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Does this work on a Dex build?

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I help anytime.

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Absolutely cheeses the f out of Placidusax. Just AoW at a distance and Placi never moves past the initial lightning phase. Literally AoW/roll/repeat

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This thing and Lion Greatbow are ridiculously OP compared to standard bows. Stack ritual sword talisman, Golden vow, Flame grant me strength or bloodboil aromatic, Arrow sting talisman and Shard of Alexander (to buff its Through and Through skill, which already deals more damage than standard shots). Can oneshot beastmen in Farum Azula on NG+7. Easily destroys Fortissax and dragons with just several shots to the head (with the exception of Borealis, who got 80% pierce damage negation for whatever reason).

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base greatbow that doesn't rely on duped golem arrow rain spam to be effective

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At 1.08.1 it took me about 30-40 golems at Castle Morne (with backup save) to get one with 111 discovery. It feels more like unlucky 5% drop chance.

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for being 5 times heavier and harder to use than any staff or seal, this thing deserves better scaling. basic spells can out-damage this easily, but maybe thats just because spells as a whole do way too much damage for their ease of use

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Greatbows are basically useless in this game the jar cannon is the cheaper stronger variant Jar cannon +10 has Ar 672 and all you need is 23 Strg and 12 Dex This thing on +10 Needs 80 Strg and 67 dex to get to 672 Ar Thats a lvl difference of over 100 and even then you're just equal not stronger you need 99/99 to get this thing even a bit stronger than the jar cannon at 710 ar.

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Currently trying to farm this early on a low level Vagabond (7 Arcane lol). I timed it and if I do the routine perfectly (run straight to the bow golem, dodge the one arrow it fires, stun it in two big hits, riposte, grab drops, run to the portal to escape the chasers, then teleport back to the grace) then it takes 90 seconds (including the two loading screens). And so far I've killed this thing I think 23 times. It's a little tedious. I hope I roll the drop soon. At least I'm also slowly accumulating Great Arrows and the very occasional (far too occasional) Golem's Great Arrows.

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dont be fooled by what the AR tells you, i did the math and this does less damage than a claymore without arrow's sting. ------- +10, 50 strength, though with C scaling anything past that is diminishing returns for the bow

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give this thing more range im begging

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Awesome to shut down dragon breath spammers in PvP, especially with golem arrows.

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52 arc silver scarab, silver tear mask, silver foot and all I get are arrows. 1.07 made drop rate on items butt.

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there really should be a glowing blue magic version of this to go along with the magic golem arrows

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Golem's Greatbow should NOT have an 18 dex requirement, it should be the greatbow of strength builds, you can't change my mind

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Altus Golem should be your go-to farm for this greatbow. You can easily bypass the halberd golem without alterting him and if you have high damage, the greatbow golem is a walk in the park.

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Highest base damage and good strength scaling when fully upgraded but weighs more than other greatbows.

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why the hell is this somber? it doesn't even get buffed while using golem arrows

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Got it the 2nd and 3rd kill of the Altus golem. No arrows yet though.

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its a shame how this so effortless outperforms every other greatbow

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only bow with good scaling in the entire game. swank

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Strength requirement should be 24 not 34.

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this bad boy is the best source of damage if you want sniping or simply mix a little bit of range play for a pure strenght build. You can slap a radagon soreseal to reach the minimum stat in dex just to use it (so 13 point is enough) and put all other points into str/vig/end.

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such a sad item. worse scaling than regular greatbow, cant apply ash of war. terrible.

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The two golems outside the lift of Dectus are always hostile, they just have a limited field of vision. They aggro to any tarnish that is approaching from the altus side of the lift, regardless of the status of the medallion or lift usage. They will aggro even if you are running or riding away from them, they just take so long to activate that you typically escape their aggro range before the archer gets a chance to fire. I've tested this in two separate games, one with the medallion/lift activated and one without by going through the ruined precipice.

