Silver Longbow

A Silver Longbow is a Bow-class Artifact weapon introduced in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn.

Basic Description
A Silver Longbow increases the wielder's base Attack by 150, making it the second-strongest Bow in the game (second only to the Sagittarius Bow). It can be sold for 15750 coins and subsequently re-bought for 21000 coins. It is also a pure-element weapon aligned with Jupiter, meaning the attacker's Jupiter Power and the target's Jupiter Resistance are incorporated into damage calculation.

The Silver Longbow is one of five pieces of equipment that can be forged from Mythril Silver by Obaba in Champa. Once Obaba forges it, she will give it to the player free of charge. Silver Longbows possesses three Unleashes: Double Shot, Undead Bane, and Star Dust. Double Shot is a Jupiter-based Unleash that deals 60% more damage than a standard attack. Undead Bane is a Jupiter-based Unleash that deals 70% more damage than a standard attack and may put the target to sleep. Finally, Star Dust is a Mars-based Unleash that deals 40% more damage than a standard attack and hits the enemies immediately to the left and right of the target.

Analysis
The Silver Longbow's main use is as a placeholder weapon for either Karis or Amiti. It's length of use depends largely on how soon it can be forged. By the end of the main portion of the game, both Adepts should be able to replace their Silver Longbow's with either the Verdant Sword or the Masamune. The player may choose to forgo the Silver Longbow completely in favor of forging a Levatine, which is arguably one of the most useful weapons after the Sol Blade.