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ShieldbowOak shieldbowWillow shieldbowMaple shieldbowYew shieldbowMagic shieldbowMaple shieldbow (sighted)Magic shieldbow (sighted)Elder shieldbowElder shieldbow (sighted)Dark bowStrykebow
Slot 2-handed
Style Arrows
Speed
Average (3.6s)
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A shieldbow is a class of Ranged weapon that includes both a longbow and a shield-like attachment. Because of the attachment, these weapons provide defensive bonuses to armour and life points, as well as counting as a shield for enabling Defence abilities. However, it also allows two-handed Ranged abilities to be used.

Compared to shortbows, they have a lower damage value, but shieldbows generally have an extended attack range of 8 as well as their defensive properties. Effectively, a shieldbow is more similar to combining a one-handed crossbow with a shield, which has the same attack speed. While shieldbows have a damage bonus and enable two-handed abilities, it is less flexible as special shields cannot be swapped in (eg dragonfire shield). Note that the ammunition types differ also, and crossbow bolts can be enchanted while arrows cannot be.

This weapon class was introduced along with the Evolution of Combat. During this time most standard wooden longbows were converted into shieldbows. Before they were simply stronger and slower versions of shortbows with a greater range. However, special longbows such as the crystal bow and zaryte bow were not converted into shieldbows, but instead to shortbows.

Stats[]

Ranged
Item
Ranged
Level
Main-hand Off-hand Attributes Style bonus Price
Style Dmg Acc Style Dmg Acc Defence Constitution Prayer Attack-icon Ranged-icon Magic-icon
Shieldbow Shieldbow 1 Arrow 26 150 - - - 30 0 0 - - - 1,089
Oak shieldbow Oak shieldbow 10 Arrow 53 202 - - - 40 0 0 - - - 623
Willow shieldbow Willow shieldbow 20 Arrow 106 316 - - - 63 0 0 - - - 335
Maple shieldbow Maple shieldbow 30 Arrow 159 454 - - - 90 0 0 - - - 624
Yew shieldbow Yew shieldbow 40 Arrow 212 628 - - - 125 0 0 - - - 864
Maple shieldbow (sighted) Maple shieldbow (sighted) 45 Arrow 238 732 - - - 146 0 0 - - - 624 + 10,000 Dungeoneering tokens
Magic shieldbow Magic shieldbow 50 Arrow 265 850 - - - 170 0 0 - - - 1,118
Magic shieldbow (sighted) Magic shieldbow (sighted) 55 Arrow 291 983 - - - 196 0 0 - - - 1,118 + 10,000 Dungeoneering tokens
Elder shieldbow Elder shieldbow 60 Arrow 318 1132 - - - 226 0 0 - - - 3,516
Elder shieldbow (sighted) Elder shieldbow (sighted) 65 Arrow 344 1299 - - - 259 0 0 - - - 3,516 + 10,000 Dungeoneering tokens
Dark bow Dark bow 70 Arrow 371 1486 - - - 297 0 0 - - - 77,444
Strykebow Strykebow 85 Arrow 450 2178 - - - 435 560 0 - - - 13,457,428 + 77,444 for each 20% charge

Dungeoneering shieldbows[]

Shieldbows are available in Daemonheim (called longbows) alongside shortbows for use in training the Dungeoneering skill.

Table of longbows
TierItemLevels to use
1Tangle gum longbow Tangle gum longbow1 Ranged-icon Ranged
2Seeping elm longbow Seeping elm longbow10 Ranged-icon Ranged
3Blood spindle longbow Blood spindle longbow20 Ranged-icon Ranged
4Utuku longbow Utuku longbow30 Ranged-icon Ranged
5Spinebeam longbow Spinebeam longbow40 Ranged-icon Ranged
6Bovistrangler longbow Bovistrangler longbow50 Ranged-icon Ranged
7Thigat longbow Thigat longbow60 Ranged-icon Ranged
8Corpsethorn longbow Corpsethorn longbow70 Ranged-icon Ranged
9Entgallow longbow Entgallow longbow80 Ranged-icon Ranged
10Grave creeper longbow Grave creeper longbow90 Ranged-icon Ranged
11Sagittarian longbow Sagittarian longbow99 Ranged-icon Ranged

See also[]

Trivia[]

Shield-bow

Concept art of a shieldbow.

  • Shieldbows and defenders are the only types of equipment that count as more than one kind of equipment type.
  • Dungeoneering shieldbows are referred to as longbows, as their names were unchanged with the Evolution of Combat.
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