See also: Free-to-play Ranged training

The following guide gives advice on training the Ranged skill from levels 1-99, for members. 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 Recommended Armour 2 Side Equipment 2.1 Shields 2.2 Rings 2.3 Amulet 3 Recommended Weapons 4 Monsters 4.1 Levels 1 - 20 4.2 Levels 20 - 30 4.3 Level 30 - 50 4.4 Levels 50 - 70 4.5 Levels 70 - 99 5 Special Range Weapon 5.1 Chinchompa 5.1.1 Locations 5.1.2 Inventory 5.1.3 Experience gain 5.2 Cannon use guide 5.3 Locations 5.3.1 Restrictions 5.3.2 Inventory 6 Other Training Methods 6.1 Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza 6.2 Black Demons and Black Salamanders 6.3 Waterfiends

Recommended ArmourEdit

• Void knight equipment with a ranged helm can be used instead for a 20% range increase.
• Archer Helm becomes a good substitute for the snakeskin bandana at 45 defence and completion of The Fremennik Trials.

Note: If armour is available as a set at the Grand Exchange, prices will be based on the set price.

Requirement level	Gear	Total Life points bonus	Armour rating	Total Price	Notes
1 Defence	Leather body, Leather chaps, Leather vambraces, Leather cowl, Leather boots	97	7	129	Hardleather body requires Level 10 Defence and gives 6 more ranged attack than a Leather body .
20 Defence	Studded leather armour set: Coif, Studded body, and Studded chaps with Leather vambraces and Leather boots	1088	131	902
30 Defence	Snakeskin armour set: Snakeskin bandana, Carapace torso, Carapace legs, Carapace gloves, and Carapace boots			9,032	Whole armour set can be costly for new players. Alternatively, players can use Snakeskin armor, which has the same bonuses as Carapace armor.
40 Defence	Green dragonhide set: Green d'hide body, Green d'hide chaps, and Green d'hide vambraces with Snakeskin boots / Carapace boots and Snakeskin bandana			11,340	The Green d'hide body requires the completion of the quest "Dragon Slayer". .
50 Defence	Blue dragonhide set: Blue d'hide body, Blue d'hide chaps, and Blue d'hide vambraces with Snakeskin bandana and Snakeskin boots / Carapace boots			13,884	*Snakeskin bandana can be exchanged for Blue d'hide coif, however, only the fully charged version has better stats, hence the requirement to play Fist of Guthix
55 Defence	Red dragonhide set: Red d'hide body, Red d'hide chaps, and Red d'hide vambraces with Snakeskin bandana and Snakeskin boots / Carapace boots			15,653	Snakeskin bandana can be exchanged for Red d'hide coif, however, only the fully charged version has better stats, hence the requirement to play Fist of Guthix
60 Defence	Black dragonhide armour: Black d'hide body, Black d'hide chaps, and Black d'hide vambraces with Snakeskin bandana and Snakeskin boots / Carapace boots			19,305	Black d'hide coif - obtained from the minigame Fist of Guthix - can be used to substitute the bandana If you're a relatively wealthy player, or happened to obtain Ranger boots, these are better than Snakeskin boots and Carapace boots.
65 Defence	Royal dragonhide armour: Royal d'hide body, Royal d'hide chaps, and Royal d'hide vambraces (without helmet)	2925	731	26,170	This armour set is a lot cheaper than Armadyl but just as good. It has less defence and lifepoint bonuses than Armadyl armor, but it's a good choice for those without the funds for it. Ranger boots are the best, although very expensive choice here at this level, but Snakeskin boots or Carapace boots are other, less expensive, alternatives. The helmet slot can be filled with Snakeskin bandana for a cheap option, with one of the higher priced items such as Armadyl helmet, or something in-between with an Archer helm.
70 Defence	Armadyl armour: Armadyl chestplate, Armadyl chainskirt, Armadyl gloves, and Armadyl helmet with Glaiven boots	4245	1500	30,835,288	This is among the most expensive equipment, but is also the very best non-degradable. Karil's armour may be used instead for same stats but it also degrades, but in advance you get an added set effect. Armadyl boots can be an alternative to Glaiven boots. Glaiven boots also requires 75 Ranged and 85 Defence, so it would take a while to get to there.

