Just got the Dawn Guard DLC and noticed the achievement to use Auriel's bow, but I was I want to be with the Dawn Guard.
Do you still get Auriel's bow if your sided with the Dawn Guard or do you have to be a vampire?
The bow is supposed to help the vampires and also leads to an achievement using it (and I'm all about the achievements) and I don't want to start a new character and complete the main quest and Dawn Guard because it takes too long
Best Answer
The bow itself doesn't change, so yes, you can use it. It's still a powerful sun-damage weapon. What changes is whether or not you use your companion's blood to make the arrows that blot out the sun.
Bethesda games often have their story splits early for achievement purposes, but if you're achievement farming, the best choice is to make a hard save right before a point of no return on the decision. Then you can play through each branch, make a hard save at the end of that branch, reload the first save, and once you've obtained all of the achievements, load and keep the branch with the outcome you wanted.