Infinite Arrows II
Infinite Arrows II is a Tier 2 Abyss Gear effect in Crimson Desert that provides a 40% chance not to consume arrows when firing a bow. It is the mid-tier version of the Infinite Arrows family, sitting between Infinite Arrows I (20%) and Infinite Arrows III (60%). Infinite Arrows II is notable for having a guaranteed source: it drops from defeating Karanda, the Queen of the Skies.
Overview
At 40% arrow conservation, Infinite Arrows II roughly doubles how long your arrow supply lasts compared to having no conservation at all. Nearly half of all arrows fired are preserved, making it a massive quality-of-life improvement for bow-focused builds.
When combined with Infinite Arrows III (60%), the two effects stack for a full 100% chance not to consume arrows. This is the most slot-efficient way to achieve unlimited ammunition, requiring only two abyss gear slots on a bow.
Stats
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Tier | Tier 2 (Abyss Gear) |
Effect | 40% chance not to consume arrows when firing a bow |
Source | Guaranteed drop from Karanda, Queen of the Skies |
Location | Nest of White Feathers (Pailune area) |
Slot Type | Weapon (Bow) |
Stackable | Yes (stacks with other Infinite Arrows tiers) |
How to Obtain
Infinite Arrows II is a guaranteed drop from defeating Karanda, the Queen of the Skies, a harpy boss located at the Nest of White Feathers. This makes it one of the few high-value abyss gear effects that can be reliably obtained without depending on RNG crafting.
Accessing the Boss
To reach Karanda, you must build contribution with the Pailune militia by completing bounties and local quests in the Pailune area. The militia quest chain gradually unlocks access to the harpy territory.
Complete bounties and side quests for the Pailune militia to build your reputation in the region.
Follow the militia quest chain until the "Nest of White Feathers" quest becomes available.
From Pailune, travel downhill past a sanctum, then continue upward past an Abyss Nexus.
The path leads through increasingly dangerous harpy-infested areas until you reach the Nest of White Feathers at the summit.
Boss Fight: Karanda
Karanda is a flying harpy boss that spends much of the fight airborne. Players familiar with similar encounters in other Pearl Abyss titles will recognize the attack patterns.
Use a bow to deal consistent damage while Karanda is airborne. Melee weapons can only connect during ground-phase attacks and when she is staggered.
Watch for dive-bomb attacks. Dodge to the side rather than backward, as her forward momentum covers significant distance.
When Karanda lands to perform ground attacks, capitalize with heavy melee combos to deal burst damage and build stagger.
Bring recovery items and sufficient arrows. The fight can take a while if relying primarily on ranged damage.
Acquisition Route: Pailune Militia Quest Chain
Infinite Arrows II is the guaranteed reward for defeating the boss at the end of the Queen of the Skies quest. Reaching that fight requires progressing a specific stretch of the Pailune Militia questline, but the chain has a notable shortcut: the player does not have to complete every quest in the line. Triggering the Queen of the Skies quest is enough.
Quest Order
Step | Quest | Action | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pelune Malisia introduction | Begin the Pelune Malisia questline at the militia headquarters in Pailune | Opens the militia faction track |
2 | Dark Shadow Engulfing the Fort | Clear out enemies at the indicated fort location | A relatively simple combat objective that opens the next quest |
3 | Bloody Path (bounty) | Travel to the bounty location indicated on the militia board; the full bounty quest does not have to be completed | Visiting the bounty area is enough to trigger the next step |
4 | The boss quest appears on the militia board after the Bloody Path bounty location is triggered | Travel to the boss arena | |
5 | Defeat the Queen of the Skies | Defeat the boss using a bow-focused approach | Guaranteed Infinite Arrows II drop |
The Bloody Path shortcut matters because the bounty itself can be long. Walking into the bounty area is sufficient for the militia tracker to advance, so players hunting Infinite Arrows II can skip the cleanup work and continue straight to the Queen of the Skies arena.
Two other powerful rewards open along the same militia track: clearing the Skelgon Tribe quest line that becomes available during these steps eventually leads to a separate boss fight whose reward is the Frost Hail abyss gear, which pairs naturally with Shattering Frost for an ice-element loadout. Players running through Pailune for Infinite Arrows II can roll the frost route into the same trip.
