Composite Weapons Quest

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Composite Weapons Quest
Level: 0+
Rec. Level: 20+
Type: Solo
Starts With: Yuan Hanzu (bow and xbow)
Havala bint Mylos (atlatl)
Starts At: Ayan Baqur
Repeat: N/A
Quest Chain: 1. Composite Weapons Quest
2. Composite Weapons Upgrade

Overview

This quest covers creating the basic Composite Bow, Composite Crossbow, and Composite Atlatl. Once you create your weapon, you may proceed to the Composite Weapons Upgrade quest to enhance it.

Walkthrough & Notes

There are 18 variations of the Composite Bow, 18 variations of the Composite Crossbow, 54 variations of the Composite Bow with Handle, and 54 variations of the Composite Crossbow with Handle. For all possible weapons, see Composite Weapons Quest/Full Rewards.

The best possible Composite Bows and Crossbows are made from Great Mattekar Horns, Ravener Guts, Large Lugian Sinews, and a Dark Revenant Thighbone. For these weapons, see the rewards section.

The Atlatl, which was a later addition, only has 4 variations. For these weapons, see the rewards section.

The table below outlines all components and what property they grant to bows and crossbows.

Item Crafted From Effect
 Shaped Fire Auroch Horn  Fire Auroch Horn +2% Melee Defense
 Shaped Great Mattekar Horn  Great Mattekar Horn +6% Melee Defense
 Cured Small Lugian Sinew  Small Lugian Sinew (failure) Bow: Speed 45

Xbox: Speed 120

 Cured Lugian Sinew  Small Lugian Sinew (success)
 Large Lugian Sinew (failure)
Bow: Speed 40
Xbow: Speed 105
 Cured Large Lugian Sinew  Large Lugian Sinew (success) Bow: Speed 35
Xbow: Speed 90
 Oiled String  Sclavus Tongues (failure) Bow: +40% Damage

Xbox: +60% Damage

 Fine Oiled String  Sclavus Tongues (success)
 Ravener Guts (failure)
Bow: +90% Damage
Xbow: +120% Damage
 Excellent Oiled String  Ravener Guts (success) Bow: +110% Damage
Xbow: +140% Damage
 Bone Handle (Low)  Undead Thighbone (failure) +2% to Attack Bonus

Aura of Blood Drinker III

Missile Weapon Mastery III

 Bone Handle (Medium)  Undead Thighbone (success)
 Dark Revenant Thighbone (failure)
+4% to Attack Bonus

Aura of Blood Drinker IV

Missile Weapon Mastery IV

 Bone Handle (High)  Dark Revenant Thighbone (success) +6% to Melee Bonus

+25% to Damage Bonus

Armor Cleaving

Brittlemail VI

Defender VI

Boon of Refinement

Swift Killer VI

Strathelar's Boon

Infected Caress

Gathering Trophies

For the Great Mattekar Horn, hunt Great Mattekars. The best location to do this is the Mattekar Cave near Neydisa Castle, but they can also be found as landscape spawns in locations such as the Lost Wish Mountain Range.

For the Fire Auroch Horn, hunt Auroch Fire Bulls or the Master of the Herd. Fire auroch herds can be found at the following points of interest:

For the Large Lugian Sinew, hunt mid to high level lugians, such as Gotrok Gigas, Gotrok Montok, Gotrok Extas, Gotrok Tiatus, Gigas Raider, Extas Raider, and Tiatus Raider. These creatures may be found in the following dungeons: Hills Citadel, Wilderness Citadel, Ridge Citadel, Old Mine, Linvak Tukal Entryway, and Lugian Excavations

For the Small Lugian Sinew, hunt low to mid level lugians, such as Gotrok Amploth, Gotrok Obeloth, Gotrok Lithos, Amploth Raider, Obeloth Raider, and Lithos Raider. These creatures may be found in the following dungeons: Hills Citadel, Forking Trail, Trialos, Lugian Post, Lugian Outpost, and Lugian Quarry.

Crafting Components

More to come

The Composite Bow and Crossbow

Step 1: Crafting the Stave

  1. Hunt Great Mattekars until you find two Great Mattekar Horns. (VERY low drop rate)
  2. Head to Ayan Baqur and hand your two Great Mattekar Horns to Yuan Hanzu. You'll receive two Shaped Great Mattekar Horns.
  3. Hunt Lugians until you find two Large Lugian Sinews.
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You expertly cure the lugian sinew.
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You combine the horn and sinew into a bow arm.
  1. Repeat this step to get 2 arms for the stave.
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You combine the two arms into a stave.

Step 1b: Crafting the Stock for the Crossbow

  1. Hunt Golems made of wood such as Wood Golems, Small Wood Golems and Forest Lords until you find a Wood Heart.
  2. Hand your Wood Heart to Barnar the Tinker in Cragstone at 25.3N 49.1E to receive a Crossbow Stock.
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Step 2: Crafting the String

  1. Hunt Drudge Raveners until you find three Ravener Guts.
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You apply the oil liberally to the string.
  1. Attach the string to the bow stave or crossbow stock with stave (weapon skill check).
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You deftly attach the string to the stave.
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You deftly attach the string to the stave.

