses the Poison auxiliary effect. Each ammunition has its own range value, which serve to increase or decrease the effective range of the weapon. Ammunition cannot be upgraded, unlike weapons and armor.

Arrows[]

Arrows are used as ammunition for Bows, excluding the two Greatbows.

Arrow	Damage type	Phys	Mag	Fire	Lgt	Crit
Feather Arrow	Thrust	50	—	—	—	100
Fire Arrow	Thrust Fire	35	—	50	—	100
Large Arrow	Thrust	60	—	—	—	100
Moonlight Arrow	Magic	—	80	—	—	100
Poison Arrow	Thrust	42	—	—	—	100
Standard Arrow	Thrust	45	—	—	—	100
Wooden Arrow	Thrust	35	—	—	—	100

Great arrows[]

Great arrows are used as ammunition for the two Greatbows, the Dragonslayer Greatbow and Gough's Greatbow.

Arrow	Damage type	Phys	Mag	Fire	Lgt	Crit
Dragonslayer Arrow	Thrust	100	—	—	—	100
Gough's Great Arrow ^(AotA)	Thrust	105	—	—	—	100

Bolts[]

Bolts are used as ammunition for Crossbows.

Arrow	Damage type	Phys	Mag	Fire	Lgt	Crit
Heavy Bolt	Thrust	64	—	—	—	100
Lightning Bolt	Thrust Lightning	38	—	—	78	100
Sniper Bolt	Thrust	53	—	—	—	100
Standard Bolt	Thrust	48	—	—	—	100
Wood Bolt	Thrust	38	—	—	—	100