Best Talismans For Bow Users In Elden Ring

Elden Ring has no shortage of powerful and interesting weaponry, for all different class types and playstyles. Sometimes it’s nice to get up and personal with a giant greatsword and sometimes it feels best to chip away at the enemy’s health bar from a distance.

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Bows allow for a unique playstyle that differs in a lot of ways from mage builds and can prove to be an incredibly reliable and deadly way of dispatching targets from far away and even dealing significant damage to bosses. Choosing the right bow is important, but having a matching set of talismans can elevate a bow build to levels even Legolas would be proud of.

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Arrow’s Sting Talisman

High-Powered Executions

• Raises attack power of arrows and bolts by 10%.
• Located in a chest at the top of the tower directly above the Impassable Greatbridge site of grace, in front of Redmane Castle, in Caelid
• Base Game

Simple and straightforward but valuable all the same. A flat 10% damage buff is a nice addition to any bow-based build and works great with several other talismans that buff bow stats or general character buffs.

It is also accessible fairly early into a playthrough, involving just a short trek into the hell world that is Caelid and within a few ladders, the talisman is there. Note that it does not work with Loretta’as Mastery or Loretta’s Greatbow but is a great pairing with any crossbows or bows.

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Ritual Sword Talisman

Safety Is The Number One Priority

• Raises attack power by 10% when HP is at maximum
• Located in Lux Ruins, in a chest after defeating the boss, Demi-Human Queen Gilika, Altus Plateau
• Base Game

A great addition to any Hawk-eye wannabes, the ritual sword talisman comes with an incredibly strong upside and zero drawbacks. The only caveat, of course, is that the player has to be full hp but for bow wielders this is never an issue as harassing from long range keeps harm as far away as possible while maintaining the powerful buff.

Though not difficult to find, it does involve a bit of progression into the game. Once players reach Altus Plateau, a sharp left turn leads to the ruins, and down in the dungeon lies the boss. After killing the demi-human, the chest awaits and the talisman is hiding inside.

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Shard of Alexander

A Memento From A Fallen Comrade

• Greatly boosts the attack power of Skills by 15%
• Drops from Iron Fist Alexander after completing his questline
• Base Game

A sad end to an otherwise cheery and amusing companion, Alexander grants the player a piece of his flesh as a reward for progressing his tale. The strength comes from using bow skills like mighty shot, giving players a high-damaging long-range option that can be spammed and used to poke or in some cases one-shot enemies from a distance.

One of the more heartfelt and uplifting quests, Alexander has players running all across the lands between, starting in Stormhill and culminating in Crumbling Farum Azula so although the talisman will remain inaccessible until the later portion of the game, it is one worth going for and a great asset when taking on the DLC.

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Sharpshot Talisman

A Sniper’s Best Friend

• Boosts attack power of precision-aimed shots by 12%
• Found inside Albinauric’s Shack in Scaduview
• DLC

For when aiming down sights is the way, the sharpshot talisman is a powerful buff that simply involves a bit more precision with each shot. The other benefit is of course the stacking of talismans. Using it in conjunction with the arrow’s sting talisman and a few others can multiply the damage output to over 30%.

Reaching this one is a bit tricky, as it requires taking down some difficult DLC encounters and moving far across the Land Of Shadow. Travel to the northernmost part of the map and take on

Commander Gaius. Once he and his pet have been defeated, simply progress through a doorway to the left and the talisman is there.

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Arrow’s Reach Talisman

Distance Is Key

• Increases range of various projectiles by 65%
• Found in a chest in a tower north-east of the Stormhill Evergaol
• Base Game

One of the earliest talismans in the whole game, for those looking for a long-range buff that allows for precise sniping on unaware enemies. It has the dual benefit of working on bows but also any other thrown projectiles like firebombs, for taking out large groups from afar.

Accessing it is simple. Each the Gatefront Ruins site of grace where Melina is encountered and progresses through the gates. Take a left at the top of the path and go down back towards the gate. There will be a doorway with a few guards inside and on the left side, the talisman inside a chest.

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Crepus’s Vial

Souls-like Meets Stealth Game

• Eliminates all sound made by the wearer during movement
• Dropped by Rileigh the Idle, the enemy you kill during the second assassination task in the Volcano Manor questline
• Base Game

Sometimes stealth is the way. Shooting from a distance is already a fairly inconspicuous way of battling through the story but having a completely silent character allows for on-the-move action and close-up encounters with a bow that would normally lead to a full-on-guard alert.

It takes a bit of work to get to, having to progress a side quest to its midpoint, and is fairly out of the way, so it’s understandable if a player misses it. But if stealth is something that appeals, it is one to go for and the questline itself is more than worth playing through, talisman aside,

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Carian Filigreed Crest

Arrows, Arrows And More Arrows

• Lowers FP cost of Skills by 25%
• Purchased from War Counselor Iji as part of Blaidd’s questline
• Can be purchased from Twin Maiden Husks at the Roundtable Hold after offering Iji’s Bell Bearing
• Base Game

If the damage is high already, why not up the ammo count? Having the ability to fire off several more mighty shots before recharging the FP is incredibly valuable and will benefit any bow user.

Players can first encounter Blaidd in the Mistwood Ruins but it will take a few more steps before the talisman finds its home in the player’s inventory. That being said, it does not require that much progression and the talisman can can be acquired before ever entering Altus Plateau.

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Radagon’s Soreseal

Extremely High Reward For Little To No Risk

• Raises Vigor, Endurance, Strength, and Dexterity by 5 each, but increases damage taken by 15%
• Fort Faroth: Found a corpse by dropping an opening from the roof and exploring the wooden walkways
• Base Game

Generally considered one of the strongest talismans in all of Elden Ring, the stat bonuses gifted by Radagon himself are immense and unmatched, even with a slight defensive downside. It effectively ups the player’s level by 20, buffing HP, stamina and the two most common scaling stats when it comes to bows.

Located on the far east coast of Caelid, players will need to enter the Fort, fight past the harpies, climb a few ladders, and defeat a few rats before getting to a corpse that presents arguably the biggest buff that players will find. Full Guide.

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Arrow’s Soaring Sting Talisman

The Best Of Both Worlds

• Increases the effective range by 50% of bows and raises the attack power by 8% of arrows and bolts.
• Found on top of a tower at Fog Rift Fort
• DLC

Fromsoftware loves combining things together, whether it’s bosses or weapon types. This talisman takes two existing bow buffs and bundles them into one comprehensive package. Though it cannot be used at the same time as the Arrow’s Reach talisman, it can be equipped with the Arrow’s Sting talisman, giving a total buff of 18.8% to bow damage with just two talismans.

Despite being a huge buff to bow builds, it is incredibly easy to get to. For a full guide or the TL;DR, from the Black Knight Garrew tower, go through a gap between the tower and rock wall, hop and, and take two ladders up where a chest containing the talisman awaits.