# How to use the bow with k/m **URL:** \ **Category:** Wicked General\ **Created:** [April 20, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/how-to-use-the-bow-with-k-m/3209 "2024-04-20T19:31:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Truehawk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.norestforthewicked.com/truehawk/32/1374_2.png) [@Truehawk](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/Truehawk)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/how-to-use-the-bow-with-k-m/3209/1 "2024-04-20T19:31:44Z")
Either I am a complete idiot or it’s a bug but I can’t get the bow to shoot if it’d save my life. No combination of buttons works, so ehr any tips hints…help? ---
**Author:** ![Obs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Obs](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/Obs)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/how-to-use-the-bow-with-k-m/3209/2 "2024-04-21T06:55:45Z")
Bows use focus, the tutorial states this when you equip a bow. Not sure you have the tutorials on or not. Have to LB and X, Y, B, A the correct attack to use bows. ---
**Author:** ![HpLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de0a6/32.png) [@HpLS](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/HpLS)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/how-to-use-the-bow-with-k-m/3209/3 "2024-04-21T07:33:40Z")
Yes, I have already created a topic on this bug! even with the concentration filled when I want to use the bow for the runes, whether by pressing RB or LB, it is the runes of my main weapon which are displayed (daggers for me in this case) ---
**Author:** ![Truehawk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.norestforthewicked.com/truehawk/32/1374_2.png) [@Truehawk](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/Truehawk)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/how-to-use-the-bow-with-k-m/3209/4 "2024-04-21T07:47:51Z")
Ok thanks, but this basically means bows can’t be your main weapon right? ---
**Author:** ![Obs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Obs](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/Obs)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/how-to-use-the-bow-with-k-m/3209/5 "2024-04-21T07:54:33Z")
Correct, unless you’re spamming focus pots. Hence why I believe they put bows in OH slot. Weird design choice by them, but that’s what it seems to be currently. Side note, you can buy a tier 1 staff from the ‘crafting’ vendor that has the channel rune attached to it. You can either take that rune off that weapon and attach it to a bow, or just use the staff MH. Channel allows you to sacrifice life for Focus, essentially allowing you to use a bow as your main weapon by sacrificing life, instead of guzzling potions, at the cost of being very janky and time consuming, ---
**Author:** ![Obs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Obs](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/Obs)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/how-to-use-the-bow-with-k-m/3209/6 "2024-04-21T07:58:01Z")
You need to have the Bow in your current slot to use LB to access the Rune slot for the bow. If you are using the dual daggers, it is a 2-handed weapon, and therefor you can’t use an OH weapon, the bow, at the same time. You’ll probably need to swap **off** of the dagger **s** , before you can swap the bow in for use, ---
**Author:** ![HpLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de0a6/32.png) [@HpLS](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/HpLS)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/how-to-use-the-bow-with-k-m/3209/7 "2024-04-21T08:03:08Z")
if that’s it I’ll shoot myself XD Because in the animation we can clearly see that he drops the daggers to take the bow. I’ll test this and come back to the forum ---
**Author:** ![HpLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de0a6/32.png) [@HpLS](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/HpLS)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/how-to-use-the-bow-with-k-m/3209/8 "2024-04-21T08:04:02Z")
It’s complety that, i can use Bow thhis time with a basic sword on main weapons… ---
**Author:** ![Truehawk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.norestforthewicked.com/truehawk/32/1374_2.png) [@Truehawk](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/Truehawk)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/how-to-use-the-bow-with-k-m/3209/9 "2024-04-21T08:10:50Z")
Nice, I am still having no success 🙂