Ranged weapons are a set of combat items which are used to fire projectiles at enemies. When equipped these items provide experience in the Ranged skill. Ranged weapons are most effective against magic armour and least effective against melee armour.
Ranged weapons can be divided into three categories by the type of ammunition they use, which each have monsters that are weak to them. They are: arrows, bolts and thrown.
Currently the highest hitting and the most accurate ranged weapon is the Seren godbow, excluding weapons found in Daemonheim.
Bows (arrows)[]
Bows are ranged weapons which require arrows as ammunition. All bows are two handed weapons. They can be separated into two categories: shortbows, and shieldbows.
Shortbows have better offensive stats, while shieldbows offer armour and life bonuses and allow the use of abilities that require shields being equipped. Shortbows have a range of 7 squares, and shieldbows have a range of 8 squares.
Bow types[]
Shortbows[]
Shortbows require two hands to wield and arrows as ammunition. Unlike shieldbows, shortbows offer no armour or life bonuses. However, they do have higher base damage and faster rate of fire (3 seconds between shots). Range: 7 squares.
Bow | Level | Accuracy | Damage | GE Price | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shortbow | 1 | 150 | 43 | 1,215 | |
Chargebow[1] | 1 | 150 | 91 | N/A | |
Quickbow[1] | 5 | 202 | 183 | N/A | |
Oak shortbow | 10 | 202 | 87 | 624 | |
Willow shortbow | 20 | 316 | 175 | 512 | |
Maple shortbow | 30 | 454 | 263 | 688 | |
Comp ogre bow[2] | 30 | 454 | 382 | 3,762 | |
Yew shortbow | 40 | 628 | 351 | 896 | |
Magic shortbow | 50 | 850 | 438 | 1,189 | |
Seercull | 50 | 901 | 249 | 30,997 | |
Gravite chargebow[1] | 55 (45 ) | 983 | 510 | 40k Tokens | |
Elder shortbow | 60 | 1132 | 526 | 4,249 | |
Crystal bow[1] | 70 (50 ) | 1486 | 1286 | 326,879 | |
Attuned crystal bow[1] | 80 (50 ) | 1924 | 1470 | N/A | |
Hexhunter bow | 80 | 1924 | 384 | 169,376,270 | |
Second-Age bow | 80 | 1924 | 1020 | 213,500,000 | |
Zaryte bow[1] | 80 | 1924 | 1470 | 8,816,585 | |
Decimation[1] | 87 | 2287 | 1598 | 65,339,204 | |
Noxious longbow | 90 | 2458 | 1147 | 163,230,298 | |
Seren godbow[1] | 92 | 2577 | 2056 | 923,416,219 |
Shieldābows[]
Shieldbows require two hands to wield and arrows as ammunition. They have lower base damage than shortbows and speed (3.6 seconds between shots) than shortbows. However, they offer armour and life bonuses, as well as the option to use defensive abilities requiring a shield be equipped. Range: 8 squares.
Bow | Level | Accuracy | Damage | Armour | Life Bonus | GE Price | Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shieldbow | 1 | 150 | 26 | 30 | 0 | 1,089 | |
Oak shieldbow | 10 | 202 | 53 | 40 | 0 | 623 | |
Willow shieldbow | 20 | 316 | 106 | 63 | 0 | 335 | |
Willow composite bow | 20 | 316 | 106 | 63 | 0 | 860,090 | |
Maple shieldbow | 30 | 454 | 159 | 90 | 0 | 624 | |
Ogre bow[1] | 30 | 454 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 860,090 | |
Yew shieldbow | 40 | 628 | 212 | 125 | 0 | 864 | |
Yew composite bow | 40 | 628 | 212 | 125 | 0 | 809,273 | |
Maple shieldbow (sighted) | 45 | 732 | 238 | 146 | 0 | 624 10kTokens | |
Magic shieldbow | 50 | 850 | 265 | 170 | 0 | 1,118 | |
Magic composite bow | 50 | 850 | 265 | 170 | 0 | 756,977 | |
Magic shieldbow (sighted) | 55 | 983 | 291 | 196 | 0 | 1,118 10kTokens | |
Saradomin bow | 55 | 983 | 291 | 179 | 0 | 592,059 | |
Guthix bow | 55 | 983 | 291 | 179 | 0 | 586,503 | |
Zamorak bow | 55 | 983 | 291 | 179 | 0 | 616,811 | |
Elder shieldbow | 60 | 1132 | 318 | 226 | 0 | 3,516 | |
Elder shieldbow (sighted) | 65 | 1299 | 344 | 259 | 0 | 3,516 10kTokens | |
Dark bow | 70 | 1486 | 371 | 297 | 0 | 77,444 | |
Strykebow | 85 | 2178 | 450 | 435 | 560 | 13,534,872 |
- ^ Only fires Ogre arrows.
