RELATED: Dark Souls 3: The Best Ranged Weapons, RankedĪlthough crossbows take about the same time to fire as normal bows, they let their bolts fly first and have a reload delay as opposed to the longer aiming time of a bow with less spent on reloading. Even the mighty greatbows pale in comparison to the utility of a nice crossbow in most circumstances.
Dark Souls 2 does this weapon type great justice in that they are better to use in many scenarios than their regular bow counterparts. Crossbows, in every game they make an appearance in, provide simple and powerful ranged options for players in combat.
