Walkthrough & Notes Dungeons & Maps Rewards Images Dialog Update History |
Composite Weapons Quest | |
---|---|
Level: | 0+ |
Rec. Level: | 20+ |
Type: | Solo |
Starts With: | Yuan Hanzu (bow and xbow) Havala bint Mylos (atlatl) |
Starts At: | Ayan Baqur |
Repeat: | N/A |
Quest Chain: | 1. Composite Weapons Quest 2. Composite Weapons Upgrade |
Overview[]
This quest covers creating the basic Composite Bow, Composite Crossbow, and Composite Atlatl. Once you create your weapon, you may proceed to the Composite Weapons Upgrade quest to enhance it.
Walkthrough & Notes[]
There are 18 variations of the Composite Bow, 18 variations of the Composite Crossbow, 54 variations of the Composite Bow with Handle, and 54 variations of the Composite Crossbow with Handle. For all possible weapons, see Composite Weapons Quest/Full Rewards.
The best possible Composite Bows and Crossbows are made from Great Mattekar Horns, Ravener Guts, Large Lugian Sinews, and a Dark Revenant Thighbone. For these weapons, see the rewards section.
The Atlatl, which was a later addition, only has 4 variations. For these weapons, see the rewards section.
The table below outlines all components and what property they grant to bows and crossbows.
Item | Crafted From | Effect |
---|---|---|
Shaped Fire Auroch Horn | Fire Auroch Horn | +2% Melee Defense |
Shaped Great Mattekar Horn | Great Mattekar Horn | +6% Melee Defense |
Cured Small Lugian Sinew | Small Lugian Sinew (failure) | Bow: Speed 45
Xbox: Speed 120 |
Cured Lugian Sinew | Small Lugian Sinew (success) Large Lugian Sinew (failure) |
Bow: Speed 40 Xbow: Speed 105 |
Cured Large Lugian Sinew | Large Lugian Sinew (success) | Bow: Speed 35 Xbow: Speed 90 |
Oiled String | Sclavus Tongues (failure) | Bow: +40% Damage
Xbox: +60% Damage |
Fine Oiled String | Sclavus Tongues (success) Ravener Guts (failure) |
Bow: +90% Damage Xbow: +120% Damage |
Excellent Oiled String | Ravener Guts (success) | Bow: +110% Damage Xbow: +140% Damage |
Bone Handle (Low) | Undead Thighbone (failure) | +2% to Attack Bonus
Aura of Blood Drinker III Missile Weapon Mastery III |
Bone Handle (Medium) | Undead Thighbone (success) Dark Revenant Thighbone (failure) |
+4% to Attack Bonus
Aura of Blood Drinker IV Missile Weapon Mastery IV |
Bone Handle (High) | Dark Revenant Thighbone (success) | +6% to Melee Bonus
+25% to Damage Bonus Armor Cleaving Brittlemail VI Defender VI Boon of Refinement Swift Killer VI Strathelar's Boon Infected Caress |
Gathering Trophies[]
For the Great Mattekar Horn, hunt Great Mattekars. The best location to do this is the Mattekar Cave near Neydisa Castle, but they can also be found as landscape spawns in locations such as the Lost Wish Mountain Range.
For the Fire Auroch Horn, hunt Auroch Fire Bulls or the Master of the Herd. Fire auroch herds can be found at the following points of interest:
- 11.5N, 37.9E - Auroch Herd
- 29.6N, 39.1W - Fire Auroch Heard and Reedshark Pack
- 26.9N, 39.0W - Fire Auroch Heard
- 80.7S, 34.5W - Auroch Herd
For the Large Lugian Sinew, hunt mid to high level lugians, such as Gotrok Gigas, Gotrok Montok, Gotrok Extas, Gotrok Tiatus, Gigas Raider, Extas Raider, and Tiatus Raider. These creatures may be found in the following dungeons: Hills Citadel, Wilderness Citadel, Ridge Citadel, Old Mine, Linvak Tukal Entryway, and Lugian Excavations
For the Small Lugian Sinew, hunt low to mid level lugians, such as Gotrok Amploth, Gotrok Obeloth, Gotrok Lithos, Amploth Raider, Obeloth Raider, and Lithos Raider. These creatures may be found in the following dungeons: Hills Citadel, Forking Trail, Trialos, Lugian Post, Lugian Outpost, and Lugian Quarry.
Crafting Components[]
More to come
The Composite Bow and Crossbow[]
Step 1: Crafting the Stave[]
- Hunt Great Mattekars until you find two Great Mattekar Horns. (VERY low drop rate)
- Head to Ayan Baqur and hand your two Great Mattekar Horns to Yuan Hanzu. You'll receive two Shaped Great Mattekar Horns.
- Hunt Lugians until you find two Large Lugian Sinews.
- You expertly cure the lugian sinew.
- You expertly cure the lugian sinew.
- You combine the horn and sinew into a bow arm.
- You combine the two arms into a stave.
Step 1b: Crafting the Stock for the Crossbow[]
- Hunt Golems made of wood such as Wood Golems, Small Wood Golems and Forest Lords until you find a Wood Heart.
- Hand your Wood Heart to Barnar the Tinker in Cragstone at 25.3N 49.1E to receive a Crossbow Stock.
Step 2: Crafting the String[]
- Hunt Drudge Raveners until you find three Ravener Guts.
- You apply the oil liberally to the string.
- You deftly attach the string to the stave.
- You deftly attach the string to the stave.
Step 3: Adding a Handle[]
- Notes:
- If you want to add the highest tier handle, skip this step and go directly to the Composite Weapons Upgrade quest.
