Zaryte bow

"Zaryte" redirects here. For the race, see Nihil.

For this item's augmented variant, see augmented zaryte bow.

Zaryte bow
Versions
Release	10 January 2011 (Update)
Members	Yes
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Quest item	No
Tradeable	Yes
Tradeable	Yes
Stacks in bank	No
Stacks in bank	No
Equipable	Yes
Equipable	Yes
Stackable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Disassembly	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Noteable	Yes
Value	900,000 coins
Value	900,000 coins
High Alchemy	540,000 coins
High Alchemy	540,000 coins
Low Alchemy	360,000 coins
Low Alchemy	360,000 coins
Destroy	Drop
On death	Reclaimable
On death	Reclaimable
Reclaim	108665
Reclaim	108665
Sacrifice	434660
Sacrifice	434660
Exchange	8,816,585 coins (info)
Buy limit	2
Weight	1.814 kg
Examine	A powerful bow imbued with the fury of Zaros.
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Release	10 January 2011 (Update)
Members	Yes
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Quest item	No
Tradeable	No
Tradeable	No
Stacks in bank	No
Stacks in bank	No
Equipable	Yes
Equipable	Yes
Stackable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Disassembly	Yes
Value	900,000 coins
Value	900,000 coins
High Alchemy	540,000 coins
High Alchemy	540,000 coins
Low Alchemy	360,000 coins
Low Alchemy	360,000 coins
Destroy	Drop
On death	Reclaimable
On death	Reclaimable
Reclaim	108665
Reclaim	108665
Sacrifice	434660
Sacrifice	434660
Exchange	Not sold
Weight	1.814 kg
Examine	A powerful bow imbued with the fury of Zaros.
Release	10 January 2011 (Update)
Members	Yes
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Quest item	No
Tradeable	Yes
Tradeable	Yes
Stacks in bank	No
Stacks in bank	No
Equipable	No
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Stackable	No
Disassembly	Yes
Disassembly	Yes
Value	890,000 coins
Value	890,000 coins
High Alchemy	534,000 coins
High Alchemy	534,000 coins
Low Alchemy	356,000 coins
Low Alchemy	356,000 coins
Destroy	Drop
On death	Reclaimable
On death	Reclaimable
Reclaim	108665
Reclaim	108665
Sacrifice	434660
Sacrifice	434660
Exchange	Not sold
Weight	1.814 kg
Examine	A broken bow imbued with the fury of Zaros.

The Zaryte bow is an enchanted Zarosian bow that requires 80 Ranged to wield. Released on 10 January 2011, it is dropped by Nex, the Zarosian leader of the Ancient Prison in the God Wars Dungeon, as well as the four nihil in The Pit of Freneskae. The Zaryte bow is a tier 80 Ranged weapon, with accuracy equal to the royal crossbow, Attuned crystal bow or dual-wielded chaotic crossbows with royal bolts, and equivalent to the Melee chaotic maul. Like the crystal bow, the zaryte bow supplies its own ammunition, removing the need for players to use and manage their own arrows while using it.

After firing 60,000 shots (auto-attacks only), the zaryte bow degrades and requires repair before it can be used again. Bob the Smith in Lumbridge can repair the bow at a price of 20,000 coins per percent of charge or 2,000,000 coins for a full repair, thus pricing each arrow/shot at approximately 33 coins (if using Bob for repairs). Players with an armour stand in their player-owned house can repair the bow themselves for a decreased cost according to their Smithing level (up to a 50% discount for a player with 99 Smithing and utilising the boost provided by a Smithing cape).

Wielding a zaryte bow, or wearing any piece of Torva, Pernix, or Virtus armour, will cause all factions of monsters in the God Wars Dungeon (aside from the monsters in the generals' rooms and Zarosian monsters in the Ancient Prison) to become unaggressive.

When received with CoinShare active, the Zaryte bow will be dropped as 120 zaryte bow shards split evenly among the players and sent directly to their banks. 120 shards can be combined to create this item.

