Crossbow

The plain Crossbow is the standard ranged weapon Geralt can buy from blacksmiths in The Witcher 3. Every version in the shops is simply called Crossbow, but the game has seven of them, and the stronger ones only show up in stock once Geralt has reached a higher level.

A crossbow is mainly for knocking flying monsters out of the air and for fighting underwater. In the Remastered skill trees, skills such as Anatomical Knowledge, Lightning Reflexes and Cold Blood make it a real part of a build. For better stats, look at the Feline and Ursine school crossbows or the Toussaint crossbows from Blood and Wine.

The game files give a range for some of the bonuses below, so your copy can land anywhere inside it.

Stats & effects

Level 25 version:
+200% Attack power
+1-2% Adrenaline Point gain
+1-10% Bonus experience from humans and nonhumans
+1-10% Bonus experience from monsters
Level 20 version:
+150-190% Attack power
+5-10 Armor piercing
+1-2% Adrenaline Point gain
Level 14 version:
+140-180% Attack power
+1-5 Armor piercing
Level 8 version:
+130-170% Attack power
Level 4 version:
+120-150% Attack power
Level 2 version:
+110-125% Attack power
Basic version:
+101% Attack power

Dismantle result

Crafting materials

How to obtain

Merchant

Sold by blacksmiths. The better versions appear in stock once Geralt reaches the level shown above.

Éibhear Hattori in Novigrad carries every version, including the strongest one from level 25.
The castle blacksmith at Kaer Trolde stocks the level 8 and level 14 versions.
The quartermaster at Crow’s Perch and many village smiths in Velen and Skellige sell the cheaper level 2 and level 4 versions.