The sling was a two-handed Ranged weapon dropped by very low level monsters. With the release of the Evolution of Combat on 20 November 2012 all slings were replaced with chargebows.
On release, the sling replaced the crossbow as the weakest ranged weapon in RuneScape. It required 1 Ranged to equip and no ammunition of any kind, which made it a simple Ranged training tool for lower levels. The sling had an extremely short attack range.
When a player's Ranged level increased to level 5 (or using a few times while already having at least level 5), equipping the sling would generate a message advising using bows or crossbows instead. It also directed players to the advisory icon in the corner of the screen.
“ | Continued use of the sling is not recommended at this Ranged level. You will find more benefit from using a shortbow with arrows or a crossbow with bolts.
To learn about ammo, click on the advisor button. |
” |
The price of this weapon rapidly rose over 7000%, then plummeted from the highest raised price list to the lowest dropped price list. The sling was not allowed during PvP combat.
Only 5 sling drops could be obtained per day, but there was no limit to buying and selling them every day. Along with Kayle's sling, the sling had a hidden 0.9x damage multiplier since it only used to hit 90% of the expected amount for its Ranged Strength bonus.
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A player wielding a sling. | |||||||||||
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Attack bonus | ||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | ||||||||
Defence bonus | ||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Damage absorption | ||||||||||||
0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||
Other bonuses | ||||||||||||
0 | +6 | 0 | 0% | |||||||||
Undefined |
Former drop sources[]
Levels 1 to 24[]
- For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.
Source | Combat level | Quantity | Rarity |
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Corpse mage | 15 | 1 | Common |
Man | 2 | 1 | Common |
Thief | 16 | 1 | Common |
Skeleton (Lumbridge Catacombs) | 11 | 1 | Uncommon |
Al-Kharid warrior | 9 | 1 | Uncommon |
Cow | 2 | 1 | Uncommon |
Dark wizard | 7; 9; 11; 20; 22; 23 | 1 | Uncommon |
Goblin | 2; 5; 11; 13; 16; 25 | 1 | Uncommon |
Minotaur | 12; 27 | 1 | Uncommon |
Zombie | 13; 18; 24; 25; 30; 32; 40; 44; 53; 78; 85 | 1 | Uncommon |
Skoblin | 14; 15 | 1 | Rare |
Ceolburg | 4 | 1 | Rare |
Dragith Nurn | 20 | 1 | Rare |
Giant spider | 2; 24; 27; 50 | 1 | Rare |
Jeff | 2 | 1 | Very rare |
Mugger | 6 | 1 | Very rare |
Warped fly | 5 | 1 | Very rare |
Warped rat | 9 | 1 | Very rare |
Levels 25 and above[]
- For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.
Source | Combat level | Quantity | Rarity |
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Afflicted | 30; 37 | 1 | Uncommon |
Goblin | 2; 5; 11; 13; 16; 25 | 1 | Uncommon |
Minotaur | 12; 27 | 1 | Uncommon |
Zombie | 13; 18; 24; 25; 30; 32; 40; 44; 53; 78; 85 | 1 | Uncommon |
Giant spider | 2; 24; 27; 50 | 1 | Rare |
Preceded by | Title | Succeeded by |
Crossbow | Weakest ranged weapon in RuneScape | Chargebow |