Side EquipmentEdit

ShieldsEdit

Needs update with new Off-hand weapons from E.O.C. update

Please note that dual weapons may not be economical for ranged training, since in the case of the dragon crossbow at least, dual wielding allows one to hit slightly harder per second, but uses around three bolts. With the speed of crossbows increased, wearing a shield may prove to be more beneficial, as not only do shields no longer incite a penalty, but they allow the wearer to use highly useful LP recovering abilities, specifically Rejuvenate. Momentum may also be useful as it enhances basic attacks, whilst reducing the intensity of concentration.

Any of these shields are highly recommended especially if using thrown items such as darts and knives, or when using a crossbow. Note that if you have not done the required quests for these items you can use an anti-dragonfire shield , chaotic kiteshield or a Dragonfire shield (ranged) for the defence bonuses. You can also use shields like spirit shields, which give no negative attack bonuses, for the same effect.

A highly recommended shield to use is the void deflector, with a dragonhide body. If possible, enlightened versions of these books are suggested.

Requirement level	Item	Picture	Critical	Cost of all pages
Level 1	Book of Balance		0.2%	1,971,242 coins
Level 1	Book of Law		0.1%	1,014,817 coins
Level 1	Unholy Book		0.5%	9,587,369 coins

NOTE: you must have completed Horror From the Deep to be able to have one.

RingsEdit

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 Ranged attack bonus rings (since the void set does not have any ranged attack bonuses).

Requirement level	Item	Critical
Level 1 (rank 100+ at Mobilising Armies)	Ruby ring (i)	2%
Level 1	Archers' ring	2.7%
Level 1 (rank 100+ at Mobilising Armies)	Diamond ring (i)	2.2%
Level 1 (Completed The Elder Kiln)	TokKul-Zo	1.5%
Level 1 (rank 200+ at Mobilising Armies)	Dragonstone ring (i)	2.5%
Level 1 (Complete the quest The World Wakes)	Sixth-Age circuit	2.7%
Level 1 (rank 300+ at Mobilising Armies)	Onyx ring (i)	2.7%
Level 1 (rank 300+ at Mobilising Armies)	Archers' ring (i)	3.0%

AmuletEdit

Requirement level	Item	Critical
Level 1	Amulet of accuracy	3.0%
Level 1	Amulet of glory	3.9%
Level 1	Amulet of fury	4.2%
Level 1	Amulet of ranging	4.3%
Level 1	Amulet of power	3.0%
Level 75	Saradomin's murmur	4.4%

Recommended WeaponsEdit

The following table shows you what the best advised equipment is to train ranging fast.

Note Training for maximum efficiency will obviously cost much more than a slower method. The following costs will be used assuming you're power leveling, which means not stopping to pick up ammunition. Picking up your ammunition may be slower, but also more profitable. Using Ava's device past level 30 will greatly increase your profit by collecting the ammunition without a decrease in xp/hour as well as providing a good range bonus in cape slot.

