Pay-to-play Ranged training

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The following guide gives advice on training the ranged skill from levels 1-99. The ranged combat skill is highly useful as it gives the player the ability to attack from long ranges with projectiles. This can allow a player to avoid all damage in combat.

Contents 1 Equipment for Ranged Attack Bonus 1.1 Headgear 1.2 Body 1.3 Legs 1.4 Shields 1.5 Boots 1.6 Rings 1.7 Gloves 1.8 Amulet 2 Recommended Weapons 3 Recommended Equipment 4 Monsters 4.1 Levels 1 to 10 4.2 Levels 10 to 20 4.3 Levels 20 to 30 4.4 Levels 30 to 40 4.5 Levels 40 to 50 4.6 Levels 50 to 60 4.7 Levels 60 to 70 4.8 Levels 70 to 80 4.9 Levels 80 to 90 4.10 Levels 90 to 99 5 Other Methods of Training 5.1 Red Chinchompa use guide 5.1.1 Locations 5.1.2 Inventory 5.1.3 Armour 5.1.4 Experience gain 5.2 Chinchompa use guide 5.2.1 Locations 5.3 Cannon use guide 5.3.1 Locations 5.3.2 Restrictions 5.3.3 Inventory

[edit] Equipment for Ranged Attack Bonus

Note: If you want to use Void Equipment to range, use the full set (Void Ranger helm/Gloves/Top/Robe), otherwise the set is useless.

[edit] Headgear

Requirement level	Item	Range attack bonus	Degrading
Level 40	Sacred clay coif	+2	Yes (just the extra experience gain, the coif itself does not degrade)
Level 40	Spined helm	+6	No
Level 40	Robin Hood hat	+8	No
Level 42	Void ranger helm	+0 1	No (requires void robe, void gloves, void top)
Level 45	Archer helm	+6	No
Level 70	Blessed dragonhide coifs	+7	No
Level 70	Armadyl helmet	+10	No
Level 78 (20 for corrupt)	Morrigan's coif	+13	Yes (not recommended)

1. When combined with the whole set, it gives +10% to Range Attack and +10% to maximum damage with Range.

[edit] Body

Requirement level	Item	Range attack bonus	Degrading
Level 42	Void knight top	+0	No (requires void robe, void gloves, ranger helm)
Level 40	Sacred clay body	+15	Yes (just the extra experience gain, the body itself does not degrade)
Level 50	Blue d'hide body	+20	No
Level 60	Red d'hide body	+25	No
Level 70	Black d'hide body	+30	No
Level 70	Karil's leathertop	+30	Yes
Level 70	Armadyl chestplate	+33	No
Level 78 (20 for corrupt)	Morrigan's leather body	+36	Yes (not recommended)

[edit] Legs

Range requirement level	Item	Range attack bonus	Degrading
Level 42	Void knight robe	+0	No (requires void top, void gloves, ranger helm)
Level 40	Sacred clay chaps	+8	Yes (just the extra experience gain, the chaps themself does not degrade)
Level 50	Blue d'hide chaps	+11	No
Level 60	Red d'hide chaps	+14	No
Level 70	Black d'hide chaps	+17	No
Level 70	Karil's leatherskirt	+17	Yes
Level 70	Armadyl plateskirt	+20	No
Level 78 (20 for corrupt)	Morrigan's leather chaps	+23	Yes (not recommended)

[edit] Shields

Either of these shields are highly recommended especially if using thrown items such as darts/knives or crossbow training.

Requirement level	Item	Range attack bonus	Degrading
Level 1	Book of Balance	+4	No
Level 1	Unholy Book	+8	No

[edit] Boots

Boots are greatly overlooked when range training. Many people wear their Climbing boots or Dragon boots, but purchasing Snakeskin boots for the extra +3 range bonus is worth it.

Requirement level	Item	Range attack bonus	Degrading
Level 30	Snakeskin boots	+3	No
Level 40	Ranger boots	+8	No

[edit] Rings

Some people may wish to wear a Ring of wealth, which is understandable, but those that wish to wear void armour may want to go for the range bonus rings (since void doesn't have any ranged attack bonuses).

