Full Moon Crossbow | Elden Ring Wiki

This weapon's description is a reading comprehension check. What would be considered holy to astrologers and raya lucaria? Oh right, METEOR bolts because they worship all things space.

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this not having a unique ash of war is a sin

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"Reveals true worth when used with holy-infused bolts" a straight up lie that was never fixed since launch.

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To make a crossbow work you need buffs - the best you can get. Terra magica is a start…….. But you need golden vow - this crossbow reveals its true worth when combined with holy infused bolts…

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Contagious fury can't really be used with ashes of war or two handed weapons. Intelligence sorcery builds need to commit to 80 int to really get that damage. So I need to work up damage on full moon crossbow, which I could one-hand, at only 22 Int or less with gear, with: Jellyfish shield, Commanders standard, meteor bolts, terra magica, magic cracked tear, magic scorpion charm, howl/fgms/bloodboil, arrow's sting and ritual sword.
And I could still out-range loretta's greatbow with arrow's reach. I could fight with the standard one-handed up close. Maybe for theme I should go int/faith seal and use Golden Vow instead of the standard.

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ummm this is the way harder way to get to this thing...i think i had to restart like 20 times before looking up a video on the right way to do it.

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They could have given this crossbow the same effect crystal darts have, to put automatons like golems, imps and watchdogs go crazy when shot enough times.

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I just use it to hit the fire pillars in catacombs on my mage. I guess you could use any bow or crossbow, but this one is MAGICAL!

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Such a neat looking weapon as this needs to shoot chakrams or rings of light or tiny little moons or SOMETHING other than being just a regular crossbow with an unnecessarily complex reloading animation.

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Couldnt this have scaled with intelligence through the same logic as staves?

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This shouldve had gael’s barrage skill, call it like “meteor shower” or smth, wouldve made it AWESOME

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Lore wise, the good folks at Raya Licaria think meteor bolts are Holy. Clever, but damn confusing line in the description for this item.
In min-max land, nobody has found any benefits from actual holy bolts in this crossbow.
Magic bolts do more damage because they help overcome the reduction in split damage that arises because two types of flat enemy damage reduction are involved ( in this case physical and magic). This weapon has decent % magic damage at high level on its own, so this benefit will be greater at lower level.
Meteor bolts also have longer range. All bolts you buy with fletching have longer range. Meteor might have a tiny bit more in this crossbow?

Either way, the reasons to use crossbows are 1) speed of attack - you can one hand switch and fire fast, reloading when there is a space. This is nice because long animations are deadly, while some opportunities/openings are quick 2) range, beats spells, lots of fights can benefit from range 3) shield and crossbow can be good in fights with mixed range and pesky mobs 4) FP efficient.

This crossbow has a place with a “toolsy” hydrid caster or a tanky co-op mage knight that wants to quickly get aggro.

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not even that bad i just like how it looks and the sound it makes when loading

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If you're weird like me and like using crossbow+shield, this is the only crossbow with a one-handed reload animation that doesn't make your shield briefly disappear or clip through you.

Now to just NG+ so I can akimbo these.

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I like it a lot. It looks awesome, it is rarely seen, it has cool reload animation and if you really want to commit to its damage it can hit pretty hard: it does magic dmg, so magic dmg boost from physick, terra magica, magic scorpion charm, arrow sting talisman and boom your AR is in 700s.

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Does using holy bolts actually do something special for this like the description implies?

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Using the meteor bolts on this turns it into a small energy weapon, and increases the range of the shot.

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There are so many ways to make this crossbow work. First it should be a legendary item(gold tier,not purple)(also optionally better hidden/behind a boss/hard enemy to justify the buff). You could have it deal more damage(also lean the split damage towards magical, I think 150 pierce/250 magic at +10 is fine),shoot faster, have a special skill(maybe only with meteor bolts, like a charged meteor shot, supposedly it's full power form) or even an automatic reload that doesn't interrupt you doing something else(my favorite), Since literally the only boon this has(like pulley triple shot) is he he funnee spinny reload. Only ONE of these changes would be enough. LITERALLY SO MANY WAYS TO MAKE IT WORTH IT, COME ON FROMSOFT!

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why even have an int requirement?

