Lightweaver Cras Archer
		SSA Slots: S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5 Provides S5:Auxiliary Arrow as SAF
Rumble in The Primordial Glare of the Void [Face of the Abyss] EQ and Divide Quests for materials. Use them to create Darkbanisher Ayer first (or drop), then visit Zieg for the upgrade afterward.

At +35, the R-ATK value is 3167, causing Lightweaver Cras Ache to have the highest R-ATK value of all the bullet bows in PSO2. The weapon is the direct upgrade from Darkbanisher Ayer Archer, which has lesser R-ATK stats and does not support S5. “Lightweaving Guardian” has two parts.

• It gives the effect of Ayer's Potential Ability, “Reincarnation of Fate”, granting 12% damage increase, 20% PP Reduction, and recovering 20 PP every 10 seconds while equipped.
• When you perform three Normal Attacks, the weapon form changes and persists for 30 seconds. Switching will reset it.

It has 30 seconds Recast Time, meaning that you need to equip it for at least 30 seconds to enable the transform. The Potential Ability now grants 18.72% (6% more) damage increase, 30% damage mitigation, and knockback immunity. Note that Rapid Shoot does not make Normal Attack counts as three. It only counts the “firing arrow” animation, aka, actual THREE Normal Attacks.

1.5 second interval; check the purple emblem beneath your character for it.

Lightweaver Cras Ache remains one of the best bullet bows at the current state of EP6, even with the existence of Fluxio/Rinzer Rulutea. With up to five SSA slots available, Bow Braver can have damage and PP Efficiency S-class Special Abilities affixed with minimal trade-off. Although the weapon transformation part can be annoying, you will get used to it eventually.

		Fluxio/Rinzer Rulutea
		SSA Slots: S1, S4, and S5 Both provides Ether Factor as SAF
Fluxio: Title reward from clearing encounters in Challenge Quest: Calamity. Visit Zieg for the weapon category switch if needed. Rinzer: Weapon Badge 2021 exchange and possible drop from UH quest primarily featured in 20th Anniversary Event.

At +35, the R-ATK value is 3073. Fluxio and Rinzer Rulutea comes with one of the most impressive Potential Ability ever existed in PSO2: Glittering Fang, which works as follows:

• Increase your damage by 13%.
• Whenever your first attack in the quest hits an enemy, Glittering Fangs provides additional bonus for 20 seconds. The timer refreshes every time you have done 1.5 million points of damage.
• Increased your damage by another 8% (multiplicative to 13%).
• Reduced the damage taken from enemies by 20%.
• +100 PP to your maximum PP.
• Switching to other weapons removes the effect and requires you to deal enough damage to trigger it again.

Besides, after 8 years of being in services, SEGA has finally bestowed us with the greatest function of all time. Literally. BUFF TIMER BAR Yeah, it is hard to make one.

The weapon is stupidly strong, even allowing katana mains to opt it as a CPA fodder with S5: Anthesis Cultivation [Augment Bloom]. Still, the weapon falls short compared to Lightweaver Cras Archer’s innate PP Reduction and full SSA support. If you really want a highway to end-game content, go for it. And uh, the Rinzer’s black looks cooler than Fluxio’s white though.

		Arco Stil
		SSA Slots: S1, S2, S3 and S5 Provides Shoot VI as SAF
Get your ass into Divide Quest and farm the materials, alongside a couple 14-15* weapons. You start with Arco Puras and Zieg can help with that.

At +35, the R-ATK value is 2968. Arco Stil is the upgrade version of Arco Puras, having higher base stats and improved Potential Ability called “Steadfast Might”, which works as follows.

• It increases your damage by 16% by default.
• At that value, the lightning effect engulfs you, granting the combined effects of all Puras weapon types Potential Ability:
• 40% Damage Reduction
• 20 PP Recovered every 10 seconds
• 60% increased Natural PP Recovery
• Super Armour (immune to flinch and knockback)
• When hit, the damage value reduces by 3%, limiting at 10%.
• As long as you don’t get hit afterward, you slowly gain 0.4% increased damage per second, capping back at 16%.

Although the defensive property of Stil Arco (the series in particular) is powerful, the decision to make it can vary based on your selected server and the debate on Liberate weapon that ensues. On the JP server, Plus upgrade for Liberate (and some 15* series) arrives after Divide Quest release, making Stil a straight upgrade. However, the EN server puts Redux up before the quest exists, so Liberate turns out to be better after a couple runs for materials.

