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A '''grandbow''' is an incredibly powerful bow created by attaching an [[Fabrial#Augmenter| augmenter fabrial]] to a large bow. Invented by the [[Alethi]] on [[Roshar]], they are sometimes called '''Shardbows''' because users typically must be enhanced by the strength of [[Shardplate]] in order to fully draw them.{{book ref|twoksa1|12}}

== Appearance and Functionality ==

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Grandbows were designed by [[Alethi]] [[artifabrian]]s led by [[Navani Kholin]] during the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|twoksa1|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|twoksa1|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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