PELLET BOW
- Pellet Bow
- item level: 57
- speed modifier: -10
- required strength: 83
- required dexterity: 155
- required level: 42
- socketed (0 to 3)
A Pellet Bow is the elite version of a Light Crossbow.
A superior Pellet Bow can also spawn with 2 of the following bonuses, +5% to +15% Enhanced Damage, Increase Maximum Durability 10% to 15%, or +1 to +3 to Attack Rating.
How to upgrade a Pellet Bow
Transmute low quality weapon, an Eld rune, and a chipped gem to create normal quality weapon of the same type.
How to add sockets to a Pellet Bow
You can add sockets to a Pellet Bow by giving the item to Larzuk as a quest reward. Larzuk will always add 3 sockets (if the iLevel is high enough), the maximum. You can also add sockets with the following horadric cube recipe. This recipes will not work for low or superior quality items.
Transmute normal weapon, a Ral rune, an Amn rune, and a Perfect Amethyst to create a socketed weapon of the same type.
This recipes will add between 1 and 3 sockets to the item. The game will roll a 6 sided dice, if it rolls higher than 3, the maximum amount of sockets is chosen.
| roll | sockets | odds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 socket | 1 in 6 (16.67%) |
| 2 | 2 socket | 1 in 6 (16.67%) |
| 3 | 3 socket (max) | 4 in 6 (66.67%) |
| 4 | 3 socket (max) | 4 in 6 (66.67%) |
| 5 | 3 socket (max) | 4 in 6 (66.67%) |
| 6 | 3 socket (max) | 4 in 6 (66.67%) |
The maximum amount of sockets an item can roll with depends on the iLevel of the item. The iLevel is equal to the monster level (mLevel) the item dropped from, the mLevel is equal to the area level (aLevel). Champions will have an mLevel of aLevel+2, Uniques and their minions aLevel+3, and Super Uniques will have a predefined mLevel.
| iLvl 0-25 | iLvl 26-40 | iLvl 41 and up |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 |
Runewords you can make in a Pellet Bow
Runeword | Sockets | Allowed Bases | Runeword Recipe | Level | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zephyr | 2 sockets | missile weapon | 21 | ||
| Edge | 3 sockets | missile weapon | 25 | ||
| Melody | 3 sockets | missile weapon | 39 | ||
Hustle (weapon) | 3 sockets | weapon | 39 | ||
| Venom | 3 sockets | weapon | 49 |
Compared to other Crosbows
| name | speed | reqstr | reqdex | durability | level | levelreq | max sockets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pellet Bow | -10 | 83 | 155 | 30 | 57 | 42 | 3 |
| Gorgon Crossbow | 117 | 105 | 40 | 67 | 50 | 4 | |
| Colossus Crossbow | 10 | 163 | 77 | 50 | 75 | 56 | 6 |
| Demon Crossbow | -60 | 141 | 98 | 40 | 84 | 63 | 5 |
Prefixes that can spawn on Crosbows
Suffixes that can spawn on Crosbows
| name | property | affix level | level req | item types | rarity | group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of Readiness | +10% Increased Attack Speed | 1 | 1 | weapon, gloves | magic and rare | 6 |
| of Alacrity | +20% Increased Attack Speed | 8 | 6 | weapon | magic and rare | 6 |
| of Frost | +1 to Minimum Cold Damage, +1 to 4 to Maximum Cold Damage | 4 | 3 | weapon | magic and rare | 9 |