Pay-to-play Ranged training

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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.

Defence can also be trained using ranged weaponry by setting combat experience gain to Defence, or Defence and Ranged, in combat settings within the Powers menu.

Recommended armour

For general training, power armour is preferred over tank armour for the damage bonuses.

Defence Level	Gear	Other Requirements	Notes	Total Price
1	Ava's attractor	Animal Magnetism	Used to automatically collect most ammunition. Can be upgraded to Ava's accumulator with 50 Ranged, and then to Ava's alerter with partial completion of Do No Evil.	999
1-9	Soft leather armour (cowl, body, chaps, vambraces, and boots)	None	None	1,708
10-19	Hard leather armour (cowl, body, gloves, chaps and boots)	None	None	2,407
20-99	Focus sight	20	Provides a 12.5% accuracy and damage boost while attacking your current slayer assignment.	15,687
20-99	Full slayer helmet	35 , 55 , and Smoking Kills	Provides a 12.5% accuracy and damage boost while attacking your current slayer assignment. For additional Slayer points, the helm can be upgraded to provide up to 14.5% accuracy and damage bonuses and the defensive bonuses of a level 70 helmet.	2,674,385 and 400 Slayer points
20-24	Studded leather armour (coif, body, chaps, gloves, and boots)	None	None
25-29	Frog-leather armour (body, chaps, and boots)	25	None
30-39	Carapace armour (helm, torso, gloves, legs, and boots)	None	Snakeskin armour is an alternative, requiring 30 Ranged and 30 Defence.	6,244
40-42/50	Green dragonhide armour (body, chaps, vambraces, and coif) and Basilisk boots	None	None	15,573
42-99	Void Knight equipment (top, bottom, gloves, and helmet)	42 , 42 , 42 , 42 , 42 , and 22	The set can be upgraded for additional commendation points and after completion of The Void Stares Back.	850 Commendation points (Base set)
45-49	Archer helm	The Fremennik Trials	None	45,275
50-59	Spined armour set (helm, body, gloves, chaps, and boots)	The Fremennik Trials	Blue dragonhide armour and turoth boots provide a lower damage alternative. The Blue dragonhide body requires the completion of Dragon Slayer. At 55 defence, blue dragonhide items can be upgrade to red dragonhide armour.	170,284
60-69	Demon slayer equipment (circlet, torso, gloves, skirt, and boots)	60	Provides additional bonuses against demons. Black dragonhide armour and kurask boots provide a lower damage alternative. At 65 defence, black dragonhide items can be upgrade to royal dragonhide armour.	3,579,214
1	Tirannwn quiver	Tirannwn Tasks	Holds ammo and provides a prayer bonus. Each level of tasks has a broad range of requirements.	Free
70-79/99	Armadyl equipment (helmet, chestplate, chainskirt, gloves, and boots)	None	Karil's armour provides a lower damage alternative and degrades, but also has a set effect that drains the target's magic level in PVP.	25,222,800
1	TokHaar-Kal-Xil	70 , Fight Kiln	Requires completion of the Fight Kiln while dealing predominantly ranged damage. Unlike Ava's device, it does not collect ammunition.	None
80-99	Anima Core of Zamorak (helm, body, and legs)	None	Provides a higher damage bonus than Armadyl armour, but lacks a prayer bonus.	55,290,650
80-99	Pernix equipment (cowl, body, chaps, gloves, and boots)	80	In addition to providing the the same damage bonus as Anima Core of Zamorak, Pernix armour offers both health and prayer bonues, at the cost of degrading.	72,532,582
85-99	Nightmare gauntlets	None	Allow movement while casting Snipe, and increases its accuracy by 25%.	39,249,704
85-99	Cinderbane gloves	None	Have a passive poison effect and enhance the effect of other poisons.	60,514,887

A male player wearing Armadyl armour.

Recommended accessories

In addition to the main armour sets, there are a number of other equipment slots that should be filled. These accessories offer a wide range of effects such as improved loot, adrenaline saving, damage bonuses, and unique attacks.

Rings

Some may wish to wear a ring of wealth, which is understandable, but there are other rings that offer combat oriented effects.