Arrows[]
Arrows are used for ammunition with bows. They do not affect accuracy, but do add damage bonuses. A higher level arrow adds more damage but can make ranged combat very expensive. The type of bow wielded may limit the amount of damage that arrows add. For example, if a tier 50 bow is used with tier 60 arrows, the damage added by the arrows will not be tier 60 but rather tier 50 (i.e. the level of the bow). Non-members cannot use Saradomin, Guthix, Zamorak, Dragon, Dark or Araxyte arrows. All arrows except for the God arrows and Araxyte arrows can be fletched by members.
Arrow | Level | Ranged damage | GE Price | Special |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze arrows | 1 | 48 | 31 | |
Fragment arrows | 5 | 48 | Does 768 damage against ascension creatures. | |
Iron arrows | 10 | 96 | 14 | |
Steel arrows | 20 | 192 | 17 | |
Mithril arrows | 30 | 288 | 21 | |
Adamant arrows | 40 | 384 | 51 | |
Rune arrows | 50 | 480 | 151 | |
Saradomin arrows | 50 | 528 | 85 | |
Guthix arrows | 50 | 528 | 84 | |
Zamorak arrows | 50 | 528 | 85 | |
Broad arrows | 50 | 528 | Can be used to kill kurasks | |
Dragon arrows | 60 | 576 | 239 | |
Abyssalbane arrows | 60 | 576 | Does extra damage to abyssal demons | |
Basiliskbane arrows | 60 | 576 | Does extra damage to basilisks | |
Dragonbane arrows | 60 | 576 | Does extra damage to dragons | |
Wallasalkibane arrows | 60 | 576 | Does extra damage to wallasalkis | |
Dark arrows | 70 | 672 | 49 | |
Stalker arrows | 80 | 768 | 184 | |
Wild arrows | 85 | 816 | 110 | |
Araxyte arrows | 90 | 864 | 173 |
Ogre and brutal arrows[]
Ogre and brutal arrows are only available to members and can only be used with ogre bows. Ogre arrows can be fletched during and after the Big Chompy Bird Hunting quest and can be used with either an ogre bow or a composite ogre bow.
Brutal arrows can be fletched after completing the Zogre Flesh Eaters quest and can only be used with a composite ogre bow. They are currently the only effective weapon against Zogres and Skogres.
Arrow | Level | Ranged damage | GE Price |
---|---|---|---|
Ogre arrows | 30 | 288 | 95 |
Bronze brutal arrows | 1 | 48 | 32 |
Iron brutal arrows | 10 | 96 | 19 |
Steel brutal arrows | 15 | 144 | 19 |
Black brutal arrows | 20 | 192 | 91 |
Mithril brutal arrows | 23 | 220 | 477 |
Adamant brutal arrows | 40 | 316 | 376 |
Rune brutal arrows | 50 | 412 | 647 |
Crossbows (bolts)[]
Crossbows are ranged weapons which require bolts as ammunition. They can be separated into two categories: crossbows and two-handed crossbows.
Crossbows have a faster rate of fire (2.4 seconds) than two-handed crossbows (3.6 seconds). Crossbows leave the shield slot open which can be filled by off-handed crossbows to further increase rate of fire. Two-handed crossbows offer a base damage bonus in addition to the damage bonus from the bolts used, while crossbows rely only on the bolt to deal damage. Both types have the same accuracy
Crossbow types[]
One-Handed Crossbows[]
- ^ Only fires coral bolts.
