Dark bow

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Dark bow
Released							11 June 2007 (Update)
Also called							Dbow
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							Yes
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Destroy							Drop
Examine							A bow from a darker dimension.
Values
Value							120,002 coins
High alch							72,001 coins
Low alch							48,000 coins
Weight							1.814 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							522,430 coins (info)
Buy limit							8
Daily volume							2,943
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Advanced data
Item ID							11235,20408

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The dark bow is a two-handed ranged weapon that requires level 60 in Ranged to wield. It is only received as a drop from Dark beasts. With an attack speed of 9 (5.4 seconds) and 8 on rapid (4.8 seconds), this bow stands out as the slowest weapon in the game. It fires two arrows per attack, and has an attack range of 10 (unaffected by longrange).

Assuming that both weapons are set to the Rapid attack style, the dark bow has a firing time of 2.4 seconds per arrow, whereas a shortbow such as the magic shortbow (i) takes only 1.8. Because of this, the dark bow is only fairly popular for Player killing. It has the highest max hit of any weapons in the game by means of special attack along with the crystal halberd (although Twisted bow and Dharok's greataxe can hit harder with regular attacks and Dragon 2h sword is able to deal more total damage with its special attack).

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Attack bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+95
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+0	+0	+0%	+0	List
Attack speed

Attack bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+95
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+0	+0	+0%	+0	List
Attack speed

Attack bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+95
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+0	+0	+0%	+0	List
Attack speed

Attack bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+95
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+0	+0	+0%	+0	List
Attack speed

Attack bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+95
Defence bonuses
+0	+0	+0	+0	+0
Other bonuses				Slot
+0	+0	+0%	+0	List
Attack speed

Combat styles

Combat Options	Combat Style	Experience	Boosts
	Accurate	Ranged and Hitpoints	Accuracy and damage
	Rapid	Ranged and Hitpoints	Attack speed by 1 tick
	Longrange	Ranged, Hitpoints and Defence	None

Special attack

The dark bow has a unique special attack comprised of two different attacks, both of which consume 55% of the player's special attack energy.

A player performing one of the dark bow's special attacks, Descent of Dragons.

The 1st special attack, Descent of Darkness, deals up to 30% more damage with a minimum of 5 damage per arrow. The animation shows two arrows fired at the target, surrounded in a black shroud.

If the player has dragon arrows equipped, the 2nd special attack, Descent of Dragons, is used instead. This attack deals up to 50% more damage with a minimum of 8 damage per arrow, while capping the max hit at 48 damage per arrow. The animation shows two black dragon heads fired at the target.

Colouring

Players can use dark bow paint, purchased from Bounty Hunter for 13 points, to recolour a dark bow. This process makes the bow untradeable. To remove the colouring and make it tradeable again, players must use a cleaning cloth on the bow to return to its regular state (the paint will be lost).

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  A yellow dark bow, made by using a yellow dark bow paint on the dark bow.

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  A white dark bow, made by using a white dark bow paint on the dark bow.

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  A green dark bow, made by using a green dark bow paint on the dark bow.

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  A blue dark bow, made by using a blue dark bow paint on the dark bow.

Drop sources

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here (include RDT).

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Dark beast	182	1	1/512
Night beast	374	1	1/512

