Boreal Wood Bow

Tundra lumber archery and cold climate survival

Crafted from 10 Boreal Wood at a Work Bench. Sourced by chopping pine trees within the snow biome, this bow produces 6 base ranged damage at Average velocity with a 29 use time. It launches any standard arrows in the player's inventory, functioning as an essential early ranged asset for repelling aggressive tundra enemies like ice slimes and zombie esquimos before they close the distance.

Early bow parity and projectile pairing

In terms of raw combat power, this bow matches the basic wooden bow and Palm Wood Bow. To maximize effectiveness, players should pair it with Frostburn Arrow, crafted from ice torches and wooden arrows, which inflicts Frostbite to deal steady damage over time. Later in pre-Hardmode, replacing it with an ore bow or a Tendon Bow will be necessary for boss fights. Unreal is the top modifier for ranged bonuses.

Trivia

• Boreal Wood items possess a distinctive blue-tinted rustic appearance matching the sub-zero snow biome aesthetic.
• Chopping snow trees yields boreal acorns that can be replanted on snow blocks to cultivate timber groves.