Built from 408 curated wishlist rolls for this Combat Bow. Perks marked essential appear in every roll of a recommendation; alternatives are the other perks curators call worth keeping.
Recommended rolls
YeezyGT's S18
pve
288 wishlist rolls
[YeezyGT's S18] [MW: Draw/Reload] "Fantastic Bow. Uses the Wolftone Draw-style model, with a stellar perk pool. Includes fan favourite Incandescent, Explosive Head, Vorpal for Champions, the list goes on. Excellently replaces the sub-par Solar Bow from Last Wish." tags:pve
Essential perks
Vanguard's Vindication
Strong alternatives
Compact Arrow Shaft
Archer's Tempo
Elastic String
Incandescent
Explosive Head
Dragonfly
Harmony
Vorpal Weapon
Successful Warm-Up
Surplus
Perpetual Motion
Killing Wind
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
Helical Fletching
Straight Fletching
Natural String
Polymer String
pandapaxxy
pvp
mkb
controller
63 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvP / M+KB / Controller): "Precision frames are some of the better choices for bows in PvP. Strident Whistle would need to have the lowest charge time of 576 to even compete in PvP. Fiberglass arrow shaft brings the accuracy back up after elastic string lowers it. Archer’s tempo is still great here, as is explosive head for double flinch. Moving target is a great pick if you feel you use your bow for follow up shots instead of bow-swap. Successful warm-up paired with archer’s tempo is incredible for some really fast draw times, but it feels almost “kill clip-esque” with successful warm-up needing a kill to activate." Recommended MW - Accuracy or Draw Time.
Strong alternatives
Moving Target
Elastic String
Explosive Head
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
Polymer String
Flexible String
Straight Fletching
Helical Fletching
Archer's Tempo
Successful Warm-Up
Well-Rounded
Opening Shot
pandapaxxy
pve
mkb
controller
54 wishlist rolls
pandapaxxy (PvE / M+KB / Controller): "Similar to all other bows the best in slot perks are archer’s tempo and either vorpal weapon or explosive head. Overload bow loves explosive head." Recommended MW - Accuracy or Draw Time.
Strong alternatives
Archer's Tempo
Vorpal Weapon
Elastic String
Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
Polymer String
Flexible String
Straight Fletching
Helical Fletching
Well-Rounded
Explosive Head
Dragonfly
Community wishlist roll
pve
pve-minor
pve-endgame
pve-champions
controller
1 wishlist roll
Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 20. PvE backup roll for end-game add clear or use against champions, and is the only solar precision bow that drops (as at Season 17) in game. The Vanguard's Vindication origin trait is useful, if unspectacular. As ever, use Elastic String to get the draw time as low as possible, and Straight Fletching to recover the lost accuracy. Shoot To Loot can be very useful in end-game content, to pick up distant ammo bricks. Then Explosive Head adds flinch, damage and extends useful range, and improves performance against champions. Recommended MW: Draw Time, with a damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.
Essential perks
Elastic String
Explosive Head
Shoot to Loot
Straight Fletching
Community wishlist roll
pve
pve-god
pve-minor
pve-endgame
controller
1 wishlist roll
Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 20. PvE first choice roll for end-game add clear for solar subclasses, and is the only solar precision bow that drops (as at Season 17) in game. The Vanguard's Vindication origin trait is useful, if unspectacular. As ever, use Elastic String to get the draw time as low as possible, Straight Fletching to recover the lost accuracy, and Archer's Tempo to speed up follow-up shots. Then Incandescent adds scorch stacks for synergy with Solar 3.0. Recommended MW: Draw Time, with a damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.
Essential perks
Archer's Tempo
Elastic String
Straight Fletching
Incandescent
Community wishlist roll
pve
pve-minor
pve-endgame
controller
1 wishlist roll
Inspired by DMB Player Versus Enemies Podcast 20. PvE backup roll for end-game add clear for solar subclasses, and is the only solar precision bow that drops (as at Season 17) in game. The Vanguard's Vindication origin trait is useful, if unspectacular. As ever, use Elastic String to get the draw time as low as possible, and Straight Fletching to recover the lost accuracy. Shoot To Loot can be very useful in end-game content, to pick up distant ammo bricks. Then Incandescent spreads scorch stacks for synergy with Solar 3.0. Recommended MW: Draw Time, with a damage-boosting (Minor, Major or Taken Spec) mod.
Essential perks
Elastic String
Shoot to Loot
Straight Fletching
Incandescent
Recommendations aggregated from curated community wishlists; credit to the curators linked above.