Armour/Ranged armour

This is a list of the armour that is generally worn by players who are using the Ranged skill. Ranged armour tends to have high Ranged attack bonuses and good Magic Defence bonuses. Ranged armour is usually made from animal hides, tanned dragonhide, or some other type of leather.

Ranged armour sets[edit | edit source]

Level	Level	Armour	Degrades?	Members?	Other skills/requirements
1	1 (10 for Hardleather body)	Leather armour	No	No	None
20	1 (20 for Studded body)	Studded leather armour	No	No	None
25	25	Frog-leather armour	No	Yes	Death to the Dorgeshuun (only if buying the armour there)
30	30	Snakeskin armour	No	Yes	None
40	1	Ranger kit	No	Yes	None
40	1 (40 for Green d'hide body and Green d'hide shield)	Green dragonhide armour	No	No	Dragon Slayer I (to wear the Green d'hide body)
40	40	Spined armour	No	Yes	The Fremennik Trials
42	42	Void Knight equipment	No	Yes	850 Pest Control points plus the following: 42 , , , , , , and 22
50	1 (40 for Blue d'hide body and Blue d'hide shield)	Blue d'hide armour	No	Yes	None
60	1 (40 for Red d'hide body and Red d'hide shield)	Red d'hide armour	No	Yes	None
70	1 (40 for Black d'hide body and Black d'hide shield)	Black d'hide armour	No	Yes	None
70	40	Blessed dragonhide armour	No	Yes	None
60^[1]	70	Crystal armour	Yes	Yes	Song of the Elves
65	45	3rd age range equipment	No	Yes	None
70	70	Karil's armour	Yes	Yes	None
70	70	Armadyl armour	No	Yes	None

Ranged armour pieces[edit | edit source]

Level	Level	Range Bonus	Armour	Degrades?	Members?	Other skills/requirements
1	1	+4	Archers ring	No	Yes
1	1	+8	Archers ring (i)	No	Yes	650,000 Nightmare Zone points
1	1	+10	Book of law	No	Yes	Horror from the Deep quest
1	1	+4	Book of balance	No	Yes	Horror from the Deep quest
1	1	+8	Unholy book	No	Yes	Horror from the Deep quest
1	1^[2]	+12	Barrows gloves	No	Yes	Recipe for Disaster
30	1	+2	Ava's attractor	No	Yes	Animal Magnetism
40	1	+8	Robin hood hat	No	Yes	None
40	1	+15	Rangers' tunic	No	Yes	None
40	1	+15	Rangers' tights	No	Yes	None
40	1	+8	Ranger boots	No	Yes	None
40	1	+11	Ranger gloves	No	Yes	None
1	45	+6	Archer helm	No	Yes	The Fremennik Trials
50	1	+4	Ava's accumulator	No	Yes	Animal Magnetism
1	60	+12	Odium ward	No	Yes	None
70	1	+8	Ava's assembler	No	Yes	Dragon Slayer II
70	75	+15	Dragonfire ward	No	Yes	Dragon Slayer I
75	75	+12	Pegasian boots	No	Yes	None
75	75	+18	Twisted buckler	No	Yes	None

Set items[edit | edit source]

Leather[edit | edit source]

Leather armour is good for beginning rangers. They are very cheap and can also be crafted. It comes in three types:

Soft leather armour - no level requirements
- Leather cowl
- Leather body
- Leather chaps
- Leather gloves
- Leather vambraces
- Spiky vambraces - have the same stats as leather vambraces, aside from a small +2 Strength bonus (members only)
- Leather boots
Hard leather armour - level 10 Defence
- Hardleather body
- Hard leather shield - additional level 20 Ranged requirement
Studded leather armour - level 20 Ranged
- Coif - is often used with higher level sets
- Studded body - additional level 20 Defence requirement
- Studded chaps

Frog-leather armour[edit | edit source]

Frog-leather armour is only available to members. Players must have level 25 Ranged and level 25 Defence to wear this armour. Frog-leather armour is made by the Dorgeshuun goblins. This armour is bought from Reldak in Dorgesh-Kaan.

Snakeskin[edit | edit source]

Snakeskin armour is only available to members. Players must have level 30 Ranged and level 30 Defence to wear this armour. Snakeskin armour can be made through the Crafting skill from snakeskin, which can be obtained by killing snakes that appear in the Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup, Temple Trekking minigames or by killing snakes at Mos Le'Harmless Island.

The whole snakeskin set is hardly worn by rangers due to the huge amount of snakeskin hides needed. However, the Snakeskin boots and bandana offer most rangers a much cheaper alternative to the highly-priced Ranger boots and Robin hood hat.

