Try the Blessed Faydark thunderbolt. it is required lvl 20 30 damage 38 delay and some nice stats..try lookin it up on item search,is very nice

Its not the best bow, but I am still using it at 47 (although looking at upgrading). I dont have a link, but it is the Gemmed Jeweled Guard Bow.

20 damage
28 delay
15 dex, 10 wis
Effect: Burning Arrow (combat)
Ranger Only

the damage is a little low on it, but it is a fast bow. 15 dex and 10 wis are also great stats considering it is your 2 most important as a ranger. Proc is a 120 damage fire spell (with a decent dex, as most rangers have, it procs fairly often) A recent patch upd the damage of the Burning Arrow spell, but not the proc (spell went from 120 damage to 182, but proc still does 120) Still 120 extra damage is nice. As I said, at 47 I am now upgrading, but this is a nice bow to use for a long time (if you can find one)

As added (and pointless) information, it is the only item in the game with that effect (except of course the actuall spell, which isnt really an item)

Alaire 47 Ranger -The Rathe

I used the Gemmed Jeweled Guard Bow, until I was able to get a stonewood. Atm, I have a tempest...and have no plans to upgrade that soon (guild is dkp), I melee more than I bow anyways.

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Azeri~
Final Door
Stromm Server

hello... dont get the blind eye as it is required lvl 51... and cost about 8k on my server, lol... i too used the innard strung bone bow for a while..... lately the nightmarewood compound bows have been going pretty cheap and are a really good deal. I would use one of these until about lvl 51 in my opinion. they are good both solo and group because they dont break root but can also lower the ac etc of the mob. very good bow in my opiinion

Keithwin Arrowless
55 ranger
tribunal (ayona ro) server

IMO at 33 the most important thing is getting as low delay bow as you can reasonably afford without spending big bucks. Archery, as a Rangers main form of DPS, won't happen till level 59.
There is little sense in breaking the bank on a bow that primaly purpose till 59 is skill ups... better to spend that cash on the best melee weapons and armor you can afford.

Get the lowest delay reasonable bow. Lower delay means quicker skillups means more time spent doing true DPS.

I used this forever http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=5089...probably till level 45 when I just had to have a better bow.

Upgraded to this http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=13325 cause better damage and LOWER delay. Kept this till 53 when I broke down a bought a bazaar bargin at the time...

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=16430 Only 1 more delay then Shissar but made me feel like a man (well as much as a hafling can feel like a man).

Upgraded to a http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=17297 at level 58 for when I dinged 59 and got EQ/AM2 (had all my points banked before i dinged 54).

Didnt get my Stonewood until 65. Eventually traded that for a Featherwood and picked up a Primordial for soloing. The difference is you can make money a lot easier at higher levels. No sense in paying a lot for bow upgrades. Bargin shop bazaar for fire sales... but keep in mind you are melee till EQ/AM3 and the only function of a bow if literally for skill ups, so low delay is the only real important thing till then.

I use the Gemmed Jeweled Guard Bow. It is only 20 DMG 28 DLY but has great stats for Rangers and 120pt proc. The low delay, with a fleeting quiver is very fast. I was having trouble getting my archery skill up until I got this bow. Now i kite or root and engage /autofire and now maxed out on skill. ( Fletching also lol) Great bow for skill-ups and stats and will probably stay with me till the end game when Archery AA's come into play.

Edited, Tue Jun 14 08:18:20 2005 by Olrec

I use the Frozen bow of the gelidin. not a bad bow.):
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