Where to Get Bows in TotK: Best Bows and Locations

Bows are your primary ranged tool in Tears of the Kingdom, used for combat, puzzle-solving, and dragon part farming. Having a reliable stock of good bows is critical for dealing with flying enemies, Gleeoks, Gloom Hands, and long-range sniper shots. This guide covers all major bow types and where to find them.

Bow Types Overview

TotK bows vary by three key stats:

• Fire rate: How quickly you can shoot consecutive arrows
• Damage: Base bow damage before fuse materials
• Multi-shot: Some bows fire 3 or 5 arrows per shot

Multi-shot bows (Lynel Bow, Lynel Sage Bow) are the most powerful in terms of DPS because each arrow of a multi-shot counts as a separate hit and damage source.

Key Bow Locations

Soldier's Bow (Base 14 ATK)

Standard mid-game bow. Drops from:

• Bokoblins in Akkala and Lanayru regions
• Common chest drops in medium-difficulty caves

Knight's Bow (Base 26 ATK)

Significant upgrade. Find at:

• Knight-tier enemy drops
• Hyrule Castle outer grounds chests
• Some Depths explorer caches

Royal Bow (Base 38 ATK)

High-tier standard bow. Find at:

• Hyrule Castle interior
• Royal Guard drops
• Blood Moon respawn loot from Castle area

Great Eagle Bow (Base 28 ATK, fast fire rate)

The Rito bow — fast firing speed makes it exceptional for rapid shots. Obtain:

• Reward from completing the Wind Temple (Tulin's storyline)
• Purchase from the Rito Village shop after completing the temple
• Can be re-obtained from Harth in Rito Village if lost

Falcon Bow (Base 30 ATK, very fast)

Rito craftwork bow with the fastest fire rate in the game. Find at:

• Rito Village shop (limited stock)
• Rare drop from Rito-region chest caches
• Some sky island chests in Hebra sky islands

Lynel Bow (Base 30 ATK, fires 3 arrows)

3-arrow multi-shot. Each shot fires three arrows in a horizontal spread. Drops from:

• Red and Blue-Maned Lynels

Lynel Sage Bow (Base 32 ATK, fires 3 arrows)

Upgrade from standard Lynel Bow. Drops from:

• White-Maned Lynels

Lynel Savage Bow (Base 32 ATK, fires 5 arrows)

5-arrow multi-shot — the most arrows per shot in the game. Drops from:

• Silver Lynels (rare)

Fuse Materials for Bows

Arrows themselves can be fused, but bows can also be fused for damage bonuses:

• Keese Eyeball fuse: Adds homing to arrows (perfect for mobile targets)
• Octorok Eyeball fuse: Triple homing arrows, slightly less damage bonus
• Dragon Scale fuse: Fire/Ice/Electric element infusion to every arrow shot

Tips

• Carry 3+ bows at all times — bow durability drains fast in prolonged fights
• Multi-shot Lynel bows are the best for dragon part farming (more arrows = more hits = more chances for parts)
• The Falcon Bow is the top choice for precision shots — fast fire rate, good damage
• Lynel Bows drop reliably — farming Silver Lynels for the Savage Bow is the best long-term bow investment
• Keese Eyeball fused arrows are worth crafting in bulk for fighting Gleeoks in flight

Bow Farming Routes

Lynel Bow Farming (Best Sustained Supply)

Lynels respawn after every Blood Moon. The most time-efficient Lynel farming loop:

1. Coliseum Ruins (Central Hyrule): One guaranteed Lynel per visit. Typically Blue-Maned in mid-game, Silver in late-game.
2. Akkala Highlands (northeast): One Lynel on the plateau south of the Akkala Citadel ruins
3. Lanayru Wetlands (east of Zora's Domain road): One Lynel in the open area

Full loop: ~15-20 minutes, yields 3 Lynel Bows per cycle. Each Silver Lynel on this loop drops a Savage Bow (5-arrow) when defeated, making it the highest-value bow farming route in the game.