Requirement	Item	Effect
Complete Broken Home in under 37 minutes	Asylum surgeon's ring	Chance to save adrenaline on Threshold Abilities
Complete Broken Home	Asylum doctor's ring	Monsters occasionally drop food
None (untradeable after equipping)	Ring of death	Chance to gain adrenaline based on opponent's health
85 Defence, 85 Constitution	Leviathan ring	Chance to halve incoming damage
The World Wakes	Sixth-Age circuit	Free to reclaim, higher than average bonuses
50,000 Dungeoneering tokens	Ring of vigour	Retain 10% adrenaline after using an Ultimate Ability
None	Berserker ring	12 style bonus, 5 armour
None	Archers' ring	17 Ranged style bonus

Neck slot items

Requirement level	Item	Style Bonus
Level 1	Amulet of accuracy	15 (Ranged only)
Level 1	Amulet of glory	26
Level 1	Amulet of fury	32
Level 1	Amulet of ranging	32 (Ranged only)
Level 1	Amulet of power	15
Level 70	Saradomin's murmur	36 (Ranged only)

Pocket slot items

For general training, an uncharged illuminated god book is recommended for the passive damage bonus with no upkeep cost.

Item	Requirements	Bonus	Notes
Damaged book	Horror from the Deep	2 Prayer bonus	None
God book	Horror from the Deep, one of each God page corresponding to the damaged book.	2 Prayer bonus, 5 Ranged style bonus	For possible special effects, see the God book page.
Illuminated god book	Horror from the Deep, One Piercing Note, 60 , and 60	4 Prayer bonus, 7 Ranged style bonus	For possible special effects, see the God book page.
Attacker's insignia	Level 5 Attacker, five Penance King kills, and 500 attacker points.	A bleed for 50 damage (if uncharged) or 500 damage (if charged) that hits 4 times.	See Barbarian Assault for details.
Scrimshaw of cruelty	80	5% Ranged damage	Degrades to dust after 3 hours.
Superior scrimshaw of cruelty	80 , 92 , 10 Ancient bones in your Player-owned port	6.66% Ranged damage	Degrades to dust after 4 hours.
Scrimshaw of ranging	85	2% Ranged accuracy	Degrades to dust after 3 hours.
Superior scrimshaw of ranging	85 , 95 , 10 Ancient bones in your Player-owned port	4% Ranged accuracy	Degrades to dust after 4 hours.
Blood essence	River of Blood	See Blood essence	See Blood essence

Auras

Auras cost loyalty points to buy and have their use limited only by a cooldown timer. Recommended auras are listed below, see the aura page for a complete list.

Item	Bonus
Reckless aura	Increases ranged by 10% and reduces defence by 15%.
Sharpshooter aura	Increases ranged accuracy by 3% to 10%.
Dark magic aura	Small chance to add a bleed, with damage dependent on your stats and target's health.
Vampyrism aura	Gain health equal to 5% of damage dealt.
Penance aura	Gain prayer points equal to 5% of damage received.
Reverence aura	Increases prayer restoration by potions and reduces prayer drain, each by 3% to 10%.

Recommended weapons

Weapons

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

Note If using an optimal ability rotation, ammunition usage can be all but eliminated. Training with Momentum will obviously cost much more than using abilities, since ammunition is used with each auto-attack, however it would require less attention. Using Ava's device past level 30 will collect the ammunition automatically, as well as providing a good range bonus in cape slot.