One could not deny the perks of Stil weapons's Potential Ability, especially in UH quests.It's possilble to convert it to PP battery, and playing the game well means extra defenses may not matter that much...

		Liberate Bow
		SSA Slots: S4 and S5 Provides S5:Auxiliary Arrow as SAF
Farm tons of meterials, obtain "Liberate Unlocker" and +35 Novel Bow, then check at Zieg for the upgrade.

At +35, the R-ATK value is 2851. Liberate Bow is the upgraded version of Novel Bow, adding S5 support, higher R-ATK stats, improved Potential Ability and granting a different SAF. “Liberated Fang” grants 16% damage increase, +20% Critical Strike Chance, and 15% PP Reduction. Also, Liberate Bow is one of the two sources of S5:Auxiliary Arrow.

Having only two slots for impactful SSAs means you got six slots for regular affixes. Together with its Potential Ability and SAF, Liberate Bow can be your go-to weapon to work on in order to explore the world of Bow Braver, and prepare for the grind to get either Arco Stil or Ayer/Cras Archer. You can also upgrade its Potential Ability to Plus [Redux] version for 23% damage increase!

		Lightstream Obligaxion
		SSA Slots: S1, S2, and S3 Provides S1: Shoot Boost as SAF
Combine a pleathora of each Falz weapon series (or drop the Celestial series), get some materials and Amphitrite Stone, then see if Zieg can lift you up from the sufferings.

It has 2624 R-ATK at +35. Lightstream Obligaxion’s Potential Ability, "Lightstream Resurrection", works as follows:

• Increase your damage by 10%.
• When your next PA causes your PP amount to go below 10% of your Maximum PP, it will refill the entire bar and grants a 3% damage buff (stacks multiplicatively) for the next 30 seconds; 2 minutes cooldown.

An instant 200-300 PP can make a huge difference in certain encounters. This will require some good PP management. It can take a while to make, but definitely worth all the trouble. Furthermore, you can upgrade the Potential Ability to Plus [Redux] version, increasing the damage value to 17% while retaining the PP surge ability. It’s still a viable tool to push your damage, but the decision is on you today though with all those high-ends bow available out there.

		Million/Krisa Lyrate
		SSA Slots: S1, S2, and S3 Both provides Ability V as SAF
JP: Possible drop from various UH difficulty quests. EN: Legendary 15* Weapon Collection Folder

They are the same weapon by the way, having 2643 R-ATK at +35. They also share the exact same Potential Ability, “Dazzling Splendor", which has 10% chance to grant you the following buff based on conditions:

• 50% reduced damage taken from enemy’s attack.
• 50% PP Consumption reduction upon using a Technique or PA.
• 100% increased Attack PP recovery when performing normal attack.
• 100 HP recovered when landing any attacks on the enemy.

This weapon series is kinda obsolete in JP server at this point of time. However, for EN players that have returned to the game or just started anew, Million/Krisa Lyrate performs quite well while you are trying to get better weapons.

		Atlas Agria Ex
		SSA Slots: S1, S2, S3, and S4 Provides S4: Rapid-fire Arrow as SAF
Find the Val weapon series and grab the Chronos stone from making it +35. Then, go get some more materials and weapon series for Zieg, so he can upgrade it for you.

It has 2538 R-ATK at +35. Atlas Agria Ex’s Potential Ability, “Immortal Soul”, gives you up to 10% damage increases while preventing you from dying ONCE per quest. If that happens, it provides invincibility and heals you for a short moment. Due to SSA support, a certain combination of SSAs can give you massive damage boost, a good deal of PP Efficiency, or even act as a utility weapon. So, why not make it as a starter and begin your long-lasting journey with Val Agria and Atlas Agria?

Furthermore, you can upgrade its potential to Plus [Redux] version, increasing the damage to 18%. Atlas Agria Ex remains relevant due to the death insurance while providing benefits from S1-S4 support.

		Austere Bougen-NT
		SSA Slots: S1, S2, and S3 Provides Shoot VI as SAF
Collect all renewed, Corrupted World weapon series (Invade, Slave [Raven], Nemesis) and visit Zieg to have him made one for you.

It has 2430 R-ATK at +35. Austere Bougen-NT has three different Potential Abilities that you can choose from: “Phantasmal Darkness, Darkness Shield or Darkness Ward”. You can check more here. It also has a built-in 10% increase to your Natural PP Recovery, making it a solid choice for PP Recovery Weapon, rather than “actually” using it. Otherwise, the bow remains a solid weapon for long period farming.