Requirement level	Item	Range attack bonus	Degrading
Level 1 (rank 100+ at Mobilising Armies)	Ruby ring (i)	+3	No
Level 1	Archers' ring	+4	No
Level 1 (rank 100+ at Mobilising Armies)	Diamond ring (i)	+4	No
Level 1 (rank 200+ at Mobilising Armies)	Dragonstone ring (i)	+5	No
Level 1 (rank 300+ at Mobilising Armies)	Onyx ring (i)	+6	No
Level 1 (rank 300+ at Mobilising Armies)	Archers' ring (i)	+8	No

[edit] Gloves

Requirement level	Item	Range attack bonus	Degrading
Level 42	Void knight gloves	+0	No (requires void robe, void top, ranger helm)
Level 1	Combat Bracelet	+7	No
Level 1	Regen bracelet	+7
Level 40	Green d'hide vamb	+8	No
Level 50	Blue d'hide vamb	+9	No
Level 60	Red d'hide vamb	+10	No
Level 70	Black d'hide vamb	+11	No
Level 1	Gloves (barrows)	+12	No

[edit] Amulet

Requirement level	Item	Range attack bonus	Degrading
Level 1	Amulet of glory	+10	No
Level 1	Amulet of fury	+10	No
Level 1	Amulet of ranging	+15	No

[edit] Recommended Weapons

The following table shows you what the best advised equipment is to train ranging. For ammunition its recommended you use iron or steel arrows and use Ava's attractor or accumulator. Bronze knifes are strongly recommended over any other knife due to the fact of lower cost and more availability on the Grand Exchange.

Requirement Level	Weapon	Ranged attack bonus	Ammunition	Alternatives
Level 1	Shortbow	+8	Bronze arrow and Iron arrow	Bronze knife
Level 5	Oak shortbow	+14	Bronze arrow to Steel arrow	Bronze knife
Level 20	Willow shortbow	+20, +22	Bronze arrow to Mithril arrow	Bronze knife
Level 30	Maple shortbow	+29	Bronze arrow to Adamant arrow	Dorgeshuun crossbow, Bronze knife
Level 40	Yew shortbow	+47, +49	Bronze arrow to Rune arrow	Dorgeshuun crossbow, Sacred clay bow
Level 50	Magic shortbow	+69, +71	Bronze arrow to Rune arrow	Zanik's crossbow, Bronze knife, Iron knife, Steel knife
Level 61	Rune crossbow	+90	Up to runite bolts	Zanik's crossbow, Bronze knife, Iron knife, Steel knife

Some users may be tempted to buy a Dark bow at level 60 but it isn't recommended to train with, due to its slow attack speed and the fact that other players may be able to steal your kills.

The Crystal bow (level 70 range with at least 51 agility) costs a lot of money initially, but offers the greatest experience of all save cannoning and red chinchompas. The price also decreases each time the bow is recharged, from a starting price of 900k to 180k.

Bone bolts can only be used with the Dorgeshuun crossbow or Zanik's crossbow. Zanik's crossbow requires The Chosen Commander.

If you have the required 55 Slayer for broad-tipped bolts, use them as they are cheaper than adamant bolts, but as strong as adamant bolts.

[edit] Recommended Equipment

Requirement level	Item
Level 1	Leather armour, Leather chaps
Level 20	Studded leather armour, Coif
Level 30	Snakeskin armour
level 40	Dragonhide armour, Stealing Creation armour
Level 42	Void Knight equipment(can be used till 99, has great accuracy bonus and max hit bonuses)
Level 50	Blue dragonhide armour
Level 60	Red dragonhide armour
level 70+	Black dragonhide armour, Blessed dragonhide coif, Armadyl armour

[edit] Monsters

[edit] Levels 1 to 10

Monster	Pros	Cons
Chickens	Feathers and raw chicken can be sold, feathers are stackable	Low health = little experience
Cows	Cowhide can be sold	Cowhides are not stackable
Rock crabs	Low defence but high Hitpoints.	Often Crowded
Man/Woman	Located all over RuneScape, Drops Herbs and level 1 Clue scrolls	Low health = little experience
Goblins	Drops level 1 clue scrolls	Low health = little experience
Experiments	Great XP, have 100 HP, and their max hit is 1.	Requires quest Creature of Fenkenstrain, often crowded, only drops bones.