Level	Arrow weapon	Bolt weapon	Thrown weapon
1-10	Kayle's chargebow.	Bronze crossbow or Bronze 2h crossbow with Bronze bolts, 25 coins.	Bronze knife, 37 coins; Off-hand bronze knife, 50 coins. Bronze dart, 69 coins; Off-hand bronze dart, 22 coins. Bronze throwing axe, 32 coins; Off-hand bronze throwing axe, 25 coins. Bronze javelin, 38 coins.
10-20	Oak shortbow with Iron arrows, 14 coins per arrow. Or Quickbow	Iron crossbow or Iron 2h crossbow with Iron bolts, 43 coins or Opal bolts, 36 coins.	Iron knife, 61 coins; Off-hand iron knife, 56 coins. Iron dart, 46 coins; Off-hand iron dart, 29 coins. Iron throwing axe, 51 coins; Off-hand iron throwing axe, 22 coins. Iron javelin, 26 coins.
20-30	Willow shortbow with steel arrows, 17 coins per arrow.	Steel crossbow or Steel 2h crossbow with Steel bolts, 59 coins, Pearl bolts, 70 coins or Opal bolts (e), 32 coins, and from level 25, Jade bolts or Silver bolts, 39 coins.	Steel knife, 107 coins; Off-hand steel knife, 104 coins. Steel dart, 17 coins; Off-hand steel dart, 18 coins. For level 25, Black dart, 1503 coins; Off-hand black dart, 98 coins. Steel throwing axe, 100 coins; Off-hand steel throwing axe, 36 coins. Steel javelin, 130 coins.
30-40	Maple shortbow with Mithril arrows, 21 coins per arrow.	Mithril crossbow or Mithril 2h crossbow with Mithril bolts, 74 coins, Topaz bolts, 83 coins or Pearl bolts (e), 49 coins, and from level 35, Jade bolts (e). Swamp lizard with Guam tar, 75 coins.	Mithril knife, 183 coins; Off-hand mithril knife, 175 coins. Mithril dart, 30 coins; Off-hand mithril dart, 25 coins. Mithril throwing axe, 174 coins; Off-hand mithril throwing axe, 76 coins. Mithril javelin, 97 coins.
40-50	Yew shortbow with Adamant arrows, 51 coins per arrow.	Adamant crossbow or Adamant 2h crossbow with Adamant bolts, 113 coins, Sapphire bolts, 50 coins or Topaz bolts (e), 60 coins.	Adamant knife, 374 coins; Off-hand adamant knife, 359 coins. Adamant dart, 44 coins; Off-hand adamant dart, 58 coins. Adamant throwing axe, 354 coins; Off-hand adamant throwing axe, 149 coins. Adamant javelin, 65 coins. For level 45, Chinchompa, 337 coins.
50-60	Magic shortbow with Rune arrows, 151 coins per arrow.	Rune crossbow or Rune 2h crossbow with Runite bolts, 197 coins, Ruby bolts, 104 coins, Emerald bolts, 89 coins or Sapphire bolts (e), 84 coins. Orange salamander with Marrentill tar, 139 coins.	Rune knife, 395 coins; Off-hand rune knife, 370 coins. Rune dart, 77 coins; Off-hand rune dart, 75 coins. Rune throwing axe, 341 coins; Off-hand rune throwing axe, 326 coins. Rune javelin, 181 coins. For level 55, Red chinchompa, 751 coins.
60-70	Elder shortbow with Dragon arrows, 239 coins per arrow.	Dragon crossbow or Dragon 2h crossbow with Dragon bolts, 388 coins, Diamond bolts, 375 coins, Ruby bolts (e), 137 coins or Emerald bolts (e), 166 coins. Red salamander with Tarromin tar, 157 coins.	Dragon dart, 136 coins; Off-hand dragon dart, 179 coins. Dragon throwing axe, 388 coins; Off-hand dragon throwing axe, 193 coins.
70-75	Crystal bow, 40 coins per arrow at maximum recharge price or 8 coins per arrow at minimum recharge price. 50 Agility required.	Karil's crossbow or Karil's pistol crossbow with Bolt racks, 132 coins. Black salamander with Harralander tar, 199 coins.	Blisterwood stakes. Requires completion of The Branches of Darkmeyer. Sagaie, 471 coins.
75-80		Hand cannon with Hand cannon shots, 149 coins. Armadyl crossbow with Diamond bolts (e), 360 coins or Dragon bolts (e), 337 coins.	Morrigan's javelin, 5606 coins. Morrigan's throwing axe, 5291 coins.
80-90	Zaryte bow, 33 coins per arrow or Attuned crystal bow. Requires completion of Plague's End and 50 Agility to use plus 90 Smithing to make.	Chaotic crossbow or Royal crossbow with Royal bolts, 106 coins.	None
85-90		Wyvern crossbow	Death lotus dart, 256 coins. Shadow glaive.
90-99	Noxious longbow	Ascension crossbow with Ascension bolts, 122 coins.	None
92-99	Seren godbow	Blightbound crossbow	None