- ^ This crossbow cannot use enchanted or gem-tipped bolts.
- ^ Only fires kebbit and long kebbit bolts.
- ^ a b Only fires bolt racks.
Two-handed crossbows[]
Name | Level | Accuracy | Damage | GE Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze 2h crossbow | 1 | 150 | 63 | 1,074 |
Iron 2h crossbow | 10 | 202 | 127 | 2,775 |
Steel 2h crossbow | 20 | 316 | 255 | 4,010 |
Black 2h crossbow | 25 | 381 | 318 | 7,760 |
Mithril 2h crossbow | 30 | 454 | 382 | 6,505 |
Adamant 2h crossbow | 40 | 628 | 510 | 16,449 |
Rune 2h crossbow | 50 | 850 | 637 | 4,057 |
Dragon 2h crossbow | 60 | 1132 | 795 | 3,396,533 |
Karil's crossbow[1] | 70 | 1486 | 927 | 3,954,941 |
Blisterwood stake-thrower crossbow[2] | 70 | 1486 | 892 | N/A |
Hand cannon[3] | 75 | 1694 | 993 | 804,514 |
Royal crossbow | 80 | 1924 | 1020 | N/A |
Wyvern crossbow | 85 | 2178 | 1083 | 24,191,474 |
Dominion crossbow[4] | 90 | 2458 | 1147 | N/A |
- ^ Only fires bolt racks.
- ^ Only fires blisterwood stakes
- ^ Only fires hand cannon shots.
- ^ Does not require ammunition. Only usable in the Dominion Tower.
Bolts[]
Bolts are used for ammunition with crossbows. They do not affect accuracy, but do add damage bonuses. A higher level bolt adds more damage but can make ranged combat very expensive. The type of crossbow wielded may limit the amount of damage that bolts add. For example, if a tier 70 crossbow is used with tier 80 bolts, the damage added by the bolts will not be tier 80 but rather tier 70 (i.e. the level of the crossbow). Gem tipped bolts can be enchanted using the Enchant Crossbow Bolt spell.
Name | Level | Damage | Cost | Special |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze bolts | 1 | 48 | 25 | |
Coral bolts | 1 | 48 | N/A | Can only be used with the coral crossbow |
Fragment bolts | 1 | 48 | N/A | Does 768 damage against ascension creatures. |
Barbed bolts | 1 | 48 | 71 | |
Blurite bolts | 16 | 57 | N/A | |
Iron bolts | 10 | 96 | 43 | |
Opal bolts | 10 | 96 | 36 | |
Steel bolts | 20 | 192 | 59 | |
Pearl bolts | 20 | 192 | 70 | |
Opal bolts (e) | 20 | 192 | 32 | Lucky lightning enchantment |
Jade bolts | 25 | 240 | N/A | |
Silver bolts | 25 | 240 | 39 | |
Bone bolts | 28 | 268 | 49 | Can only be used with the Dorgeshuun or Zanik's crossbow |
Mithril bolts | 30 | 288 | 74 | |
Topaz bolts | 30 | 288 | 83 | |
Pearl bolts (e) | 30 | 288 | 49 | Sea curse enchantment |
Black bolts | 33 | 316 | 39 | |
Jade bolts (e) | 35 | 336 | N/A | Earthās fury enchantment |
Adamant bolts | 40 | 384 | 113 | |
Sapphire bolts | 40 | 384 | 50 | |
Topaz bolts (e) | 40 | 384 | 60 | Down to earth enchantment |
Runite bolts | 50 | 480 | 197 | |
Broad-tipped bolts | 50 | 480 | 66 | Can be used to kill kurasks |
Kebbit bolts | 50 | 480 | 47 | Can only be used with the hunters' crossbow |
Long kebbit bolts | 50 | 480 | 62 | Can only be used with the hunters' crossbow |
Emerald bolts | 50 | 480 | 89 | |
Ruby bolts | 50 | 480 | 104 | |
Sapphire bolts (e) | 50 | 480 | 84 | Clear mind enchantment |
Diamond bolts | 60 | 576 | 375 | |
Dragon bolts | 60 | 576 | 388 | |
Emerald bolts (e) | 60 | 576 | 166 | Magical poison enchantment |
Ruby bolts (e) | 60 | 576 | 137 | Blood forfeit enchantment |
Abyssalbane bolt | 60 | 576 | N/A | Does extra damage to abyssal demons |
Basiliskbane bolt | 60 | 576 | N/A | Does extra damage to basilisks |
Dragonbane bolt | 60 | 576 | N/A | Does extra damage to dragons |
Wallasalkibane bolt | 60 | 576 | N/A | Does extra damage to wallasalkis |
