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Descent of dragons — A player uses the old special attack, Descent of Dragons, with the Dark Bow.

Ranged weapons are a set of combat items ranging from crossbows to throwing darts. When equipped these weapons provide experience in the Ranged skill. Ranged weapons are most effective against magic armour and least effective against melee armour. Currently the highest hitting ranged weapon is the Royal Crossbow, excluding weapons found in Daemonheim and the Dominion Crossbow

BowsEdit

Bows are the original ranged weapons. It should be noted that all bows are two handed, yet most still allow the use of abilities that require a shield. They can be separated into two categories: shortbows, and shieldbows. Most bows require arrows, which determine the maximum hit of the bow.

Bows have limits on the quality of arrows that can be used with them. Higher level bows have higher maximum hits because they are able to use more advanced arrow types. For example, shortbows made of the lowest level wood can only use bronze or iron arrows.

When choosing a bow, players need to consider three factors: offensive bonuses, defensive bonuses, and the level requirement. Shieldbows tend to have a slower rate of fire, less accuracy, and lower damage than shortbows of the same level requirement, but shieldbows provide a life point bonus and armour rating.

ShortbowsEdit

Bow	Level	Accuracy	Damage	Arrows
Quickbow	5	100	46	Up to Iron
Shortbow	1	50	46	Up to Iron
Oak shortbow	10	100	87	Up to Steel
Willow shortbow	20	200	185	Up to Mithril
Maple shortbow	30	300	278	Up to Mithril
Composite ogre bow	30	300	278	Brutal arrows
Yew shortbow	40	400	371	Up to Adamant
Magic shortbow	50	704	463	Up to Rune
Seercull	50	777	249	Up to Rune
Gravite shortbow	55 (with 45 Dung. )	899	510	Up to Rune
Crystal bow	70 (with 50 Agility )	1868	1321*	Does not use arrows
Zaryte bow	80	3043	1510*	Does not use arrows

ShieldbowsEdit

Bow	Level	Accuracy	Damage	Armour	Life Bonus	Arrows
Shieldbow	1	10	26	20	14	Up to Iron
Oak shieldbow	10	100	53	200	150	Up to Steel
Willow shieldbow	20	200	106	400	300	Up to Mithril
Willow composite bow	20	200	106	400	300	Up to Mithril
Maple shieldbow	30	266	159	600	450	Up to Mithril
Ogre bow	30	300	278	0	450	Ogre arrows
Yew shieldbow	40	400	212	800	600	Up to Adamant
Yew composite bow	40	400	212	800	600	Up to Adamant
Maple longbow (sighted)	45	450	238	900	675	Up to Mithril
Magic shieldbow	50	500	265	1000	755	Up to Rune
Magic composite bow	50	500	265	1000	755	Up to Rune
Magic shieldbow (sighted)	55	550	291	1100	825	Up to Rune
Saradomin Bow	55	550	291	1100	825	Up to Rune
Guthix Bow	55	550	291	1100	825	Up to Rune
Zamorak Bow	55	550	291	1100	825	Up to Rune
Dark bow	60	1147	765	229	900	Up to Dragon

ArrowsEdit

Arrows are used for ammunition with bows. The better the arrow, the higher damage a player can deal. However, players require certain bows to use certain arrows. Non-members can only use bronze to rune arrows. All arrows except the training arrows and god arrows can be fletched by members.

Arrow	Bow required	Ranged damage
Bronze arrows	Any	48
Iron arrows	Any	96
Steel arrows	Willow or higher	192
Mithril arrows	Willow or higher	288
Adamant arrows	Yew or higher	384
Rune arrows	Magic or higher	480
Saradomin arrows	Magic or higher	528
Guthix arrows	Magic or higher	528
Zamorak arrows	Magic or higher	528
Dragon arrows	Dark Bow	576

Ogre and brutal arrowsEdit

Ogre and brutal arrows are only available to members and can only used with ogre bows. Ogre arrows can be fletched during and after the Big Chompy Bird Hunting quest and can be used with either an ogre bow or a composite ogre bow.

Brutal arrows can be fletched after completing the Zogre Flesh Eaters quest and can only be used with a composite ogre bow. They are currently the only effective weapon against Zogres and Skogres.