Notes:

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	Mithril crossbow +454 accuracy	Mithril bolts +288 damage	74	Topaz bolts (e) (lvl 40 req.) +384 damage	60	At the almost the same price, topaz bolts (e) offer an enchantment Down to Earth which reduces the target's Magic level 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	113	Mithril Bolts +288 damage	74	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	47	Long kebbit bolts, +480 damage	62	This crossbow is now at par with the Rune crossbow but it can only use Kebbit bolts and Long kebbit bolts, and cannot be used with other off-hand crossbows.
50	Rune crossbow +850 accuracy	Broad-tipped bolts (with 55 Slayer) +480 damage	66	Adamant bolts +384 damage	113	Broad-tipped bolts are used for training and general purposes instead because their damage is equivalent to runite bolts, and are cheaper to use.

Chinchompa

Grey chinchompa, Red chinchompa, and Mechanised chinchompa are multi-target ranged weapons which hit up to nine enemies in a 3x3 area. These require 45, 55, and 75 Ranged, respectively.

Sustain

Ideal training with chinchompa is to be hitting nine targets at all times. This in turn means that you will be attacked by at least nine enemies, and need to be able to counteract the damage. Protection prayers, deflect curses, or soul split can largely mitigate this damage, but food may still be necessary. Additionally, a single click emergency teleport may prove useful.

Hit chance

The overall hit chance of a weapon is largely dependent on its level, so chinchompa have a maximum accuracy equal to that of other level 75 items. Accuracy boosting effects such as void or auras should be considered to counteract misses if fighting something with reasonably high defences.

Dwarf multicannon

Note that the gold cannon and royale cannon take 60 and 90 ammo per load, making them more efficient than a standard cannon at 30 ammo per load.

Locations

• 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 Magic 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 Magic during extended trips.

Restrictions

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

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 boost your Ranged level. Note that the cannon's accuracy is affected by your Ranged level and the attack style you are using. Also Ranged 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 ranged stats.

Shields

Shield use is generally reserved for bosses or other high level encounters, and is relatively rare for general training. The main exception to this is dragonfire protection. Shields of note are listed below.

Name	Requirements	Notes
Anti-dragon shield	None	Drastically reduce dragonfire damage.
Dragonfire deflector	70	Drastically reduce dragonfire damage, with tier 70 defensive stats and a dragon breath ability.
Elysian spirit shield	75 , 75 , Summer's End	Absorbs 30% of incoming damage in exchange for draining 6% of the original hit in prayer points. This is currently the strongest non-degrading Ranged shield available.
Vengeful kiteshield	90	This is currently the highest tier Ranged shield available.

Reprisers

Reprisers act as both an off-hand weapon and a shield at the same time. This provides a substantial boost in defence without giving up dual-wield abilities.

Repriser	Levels required
Tainted repriser	70	70
Ancient repriser	80	80
Kalphite repriser	90	90

Abilities

Abilites are the main source of damage when using full manual or revolution, but are not used at all in legacy mode. Training ranged will consist mostly of using Ranged abilities, with some use of Defence and Constitution ones. For recommended action bars, see a list of optimal setups for basic abilies or use the calculator to see how other options compare.

Some abilities have requirements beyond range level to unlock. The important ranged ones are detailed below.

Ablility	Requirements	Notes
Death's Swiftness	85 , The World Wakes	A powerful damage buff.
Corruption Shot	70 , Corruption Shot Ability Codex or Mazcab ability codex	Either can be obtained directly from raids, or the Mazcab ability codex can be bought from another player.
Mutated Dazing Shot	8 , 63,000,000 Shattered Worlds anima	Unlocks alongside Salt the Wound. This will permanently upgrade Dazing Shot while on a members' world.
Salt the Wound	60 , 63,000,000 Shattered Worlds anima	Unlocks alongside Mutated Dazing Shot.
Shadow Tendrils	75 , The Dig Site	Speak to the archaeological expert at the Exam Centre.
Tuska's Wrath	50 , 4,000 Anima Islands reward points	None
Devotion	1 , 3,500 Anima Islands reward points	Can also be obtained as a rare drop from General Graardor, Kree'arra, or aviansie.
Sacrifice	10 , 3,500 Anima Islands reward points	Can also be obtained as a rare drop from General Graardor, Kree'arra, or aviansie.
Onslaught	90 , Onslaught Ability Codex or Mazcab ability codex	Either can be obtained directly from raids, or the Mazcab ability codex can be bought from another player.

