Ranged

Ranged
Released	4 January 2001 (Update)
Also called	Archery, Range
Members	No
Type	Combat
Statistics
Players with; 99	299,205; as of 22 May 2021 - update
Players with; 200M XP	294; as of 22 May 2021 - update

Ranged is one of the three combat classes in Old School RuneScape. It involves using bows, crossbows, and thrown weapons to damage opponents from a distance, and Ranged armour can mostly be made from animal hides. Players who specialise in this skill are known as rangers or archers.

Rangers are capable of having the highest accuracy of any combat type, boasting a maximum of +243 to Ranged attack, beating both Magic with a maximum of +152, and Melee with a maximum of +212 to crush. For this reason, it is often used against monsters with very high Defence.

The combat triangle dictates that rangers are strong against mages but weak against melee fighters.

The ability to attack from a distance means that a player can safespot a melee monster while fighting from safety. Keep in mind that some melee monsters have high Ranged Defence, so a high Ranged level may be needed. Crossbows are useful against monsters with high Defence, as they are very accurate.

Players can toggle whether they want ammunition on the ground to automatically be equipped or remain in the inventory when picked up by talking to the Ranged combat tutor.

Ranged level up - normal

The music that plays when levelling up.

Ranged level up - with unlocks

The music that plays when levelling up and unlocking new content.

Equipment[edit | edit source]

Stats[edit | edit source]

There are three ranged equipment stats, two for attack (Ranged Attack and Ranged Strength) and one for defence (Ranged Defence).

Ranged weapons provide + Ranged Attack for accuracy + Ranged Strength for max hit and armour provides + Ranged Defence

Note: In the case of crossbows and bows, the bows provide the Ranged Attack and the ammo provides Ranged Strength, while with darts, knives and throwing axes (where the ammo is the weapon) both stats are provided by the weapon. This is in contrast to the common misconception that the higher arrows (and bolts) are no better to use than the lower ones.

Weapons[edit | edit source]

The rapid combat stance gives the fastest attack speed of all three stances while having a lower maximum hit compared to the accurate or long range stances, which have a higher maximum hit. The accurate stance treats your Ranged level as if it were 3 higher than it really is, the long range stance increases Ranged by 1, while the rapid stance does not boost Ranged at all. However, the accurate and long range stances have slower attack speeds. Also, the long range stance gives Defence experience and, as the name suggests, has a longer reach.