Bolt rack | 70 | 672 | 132 | Can only be used with Karil's crossbow or Karil's pistol crossbow and off-hand variant. |
Blisterwood stakes (ammo) | 70 | 672 | N/A | Can only be used with blisterwood stake-thrower crossbow. |
Onyx bolts | 70 | 672 | 7,435 | |
Diamond bolts (e) | 70 | 672 | 360 | Armour piercing enchantment |
Dragon bolts (e) | 70 | 672 | 337 | Dragonās breath enchantment |
Bakriminel bolts | 80 | 720 | 3,259 | |
Royal bolts | 80 | 768 | 106 | |
Onyx bolts (e) | 80 | 768 | 7,723 | Leech life enchantment |
Ascension bolts | 90 | 864 | 122 | |
Ascendri bolts | 90 | 902 | 9,214 | |
Blight bolts | 92 | 883 | 1,177 |
Mithril grapple[]
Members can use a mithril grapple as a tool for scaling high obstacles, such as walls. Rangers can create mithril grapples and attach them to mithril bolts provided with the required Smithing level. To use the grapple, players use a rope with the grapple and then use it on the shortcut. Players will need to have a crossbow equipped to use the grapple.
Each time a player uses their grapple, there is a chance that it can break. It cannot be repaired, meaning if a player's grapple does break, they will need to make a new one. Shortcuts that require grapples also require Ranged, Strength, and Agility levels.
Salamanders[]
Salamanders function like two-handed crossbows.
Weapon (creature) | Ranged Level | Accuracy | Damage | Ammo |
---|---|---|---|---|
Swamp lizard (hunter) | 30 | 454 | 397 | Guam tar |
Orange salamander (hunter) | 50 | 850 | 662 | Marrentill tar |
Red salamander (hunter) | 60 | 1132 | 795 | Tarromin tar |
Black salamander (hunter) | 70 | 1486 | 892 | Harralander tar |
Throwing weapons (thrown)[]
Darts[]
Darts can be made after completing the Tourist Trap quest. Players can smith 10 dart tips per bar and can then attach feathers to create a completed dart. They can be wielded as a weapon, allowing players to also carry a shield or off-hand weapon. Note that black darts are only available as drops from elite dark rangers. Darts are stackable, however, they cannot be thrown as far as a player with a bow. The setback is minor, given its decent striking power, speed and availability. Thus, making it a popular training weapon in the ranging arsenal.
Name | Level | Damage | Accuracy | Cost |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze dart | 1 | 48 | 150 | 69 |
Off-hand bronze dart | 1 | 24 | 150 | 22 |
Iron dart | 10 | 96 | 202 | 46 |
Off-hand iron dart | 10 | 48 | 202 | 29 |
Steel dart | 20 | 192 | 316 | 17 |
Off-hand steel dart | 20 | 96 | 316 | 18 |
Black dart | 25 | 240 | 381 | 1,503 |
Off-hand black dart | 25 | 120 | 381 | 98 |
Mithril dart | 30 | 288 | 454 | 30 |
Off-hand mithril dart | 30 | 144 | 454 | 25 |
Adamant dart | 40 | 384 | 628 | 44 |
Off-hand adamant dart | 40 | 192 | 628 | 58 |
Rune dart | 50 | 480 | 850 | 77 |
Off-hand rune dart | 50 | 240 | 850 | 75 |
Dragon dart | 60 | 576 | 1132 | 136 |
Off-hand dragon dart | 60 | 288 | 1132 | 179 |
Blisterwood stake | 70 | 672 | 1486 | N/A |
Off-hand blisterwood stake | 70 | 336 | 1486 | N/A |
Death Lotus dart | 85 | 816 | 2178 | N/A |
Off-hand Death Lotus dart | 85 | 408 | 2178 | N/A |
Deathtouched dart | any | 48 | 150 | N/A |
Javelins[]
Javelins can be bought from the Grand Exchange, Ranging Guild, Void Knights Outposts Archery Shoppe, or obtained from monster drops. They can be wielded as a weapon, allowing players to also wield a shield or off-hand weapon. They are the only thrown weapons available for free players, with the exception of the Sagaie and Morrigan's javelin.
