Recurve Bow

RECURVE BOW
RECURVE BOW
Weapon Quote	“Shoots arrows in a curved arc; the arrows' effective range and damage will increase the further back the bowstring is drawn”
// Profile //
Build	Light
Type	Marksman Rifle
// Damage //
Body	60-120
Crit	90-180 (1.5x)
// Technical //
Reload Time	0.75s

The Recurve Bow is a Light class marksman weapon with the unique ability to charge its shots, designed to either deal high damage per shot over a long distance, or to fire more quickly at a lower velocity.

Usage

The Recurve Bow can be selected as the weapon of any Light build loadout.

The trigger can be held down to prepare an arrow and draw back the string, which charges up its power over time. The maximum power is reached after charging for 0.49 seconds, at which point the string can be held down for any duration. The user cannot sprint while drawing an arrow.

Once the Recurve Bow has been charged up for at least a short moment, the trigger can be released to fire one arrow that damages an opponent, dealing damage based on its charge time and also dealing additional damage on headshots.

The secondary trigger can be used to zoom in slightly, though this does not affect the Recurve Bow's accuracy. Its accuracy also remains stable while moving and going airborne.

The weapon has infinite ammunition and does not need to reload.

Controls	PC	PS	XBox	Key
Equip Recurve Bow	1	△	Y	Weapon
Draw bow (Hold) Fire shot (Release)		R2	RT	Primary fire
Zoom (Hold)		L2	LT	Secondary fire

Properties

Weapon

Ranged — Strikes targets by aiming and firing at them from a distance.

Single Fire — Fires once when the trigger is pulled. The trigger must be released before firing again.

Stable Accuracy — Keeps a stable accuracy, even while moving and going airborne.

Infinite Ammo — Does not need to reload.

No Aiming Down Sights — Cannot use sights. Zooms in slightly instead, but doing so does not significantly affect accuracy.

Bullet

Projectile — Gets affected by gravity and has a travel time.

Critical Hit — Critically hits on headshots, applying a damage multiplier.

Minor Structure Damage — Damages structures. Takes a very long time to break a concrete wall.

Not Interceptible — Can not be removed by the APS Turret.

No Falloff — Does not deal reduced damage when hitting targets at long distances.

Strategy

Strengths

The Recurve Bow can deal high damage from a long range wile remaining dynamic and effective at close range.
The Recurve Bow offers a middle ground between the LH1's speed and consistency and the SR-84's damage and range.
Good aim is rewarded with a slow firing rate and high damage per shot.

Weaknesses

The movement arc of the Recurve Bow requires precise aiming to hit at longer distances.
- However, if the user manages to hit at long range, there is no damage drop-off as there would be for most ranged weapons

Tactics

The Recurve Bow can be paired with the Evasive Dash, as it is possible to dash while drawing the bow.

Item Mastery

Item mastery XP can be earned by damaging and eliminating opponents with the Recurve Bow.

Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.

XP Breakdown
Source	XP Reward
Damage dealt by the Recurve Bow	$0.2\times {\text{damage dealt}}$
Critical damage dealt by the Recurve Bow	$0.2\times {\text{damage dealt}}$
Opponent eliminated by damage from the Recurve Bow (Does not count quick melee finishers)	$50$
Assist on an opponent damaged by the Recurve Bow	$20$

Level 1

0 XP

Recurve Bow

Level 2

9,000 XP

Dye Job (Yellow)

Level 3

9,000 XP

Dye Job (Blue)

Level 4

36,000 XP

Dye Job (Red)

Level 5

54,000 XP

Dye Job (White)

Level 6

162,000 XP

Triangle Twinkle

Level 7

144,000 XP

Striped Grazer

Level 8

136,000 XP

Painted Predator

Trivia

The Recurve Bow is modeled after the real-life recurve bow.
The name Recurve Bow refers to the shape of the bow, where the end of the limbs "re-curve" away from the user. This results in the arrow having more speed than from a bow with traditional limb curvature, such as a longbow.