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if this had D Arcane scaling to boost status effect would be worth even with the low damage

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The ultimate bard’s weapon.

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Mix this with Varre's Bouquet for a Cupid cosplay.

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I don't know what's up with some Paintings giving extremely weird items, but I'm entirely here for it. I mean this is effectively a weak normal bow that is for some reason a somber weapon. Goofy, and I love it

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They really should have made this stack with sleep arrows.

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This type of weapon could actually work in real life and honestly it would be cool to see someone make it. You'd need the harp strings slightly offset from the bowstring and something on the bowstring itself that would strike them as it bounces forward after launching an arrow. There couldn't be many strings and they couldn't have higher tension than the bowstring itself and I highly doubt they would wind up making the same sounds as this weapon, but... hey, the concept works.

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it would be cool if this had an aggro range multiplier on it, since you're making a racket with the harp

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this really shouldve been a bard-type weapon, maybe make it buff nearby allies for every arrow you hit or something?

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I don’t care if it does statistically lower damage. I just love it. Not like any bows in the game have stellar scaling anyway. I will chime my way through… or at least hunt the Mohgwyn bird… Same thing right? I don’t run into the range issue thaaaat often, nothing the arrow’s reach talisman can’t remedy.

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The best bow for pelting your enemies with rainbow stones. Therefore the only bow I need.

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so you have the harp and the envoy horns. we need more instruments in ER to be able to make a full band.

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Dauntless OG's know about the legacy of this thing

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Woe to my dreams of playing a bard in Elden Ring

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I can only assume this bow is meant for someone not using STR or DEX but there are other bows for FTH, INT, and ARC so...yeah this is just bad.

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Only weighs 2 lbs, I assume Blue dancer charm would make this a lot more viable?

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Great for role playing id assume

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I really hope this gets a weapon art like Rallying Standard (and a damage buff)

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Trying to beat the game with only the harp bow, i just beat morgott and I'm starting to think elden beast might be impossible
I'm at 60 dex, 3 damage increasing talismans and I only do 287 damage per shot to the albinaurics in mohgwyn
Add missed shots or damage lost from range and I think I'll run out of arrows

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I feel like since this is a multi-string bow and also a somber stone weapon, they should have made the barrage ash of war shoot 2-3 arrows, or even let you fire both your arrow types at once. Thoughts?

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This bow has a place in the game and that place is helping me farm birds and drawing aggro.

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The highest stat on this is fashion. I guess they had to balance it out with weak damage.

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I don't give a **** if it's next to useless imma get it to +10 anyway because it's a cute harp bow, thats more than enough reason to do so.

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I know it's not the very best bow therefore trash poopoo doodoo but it's so fun and cool so yknow it's not so bad

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I feel like this bow is only good for a mage that wants to save FP.

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I watched a guy cosplaying a bard kill malenia with this

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When you go brrrr enemies should drop it and shake it then start dancing like that one area we all know and love

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This is a very situational weapon but extremely useful in those situations. Basically this is the ideal status applicator of any non caster build. Non existent stat requirements and the lowest weight of any bow it can be used on any dex and/or strength build with next to no stat investment.
It does not do any damage but that is irrelevant when you can carry up to 99 poison and 99 rot arrows at the same time and machine gun them into the boss to apply both statuses simultaneously.
You are gonna get significant mileage out of this little thing on the beefy bosses. Give it a try you have nothing to lose.

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Do the notes alert enemies nearby, ruining stealth?

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The more notes you play in a row, the higher your damage should go.

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I wish this was more than a joke item. I feel like this would've needed something more special than playing notes when fired. Maybe something like get a small but unique buff dependant on the type of arrow you are using. Nothing too crazy. Maybe a slight damage buff with idk fire arrows, slight defense buff with holy arrows.. Something like that. So we could actually play as a real fantasy rpg bard class.

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Essential for 'bard' runs. Love this weapon. Not sure why. The sound cracks me up.

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Harps are very heavy string instruments, but somehow this is the lightest bow. The kriegmesser doesn't even remotely resemble a messer and the shamshir looks nothing like a real shamshir. It makes me wonder if FromSoft even looks at images of the real-life weapons they put in their games. Video game logic is always nonsensical I guess.

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Am I going to be the one to tell all you guys that the description for finding this item is non existent.. we get the location of the painting instead. -.-

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Consdering you can get this to +9 long before you could get any of the others to plus +24. This acutally is the best Light Bow for most of the game if you rush to get it.

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Best bow.

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This bow is nice for those who want to cosplay as Tristan from Fate/Grand Order.

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Elden Ring music band playthrough here we go: Harp bow, Envoy's Greathorn, bastard's stars and something with roar ash of war.

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I'm here just to find out if this thing has a purpose.

And it does: Aesthetics.

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This bow also makes no sound when shooting while crouching.... at first I thought it was not worth my time but slowly has turned into one of my favorites. If only the range was a bit better.

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Huh, funny how the description fits the painting. I like it.

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Harp Bow + Stormwing Arrows = Venti Cosplay <3

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They should have made this thing use basic titanite- Er- Smithing stones. Not being able to infuse it really sucks especially since it has no special weapon art- um- ash of war.

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Bard only run here I come

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yo they bugfixed the harp sound not playing, this is the best bow in the game!

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Why can't this be infused with Ashes of War? What the fucc

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Remember: this is a light bow. Its moveset is godly.
I find in Elden Ring the best weapons are not the numbers they boast but the actual reliability of the moveset.

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Missed opportunity for a bard-like buff Ash of War.

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To be noted for level 1 runs

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Shocked it's a somber with no innate extra damage type or special ability

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Since the damage with the Light Bows are almost similar across the board, I say this is the best one just because it's the most unique.