Javelins are much slower than other thrown weapons, but they do more damage per hit.
Javelin | Level | Accuracy | Damage | Cost |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze javelin | 1 | 150 | 74 | 38 |
Iron javelin | 10 | 202 | 149 | 26 |
Steel javelin | 20 | 316 | 298 | 130 |
Mithril javelin | 30 | 454 | 447 | 97 |
Adamant javelin | 40 | 628 | 596 | 65 |
Rune javelin | 50 | 850 | 745 | 181 |
Sagaie | 72 | 1566 | 1072 | 471 |
Morrigan's javelin | 78 | 1829 | 1162 | 5,606 |
Superior Morrigan's javelin | 88 | 2343 | 1311 | N/A |
Throwing axes[]
Throwing axes can be created by players, purchased from the Ranging Guild, or bought from other players. They can be wielded as a single-handed weapon, allowing players to also wield a shield or off-hand weapon. Note that Morrigan's axe can only be obtained as a drop from Revenants.
Throwing axes are slightly slower than throwing knives and darts, but do more damage per hit.
Throwing axe | Level | Accuracy | Damage | Cost |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronze throwing axe | 1 | 150 | 61 | 32 |
Off-hand bronze throwing axe | 1 | 150 | 30 | 25 |
Iron throwing axe | 10 | 202 | 122 | 51 |
Off-hand iron throwing axe | 10 | 202 | 61 | 22 |
Steel throwing axe | 20 | 316 | 245 | 100 |
Off-hand steel throwing axe | 20 | 316 | 122 | 36 |
Mithril throwing axe | 30 | 454 | 367 | 174 |
Off-hand mithril throwing axe | 30 | 454 | 183 | 76 |
Adamant throwing axe | 40 | 628 | 490 | 354 |
Off-hand adamant throwing axe | 40 | 628 | 245 | 149 |
Rune throwing axe | 50 | 850 | 612 | 341 |
Off-hand rune throwing axe | 50 | 850 | 306 | 326 |
Dragon throwing axe | 60 | 1132 | 894 | 388 |
Off-hand dragon throwing axe | 60 | 1132 | 447 | 193 |
Morrigan's throwing axe | 78 | 1829 | 955 | 5,291 |
Superior Morrigan's throwing axe | 88 | 2343 | 1078 | N/A |
Throwing knives[]
Throwing knives are similar to darts. They are one of the fastest weapon types in the game and can be smithed. They can be wielded as a single-handed weapon, allowing players to wield a shield or off-hand weapon.
Players receive 5 throwing knives from each bar they smith. Throwing knives are stackable, however, they cannot be thrown as far as a player with a bow. The setback is minor, given its decent striking power, speed and availability (thus making it a popular training weapon in the ranging arsenal).
Throwing knife | Damage | Accuracy | GE Price |
---|---|---|---|
Bronze knife | 48 | 150 | 37 |
Off-hand bronze knife | 24 | 150 | 50 |
Iron knife | 96 | 202 | 61 |
Off-hand iron knife | 48 | 202 | 56 |
Steel knife | 192 | 316 | 107 |
Off-hand steel knife | 96 | 316 | 104 |
Black knife | 240 | 381 | 668 |
Off-hand black knife | 120 | 381 | 126 |
Mithril knife | 288 | 454 | 183 |
Off-hand mithril knife | 144 | 454 | 175 |
Adamant knife | 384 | 628 | 374 |
Off-hand adamant knife | 192 | 628 | 359 |
Rune knife | 480 | 850 | 395 |
Off-hand rune knife | 240 | 850 | 370 |
Dragon knife[1] | 576 | 1132 | 1,484 |
Off-hand dragon knife[1] | 288 | 1132 | 1,020 |
- ^ a b Cannot be crafted, dropped by Throwing muspahs.
