Best Arrows Baldur's Gate 1

Due to their impressive damage and the inability of most Baldur's Gate enemies to resist acid, the best arrows in Baldur's Gate 1 are Acid Arrows.

List of the Best Arrows in Baldur's Gate 1

• Acid Arrows (AROW04): 1d6 +1, +2d6 acid, to-hit +1. Baldur's Gate 2 nerfed the acid damage to 1d3
• Fire Arrows (AROW08): 1d6, +1d6 Fire, saving throw vs. spells for none. Baldur's Gate 2 nerfed the fire damage to 1d2
• Ice Arrows (AROW09): 1d6, +1d6 Cold, no save. BG2 nerfed the cold damage to 1d2
• Piercing Arrows (AROW10): 1d6, +6 piercing on failed save vs. death, to-hit +4
• Biting Arrows (AROW05): 1d6, poison: 30% of HPs in 20 secs, save vs. death for none, Strength modifier erroneously applied to dmg (fixed in BG2)
• Dispelling Arrows (AROW07): on-hit Dispel Magic
• Detonation Arrows (AROW06): 1d6, +6d6 Fireball, save vs. spells for half, auto-hit regardless of THAC0: 32,767 point bonus to THAC0
• Slaying Arrow (AROW03): 1d6, to-hit +15, on-hit slay ogre mage
• Eldoth's Arrows (AROW14): 1d6, on-hit 13 poison dmg on failed save vs. poison, Strength modifier erroneously applied to dmg, only usable by Eldoth BG1
• Arrows of Freezing (CMAARQ01, Dark Horizons): 1d6 + 1d6 no-save cold, on-hit no-save 6-round Freeze-hold

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