Best Bows Icewind Dale 1

Statistically, the best bow in Icewind Dale 1 is the Long Bow +4: Hammer. This is because ApR is King in IWD1.

Longbow +4 Hammer IWD

Long Bow +4: Hammer, IWD, IWD: HoW): Bow, THAC0 +5, piercing dmg +4, Speed Factor: 6, AC+1, sets ApR to 4 and stacks with other ApR sources, >=Dex 17/Str 12 required.

Long Bow +4: Hammer Location

Long Bow +4: Hammer is found in the Great Forge of Lower Dorn's Deep, in one of two chests flanking Ilmadia. The bow is drawn from a random item pool; there is a 20% chance of acquisition.

With the Heart of Winter expansion installed, the Hammer bow is removed from the Great Forge and placed into the expansion area, Lonelywood. Specifically, it is wielded by the bowyer, Emmerich Hawk, who can be slain for -5 Rep. The party can therefore acquire two of these bows if it was imported from the original IWD.

Hang on! Won't slaying Emmerich cause the entire town to turn hostile? Not if we immobilize him beforehand with Chromatic Orb: Stun.

Long Bow +4 Hammer Item Code

The item code for Long Bow +4: Hammer is ULBOW5A.

Messenger of Sseth Icewind Dale

Messenger of Sseth (BOWMESS, IWD): Bow, THAC0 +2, dmg +1, ApR +1, Speed Factor: 3, >=Str 12 required.

The +ApR is not specifically documented in its stat panel, though it is hinted at through "extremely fast" (thus, the +ApR probably isn't erroneous).

Due to its +1 ApR and +2 enchantment for the purposes of hitting enemies that require magical weapons to hit, MoS can be key in taking out Yxunomei.

Messenger of Sseth Location

Messenger of Sseth is found on the corpse of the yuan-ti High Archer, encountered pre-Yxumomei in Dragon's Eye.

Messenger of Sseth Item Code

The item code for Messenger of Sseth is ULBOW5A.

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