Crossbow (weapon)

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Crossbow
Ammunition							Bolts
Two handed?							No
Attack speed

Crossbows are weapons used in ranged combat that require a certain Ranged level to wield. They are different than bows in that they are horizontal and can be held with one hand (except for the Karil's crossbow), allowing a player to carry a shield with the other.

Free-to-play players are recommended to stay with bows as the crossbows available to them are weak, while members have very strong crossbows. Crossbows require ammunition in the form of bolts.

Regular crossbows have a normal attack range of 7 and a long distance range of 9.

Dorgeshuun crossbow has a normal attack range of 6 and long distance range of 8.

Karil's crossbow and Armadyl crossbow have a normal attack range of 8 and long distance range of 10.

Combat styles

Crossbow
Combat Options	Combat Style	Style type	Weapon Style	Experience	Invisible Boost
	Accurate	Ranged	Accurate	Ranged and Hitpoints	+3 Ranged
	Rapid	Ranged	Rapid	Ranged and Hitpoints	+1 Attack speed
	Longrange	Ranged	Longrange	Ranged, Defence, and Hitpoints	+3 Defence and +2 Attack range

Free-to-play crossbows

Free-to-play has access to only two crossbows that are both available from level 1 Ranged. They have both +6 Ranged accuracy and are capable of shooting just bronze bolts.

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
	Crossbow	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	8.0
	Phoenix crossbow	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	3.6

Standard crossbows

Metal crossbows can be created through the Fletching skill. Most limbs and stocks can be purchased at the crossbow shop in the dwarven city of Keldagrim, or in the Dwarven Mine.

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
	Bronze crossbow	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	4.0
	Iron crossbow	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	4.0
	Steel crossbow	0	0	0	0	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	5.0
	Mithril crossbow	0	0	0	0	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	5.0
	Adamant crossbow	0	0	0	0	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	6.0
	Rune crossbow	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	6.0
	Dragon crossbow	0	0	0	0	94	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	6.0

Other crossbows

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
	Blurite crossbow	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	4.0
	Dorgeshuun crossbow	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	2.3
	Hunters' crossbow	0	0	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	5.0
	Karil's crossbow	0	0	0	0	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	3.6
	Dragon hunter crossbow	0	0	0	0	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	7.0
	Armadyl crossbow	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	1	6.0

Fletching table

Level	Item		Materials	Experience	Total
9		Stock (wood)		6	24
		Bronze (unstrung)		12
		Bronze (strung)		6
24		Stock (oak)		16	64
		Blurite (unstrung)		32
		Blurite (strung)		16
39		Stock (willow)		22	88
		Iron (unstrung)		44
		Iron (strung)		22
46		Stock (teak)		27	108
		Steel (unstrung)		54
		Steel (strung)		27
54		Stock (maple)		32	128
		Mithril (unstrung)		64
		Mithril (strung)		32
61		Stock (mahogany)		41	164
		Adamant (unstrung)		82
		Adamant (strung)		41
69		Stock (yew)		50	200
		Rune (unstrung)		100
		Rune (strung)		50
78		Stock (magic)		70	275
		Dragon (unstrung)		135
		Dragon (strung)		70

Changes

Date	Changes
24 September 2015 (update)	It is now possible to boost your fletching level to make crossbows like most other equipment.