Bow Build Pairing Recommendations
Infinite Arrows II is a game-changer for bow builds because it removes the largest soft cap on ranged play: the cost of premium ammunition. Once the gear is active, the player rolls an extremely high chance to not consume arrows on every shot. The biggest payoff comes from pairing the gear with the most expensive arrow types in the game, because each saved shot becomes free elemental damage.
Arrow Type | Why It Pairs | Practical Use |
|---|---|---|
Premium ammunition with high crafting cost and large AoE damage | Spam radius-clearing volleys at boss adds and mob packs | |
Stacks a damage-over-time effect that scales with how many ticks land | Sustain boss DPS without burning the poison ammo reserve | |
Bundled Build | Combine Infinite Arrows II with Infinite Arrows III for full ammo conservation | Two-slot setup that pushes the conservation rate to a guaranteed ceiling |
The cleanest bow loadout couples Infinite Arrows II with a high crit-rate bow like the Bow of the Fleeting and stacks the abyss gear onto a single bow socket so the conservation rolls trigger on every shot, regardless of which arrow type is currently nocked. See the Bow Build Guide and the dedicated Infinite Arrows Build page for full loadout recommendations including the Rampaging Infinite Arrows variant for high-burst content.
Stacking for 100% Arrow Conservation
The most efficient setups for reaching 100% are:
Optimal (2 slots): Infinite Arrows II (40%) + Infinite Arrows III (60%) = 100%. Uses only two bow sockets, leaving three free for offensive cores.
Budget (4 slots): Infinite Arrows II (40%) + 3x Infinite Arrows I (20% each = 60%) = 100%. Requires more sockets but avoids Tier 3 fusion RNG.
Once at 100%, any arrow type can be fired indefinitely. This is especially powerful with Explosive Arrows and other premium arrow types that are normally scarce.
Game-Breaking Potential
Infinite Arrows II (alongside Infinite Arrows III) is described by experienced players as one of "the only two pieces of equipment that will legitimately let you cheese the entire game." When combined for 100% arrow conservation, you can load a single explosive arrow and keep spamming it indefinitely without ever running out. The sheer volume of arrow spam means you are constantly proccing critical hits, especially when paired with a high crit rate bow.
The recommended approach pairs Infinite Arrows II with a bow like the Bow of the Fleeting (which has an innate +2 crit rate) and Insight gears that provide up to +6 additional crit rate to hit the internal cap. With this setup, spam Evasive Shot to stagger-lock bosses permanently, then transition into charged Focus Shot for explosive flaming arrows that devastate everything in the area.
Players who run this setup report that it trivializes nearly every encounter in the game. As one 200+ hour veteran put it: "So easy that I have to stop myself using it because it just makes every encounter so incredibly boring." For the remaining bow slot, a Destruction 3 gear is recommended for the extra flat attack damage bonus.
Tips
Karanda is accessible during the mid-to-late game once Pailune militia quests are available (around Chapter 5 to 6).
This is the single most impactful guaranteed drop for archer builds. Prioritize getting it early.
Pair with Infinite Arrows III from abyss gear fusion for 100% in just two slots.
Be aware that a "Greater Infinite Arrows" core exists that gives 100% in a single slot, but it has a durability limit and breaks after roughly 100 shots. The multi-slot approach is more reliable.
See Also
Infinite Arrows I (20% chance not to consume arrows)
Infinite Arrows III (60% chance not to consume arrows)
Bow Build Guide
Abyss Core Synthesis Guide
Queen of the Skies Guaranteed Drop
A guaranteed Infinite Arrows II is awarded for completing the Queen of the Skies quest from the Palun Militia. The quest unlocks after you finish the earlier militia quests in Palun, and the boss fight takes place at the Harpy's Nest between the A and the I in "Palun" on the map. This is the cleanest way to secure a copy of the gear without relying on Special Synthesis rolls.
Stacking Math
At a 40% refund chance per shot, Infinite Arrows II on its own lets you shoot far more arrows than you consume, but eventually runs dry during long sessions. Pairing it with Infinite Arrows III (60%) brings the combined refund chance to 100%, which is the standard end-game infinite-arrow loadout. Unlike Greater Infinite Arrows, this two-slot setup never has to worry about durability breaking the gear.
Synthesis Option
Outside the guaranteed quest drop, Infinite Arrows II can also roll from Special Synthesis using abyss gears farmed from the disarm loop at Frost Hold Cave or Icewatch Altar. See the Infinite Arrows build guide for the full farm route.