In the JP server, only Phantasmal Darkness can be upgraded to the Plus [Redux] version while EN server only has it as available Potential Ability. It now grants even more damage bonus based on your Photon Blast gauge, up to 20% while it is maxed. The only problem is getting your Photon Blast just in time before the quest is over. Other properties of the weapons remain the same though.

		Dim Bow
		SSA Slots: S1, S2, and S3 Provides Shoot VI as SAF
Obtain from Armada of Demise and Raging Falz Arms at UH or buy from Player Shops through Visiphone.

It has 2212 R-ATK at +35. Dim Bow is pretty much a recolored Ray Bow. It arrives a bit late, to be honest. Its Potential Ability, “Darkened Blessing”, gives you 12% increased damage while reducing 10% damage taken from everything in the game. Being buyable is the highlight of the bow, and when you get the better ones, keep it, especially the one with 8-slot affixes. You may need it for the Shoot VI SAF, or a sacrifice for Arco Puras.

		Nike Arcus
		SSA Slots: S1, S2, and S3 Provides Phrase Weak as SAF
Drop from The Primordial Glare of the Void UH, or buy it from Visiphone.

It has 2365 R-ATK at +35. This is the revamped Phobos Arcus that comes with slightly higher R-ATK stats, supports two more SSAs, and has a different color theme. Apart from its edgy look and glowing spike, its Potential Ability, “Mobility Anomaly” provides the following bonuses.

• 6% increased damage.
• After sheathing the weapon for 2 seconds, unsheathing the weapon again grants you another 14% damage increase buff for the next 14 seconds. The value is multiplicative, resulting in ~20.9%.

Speaking of Phobos Arcus, the original version, you can still get it by exchanging Leontina’s Certificate B at Leontina or as a drop from various XH+ quests, such as Guide of Creation. The weapon only supports S2, has Sentence Shoot (+20 R-ATK, +4 PP) as its SAF, but the color theme is black-cyan instead, which is cooler than Nike for sure!

		Gaels Nova
		SSA Slots: S3 and S4 Provides S3:Radiating Grace as SAF
Potential drop from Mining Base Defense Training: VR at UH Difficulty and few UH difficulty quests.

It has 2578 R-ATK at +35. This is the revamped version of Gaels Orbit, which has lower R-ATK values, and lacks SSA support. You can choose its Potential Ability between “Urgent Maneuver 1 or 2”.

• Version 1 increases your Natural PP Recovery by 200% while sheathed. When unsheathed, the natural recovery halts, but you gain 60% increased Attack PP Recovery, and 13% damage boost.
• Version 2 decreases your Natural PP Recovery by 60% while sheathed. When unsheathed, it increases your natural recovery by 20%, Attack PP Recovery by 20%, and 8% damage boost.

For bow, just pick the first version. Gaels Nova isn’t your primary weapon anyway, and the Potential Ability seems to be slightly worse than Gaels Mirage, so use whichever comes to you first. Anyhow, the most important thing is that Gaels Nova supports S4. There are options here, such as Radiant Response, Support Extension, Steel Resolve, Shared Ruin, and Radiant Eclipse.

What, you thought the T-ATK on this weapon would let you go Mage-bow in today's content? NOPE.

		Gaels Mirage
		SSA Slots: S3 Provides Phrase Recovery as SAF
Drop from Lvl. 91+ Big Vardha, Mining Base Defense Training: VR at UH, Divide Quest, or buy from Player Shops through Visiphone.

It has 2150 R-ATK at +35. Its Potential Ability, “Urgent Maneuver 3”, works as follows:

• When sheathed, your Natural PP Recovery speed increases by 250%. When it’s out, the recovery stops, but you gain +50% PP Attack Recovery.
• Moreover, if you take it out when your PP is at max, you PA deals 12% increased damage!

		Genon Ain
		SSA Slots: S2 and S3 Provides Stamina VI as SAF
Drops from Blizzard Banshee spawned in UH Naberius-related quests, or Sage Crest Exchange with Zieg.

Having 2484 R-ATK at +35, Genon Ain has been very special weapon since its release. The Potential Ability, "Variating Redress", works as follows.

Yeah, it's pretty bonker if you ask me.

Gives you 8% increased damage and 45% PP Consumption Reduction. However, you take flat 90 damage every time you use whatever Photon Arts or Techniques. The value of damage taken cannot be modified.

