Hexhunter bow (Dungeoneering)

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The Hexhunter bow is a bow found in the dungeon of Daemonheim while Dungeoneering. The bow is a unique drop from the soulgazer, requiring 98 Ranged to wield. The bow is one of the rarest and most sought-after items in Dungeoneering.

Though soulgazers officially require level 99 Slayer to damage, they can be killed by a player with any Slayer level using the Retribution prayer, Wrath curse, or the special effect of the blood necklace. 99 Slayer is also required for recoil damage (such as deflect curses and Vengeance) to damage a soulgazer. A survivalist's potion can be used to temporarily raise your Slayer level.

Sagittarian longbow
As you can see from the table above, the sagittarian longbow and the hexhunter bow have similar stats. However, the sagittarian longbow has an extra 366 accuracy, 5 damage, and 73 armour rating, while the hexhunter bow is 1.2 seconds faster. Both bows give the same life points boost. Anyone choosing between the sagittarian longbow and the hexhunter bow would have to weigh the benefits of the extra accuracy, damage, and armour bonus of the longbow to the increased speed of the hexhunter bow, although it is generally accepted that the extra speed of the hexhunter bow gives it the edge over the sagittarian longbow.

Sagittarian shortbow
In comparison with the hexhunter bow, the sagittarian shortbow has more base damage - at 99 Ranged, the shortbow has 918 damage compared to the hexhunter bow's 618. The shortbow also has an extra 366 accuracy over the hexhunter bow. However, the hexhunter bow is 0.6 seconds faster than the sagittarian shortbow, gives a defence and life points boost, and also gives access to shield abilties. Anyone choosing between the sagittarian shortbow and the hexhunter bow would have to weigh the benefits of the extra accuracy and damage of the shortbow to the increased speed and armour/life points boost of the hexhunter bow, along with the shield abilities the bow unlocks. The rarity of the hexhunter bow can also play into the decision. While the sagittarian shortbow is a random drop from the Skeletal Trio on all Occult floors, the hexhunter bow is a rare drop from soulgazers, making it harder to obtain.

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Former bonus
Before the Evolution of Combat, the hexhunter bow had a passive bonus: its ranged damage increased as the opponent's Magic level increased. This made it one of the most desirable items in Daemonheim, as it could hit very highly and accurately on forgotten mages and necromancers. Its damage per second easily exceeded the damage per second of the most damaging melee weapons, and it was far a more damaging weapon than any other bow in Daemonheim. The bow was also very good against most bosses (even those that would not seem to have high Magic levels, like Dreadnaught and Gravecreeper, though this was most effective when employing the use of a Bloodrager's Sundering Strike special attack to lower the boss's Defence).

Trivia

 * The hexhunter bow is one of only three bows in the game with a speed of 'Fastest'. The other two are the chargebow and the seercull.
 * The hexhunter bow's former passive effect was removed with the Evolution of Combat, although a Jagex moderator has said that it will be reimplemented . It is unknown if this is still a planned future update as it would make the hexhunter bow much more damaging than any other weapon in Daemonheim.

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