Bonuses

Combat Stats

Requirements			Degrades
80			60,000 charges
Class			Slot
Ranged
Tier
80
Weapons		Main		Off
Damage		1470		-
Accuracy		1924		-
Style		Arrows
Range		7
Speed		Fast (3.0s)
Attributes						Damage reduction
Armour				0		PvM: 0%			PvP: 0%
Life points				0		Style bonuses
Prayer				2		0		0		0
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Analysis

Because all weapons of the same tier deal equal damage (setting aside the 50% increase from two-handed weaponry or dual-wielding, which all the below weapons share), the zaryte bow deals the same damage as the royal crossbow (with royal bolts) and dual-wielded chaotic crossbows (with royal bolts). Thus, if it does not matter whether you use arrows or bolts, any of the three weapons will be equally effective.

The royal crossbow is the weapon of choice for many high-level rangers. Because its components only cost 357,584 coins, as opposed to the zaryte bow's 8,816,585 coins, the crossbow is typically the best choice for players who meet the requirements and do not have a lot of money. (The actual forging of the crossbow, it should be noted, is not considered to be easy). Alternatively, players who find themselves dungeoneering frequently may prefer buying the main and off-hand chaotic crossbows for 300,000 (200,000 main hand + 100,000 off-hand) tokens which, for many players, could be considered easier than earning the cash for a Zaryte bow or withstanding the Queen Black Dragon's intense fire-breath. The attuned crystal bow is also comparable to the Zaryte bow. At level 90 smithing, an attuned crystal weapon seed is granted to the player after completion of Plague's End, which means that if a player has 90 Smithing beforehand, the attuned crystal bow costs nothing to obtain. At level 99 Agility, the attuned crystal bow is roughly 3% better than the Zaryte bow, though it does not provide a prayer bonus. A player who has the requirements, or can easily get the requirements, would save the entire cost of the Zaryte bow by obtaining an attuned crystal bow instead, making it significantly cheaper.

The bow does not require ammunition, as it generates its own arrows. It can be wielded in the God Wars Dungeon for complete protection from all factions outside the boss rooms and the Ancient Prison - the Shard of Zaros has the same functionality. Also, the Zaryte bow will typically last much longer in combat than the royal crossbow and chaotic crossbows. It will last for approximately 50 hours of auto-attacks, compared to only 10 for the royal and chaotic crossbows. If the player is using abilities, the Zaryte bow will only use one of its 60,000 charges per kill. This enables it to last an extremely long time, making it ideal for long trips. Because the Zaryte bow degrades very slowly, it will rarely require recharging. Thus, while it may have a high initial purchase price, it will be cheaper to use in the long run compared to the royal and chaotic crossbows.

Repair cost

The base repair cost of the Zaryte bow when completely degraded to 0.0% item charge is 2,000,000 coins. It can be repaired by:

• Bob - the axe seller in Lumbridge
• Tindel Marchant - the weapon and armour repairman at Port Khazard
• Dunstan - the smith in Burthorpe
• Squire - in the workshop area of the Void Knights' Outpost

Alternatively, it can be repaired on an armour stand in a player-owned house, or a whetstone device anywhere. This provides a discount of 0.5% per Smithing level (including boosts).

If it is only partially degraded, then the cost of a full repair is multiplied by the percentage of item charge that needs to be repaired to produce the current repair cost.

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Disassembly

Disassembly XP	24.0
Item quantity required	1
Material count	12
Base junk chance	?  2.3% Your actual junk chance depends on your junk chance reduction researched. See the table below for all values, and Junk for more information. Reduction Junk chance None 1 2.3% 1 34 2.3% 2 49 2.3% 3 64 2.2% 4 69 2.2% 5 78 2.1% 6 83 2.1% 7 91 2.0% 8 95 2.0% 9 105 1.9%
Possible materials
Special
4 × Zaros components	100%
Often
Stave parts	35%
Tensile parts	30%
Flexible parts	30%
Rarely
Precise components	3%
Dextrous components	2%

Defined properties:

All Junk chance: 2.3 Junk chance: 2.3

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Comparison with other Ranged weapons