Step 3: Adding a Handle

  1. Notes:
    • If you want to add the highest tier handle, skip this step and go directly to the Composite Weapons Upgrade quest.
    • You can upgrade the handle to your weapon at any time by simply adding another Bone Handle to your weapon.
  2. Hunt Dark Revenants (some other Undead Creatures also drop the thighbone) until you find a Dark Revenant Thighbone.
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      You intricately carve the bone into a handle.
  3. Attach the Bone Handle to your Composite Bow or Composite Crossbow to increase its stats.
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      You deftly attach the handle to the bow.
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The Composite Atlatl

Step 1: Crafting the Stave

  1. Hunt Great Mattekars until you find two Great Mattekar Horns.
  2. Head to Ayan Baqur and hand your two Great Mattekar Horns to Havala bint Mylos. You'll receive two Carved Great Mattekar Horns.
  3. Hunt Lugians until you find two Large Lugian Sinews.
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  4. Repeat this step to get 2 arms for the stave.
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  5. Next you need to strengthen the stave using Grievver Spike Oil.

Step 2: Strengthening the Stave

  1. Hunt Spiked Grievvers until you find three Grievver Spikes (low drop rate).
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  2. Repeat 3 times.
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  3. Use the oil on the stave to strenthen it (Alchemy Skill Check).
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Step 3: Adding a Handle

  1. Notes:
    • If you want to add the highest tier handle, skip this step and go directly to the Composite Weapons Upgrade quest.
    • You can upgrade the handle to your weapon at any time by simply adding another Bone Handle to your weapon.
  2. Hunt Dark Revenants (some other Undead Creatures also drop the thighbone) until you find a Dark Revenant Thighbone.
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  3. Attach the Bone Handle to your Composite Atlatl to increase its stats.
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Items

Texts

Yaun Hanzu's Composite Bow Manual Havala's Composite Atlatl Manual Barnar the Tinker's Note

Strings and Materials

Sclavus Tongue Twisted Sclavus Tongues Braided Sclavus Tongues Ravener Guts Twisted Drudge Ravener Guts Braided Drudge Ravener Guts Oiled String Fine Oiled String Excellent Oiled String

Sinews

Small Lugian Sinew Large Lugian Sinew Cured Small Lugian Sinew Cured Lugian Sinew Cured Large Lugian Sinew

Horns

Shaped Fire Auroch Horn Shaped Great Mattekar Horn Carved Great Mattekar Horn

Handles

Undead Thighbone Dark Revenant Thighbone Bone Handle (Low) Bone Handle (Medium) Bone Handle (High)

Bow, Crossbow Components

Composite Arm Composite Stave Crossbow Stock Composite Stock with Stave

Atlatl Components

Grievver Spike Single Spine Grievver Spike Oil Double Spine Grievver Spike Oil Full Bottle of Grievver Spike Oil Composite Atlatl Arm Composite Atlatl Stave

Dungeons & Maps

Dungeon Coordinates Wiki Map ACmaps
Mattekar Cave 65.4N, 16.7E -- 0169
Hills Citadel 56.6S, 66.9E -- 02F0

Rewards

Rewards

Composite Atlatl Composite Bow Composite Crossbow Composite Atlatl with Handle (Low) Composite Bow with Handle (Low) Composite Crossbow with Handle (Low) Composite Atlatl with Handle (Medium) Composite Bow with Handle (Medium) Composite Crossbow with Handle (Medium) Composite Atlatl with Handle (High) Composite Bow with Handle (High) Composite Crossbow with Handle (High)

Images

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Dialog

Giving Fire Auroch Horn to Yuan Hanzu

You give Yuan Hanzu Fire Auroch Horn.

Yuan Hanzu tells you, "The horn of a Fire Auroch, eh? These beasts are impressive, but very slow, which makes them easy to kill. Here, I have carved the horn into a shape suitable for use in a composite bow"

Yuan Hanzu gives you Shaped Fire Auroch Horn.
Giving Great Mattekar Horn to Yuan Hanzu

You give Yuan Hanzu Great Mattekar Horn.

Yuan Hanzu tells you, "Great Mattekars are worthy prey. Take this piece of carved horn. With it you may make a strong weapon."

Yuan Hanzu gives you Shaped Great Mattekar Horn.
Lugian Sinew Cooking Success

You expertly cure the lugian sinew.
Lugian Sinew Cooking Failure

You cure the lugian sinew.
Yuan Hanzu, opening dialog (Come What Follows, retired)

Yuan Hanzu tells you, "If you wish to craft a Composite Bow for yourself you can find my book on the process at most Ivory Crafters."

Yuan Hanzu tells you, "If you are looking to upgrade your bow or simply wish to help me collect some materials for my craft I have a small task for you."

Yuan Hanzu tells you, "I've heard of a chain of Ancient Caves where an unknown creature's bones may be found. These bones make exceptional handles for the Composite Bow and Composite Crossbow. Unfortunately the caves are infested with Grievvers and can be quite dangerous for an unprepared explorer. Go and find a Fossilized Bone in the caves deepest depths. There are other bones on the upper levels of the cave that I can use as well."
Yuan Hanzu, opening dialog (??, retired)

Yuan Hanzu tells you, "Have you read my work on composite bows? I gave some to my ivory crafter associates. I can help you by carving pieces of horn to go into the bow's stave. If you are interested in crossbows, talk to my friend, Barnar the Tinker."

Yuan Hanzu gives you Yaun Hanzu's Composite Bow Manual.
Yuan Hanzu, opening dialog (Paths of Destruction, retired)

Yuan Hanzu tells you, "Have you read my work on composite bows? I gave some to my ivory crafter associates. I can help you by carving pieces of horn to go into the bow's stave. If you are interested in crossbows, talk to my friend, Barnar the Tinker."

Update History

The Paths of Destruction

  • Quest Introduced.

A Small Victory

Come What Follows

Corrupted Sovereigns