Level	Fast weapon (name,range bonus, range strength,cost/shot)	Moderate weapon (name,range bonus, range strength,cost/shot)	Slow weapon (name,range bonus, range strength,cost/shot)
1-5	Iron knife,+5,+4, 14. Can be used with shield slot item. Very high attack speed, recommend to train on lower leveled monsters	Shortbow with Iron arrows, +8,+10,8. Two handed, more accuracy, for higher leveled monsters, moderate speed.	Kayle's sling,+5,+6.5,0. Requires no ammunition, slightly stronger than iron knives, though slower. Two handed.
5-10	Steel knife,+8,+7,18. Fast, not recommended as it costs quite a bit, level up with bronze until you can use black knives. One hand	Steel dart,+5,+4,2. Same stats as bronze knives, but much cheaper. Can also be substituted with Kayle's sling.	Oak shortbow with Steel arrow, +14,+16,12. Considerable accuracy, really cheap and hits pretty strong. Two handed
10-20	Black knife,+10,+8,2. Cheaper than steel darts, and stronger.	None available, (Black darts are too expensive)	None available, use other weapons
20-30	Mithril knife,+11,+10,40. Fast, hits really well considering speed, and average price.	Mithril dart,+8,+7,5. Exact stats as steel knives, and much cheaper.	Willow shortbow with Mithril arrows (Unusable), +20,+22,21. This is a very big leap in power and accuracy from previous methods.
30-40	Adamant knife,+15,+14,18. Again, this is both expensive and fast, by now you should be able to use ava's attractor, highly recommended.	Adamant dart,+11,+10,10. This time the dart has a much better bonus than before, matching that of a mithril knife.	Maple shortbow with Adamant arrows, +29,+31,51, this is highly unrecommended though as addy arrows are in high demand for f2p and is quite costly for a slow method.

Past this level, higher leveled knives and darts are no longer plausible due to their cost and meager bonuses.

The following table shows the recommended bolts cost, as crossbows are recommended past level 36

Level	Weapon	Ammo 1	Cost	Ammo 2	Cost	Notes
30	Mith crossbow +454 Accuracy	Mithril Bolts +288 damage	51	Topaz bolts (e) +384 damage	44	At the almost the same price, Topaz bolts (e) offer an enchantment Down to Earth which redues the magic lvl in PvP and offers more damage, although it is more difficult to obtain from the ge.
40	Adamant crossbow +628 Accuracy	Adamant Bolts +384 Damage	92	Mithril Bolts +288 Damage	51	Though Mithril Bolts are slightly cheaper, Adamant Bolts should be preferred, as they have much more damage.
50	Hunters' crossbow,+850 Accuracy	Kebbit bolts,+480 Damage	3	Long kebbit bolts,+480 Damage	296	This crossbow is now at par with the Rune crossbow but it can only use Kebbit bolts and Long kebbit bolts.
50	Rune crossbow +850 Accuracy	Broad-tipped bolts. (with 55 Slayer)+ 480 Damage	39	Adamant Bolts  +384 Damage	92	Broad-tipped bolts. are used for training and general purposes instead because their damage is higher than adamant bolts, and are cheaper to use.

MonstersEdit

Many Monsters are also Slayer Monsters, if they are within your level, it is recommended to train on them for the extra Slayer Experience

Levels 1 - 20Edit

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Chicken	Lumbridge Chicken Coop, or South of Beefy Bill	2	50	None	Hatchet and Tinderbox for low levels to cook the Raw Chicken
Advantages			Disadvantages
Drops very good drops for a low level Drops Raw chicken, can be cooked for xp and food Feathers can sell for 15, stackable and drops 5 - 15 at a time			Often crowded. Low low experience per bird and requires constant attention

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Cockroach drone	Stronghold of Player Safety	8	110	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Relative closeness to bank Considerable drop, herbs and runes Large amount of monsters			The stronghold is relatively big and players may get lost Low health, low experience Requires constant attention

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Cow	With Beefy Bill or at several other spots around Gielinor	2, 4, 6	150 (cow calves 100)	None	Use Beefy Bill for fast banking
Advantages			Disadvantages
Less crowded than chickens Cowhide can be used to training crafting			Still relatively xp Fair distance from a bank, unless using beefy bill, charges a 10% fee

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Man and Woman	All around Gielinor, mainly in cities, recommended Lumbridge	2	70	None	Edgeville has a storage room full of men
Advantages			Disadvantages
Many located around Gielinor Generally in towns and cities with bank Can be fought for money when you're short a bit			Drops little (very little) money or other items Low experience

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Goblin	East of River Lum in Lumbridge, Goblin Village, many other small villages.	2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 16	67, 64, 100, 45/50, 150, 200, 225, 250, 400	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Weak hits Level 1 Clue Scroll Close to respawn points			Low experience Bad drops

