Sling



The Sling is a two-handed Ranged weapon dropped by very low level NPCs. The sling has replaced the crossbow as the weakest ranged weapon in Runescape. It requires 1 Ranged to equip and does not require ammunition of any kind, which makes it a simple Ranged training tool for lower levels. The sling has an extremely short attack range.

When a player with a Ranged level of 5 or greater uses this weapon, they will get a message saying that using the sling is not recommended at the player's Ranged level, and should move on to stronger equipment. However, you are still able to use this weapon.

You can only obtain 5 sling drops per day, but there is not a current limit to how much of these can be bought and sold every day.

Kayle's sling, obtained during The Blood Pact quest, has slightly better stats than a normal sling, so it is recommended that players use Kayle's sling instead.

Monster drops

 * Afflicted
 * Al Kharid warrior
 * Bandit
 * Corpse mage
 * Cow
 * Cuffs
 * Dark wizard
 * Dragith Nurn
 * Farmer
 * Giant rat
 * Giant spider
 * Goblin
 * Man
 * Minotaur
 * Mugger
 * Rogue
 * Skoblin
 * Spider
 * Thief
 * Warped cockroach
 * Warped fly
 * Woman
 * Zombie

Trivia

 * Kayle's sling from The Blood Pact quest looks almost exactly like the regular sling; the only difference in appearance is that Kayle's sling is a dark red shade.
 * This is popular with many players because it needs no ammo and that it is very cheap.
 * The sling and Kayle's sling both have different stats: Kayle's sling has a +1 higher Ranged attack and has +0.5 higher Ranged strength.
 * The sling and Kayle's sling are similar to the abyssal whip in the manner in which they are held, as well as in the defense animations used when wielding them.
 * The sling has a slightly larger inventory image compared to Kayle's Sling
 * Although the Sling is two-handed, while using it, the player only seems to use one hand. This may be due in part to the player having to pick up rocks (not shown) to load the sling.
 * It is only available in player-versus-monster (PvM) combat and cannot be used against other players in combat. Kayle's Sling, however, could be used in player-versus-player (PvP) combat until October 18. Neither sling may be used in PvP combat now.
 * When the sling was released it couldn't be traded.
 * The Sling is the only weapon that has an attack speed faster than that of a flesh crawler