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Something I noticed while playing with the Arbalest is that elemental arrows fired from a normal crossbow still do massively pierce damage with just a little elemental damage on top (seemingly). This is demonstrated by shooting a Miner. They have high pierce resist but bad elemental resist. With a +14 Arbalest vs a +4 Full Moon Crossbow, I did 40 with a bone bolt from the Arb, only 45 with a magicbone bolt from the Arb, 44 with a bone bolt from the FMC... aaaand... 100 with a magicbone bolt from the FMC. So what makes the FMC so special among crossbows is its ability to actually legitimately output decent non-pierce damage (specifically with magic bolts). If you're doing a crossbow-obsessed run and need a crossbow that actually does something to miners, use the Full Moon Crossbow. Or just carry a hammer or slap a Faith buff on a melee weapon (you should be using Faith with crossbows anyway for the damage buffs) or craft some pots or something, lots of ways to kill miners.

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Thanks for putting the easier way to make the jump AFTER THE REST OF THE GUIDE. Very good way to order your information.

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Like everyone else has said, it looks really cool. But I was hoping for a bit more damage, especially when using the intended Meteor Bolts. So I'm also on the buff train, or even if they did something like what they did with the Horn Bow, and give in some scaling with intelligence. If they gave it some scaling, it would buff itself with the right build.

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Buff both this and meteor bolts

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Could have been a soulsborne Karasawa if the silhouette of the crossbow looks like one

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Give it significant high magic damage so it can be used in NG+7 or give it frost. But I think MUCH higher magic would suffice because it's so bad in NG+7 I think even a Kukri deals more damage ) :

Crossbows should always have high damage since they don't scale. This is not a good a crossbow, but my favourite design of them all, sadly ):

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it seriously needs some unique skill when using meteor bolts

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I REALLY wish they patch a special skill for this, like a charged shot skill if used with meteor bolts!!

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"Unique interaction". Very descriptive and helpful.

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One mitigating factor to this rooftop gauntlet btw: use arrow talisman and snipe the Marionettes from max range while they're near edges. They panic and spaz out and go right into "shooting wildly in all directions what hit me omgwtf fire all the things" animation, and fall right over the side. And now I know what I look like to NPCs.

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Why is the simpler, easier path given as the "second option?"

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well its no darkmoon bow but i suppose it will have to do

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It's a very cool looking crossbow 10/10 design though it's I felt a bit disappointed at it's special interaction with meteor bolts, and it's skill choice.
Damage boost is nice and all but I was expecting something a bit more flair for such a fancy crossbow.

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This crossbow reminds me of the older editions of Dungeons & Dragons when wizards had a tendency to use up their spells before the next long rest happened (and unlimited use cantrips weren’t a thing). Just bust out a crossbow and start shootin’ ‘em up old school style, lol.

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The description is deceptive, you must use MAGIC bolt to better your damage. Holy bolts are useless with this crossbow

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MOON crossbow on RAYA LUCARIA that requires INT but has better use with HOLY ARROWS??????????? what the ****??????? is this really right???

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Crossbows don't scale...

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Amazing collection for Astrologist- fundamentalist:

1. Sword of Night and Flame
2. Carian Knight Shield
3. Golden Order Seal
4. Carian Regal Scepter
5. Fullmoon CrossBow.

Need 19 END with Knight /Carian Knight full sets. 19 END = 9 basic + Godrick's Great Rune+ Radagon Scarseal.

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what's the int requirement used for?

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Surprised its unique reload animation isn't mentioned

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Perhaps the "Currently, the Full Moon Crossbow has a unique interaction with Magic Bolts, contrary to its stated "holy-infused bolts." could be put up with the description instead of being in the trivia, to save people wasting their runes on Holy bolts.

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I bought 699 golden bolts for nothing
SINCE WHEN IS MAGIC HOLY

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I get this is supposed to be used with Meteor bolts but what exactly is the "true worth" you get out of them?

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Found this to be an excellent sidearm, especially if all you're making a hexer build focusing on bigger casting times! You can save your FP on the big hits, use something cheap like Glintstone Shard to "top off" your FP when it's almost depleted, and reliably pop off a few shots from this crossbow whenever you have to stay mobile or eventually run out. The damage is easily about equal to a Glintstone Shard when properly upgraded and using Meteor Bolts!

