Harp Bow

SlashSomber Smithing Stone—Unique skill

Bow fashioned from a minstrel's harp. Sonorous tones still resound when firing arrows.

Attack rating—At your attributes

Weight2Equip load units

Requires9Str9Dex

Passive buildup—At your attributes

Attack & scalingUpdates as you edit

Bow fashioned from a minstrel's harp. Sonorous tones still resound when firing arrows.

Troubadours sing tales of champions, both in the honorable service of the Erdtree, and the one who spurns honor for blasphemy.

BarrageFP 0 / 2 / 2 · Unique skill

Archery skill using a bow held horizontally. Ready the bow, then fire off a rapid succession of shots faster than the eye can see.Ash of War: Barrage

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LocationChampion's Song painting solution

Altus Plateau

Starting Site of Grace: Rampartside Path

Before you go

From Erdtree-Gazing Hill in Altus Plateau, ride east down into the valley, then follow it north between the cliffs. Stay on the lower ground rather than climbing toward Mt. Gelmir's campsites.
Continue through the narrow gap until the Shaded Castle appears in its poison swamp. Use the rocks beside the broken southern wall to climb inside, then follow the wall right to Shaded Castle Ramparts grace.
Follow the northeastern rampart to the stone support descending toward the courtyard. Enter the wooden shack beside it and examine Champion's Song Painting.
Travel to Rampartside Path in eastern Altus. Climb onto the high ground south of the grace, near the area where Ancient Dragon Lansseax appears.
Follow the northwestern edge of that high ground and look for the seated painter overlooking the landscape. Approach and wait for the spirit to disappear.
Collect Harp Bow from the item it leaves. The painting must be examined first; neither Elemer nor Lansseax has to be defeated for this reward.

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Dexterity contributes slightly more physical scaling than Strength. Its modest damage and 2.0 weight suit a light secondary bow rather than a high-attack longbow replacement.
Uses the quick running, rolling and jumping shots of a light bow. The musical appearance does not add a spell, ally buff or special damage type.
The painter reward requires examining Champion's Song Painting first. Standing at the correct landscape without that step does not produce the bow.
Barrage costs 2 FP for each rapid shot and spends one arrow per shot. Its arrows apply 75% of normal ammunition status buildup per hit, so the benefit is repeated hits rather than full-strength buildup on each arrow.
Barrage is fixed and cannot be replaced with another Ash of War.
Upgrade with Somber Smithing Stones to +10.
Grease and weapon enchantments cannot be applied. Choose the ammunition for added elemental damage or status buildup; this bow has no Arcane scaling to increase the arrows' status buildup.
Uses arrows, rather than bolts or greatarrows. Equip up to two arrow types in the ammunition slots and use the corresponding firing input to choose between them.
Requires 9 Strength and 9 Dexterity. Weighs 2. Ordinary shots spend stamina and ammunition; the skill also needs its listed FP.

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