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tried for some of the Golem Magic Arrow's farming the two by the coliseum but couldn't get any to drop... but i did get two greatbows back to back which was a nice surprise

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205 discovery, around 20 kills on the dectus one. Altus Plateau site of Grace to the giant is very fast with torrent

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I’ve been farming for hours and nothing drops

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I got this and the halberd from the same kill of the golems at the top of Grand Lift of Dectus.

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I got this and the halberd from the same kill of the golems at the top of Grand Lift of Dectus.

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Can anyone confirm if these still drop in caelid post patch 1.04? I've been farming them for the last 4 hours and 6? 7? levels and no drop.

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Messing around with a +8 version in the rebirth menu, and physik flasks with testing on some enemies, going from 18 STR and 18 DEX to:
- 45 STR: about ~100 damage increase from ~580 to ~680
- 45 DEX: about ~30 damage increase from ~580 to ~610
- 45 STR and 45 DEX: about ~120 damage increase from ~580 to ~700

The alleged C and D scalings kind of underrate the difference between STR and DEX for this greatbow, with STR being about 3 times as more beneficial per point under the soft cap. The scaling feels more like B in strength and E in DEX at +8 in my opinion. The weight of this thing is huge and you will suffer for it without a bit of an endurance investment, so on anything other than a pure glass cannon setup or >100RL build I'd skip DEX entirely as it's too little benefit for this weapon considering the investment. Get some vigor and endurance instead and you'll have a much more pleasant experience using this.

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cheese, O cheese

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I got so lucky getting this from the golem in front of Castle Morne on my first playthrough.

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You can actually shoot greatbows fairly quickly if you jump and start firing midair. Your character will land with the bow already drawn and fire the arrow in a moment. Obviously much slower than long or short bows but still fast enough to use against bosses if you keep your distance.

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I was planning on doing a bow build and happened to get this first try by killing the Bow-wielding Golem outside Castle Morne. Fate is looking out for me!

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I don't know what's wrong with these commenters calling this bow ugly.

This bow is EXTRA thicc. This bow is my maiden.

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For all of you looking to make a Bow build using Greatbows and don't know which Bow to take the Golem Greatbow or Lion Greatbow, worry not, I got your back!

I started doing a Bow build a little while ago and therefore looked into these badboys a little deeper.
For those of you who just quickly wanna know which Bow is generally better, I would advice you pick the Golem Greatbow. Further down is the explanation and comparison between Golem and Lion Bow.


1. The Lion Greatbow.
The Lion Bow seems to have a little more Dex scaling than the Golem Bow but it is not that noticeable. Especially since Greatbows generally work best going for a Quality build (Expect Erdtree Greatbow).
However, the Lion Greatbow can still work decently well when used on a Dex Build with only minimal Str investments, thx to its massive damage boost of 20% when using Radahns spears!
The Weapon Art is a super strong against big enemies but lacks damage against smaller and/or faster ones, since it will most likely miss a lot of its arrows. Big boys however, usually eat those raining arrows like candy and therefore tend to melt.
Another good point for this Bow in general is, that it is upgradable with Somber Smithing Stones, making relatively high AR values come in rather quickly.
The biggest weakness of the Lion Greatbow is also its biggest strength, Radahns Spear! The damage increase is absoloutely noticeable as mentioned above, but 1 arrow costs 800 runes!!! Thats more than double the amount of the already expensive normal Great Arrows, while only giving 1/5 more damage and ONLY when used with the Lion Greatbow.
The Lion Greatbow AR when upgraded to +6 with, 50 Str/50 Dex, on a D/D scaling with no Arrows equipped is 365 and 527 when equipped with normal Greatarrows.

Pros:
- Works well for Quality and for Dex.
- Great WA, especially for big and slow bosses. Dragons hate this trick!
- CAN achieve the highest hitting single arrow damage when using Radahns Spears but most likely only for lower rune Levels (below 100).
- Is the lightest of all Greatbows with only 9.5 units.
- Looks freaking dope!

