Gastraphetes

Statistics

Gastraphetes

DMG: 51 Delay: 432
Enhances "Snapshot" effect
Increases "Barrage" accuracy
"Trueflight"
Aftermath: Inc. Rng. Acc./Rng. Atk.
Occasionally deals double damage

Lv. 75 RNG

Other Uses

Trial of the Magians:

• Trial 1084
• Trial 1085
• Trial 1880
• Trial 1881 (Gastraphetes (80))
• Trial 2281 (Gastraphetes (85))
• Trial 2692 (Gastraphetes (90))
• Trial 3125 (Gastraphetes (95))
• Trial 3588 (Gastraphetes (99))
• Trial 3638 (Gastraphetes (Afterglow))

Resale Price: Cannot be sold to NPCs.

How to Obtain

Cannot be auctioned, traded, bazaared, or delivered.
Cannot be obtained as a random reward from the Gobbie Mystery Box Special Dial and similar sources.

Quest

• Mythic Weapons

Special Event

• Nomad Mog Bonanza 2010 (Rank 1)

Historical Information

Equipped with an incredibly strong compound string, proper operation of this powerful bow typically requires the user to brace the stock against their stomach, from which its name, literally “belly bow,” derives. At present, the empire furnishes automated pulling devices to accomplish the arduous task of reloading.

Background

The gastraphetes (Ancient Greek γαστραφέτης, lit. 'belly-bow') was a handheld crossbow, used by ancient Greeks. It was described in the first century AD by the Greek author Heron of Alexandria in his work Belopoeica (Ancient Greek Βελοποιικά, 'on catapult-making'). It is believed to have been invented around 400 BCE.