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Experiment	Experiment Cave	50	1250	Creature of Fenkenstrain quest partially completed	Fight the level 25 ones
Advantages			Disadvantages
Decent experience Low max hit Low Defence			Only drops Bones Considerable distance to any banks (Closest one is in Canifis)

Levels 20 - 30Edit

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Hill Giant	Edgeville Dungeon and the Resource Dungeon within	64	3200	None	Level 20 Dungeoneering for use of Resource Dungeon Brass Key for easy access to Varrock
Advantages			Disadvantages
Relative closeness to bank (when using brass key) Drops Big bones, 15 prayer xp Limpwurt root drops and spawns High charm drop rate Safespots available			Low defence players may be hit high and often when navigating Often crowded

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Grizzly bear	Ardougne Zoo	46	1150	None	Hatchet and tinderbox, to cook the bear meat
Advantages			Disadvantages
Average xp, moderate mouse clicking. Often assigned by slayer masters for lower level player. As it is in the cage, players attacking it will not receive damage.			Can't receive drops due to it being in the enclosure.

Level 30 - 50 Edit

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Rock Crab	Beaches around Rellekka	102	500	None, although completion of The Fremennik Trials will allow use of stores)	Fremennik sea boots for using Peer the Seer deposit function
Advantages			Disadvantages
Low offence and defence Good experience			Often crowded Mild drops

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Guard	Around major cities such as Varrock, Falador and Edgeville	26	650	None	Exchange body armour for chainbody
Advantages			Disadvantages
Close to banks Available everywhere Some places have safespots			Can hit fairly accurately if players have low defence Mild drop

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Moss giant	Varrock Sewers and resource dungeon, Crandor Isle, west of Fishing guild	40, 74, 84	1000	65 Dungeoneering for resource dungeon
Advantages			Disadvantages
High experience Drops Big bones 33% gold charm drop rate Safespots available in most places			Fair distance to bank and any other teleports Often crowded Can hit relatively high

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Ice giant	Asgarnian Ice Dungeon, Chaos Tunnels	74	3700	None	Combat level 115 (highly unlikely) to evade Ice warriors
Advantages			Disadvantages
High experience Safespots			Aggressive ice warriors nearby Far from bank Moderate drops

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Ice warrior	Asgarnian Ice Dungeon, White Wolf Mountain	78	1950	None	Exchange range body for better defensive chainbody
Advantages			Disadvantages
Rarely if ever crowded Good drops			Ice giants nearby Hits accurate and hard Distance from bank

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Green dragon	Chaos tunnels or numerous wilderness zones (Forinthry Dungeon)	90	6750	None	Antifire shield, Antifire
Advantages			Disadvantages
Very good drops Dragonfire is only melee ranged, possible to use a bow Dragon bones, 72 prayer xp per bone Weak to arrows			Out of the way, far from banks In dangerous or inconvenient areas (wilderness, chaos tunnels with baby black dragons) Can hit very high when in melee range

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Baby blue dragon	Taverley Dungeon	64	1600	Dusty key, Anti-dragon shield	70 Agility, allows use of shortcut and does not need dusty key
Advantages			Disadvantages
Baby dragon bones, 30 Prayer xp per bone Safespots Blue dragon scale spawns Regular bone spawns Weak to arrows			Adult blue dragons in vicinity (equip Anti-dragon shield). Can be avoided by traveling south, though Moderate hits Must get past lesser demons, black knights, and chaos dwarves

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Yak	Neitznot	60	1500	Completion of Fremmenik Trials and partial completion of Fremmenik Isles.	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Very low max hit Quick respawn Drops crafting items such as yak-hide and Hair as well as a close proximity to a tanner and spinning wheel make it easy to train crafting simultaneously			Often crowded Pitiful drops Pre-Requisites for accessing them are quite high Strong against ranged

