Editing Heavy Crossbow

{{Infobox Variant Category

|image = [[File:Heavy Crossbow (basic).png]]

|release = 2024-11-06

|episode = None

|premium = No

|variant_type = Item

|profession_a = Guardian

|profession_a_level = 0-500

A '''Heavy Crossbow''' is a two-handed ranged [[Weapon]] for the [[Guardian]] faction. They have an attack speed of 1.50 seconds and deal {{plink|Necromae|pic=Necromae damage icon|size=18px}} damage. All enemies capable of dropping combat equipment have a chance to drop Heavy Crossbows, provided that the player has progressed through the main story to the point where they have chosen a [[Faction]], as before this point only non-faction equipment can be received.

Players who have chosen the Guardian faction are able to receive Heavy Crossbows in {{Common}}, {{Uncommon}}, {{Rare}}, or {{Epic}} [[Rarity]]. Players who chose the [[Hammermage]] or [[Cryoknight]] factions will receive Heavy Crossbows much less frequently, and only in {{Rare}} rarity, as these items are intended for other factions to use with the [[Infusion]] system to make {{Epic}} rarity weapons for their own faction.

Heavy Crossbows are also able to be crafted by the [[Bonewright]] profession, at an item level up to the Bonewright level of the crafter. Different level ranges of Heavy Crossbow require different variants of the materials, but they all require 4 [[Femur Shard (Brewed)]] and 2 [[Juniper Stave]]s.

==Variants==

The visual appearance of a Heavy Crossbow is dependent only on its level. Heavy Crossbows crafted by the Bonewright profession use different variants of the materials for each different visual appearance of the Heavy Crossbow.

{{ItemVariantsTable|variant=Heavy Crossbow}}

==Combat Stats==

{{Incomplete|The exact damage ranges of weapons are still being investigated}}

All Heavy Crossbows attack at a speed of 1.50 seconds. They all deal {{plink|Impact|pic=Impact damage icon|size=18px}} damage, with a chance to convert the damage to {{plink|Necromae|pic=Necromae damage icon|size=18px}}. The weapon strength and elemental chance of a Heavy Crossbow obey formulae with slight variation:

:<math>\text{Strength} = L + 15\times R + [0-2] </math>

:<math>\text{Chance} = [30-49]% </math>

Where

*<math>L</math> is the Item Level

*<math>R</math> is the Rarity, expressed as number of stars

There is random variation in the stats for a Heavy Crossbow, determined by the terms <math>[0-2]</math> for the strength and <math>[30-49]</math> for the elemental chance. Generally, a weapon with a lower roll on the chance will have a higher roll for the strength.

From this formula it can be seen that each increase in Rarity of a Heavy Crossbow is equivalent to 15 additional levels. Thus a Heavy Crossbow at level 0 {{Epic}}, at level 15 {{Rare}}, at level 30 {{Uncommon}}, or at level 45 {{Common}} will all have the same minimum combat strength of '''60'''.

{{Common}} and {{Uncommon}} Light Crossbows have 3 ammunition, whereas {{Rare}} and {{Epic}} Light Crossbows have 4 ammunition.

The strongest possible Heavy Crossbow is a level 500 {{Epic}} Heavy Crossbow with a maximum strength roll, which has the following stats:

{{Infobox weapon

|rarity = epic

|damage = 562

|element = Necromae

|element% = 30

|range = 5

|slot = two-hand

}}

A list of all different level and rarity combinations of Heavy Crossbows, including their sell values, can be found here:

{{main|Heavy Crossbow/Levels}}

==Item Sources==

The Heavy Crossbow is able to be dropped by any monster that can access the [[Equipment drop table]].

{{ItemSources|Heavy Crossbow}}

==Update history==

* {{UL|update=2024-11-06|date=6 November 2024}}

{{Guardian Equipment}}

{{Bonewright}}

[[Category:Variant Main (Weapons)]]