Monsters

Save for a few exceptions, you can gain ranged experience from any monster you attack. However, the most effective monsters to kill for experience are those with a weakness to ranged attacks. This is even more pronounced when matching a monster's specific type of ranged weakness to arrows, bolts, or thrown weapons. For complete lists of monsters weak to each type, see the following pages:

• Weak to Ranged
• Weak to arrows
• Weak to bolts
• Weak to thrown weapons
• Weak to nothing

As with any style of combat, you may choose to train it predominantly through Slayer. This has several benefits, such as the damage bonus from a full slayer helmet, less crowded areas, and unique monsters to kill. In addition, you may choose to sculpt your block and prefer lists to allow you more tasks that are ideal for ranged training.

Levels 1 - 20

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Chicken	Lumbridge chicken coop, or south of Beefy Bill	2	50	24.9	None
Advantages				Disadvantages
Drops very good drops for a low level Drops raw chicken, can be cooked for experience and food Feathers can sell for 13, 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	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Cockroach drone	Stronghold of Player Safety	8	110	25.5	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	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Cow	With Beefy Bill or at several other spots around Gielinor	2, 4, 6	150 (cow calves 100)	25.5 (cow calves 24.5)	None	Use Beefy Bill for fast banking
Advantages				Disadvantages
Less crowded than chickens Cowhide can be used to training crafting				Still relatively low experience Fair distance from a bank, unless using beefy bill, who charges a 10% fee

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Man and Woman	All around Gielinor, mainly in cities, recommended Lumbridge	2	70	24.5	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	Life points	Experience	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	24.5	None	None
Advantages				Disadvantages
Weak hits Level 1 Clue Scroll Close to respawn points				Low experience Bad drops

Levels 20 - 40

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Chaos druid	Taverley Dungeon	32	1,150	50.4	None	None
Advantages				Disadvantages
Weak to arrows Low max hit Drop herbs frequently				May be crowded

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Giant bat	Coal mine west of McGrubor's Wood, Taverley Dungeon	44	1600	72.6	None	None
Advantages				Disadvantages
Weak to bolts Easy access to healing by Galahad's tea Semi-AFKable (aggressive)				Level 20 Agility needed to take the shortcut (although around 3 bats will gather close to the shortcut on the other side of the river, with striking distance of a shortbow)

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Werewolf	Canifis	63	2250	132	Access to Morytania	None
Advantages				Disadvantages
Can be assigned as Slayer tasks, useful if you're training it and Canifis' Slayer master is closeby Decent loot, bring nature runes and fire runes/fire staff if you want to alch loot Low defense despite the moderately high combat-level Fighting them in a bank means your health automatically regens when they die One that respawns in the Canifis bank every 20 seconds 3 spawn in the bar and can be safe spotted over stools.				Lower level players may need to bring food and/or defense potions They can hit high, up to 80 when in werewolf form and 50 in human form

Level 40 - 50

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Pyrefiend	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon	61 and 67	2,200 or 2,400	125.7 or 151	30 Slayer	Carapace armour Tier 30 Ranged Weapon
Advantages				Disadvantages
Weak to bolts Drops Clue scroll (medium)				Requires 30 Slayer Generally poor drops

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Green dragon	Chaos Tunnels or numerous Wilderness zones (Forinthry Dungeon)	63	6,750	198	None	Anti-dragon shield, Antifire
Advantages				Disadvantages
Very good drops Dragon bones, 72 Prayer experience per bone Weak to bolts				Out of the way, far from banks In dangerous or inconvenient areas (Wilderness, Chaos Tunnels with aggressive baby black dragons) Can hit very high when in melee range Using an anti-dragon shield can hamper experience rates due to reduced damage rates.