Weapon		Information
	Throwing knives Darts Throwing axes	Darts have the highest attack speed in the game, but they do very little damage and are inaccurate. Knives are stronger than darts. Dragon darts are about as powerful as rune knives. Throwing axes are stronger than knives and have a longer range but are much slower.
	Toktz-xil-ul	Toktz-xil-ul also known as throwing rings are as powerful as a magic shortbow with rune arrows.
	Chinchompas	Chinchompas deal very little damage, but they hit multiple targets, making them excellent for training. Because of this, they are extremely expensive.
	Shortbows Longbows	These bows both fire the same arrows, differing in speed and range, but not in damage or accuracy. Longbows could be used for additional range, but are slower than shortbows on rapid. The magic shortbow has a special attack which hits twice, and the magic longbow has a special attack which boosts accuracy.
	Composite bows	These bows are similar to longbows, but have a faster attack speed and slightly higher accuracy. These bows can only be obtained from completing Treasure Trails or by trading with another player. The magic comp bow has the same special attack as the magic longbow.
	Crossbows	Crossbows are very accurate, and crossbow bolts deal significantly more damage than arrows, making crossbows effective for training Ranged. Crossbows are slower than standard bows, but are also one-handed, so a shield or prayer book can be used for protection.
	Dorgeshuun crossbow	This is the only crossbow which can fire the cheap bone bolts. It is also faster than normal crossbows, and has a special attack which lowers the target's Defence level.
	Karil's crossbow	Despite being a crossbow, it is more like a shortbow, requiring two hands and having a fast attack speed, along with longer range. Karil's crossbow will only work with bolt racks, which break when fired, making it expensive to use. This weapon should only be used against the TzTok-Jad and players, as everything else can be done more cheaply.
	Ogre bow Comp ogre bow	The ogre bow uses ogre arrows. It is extremely slow; its only real use is for hunting chompy birds. The composite ogre bow has the same speed as a crossbow, and can use brutal arrows as well as ogre arrows. Rune brutals have the same Ranged Strength bonus as dragon arrows.
	Dark bow	The dark bow is the slowest weapon in the game, but it fires two arrows at once. It can fire dragon arrows, and it has a devastating special attack which boosts damage by 30% if using arrows that are not dragon, or by 50% if using dragon arrows, with a minimum damage of 5 per non-dragon arrow and 8 per dragon arrow.
	Toxic blowpipe	The toxic blowpipe is a powerful ranged weapon that uses darts and Zulrah's scales for ammunition. Against monsters, it has the same speed as darts/knives, but against players, it has the same attack speed as shortbows. Additionally, the toxic blowpipe can inflict targets with venom, which deals increasing damage over time.
	Dwarf multicannon	The dwarf multicannon is a supplementary weapon that is set up by the player and attacks enemies on its own. There is no Ranged level requirement to use it. It is fast and powerful (with a max hit of 30), yet expensive to use, and there are a limited number of areas where it can be set up for usage. For example, it cannot be used against bosses except the Corporeal Beast. Nonetheless, it's useful and great to have on board, especially on certain Slayer tasks (e.g. dagannoths).
	Twisted bow	The twisted bow is one of the most powerful ranged weapons in the game, being able to hit extremely high on certain monsters. It has a passive ability that increases its accuracy and damage based on the target's Magic level.
	Crystal bow	A relatively strong composite bow. It's damage and accuracy can be increased by wearing pieces of the Crystal armour. Generates its own ammo, but degrades.
	Craw's bow	This powerful shortbow has 50% increased damage against monsters in the Wilderness. Generates its own ammo, but needs to be charged with Revenant ether.
	Ballista	The light ballista and heavy ballista are two-handed ranged weapons which use javelins as ammunition. They are slow, but capable of dealing high hits.

Armour[edit | edit source]

Main article: Armour/Ranged armour

Enchanted crossbow bolts[edit | edit source]

Main article: Enchant Crossbow Bolt

Bolts that are tipped with gems can be enchanted for a wide variety of passive effects, each of which has a small chance of activating when an enemy is damaged by the bolt.

	Level	Level	Runes required	Effect
Opal bolts (e)	11	4	² ¹	Lucky Lightning	Extra damage.
Sapphire bolts (e)	56	7	¹ ¹ ¹	Clear Mind	Prayer siphon.
Jade bolts (e)	26	14	² ¹	Earth's Fury	Opponent knockdown.
Pearl bolts (e)	41	24	² ¹	Sea Curse	Extra (water-based) damage - effective against monsters specialising in the fire element, such as Obsidian creatures.
Emerald bolts (e)	58	27	³ ¹ ¹	Magical Poison	Greater chance of poison.
Topaz bolts (e)	48	29	² ¹	Down to Earth	Lowers target's Magic (other players only).
Ruby bolts (e)	63	49	⁵ ¹ ¹	Blood Forfeit	-10% Hitpoints from self, -20% Hitpoints from target.
Diamond bolts (e)	65	57	¹⁰ ¹ ²	Armour Piercing	Ignore much of target's Ranged Defence.
Dragonstone bolts (e)	71	68	¹⁵ ¹ ¹	Dragon's Breath	Dragonfire damage - Magical attack, effective against opponents with low Magic Defence. Antifire potions will decrease the hit.
Onyx bolts (e)	73	87	²⁰ ¹ ¹	Life Leech	Extra damage, Hitpoints siphon by 1/4 of hit, but not versus undead.

