Bows

Bows are a type of ranged weapon in Ashes of Creation.^[2]

List of bows

Abilities

Skill	Rank 1	Rank 2	Rank 3
Apocalypse:Darkness	When activated, your next arrow will explode in a cloud of darkness on impact.^[3] Duration: 10 Sec. Cooldown: 20 Sec.	When activated, your next arrow will explode in a cloud of darkness on impact.^[4] Duration: 10 Sec. Cooldown: 20 Sec.	When activated, your next arrow will explode in a cloud of darkness on impact.^[5] Duration: 10 Sec. Cooldown: 20 Sec.
Apocalypse:Miasma	After you activate this spell, your next arrow will summon a dark miasma that clings to any foes that touch it, dealing damage over time.^[6] Duration: 10 Sec. Cooldown: 20 Sec.	After you activate this spell, your next arrow will summon a dark miasma that clings to any foes that touch it, dealing damage over time.^[7] Duration: 10 Sec. Cooldown: 20 Sec.	After you activate this spell, your next arrow will summon a dark miasma that clings to any foes that touch it, dealing damage over time.^[8] Duration: 10 Sec. Cooldown: 20 Sec.
Bow's combo	Target an enemy and use your bow to strike with two arrows. Dealing damage and powering up your focus with this weapon attack.^[9]^[10]	Prepares four arrows.^[10]	Prepared shot works on all arrow attacks.^[10]

Gear slots

Alpha-1 character sheet early concept UI by Ryan Pearson.^[11]

There are 16 gear slots in Ashes of Creation:^[12]

8 Armor slots
5 Jewelry slots
2 Weapons slots
1 Ranged slot

Ranged weapons

Pre-alpha Ranger bow modeled by Jon Arellano and concepted by Jeff Delierre.

A character may equip up to two hand weapons and also wear a ranged weapon on their back.^[13]^[14]

Characters performing ranged abilities will switch to the ranged weapon, then can switch back to the melee weapon and shield or two-handed melee weapon.^[13]
The weapon held in the main hand slot determines the active weapon ability.^[13]

Do I want my main hand to be my ranged weapon or do I want my main hand to be my melee weapon with regards to skill usage. For example, with the Ranger, if you have a range skill it'll automatically swap regardless of what your main weapon hand is, but for the combat ability for the "Auto Attack" feature it would be your chosen weapon.^[13] – Steven Sharif

Rangers are going to have a minimum distance requirement where they are eligible to use their ranged weapons.^[15]

While melee characters have a max distance proximity where they're eligible to use their sword and melee weapons, Rangers are going to have a minimum distance requirement.^[15] – Steven Sharif