Shadewood Bow

Crimson timber harvest and heavy archer impact

Crafted using 10 Shadewood at a Work Bench. Sourced by cutting down shadewood trees growing in The Crimson, this bow delivers 8 base ranged damage with Average velocity and a 28 firing rate. Its base power makes it one of the strongest wooden bows available in pre-Hardmode, giving early rangers the range to shoot down Blood Crawlers and Face Monsters from high vantage points.

Evil-biome bow parallels and arrow synergy

It shares identical statistics with the Corrupt Ebonwood Bow, offering two more points of damage than the Copper Bow. Players can harvest shadewood on their first day to obtain a solid ranged weapon without mining copper or iron bars. Pairing this bow with piercing Jester's Arrow helps clear groups of subterranean enemies in early chasm exploration. Unreal is the optimal modifier, granting maximum bonuses to damage, velocity, and critical strike chance.

Trivia

• Shadewood trees can be harvested with the starting Copper Axe, granting access to 8 damage bows immediately.
• Its dark gray coloring contrasts with the bright red flesh blocks covering the rest of the Crimson biome.