Throughout the Soulsborne genre, fans have always shown love to classic melee weapons like greatswords and katanas, but rangedweapons like bows and greatbowshaven’t been much of a favorite. This is mostly because of their weird aiming style and the lack of power. While aiming a bow is still tricky inElden Ring, FromSoft has done a great job of boosting their strength by adding bows with high attack ratings and including talismans tailored for buffing their effectiveness.
Out of all bows,theGolem Greatbowstands as the most powerful bow inElden Ring. This weapon is described as a greatbow crafted by a lost civilization that has now gone to ruin. It is wielded by Guardian Golems found in many different places throughout the Lands Between. If you have fought a Guardian Golem wielding a greatbow, you would have surely noticed how bolts fired from these bows deal knockback damage, making them powerful armaments to have in PvP fights. Those hoping to share in this kind of power can follow this guide to get a Golem Greatbow of their very own.
How To Get The Golem Greatbow In Elden Ring
InElden Ring, many weapons can be collected as a guaranteed item drop lying on the ground or by defeating a boss to claim its weapon. As for the Golem Greatbow, there isno guaranteed way to get the weapon. Players hoping to get their hands on the Golem Greatbow will have tofarm Guardian Golemswho are wielding a bow. These golems have a10% chance to drop the weaponthey are wielding.
Luckily, Guardian Golems are not hard to farm. They are quite big and strong, but with a fewheavy hits on their legs, Guardian Golems will come falling down. Once a Golem is down,hit the core in the chestto deal critical damage. Players can use heavy weapons likeColossal swords,Great Hammers, or any weapon withhigh poise damageto break the Golem’s stance and defeat them easily.
Guardian Golems are rare enemies and don’t spawn in many places. However, the places where they spawn are usuallyclose to sites of grace. Players also won’t have to travel a long distance to respawn Guardian Golems.
Best Locations To Farm The Golem Greatbow
The best spot to efficiently farm the Golem Greatbow is located just outside theGrand Lift of Dectusin theAltus Plateau. After you have collected both halves ofthe Dectus medallion, you cantake the Grand Lift of Dectusto enter the Altus Plateau.
Upon leaving the Dectus Lift, players can spottwo Guardian Golems. One of them wields theGolem Halberd, and the other uses the Golem Greatbow. Going west from here, you will find theAltus Plateau site of grace.
you may beat the Golem with the Greatbow andfast travel back to the grace site to respawn the enemy. The process can then be repeated until you get the Golem Greatbow.
You can improve the drop rate of the Golem Greatbow by equipping theSilver Scarab talisman. It increases your character’s Discovery by 75, whichboosts the drop rate to 17.5%. You can also consume aSilver-Pickled Fowl Footfor an extra50 Discovery. If you have invested points into Arcane, you will have more Discovery. Each level you add to Arcane will increase your discovery by one point.
