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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 Physical attack Phys Magic attack Mag Fire attack Fire Lightning attack 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
Poison
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 Physical attack Phys Magic attack Mag Fire attack Fire Lightning attack 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 Physical attack Phys Magic attack Mag Fire attack Fire Lightning attack 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