Bows are Weapons in Nioh 2. Ranged Weapons do NOT have a skill tree. Bows usually have good scaling with the Heart stat but can also scale with Skill and Dexterity. They use Arrows and Sacred Arrows, which are imbued with purity and deal extra damage to Yokai. This page covers a full list of Bows in Nioh 2 and information about their stats.
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Bows have the lowest base damage per shot of all the ranged weapons but have multiple times the fire rate and draw time of either, providing many opportunities for damage or application of status effects, or to fire a quick shot at close range at an enemies weak point, serving as a potent utility tool. There are many ways to increase the utility and damage of bows - through ninjutsu such as Stun Arrow Tincture, Poison Arrow Tincture and Eagle Eye, various set bonuses and equipment tailored specifically for Bow damage and arrow consumption, and finally, Sacred Arrows scale with Onmyo Magic Power, meaning it benefits builds high in Magic and Courage as well. While Rifles and Hand Cannons can do similar amounts of single shot damage to an optimized bow build, Bows have the edge in damage per second with it's increased fire rate, even being capable of being a potent boss killing tool in certain circumstances. However, this requires a large amount of set up and build dedication, and if you typically use a ranged weapon for that single shot of burst damage, then Rifles and Hand Cannons are more efficient options.
Below is a list of Bows in Nioh 2, and each Bow has an effect that will ALWAYS be present, no matter what other random bonuses there may be. These effects are listed in the "effect" column. Damage values are not listed since these change by rarity and level, making it difficult to compare them easily. Break and Block are listed, since these do not change with rarity or level.
Every Weapon in the game has Familiarity. The better quality of the weapon, the more Familiarity can be obtained with the weapon, and over time the damage and bonuses of the weapon will improve as the Familiarity increases up to a maximum. This way, using the same weapon over time can yield higher damage than another, even if it's lower level.
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Nioh 2 Bows
Quick Search of All Bows
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 Longbow |
35 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ |  Bullseye Bonus |
 Chinzei Hachiro's Bow |
32 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Piercing Projectiles |
 Wisteria Longbow |
39 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Reduced Attack (Ranged Weapons) |
 Borehole Bow |
36 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Bullet & Arrow Damage (Unscathed) |
 Master Archer's Bow |
34 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Golden Boy |
 Warrior of the West Bow |
42 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Warrior of the West's Honor |
 Yoichi's Bow |
54 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Auto-Target Weak Point |
 Ryomen Sukuna's Bow |
53 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Bow Damage (Close Range) |
 Raishodo |
44 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Bow Speed Up |
 Hornthrust Bow |
46 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Bow Damage |
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46 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Valiant Wanderer |
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47 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Straight and True |
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58 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Vanquisher |
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50 | 0 | B+ | C+ | D+ | Pride of the Sakanoue |
Seer's Bow
Marksman's Bow
Missing the Hornthrust Bow. Innate 10.5% bow dmg. Recipe drops from final boss, and the recipe's name is not translated.
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