Levels 50 - 70Edit

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Deadly red spider	Crandor and Karamja Dungeon, Varrock Sewers	136	3400	30 coins or other methods of transport to Karamja (House Teleport, etc.)	Good, strong armour
Advantages			Disadvantages
Good (25%) drop rate for gold charms Fishing spots and Trees nearby Red spiders' eggs spawns			Hit moderately accurate Doesn't drop bones Strong against ranged attacks

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Blue dragon	Taverley Dungeon, Heroes' Guild, Ogre Enclave	106	7950	Dusty key if training in Taverley dungeon, can be obtained within the dungeon	Use of crossbow with Anti-dragon shield for protection, 70 Agility (does not need key this way)
Advantages			Disadvantages
Very good drops Can be safespotted (Chromatic dragons' dragonfire are only melee range) Easy to reach Dragon bones, 72 prayer xp per bone Blue dragon scale spawn Weak to arrows			Baby blue dragons nearby, may be annoyance (may be more recommended to train on them at this level) Dragonfire hits dangerously high (2500+) if within range and not using any form of dragonfire protection Although they are weak to ranged they can still be tough for rangers at this level. Often crowded

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Flesh Crawler	Catacomb of Famine (Stronghold of Security	56, 58	1400	Completed the first level of SoS
Advantages			Disadvantages
Aggressive, can potentially do AFK training Moderate Rune drops Somewhat good herbs drop			Often crowded Moderate distance to bank Strong against ranged

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Abyssal demon	Slayer Tower Abyssal Area	124	1500	Level 85 Slayer, partial completion of Fairytale II - Cure a Queen, Dramen Staff/Lunar Staff	Combat level 119 to avoid aggressiveness of guardians and Leeches
Advantages			Disadvantages
Drops infernal ashes as well as the abyssal whip Do not hit very accurately High experience			Occasionally crowded Requires a very high slayer level Strong against ranged attacks (but weak to Bane arrows and bolts)

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Lesser demon	Crandor,Taverley Dungeon and/or Karamja Volcano resource dungeon	82	5000	25 Dungeoneering for Karamja Volcano	Runes for alchemy spells and/or Explorer ring 3 or higher, Accursed urn or better
Advantages			Disadvantages
can be easily safespotted Good drops for alching Drops accursed ashes to fill up urns Weak to bolts Attacks with magic			Can hit accurately on those with low defence Out of the way

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Black demon	Taverley Dungeon, Chaos Tunnels	140	3500	Dusty key or 70 agility	70 agility for easy access
Advantages			Disadvantages
Drops infernal ashes 40% crimson charm drop Good drops for alching Summoning obelisk nearby			Very strong Must pass by Blue dragons to get to (Taverley Dungeon) Takes long time to kill

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Experiment	Experiment Cave	50	1250	Creature of Fenkenstrain quest partially completed	Wolfbane in case you accidentally fight Canifis Fight the level 25 ones
Advantages			Disadvantages
Decent experience Low Max hit Low Defence Weak to bolts			Only drops Bones Considerable distance to any banks (Closest one Canifis)

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Jogre	Ardougne Zoo	53	600	None	Use a sling as arrows can't be retrieved.
Advantages			Disadvantages
No damage dealt to you due to it being in an enclosure. Not crowded			Drops can't be taken unless players use telekinectic grab. Strong against ranged attacks

Levels 70 - 99 Edit

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Greater demon	Brimhaven dungeon, Forinthry dungeon	118	6000		Runes to high alch the drops
Advantages			Disadvantages
Decent lifepoints Safespots Moderate drops Weak to bolts			Strong Either in wilderness or other very dangerous location Far from bank

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Aviansie	God Wars Dungeon	120 - 136	6400-6800	Skills that are needed to access to the dungeon Death plateau and Troll Stronghold	Wear an item from all four factions to prevent aggression
Advantages			Disadvantages
Very good drops Clue scroll (hard) Many available within the dungeon Weak to bolts			Located in a dangerous dungeon Far from bank Dangerous in itself