Temporary boosts[edit | edit source]

Main article: Temporary skill boost

	Level increase	Visibility	Other info
Ranging cape	1	Visible	Activating the cape's effect will increase the corresponding skill by 1.
Spicy stew (red spice)	±0-5	Visible	Depending on type of stew, any skill can be boosted or reduced by 0 to 5 levels randomly.
Ranging potion	4-13	Visible	Boosts ranged by $Level*{\frac {1}{10}}+4$ . Increases ranged accuracy and damage.
Bandages (Theatre of Blood)	4-13	Visible	Acts like a super combat, ranging, stamina and prayer potion, boosts Magic using the same formula as Ranged, and heals 20 hitpoints.
Divine ranging potion	4-13	Visible	Acts as a ranging potion. Stat draining for ranged is disabled for 5 minutes, meaning the player's ranged will stay fully boosted. After the 5 minutes are over, ranged level will be restored to its base level.
Bastion potion	4-13	Visible	Boosts defence by $Level{\frac {15}{100}}+5$ . Boosts ranged by $Level{\frac {1}{10}}+4$ .
Divine bastion potion	4-13	Visible	Acts as a bastion potion. Stat draining for ranged is disabled for 5 minutes, meaning the player's ranged will stay fully boosted. After the 5 minutes are over, ranged level will be restored to its base level.
Super ranging	5-19	Visible	Boosts ranged by $Level{\frac {15}{100}}+5$ . Increases ranged accuracy and damage. Only usable within the Nightmare Zone*.
Wild pie	4	Visible	Consists of 2 bites, restoring 11 Hitpoints per bite.
Overload	5-19	Visible	Boosts combat stats by $Level{\frac {15}{100}}+5$ (excluding hitpoints and prayer). The boost is reapplied every 15 seconds for 5 minutes. Also damages the player for 50 Hitpoints. (This lost health is refunded after the overload ends.) Only usable within the Nightmare Zone or within the Chambers of Xeric*

Quests[edit | edit source]

Quests requiring Ranged[edit | edit source]

Quest	Ranged requirement	Other skill requirements
Underground Pass	25	-
Animal Magnetism	30	18 , 35
Big Chompy Bird Hunting	30	5 , 30
Zogre Flesh Eaters	30	4 , 8
Spirits of the Elid	37	37 , 33 , 37
Temple of Ikov	40	42
Cabin Fever	40	50 , 42 , 45
Mourning's End Part I	60	50

Quests rewarding Ranged experience[edit | edit source]

Main article: Quest experience rewards

Quest	Experience reward	Ranged requirement	Other requirements
Big Chompy Bird Hunting	735	30	5 , 30
Recipe for Disaster (Skrach Uglogwee subquest)	1,500	30	41 , 20
Death to the Dorgeshuun	2,000	-	23 , 23
Zogre Flesh Eaters	2,000	30	4 , 8
Heroes' Quest	2,075	-	55 , 53 , 53 , 25 , 50
Horror from the Deep	4,662.5	-	35
Temple of Ikov	10,500	40	42
Total	23,472.5

Skill choice[edit | edit source]

Upon completing any of the following quests, players may choose to allocate experience to Ranged. These rewards usually come in the form of items, such as lamps or books, and are independent of any experience rewards directly received for completing the quest.