• This part is enabled once the quest starts.
• The damage does not stagger your character.
• The damage is a “red number”, just like how the enemies do to you in general. Thus, it can activate certain skills or abilities such as Hunter’s Automate Halfline and Cursed Radiance SSA.
• Due to the interactions, the game also counts it as "damage taken" for several quests. Think Twice before using it or you may risk taking unnecessary damage.
• If the next PA use results in lethal damage, you are left with 1 HP. When that happens, it stops working.

Now, after seeing the GIF above, you are probably wondering "is that kind of power even legal in PSO2?" YES. Yes, it is indeed an abusive one. Besides being a material for making Arco Stil, grabbing TWO Cursed Radiance [Lucent Adversity] will allow Genon Ain to do two things:

• Sacrifice at most 270 HP for near-instant 90% of your maximum PP recovered through spamming Narbata T0 or any fast execution bow PAs. The strat can solve the plaguing problem of bow efficiency, at a cost setting yourself up for an accidental suicide.
• Affix the weapon with as much PP as you could possibly do in PSO2. With enough PP Reduction, Genon Ain can be used instead of bow charged Normal Attack for faster Banish Combo chaining, or even nullifying the cost. However, setting up weapon switching scheme is mandatory and can build up a very bad habit in the long run.

The beginning of whole new world.

Does this mean that a PP Recovery weapon is unnecessary? Maybe. The strategy only works when you can lose your HP, so having Gaels Mirage as a “somewhat cheap, accessible” back up can help. Nevertheless, Genon Ain will forever be a suicidal weapon in the hands of less-experienced players, and two Cursed Radiance can be very costly especially for the newer ones. If you want to use it as a main weapon…

I had tried using it extensively, and it wasn’t a pleasant experience despite the potential and the fun it offers… at least for Bow Braver. Just don't main it, alright?

		Hard Cross Bullet
		SSA Slots: S1 Provides S1:Red Petal Flash as SAF
Drop from Veiled Fordruss or exchange it via Zieg with Sage Crests.

Having 2484 R-ATK at +35, Hard Cross Bullet has been a special, yet dubious weapon. The Potential Ability, "Secret Blink", works as follows.

• Increases your damage by 10%.
• The first 3 chargeable PAs or bullet bow Normal Attacks used with a Hard Cross Bullet will be fired as charged; aka “Bullet Counts”.
• It is disable while you are on the campship.
• After sheathing the weapon for ~2 seconds, the potential ability will be ready, indicated by the blue photon circle around you.
• The photon circle doesn’t tell how many Bullet Counts you have at that moment. Also, sheathing the weapon for at least 2 seconds always reset the counter back to 3.
• Unchargeable PAs, which are Million Storm, Final Nemesis, and Chase Arrow do not consume the Bullet Counts.
• Sheathing your weapons can be done in 3 ways shown below.

Secret Blink, despite being one of the most iconic potential abilities of Bullet Bow, contradicts greatly with the playstyle. The 2-seconds delay can throw you off Combo Rhythms, and having to decide the PA orders can be infuriating sometimes.

To make it worse, Arco Puras requires the weapon as its material, so I don't think it is viable in the current days. It’s either the S1:Red Petal Flash [Petalgleam] SAF printer or a decent Halloween cosplay material.

		Quelle Vesper
		SSA Slots: S1 Provides S1:Immediate Intent as SAF
Potential drops from Driving in the Rain UH Difficulty, some other UH quests, and obtainable from Special Collection File.

At +35, Quelle Vesper has 3102 R-ATK. Despite the attack number and the available SSA, Quelle Vesper's Potential Ability, "Midnight Wielder", causes the weapon to join the rank of "the Special" yet again. It works as follows:

• Increase your damage by 16%.
• Whenever your Banishing Arrow successfully detonates, it recovers 75 PP, but the damage is reduced by 99%.
• The PP recovery scales per enemy hit by Banishing Arrow, i.e. four enemies would result in 300 PP.

Recalling the details of the PA, Banishing Arrow accumulates the damage you've done and delivers it for 50% by default or 65% if performed with Just Attack [Perfect Attack]. Therefore, you are looking at 0.5% (0.5 x 0.01) or 0.65% (0.65 x 0.01), which is utterly depressing for the fact that Banishing Arrow is the core damage rotation of Bow Braver.

That fact alone already invalidated its usage for Bow Braver at this point. While some katana mains may find it useful as a CPA fodder, Fluxio/Rinzer Rulutea with S5: Anthesis Cultivation [Augment Bloom] works better. Besides, you’d better stop that idea of using Quelle Vesper as a PP battery. It might sound good on the paper, but it’s absolutely atrocious in practice.