Cons:
- Gets outdamaged by the Golem Greatbow once a certain upgrade and Strength level is achieved.
- Loses a lot of damage potential when not using Radahns Spears.
- WA is rather useless against enemies that are not huge or enemies that move.
- Lower base AR when compared with the Golem Greatbow
- Radahns Spears cost 800 Runes per Arrow. (Actually hilariously expensive.)
- WA can't be changed.


2. The Golem Greatbow.
The Golem Greatbow works very well on Strength builds, but just like the Lion Greatbow, definetly shines the most when going for Quality.
The Golems WA is Through and Through which massively increases the damage when shoting, albeit for a little bit of FP usage. When positioned well, this WA can kill or massively damage 2 or 3 enemies using one single Arrow! I already happened to see some really funny ingame moments when using this WA and the sneaking around to get the best possible snipe is surprisingly fun.
Just like the Lion Greatbow it is upgraded with Somber Smithing Stones, which means high ARs early on. There are special Arrows for this bow aswell, but they only net a flat 10 AR more than usual Greatarrows and their special AR and "effect" are applied to every Greatbow when used. The Golem Greatarrows seem to have 40% increased poise damage but since Greatbows generally knock everything thats no super elite mob or boss from their feet, this doesn't really seem to do much. Also these are not buyable, sadly.
The Golem Greatbow AR when upgraded to +6 with, 50 Str/50 Dex, on a C/D scaling with no Arrows equipped is 430 and 607 when equipped with normal Greatarrows.

Pros:
- Amazing on Quality builds and works well for Str.
- WA is really strong and effective against every type of enemy.
- CAN take 1/4 of bosses HP with one arrow.
- Outdamages all other Greatbows on a Quality build.
- Doesn't need special ammunition.
- Has a "mighty" feeling in its shots.
- Has the highes base AR of all Greatbows

Cons:
- Can't change its WA
- Needs Str investments and a few upgrades for damage to noticeably kick in.
- The heaviest of all Greatbows with 14.5 units!
- Kinda Ugly, not gonna lie.


Conclusion:
The Golem Greatbow definetly takes the cake when we are talking about damage per arrow. The only way the Lion Greatbow can achieve comparable damage numbers, is when using its special arrows. As soon as Through and Through is getting used, the Golem Greatbow will once again deal significantly more damage. However, the overall dps of the Lion Greatbow can be higher depending on the enemy and the given situation. For general usage the Golem Greatbow is definetly the better choice. The only real downside of it is, that it is very heavy.

When you are looking for a decent Greatbow suitable even for Dex Builds and lower equipment loads or you just wanna go for some Elden Bling, the Lion Greatbow is for you, but you have to consider the special arrow price.

When you are looking for the highest possible sniping damage and you wanna see some 1k+ damage numbers pop up for a single arrow, the Golem Greatbow is your choice.

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Confirm taked in Limgrave Tower Bridge. 1 Bow, 5 Haldberds, 30 Big Arrows. Just Arcane 9 and 45 minutes

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This thing is a monster. Pair with upgraded greatshield soldiers and sail through the game without lifting a single finger in effort. This thing kills bosses in under 6 shots. Kinda bonkers.

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Takes a while to get going but starts to eventually trivialize pve with its ability to oneshot/severely damage most enemies. Lets you skip like a quarter of some bosses hp bars just by shooting them when you walk in.

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Tower Bridge Golem dropped this many times for me. Run past the two halberd Golems, kill the archer. He drops the bow regularly.

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this or the canon jar are extremly good at sniping campers when you invade. Can even oneshot mages :) fun guaranteed

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Second try in direction of the Divine tower of Limgrave, hehe

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This bloody 18 dex requirement...

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3rd try at Limgrave Tower Bridge. 112 Discovery

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I got it on my fourth try in front of the Lift of Dectus.

