In Terraria, these weapons from before Hard mode will be useful.
When it comes to Terraria, bows are still the best long-range tools for the Ranged Class. The Bow is great for players who want to fight from a distance in Terraria. It lets you score hits and critical hits before your enemies can even attack back.
For people who are new to Terraria and are still getting the hang of how to play, the game’s many bows can make it hard to choose their first Ranged Class build. As it turns out, a Ranged Class character’s total DPS depends on their Bow. On the other hand, players can beat the game’s toughest enemies if they know which pre-Hardmode Bows can quickly beat bosses.
Ash Wood Bow
- Damage: 10
- Knockback: 0
- Critical Chance: 4%
- Use Time: 25
- Velocity: 6.6
- Effect: Arrows
If you like playing with long-range weapons in Terraria, you should start with the Ash Wood Bow for your first few fights. The Ash Wood Bow is the best basic bow because it does 10 damage, which isn’t great but is fine for a weapon that can be made from only Ash Wood.
And just like other simple weapons in the game, the Ash Wood Bow could do better overall with the right improvements. But of all the Modifiers that are already in the game, Demonic might be the most useful. The Ash Wood Bow not only does 15% more damage, but it also has a 5% chance to hit a critical hit.
Gold Bow
- Damage: 11
- Knockback: 0
- Critical Chance: 4%
- Use Time: 26 (Average)
- Velocity: 6.6
- Effect: Arrows
In the beginning of the Terraria game, players who want a reasonably strong tool should think about getting the Gold Bow. When you have a lot of Gold Ores, this Bow is one of the easiest weapons to make in the game world. The Platinum Bow is faster and stronger than the Gold Bow, but the Gold Bow is still a good choice in pre-Crimson and pre-Corruption settings before moving to a stronger weapon for tougher fights against Plantera and others.
Since the Gold Bow is just a simple Bow, players can make it more useful in battle by adding the right improvements. Because bows are mostly used for killing enemies from far away, the Deadly Modifier or the Demonic Modifier could give the Gold Bow enough of a DPS boost or damage boost to make it a contender until players craft or get stronger weapons.
Platinum Bow
- Damage: 13
- Knockback: 0
- Critical Chance: 4%
- Use Time: 25 (Fast)
- Velocity: 6.6
- Effect: Arrows
When playing Terraria, one of the first Bows you can get is the silver Bow, which is a simple-looking silver bow with red handles on its limbs. The Platinum Bow is the strongest weapon you can make in the world, even though it only does 13 damage. It is stronger than the Crimtane-based Tendon Bow and the Demonite-based Demon Bow.
Because it is simple, the Platinum Bow will rely heavily on its extra traits to make it better in battle. When it comes to the game’s modifiers, the Demonic Modifier can help the Platinum Bow’s DPS, and the Deadly Modifier can further increase its base damage. Before fighting the Golem boss, players should think about swapping this Bow for a better one, no matter what build they use.
Demon Bow
- Damage: 14
- Knockback: 1
- Critical Chance: 4%
- Use Time: 25 (Fast)
- Velocity: 6.7
- Effect: Arrows
If a player wants to use a dangerous and beautiful Terraria item, they should think about making the Demon Bow. The Demon Bow, which can be made from 8 Demonite Bars, is an ore-based weapon that is an immediate step up from the Gold Bow and the Platinum Bow.
The only thing that the Demon Bow does that might be useful is being the last bow that players can make before going to the Underworld to get materials for the Molten Bow. In pre-Hardmode, the Tendon Bow is the same thing. On the other hand, the Demon Bow is not as fast as its foe, which makes it less powerful.
Blood Rain Bow
- Damage: 14
- Knockback: 3
- Critical Chance: 4%
- Use Time: 19 (Very Fast)
- Velocity: 18
- Effect: Blood Rain
The Blood Rain Bow is a unique early-game bow that players who want to be different should think about getting. This red bow was obtained from either a Zombie Mermaid or a Wandering Eye Fish. It is designed to have blood drops running through its base to show what it can do. When it eats an arrow, three lines of blood shoot into the sky. This turns all arrows into Blood Rain bolts, taking away all of their qualities except their base damage.
