Collector's Edition bonus equipment, how good are they?

[OZ]

Title. I'm going through my first playthrough and would hate to be carried along by strong equipment early in the game.

[kahuff345]

Hi,

Both bows are decent, but definitely not the best available.

I'd say a little more powerful then the first bows first merchant sells.

[p00se2]

dont need to worry id say

coils do alot
DLC banuk striker bow is strongest due to its overcharge ability to do extra damage
still need good coils to get properly carried imo

[roug3lement]

the Banuk Culling Bow I'd prefer over the Mighty Bow only bc of the added Tear bonus. By no means it is greater nor too great but good enough to keep up alive before reaching mid-game. The Shadow variants you'd want to upgrade to but the best of the best are the Banuk bows from the DLC. The adept variants in NG= are just an extra bonus by adding another coil.

[Seamus]

They're slightly better than the starting equipment but vastly outclassed by everything else in the game.