About Arrow Coatings (file)

Arrow Coatings are used to give effects to Arrows. There are four different Coatings, each with their own specific effects. The amount of Coatings you can carry is limited for each type, but you can combine to make more. All Bow users should be aware, however, that their Bows may not be able to use all types of Coatings.

Power Coatings are limited to fifty Coatings at a time, and are quite useful in a pinch. They increase damage output, and are very handy when using Pierce attacks on a large monster, maximizing the effect. These are given in the Supply Box in the Quests that take place in the Fort, Town, or Castle Schrade. You can combine Nitroshrooms and Empty Bottles to have more Power Coatings.

Sleep Coatings are (quite obviously) used to put a monster to sleep. You are limited to only twenty of these Coatings. Usually, it takes 9 to 11 strikes to put a Wyvern to sleep, and are most effective when used with Rapid attacks, to maximize accuracy. These are not likely to be used on large Elder Dragons, as they do not sleep. Once the monster is asleep, you should use any Large Bombs, to use triple damage the best way possible. You can combine Sleep Herbs and Empty Bottles to make more Sleep Coatings.

Paralysis Coatings are used to Paralyze a monster, and similar in many ways to Sleep Coatings, are most efficiently used with Rapid attacks. It also takes an average of 9 to 11 strikes to effect monsters. These Coatings are very useful when facing large, fast monsters. You can combine Stunshrooms and Empty Bottles to make more Paralysis Coatings.

The last Coating type, Poison Coating, is useful for damaging a monster that can go underground, or beneath the water. It is also a highly usable Coating when fighting monsters with high defense. You can only hold twenty of these Coatings, and should be used with Rapid attacks. Combine Toadstools and Empty Bottles to hold more Poison Coatings.