Iron Bull

Introduced:  Throne of Destiny Related Quests:  Rares Updated:  Shedding Skin Rare #250

Iron Bull Value: 50,000 1,400 Burden Units A piece of the Heroic Destroyer Set. This crossbow belonged to the famed Viamontian bowman Frecciano, a soldier in King Varicci's army. When the royal legions laid siege to the fortress of the rebellious Duke of Bellenesse, Frecciano served as the captain of the Viamontian archers. As the battle progressed, a small group of the Duke's cavalry charged toward the archers, trampling over the foot soldiers who stood in their way. Frecciano held his ground at the head of the archer formation, firing quarrels into the oncoming cavalry. He was impaled on the spear of the cavalry captain, but he somehow found the fortitude to reload his crossbow and fire it almost point-blank into the chest of the cavalry captain. The blunt quarrel at that short range crushed the heart of the captain upon impact. Help from the royal cavalry arrived soon after, and the Duke's soldiers were annihilated. Frecciano died, but his crossbow lives on with the name granted to him upon death: Iron Bull. Item Level: 0/50 Item XP: 0/2,000,000,000 Special Properties: Viamontian Knight Slayer, Pierce Rending Skill: Missile Weapons (Crossbow) Damage Bonus: 0 (31) Elemental Damage Bonus: 16, Piercing Damage Modifier: +195% Speed: Very Slow (120) Range: 80 yds Uses quarrels as ammunition. Bonus to Melee Defense: +18% (+35%) Casts the following spells: Incantation of Swift Killer, Epic Endurance, Incantation of Coordination Self, Epic Crossbow Aptitude, Incantation of Blood Drinker, Cragstone's Will, Epic Blood Thirst, Incantation of Crossbow Mastery Self Activation Requirements: None Spellcraft: 350 Mana: 2,850 Mana Cost: 1 point per 30 seconds.

Notes

• In Shedding Skin the stats were improved, including for existing items, see Iron Bull (Retired) for the old stats. Also no longer drops on death automatically, it can be protected with death items/augmentations.
• The weapon now levels when you gain experience fighting with it and gives bonus spells the higher the level.