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I've had my trusty finewood bow ever since I was a log-rolling fool before defeating Eikthyr. It's fully upgraded.

In looking at the huntsman bow, it's 20 iron. I need 20 for the iron pickaxe, too, which I think is more important than getting the huntsman because it's only one point better in damage than my level 4 finewood. I need the pickaxe for obsidian and silver, and I need obsidian for a level 5 workbench.

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Therefore, I think I will skip the huntsman bow altogether and just go for the Draugr fang.

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Not-so-hot take … I think the finewood bow is the best pre-iron item in the game when you consider the damage it does, the relative ease of acquiring and upgrading the bow, and its applicability even in the late game.

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It's hard to argue with the poison damage of the Draugr fang, but if not for that poison damage, I might go with my trusty finewood forever.