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This is the best crossbow in the game if you don't have to go out of your way to use it. I think 4 points is worth it as a wretch just to be able to fire doom bolts.

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Read the sentence before "Reveals true worth when used with holy-infused bolts," to understand why this isn't a typo.

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It mainy scales with intellugence, not strength or dex

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Guide was really helpful to me. Not sure what parts were hard for others to follow.

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easier way- when u drop to the next roof. just us hand of malenia special twice and u land easy on the west roof :)

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i got smacked mid air jumping from roof to roof by the little flying dudes like 4 times trying to get this weapon… the things i do for loot

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Hate when this game turns into lame platform gaem for useless weapon.

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I used the directions stated and a little common sense. But I thought everything I needed to know was there. Good job man. I didn't need the cross bow,
I just want everything.

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This may seem like just a fashion item, but it definitely has a niche use for casters who use crossbows. I did some testing and found that magic scorpion, arrows sting, and the flask buff all boost the damage of the meteor bolts. Might seem to be pointless to use a crossbow on a caster, but it's reliable damage with zero startup animation for zero FP, handy for saving for cerulean tears particularly if you're fighting other players and trying to make them waste their FP. Plus it looks cool AF.

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With a combined damage of 350 before factoring resistances this simoly is the strongest crossbow, & you can choose your ammo effortlessly. Some seem to claim magic bolts do extra damage also, which only boosts its rep.

I would just get the minimum requirements & be happy to not worry about scaling until later on a different weapon.

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In Meteor Bolt's describtion it is stated that they were meant to be used with this crossbow

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It's "good" for a crossbow, but still a pretty terrible weapon, even with golden bolts which is a shame because it has a really nice design :(
Only worth it, if you have no other ranged options or maybe need to fight an enemy that's weak to holy at a range.

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You don't have to do the part of the jump where you land on top of the tiny spire. Just go one ledge beneath, and sprint jump to the other rooftop.

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Why would a crossbow even need to have an int requirement? As if int builds have no ranged attacks lol...

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Has anyone figured out what it means by true worth? It also definitely says Holy Arrows in game

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Kinda mad the skill is kick

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It’s a good crossbow

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Updated the description and added screenshots. Hoping it's easily understandable this time. Tested just now and the jump in the second screenshot is doable... but make sure to jump while sprinting or you won't make it.

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what kind of fedora wearing incel did this description

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Whoever wrote this description should be sent to jail for at least 1 day

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Its the ricochet rifle from remenant from the ashes

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Can we get a less **** description on how to find this thing?

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Is this the DS3 Knight's Crossbow all over again...?

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Definitely a typo, should say magical not holy, holy does nothing. From a little bit of testing magic bolts seem to do around 50% more damage, a regular bolt would do 47 while a magical would do 71. Compared to the 25% decrease with the soldiers crossbow which dealt 44 and 33 respectively. It also works with any bolt that deals magic damage so meteorite bolts work too.

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Reminds me of Gael's crossbow. Guess I'll get it.

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I got a Smithing Stone [4] from the dead body.

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yeah i tested it. with magic arrows it makes a magical sound a visual fx on firing, which it dosent with other arrows (sadly i had no means of testing holy arrows) but i think the describtion is a typo

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holy arrows?? could that be a typo....shouldnt magic arrows make more sense?

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Honestly, that jump onto the spike is the worst part about trying to nab this thing. Even just a little nudge and the you gotta restart...

At least I have it now. Props to the folks who found this thing.

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doesnt change anything when you use holy bolts, okay crossbow but nothing special about it outside of fast/neat reload animation

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Does it though…(flashbacks of the darkmoon bow in ds3 and it doing NOTHING with darkmoon arrows despite the item tab saying it would)

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Really great Crossbow for an Int Build. Plus it has great Reload Speed. Also It’s found inside a Tower across the Rooftops of the Academy. You have to jump Across a small Gap between the buildings and make your way to the rear of the Tower and Climb up a Long Ladder. And there at the Top you shall Find a Chest with the Crossbow inside.

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RAYA LUCARIA ACADEMY need to make a big jump between two roofs then you will find a ladder that leads to a chest.

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