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Baby blue dragon	Taverley Dungeon	44	1,600	72.6	Dusty key	70 Agility, allows use of shortcut and does not need dusty key
Advantages				Disadvantages
Baby dragon bones; 30 Prayer experience per bone Safespots Blue dragon scale spawns Regular bone spawns Weak to bolts				Adult blue dragons in vicinity though non-aggressive. No drops other than Baby dragon bones. Moderate hits Must get past aggressive chaos dwarves and magic axes

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Infernal mage	Slayer Tower	72	5,000	267	45 Slayer	None
Advantages				Disadvantages
Very low max hit Quick respawn Can occasionally drop Mystic gloves, mystic hats, and lava battlestaves Weak to arrows				Drops in general are poor

Levels 50 - 70

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Blue dragon	Taverley Dungeon, Heroes' Guild, Ogre Enclave	74	5,000	367	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 Easy to reach Dragon bones, 72 prayer experience per bone Blue dragon scale spawn Weak to bolts Affected by bane ammunition.				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 Using an anti-dragon shield can hamper experience rates due to reduced attack damage. Although they are weak to ranged they can still be tough for rangers at this level. Often crowded Bane ammunition has high requirements and takes a while to make.

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Mighty Banshee	Pollnivneach Slayer Dungeon	91	3,250	344.4	* Masked earmuffs	Wear a Full slayer helmet.
Advantages				Disadvantages
Weak to bolts Low health. Decent drops, including herbs and alchables.				Low charm drop rate. Failing to bring the proper equipment can result in major damage and/or stat reduction, which can quickly prove fatal.

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Abyssal demon	Slayer Tower Abyssal Area	98	8,500	661	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
Good drops, including infernal ashes, uncut rubies and diamonds, and the abyssal whip. High experience per kill. Affected by bane ammunition.				Frequently crowded Requires a very high slayer level (85) Hits hard and accurately Will teleport around and thus cannot be safespotted Must be on a slayer assignment to receive the best drops (abyssal wand and orb). Strong against ranged attacks. Bane ammunition can take a while to make and has high requirements.

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Lesser demon	Crandor, Taverley Dungeon and/or Karamja Volcano resource dungeon	70	5,000	250.2	25 Dungeoneering for Karamja Volcano	Runes for alchemy spells and/or Explorer's ring 3 or higher, Accursed urn or better
Advantages				Disadvantages
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 Drops tend to be mediocre most of the time

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Black demon	Taverley Dungeon, Chaos Tunnels	98	9,000	661	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 Weak to bolts Can utilize a dwarf multicannon (Taverley only)				Uses very accurate, hard-hitting magic attacks. Must get past aggressive chaos dwarves and magic axes if not using the shortcut. Must get past aggressive poison spiders if using the shortcut. Can take a long time to kill for rangers at this level, even when exploiting their weakness to bolts

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Experiment	Experiment Cave	35	1,250	54	Creature of Fenkenstrain quest partially completed	Wolfbane in case you accidentally hit a Canifis resident
Advantages				Disadvantages
Decent experience Low max hit Low Defence				Only drops Bones Considerable distance to any banks (closest one Canifis) Low experience compared to other monsters in this level-range

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Jogre	Ardougne Zoo	57	4,100	163.3	None	Use a chargebow or bring runes for telekinetic grab, as ammo cannot be retrieved normally.
Advantages				Disadvantages
No damage dealt to you due to it being in an enclosure. Not crowded You could attack cyclops beside the Jogre while waiting it to respawn.				You will not be able to retrieve drops or ammo without telekinetic grab. Drops in general are poor. Strong against ranged attacks

Levels 70 - 99

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Aviansie	God Wars Dungeon	89, 92, 95	6,400-6,800	491.8	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
Drops noted adamant bars so no banking is necessary (500k to 1m/hour) Drops swordfish which reduces or eliminates the need for carrying food Drops Warpriest of Armadyl equipment Weak to bolts				Located in a dangerous dungeon All monsters are aggressive unless wearing an item from their faction or similar item, or the Shard of Zaros. Far from bank

