The Long Bolts are ammunition for crossbows in Final Fantasy XII. They have a chance of inflicting their target with Slow. Crossbows cannot be equipped without owning some kind of bolts. Owning the Long Bolts means the player can use an unlimited amount, and bolts do not need a license to be equipped alongside a crossbow. The bolts are metallic for the purposes of the magnetize debuff present in the Vinuskar and Ultima boss battles.
Obtain[]
Original[]
The Long Bolts are not sold in shops, but sell for 200 gil. They are found in a treasure in Cerobi Steppe's Crossfield 
. The player can come here early via a chocobo from the Tchita Uplands.
The bolts are also included in the "Ranger's Crossbow" set in the bazaar, alongside a Crossbow. The set costs 6,480 gil and is made by selling four Crooked Fangs, two Yellow Liquids, and an Ice Stone. Crooked Fangs are obtained from bats, such as the Seeker in the Barheim Passage and the Tomb of Raithwall. Yellow Liquids are obtained from various amorphs, such as the Jellies in the Henne Mines. Ice Stones are available from ice-elemental elementals and stolen from Buers in the Zertinan Caverns, among other sources.
Zodiac[]
The Long Bolts set is sold for 400 gil by the Baknamy merchant in the Necrohol of Nabudis. The player could come here early, as soon as they have the Dawn Shard, but the enemies in this area would be very tough to take on at that time.
The Long Bolts are found in a treasure in Garamsythe Waterway's No. 11 Channel (Drained) (90% chance to appear, 50% chance for an item, 50% chance the item treasure is the Long Bolts without the Diamond Armlet equipped), Ozmone Plain's The Shred (75% chance to appear, 70% chance for an item, 50% chance the item treasure is the Long Bolts without the Diamond Armlet equipped), Paramina Rift's Frozen Brook (75% chance to appear, 70% chance for an item, 50% chance the item treasure is the Long Bolts without the Diamond Armlet equipped), Phon Coast's Limatra Hills (70% chance to appear, 50% chance for an item, 50% chance the item treasure is the Long Bolts without the Diamond Armlet equipped), Tchita Uplands' The Lost Way (45% chance to appear, 30% chance for an item, 50% chance the item treasure is the Long Bolts without the Diamond Armlet equipped), as well as the Trial Mode Stage 14 with the Diamond Armlet.
The Long Bolts are also uncommonly stolen from the Croakadile in Trial Mode Stage 11.
The bolts are still made alongside the Crossbow in the "Ranger's Crossbow" bazaar set for the same items as before, but for a cheaper price: 1,080 gil.
Use[]
The Long Bolts add but 1 point to the crossbow's power but hold the useful Slow status, that even many bosses and hunt marks are susceptible to. The status has a 25% flat chance of working on a target who is not immune to Slow. By using the bolts the player can save a turn from the Time Battlemage from using Slow. However, the status itself is not worth prioritizing over a stronger set of bolts. As equipment can be swapped on-the-fly, the player could start the battle with the Long Bolts and then swap to the stronger bolts as soon as the status is inflicted, or to another bolt set with a different ailment. This way the Time Battlemage can keep doing damage, and to keep inflicting new status ailments as well.
The bolts are only useful to procure in the Zodiac versions if the player is using a Time Battlemage.