[edit] Levels 10 to 20

Monster	Pros	Cons
Chickens	Feathers and raw chicken can be sold.	Can be tiresome, Low health = little experience.
Cows	Cowhide can be sold.	Cowhides are not stackable
Rock crabs	Low defence, but high Hitpoints.	Often crowded
Man/Woman	Located all over RuneScape, Drops herbs and level 1 Clue scrolls	Low health = little experience.
Slayer Monsters	Slayer experience in addition of combat experience.	Can be slow experience
Goblins	Drops level 1 clue scrolls.	Low health = little experience
Experiments	Great experience, have 100 hitpoints and their max hit is 1.	Requires quest Creature of Fenkenstrain, often crowded, only drops bones.
Chaos Druids	Very good drops, hit low.	Often crowded

[edit] Levels 20 to 30

Monster	Pros	Cons
Cows	Cowhide can be sold or tanned for more money.
Rock crabs	Low defence, but high HP.
Experiments	Great XP, have 100 HP and their max hit is 1.	Requires quest Creature of Fenkenstrain, often crowded, only drops bones.
Slayer monsters	Slayer xp in addition of combat xp.
Goblins	Drops level 1 clue scrolls.	Low health = little experience
Hill Giant	Sometimes drops limpwurt roots, drops big bones, which can be used to train prayer, area has many safespot.	Very crowded
Bears	Large groups of bears can be found by the mine North-East of Ardougne. Usually not  very crowded Furs can be sold for a small profit	Very little bears found in Runescape, with the exception of the mine North-East of Aroudogne

[edit] Levels 30 to 40

Monster	Pros	Cons
Rock crabs	50 HP, low offence and defence stats.	Gets crowded.
Slayer Monsters	Gives additional slayer xp.	Some monsters cannot be ranged, or it is inefficient to try to range them.
Hill Giant	Good drops.	Often crowded.
Experiments	Great XP, have 100 HP and their max hit is 1.	Requires quest Creature of Fenkenstrain, often crowded, only drops bones.
Guards (with crossbow)	Close to towns and banks, fast deposit of attained items, drops bolts.	Bad drops.

[edit] Levels 40 to 50

Monster	Pros	Cons
Moss Giants	Excellent drops, including high level herb and seed drops.	*Can be hard to get to.Usually quite crowded, giants can hit fairly high.
Hill Giants near the Observatory	Low defense and maximum hit, good for quick training.
Ice Giants in Ice dungeon	Safe spots available, high Hitpoints and low defence.	Aggressive Ice Warriors nearby that can interrupt training. May be dangerous for lower-leveled rangers.
Ice Warriors in Ice dungeon	Good drops, safe spots available.	Extremely aggressive.
Slayer monsters	Excellent Slayer experience.	Some monsters cannot be Ranged.
Rock Crabs in Relleka	Low Defence and maximum hits, but high Hitpoints makes for good training.	Often extremely crowded.One of the harder places to get to.
Experiments in Fenkenstrain's dungeon	High Hitpoints, low Defence.	Can get quite crowded.
Ogres in the Lathas Combat Training Camp	Shoot from behind the fence and you can't be damaged. Requires Biohazard quest.	May be dangerous for low-leveled players, as Ogres are aggressive.
Dwarfs in the tunnel underneath White wolf mountain.	Good charm droppers.	Requires Fishing Contest quest.
Green Dragons in the Chaos tunnels	Excellent money making and experience.	Multi-combat area, with some Baby black dragons in the area.
Zombies in the Stronghold of Security	Great for Steel arrow drops.

