Broadhead bolt

Broadhead bolt

Type	Bolt
Rarity	Master
Level	9, 19
Damage	+12 Piercing +12 Silver
Effects	100% chance to cause bleeding, 15 s
Slots	-
School	-
Tier	-
DLC	Base game
Location	Merchant
Crafting	Amateur blacksmith 1x Timber 1x Steel ingot 2x Silver ore 2x Feather 1x Monster saliva

The Broadhead bolt is a Master crossbow bolt with a 100% chance to cause bleeding for 15 seconds. The crafted version adds +8 piercing and +8 silver at level 9. The basic version adds +12 piercing and +12 silver at level 19. Its diagram is always in a small chest in the Ancient Crypt during The Sunstone.

Why Players Pick It

Every hit starts a bleed DoT, which suits a bleeding hybrid build. The Wolven grandmaster 3-piece bonus raises sword damage for each Bleeding effect on an enemy.

When to Use It

The crafted version is level 9, which is early game. The basic version is level 19, which is mid game.

Versions

The same name exists in 2 versions, each with its own figures.

Rarity	Level	Damage	Effects	Location
Master (crafted)	9	+8 Piercing +8 Silver	100% chance to cause bleeding, 15 s	Crafted
Master (basic)	19	+12 Piercing +12 Silver	100% chance to cause bleeding, 15 s	Merchant

How to Get Broadhead bolt

Crafted: Take Diagram: Broadhead bolt from the small chest near the Place of Power in the Ancient Crypt during The Sunstone. You can also buy it from the armorer in Hierarch Square or the Fish Market blacksmith in Novigrad. Each craft makes a stack of 20. The blacksmiths in Arinbjorn and Oxenfurt and the Crow's Perch quartermaster also sell the bolts.
Basic: Buy them from the blacksmiths in Fayrlund, Kaer Trolde citadel and Larvik, or from Éibhear Hattori. A stack of 20 is always in the gargoyle's cave during Wandering in the Dark.

Notes

The diagram has a chance to appear in the nightwraith room chest during Peace Disturbed.

Where to find Broadhead bolt Location?

Map credit by Map Genie.

All Weapon Categories

All Bolts

Name	Rarity	Level	Damage	Effects	Location
Bolts	Common	1	4-6 Piercing +4 Silver	Infinite default ammunition Cannot be sold or dropped	-
Bolts (underwater)	Common	1	9-11 Piercing +400 Silver	Infinite Auto-equipped whenever Geralt is submerged (harpoon bolts) Hidden from the inventory	-
Blunt crossbow bolt	Master (crafted)	1	7-9 Bludgeoning +8 Silver	-	Crafted Merchant Loot
Blunt crossbow bolt	Master (basic)	1	9-11 Bludgeoning +10 Silver	-	Merchant Loot
Bolt with bait	Master	1	5-7 Piercing +5 Silver	+100 Armor piercing	Crafted Merchant Loot
Broadhead bolt	Master (crafted)	9	+8 Piercing +8 Silver	100% chance to cause bleeding, 15 s	Crafted Merchant Loot
Broadhead bolt	Master (basic)	19	+12 Piercing +12 Silver	100% chance to cause bleeding, 15 s	Merchant Loot
Exploding bolt	Magic (crafted)	13	11-13 Fire +12 Silver +12 Piercing	-	Crafted Merchant Loot
Exploding bolt	Relic	15	18-22 Fire +15 Silver +20 Piercing	-	Merchant Loot
Precision bolt	Master (crafted)	4	+12 Piercing +12 Silver	+7 Armor piercing	Crafted Merchant Loot
Precision bolt	Master (basic)	-	+20 Piercing +20 Silver	+15 Armor piercing	Merchant
Split bolt	Magic (crafted)	8	9-11 Piercing +10 Silver	-	Crafted Merchant
Split bolt	Relic	13	13-15 Piercing +14 Silver	-	Merchant Loot
Tracking bolt	Master	1	5-7 Piercing +5 Silver	+100 Armor piercing 100% chance to cause bleeding, 120 s	Crafted Merchant Loot