- You can upgrade the handle to your weapon at any time by simply adding another Bone Handle to your weapon.
- Hunt Dark Revenants (some other Undead Creatures also drop the thighbone) until you find a Dark Revenant Thighbone.
- Attach the Bone Handle to your Composite Bow or Composite Crossbow to increase its stats.
The Composite Atlatl[]
Step 1: Crafting the Stave[]
- Hunt Great Mattekars until you find two Great Mattekar Horns.
- Head to Ayan Baqur and hand your two Great Mattekar Horns to Havala bint Mylos. You'll receive two Carved Great Mattekar Horns.
- Hunt Lugians until you find two Large Lugian Sinews.
- Repeat this step to get 2 arms for the stave.
- Next you need to strengthen the stave using Grievver Spike Oil.
Step 2: Strengthening the Stave[]
- Hunt Spiked Grievvers until you find three Grievver Spikes (low drop rate).
- Repeat 3 times.
- Use the oil on the stave to strenthen it (Alchemy Skill Check).
Step 3: Adding a Handle[]
- Notes:
- If you want to add the highest tier handle, skip this step and go directly to the Composite Weapons Upgrade quest.
- You can upgrade the handle to your weapon at any time by simply adding another Bone Handle to your weapon.
- Hunt Dark Revenants (some other Undead Creatures also drop the thighbone) until you find a Dark Revenant Thighbone.
- Attach the Bone Handle to your Composite Atlatl to increase its stats.
Items[]
Yaun Hanzu's Composite Bow Manual Havala's Composite Atlatl Manual Barnar the Tinker's Note
Sclavus Tongue Twisted Sclavus Tongues Braided Sclavus Tongues Ravener Guts Twisted Drudge Ravener Guts Braided Drudge Ravener Guts Oiled String Fine Oiled String Excellent Oiled String
Small Lugian Sinew Large Lugian Sinew Cured Small Lugian Sinew Cured Lugian Sinew Cured Large Lugian Sinew
Shaped Fire Auroch Horn Shaped Great Mattekar Horn Carved Great Mattekar Horn
Undead Thighbone Dark Revenant Thighbone Bone Handle (Low) Bone Handle (Medium) Bone Handle (High)
Composite Arm Composite Stave Crossbow Stock Composite Stock with Stave
Grievver Spike Single Spine Grievver Spike Oil Double Spine Grievver Spike Oil Full Bottle of Grievver Spike Oil Composite Atlatl Arm Composite Atlatl Stave
Dungeons & Maps[]
Dungeon | Coordinates | Wiki Map | ACmaps |
---|---|---|---|
Mattekar Cave | 65.4N, 16.7E | -- | 0169 |
Hills Citadel | 56.6S, 66.9E | -- | 02F0 |
Rewards[]
Composite Atlatl Composite Bow Composite Crossbow Composite Atlatl with Handle (Low) Composite Bow with Handle (Low) Composite Crossbow with Handle (Low) Composite Atlatl with Handle (Medium) Composite Bow with Handle (Medium) Composite Crossbow with Handle (Medium) Composite Atlatl with Handle (High) Composite Bow with Handle (High) Composite Crossbow with Handle (High)
Images[]
Click image for full size version.
Dialog[]
- Giving Fire Auroch Horn to Yuan Hanzu
- You give Yuan Hanzu Fire Auroch Horn.
- Yuan Hanzu tells you, "The horn of a Fire Auroch, eh? These beasts are impressive, but very slow, which makes them easy to kill. Here, I have carved the horn into a shape suitable for use in a composite bow"
- Yuan Hanzu gives you Shaped Fire Auroch Horn.
- Giving Great Mattekar Horn to Yuan Hanzu
- You give Yuan Hanzu Great Mattekar Horn.
- Yuan Hanzu tells you, "Great Mattekars are worthy prey. Take this piece of carved horn. With it you may make a strong weapon."
- Yuan Hanzu gives you Shaped Great Mattekar Horn.
- Lugian Sinew Cooking Success
- You expertly cure the lugian sinew.
- Lugian Sinew Cooking Failure
- You cure the lugian sinew.
- Yuan Hanzu, opening dialog (Come What Follows, retired)
- Yuan Hanzu tells you, "If you wish to craft a Composite Bow for yourself you can find my book on the process at most Ivory Crafters."
- Yuan Hanzu tells you, "If you are looking to upgrade your bow or simply wish to help me collect some materials for my craft I have a small task for you."
- Yuan Hanzu tells you, "I've heard of a chain of Ancient Caves where an unknown creature's bones may be found. These bones make exceptional handles for the Composite Bow and Composite Crossbow. Unfortunately the caves are infested with Grievvers and can be quite dangerous for an unprepared explorer. Go and find a Fossilized Bone in the caves deepest depths. There are other bones on the upper levels of the cave that I can use as well."
- Yuan Hanzu, opening dialog (??, retired)
- Yuan Hanzu tells you, "Have you read my work on composite bows? I gave some to my ivory crafter associates. I can help you by carving pieces of horn to go into the bow's stave. If you are interested in crossbows, talk to my friend, Barnar the Tinker."
- Yuan Hanzu gives you Yaun Hanzu's Composite Bow Manual.
- Yuan Hanzu, opening dialog (Paths of Destruction, retired)
- Yuan Hanzu tells you, "Have you read my work on composite bows? I gave some to my ivory crafter associates. I can help you by carving pieces of horn to go into the bow's stave. If you are interested in crossbows, talk to my friend, Barnar the Tinker."
Update History[]
|