Arrows are a type of ammunition used with bows. They are craftable by players using the Fletching skill. To do that, players must have some arrowshafts (cut from normal logs), feathers and arrowheads. The arrow made is determined by the type of arrowheads used.
Arrows have a chance of breaking after being fired, losing the arrow. According to Roddeck, if the arrow has been broken, the arrow will not appear on the ground to be picked up. The chance of losing an arrow after shooting is approximately 20%, but this decreases gradually with an increase in the player's Ranged level.
One method of preventing losing dropped arrows is to use Ava's device, which collects dropped arrows. This requires the player to have completed the Animal Magnetism quest.
Arrow damage[]
Arrows may be used with bows that are lower level than themselves, but their damage will be capped at the bow's level[1]. For example, if one were to use level 60 dragon arrows with the level 40 yew shortbow, the arrows would perform as a level 40 arrow because the bow is level 40.
Standard arrows[]
| Level | Arrow type | Damage | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronze arrows | 48 | 31 |
| 10 | Iron arrows | 96 | 14 |
| 20 | Steel arrows | 192 | 17 |
| 30 | Mithril arrows | 288 | 21 |
| 40 | Adamant arrows | 384 | 51 |
| 50 | Rune arrows | 480 | 151 |
| Saradomin arrows | 528[2] | 85[3] | |
| Guthix arrows | 528[4] | 84[5] | |
| Zamorak arrows | 528[6] | 85[7] | |
| 60 | Dragon arrows | 576 | 239 |
| 70 | Dark arrows | 672 | 49 |
| 80 | Stalker arrows | 768 | 184 |
| 85 | Wild arrows | 816 | 110 |
| 90 | Araxyte arrows | 864 | 173 |
| 92 | Black stone arrows | 883 | 2,337 |
Special arrows[]
There are several kinds of special arrows aside from the normal arrows described above.
- Ice arrows are used in the Temple of Ikov quest, and they are found (and not made). These arrows are used to kill Fire Warrior of Lesarkus in the quest.
- Ogre arrows are arrows that are made with wolf bones instead of the usual metals, and they are also used in quests and Chompy hunting.
- Brutal arrows are arrows that are made with metallic nails instead of arrowheads, and are generally weaker than their normal counterparts. Brutal arrows are mainly used in the quest Zogre Flesh Eaters, and for killing zogres.
- Broad arrows are frequently used in Slayer assignments, and they can be either bought from Slayer Masters or fletched by the players themselves, if they have bought such an ability from a Slayer Master.
- God arrows are a possible clue scroll reward from any level clue scroll. These arrows each have a 1/10 chance of dealing extra damage, however, when used in conjunction with the appropriate god bow this chance increases to 1/5. There are currently 3 different types of god arrows:
- Bane arrows are made by using Tune Bane Ore on bane ore, smelting the ore, smithing the bars on the anvil in Kethsi, and fletching them. There are four types of bane arrows:
Dungeoneering arrows[]
| Tier | Level | Arrow type | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Novite arrows | 48 |
| 2 | 10 | Bathus arrows | 96 |
| 3 | 20 | Marmaros arrows | 192 |
| 4 | 30 | Kratonite arrows | 288 |
| 5 | 40 | Fractite arrows | 384 |
| 6 | 50 | Zephyrium arrows | 480 |
| 7 | 60 | Argonite arrows | 576 |
| 8 | 70 | Katagon arrows | 672 |
| 9 | 80 | Gorgonite arrows | 768 |
| 10 | 90 | Promethium arrows | 864 |
| 11 | 99 | Sagittarian arrows | 950 |
References[]
Arrows | |
|---|---|
| Standard | |
| Bane |
 Abyssalbane Basiliskbane Dragonbane Wallasalkibane |
| Brutal |
 Bronze Iron Steel Black Mithril Adamant Rune |
| Fire |
 Bronze (Unlit) Iron (Unlit) Steel (Unlit) Mithril (Unlit) Adamant (Unlit) Rune (Unlit) Dragon (Unlit) Dark (Unlit) |
| Other |
 Training Saradomin Zamorak Guthix Fragment Ogre Ice Broad |
| Melee | |
| Ranged |
Arrows Bolts Thrown |
| Magic |
 Air Water Earth Fire |
| Other |
 Nothing |
| Monster related |
 Silverlight and  Darklight Keris Balmung Gadderhammer Salve amulet and  Salve amulet (e) Blisterwood weapons Bane ammunition Holy water |