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Red dragon	Red Dragon Isle and Brimhaven Dungeon	120	9000	None	Antifire shield and Antifire
Advantages			Disadvantages
Dragon bones, good prayer exp Red dragonhide, can be used for crafting training or sold on G.E. Can be safespoted sometimes Weak to arrows			Far from banks Very strong, high damage when collecting drops Widely distributed

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Mature grotworm	Grotworm Lair	120	3000	None	Alchemy runes. Prayer Potions for Protect from Magic. 50+ Agility for quicker access to the third level.
Advantages			Disadvantages
High experience Very good drops, will drop rune items frequently Can be assigned as Slayer tasks Drops Sharks, and Super Restores that can extend trips Does drop items on the Rare Drop Table Drops Big Bones for Prayer training Plenty of Safe Spots Aggressive Melee Attack only does 1 damage. Weak to bolts			Heavily botted, skill total worlds less so. Extremely accurate, high-hitting Magic attacks Players with low Agility level will have to run through both levels of the lower level Grotworms to get to the third level Inability to use a Dwarf Multicannon in the Lair Quite a distance from a bank

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Wallasalki	Waterbirth Island Dungeon	98	1300		Protect or deflect from Magic
Advantages			Disadvantages
High experience Considerable good drops Mild to good charm drop rate Weak to ranged			Uses magic, cannot be safespotted. Far from bank Occasionally retreats when under half lifepoints

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Vyrelord/Vyrelady	Darkmeyer	140	3500	The Branches of Darkmeyer Blisterwood stakes	*Void Knight armour with Ranger helm unless on a slayer task, in which case a Full Slayer Helm or Focus Sight would be more recommended. High magic protection equipment such as black dragon hide, royal or armadyl armor to reduce the need of food. Protect from Magic/Deflect Magic
Advantages			Disadvantages
Training here yields a high XP rate for little to no cost. A good amount of money can be earned from drops such as Blood runes, Death runes, and Splitbark Armour. Some food is necessary as prayer only protects 50% but altar is located within Darkmeyer, and all Vyres only use magic Weak to thrown			Players must fletch their own Blisterwood stakes, as they are untradable. XP rates can be reduced substantially if even one more person is training in Darkmeyer; it is now a multi-way combat zone, and Vyres may crowd around you, making auto-retaliate less useful for training and the fact that prayer only protects 50%, exp rates can be cut down due to the necessity of food and running to the nearest altar which may cause death unless you are wearing high magic protection equipment and have protect from magic/deflect magic on. Unless a player has cremated a large number of Vyre corpses, they will not achieve the high hits necessary to earn the best XP rates.

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Icefiend	Ghorrock	120	3000	The Temple at Senntisten	*Players with higher Magic levels will find better xp rates due to better protection from the icefiends' magic attacks. Karil the Tainted's equipment may be used post-EOC for its Magic-reducing special, although the cost of this is much higher than a Hand Cannon (requires Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf) and a Royal d'hide body.
Advantages			Disadvantages
Very good drops, such as noted water orbs and uncut sapphires, and high crimson charm drop rates. Icefiends' combat levels also allow for very high Clue scroll (hard) drop rates. One such clue can be found easily within an hour. Icefiends drop raw fish regularly, which can be used with a Bunyip, extra pouches/Spiritualise Food, Summoning potions and Swallow Whole scrolls for nearly unlimited healing. Once the icefiends become nonagressive, they are quite easy to 3-hit with Hand Cannons for high kill/ammo rates. Players will need very little food once this occurs because of the icefiends' tendency to hit 1 on players more often than they either hit or miss. Weak to bolt			Ghorrock is very far from a bank; this is somewhat offset by the fact that most of their drops are noted. Ghorrock is also very difficult to reach, see Ghorrock to find the best ways.

