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Shortbow
Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Equipable?	Yes
Stackable?	No
High alch	30 coins
Low alch	20 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	50 coins;
Exchange price	17 coins (info)
Buy limit	5,000
Examine	Short but effective.
Weight	1.33 kg
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This article is about the item made from ordinary logs. For shortbows in general, see Shortbow (bow type).

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The Shortbow is the weakest shortbow in RuneScape. Players can purchase this bow from most shops that sell Ranged weaponry.

Shortbows may be made through the Fletching skill at level 1. First, a player must cut an unstrung shortbow from logs, granting 5 Fletching experience. Then, the player must string the unstrung shortbow with a bow string, granting 5 experience.

Previously, all new players would obtain a free shortbow after completing the Tutorial, but due to the Tutorial update, players no longer obtain one.

The attack range of the shortbow is 7 spaces.

Shortbows are often used by Skill Pures because if no arrows are equipped a player can not accidentally deal damage to a creature and gain combat xp.

Skill requirements
Combat Stats					A player wielding a Shortbow
None
Class		Slot
Ranged
Weapons	Main		Off
Damage	43		-
Accuracy	150		-
Style	Arrows
Attributes
Armour				0
Life points				0
Prayer				0
Style bonuses
0	0		0
Attack speed
Fast Interval: 3.0 seconds
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Dropping monstersEdit

Monster	Combat level	Quantity	Rarity
Corpse archer	26	1	Common
Corpse mage	30	1	Common
Corpse spider	6	1	Common
Crawling corpse torso	14	1	Common
Skoblin	28	1	Common
Dragith Nurn	38	1	Common
Warped bat	24	1	Common
Warped cockroach	2	1	Common
Warped fly	10	1	Common
Skeleton (Lumbridge Catacombs)	22	1	Uncommon
Warped rat	18	1	Rare

Store locationsEdit

This item can also be bought or sold at:

Lowe's Archery Emporium in central Varrock - (free sample item)
Dargaud's Bows and Arrows in the Ranging Guild
The Gnome Shopkeeper's Armoury in Burthorpe
Gulluck and Sons in the Tree Gnome Stronghold
Hickton's Archery Emporium in Catherby
King Lathas's Armoury in the Combat Training Camp

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