Arrows

Arrows are Consumables that are fired from ranged weapons, typically to deal damage and create Surfaces.

How Arrows Work

Arrows in Baldur's Gate 3 follow different rules from the 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons ruleset. Here are some key points of how arrows work in BG3.

• There are no regular arrows in the game. Every ranged Weapon fires without the need to have any ammmunition in the characters inventory. Instead, the only arrows available in game are special Consumables with many different effects such as offering elemental damage or creating various surfaces. The arrows used by Bows and Crossbows are the same.
• Unlike in 5th edition, various Arrows of Slaying in the game incur no saving throws nor do they have a damage roll. Instead the Arrows of Slaying in Baldur's Gate 3 double the base damage of the weapon used to make the attack. Making various passives that increase base damage of the weapon, such as the Feat Sharpshooter and its passive feature All in or items like the Flawed Helldusk Gloves, very useful in increasing the raw damage output of the shooter.
• Arrow of Ilmater is one of the earliest and cheapest available tools in the game to prevent healing.

List of Arrows

Common

• Arrow of Acid
• Arrow of Fire
• Arrow of Ice
• Arrow of Lightning
• Barbed Arrow

Uncommon

• Arrow of Beast Slaying
• Arrow of Construct Slaying
• Arrow of Darkness
• Arrow of Elemental Slaying
• Arrow of Fiend Slaying
• Arrow of Ilmater
• Arrow of Monstrosity Slaying
• Arrow of Roaring Thunder
• Arrow of Undead Slaying

Rare

• Arrow of Transposition
• Arrow of Salving
• Smokepowder Arrow
• Arrow of Many Targets
• Arrow of Arcane Interference

Very Rare

• Arrow of Dragon Slaying
• Arrow of Aberration Slaying
• Arrow of Humanoid Slaying

Name	Rarity	Value	Type	Effect
Arrow of Acid	Common	10	Damage/Utility	Deals weapon damage and 2d4 Acid, Creates an Acid Surface
Arrow of Fire
Arrow of Ice
Arrow of Lightning
Barbed Arrow