- For the Dark Souls II variant, see Short Bow (Dark Souls II).
- For the Dark Souls III variant, see Short Bow (Dark Souls III).
The Short Bow is a bow in Dark Souls.
In-Game Description
- Small bow. Standard projectile weapon. Equip arrows to use.
- Hold bow and press L1 to aim. Aim for heads of humanoid foes. Press L2/R2 to change type of arrows.
Availability[]
Starting weapon for the Hunter class. A common drop by Hollow archers, starting in the Undead Asylum; also sold by the Undead Male Merchant for 1,000 souls in the Undead Burg.
Characteristics[]
While it is the weakest bow in the game, it can be obtained far earlier than others and it is still useful for attracting distant enemies. It also has a very low Strength and Dexterity requirement, making it useful for practically any starter class.
Upgrades[]
Requires: Standard Short Bow, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Standard Variation |
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| Short Bow | 31 | – | – | – | D | A | – | – |
| Short Bow +1 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 34 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +2 (Titanite Shard ×1) | 37 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +3 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 40 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +4 (Titanite Shard ×2) | 43 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +5 (Titanite Shard ×3) | 46 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +6 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 49 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +7 (L. Titanite Shard ×1) | 52 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +8 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 55 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +9 (L. Titanite Shard ×2) | 58 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +10 (L. Titanite Shard ×3) | 62 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +11 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 65 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +12 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 68 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +13 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 71 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +14 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 74 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Short Bow +15 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 77 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
Requires: Standard Short Bow +5, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Raw Variation |
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| Raw Short Bow (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 54 | – | – | – | D | A | – | – |
| Raw Short Bow +1 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 57 | – | – | – | D | A | – | – |
| Raw Short Bow +2 (Large Titanite Shard ×1) | 61 | – | – | – | D | A | – | – |
| Raw Short Bow +3 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 64 | – | – | – | D | A | – | – |
| Raw Short Bow +4 (Large Titanite Shard ×2) | 68 | – | – | – | D | A | – | – |
| Raw Short Bow +5 (Large Titanite Shard ×3) | 72 | – | – | – | D | A | – | – |
Requires: Standard Short Bow +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Crystal Variation |
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| Crystal Short Bow (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 68 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Crystal Short Bow +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 71 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Crystal Short Bow +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 74 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Crystal Short Bow +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 77 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Crystal Short Bow +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 80 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
| Crystal Short Bow +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 83 | – | – | – | D | S | – | – |
Requires: Standard Short Bow +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Magic Variation |
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| Magic Short Bow (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 34 | 37 | – | – | E | D | A | – |
| Magic Short Bow +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 36 | 40 | – | – | E | D | A | – |
| Magic Short Bow +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 39 | 42 | – | – | E | D | A | – |
| Magic Short Bow +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 41 | 45 | – | – | E | D | A | – |
| Magic Short Bow +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 43 | 47 | – | – | E | D | A | – |
| Magic Short Bow +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 46 | 50 | – | – | E | D | A | – |
| Magic Short Bow +6 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 48 | 52 | – | – | E | D | S | – |
| Magic Short Bow +7 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 50 | 55 | – | – | E | D | S | – |
| Magic Short Bow +8 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 52 | 57 | – | – | E | D | S | – |
| Magic Short Bow +9 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 55 | 60 | – | – | E | D | S | – |
| Magic Short Bow +10 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 57 | 62 | – | – | E | D | S | – |
Requires: Magic Short Bow +5, Blue Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Enchanted Variation |
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| Enchanted Short Bow (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 46 | 50 | – | – | E | D | A | – |
| Enchanted Short Bow +1 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 47 | 51 | – | – | E | D | A | – |
| Enchanted Short Bow +2 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×1) | 49 | 52 | – | – | E | D | S | – |
| Enchanted Short Bow +3 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×2) | 51 | 54 | – | – | E | D | S | – |
| Enchanted Short Bow +4 (Blue Titanite Chunk ×3) | 53 | 56 | – | – | E | D | S | – |
| Enchanted Short Bow +5 (Blue Titanite Slab ×1) | 55 | 58 | – | – | E | D | S | – |
Requires: Standard Short Bow +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Divine Variation |
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| Divine Short Bow (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 31 | 39 | – | – | E | C | – | A |
| Divine Short Bow +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 33 | 41 | – | – | E | C | – | A |
| Divine Short Bow +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 35 | 44 | – | – | E | C | – | A |
| Divine Short Bow +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 37 | 46 | – | – | E | C | – | A |
| Divine Short Bow +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 39 | 49 | – | – | E | C | – | A |
| Divine Short Bow +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 42 | 52 | – | – | E | C | – | A |
| Divine Short Bow +6 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 44 | 54 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
| Divine Short Bow +7 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 46 | 57 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
| Divine Short Bow +8 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 48 | 59 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
| Divine Short Bow +9 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 50 | 62 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
| Divine Short Bow +10 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 52 | 65 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
Requires: Divine Short Bow +5, White Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Occult Variation |
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| Occult Short Bow (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 42 | 46 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
| Occult Short Bow +1 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 44 | 48 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
| Occult Short Bow +2 (White Titanite Chunk ×1) | 47 | 50 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
| Occult Short Bow +3 (White Titanite Chunk ×2) | 49 | 52 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
| Occult Short Bow +4 (White Titanite Chunk ×3) | 52 | 55 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
| Occult Short Bow +5 (White Titanite Slab ×1) | 54 | 57 | – | – | E | C | – | S |
Requires: Standard Short Bow +5, Green Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Fire Variation |
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| Fire Short Bow (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 55 | – | 55 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Short Bow +1 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 64 | – | 64 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Short Bow +2 (Green Titanite Shard ×1) | 72 | – | 72 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Short Bow +3 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 80 | – | 80 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Short Bow +4 (Green Titanite Shard ×2) | 89 | – | 89 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Short Bow +5 (Green Titanite Shard ×3) | 97 | – | 97 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Short Bow +6 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 106 | – | 106 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Short Bow +7 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 114 | – | 114 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Short Bow +8 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 122 | – | 122 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Short Bow +9 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 131 | – | 131 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fire Short Bow +10 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 139 | – | 139 | – | – | – | – | – |
Requires: Fire Short Bow +5, Red Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
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| Chaos Short Bow (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 67 | – | 83 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Short Bow +1 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 75 | – | 94 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Short Bow +2 (Red Titanite Chunk ×1) | 83 | – | 104 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Short Bow +3 (Red Titanite Chunk ×2) | 91 | – | 115 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Short Bow +4 (Red Titanite Chunk ×3) | 99 | – | 125 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chaos Short Bow +5 (Red Titanite Slab ×1) | 108 | – | 136 | – | – | – | – | – |
Requires: Standard Short Bow +10, Titanite and 200 souls per upgrade.
 Lightning Variation |
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| Lightning Short Bow (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 114 | – | – | 127 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Short Bow +1 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 120 | – | – | 132 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Short Bow +2 (Titanite Chunk ×1) | 125 | – | – | 138 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Short Bow +3 (Titanite Chunk ×2) | 131 | – | – | 143 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Short Bow +4 (Titanite Chunk ×3) | 137 | – | – | 149 | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning Short Bow +5 (Titanite Slab ×1) | 142 | – | – | 155 | – | – | – | – |
Gallery[]
| Bows |
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| Black Bow of Pharis • Composite Bow • Darkmoon Bow • Longbow • Short Bow Dragonslayer Greatbow • Gough's Greatbow |