Primary weapons
Bows
Bows ranked by endgame role, perk package, competition, and total score.
WEAPON | INFO | PERKS | ANALYSIS | ||||||||||||||
🖼️ | Name | Season | Energy | Frame | Source | Stun | Ammo | ⬆️ | Barrel | Mag | MW | Perk 1 | Perk 2 | Origin Trait | Notes | # | Tier |
 | Biting Winds | 29 | Kinetic | Precision | Europa |  | 54 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Bewildering BurstImpromptu Ammunition | Kinetic Tremors | Winterized Gear | Bewildering isn't great on most primaries, but on a bow it's excellent | 1 | S |
 | The Spiteful Fang | 29 | Stasis | Lightweight | Arena Ops |  | 66 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | HeadstoneRimestealer | FireflyCrystalline Corpsebloom | Forge's Kin | the fire and ice combo but on a bow, great origin too, just not the best frame | 2 | S |
 | Point of the Stag | 29 | Arc | Precision | Iron Banner |  | 53 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Dragonfly | VoltshotArcher's Gambit | Skulking Wolf | Non-Denouement with better origin traits | 3 | S |
| Non-Denouement | 29 | Arc | Precision | Salvation's Edge |  | 58 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | DragonflySuccessful Warm-UpShoot to Loot | VoltshotChaos ReshapedMeganeura | Collective Purpose | interesting perk diversity but probably just worse than Point of the Stag | 4 | S |
| Accrued Redemption | 29 | Kinetic | Precision | Garden of Salvation |  | 60 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Attrition Orbs | Kinetic TremorsArcher's Gambit | Photoinhibition | classic AO + KT combo, good frame, decent origin | 5 | A |
| Fortunate Star | 27 | Void | Lightweight | Tenet of Bravery |  | 70 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Repulsor BraceDragonflyImpromptu Ammunition | Destabilizing RoundsDemoralizeArcher's Gambit | Veist Stinger | classic void combo, origin trait not the best, frame not the best either | 6 | A |
| Anamnesis | 26 | Void | Lightweight | Xur |  | 62 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Repulsor BraceDragonfly | Destabilizing RoundsDemoralizeSword Logic | Runneth Over | essentially the same as Fortunate except worse origin | 7 | A |
| Hush | 29 | Solar | Precision | Gambit |  | 55 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Burning AmbitionFirefly | IncandescentMeganeuraArcher's Gambit | Gun and Run | higher perk diversity than Pre Astyanax IV but worse origin | 8 | A |
| Pre Astyanax IV | 27 | Solar | Precision | Tenet of Bravery, Zavala |  | 53 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | IncandescentFirefly | Burning Ambition | Wild Card | BiS double splash solar bow | 9 | A |
| Tyranny of Heaven | 29 | Solar | Lightweight | Last Wish |  | 68 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Burning AmbitionMeganeura | IncandescentArcher's Gambit | Explosive Pact | solid solar double splash overall, just worse frame than higher A placements | 10 | A |
| Vengeful Whisper | 29 | Strand | Precision | Warlord's Ruin |  | 53 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | TearSliceExplosive Head | MeganeuraHatchlingArcher's Gambit | Sundering | good combination of utility and splash lethality, origin not very useful | 11 | A |
| Convened Recurve | 29 | Void | High-Impact Longbow | Fireteam Ops |  | 41 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Repulsor BraceDimensional ShiftWithering Gaze | Destabilizing RoundsDemoralize | Accelerated Assault | very solid overall package, just has a mediocre frame due to extended draw time | 12 | B |
 | King Orfeo | 28 | Arc | Precision | Tenet of Bravery |  | 52 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Explosive HeadShoot to Loot | MeganeuraJolting Feedback | Nail, Meet Hammer | only Jolting Feedback bow, overall pretty decent package, just underwhelming first column | 13 | B |
| Hushed Whisper | 27 | Strand | Precision | Tenet of Bravery |  | 49 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | TearSlice | HatchlingArcher's Gambit | Wild Card | Tear interesting on a bow, otherwise held back by Strand limitations | 14 | B |
| Mercury-A | 27 | Kinetic | High-Impact Longbow | Tenet of Bravery, Zavala |  | 50 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Attrition OrbsSuccessful Warm-Up | Kinetic Tremors | Tenacity | outclassed by Accrued Redemption | 15 | B |
| Lethophobia | 29 | Void | Lightweight | Starcrossed |  | 63 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Repulsor BraceImpulse Amplifier | Explosive Head | Dragon's Vengeance | can technically benefit from Repulsor through artifact but otherwise very mediocre | 16 | B |
| Tripwire Canary | 29 | Arc | Lightweight | Seraph's Shield |  | 63 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Dragonfly | Explosive Head | Ambush | very weak version of double splash | 17 | C |
| Arsenic Bite-4B | 4 | Arc | Lightweight | Xur, Dares |  | 70 | No | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Dragonfly | Explosive Head | None | like Tripwire Canary but no origin | 18 | C |
| Raconteur | 29 | Stasis | Precision | NODE.OVRD.AVALON |  | 54 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Archer's TempoShoot to Loot | HeadstoneExplosive Head | Noble Deeds | bit more perk diversity than bows from the same era | 19 | C |
| Strident Whistle | 17 | Solar | Precision | Zavala |  | 59 | No | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Archer's TempoShoot to Loot | Incandescent | Vanguard's Vindication | outdated Archer's + Incandescent core | 20 | C |
| Under Your Skin | 29 | Void | Precision | Vox Obscura |  | 51 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Archer's Tempo | Explosive HeadDragonfly | Land Tank | excellent origin but very outdated perk spread | 21 | C |
| Fel Taradiddle | 29 | Kinetic | Lightweight | Wellspring |  | 59 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Archer's TempoShoot to Loot | Explosive Head | Psychohack | similar to Under Your Skin in origin quality, has StL instead of Dragonfly | 22 | C |
| Wolftone Draw | 15 | Arc | Precision | Xur, Dares |  | 55 | No | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Archer's TempoShoot to Loot | Dragonfly | None | very weak splash option | 23 | C |
| Lunulata-4B | 17 | Stasis | Lightweight | Banshee |  | 64 | No | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Shoot to Loot | Headstone | Veist Stinger | no Archer's + weaker splash perk | 24 | D |
| Neoptolemus II | 25 | Kinetic | Precision | Banshee |  | 54 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Air Trigger | Wellspring | Wild Card | origin trait is the only redeeming quality | 25 | D |
| Whispering Slab | 26 | Kinetic | Lightweight | Xur |  | 59 | Yes | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Archer's TempoDemolitionist | High Ground | Paracausal Fluid | single target perks on a bow | 26 | D |
| Imperial Needle | 13 | Void | Lightweight | Xur, Dares |  | 60 | No | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Archer's Tempo | Frenzy | None | Archer's + weak damage perk | 27 | D |
| Whistler's Whim | 20 | Kinetic | Lightweight | Trials |  | 64 | No | Elastic String | Compact Arrow Shaft | Draw Time | Rapid HitCornered | Archer's TempoKill ClipSuccessful Warm-Up | Veist Stinger | single target perks on a bow | 28 | D |