Upgrade to Juniper once you have 5 Spirit and 7 Grace and can farm **Hark, The Collector** or Echo Stone fragments—Thistle stays the zero-requirement Si...
Weapon overview
Juniper
Bows · Grace · Uncommon
Juniper is an Uncommon Sirin hybrid bow requiring 5 Spirit and 7 Grace, making it the earliest accessible dual-virtue ranged weapon for Spirit-invested Sirin builds in Preludes 15. With 45 base ATK, 24 stagger, and an impressive 6% smite chance, it punches above its Uncommon tier. The primary farm method is unique: Juniper Echo Stones at three map locations — pond NE of Curlail, Rivernest woods, and Pensives orchard — grant a fully-built bow on interaction (known as Music Shrines on the wiki). This makes Juniper one of the few weapons obtainable without fragment crafting. Legacy Envoys with pre-P15 fragments can still craft 3 fragments at Tuvalkane. Occasional whole drops from Collector Crates and Hark The Collector operations supplement the Echo Stone route. In P15, ground previews can be dismantled at Nightfold and Refined at Tuvalkane with Chordstones. The lore describes Juniper as Grandfather's bow, hewn from a sacred tree, with living wood that grows arrows and Salz Agate stones bridging realms between man and Fey. Compare Maestro (13 Spirit) for higher Spirit-gated Sirin routes.
Common Sirin bow and the Grace pact starter unlocked through Rise, Envoy. Craft with Scrap Iron×15, Dendrit Weave×20, and Knotwood×15 (4h, 1500 Dracs); no Virtue requirement. Post-Preludes 15: 44 ATK, 110 charged, 18 stagger, 5% smite — a lightweight Rood-style recurve tuned for ranged Grace play. Optional whole-bow previews spawn from the same early containers as other starters (Barrel, Basket, Crate, Sword Rack). Mid-game Sirin upgrades: Juniper for higher Grace investment or Avex when you want a faster bow cadence; see pact-selection and beginners guides for Sirin ranged builds. Thistle pairs with the Sirin, Duelo, and Wyld Sirin pacts and is one of three Virtue-gate-free starter weapons alongside Gwylen and Nettle, making it the default ranged pick for new Grace players. Lore calls it a well-worn hunter's bow bearing the mark of a Roods craftsman — its grooved handle shaped to fit like an old friend's grip.
