Harp Bow

Harp Bow

Attack	62 Physical
Critical	100
Scaling	Str E, Dex E
Requires	Str 9, Dex 9
Effect
Guard
Type	Light Bow
Attack Type
Skill	Barrage
FP Cost	2
Weight	2
Upgrades With	Smithing Stones, to +25
Sell Price	200

The Harp Bow is a Light Bow in Elden Ring.

When to Use It

Mid game. It is found around Altus Plateau, which opens up past Stormveil Castle, so it arrives once a build has taken shape.

Why Players Pick It

Lightest bow in the game at 2.0 and the only light bow that upgrades on Somber Smithing Stones, so it caps in twelve stones instead of the full smithing-stone ladder. It has the lowest attack rating (AR) of the class in exchange and the flattest requirements, 9 Str / 9 Dex.

Upgrades

Ordinary Smithing Stones carry it all the way to +25, and because it is not a Somber weapon it will also hold a grease or a weapon buff, which is a damage source the unique blades simply do not have.

Build

Its scaling runs Str at E and Dex at E, so Str and Dex are the stats worth levelling, and you need Str 9 and Dex 9 before you can lift it. Any Ash of War and any affinity will sit on it, so its scaling can be re-cut towards whichever stat you are already levelling.

Notes

Bow fashioned from a minstrel's harp. Sonorous tones still resound when firing arrows. Troubadours sing tales of champions, both in the honorable service of the Erdtree, and the one who spurns honor for blasphemy.

How to Get Harp Bow Guide

Gained upon approaching the Painter Spirit on top of a cliff east of Sainted Hero's Grave, located in Altus Plateau.
Requires having examined the "Champion's Song" Painting in the Shaded Castle.

Where to find Harp Bow Location?

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Light Bows

Name	Physical	Crit. Boost	Range	Weight	Str.	Dex.	Sell Price	Skill
Composite Bow	65 -	100 -	29	3	E 15	D 15	200	Mighty Shot
Harp Bow	62 -	100 -	29	2	E 9	E 9	200	Barrage
Misbegotten Shortbow	68 -	100 -	25	3	D 16	E 8	100	Barrage
Red Branch Shortbow	65 -	100 -	29	2.5	E 8	D 16	100	Barrage
Shortbow	65 -	100 -	29	2.5	E 8	E 10	100	Barrage