Image	Arrow	Damage
	Ogre arrows	288
	Bronze brutal arrows	48
	Iron brutal arrows	96
	Steel brutal arrows	144
	Black brutal arrows	192
	Mithril brutal arrows	220
	Adamant brutal arrows	316
	Rune brutal arrows	412

CrossbowsEdit

Main article: Crossbows

Crossbows, the second weapon type for ranged combat, come in three types: main-hand, off-hand and two-hand. Crossbows differ from regular bows because they have a faster rate of fire and some can be wielded one handed allowing the use of a shield. Alternatively, main-hand and off-hand crossbows can be wielded simultaneously to increase your rate of fire even further. The two-hand crossbows have a slightly slower rate of fire when compared to either of the one hand versions, however two-hand crossbows have a bonus to damage and life points.

One-Handed CrossbowsEdit

Name	Level	Accuracy	Bolts
Crossbow	1	10	Bronze bolts
Phoenix crossbow	1	10	Bronze bolts
Bronze crossbow	1	10	Bronze bolts
Off-hand bronze crossbow	1	10	Bronze bolts
Iron crossbow	10	100	Up to iron bolts
Off-hand iron crossbow	10	100	Up to iron bolts
Blurite crossbow	16	160	Up to blurite bolts
Steel crossbow	20	200	Up to steel bolts
Off-hand steel crossbow	20	200	Up to steel bolts
Dorgeshuun crossbow	28	280	Up to iron bolts/bone bolts. This crossbow cannot use enchanted or gem-tipped bolts.
Black crossbow	33	330	Up to black bolts
Mithril crossbow	30	300	Up to mithril bolts/mithril grapples
Off-hand mithril crossbow	30	300	Up to mithril bolts/mithril grapples
Adamant crossbow	40	400	Up to Adamant Bolts, Enchanted up to Topaz Bolts (e)
Off-hand adamant crossbow	40	400	Up to Adamant Bolts, Enchanted up to Topaz Bolts (e)
Zanik's crossbow	48	480	Up to Adamant Bolts, Enchanted up to Topaz Bolts (e)
Hunter's crossbow	50	850	Kebbit and long kebbit bolts only
Rune crossbow	50	850	Up to Runite Bolts, Enchanted up to Sapphire Bolts (e)
Off-hand rune crossbow	50	850	Up to Runite Bolts, Enchanted up to Sapphire Bolts (e)
Dragon crossbow	60	1147	Up to Ruby Bolts (e)
Off-hand dragon crossbow	60	1147	Up to Ruby Bolts (e)
Armadyl Crossbow	70	1868	Up to Dragon Bolts (e)
Karil's pistol crossbow	70	1868	Bolt rack only
Karil's off-hand pistol crossbow	70	1868	Bolt rack only
Chaotic crossbow	80	3043	Up to Royal Bolts (including all enchanted bolts)
Offhand chaotic crossbow	80	3043	Up to Royal bolts (including all enchanted bolts)
Dominion crossbow	90	4957	None needed, but can only be used in the Dominion Tower.

Two-Handed CrossbowsEdit

Name	Level	Accuracy	Damage	Bolts
Bronze 2h crossbow	1	10	66	Up to Bronze bolts
Iron 2h crossbow	10	100	132	Up to Iron bolts
Steel 2h crossbow	20	200	265	Up to Steel bolts
Mithril 2h crossbow	30	300	397	Up to Mithril bolts
Adamant 2h crossbow	40	400	530	Up to Adamant bolts
Rune 2h crossbow	50	704	662	Up to Runite bolts
Dragon 2h crossbow	60	1147	795	Up to Dragon Bolts
Karil's crossbow	70	1868	927	Only Bolt Racks
Hand Cannon	75	2384	993	Only Hand cannon shot
Royal Crossbow	80	3043	1060	Up to Royal Bolts

Note: Due to EOC changes, Salamanders are now Two-Handed Crossbows aswell. The black salamander (requiring 70 attack, strength, magic, and range) uses Harralander tar as ammunition and has equal damage and accuracy to Karil's crossbow.

BoltsEdit

Bolts are the ammunition for crossbows. Members can create them with the Smithing and Fletching skills. Silver bolts, however, are crafted rather than smithed. Bolts that do not have gem tips can be poisoned, while gem tipped bolts can be enchanted using the Enchant Crossbow Bolt spell. Anyone can equip any type of bolt but to fire the bolt there is a minimum ranged level and crossbow needed. Generally the level of the crossbow must be equal to or above the level of the bolt you are trying to use with it.

