Wooden Bow

Wooden Bows - the most common kind of bow you might find in the dungeon.

This simple wooden bow might prove to be useful, once you find some arrows.

A basic wooden bow that requires arrows to be used effectively. It's the simplest ranged weapon available in the dungeon.

• Tier: 1
• Accuracy Multiplier: 0.8 (80% base accuracy)
• Delay Multiplier: 1.5 (150% of base attack delay)
• Damage: Scales with level (1-1 base damage when unupgraded)

• Arrow Selection: Has “Choose Arrows” action when equipped and arrows are available
• Accuracy Factor: Scales with level at 1 + level * 0.1 per level
• Damage Factor: Scales with level at 1 + level * 0.25 per level
• Not Suitable for Melee: Not effective as a melee weapon (goodForMelee returns false)

• Equipped in the weapon slot
• Requires compatible arrows to be effective
• Can select which type of arrows to use via the “Choose Arrows” action
• Upgrading increases both accuracy and damage factors

• Simplest ranged weapon available
• Damage and accuracy improve with upgrades
• Must be paired with arrows to be useful
• The internal class name is WoodenBow (not “ElvenBow” as some older references may suggest)

• Java Class: com.watabou.pixeldungeon.items.weapon.melee.WoodenBow
• Base Classes: Bow.java, KindOfBow.java
• Implementation: Extends Bow base class, which extends KindOfBow
• Sprite ID: Image index 0 in items/ranged.png
• Stats: Tier 1, Accuracy 0.8f, Delay 1.5f (in constructor)

• Information source: Java Class com.watabou.pixeldungeon.items.weapon.melee.WoodenBow
• Stats verified from constructor parameters (tier, accuracy, delay)
• Mechanics verified from method overrides (acuFactor, dmgFactor)
• String resources confirmed from strings_all.xml

• Bows - General information about bows
• Ranged Weapons - Other ranged weapons in the game
• Arrows - Compatible ammunition
• Elven Bow - Upgraded version of the wooden bow
• Items - Other items in the game