Quest	Experience reward	Skills available	Skill requirements
X Marks the Spot	300	Any	None
Client of Kourend	500 twice	Any	None
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen	2,500	Any skill above 30	49 , 57
A Tail of Two Cats	2,500 twice	Any skill above 30	None
The Great Brain Robbery	5,000	Any skill above 30	16 , 30 , 50
King's Ransom	5,000	Any skill above 50	65
Darkness of Hallowvale	2,000 three times	Any skill above 30	5 , 20 , 22 , 32 , 33 , 40
A Taste of Hope	2,500 three times	Any skill above 35	48 , 40 , 40 , 45 , 38
A Kingdom Divided	10,000	Any skill above 40	54 , 52 , 52 , 50 , 42 , 38 , 35
Architectural Alliance (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 40	None
In Search of Knowledge (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 40	None
Curse of the Empty Lord (miniquest)	10,000	Any skill above 50	Some players will need 31
Shadow of the Storm	10,000		30
Contact!	7,000 twice		None
Dream Mentor	15,000		32 , 85 , 61 , 40 , 49 , 5 , 65 , 60 , 55
A Night at the Theatre	10,000 twice		90 recommended
One Small Favour	10,000 twice	Any skill above 30	36 , 25 , 18 , 30
Recipe for Disaster (The final battle)	20,000	Any skill above 50	175 , 70 , 48 , 50 , 53 , 53 , 25 , 59 , 40 , 50 , 40 , 40 , 10 , 10 , 36
Sins of the Father	15,000 three times	Any skill above 60	62 , 60 , 56 , 52 , 50 , 50 , 49
Dragon Slayer II	25,000 four times		200 , 75 , 70 , 68 , 62 , 60 , 60 , 50 , 50
Monkey Madness II	50,000 twice		69 , 70 , 60 , 55 , 55 , 60
Total	416,300

v • d • e Skills
Combat	Attack Strength Defence Ranged Prayer Magic Hitpoints
Gathering	Mining Fishing Woodcutting Farming Hunter
Artisan	Herblore Crafting Fletching Smithing Cooking Firemaking Runecraft Construction
Support	Agility Thieving Slayer
Failed poll	Artisan Sailing Warding
Related	Experience Skill mastery 200 million experience

v • d • e Ranged weapons
Shortbows	Normal^(u) Oak^(u) Willow^(u) Maple^(u) Yew^(u) Magic^(u) ⁽ⁱ⁾
Longbows	Normal^(u) Oak^(u) Willow^(u) Maple^(u) Yew^(u) Magic^(u)
Composite bows	Willow Ogre Yew Magic
Special bows	Training Rain bow Starter Cursed goblin Signed oak Ogre Seercull Craw's Dark 3rd age Crystal Twisted
Crossbows	Normal Phoenix Bronze Blurite Iron Steel Mithril Dorgeshuun Adamant Hunters' Rune Karil's Dragon Dragon hunter Armadyl
Ballistae	Light Heavy
Darts	Bronze Iron Steel Black Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon Toxic blowpipe
Throwing knife	Bronze Iron Steel Black Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon
Throwing axes	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon Morrigan's
Chinchompas	Grey Red Black
Other items	Arrows Bolts Cannon Cannonball Granite cannonball Holy water Javelins Mud pie Salamanders Toktz-xil-ul

