Rune crossbow

"Rcb" redirects here. For the coral crossbow upgrade, see Royal crossbow.

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Rune crossbow
Release	31 July 2006 (Update)
Members	Yes
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Quest item	No
Tradeable	Yes
Tradeable	Yes
Lendable	Yes
Lendable	Yes
Equipable	Yes
Equipable	Yes
Stackable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Unknown
Disassembly	Unknown
Value	Unknown
Value	Unknown
High Alchemy	9720 coins
High Alchemy	9720 coins
Low Alchemy	6480 coins
Low Alchemy	6480 coins
Destroy	Drop
On death	Unknown
On death	Unknown
On death	Unknown
Exchange	9,573 coins (info)
Buy limit	100
Weight	6 kg
Examine	A runite crossbow.
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The rune crossbow is the highest grade of crossbow made out of standard metal and the 7th most accurate of all single-handed crossbows, behind the Demon slayer crossbow, Dragon crossbow, Armadyl crossbow, Karil's pistol crossbow, chaotic crossbow, and the Ascension crossbow (tied with dominion). It requires a Ranged level of 50 to wield, can use bolts up to runite and is available to members only.

Rune crossbows can be made through the Fletching skill at level 69; a player must first cut a yew stock for the crossbow from yew logs, granting 50 Fletching experience. Then, a player must add rune crossbow limbs to the stock, granting 100 experience and making an unstrung rune crossbow. Finally, they must string the crossbow with crossbow string, granting 50 experience. The rune crossbow is faster than the magic shortbow and the Rune 2h crossbow, but does not offer a damage bonus, while the shortbow and 2h crossbow do. To compensate, it can be wielded with a shield, for significant defensive bonuses. This allows for players to range while still keeping defensive abilities of shields such as an anti-dragon or dragonfire shield when fighting dragons.  Alternatively, it can be combined with an off-hand rune crossbow to dramatically increase one's attacking power. They can also be obtained through completing Hard Treasure Trails.

Combat Stats

Requirements
50
Class			Slot
Ranged
Tier
Unknown edit
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		-		-
Accuracy		850		-
Style		Bolts
Range		? (edit)
Speed		Fastest (2.4s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				0		0		0		0
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Dropping monsters

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Source	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Kree'arra	210	1	Common
Ice warrior	57	1	Very rare

Trivia

• There is a common misconception that the higher grade of crossbow, the higher the max hit will be. With one-handed crossbows, however, only accuracy is determined by the crossbow itself. The ammunition, ranged level, the use of potions, and prayer used is what determines the damage dealt and not which grade of crossbow is used. Nevertheless, it does indirectly influence damage done, as the grade crossbow used decides how powerful the ammo you can use is, as well as how often you can hit.