Ebonwood Bow

Corrupt lumber felling and elevated bow damage

Crafted using 10 Ebonwood at a Work Bench. Sourced from the twisted trees growing across The Corruption, this bow produces 8 base ranged damage with Average velocity and a 28 use duration. Its baseline power exceeds ordinary surface wooden bows, allowing early rangers to strike down Eater of Souls and Devourers from safe perches before acquiring underground metal ores.

Pre-Hardmode bow hierarchy and ranged reforge

Tied with the Shadewood Bow as the premier evil-biome bow, it surpasses both the Copper Bow and Tin Bow in single-shot damage. Players who carefully harvest corrupt wood on their first day can bypass low-tier metal bows without needing an anvil. Pairing it with Jester's Arrow provides penetrating power across early cavern expeditions. To achieve maximum ranged efficiency, Unreal stands as the best modifier, granting velocity, damage, and critical strike bonuses.

Trivia

• Ebonwood trees can be cut down with any starter axe, offering high pre-Hardmode weapon stats on day one.
• Its purple tint matches the eerie purple coloring of the Corruption biome and its corresponding armor set.