An Uncommon Bow Ranged, item level 100, requires level 50, binds when equipped. Crafted with Composite Bow.
On Composite Bow's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 2,212 gold30 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 226 gold47 silver to 7,030 gold58 silver. About 7 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 261% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 2,212 gold30 silver.
| Crafted | Composite Bow | Recipe |
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First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
The Shadowlands Leatherworking recipe Composite Bow takes 5 Desolate Leather, 6 Pallid Bone and 8 Penumbra Thread.
In the Appearances collection, Composite Bow is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 42555. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 82g 48s, and Penumbra Thread is the largest share at 97%. Composite Bow lists from 1g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 81g 53s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Composite Bow turns yellow at Shadowlands Leatherworking skill 40 and grey at 45.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Desolate Leather | 5 | 48 silver | 2 gold40 silver |
 Pallid Bone | 6 | 8 silver | 48 silver |
 Penumbra Thread | 8 | 9 gold95 silver | 79 gold60 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 82 gold48 silver | ||
| Composite Bow at its lowest listing | 1 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −81 gold53 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name bows among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Composite Bow uses icon file 3490572, which 16 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
Sinful Aspirant's Recurve ID 178664 · Weapon - Bow · item level 158The Philosopher ID 180112 · Weapon - Bow · item level 158Unchained Aspirant's Recurve ID 185297 · Weapon - Bow · item level 158Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 172350 (172346 to 172360) were usually added in the same batch as Composite Bow: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Desolate Armor Kit ID 172346 · Item Enhancement · item level 50
Heavy Desolate Armor Kit ID 172347 · Item Enhancement · item level 60
Desolate Leather Cestus ID 172348 · Weapon - Fist Weapon · item level 100Bone Bound Knuckles ID 172349 · Weapon - Fist Weapon · item level 100
Composite Crossbow ID 172351 · Weapon - Crossbow · item level 100
Enchant Ring - Bargain of Critical Strike ID 172357 · Item Enhancement · item level 118Enchant Ring - Bargain of Haste ID 172358 · Item Enhancement · item level 118Enchant Ring - Bargain of Mastery ID 172359 · Item Enhancement · item level 118Enchant Ring - Bargain of Versatility ID 172360 · Item Enhancement · item level 118The raw ItemSparse values for item 172350 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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