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A Link to the Past SNES › Items › Bow
Bow
For The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo (SNES).
When Link gets it
You found the Bow! You can shoot arrows until you run out!
Where it is
| Kind | Gear |
|---|---|
| Chests | 1 |
| Big chests | 1 |
From the official guides
You can attack enemies as many times as the arrow count shown at the top of the screen. Unless something is in the way, arrows fly far enough to cross the screen from one edge to the other.
Official art

What it's for
Thank you very much. These are Arrows. You can't use them without a Bow.
Upgrades
Enemies it works on
Green Knife Soldier1 hit
Green Sword Soldier1 hit
Blue Sword Soldier2 hits
Charging Sword Soldier2 hits
Red Spear Soldier2 hits
Bush Spear Soldier2 hits
Javelin Soldier2 hits
Blue Archer2 hits
Green Archer1 hit
Bomb Soldier2 hits
Ball and Chain Trooper4 hits
Octorok1 hit
Buzz Blob1 hit
Armos1 hit
Hoarder1 hit
Toppo1 hit
Zora2 hits
Sand Crab1 hit
Octoballoon1 hit
Geldman1 hit
Vulture2 hits
Poe2 hits
Crow3 hits
Tektite1 hit
Rat1 hit
Rope1 hit
Keese1 hit
Popo1 hit
Leever1 hit
Devalant1 hit
Ropa2 hits
Hinox5 hits
Moblin1 hit
Snapdragon3 hits
Stal1 hit
Pikit3 hits
Zirro1 hit
Swamola4 hits
Mini Helmasaur1 hit
Red Bari1 hit
Blue Bari1 hit
Terrorpin2 hits
Water Tektite1 hit
Kyameron1 hit
Zol1 hit
Blue Zazak1 hit
Red Zazak2 hits
Gibo1 hit
Pengator4 hits
Yellow Stalfos6 hits
Babasu1 hit
Sluggula2 hits
Pokey8 hits
Green Eyegore1 hit
Red Eyegore2 hits
Mini-Moldorm1 hit
Wizzrobe1 hit
Stalfos1 hit
Kodongo1 hit
Armos Knights3 hits
Lanmolas4 hits
Moldorm3 hits
Helmasaur King12 hits
Arrghus8 hits
Kholdstare2 hits
Vitreous8 hits
Menu icons
Names
| English | Bow |
|---|---|
| French | Arc |
| German | Bogen |
| Japanese | ユミ |