Blood Rain arrows don’t hit single targets as accurately as weapons that shoot rain projectiles, like the Daedalus Bow and the Meteor Staff. This is because the arrows tend to spread out at a wide angle. You can get around this, though, by using the weapon on bigger enemies, like Terraria bosses, and with high-damage ammunition, like Shimmer Arrows.
Tendon Bow
- Damage: 19
- Knockback: 1
- Critical Chance: 4%
- Use Time: 30 (Average)
- Velocity: 6.7
- Effect: Arrow
In Terraria, not all Bows have effects that are very strong. For example, the Tendon Bow does decent damage without having particularly hard-to-understand principles. The Tendon Bow is not only available during the Terraria event, even though it looks a little scary with its spikes. It does 19 damage and travels in a circle.
The Crimson biome’s Bow can be made with Crimtane Bars, while the Corruption biome’s Demon Bow can be made with Demonite Bars. The Tendon Bow doesn’t do anything special, but it does average damage. It’s a good bow to use before making the more powerful Molten Fury in the Underworld.
Hellwing Bow
- Damage: 22
- Knockback: 5.5
- Critical Chance: 4%
- Use Time: 13
- Velocity: 6
- Effect: Hellwing
Doodle Cricket players may be able to get the Hellwing Bow if they spend enough time in Terraria collecting Shadow Chests and Obsidian Lock Boxes. Its body is shaped like a bat, and it can turn Wooden Arrows into Hellwings. Other arrows can keep their state effects and base damage because the Bow doesn’t change them. Every dart, though, is shot within a 30-degree cone in front of the player.
The Bow isn’t true from far away because of its spread. The Hellwing Bow is still very good at fighting bosses up close because of how fast it fires. If you compare the Hellwing Bow to the Stake Launcher, which is the fastest repeater weapon in the game, it is the fastest bow.
The Bee’s Knees
- Damage: 23
- Knockback: 3
- Critical Chance: 4%
- Use Time: 23 (Fast)
- Velocity: 8
- Effect: Bee Arrow
With enough Terraria skill, players can get some of the most unique-looking items in the game. The Bee’s Knees is one example. This pre-Hardmode Bow looks like a bow with a bee head on it, and players can get it from the Queen Bee. Based on its name, the Bee’s Knees shoots Bee Arrows, which are like a line of bees. When they hit something, they split into three bees that go to their weapons.
To get the most out of Bee’s Knees, gamers should carry a Hive Pack. Each shot has a 50% chance to turn the player into a powerful Giant Bee that moves faster and deals more damage. Because it fires quickly, the Bee’s Knees is very effective against most bosses in the game.
Molten Fury
- Damage: 31
- Knockback: 2
- Critical Chance: 4%
- Use Time: 22 (Fast)
- Velocity: 8
- Effect: Flaming Arrows
The Molten Fury is one of the most powerful weapons that can be crafted in Terraria. It looks like a bow that is about to melt in fire. A crafting station with 15 hellstone bars can make Molten Fury, which can turn Wooden Arrows into Flaming Arrows.
When used this way, Flaming Arrows that hit an enemy take 4 damage per second and the “On Fire!” debuff, which stops health heals. This ability to turn arrows into fiery versions is shared by both Molten Fury and the Phantom Phoenix, a Hardmode Bow.
Sharanga
- Damage: 36
- Knockback: 2
- Critical Chance: 4%
- Use Time: –
- Velocity: –
- Effect: Spectral Arrows
It’s not a surprise that a weapon named after a god’s weapon is one of the strongest Bows in Terraria, even before Hardmode, thanks to Sharanga. To get the Sharanga, players must first make it with 10 Hellstone Bars and 2 Molten Fury. When Sharanga is used, it changes arrows into Spectral Arrows, which is its unique ability.
On top of Sharanga’s strong base damage, the Spectral Arrows deal Cursed Inferno damage to enemies. When this effect hits an enemy, it stops their health from healing, gives them 10% more knockback, and does 24 damage per second.