Special Range WeaponEdit

ChinchompaEdit

LocationsEdit

Red Chinchompa and Gray Chinchompa are multitarget ranged weapons which hit up to 9 enemies in an area of 3x3. They became more effective after the EOC as the majority of combat areas are now multicombat. However due to the the nerf of the protection prayers to only 50% protection from the original 100% many of the original methods such as skeletal monkeys are now ineffective as players would die very quickly.

InventoryEdit

Because in multicombat areas more than one enemy can attack you, it is highly recommended you use protection prayers for the 50% protection. Your inventory should consist of mainly prayer potions and food. In case of poisoning, and other potions such as super restore and/or ranging potion. Also, an emergency teleport could be taken in case you run into trouble. You can replace the antipoisons with an enhanced excalibur, as the healing will exceed the poison damage, allowing for more ranging and prayer potions.

Experience gainEdit

Red chinchompas provide some of the fastest ranged experience within the game. The ranged experience you receive depends upon your armour, your ranged level, and whether or not you are using ranging potions. An average setup with full void will provide you with the following estimated experience per hour at ape atoll. However since the evolution of combat reduced the effectivness of protection prayers 'chinning' has became less effective as a training method.

Prior to the EoC the skeletal monkeys provided the following experience rates:

• 85 = 300-340k XP each hour
• 86 = 340-345k XP each hour
• 87 = 350-355k XP each hour
• 88 = 360-365k XP each hour
• 89 = 370-375k XP each hour
• 90 = 380-385k XP each hour
• 91 = 390-395k XP each hour
• 92 = 395-405k XP each hour
• 93 = 410-415k XP each hour
• 94 = 420-425k XP each hour
• 95 = 430-435k XP each hour
• 96 = 440-445k XP each hour
• 97 = 450-455k XP each hour
• 98 = 460-465k XP each hour
• 99 = 470-475k XP each hour

Although this method at Soul Wars is a fair bit slower than the Ape Atoll Dungeon or Mummies alternatives, it seems that not only the XP per Red Chinchompa ratio is higher, but you can also choose to spend the Zeal on ranged XP which makes this less costly and still gives amongst the greatest range XP possible in game.

• Skeletons in Ape Atoll Dungeon (Monkey Madness required to a certain extent)
• Mummies in the Chaos Tunnels
• Other Players in Soul Wars
• PoH Combat Ring
• NOTE: If going to Ape Atoll dungeon, you will notice the lack of skeletons in the beginning. In a matter of minutes after killing, more will spawn. Also, go to a populated world, which will give you faster spawns. In addition to that, one must also prevent the skeletons from turning to a pile of burning bones. They will turn to burning bones after being alive for too long. This may be prevented by chinning with other players, in packs of 2-3. Although it may seem as more people means less xp, it doesn't. The fewer bones that burn make it far easier to have 20+ skeletons at once to throw chins at. Having more skeletons WILL get you more exp per chin and overall. Also, having more people means that at least one person is likely to draw aggression from the skeletons, ensuring that they do not wander the room.
• NOTE: Although Mummies in the Chaos Tunnels aren't as fast as Skeletons in Ape Atoll Dungeon, -150k exp pr hr less- it saves you money while you are in there considering the Rune Scimitars, Rune Sq. Shields, and Ancient Staves make up the amount of money you spend on Prayer Potions, or even the cost of the Red Chinchompas if you are lucky. (does not cover both costs at the same time).
• NOTE: Using Red Chinchompas at Soul Wars can be very difficult as for it to be effective you will need a few requirements. First of all, a busy world. Having a Soul Wars Clan to help take over both graveyards helps as the only real effective spot is outside the opponent's spawn area (near their avatar) as if they have a grave, less will spawn and there will be more high levels attacking you. Standing next to where your opponent comes out of the barrier and throwing Chinchompas on oncoming victims is effective, however when they run you will run after them which is not desired. The best thing to do is to stand right where everyone comes out of the barrier - so most people won't see you - and chin a few people until someone decides to stand next to you and attack you. From there having Auto Retaliate ON is highly recommended as most people won't run. This method does involve taking a lot of damage so do always stock up on bandages and try to wear the best armour you can. For this reason Armadyl is recommended over Void. P.S: If sometimes you find you throw a Chinchompa at someone, it explodes but causes no damage symbol to appear, be happy. It simply means that others are soaking the damage for them. This makes it easier to target just one person. *Remember to always use the Attack Style "Short Fuse" for optimal results. It is also beneficial to use the soul split prayer from the Ancient Curses prayer book to maximize survival time to increase experience gain.
• NOTE: To gain optimal experience throwing Chinchompas in a Combat Ring, gather around twenty people and have them stand in any one spot in the ring. Now, all you must do is simply throw the Chinchompas at the people. This method can rack in around 200k xp/hr. Useful for those who do not have enough cash to buy Prayer Potions.
• NOTE: Using the "Knock-Out " aura can increase your xp gain in groups.