[edit] Levels 50 to 60

• Yaks, requires The Fremennik Isles quest completed to the part where the players go to Neitiznot.
• Rock crab
• red spiders in the varrock sewers, they are easy to hit,in a multi-combat area and as players tend to go after the moss giants over crowding is not an issue. they don't have good drops however.
• Hill giant
• Ice giant
• Moss giant
• Green Dragon are a good way of making money too, if you pick up the bones and hides and sell them in the Grand Exchange.
• Slayer monsters
• Experiments
• Ogres in the Lathas Combat Training Camp; shoot from behind the fence and you can't be damaged. (Requires Biohazard quest.) Also near Castle Wars; hide behind the wall or plants.
• Guard in Ranging Guild, They have low defence levels and high HP, very good for training.

[edit] Levels 60 to 70

• Slayer monsters; especially Dragons (Green, Blue and Red), Giants (Hill, Ice and Fire), Demons (Lesser, Greater and Black) as they have viable safespots.
• Pros: Good drops and give slayer exp.
• Cons:Most are in the wilderness
• Fire Giants, requires Waterfall Quest to access, might be crowded.
• Green Dragons
• Yaks
• Experiments
• Ogres in the Lathas Combat Training Camp; shoot from behind the fence and you can't be damaged. (Requires Biohazard quest.)

[edit] Levels 70 to 80

Monster	Pros	Cons
Fire giants	Valuable drops, good source of charms	Accurate and strong hits Some training areas are crowded
Slayer monsters	Gives additional Slayer experience	Some cannot be safe-spotted, and it is not always more efficient to range certain monsters
Green dragons	Several valuable drops, including always dropped dragon bones and green dragonhide	Often crowded Revenants may attack players
Greater demons	Can be safe-spotted Level 3 clues	Hard to reach Most other drops are poor Drops must be telegrabbed
Lesser demons	Low defence and high hitpoints Safe spots in some areas	Drops are considered quite worthless
Yaks	Quite high hitpoints, yet low combat level and maximum hit Drops can aid in crafting.	Sometimes crowded The Fremennik Isles quest required.
Aviansie	Valuable drops, including common noted Adamantite bars	Located in the God Wars Dungeon Sometimes crowded
Ogres in the Lathas' Combat Training Camp	Can shoot from behind the fence to prevent damage.	Requires Biohazard quest. Ava's attractor or accumulator doesn't collect ammunition.
Experiments	Great experience, have 100 hitpoints and their max hit is 1.	No drops Usually crowded
TzHaar monsters	Fast experience Commonly drop valuable Onyx bolt tips Many safe spots	Often crowded Hits are strong and accurate

[edit] Levels 80 to 90

Monster	Pros	Cons
Green Dragon	Dragon Bones/Hides make lots of cash Safe Spots	Can get overcrowded Often Visited By Revenants
Blue dragon	Dragon Bones/Hides make lots of cash Safe Spots	Can get overcrowded Baby blue dragons can distract you.
Black Demon	Safe Spots Good drops Good charm dropper	Can hit 16 (20 on familiars)
Yak	Great XP at any level.	Overcrowded Not many good drops
Fire Giant	Safe spots Good drops Great charm dropper.	Completion of Waterfall Quest recommended.
Ogres in the Lathas Combat Training Camp	Safe spots Drops lots of seeds which can be sold, or used to train Farming.	Requires Biohazard quest.
Aviansies	Great drops.	Located in the God Wars Dungeon