Sure, technically the lowest damage...but not by much since all of them sacrifice damage for mobility and horseback usability.

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Its wrongfully listed as a smithing stone bow.
was hoping to keep it as my +25 shortbow but then i got it and its actually a somber bow so I guess i'll use it instead of blackbow because i find it funny when it does the harp noises

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It's the lightest bow, and upgrades with somberstones so its pretty neat. The sound it makes is funny too

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Since I play harp in real life I should really use this weapon.

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Harp bow with no unique ash ability, Terrible missed opportunity.

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While this is arguably worse than Misbegotten and Black Bow for bossing and even general play, it still has a use. You can rush the harp bow on a fresh NG before even fighting a single boss with the Dectus Lift. It is after all a unique weapon (and shortbow) that requires only somberings to upgrade.

You can pretty much upgrade that thing to +6 (or even +9/I would save 7-9 for Black Bow) right off the bat. At +6 with no attributes it would take a +13/14 Misbegotten Shortbow @30 strength to beat it. +13 is already needs lvl 5 smithing stones and takes a decent bit of playtime and exploring to reach.

With that +6 Harp Bow and only vigor and endurance you can now steamroll Godrick, Renalla, Radahn and progress into Leyendell to get the Black Bow.

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imagine if the WA makes you play music and give you and allies around you a buff. kinda like commander's banner. No because that'd be too much fun

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imagine if the WA makes you play music and give you and allies around you a buff. kinda like commander's banner. No because that'd be too much fun

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It should apply sleep buildup and have a weapon art that plays a lullaby or something lol

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Uh... At least it makes harp sounds. Smh.
Why make it so weak and without an ash of war, if its so unique and so hard to find?

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The only worthwhile shortbow for barraging. Though, even blackbow can do that better.

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Just a note, it takes Somber Smithing Stones instead of the standard smithing stones.

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Really seems like a missed opportunity to not have it cast an incantation or just have some kind of unique skill.

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I think the benefit of this bow is that it needs somber stones, so like 1/4th the cost of upgrading to +9/10 vs +24/25?

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it does make harp sounds, actually. if you use barrage you can hear a harp strum

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As of the 1.03 patch (3/17/22) the Harp Bow now strums notes whenever firing arrows. A neat detail at least?

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Is this FFXIV bard?

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is this missable? looked for it during the ashen capital. found the painting, but no spirit in front of it...

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Found westsouthwest of the Rampartside Path grace

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Closest bonfire is rampartside path, south from woodfolk ruin. Looking west you should see the statue in the painting you need beforehand.

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I'm really hoping a few of these items get updated, I.E. you can get the through and through greatbow skill but...cannot apply it to anything since all ashes available great bows already have it and can't use anything else.

Maybe this one can get a skill. I'm dedicated to it for my bard and its still fine, honestly not even that bad for applications of poisons/bleeds since its the lightest bow and that is a plus, but man I wish it had something special.

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Has anybody checked to this bow with Trina's Arrows? It feels like something that would increase sleep potency just going by game logic and their propensity to make music items cause sleep.

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RL1 Bow?

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It seems that all special (somber) ranged weapons do not have any special weapon art, except Radahn's great bow, I suppose. This is quite unpleasant, as most somber melee weapons have fancy special weapon art. The special ranged weapons do not get these, and they cannot replace their weapon arts as well. Kind of a pity, as some of the ranged weapons look fashionable, though.

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Not finished upgrading, but currently:
Harp Bow +0 - 62 E/E
Harp Bow + 1 - 70 E/E
Harp Bow +2 - 79 E/E
Harp Bow +3 - 88 E/E
Harp Bow +4 - 97 E/E
Harp Bow +5 - 106 E/E
Note scaling is improving, significantly in fact within that 'E/E' as in right now it seems to have higher scaling for my stats than my shortbow at +8. I'm wondering if it turns decent as it goes, but its great cosplay, it is very light however.

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For your Bard class roleplaying needs. But I guess you'll have to sing the songs IRL...

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Why does this exist? It has worse scaling and base damage than the shortbow you can start the game with or buy from the first merchant. I guess it's the lightest bow, but only by 0.5 weight.

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Currently have this at +9, at some point during the upgrade path the Dex scaling upgraded from E to D.

Kind of disappointed that the Harp Bow is basically just a skin for the basic Shortbow, but I love the design so much I’ve been sticking with it. It still gets the job done, considering how fast Light Bows can shoot using the jump attack into dash attack combo. Great for applying Poison and Bleed arrows, and the damage adds up quickly despite the low numbers per shot.

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From the description I thought it would have played music when using it's ash of war but sadly that isn't the case.

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Bad damage
Bad scaling
Bad upgrade material
Fashionable as hell
10/10

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Bad damage
Bad scaling
Bad upgrade material
Fashionable as hell
10/10

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Joke weapon?

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I would like to see a skill with music powers.

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If anyone is looking for this while info is still scarce, the location is on a hill near the big statue (a spirit in a chair will point to the statue and drop it). On the road South of the Eastern Minor Erdtree in Altus Plateau. The weapon is Special, so it uses Somber Smithing Stones to level up. The skill is "Barrage", which lets you draw and fire arrows at a fast rate. Hope it helps!

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Skill : Barrage
Cannot be infused by ashes of war
Upgraded using somber smithing stones

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Well... can't help but feel incredibly disappointed. Could have given it a unique ash of war since it's a literal harp but nope, just another shortbow. Scaling on it is terrible too, I was really looking forward to finding and using this.

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i see, Bards Class is incoming, even a flute-stick-like Hammer can be get, so lets go !

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