- For shortbows in Dragon Age: Origins, see Shortbows (Origins).
This page lists shortbows in Dragon Age II.
| Name | Damage | Runes |
Act | Enhancements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked Bow Gilt Beech Requires: Archery 23 dexterity |
59 physical damage (55 per second) |
0 | 1 | +5% critical chance +5% attack speed |
Available at Weaponsmithy for 2 52 80
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| Crosscut Composite Silvered Ash Requires: Archery 34 dexterity |
102 physical damage (96 per second) |
1 | 3 | +15% critical damage +10% physical damage 5% chance to stun |
Available at the Weaponsmithy (Lowtown) for 22 93 20
|
| Fereldan Shortbow Red Cedar Requires: Archery |
16 physical damage (15 per second) |
0 | 1 | Available at Vincento's Northern Merchandise in Lowtown for 12 42.
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| The Houndmaster's Short Bow Silvered Ash Requires: Archery 43 dexterity |
150 nature damage (141 per second) |
0 | — | +357 attack 2.5% chance to infect with walking bomb |
Mark of the Assassin DLC required. Reward for completing The Lost Hounds. |
| Mercenary's Recurve Red Cedar Requires: Archery |
21 physical damage (20 per second) |
0 | 1 | Received if a rogue Hawke sided with the mercenaries during The Destruction of Lothering. | |
| Quills of the Heretic Gilt Beech Requires: Archery 27 dexterity |
75 physical damage (71 per second) |
0 | 2 | +67 attack +15 cold damage |
Available at Master Ilen's Shop (Sundermount) for 4 6 90
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| Renegade's Ruin Gilt Beech Requires: Archery 15 dexterity |
21 physical damage (20 per second) |
0 | 0 | +34 attack | Acquisition unknown, possibly unobtainable |
| The Runner's Retort Red Cedar Requires: Archery 35 dexterity |
113 physical damage (106 per second) |
0 | 2 | +109 attack +6% critical chance +25% chance to reduce attack speed +25% chance to reduce movement speed |
Found as loot in Lowtown during the Act 2 quest The Fixer |
| The Runt's Spiker Silvered Ash Requires: Archery 22 dexterity |
53 physical damage (50 per second) |
0 | 1 | +5% critical chance +11 physical damage |
Looted from Ignacio Strand during Sharp Little Pinpricks. |
| Sliver Silvered Ash Requires: Archery 34 dexterity |
102 physical damage (96 per second) |
1 | 2–3 | +6% critical chance +5% attack speed +10 nature damage across 2m |
Available at Emporium's Relics and Antiques (The Black Emporium) during Acts 2 and 3 for 28 66 50
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| Superior Shortbow Black Walnut Requires: Archery X dexterity |
Varies | 0 | 1-3 | Randomly selected from: +X attack +Y% physical damage |
Generic. Found at random among merchant's wares or as loot. Properties are scaled to Hawke's level when generated. |
| Swarm Black Walnut Requires: Archery 25 dexterity |
70 physical damage (66 per second) |
0 | 1 | +63 attack +7 nature damage across 2m |
Looted from the mature dragon during The Bone Pit quest |
| The Trepanner's Gift Gilt Beech Requires: Archery 22 dexterity |
53 spirit damage (50 per second) |
0 | 1 | +5% critical chance +12% spirit damage |
Reward for Changing One's Nature. |
| Truebow Gilt Beech Requires: Archery 32 dexterity |
102 physical damage (96 per second) |
1 | 3 | +95 attack +5% chance to knock back |
Available at Master Ilen's Shop (Sundermount) |
| Undeclared Orlesian Longbow Black Walnut Requires: Archery |
21 physical damage (20 per second) |
0 | 1 | Received if a rogue Hawke sided with the smugglers | |
| Weathered Bow Silvered Ash Requires: Archery 13 dexterity |
16 physical damage (15 per second) |
0 | 0 | Looted from a Dead Refugee during The Destruction of Lothering if Hawke is a rogue. |
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