Raven Claw

Raven Claw is an exceptionally powerful low level bow because of the splash damage provided by firing Explosive Arrows. It will become invalidated by more powerful options later in the game, but it will do a number on most enemies in Normal difficulty.

It is a preferred early game weapon for ranged

Enchant sorceresses and

Holy Fire paladins, as the fire damage is also added to the explosion's area of effect. Later it replaced by

Demon Machine,

Kuko Shakaku or Brand.
It can be used as an early game levelling weapon, if a high level

Enchant sorceress is available. It is especially popular on Hardcore - high fire damage, combines with ranged and AoE attacks let any character safely get through Normal.

However, it is the weakest of all options because it lacks IAS, Piercing and has low increased damage.