Half Bow
The Half Bow is Jin's first bow, lent to him by Sensei Ishikawa in The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa. It draws fast and carries plenty of arrows, which makes it the bow for mid-range fights and quick silent kills.
- Category
- Other
- How to get it
- Mission reward
Good to know
- Fires Arrows and Flaming Arrows.
- Flaming Arrows unlock in Ishikawa's fourth tale, The Way of the Bow, or in The Legend of Black Hand Riku.
- Five upgrade levels in the base game plus a sixth in New Game+, at any Bowyer.
- Upgrades use Supplies, Bamboo, Yew Wood and Wax Wood.
- Arrow capacity goes 8, 12, 16, then 20 in New Game+; Flaming Arrows go 4, 6, 8, then 10.
- Capacity upgrades cost 10, 20 and 30 Predator Hides at a Trapper.
- Lord Nagao originally gave the bow to Ishikawa.
How it handles
Draw longer for a flatter, longer shot, but Jin lets go on his own if you hold full draw too long. You can shoot well from a crouch. It can't punch through Mongol helmets, so armoured heads need the Longbow.
Upgrade costs
Level II: 150 Supplies, 25 Bamboo. III: 300 Supplies, 50 Bamboo, 15 Yew. IV: 450 Supplies, 100 Bamboo, 30 Yew, 2 Wax Wood. V: 600 Supplies, 150 Bamboo, 75 Yew, 4 Wax Wood. VI (New Game+): 850 Supplies, 200 Bamboo, 100 Yew, 5 Wax Wood.
Dyes
Burning Fang is the default. Storming Falcon, Hidden Serpent and Midnight Shark come from Ishikawa Tales 4, 8 and 9. Crane's Strike and Piercing Shadows cost 5 flowers each from merchants.
Where it was first shown
- The Tale of Sensei Ishikawa