Comparison between other ranged weapons

Picture	Name	Levels to equip	Ranged Attack bonus	Notes
	Twisted bow	75 Ranged	+70	Has a passive effect where the higher the target's Magic level is, the more accurate and damaging the bow becomes Uses arrows as ammunition up to and including dragon Offers an attack speed of that of a longbow
	Toxic blowpipe	75 Ranged	+60	Requires Zulrah's scales (up to 16,383) and any unpoisoned darts to charge Bonuses stack with the darts that are used to charge the blowpipe (up to +78 ranged attack and +60 ranged strength with dragon darts) Has an attack speed of 3 (same as darts) in a non-pvp encounter or 4 in a pvp encounter (same as shortbows) Offers a special attack where damage is increased by 50% and heals the wielder by 50% of the damage dealt. Costs 50% special attack energy Has 25% chance to inflict venom on an opponent
	Heavy ballista	75 Ranged	+125	Has the highest ranged bonus of any ranged weapon, including a +15 Ranged Strength bonus Requires completion of Monkey Madness II to equip. Only accepts Javelins as ammunition Ava's devices will not retrieve fired javelins, nor can they be picked up Offers a special attack which increases accuracy and damage by 25% each for one shot. Costs 65% special attack energy
	Armadyl crossbow	70 Ranged	+100	Has a slightly longer attack range than other crossbows The only crossbow that offers a prayer bonus Offers a special attack where the player's accuracy is doubled (dependent on ranged level and gear used). Costs 40% special attack energy One-handed, allowing the use of an off-hand shield or god book
	Crystal bow	70 Ranged	+100	Offers a ranged strength of +70(does not use external ammunition) Has an attack speed of 5, between that of a shortbow and a crossbow Has the furthest attack range of any bow or crossbow in the game (tied with composite bows) of 10 squares
	Karil's crossbow	70 Ranged	+84	The only two-handed crossbow in the game and is also the fastest crossbow. Can only be fired with bolt racks. If worn with the rest of Karil the Tainted's equipment, it offers a set effect which lowers the target's agility level (only works on players). Like all Barrows equipment, it degrades and will fully degrade after 15 hours of combat. It is repairable.
	Dragon hunter crossbow	65 Ranged	+95	Offers the second highest one-handed Ranged attack bonus in the game, outclassed only by the Armadyl crossbow Increases accuracy and damage by 30% when fighting dragons (excluding revenant dragons and Elvarg)
	Dragon crossbow	64 Ranged	+94	Offers the third highest one-handed Ranged attack bonus in the game, outclassed only by the armadyl crossbow and dragon hunter crossbow Offers a special attack where the player can hit any target in a 3x3 area, while in a multicombat area, making it one of three range weapons that can hit multiple targets. Costs 60% special attack energy
	Rune crossbow	61 Ranged	+90	Offers the fourth highest one-handed Ranged attack bonus in the game, only behind the armadyl, dragon crossbow, and dragon hunter crossbows. It is considerably cheaper than the armadyl and dragon hunter crossbows.
	Dark bow	60 Ranged	+95	Offers the third highest Ranged attack bonus in the game, behind the Heavy ballista (+125) and the crystal bow and armadyl crossbow (+100) Has the ability to shoot two arrows at a time The slowest weapon in the game, with an attack speed of 9 (5.4 seconds) Offers a powerful special attack, which if used with dragon arrows increases damage dealt by 50% with a minimum hit of 8 (30% with any other arrow type with a minimum hit of 5). Costs 55% special attack energy
	Magic shortbow	50 Ranged	+69	The only shortbow to offer a special attack, which fires 2 shots in rapid succession but with reduced accuracy. Costs 55% special attack energy Can be imbued with a magic shortbow scroll, increasing accuracy to +75 and lowering the special attack cost to 50%
	Chinchompas	45 Ranged (Grey) 55 Ranged (Red) 65 Ranged (Black)	+45 (Grey) +70 (Red) +80 (Black)	The only one of three ranged weapons that offers the ability to hit more than one opponent at a time (similar to burst or barrage ancient spells), the others being the special attack of the dragon crossbow, with a similar attack, and Rune thrownaxe, with a ricochet type attack. Regarded to be the best way of training Ranged, but at a very high cost Has an attack speed of 4 (same as scimitars and the abyssal whip) If a player dies with chinchompas equipped or in their inventory, they will disappear as they are live animals

Trivia

• Dark bows cannot be used in Barbarian Firemaking. Attempting to do so will result in a chatbox message saying, "The innate darkness of the bow sucks all heat from your firemaking attempt. You realise that this type of bow is useless for firelighting.".

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