"Single hand crossbows tend to be less damaging than comparable two-handed bows and crossbows. When demon hunters wield them as a pair, they can fill the air with a continuous salvo of arrows."
— Game Guide(src)
Hand Crossbows are a Demon Hunter-exclusive ranged weapon type in Diablo III. Unlike normal crossbows, hand crossbows are one-handed and therefore can be dual wielded, although nothing prevents a Demon Hunter from wearing it with a quiver or even with a shield (but not with any other weapon). Hand Crossbows are rapid-fire and generally low-damage weapons, designed for those Demon Hunters who value attack speed. Dual wielding Hand Crossbows grants a 15% bonus to attack speed, to compensate for the inability to use a Quiver.
Hand Crossbows may roll Hatred regeneration and maximum Hatred and Discipline (the latter as a secondary stat) in addition to normal weapon affixes. Using the Archery passive, equipping one Hand Crossbow grants a Demon Hunter +5% Critical Hit chance; equipping a second grants an additional +1 Hatred per second.
Hand crossbows may not be transmogrified into any other item type.
Diablo III
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Diablo III: Barbarian Mighty Weapons (2-Handed) • Barbarian Belts • Crusader Flails (2-Handed) • Crusader Shields • Demon Hunter Cloaks • Demon Hunter Crossbows • Demon Hunter Quivers • Monk Fist Weapons • Monk Daibo • Monk Spirit Stones • Necromancer Phylacteries • Necromancer Scythes (2-Handed) • Witch Doctor Knives • Witch Doctor Mojo • Witch Doctor Masks • Wizard Hats • Wizard Sources • Wizard Wands
Class-specific — Amazon Weapons • Ceremonial Knives • Daibo • Fist Weapons • Flails (2-Handed) • Hand Crossbows • Katars • Mighty Weapons (2-Handed) • Orbs • Scythes (2-Handed) • Wands
