Talk:Tuigan Bow/@comment-213.113.233.241-20190311215703/@comment-161.142.24.41-20190612034122

Tuigan is the really the best short bow for non-warriors because of the APR. A Fighter gets 4 APR with a bow naturally at level 13 and grandmastery, while a Mage is stuck at 2 APR. So it improves the damage output of Fighter by 25% (from 4 to 5 APR) but the Mage gets increased by 50% (from 2 to 3 APR). Improved Haste makes the Mage have 6 APR compared to Gesen bow's 4 APR. Thac0 can be improved by other means (potions, bless, etc). +1 APR beats extra damage per shot, and it also better interrupts enemy spellcasters and to burn their stoneskins and mirror images.

You need +3 or +4 enchantment for SOME enemies and they are mostly in TOB. You get Tuigan Bow at the start of SoA so it is useable for 90% of the game. ToB portion is short, maybe only 25% of the BG2 arc. You can always save up your +3/+4 arrows or switch to Gesen bow for those cases. The rest is best handled by the Tuigan Bow.