Soldier's Crossbow

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attack power elden ring wiki guide 18Attack
Phy 54
Mag 0
Fire 0
Ligt 0
Holy 0
Crit 100
Rng 42
guarded damage negation elden ring wiki guide 18Guard
Phy -
Mag -
Fire -
Ligt -
Holy -
Boost -

attribute scaling elden ring wiki guide 18Scaling
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attributes required elden ring wiki guide 18Requires
Str 10
Dex 8
Crossbow Pierce
Kick FP -
Wgt. 3.5 passive effects elden ring wiki guide 18Passive -

Soldier's Crossbow is a Crossbow in Elden Ring. The Soldier's Crossbow does not scale with any stat, but requires both Strength and Dexterity. It is a good Weapon for those who prefer ranged combat. All Crossbows require Bolts to fire.

 

A crossbow of simple make, usable by anyone, but lacking in both power and accuracy.

Bolts must be equipped to use a crossbow.

 

Where to Find Soldier's Crossbow in Elden Ring

The Soldier's Crossbow weapon can be found at the following location: 

 

Elden Ring Soldier's Crossbow Notes & Tips

  • Weapon Skill: Kick
    • NOTE: Patch 1.14 The skill is now selected over right-hand armament's skill when selected as a left-hand weapon. This change was not mentioned in the official Patch Note.
  • This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
  • Can't be buffed by Magic or Consumables
  • Soldier's Crossbow can be upgraded by using Smithing Stones.
  • Tied with Full Moon Crossbow, the Soldier's Crossbow has the lowest Strength requirement of the crossbow class.
  • The lightest crossbow (even lighter than the Light Crossbow) with low requirements makes this a good offhand weapon for ranged damage.
  • Sell Value:  er runes 13 100 Runes
  • NOTE: As of Patch 1.09, the scaling values of this weapon were changed. Please refer to the Upgrades Table of this weapon below.
  • Base drop rate is 4% (at 100 Discovery)

 

Moveset & Videos in Elden Ring for Soldier's Crossbow

  • Videos for the Soldier's Crossbow Coming Soon 

 

Soldier's Crossbow Upgrades in Elden Ring

Please see the Upgrades page to understand the weapon bolstering process.

Strengthened with Smithing Stones.

  Attack Power Stat Scaling Passive Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Soldier's Crossbow Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst
Standard 54 - - - - 28 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +1 61 - - - - 29 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +2 68 - - - - 30 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +3 76 - - - - 31 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +4 83 - - - - 32 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +5 91 - - - - 33 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +6 98 - - - - 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +7 106 - - - - 35 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +8 113 - - - - 36 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +9 120 - - - - 38 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +10 128 - - - - 39 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +11 135 - - - - 40 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +12 143 - - - - 41 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +13 150 - - - - 42 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +14 158 - - - - 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +15 165 - - - - 44 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +16 173 - - - - 45 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +17 180 - - - - 47 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +18 187 - - - - 48 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +19 195 - - - - 49 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +20 202 - - - - 50 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +21 210 - - - - 51 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +22 217 - - - - 52 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +23 225 - - - - 53 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +24 232 - - - - 54 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +25 240 - - - - 56 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

 




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    • Anonymous

      I know it's lore accurately weak but you straight up shouldn't use this. Light crossbow is the direct upgrade, then heavy crossbow, then arbalest

      • Anonymous

        Guys, don't get mad about this weapon, for being too weak.

        It was a weapon designated for mass production, and easy to use, so it could be given to all the soldiers around the world.

        It was intended to be light and easy to use in a war, so they could worry just about reloading and shooting.

        To make it possible, they used the most cheapest and lightweight materials, and because of this, the string is somewhat light, but has small draw distance and too light to shoot a bolt in a very strong way.


        That's why this crossbow is weak, but very reliable at pulling aggro of a single enemy, or to be lightweight while being able to shoot on lock-on range to keep bosses from recovering their poise!

        • Anonymous

          This weapon is lore accirate to be weak.

          This is a weapon that LOTS of soldiers need to have, which means, mass production is something more important than quality and fancy stuffs to make it strong.

          This means that people must have used lightweight strings, woods and metals, which could be easily mounted on each others to create the crossbow.

          And since it's light, people can use it very easily, while still doing damage on long range.

          To conclude, this is really good if you have patience to keep distance on the enemies while shooting them.

          Or to just aggro only one enemy in a group and kill that guy, before getting the other one, and repeating the process.

          • Anonymous

            if you use a heavy weapon but want to maintain light weight your choice of side arm and armour can be fairly limited..

            that's where this crossbow comes in. for just 3.5 miyazaki you now have a very reliable ranged attack (42 range - that's almost 50% further than a light bow's) that can be used 1-handed.

            from aggro pulls, maintaining pressure to clutch last hits (hell i've downed bossed with it). and you can even 2-hand it to zoom and snipe heads or trigger objects with it.

            i having ascending mine to 25 was absolutely one of the best decisions i've made in the game

            • Anonymous

              People don't seem to understand the main purpose of crossbows is to be a cheap pulling method for old-school mmorpg players. If that's what you're looking for, this is the one. Lowest weight of 3.5, you can get it pretty early, and it requires very little.

              • Anonymous

                Miyazaki probably had a laugh knowing some players would actually try to defend this dookie thing, just use literally anything else lmao

                • Anonymous

                  Cool for doing chip damage and attracting enemies this is the best crossbow for a sidarm because it's the lightest

                  • Anonymous

                    Don't think of this thing as a way to deal damage, you'll just disappoint yourself. Think of it as the lightest one-handed aggro machine available to the player. Now we're talking. Chances are you already have access to a thousand free bolts from all your farming, so why not?

                    • Anonymous

                      Useful for the RL1 weirdos who can't bothered to two-hand the heavier versions. Good luck with the drop-rates though.

                      • Anonymous

                        don't really get the point of this crossbow. does less damage than all of them, obviously. figured it could be a good "starting" crossbow but it's arguably harder to get than the light crossbow, since you have to farm enemies for a rare drop instead of just buying it for cheap. technically it has easier requirements to meet, but any melee build has the stats to use the light cb, and magic builds don't really have use for it. I guess for level 1 builds, but even then, those pretty much always use radagon's seal anyways.

                        • Anonymous

                          Ah yes, soldier, blade of godrick's sidearm of choice. Truly capable of destroying outer gods, let alone mere mortals and demigods

                          • Anonymous

                            In limgrave, the best place to farm this is directly east of the death touched catacombs site of grace to the stakes, where there is a godrick soldier with a greatshield and spear and a small group of foot soldiers including two with these crossbows.

                            • Anonymous

                              I got it quickly from going through the stormveil frontages, just avoid the ballista's and get to the red hooded ones with the crossbows

                              • Anonymous

                                Maybe not an optimal Farmspot but i farmed mine from this Spot:
                                Go to the Saintsbridge Grace and Turn around. Go through the canyon and make a sharp right up the Hill towards the crucifixes. There will be three soldiers and a knight. Two soldiers wear the crossbow and can drop them.

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