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A '''grandbow''' is an incredibly powerful bow created by attaching an [[Fabrial#Augmenter|augmenter fabrial]] to a large bow.{{book ref|sa1|12}}Invented by the [[Alethi]] on [[Roshar]], Theythey are sometimes called '''Shardbows''' because users typically must be enhanced by the strength of [[Shardplate]] in order to fully draw it fullythem.{{book ref|sa1|12}}

TheGrandbows bowsare constructed from steel and are about as tall as a man,. A small gemstone attached to the bow by an [[artifabrian]] provides [[Stormlight]] and ensures that the metal does not warp under the stress of being drawn. The arrows used with a grandbow are as thick as three fingers, and are quite long.{{book ref|sa1|12}}. The fabrial attached to the bow ensures that the metal does not warp under the stress of being drawn.{{cite}}

Grandbows were designed by [[Alethi]] [[artifabrian]]s led by [[Navani Kholin]] during the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|sa1|12}} They were often used during [[chasmfiend]] hunts to injure the creatures before the hunters moved in for the final kill. In {{rosharan date|1173}}, [[Highprince]] [[Torol Sadeas]] used a grandbow to attack the chasmfiend that surprised the Alethi during a hunt, while Highprince [[Dalinar Kholin]] as well as [[Adolin]] and King [[Elhokar]] attacked it with their [[Shardblade]]s.{{book ref|sa1|13}} Some of the Alethi that had Plate but no Blade (including [[Rust Elthal]] and [[Serugiadis]]) sometimes practiced with grandbows as an alternative to a [[shardhammer]] or another melee weapon.{{book ref|sa3|64}}

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