Crystal Chakrams[]
Crystal chakrams are Elven thrown ranged weapons, which have normal and attuned variants. The normal variant requries 70 Ranged and Roving Elves to be completed to wield, while the attuned variant requires 80 Ranged and Plague's End to wield, and 90 Smithing to make.
Ranged weapon | Ranged level | Damage bonus | Accuracy |
---|---|---|---|
Crystal chakram | 70 | 857 | 1486 |
Off-hand crystal chakram | 70 | 428 | 1486 |
Attuned crystal chakram | 80 | 980 | 1924 |
Off-hand attuned crystal chakram | 80 | 490 | 1924 |
Shadow Glaives[]
The shadow glaives are degradable Ranged weapons dropped by Gregorovic in Heart of Gielinor. Each has the accuracy of a tier-90 weapon, but the damage of a tier-80 weapon. They do not require any ammunition to use. The glaives can be bought from other players by trading or through use of the Grand Exchange.
Ranged weapon | Ranged level | Damage bonus | Accuracy | GE Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shadow glaive | 85 | 980 | 2458 | 12,797,611 |
Off-hand shadow glaive | 85 | 490 | 2458 | 12,196,398 |
Chinchompas[]
Chinchompas are a unique, stackable, one-time use ranged explosion weapon. They have three attack styles: short, medium, and long, which determine the length of fuse and its effectiveness. Selecting short makes it more effective at short distance. A longer fuse enables the Chinchompa weapon to be used for longer distance attacks, but also decreases throwing rate. A Chinchompa explosion damages all targets within a three by three area. Chinchompas are obtained by box trapping. Mechanised chinchompa are made using the Invention skill.
Ranged weapon | Ranged level | Damage bonus | Accuracy | GE Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chinchompa | 45 | 551 | 732 | 337 |
Red chinchompa | 55 | 673 | 983 | 751 |
Mechanised chinchompa | 75 | 994 | 1694 | 5,353 |
Jadinko[]
Ranged weapon | Ranged level | Damage bonus | Accuracy |
---|---|---|---|
Bolas | 76 | - | 1738 |
Toktz-Xil-Ul[]
Toktz-Xil-Ul is the TzHaar name for obsidian throwing rings.
Ranged weapon | Ranged level | Damage bonus | Accuracy |
---|---|---|---|
Toktz-xil-ul | 60 | 735 | 1132 |
Obsidian throwing rings can be obtained by buying from the TzHaar combat store, as a drop from the creatures in TzHaar, or by buying it from another player. They cost around 350 Tokkul per throwing ring. This weapon cannot be made using the Smithing skill.
Other Ranged equipment[]
Members also have access to different kinds of weapons. They are:
Ranged weapon | Ranged level | Damage bonus | Accuracy | Ammunition |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dwarf multicannon | 5 (Dwarf Cannon) | N/A | N/A | Cannonball |
Holy water | 50 (Legends' Quest) | 480 | 850 | None |
Pouches[]
Although not a weapon, members have access to a bolt pouch, allowing them to carry a variety of bolts without occupying too much of their bank or inventory space. They can be purchased from the crossbow sales dwarf in Keldagrim. Each player is restricted to one bolt pouch at a time. Destroying it or losing it upon death will cause all the bolts in the pouch to be dropped on the ground.
Bolt pouches can only hold 4 different kinds of bolts. To store bolts in a pouch, players have to use them with the pouch. Left-clicking on the pouch will open a menu showing players what bolts are currently in the pouch. Each of the four slots can hold up to 255 bolts. Bolts can be removed from the pouch or equipped by right-clicking on them. Grapples, however, cannot be stored in pouches. Bolt pouches are untradeable.
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