Seercull

The Seercull is a bow that is similar to the Magic longbow, differing only in its rate of fire (that of a composite bow) and special attack. It requires Level 50 Ranged to wield. The Special attack temporarily drains the target's Magic level by the amount of damage inflicted divided by 10, draining the entire special bar in doing so.

After the Ring of Wealth update on 15 March 2011, this bow has become almost useless due to the patch notes stating that as magic levels are drained, you can still autocast the spell you were using at the moment. It is unknown if this works with boosted combat spells.

The meaning of Seercull can be attributed to the combination of the words seer (another word for "mage or wizard") and the word cull (another word for "kill"). In other words, the mage-killer. This name is quite fitting as the Seercull's special ability reduces the Magic level of the opponent.

Due to the fact that its special is only effective against players, combined the average shooting rate and its inability to be kept over most ranger armour after death, the Seercull is not commonly used by players training the Ranged skill. However its effectiveness against wizards has made it useful in the Fist of Guthix activity, as well as in other PvP situations. This is because its special attack will lower an opponents magic level, causing the opponent to have less accuracy.

This weapon is also uncommonly used by Hybrids that attack with ranged and magic. A player's magical defence is based on 70% of their magic level, and 30% of their defence level. Lowering a players magic by a significant amount will make it much easier to Entangle and Tele-block the victim, even if they have armor with high magical defence such as Dragonhide.

The Seercull is a rare drop from Dagannoth Supreme or Greater reborn rangers. The Seercull appears to be a recurve bow. It is not commonly seen among players because many choose to use the magic shortbow because it is much cheaper and for the special attack.

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Trivia

 * The Seercull actually resembles a real-life composite bow, know as the Recurve Bow, known for having a higher poundage (strength) than English longbows.