{"id":13310,"date":"2021-03-03T08:02:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T08:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/valheim-the-best-arrows-to-use"},"modified":"2024-07-20T01:08:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T01:08:30","slug":"valheim-the-best-arrows-to-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\/valheim-the-best-arrows-to-use","title":{"rendered":"Valheim: The Best Arrows To Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bow and arrow in Valheim is an extremely versatile combination that can take out most beings in the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While something like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\/valheim-how-to-defeat-stone-golems\">Stone Golem<\/a> isn&rsquo;t going to be affected by the weapon, you&rsquo;ll have success taking on most creatures. Although, in order to take on those creatures with the most effectiveness, you&rsquo;ll need the best bow and arrow combination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a previous article, we detailed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\/valheim-how-to-craft-the-draugr-fang-bow\">Draugr Fang bow<\/a> is the best weapon for archers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\">Valheim<\/a>. However, we didn&rsquo;t disclose what the best arrows are, which is exactly what we&rsquo;re going to do today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Picking the best arrows in Valheim<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/H4NmMCZ4tVL0SQ8uLU6U-8jl2OJ40hbLPuoX6-6L5c8\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL0Jlc3RfYXJyb3dzX3ZhbGhlaW1fMi5qcGc\" alt=\"Best arrows for valheim\" width=\"775\" height=\"416\" loading=\"lazy\">A bow and arrow is a popular weapon choice among players. (Picture: Iron Gate AB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As you progress through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\">Valheim<\/a>, more and more arrows will become available to you. Almost all are unlocked by simply finding new resources out in the world.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the Frost Arrows are unlocked through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\/valheim-how-to-get-a-drake-trophy\">killing Drakes<\/a> and picking up Freeze Gland. If you&rsquo;ve yet to take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\/valheim-bonemass-boss-guide-location-summon-defeat\">Bonemass<\/a>, the third boss, we recommend making as many Frost Arrows as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While you will find a plethora of arrow types in your travels, it&rsquo;s hard to decipher which is the best to equip your character with. There are options like Ironhead Arrows, Poison Arrows and more. The one you&rsquo;re specifically looking for, though, is the Needle Arrows.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\/valheim-how-to-get-flametal-ore\">Valheim: How to get Flametal Ore<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Needle Arrows are the best all-around choice for your bow in Valheim. Dealing piercing damage of 62, these arrows will end encounters with creatures in a flash. While both Frost and Poison Arrows deal more total damage, this happens slowly over time. Needle Arrows deal instant damage so you can end fights in a hurry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/DDfD2w2Bsq0DqXkop2jlac_eQcydfhwpx6fFQw77nlE\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL0Jlc3RfYXJyb3dzX3ZhbGhlaW1fMy5qcGc\" alt=\"Valheim best arrows\" width=\"772\" height=\"457\" loading=\"lazy\">Deathsquitos are the key to unlocking Needle Arrows. (Picture: Iron Gate AB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To unlock Needle Arrows, you need to find the Plains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\/valheim-biome-guide-resources-monsters-items-and-more\">biome<\/a> and start taking down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/valheim\/valheim-how-to-kill-deathsquitos\">Deathsquitos<\/a>. These critters will sometimes drop Needles, which will unlock the recipe for the Arrows. You&rsquo;ll need four Needles and two Feathers to make 20 Needle Arrows, so you better start hunting Deathsquitos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bow and arrow in Valheim is an extremely versatile combination that can take out most beings in the game.&nbsp; While something like the Stone&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6675,"featured_media":13311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-valheim","genre-rpg","content_type-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Valheim: The Best Arrows To Use - GINX TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The bow is a popular weapon choice in Valheim but its power is taken to its maximum with the correct arrows. 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