Two-handed

Name		Reqs	Cost	Accuracy (Tier)	Notes
	Seren godbow	92	923,416,219	2577 (92)	Has a special attack, Crystal Rain, which deals damage depending on the target's size in Game squares Supplies its own ammunition, disallowing the use of Bane ammunition Has a 9 square attack range, which decreases the distance a player needs to move in order to attack targets Degrades: has 60,000 charges of combat, and costs 4,800,000 coins to repair via a Repair NPC, or discounted at an armour stand
	Noxious longbow	90	163,230,298	2458 (90)	Has a special attack, Mirrorback, that summons a mirrorback spider which reduces and reflects damage for ten seconds Has a 9 square attack range, which decreases the distance a player needs to move in order to attack targets Degrades: has 30,000 charges of combat (a minimum of 5 hours), and costs 4,500,000 coins to repair via a Repair NPC, or discounted at an armour stand
	Decimation	87	65,339,204	2287 (87)	Has a special attack, Locate, all of your attacks hit all available targets within 3 tiles of your main target (i.e. all of your attacks become area-of-effect attacks) for 10 seconds Supplies its own ammunition, disallowing the use of Bane ammunition Has a 9 square attack range, which decreases the distance a player needs to move in order to attack targets Degrades: has 60,000 charges of combat (a minimum of 10 hours), and costs 4,500,000 coins to repair via a Repair NPC, or discounted at an armour stand
	Wyvern crossbow	85	24,191,474	2178 (85)	Passive effect: damage-over-time effect that ramps up in damage the longer it is in combat against a specific foe that is treated as a poison Has a 9 square attack range, which decreases the distance a player needs to move in order to attack targets Degrades: has 30,000 charges of combat (a minimum of 5 hours), and costs 4,125,000 coins to repair via a Repair NPC, or discounted at an armour stand
	Strykebow	85 85	13,534,872	2178 (85)	Passive effect: stores damage received in combat (must remain equipped) Has a special attack, Deep burn which traps the target in a column of fire using the stored damage from the passive effect As a shieldbow, it allows the use of defence abilities at a cost to damage dealt Has a 9 square attack range, which decreases the distance a player needs to move in order to attack targets Degrades: has 60,000 charges of combat (a minimum of 5 hours), and costs 5 dark bows (387,220 coins) to repair
	Hexhunter bow	80	169,376,270	1924 (80)	Passive effect: +12.5% damage and +10% hit chance boost against magic-classed enemies. Has a 7 square attack range. Degrades: has 60,000 charges of combat, and costs 2,000,000 coins to repair via a Repair NPC, or discounted at an armour stand
	Royal crossbow	80 70 60 Song from the Depths	357,584	1924 (80)	Must reach the Queen Black Dragon's fourth phase and brandish it when she uses her extremely hot flames to initially obtain one Has a 9 square attack range, which decreases the distance a player needs to move in order to attack targets Degrades: has 30,000 charges of combat (a minimum of 5 hours), and is repaired using royal crossbow parts (25% per part)
	Attuned crystal bow	80 50 90 Plague's End The Eyes of Glouphrie	Attuned crystal weapon seed, 2000 harmonic dust	1924 (80)	Has a chance (up to 12%, based on Agility level) to deal +25% damage Supplies its own ammunition, disallowing the use of Bane ammunition Has a 7 square attack range. Degrades: has 50,000 charges of combat (double charges used outside of Prifddinas; a minimum of about 8 hours inside), and can be repaired by Eluned/Islwyn for a minimum of 200,000 coins
	Zaryte bow	80	8,816,585	1924 (80)	Supplies its own ammunition, disallowing the use of Bane ammunition Can be wielded in the God Wars Dungeon to protect from the four central factions Has a 7 square attack range. Degrades: has 60,000 auto-attacks, and costs 2,000,000 coins to repair via a Repair NPC, or discounted at an armour stand
	Sunspear (ranged)	78 River of Blood	Free after River of Blood quest, 600,000 to reclaim	1829 (78)	Can switch combat styles to Sunspear (melee) or Sunspear (magic) Has a 7 square attack range. Degrades: has 15,000 charges of combat, and costs 600,000 coins to repair via a Repair NPC, or discounted at an armour stand.
	Hand cannon	75 61 Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf	804,514	1694 (75)	Uses hand cannon shot as its ammunition Can also explode and do damage to the player using it (the higher the Firemaking level the lower the chance) Has a 9 square attack range, which decreases the distance a player needs to move in order to attack targets

