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Rusty Iron Shortbow – Hytale weapon
Weapons

Rusty Iron Shortbow

  • QualityCommon
  • Item level15
  • Game IDWeapon_Shortbow_Iron_Rusty

How to make it

What it is made of
×4 Iron Ingot4 needed ×3 Any wood trunk3 needed ×6 Plant Fiber6 needed
You get
×1 Rusty Iron Shortbow1 per craft
What it is made with Blacksmith's Anvil12 s to craft

Everything you need, from raw materials

Gather
×6 Plant Fiber6 in total ×4 Iron Ore4 in total ×3 Any wood trunk3 in total
Then craft, in this order
  1. 4× Iron Ingot at the Furnace Bench
  2. 1× Rusty Iron Shortbow at the Blacksmith's Anvil

How to get the Rusty Iron Shortbow

3 ways to get it in Hytale, read from the game files:

  1. Craft it

    Craft it at the Blacksmith's Anvil from 4× Iron Ingot, 3× Any wood trunk, 6× Plant Fiber – see the recipe.

  2. Defeat creatures

    Defeat Sandswept Skeleton Archer (10%), Sandswept Skeleton Scout (10%) or Skeleton Archer (5%).

  3. Loot chests

    Look in this chest – the chance is per chest:

    • Small Ancient Chest 7% Emerald Grove outposts, Treasure rooms, Mage Towers, Howling Sands outposts +1

Salvage it

You get back
×1 Iron Ore1 per item ×1 Light Hide1 per item ×1 Linen Scraps1 per item
Salvaged at Salvager's Workbench4 s per item

Dropped by 3

Sandswept Skeleton Archer10% · 1 Sandswept Skeleton Scout10% · 1 Skeleton Archer5% · 1

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Rusty Iron Shortbow – quick answers

How do you craft Rusty Iron Shortbow in Hytale?

Craft 1× Rusty Iron Shortbow from 4× Iron Ingot, 3× Any wood trunk, 6× Plant Fiber at the Blacksmith's Anvil. It takes 12 seconds.

Where do you get Rusty Iron Shortbow in Hytale?

Besides crafting: Defeat Sandswept Skeleton Archer (10%), Sandswept Skeleton Scout (10%) or Skeleton Archer (5%). Look in this chest – the chance is per chest: Small Ancient Chest 7% Emerald Grove outposts, Treasure rooms, Mage Towers, Howling Sands outposts +1.

What do you get from salvaging Rusty Iron Shortbow?

1× Iron Ore, 1× Light Hide, 1× Linen Scraps, at the Salvager's Workbench.

Data from the Hytale game files, read 2026-10-18. All items →