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Exiled kalphite marauder	Exiled kalphite hive	98	7,000	661		Runes to high alch the drops
Advantages				Disadvantages
Always aggressive, fast xp gain (up to 300k/h)  Can be AFK'd with soul split. Drops sharks occasionally. High blue charm drop rate (up to 100 charms/h) Drops rune items, herbs and seeds frequently. Damaged chitin can be noted for further profit. Weak to arrows				Very far from bank (unless you have access to Menaphos) Attacks stacks up, may have to bank frequently for food if you do not have access to Soul Split. May be crowded at times

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Greater demon	Brimhaven dungeon, Forinthry dungeon	82	6,000	385.2		Runes to high alch the drops
Advantages				Disadvantages
Decent life points Safespots Moderate drops Weak to bolts				Fairly strong Magic attacks Their locations are either remote or located within the Wilderness. Far from bank

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Rorarius	Monastery of Ascension	84	6000	404.1	*81 Slayer	Prayer/stat boost potions, Vampyrism aura, food
Advantages				Disadvantages
Semi-fast exp gain Quick kills Several locations Very profitable drops; roughly 3 million coins per hour. Attacking them makes them aggressive, increasing experience rates. Weak to Ranged				Far from bank Very popular training spot, so most locations will be crowded. Not all locations are efficient, and rates may be hampered if a Capsarius is nearby to heal them. Their attacks hit quite hard and are accurate, which can lead to a quick death if too many are attacking at once.

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Red dragon	Red Dragon Isle and Brimhaven Dungeon	84	9,000	404	None	Anti-dragon shield or Antifire
Advantages				Disadvantages
Dragon bones, good prayer exp Red dragonhide, can be used for crafting training or sold on G.E. Weak to bolts				Far from banks Very strong, high damage when collecting drops Widely distributed Dragonfire hits dangerously high (2,500+) if within range and not using any form of dragonfire protection. Player killers may attack in the Wilderness location.

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Mature grotworm	Grotworm Lair	98	10,500	881.4	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 Saradomin brews that can extend trips Does drop items on the Rare Drop Table Drops Big Bones for Prayer training Weak to bolts				Very accurate and high-hitting Magic attacks, which will often hit over 1000. Players with low Agility level will have to run through both levels of the lower level Grotworms to get to the third level The Dwarf Multicannon cannot be set up in the Lair Quite a distance from a bank Are spread out and non-aggressive, hampering experience rates

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Wallasalki	Waterbirth Island Dungeon	79, 91	2,850; 8,125	516.6		Protect or deflect from Magic
Advantages				Disadvantages
High experience Some decent drops Mild to good charm drop rate Weak to arrows Are aggressive, resulting in increased experience rates.				Far from bank Their attacks hit hard and accurately Occasionally retreats when under half life points

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Vyrelord/Vyrelady	Darkmeyer	98	11,370	680	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 dragonhide, royal or armadyl armour to reduce the need of food. The Lord of Vampyrium River of Blood Protect from Magic/Deflect Magic/Soul Split
Advantages				Disadvantages
Training here yields a high experience 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. Those that have completed The Lord of Vampyrium and River of Blood can respectively utilise the Blisterwood stake-thrower crossbow or Sunspear (ranged) in place of blisterwood stakes.				Players must fletch their own Blisterwood weaponry (stakes or crossbow), as they are untradable. Experience rates can be reduced substantially if even one more person is training in Darkmeyer; as Vyres are aggressive, making auto-retaliate less useful for training. Unless a player has cremated a large number of Vyre corpses, they will not achieve the high hits necessary to earn the best experience rates.

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Waterfiend	Ghorrock, Chaos Tunnels, Ancient Cavern	107	8,000	934.2	The Temple at Senntisten	A Charming imp is highly recommended here, as waterfiends frequently drop crimson charms.
Advantages				Disadvantages
Very good drops, such as noted water orbs and uncut sapphires, and high crimson charm drop rates. Waterfiends' combat levels also allow for very high Clue scroll (hard) drop rates. One such clue can be found easily within an hour. Once the Waterfiends become non-aggressive, 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 Waterfiends' tendency to hit 1 on players more often than they either hit or miss. Weak to bolts If player has access to fairy rings, they are very close to a bank at the Ancient Cavern				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. They are very popular for training, and are often crowded.