[edit] Levels 90 to 99

Monster	Pros	Cons
Green Dragon	Several valuable drops, including always dropped dragon bones and green dragonhide	Can be fairly crowded, and areas in the Wilderness are often visited by Revenants.
Blue Dragon	Safe spots are available. Valuable drops.	Sometimes crowded at peak times.
Red dragon	Valuable drops.	Inconveniently located, and widely distributed.
Slayer monsters	Excellent Slayer experience.	Some cannot be safe-spotted, and it is not always more efficient to range certain monsters.
Tormented Demon	Chance of very valuable drops, such as Dragon claws.	Very strong, located in a multi-combat area.
Fire Giant	Safe spots are available. High charm drop rate. Good drops.	Completion of Waterfall Quest is recommended. Sometimes overcrowded.
Aviansie	Good noted drops, such as Adamantite bars.	Often overcrowded Located in the God Wars Dungeon.
Yak	High hitpoints, therefore more experience. Low maximum hit.	Crowded. No valuable drops.
Ogres in the Lathas Combat Training Camp	Safe spot:shoot from behind the fence and you can't be damaged.	Requires Biohazard quest.
Ogres near Castle Wars on the way to Yanille.	Safe spots: Shoot from behind the bush and you can't be hit. Low defence.	Somewhat dangerous for players with low combat, as Ogres can hit fairly hard.
Pest Control	Many monsters to attack. Opportunity to spend Pest points on more Ranged experience.	Reduced experience.

[edit] Other Methods of Training

[edit] Red Chinchompa use guide

[edit] Locations

• The Mummies in the Chaos Tunnels
• The Zombie Monkeys in the Ape Atoll Dungeon Optimal experience for time and money. (Monkey Madness required to a certain extent)
• The Rock Lobsters in the underground tunnels of the Waterbirth Island

[edit] Inventory

• Anti-poison potions (preferably super) if using the Ape Atoll Dungeon
• 15-25 Prayer potions if training in the Ape Atoll Dungeon or Chaos Tunnels.
•  1-3 Ranging potions
• Teleport tablets

Optional, recommended in Chaos Tunnels and Ape Atoll Dungeon

[edit] Armour

• Void Knight Ranged, Black d'hide set, or Karil's Set

[edit] Experience gain

Red chinchompas are undoubtedly the fastest ranged experience within the game, but they're also the most expensive. The most economical location for training is the Ape Atoll Dungeon. The ranged experience you receive depends upon your armour, your ranged level, and whether or not you're using ranging potions. An average setup will provide you with the following estimated experience per hour.

• 85 = 120-130k xp each hour
• 86 = 120-130k xp each hour
• 87 = 120-140k xp each hour
• 88 = 130-150k xp each hour
• 89 = 140-160k xp each hour
• 90 = 150-170k xp each hour
• 91 = 155-175k xp each hour
• 92 = 160-180k xp each hour
• 93 = 165-195k xp each hour
• 94 = 170-200k xp each hour
• 95 = 175-205k xp each hour
• 96 = 180-210k xp each hour
• 97 = 190-220k xp each hour
• 98 = 200-230k xp each hour
• 99 = 210-240k xp each hour

[edit] Chinchompa use guide

[edit] Locations

• Skeletons in Ape Atoll Dungeon (Monkey Madness required to a certain extent)
• Mummies in the Chaos Tunnels
• NOTE: If going to Ape Atoll dungeon, when you kill the skeletons, you generally get bones starting to pile up on each other. You don't want this as your spawns will be slow. Pick the bones up and spread them out so that one bone is on its own spot. This will spawn all bones at same time rather than just one bone at a time. Also go to a populated world, which will give you faster spawns.

[edit] Cannon use guide

[edit] Locations

• Slayer tasks (e.g. Dagannoths, Kalphite soldiers, and Black Demons)

[edit] Restrictions

• Ancient Cavern
• God Wars Dungeon Boss rooms
• King Black Dragon Lair
• TzHaar city and minigames (Fight Caves, Fight Pits)
• Slayer Tower
• Fremennik Slayer Dungeon
• Minigames
• Chaos Tunnels
• Pest Control

[edit] Inventory

• Cannon base, Cannon stand, Cannon barrels, Cannon furnace and Cannonballs.
• Food, depending on where you are using the cannon.
• Prayer potions, if prayer is needed in the location.
• Ranging potions if you want to make the cannon more accurate.

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