Stats
- Damage
- 40
- Range
- 4,400
- Shop price
- 30c
- Rank required
- 2
- Ammo
- Bolt
- Category
- Crossbow
Where it sits on the Anvil ladder
The Weapon Upgrade Anvil runs two ladders: upgrading walks a piece up its own family, while trading jumps sideways into a different weapon — and trades can bypass rank locks the shop enforces.
Comparable weapons
What else fills the same slot, ordered by damage. This family only has a couple of members, so the nearest relative is included too.
| Weapon | Dmg | Range | Cost | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longbow | 60 | 4,000 | 15c | — |
| Recurve Bow | 57 | 3,600 | 25c | 2 |
| Latchet Crossbow | 40 | 4,000 | 40c | 3 |
| Aged Crossbow | 34 | 3,400 | 20c | 1 |
| Aged Latchet Crossbow | 34 | 3,400 | 20c | 2 |
Carrying it
Every shot feeds the forest's awakening timer, so a ranged kill is never free — see noise discipline. It is silent, which means it does not wake anything the way a firearm does — usually the better trade even at 40–60 damage against a musket's 66. Ammunition economics are on the items page.
Keep reading
All 51 distinct weapons with the Anvil ladder.
The four roles a crew settles into.
What this is pointed at, with HP and multipliers.
How the shop opens up as you climb.
Michael for blades, Barbara for guns.
Affording the tier you actually want.
Crossbow questions
How much damage does the Crossbow do in The Mound?
40 damage, with 4,400 range. That ranks it 15 of 36 among weapons with published figures. The game never shows you this number in-game, so it is a community measurement — we publish it only because two independent databases agree on it.
How much does the Crossbow cost?
30c in the shop, and it needs explorer rank 2 before it appears.
What does the Crossbow trade for?
A Latchet Crossbow, for 15 tokens.