Stasis skip note: Some players chain Blood Moon timing with their Lynel farm loop — intentionally triggering Blood Moon mid-loop to reset Lynels without completing a full cycle.

Great Eagle Bow — Permanent Replacement

The Great Eagle Bow can be replaced infinitely. After obtaining it from the Wind Temple, bring to Harth in Rito Village:

• 5 Wood Bundles
• 3 Diamonds
• 1 Swallow's Bow

He rebuilds the Great Eagle Bow for the same stats as the original. This makes the Great Eagle Bow the only legendary bow with a reliable reacquisition method — stock up on Diamonds before burning through your GEB.

Depths Bow Caches

The Depths contain bow-specific caches in certain construct base areas:

| Depths Location | Bow Type | Cache Source | |----------------|----------|-------------| | Central Mine (near Central Lightroot) | Royal Bow | Chest in construct bunker | | Eldin Mine (north section) | Knight's Bow + Soldier's Bow | Dual chest room | | Necluda Depths (east area) | Falcon Bow | Rare Depths chest |

Depths bows don't respawn — they're one-time collections. But each one found is a net gain on surface supply.

Bow Statistics — Complete Table

| Bow Name | Base ATK | Fire Rate | Arrows/Shot | Special | |----------|---------|-----------|------------|---------| | Wooden Bow | 4 | Fast | 1 | None — early game only | | Traveler's Bow | 7 | Medium | 1 | None | | Soldier's Bow | 14 | Medium | 1 | None | | Knight's Bow | 26 | Medium | 1 | None | | Royal Bow | 38 | Medium | 1 | None | | Great Eagle Bow | 28 | Very Fast | 1 | Rebuilable by Harth | | Falcon Bow | 30 | Fastest | 1 | Best for precision | | Swallow's Bow | 16 | Fast | 1 | Rito-crafted | | Lynel Bow | 30 | Medium | 3 (spread) | 3-arrow multi | | Lynel Sage Bow | 32 | Medium | 3 (spread) | 3-arrow, higher ATK | | Lynel Savage Bow | 32 | Medium | 5 (spread) | 5-arrow multi | | Phrenic Bow | 10 | Slow | 1 | Zoom shot built-in | | Duplex Bow | 14 | Medium | 2 (horizontal) | 2-arrow wide | | Ancient Bow | 45 | Very Slow | 1 | Max single-arrow damage, flat arc |

Ancient Bow: A special-tier bow with near-zero arrow drop at any range. Found in specific Depths rooms and as rare Construct drops. Extremely rare but the best single-target precision bow for extremely long-range shots.

Fuse Strategies for Bows

Bow fusing works differently from weapon fusing — you fuse to the bow itself (not the arrow) for a passive damage or special effect:

| Fuse Material | Effect | |--------------|--------| | Keese Eyeball | All arrows gain soft homing | | Octorok Eyeball | All arrows gain strong 3-point homing (slightly lower ATK) | | Dragon Scale (any) | All arrows gain element (fire/ice/lightning) | | Lizalfos Tail | Adds element type matching the tail | | Monster Parts | +ATK bonus flat (variable by part quality) |

Best fuse: Keese Eyeball on a multi-shot Lynel bow. The homing applies to all 3 or 5 arrows, and against a Gleeok's multiple heads the arrows split between targets naturally. This is the most effective Gleeok-killing setup in the game.

Bullet-Time Bow Technique

Falling or jumping and drawing a bow triggers bullet-time — time slows dramatically while you aim. This is one of the most powerful offensive techniques in the game:

1. Paraglide off a ledge or jump
2. Draw bow while in the air (R button)
3. Aim and fire in slow-motion
4. Link absorbs no gravity penalty during the bullet-time window

Combining bullet-time with multi-shot bows (3 or 5 arrows per shot) and aimed headshots is the primary way skilled players deal massive damage quickly. Silver Lynel headshots in bullet-time deal 5× (5-arrow) × 3 (headshot bonus) = 15 hits worth of damage in one pull.

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