Name	Level	Damage	Special
Bronze bolt	1	48	Can be poisoned
Coral bolt	1	48	Can only be used with the coral crossbow
Barbed bolt	16	48
Blurite bolt	1	57	Can be poisoned
Iron bolt	10	96	Can be poisoned
Opal bolt	10	96
Abyssalbane bolt	50	164	Does extra damage to Abyssal demons
Basiliskbane bolt	50	164	Does extra damage to Basilisks
Dragonbane bolt	50	164	Does extra damage to Dragons
Wallasalkibane bolt	50	164	Does extra damage to Wallasalkis
Steel bolt	20	192	Can be poisoned
Pearl bolt	20	192
Opal bolt(e)	20	192	Lucky lightning enchantment
Jade bolt		240
Silver bolt	25	240	Can be poisoned
Bone bolt	28	268	Can only be used with the Dorgeshuun or Zanik's crossbow
Mithril bolt	30	288	Can be poisoned
Red topaz bolt	30	288
Pearl bolt(e)	30	288	Sea curse enchantment
Black bolt	33	316	Can be poisoned
Jade bolt(e)		336	Earth’s fury enchantment
Adamant bolt	40	384	Can be poisoned
Sapphire bolt	40	384
Red topaz bolt	40	384	Down to earth enchantment
Rune bolt	50	480	Can be poisoned
Broad bolt	50	480	Can be used to kill Kurasks
Kebbit bolt	50	480	Can only be used with the Hunters' crossbow
Long kebbit bolt	50	480	Can only be used with the Hunters' crossbow
Emerald bolt	50	480
Ruby bolt	50	480
Sapphire bolt(e)	50	480	Clear mind enchantment
Diamond bolt	60	576
Dragon bolt	60	576
Emerald bolt(e)	60	576	Magical poision enchantment
Ruby bolt(e)	60	576
Bakriminel bolt	80	585
Bolt rack	70	672	Can only be used with Karil's crossbow
Onyx bolt	70	672
Diamond bolt(e)	70	672	Armour piercing enchantment
Dragon bolt(e)	70	672	Dragon’s breath enchantment
Royal bolt	80	768	Can only be used with the Royal crossbow or Chaotic crossbow
Onyx bolt(e)	80	768	Leech life enchantment

Mithril grappleEdit

Members can use a mithril grapple as a tool for scaling high obstacles, such as walls. Rangers can create mithril grapples and attach them to mithril bolts provided with the required smithing level. To use the grapple, players use a rope with the grapple and then use it on the shortcut. Players will need to have a crossbow equipped to use the grapple.

Each time a player uses their grapple, there is a chance that it can break. It cannot be repaired, meaning if a player's grapple does break, they will need to make a new one. Shortcuts that require grapples also require Ranged, Strength, and Agility levels.

PouchesEdit

Although not a weapon, members have access to a bolt pouch, allowing them to carry a variety of bolts without occupying too much of their bank or inventory space. They can be purchased from the crossbow sales dwarf in Keldagrim. Each player are also restricted to only one bolt pouch at anyone time. Destroying it or losing it upon death will result in having all the bolts in the pouch to be dropped onto the floor.

Bolt pouches can only hold 4 different kinds of bolts. To store bolts in a pouch, players have to use them with the pouch. Left-clicking on the pouch will open a menu showing players what bolts are currently in the pouch. Each of the four slots can hold up to 255 bolts. Bolts can be removed from the pouch or equipped by right-clicking on them. Grapples, however, cannot be stored in pouches. Bolt pouches are also untradeable.

Throwing weaponsEdit

Members have a wide range of throwing weapons at their disposal. Though not as popular as bows or crossbows, some players prefer them over other ranged weapons as they can be thrown very fast, creating faster ranged experience.

DartsEdit

Main article: Darts

Darts can be made after completing the Tourist Trap quest. Players can smith 10 dart tips per bar and can then attach feathers to create a completed dart. They can be wielded as a weapon, allowing players to also carry a shield or god book. Note that black darts are only available as drops from elite dark rangers. Darts are stackable, however, they cannot be thrown as far as a player with a bow. The setback is minor, given its decent striking power, speed and availability. Thus, making it a popular training weapon in the ranging arsenal.