Dual-wield

Name		Reqs	Cost	Accuracy (Tier)	Notes
	Blightbound crossbow and off-hand	92	496,358,591 (main hand) 592,343,565 (off-hand)	2577 (92)	Has a 7 square attack range Degrades: has 60,000 charges of combat (but loses 2 charges per hit, so has a minimum duration of 5 hours of combat), and costs 4,500,000 coins to repair via a Repair NPC, or discounted at an armour stand
	Ascension crossbow and off-hand	90	125,758,405 (main hand) 125,985,380 (off-hand)	2458 (90)	Has a 7 square attack range Degrades: has 30,000 charges of combat (a minimum of 5 hours), and costs 4,000,000 coins total to repair via a Repair NPC, or discounted at an armour stand
	Superior Morrigan's throwing axe	88	11,498,028 (main hand)	2343 (88)	Thrown weapon, disallowing the use of Bane ammunition Has a 5 square attack range Has a special attack, Hamstring, which deals 20% extra damage and increases opponent's run energy drain rate Degrades: has 100,000 charges of combat, and degrades to dust No off-hand equivalent
	Superior Morrigan's javelin	88	11,529,528 (main hand)	2343 (88)	Thrown weapon, disallowing the use of Bane ammunition Has a 5 square attack range Has a special attack, Phantom Strike, which inflicts damage over time to the opponent Degrades: has 100,000 charges of combat, and degrades to dust No off-hand equivalent
	Elite Death Lotus dart and off-hand	88 92	25 Death Lotus dart (or off-hand), Death lotus extract	2343 (88)	Untradeable, requires significant progress in the player-owned port to obtain and 5,000 Dungeoneering tokens to buy the extract (one-time use) or obtain with a Lucky charm Thrown weapon, disallowing the use of Bane ammunition Has a 6 square attack range
	Shadow glaive and off-hand	85	12,797,611 (main hand) 12,196,398 (off-hand)	2458 (90)	It has the accuracy of a tier-90 weapon, but the damage of a tier-80 weapon. Thrown weapon, disallowing the use of Bane ammunition Has a 7 square attack range Degrades: has 60,000 charges of combat (a minimum of 10 hours), and costs 3,000,000 coins total to repair via a Repair NPC, or discounted at an armour stand
	Death Lotus dart and off-hand	85 92	Ancient bones, 25 Ascension shards	2178 (85)	Untradable, requires significant progress in the player-owned port to obtain Thrown weapon, disallowing the use of Bane ammunition Has a 6 square attack range
	Attuned crystal chakram and off-hand	80 50 90 Plague's End The Eyes of Glouphrie	2 attuned crystal weapon seeds, 2000 harmonic dust	1924 (80)	Has a chance (up to 12%, based on Agility level) to deal +25% damage Thrown weapon, disallowing the use of Bane ammunition Has a 7 square attack range Degrades: has 50,000 charges of combat (double charges used outside of Prifddinas; a minimum of about 8 hours inside), and can be repaired by Eluned/Islwyn for a a minimum of 200,000 coins
	Chaotic crossbow and off-hand	80 80	200,000 (main hand) 100,000 (off-hand)	1924 (80)	Has a 7 square attack range Degrades: has 30,000 charges of combat (a minimum of 5 hours), and costs (total) 3,000,000 coins, or 300,000 coins and 30,000 Dungeoneering tokens to repair
	Armadyl crossbow and off-hand	75	5,594,315 (main hand) 5,598,386 (off-hand)	1694 (75)	Has a 7 square attack range Does not degrade Offers a prayer bonus No ammunition of the corresponding tier

Drop sources

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Source	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Nex	1001	1	Rare
Blood nihil	160	1	Very rare
Ice nihil	160	1	Very rare
Shadow nihil	160	1	Very rare
Smoke nihil	108; 160	1	Very rare

Trivia

• The zaryte bow is the only God Wars Dungeon affiliated-item that is not unique to one location.
• The zaryte bow has the rarest confirmed drop rate for any item when it is dropped from nihil on Freneskae - 1 in 1,000,000.