Use the Silver-Pickled Fowl Foot, Silver Tear Mask, Silver Scarab & Arcane @ 66 (the including the Silver Tear Mask).

My discovery is 291

Also, remember that if you farm the lift spot, only the one with the bow will drop it. Don't waste your time with the other one.

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farmed the two guys in caelid for 8h, killed them hundreds of times, have 270 magic arrows now and still no bow (210discovery) i give up...

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farmed the two guys in caelid for 8h, killed them hundreds of times, have 270 magic arrows now and still no bow (210discovery) i give up...

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Slow, heavy and ugly but DAMN look at that damage!

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The giants on the bridge that takes you to Godrick's rune drop both the halberd and this

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Just a small addition to this wiki page. I was just testing and you can farm the Archer and Halberd Golem right after you ascend The Grand Lift of Dectus. The way I discovered this was that I was unsure if these were meant to respawn, however I used the site of grace before the lift cutscene, and died the first time this discovering they are farmable. These golems respawn, thus making it a semi-easy Golem Greatbow and souls farm. So for a really quick and easy farm of the Greatbow if you are in the area and do not have it yet. Go directly left of the lift and rest at the grace on the hill, then just kill them over and over till you get whatever you need.

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Got it from the first golem, first kill, on the path towards the colosseum in Caelid. Good luck, nice bow btw

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Man, I killed every ****ing golem, a lot with a silver fowl foot, and NOT A SINGLE ONE dropped. Oh well, there's always new game+...

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Farmed off of the one in front of the Dectus lift. You can go from the Altus Plateau grace and ride past the Halberd golem and just fight the Archer. EZPZ

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It's so ugly but it's technically the best greatbow in the game due to its C STR scaling. Why does FromSoft hate bows so much? Please give these things better scaling for how slow it is!

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It's pretty cool but this thing's weight is ****ing brutal

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Golems don't respawn

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Seriously ppl. Read the wiki. Its not writen in tongues. Its written in english.
Just a quick tip: farm a.k.a farming = killing the same ennemy/ennemies multiple times.

Instructions for dummies (like the books): kill the golem multiple times until you get it. Can take 2 times like it can take 40.

Now, do yourself a favor, re-read the wiki slowly and properly for golems you can farm.

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What happens if you use this without the required strength? Im 12 strength holding with 2 hands and I can shoot it, is it less damage?

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I can confirm that it drops at the long bridge in stormhill It took me 20 tries to get the golem greatbow.

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got it on my 11th try at the Limgrave Tower Bridge, best of luck everyone

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I got the bow on the first try with my caster, and only the bow. Then on my samurai I got nothing three times (killed two giants each time then died), then got a halberd and a great bow on the final try, with the halberd coming on the second kill and then the bow on the last.

Feels like random drops.

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My guess is not a guaranteed drop, and you have to farm it similar to the brass shield by gatefront early EARLY on, if you want. :)

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I got the now after I killed the golem outside Castle Mourne

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Giant doesn't drop this, just 5 great arrows.

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I killed it and got the bow, actually 2 of them, but I don't know what arrows to use for it (doesnt work with normal arrows). I also got the great arrows that they dropped.

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Can be found at the colosseum in North Caldin. There are two stone giants with bows and they respawn when killed.

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I also did not receive this weapon after killing the Giant, meaning it is not a guaranteed drop.

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Same thing anyone have an explanation?

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seems that you have to farm these golems and hope you get lucky

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Castle Mourne location drop no longer true since release.

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Same here. Killed the golem but only got 5 arrows. Does the bow spawn somewhere? Checked the area after the fight but didn't find anything.

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I killed it and didnt get it. I killed it by pelting it with arrows till it dropped dead. No item was dropped, neither did I get it through a prompt.

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I did not get this item from killing the giant

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I killed him but i never got it :(

Just arrow...

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