Name	Level	Damage	Accuracy
Bronze dart	1	48	10
Off-hand bronze dart	1	24	10
Iron dart	10	96	100
Off-hand iron dart	10	48	100
Steel dart	20	192	200
Off-hand steel dart	20	96	200
Black dart	20	240	250
Off-hand black dart	20	120	250
Mithril dart	30	288	300
Off-hand mithril dart	30	144	300
Adamant dart	40	384	400
Off-hand adamant dart	40	192	400
Rune dart	50	480	500
Off-hand rune dart	50	240	500
Dragon dart	60	576	600
Off-hand dragon dart	60	288	600
Blisterwood stake	70	672	700
Deathtouched dart	any	48	10

JavelinsEdit

Javelins can only be bought from the Ranging Guild, Void Knights Outposts Archery Shoppe, or obtained from monster drops. They can be wielded as a weapon, allowing players to also wield a shield or prayer book.

Javelins are slow to throw, but they can hit hard and far. Because of the attacking speed, players hardly train their ranging with it.

Javelin	Level	Accuracy	Damage
Bronze javelin	1	10	74
Iron javelin	10	100	149
Steel javelin	20	200	298
Mithril javelin	30	300	447
Adamant javelin	40	400	596
Rune javelin	50	500	745
Morrigan's javelin	78	1162	2760

Throwing axesEdit

Throwing axes can only be purchased from the Ranging Guild, or from other players. They can be wielded as a single-handed weapon, allowing players to also wield a shield or prayer book.

Throwing axes are slow to attack with, similar like javelins, but at a shorter range and power. However, throwing axes are cheaper compared to javelins.

Throwing axe	Level	Accuracy	Damage
Bronze throwing axe	1	10	61
Iron throwing axe	10	100	122
Steel throwing axe	20	200	245
Mithril throwing axe	30	300	367
Adamant throwing axe	40	400	490
Rune throwing axe	50	500	612
Morrigan's throwing axe	78	955	2760

Throwing knivesEdit

Throwing knives are similar to darts. They are one of the fastest weapon types in the game and can be smithed. It is worthy to note that knives all have a potential to hit 1 damage point higher than any of their dart counterparts (i.e. if a bronze dart max is 8, the bronze knife max is 9).

They can be wielded as a single-handed weapon, allowing players to wield a shield or prayer book at the same time.

Players receive 5 throwing knives from each bar they smith. Throwing knives are stackable, however, they cannot be thrown as far as a player with a bow. The setback is minor, given its decent striking power, speed and availability (thus making it a popular training weapon in the ranging arsenal).

Throwing knife	Damage	Accuracy
Bronze knife	48	10
Iron knife	96	100
Steel knife	192	200
Black knife	240	250
Mithril knife	288	300
Adamant knife	384	400
Rune knife	480	500

ChinchompasEdit

Chinchompas are a unique, stackable, one-time use ranged explosion weapon. They have three attack styles: short, medium, and long, which determine the length of fuse and its effectiveness. Selecting short makes it more effective at short distance. A longer fuse enables the Chinchompa weapon to be used for longer distance attacks, but also decreases throwing rate. In a multi-combat area a Chinchompa explosion damages all targets within a three by three area. Chinchompas are obtained by box trapping.

Image	Ranged weapon	Ranged level	Damage bonus	Accuracy
	Chinchompa	45	551	450
	Red Chinchompa	55	673	550

Red Chinchompas Before EOC allowed some of the fastest ranged training in the game. A popular fast experience training method is to use red chinchompas to attack Skeletons in the multi attack area of the Ape Atoll dungeon. This is no longer an option, as they are now weak to mage.

Toktz-Xil-UlEdit

Main article: Toktz-Xil-Ul

Toktz-Xil-Ul is the TzHaar name for obsidian throwing rings.

Obsidian throwing rings can be obtained by buying from the TzHaar combat store, as a drop from the creatures in TzHaar, or by buying it from another player. They cost around 350 Tokkul per throwing ring. Due to their expensive cost, they are almost never used for training, however they are sometimes used in Range stakes due to their speed between attacks (similar to throwing knives) and they hit a max comparable to rune arrows. They also give +69 Ranged bonus (the same as a magic bow), +49 Ranged Strength and cost around 200 to 500 coins each. This weapon cannot be made using the Smithing skill.

Other weaponsEdit

Members also have access to different kinds of weapons. They are:

Hand cannon

All players can access slings, basic ranged weapons that does not need ammo: