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Stats
| Type | Ranged weapon |
|---|---|
| Rarity | White |
| Damage | 13 ranged |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 25 (Fast) |
| Buy price | 1 gold 5 silver |
| Sell price | 21 silver |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Platinum Bow | 7 × Platinum Bar | Iron Anvil |
High-tier ore archery and arrow velocity
Crafted at an Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil using 7 Platinum Bars, the Platinum Bow stands as the most powerful basic ore bow in pre-hardmode worlds generated with platinum deposits. Releasing arrows at 25 use time, it adds 13 base ranged damage onto whichever ammunition is loaded, allowing rangers to snipe flying demons and cavern crawlers from safe perches.
Eye of Cthulhu prep and unreal archery prefix
The Platinum Bow provides higher base damage than its golden peer, the Gold Bow. When paired with Frostburn Arrows or Jester's Arrows, it delivers reliable ranged firepower during early boss battles against the Eye of Cthulhu and King Slime. Although specialized bows like the Demon Bow or Tendon Bow offer higher stats once evil bosses fall, this bow can be forged before fighting any boss. Visiting the goblin tinkerer to reforge it to Unreal provides optimal bonuses to velocity, damage, and critical strike chance.
Trivia
- It requires 7 bars to forge, which translates to 28 raw platinum ore extracted from cavern veins.
- Paired with high-velocity ammunition, it serves as a staple archery weapon for early ranger loadouts.