Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Ranged weapon |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Blue |
| Damage | 19 ranged |
| Knockback | 1 |
| Critical strike chance | 4% |
| Use time | 30 (Average) |
| Buy price | 1 gold 80 silver |
| Sell price | 36 silver |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Tendon Bow | 8 × Crimtane Bar | Iron Anvil |
Crimtane forging and heavy fleshbow archery
Forged at an anvil from 8 Crimtane Bars harvested from Crimson chasms or evil biome bosses, the Tendon Bow provides substantial single-shot stopping power. Firing arrows with 19 base ranged damage and 1 knockback, its muscular frame propels projectiles with greater raw force than standard metallic bows found during early cavern exploration. Its superior base power allows it to punch through early defense thresholds, dealing consistent chunks of damage against armored cavern skeletons while conserving valuable quiver supplies.
Stopping power comparison and unreal reforge
Cycling at an 30 use time, the Tendon Bow trades drawing speed for elevated single-target impact when measured against the Demon Bow. Each hit chunks through armored targets more effectively, making it deadly when combined with Frostburn Arrows or Jester Arrows against Eye of Cthulhu and Brain of Cthulhu. Reforging the bow to Unreal provides optimal improvements to velocity, attack speed, and critical rate.
Trivia
- The limbs of the bow are modeled after fleshy muscular sinew native to the Crimson.