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Life points	Experience	Requirements	Recommendations
Kree'arra and guards	God Wars Dungeon	580/102	75,000/10,000	6573	Defeated Dad in Troll Stronghold, 70 Ranged	* Players with higher Ranged will find faster experience rates. Pay for an instance (200,000 coins for one hour) with spawn setting on fast.
Advantages				Disadvantages
Very high experience rates per rotation, with 8,871 combat experience in total per rotation. Excellent drops, such as noted dwarf weed and dwarf weed seeds, which fetch a high price on the GE, along with Armadyl armour and the Armadyl hilt. Can be camped for hours without needing to bank if using a sufficient setup.				Very far from a bank, and requires killcount to enter, which can hamper experience rates. Can be crowded if you choose not to create an instance. You can die very easily if you are not paying attention.

Other training methods

Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza

This gives Ranged experience 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 salamanders

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 and Brimhaven dungeons as well as in the Chaos Tunnels.

Waterfiends

Waterfiends are a very good source of ranged training. With Elite void or Pernix equipment and a high level ranged weapon (handcannon, attuned crystal bow, black salamander, and royal crossbow are all great choices) over 150 kills per hour (around 150,000-400,000 experience per hour) is possible. They are also an excellent source of charms and drop semi-valuable loot, making them a choice spot for higher level players to train.

AFK waterfiends

With sufficient levels and equipment, waterfiends at Ghorrock can be AFK'd for very easy Ranged XP. This method, though requiring high levels is much cheaper than other AFK alternatives such as using Chinchompas in the abyss. You will need at least 92 Prayer for Soul Split, and 96 Herblore for Overloads is highly recommended. The use of a Geyser titan is also helpful though not explicitly required. With at least tier 70 armour and tier 80 weapons you can expect 450,000 experience per hour if concentrating and 350,000 experience per hour totally afk, as well as 100+ crimson charms.

What you will need:

• 20 Prayer potions (Soul Split should be all the healing you need)
• 4 Overloads
• 2 Geyser titan pouchs (Beasts of Burden may be used as an alternative, and should be filled entirely with prayer potions)
• 2 Shark (in case of emergency)

You will need to find an area in the tunnel appropriate for the level you are and the equipment you are using, the first room is host to only 4 waterfiends, while the second room is host to 6. These monsters will become tolerant after 10 minutes of fighting, this can easily be reset by running to the next room or climbing up and then back down the ladder located in the first room.

Abyssal training

Training Ranged, Melee and Magic skills in the Abyss is perhaps the best AFK exp/hour in the entire game. The south-west and south-east corners spawn 15+ creatures that are aggressive and will attack the player upon respawn. There is a world-hopping safespot in the far south-west corner behind a tendril. The creatures become non-aggressive after 10 minutes. To reset the aggression timer simply run away and come back.

702,054.8 XP/h measurements: Ranged red chinchompa (power armour, blood amulet, grand ranging potion, Armadyl off-hand crossbow recommended): 702,054.8 XP/hour afk. Use Revolution++ with the following bar: Corruption Shot, Death's Swiftness, Bombardment, Deadshot, Fragmentation Shot, Needle Strike, Snipe, Binding Shot (Ricochet doesn't work well with chinchompas).

Tips:

• Corruption Shot is critical for range training. It increases XP/hour by 28%.
• Blood amulet of fury or Bunyip is enough to heal for a complete AFK experience.
• Bring a charming imp. Have him eat the abyssal, gold, green charms for easy Summoning exp. The monsters drop ludicrous amounts of charms due to the sheer volume of kills per hour.

Shattered Worlds

Main article: Shattered Worlds

At worlds 50+, Shattered Worlds can be a very good source of experience. In general, each world offers better experience per kill than the one before it until the player no longer has enough resources to continue. In addition to experience, shattered worlds awards the player with Shattered anima for rewards like Bladed Dive and slayer masks that are normally only obtainable from Treasure Hunter. It is recommended that players train around worlds 70-80, bringing their own armour and weapons, for the fastest experience rates.

Completing quests

Main article: Quests/Experience rewards § Ranged

Some quests grant Ranged experience. Refer to the main article for more details.