Cannon use guideEdit

LocationsEdit

• Slayer tasks (e.g. Dagannoths, Kalphite soldiers, and Black Demons)
• Multi-combat zones with safe spots
• NOTE: While the Black Demons are NOT particularly cost-effective for range training (as compared to the green dragons, which produce an exorbitant profit), many of their locations -particularly in the Taverley Dungeon- go quite unnoticed by most players as potentially some of the quickest experience given in the game. Taverley, for example, produces a fire rate almost double that typically found in the Green Dragons area near Clan Wars and has the added bonus of not requiring the Anti-Dragon Shield, antifire potions, or super antifire potions. However, the Black Demons WILL hit rapidly, heavily, and accurately when you must leave your safe spot, so lower levels must be wary to either activate Protect from Melee or to ensure their health and armour are strong enough to defend them very briefly to reload the cannon. When cannoning Black Demons, you may wish to bring prayer potions so you can continue to use Protect from Melee during extended trips.

RestrictionsEdit

The cannon cannot be set up in the following locations:

• Ancient Cavern
• God Wars Dungeon (God chambers)
• King Black Dragon Lair (the King Black Dragon will destroy it)
• Kalphite Queen's room in the Kalphite Hive (the Kalphite Queen will destroy it)
• TzHaar city and minigames (Fight Caves, Fight Pits)
• Slayer Tower
• Fremennik Slayer Dungeon
• Minigames
• Chaos Tunnels
• Pest Control
• Bandos's throne room
• Kuradal's Dungeon
• Tarn's lair
• Grotworm Lair

InventoryEdit

• 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 boost your Range level. Note that the cannon's accuracy is affected by your Range level and the attack style you are using. Also ranging level will only increase cannon accuracy if you wield a ranged weapon. Please note that the cannon's accuracy will not be affected as heavily as your own range stats.

Other Training MethodsEdit

Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top BonanzaEdit

This gives Ranged xp as well as Magic and Agility, but can only be attended weekly. Depending on your levels, the experience varies but it could be high. Going to this circus is recommended and High ranged attack bonus and ranged boosting prayers will be an advantage. High magic attack bonus and magic boosting prayers is an advantage for the Magic too. It only takes a few minutes to complete.

Black Demons and Black SalamandersEdit

After the evolution of combat the black salamanders changed their attack style from magic to ranged, this leads to the change of the range of monsters to kill. Monsters using magic such as the Black Demons are weak against ranged attacks and make perfect targets for those who wish to train ranged. With a full set of Void Equipment and black salamanders it is possible to kill Black demons very quickly (5-20 seconds) which results in a decent amount of experience per hour. Black Demons are also a good source of charms and are found in Taverley's Dungeon as well as in Chaos Tunnels.

WaterfiendsEdit

With the recent updates seen due to the Evolution of Combat, Waterfiends have become a very good source of ranged training. With Elite Void or Pernix equipment and a high level ranged weapon (handcannon, crystal bow, black salamander, royal crossbow, and Karil's Crossbow are all great choices) over 400 kills per hour are possible. They are also an excellent source of charms and drop decently valuable loot, making them a choice spot for higher level players to train.

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