v • d • e Ranged armour
Headgear	Void ⁽⁺⁰⁾ Cowl ⁽⁺¹⁾ Coif ⁽⁺²⁾ Slayer helmet (i) ⁽⁺³⁾ Snakeskin ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Gilded ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Spined ⁽⁺⁶⁾ Archer helm ⁽⁺⁶⁾ Ranger hat ⁽⁺⁶⁾ Blessed ⁽⁺⁷⁾ Karil's ⁽⁺⁷⁾ Crystal ⁽⁺⁸⁾ Robin hood hat ⁽⁺⁸⁾ Third-age ⁽⁺⁹⁾ Armadyl ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ Morrigan's ⁽⁺¹³⁾
Bodies	Void ⁽⁺⁰⁾ Leather_(g) ⁽⁺²⁾ Hardleather ⁽⁺⁸⁾ Studded_(t)(g) ⁽⁺⁸⁾ Frog-leather ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ Snakeskin ⁽⁺¹²⁾ Rangers' ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ Spined ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ Green d'hide_{(t)(g)(gilded)} ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ Blue d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺²⁰⁾ Red d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺²⁵⁾ Black d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺³⁰⁾ Blessed ⁽⁺³⁰⁾ Third-age ⁽⁺³⁰⁾ Crystal ⁽⁺³⁰⁾ Karil's ⁽⁺³⁰⁾ Armadyl ⁽⁺³³⁾ Morrigan's ⁽⁺³⁶⁾
Legwear	Void ⁽⁺⁰⁾ Frog-leather ⁽⁺²⁾ Leather_(g) ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Snakeskin ⁽⁺⁶⁾ Studded_(t)(g) ⁽⁺⁶⁾ Green d'hide_{(t)(g)(gilded)} ⁽⁺⁸⁾ Spined ⁽⁺⁸⁾ Yak-hide ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ Blue d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺¹¹⁾ Red d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺¹⁴⁾ Penance skirt ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ Rangers' ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ Black d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺¹⁷⁾ Blessed ⁽⁺¹⁷⁾ Third-age ⁽⁺¹⁷⁾ Crystal ⁽⁺¹⁷⁾ Karil's ⁽⁺¹⁷⁾ Armadyl ⁽⁺²⁰⁾ Morrigan's ⁽⁺²³⁾
Glove Slot	Void ⁽⁺⁰⁾ Spined ⁽⁺⁰⁾ Hardleather ⁽⁺¹⁾ Bronze ⁽⁺²⁾ Iron ⁽⁺³⁾ Steel ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Leather_(spiked) ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Black ⁽⁺⁵⁾ Mithril ⁽⁺⁶⁾ Snakeskin ⁽⁺⁶⁾ Combat bracelet ⁽⁺⁷⁾ Regen bracelet ⁽⁺⁷⁾ Adamant ⁽⁺⁷⁾ Rune ⁽⁺⁸⁾ Green d'hide_{(spiked)(gilded)} ⁽⁺⁸⁾ Dragon ⁽⁺⁹⁾ Blue d'hide_(spiked) ⁽⁺⁹⁾ Red d'hide_(spiked) ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ Black d'hide_(spiked) ⁽⁺¹¹⁾ Blessed ⁽⁺¹¹⁾ Third-age ⁽⁺¹¹⁾ Ranger ⁽⁺¹¹⁾ Barrows ⁽⁺¹²⁾
Boots	Spined ⁽⁺⁰⁾ Fremennik sea 4 ⁽⁺¹⁾ Frog-leather ⁽⁺²⁾ Snakeskin ⁽⁺³⁾ Brimstone ⁽⁺⁵⁾ Blessed ⁽⁺⁷⁾ Ranger ⁽⁺⁸⁾ Pegasian ⁽⁺¹²⁾
Capes	Ranging ⁽⁺⁰⁾ Fire cape ⁽⁺¹⁾ Infernal cape ⁽⁺¹⁾ Ava's attractor ⁽⁺²⁾ Ava's accumulator ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Ava's assembler ⁽⁺⁸⁾
Amulets	Accuracy ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Power ⁽⁺⁶⁾ Glory ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ Damned ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ Fury ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ Anguish ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾
Rings	Brimstone ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Archers ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Archers (i) ⁽⁺⁸⁾
Shields	Hard leather ⁽⁺²⁾ Snakeskin ⁽⁺³⁾ Green d'hide ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Book of balance ⁽⁺⁴⁾ Blue d'hide ⁽⁺⁵⁾ Red d'hide ⁽⁺⁶⁾ Black d'hide ⁽⁺⁷⁾ Blessed ⁽⁺⁷⁾ Unholy book ⁽⁺⁸⁾ Book of law ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ Odium ward ⁽⁺¹²⁾ Dragonfire ward ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ Twisted buckler ⁽⁺¹⁸⁾

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Equipment[edit | edit source]

Stats[edit | edit source]

Weapons[edit | edit source]

Armour[edit | edit source]

Enchanted crossbow bolts[edit | edit source]

Temporary boosts[edit | edit source]

Quests[edit | edit source]

Quests requiring Ranged[edit | edit source]

Quests rewarding Ranged experience[edit | edit source]

Skill choice[edit | edit source]

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