Spined armour[edit | edit source]

Spined armour is only available for members and is Fremennik armour for rangers. Players must complete The Fremennik Trials in order to equip the body, legs, and helm. The helm, body, and chaps provide a slight Ranged attack bonus, and have an equip requirement of level 40 Ranged and Defence. Spined armour cannot be bought from stores and instead has to be earned from drops by the Dagannoths under Waterbirth Island. Alternatively, the raw materials can be traded to Sigli the Huntsman, who will create the armour for the player.

Ranger kit[edit | edit source]

Obtained through only doing Medium, Hard, and Elite Clue Scrolls. 40 Ranged is required to wear them, with no Defence requirement. Aside from the Ranger boots, these are unused among most players as there are better alternatives. However the Rangers' tunic and Robin hood hat are popular among 1 Defence pures as they provide the highest Ranged bonus without requiring a Defence level.

Dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Dragonhide armour is the most popular and the recommended armour players wear when ranging. Free players can only wield green dragonhide armour, and must complete the Dragon Slayer I quest to wear the body. Blue, red, and black dragonhides are only available to members. Members can also craft dragonhide armour. Trimmed and gold-trimmed versions on green and blue dragonhide armour have the same stats as normal. Trimmed versions cannot be crafted. They can only be obtained through clue scrolls.

Green dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Players must have level 40 Ranged to wear this armour, along with an additional 40 Defence to wear the body and shield.

Blue dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Players must have level 50 Ranged to wear this armour, along with an additional 40 Defence to wear the body and shield.

Red dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Players must have level 60 Ranged to wear this armour, along with an additional 40 Defence to wear the body and shield.

Black dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Players must have level 70 Ranged to wear this armour, along with an additional 40 Defence to wear the body and shield.

Blessed dragonhide[edit | edit source]

There are six types of Blessed d'hide armour, each representing the six gods - Guthix (green), Saradomin (blue), Zamorak (red), Armadyl (white), Bandos (brown), and Ancient (purple). The armour has the same stats as those of black d'hide armour except for a +1 Prayer bonus on each piece and additional pieces, and all pieces have the same equip requirements of level 70 Ranged and level 40 Defence.

Void Knight equipment[edit | edit source]

The Ranger helm grants the player a +10% bonus towards accuracy and a 10% increase in damage if the player is wearing the rest of the Void Knight equipment. It requires 42 Attack, Strength, Defence, Hitpoints, Ranged, and Magic along with 22 Prayer to buy (for 850 Pest Control points) and wear them.

Some players find it more effective to wear full black dragonhide armour than a full set of Void Knight armour, due to the Defence bonuses. However, those who do buy it can see a higher max hit and a higher average hit. Additionally, it classes as a hybrid set, and as such gives equal Magic, Ranged and Melee Defence, thus making it an alternative choice in minigames where hybridding is common.

Note that the armour is only range-based if you are wearing the Void ranger helm; if you are, your Ranged damage is increased by 10%.

Crystal[edit | edit source]

Members may obtain Crystal armour after completing Song of the Elves by combining crystal armour seeds and crystal shards. It degrades, requiring more crystal shards to recharge. Each piece provides a damage and accuracy bonus to the crystal bow; equipping the full set confers an even greater buff. It requires 70 Defence to wear; 60 Ranged is also required to complete Mourning's End Part I, a prerequisite quest for Song of the Elves.

3rd age[edit | edit source]

3rd age range equipment is high-level Ranged armour, and currently the second best non-degradable Ranged armour (just like its Melee and Magic counterparts). Members can obtain a set of 3rd age range armour as a very rare reward from level 3 Treasure Trails. 3rd age range armour is supposedly made from white dragonhide. It requires 65 Ranged and 45 Defence to wear.

Karil's set[edit | edit source]

Members can obtain a set of Ranged Barrows equipment, Karil the Tainted's set, as a reward from the Barrows minigame. When a player is ranging with the complete set, including Karil's crossbow, some Ranged attacks have a chance of reducing the opponent's Agility level. It requires level 70 Ranged and Defence to wear.

Armadyl[edit | edit source]

Armadyl armour is high level Ranged armour, and it gives some of the best Defence available to rangers, and is dropped by Kree'arra and his three sergeants in the God Wars Dungeon. It requires level 70 Ranged and Defence to wear.

Best F2P Ranged armour setup[edit | edit source]

Main article: Armour/Highest bonuses

Notes:

Since fancy boots, fighting boots, and decorative boots have a -1 ranged attack bonus, leather boots are better.
There are no rings available in F2P that give any stat increases.
Regular capes, team capes, and the cabbage cape have the same stats.

Highest F2P Ranged Attack and Defence bonuses[edit | edit source]

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
Item
	Adamant arrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	31	0	0.0
	Amulet of power	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	0%	0	1	0.0
	Black cape	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0%	0	0	0.5
	Coif	0	0	0	-1	2	4	6	8	4	4	0	0%	0	0	0.9
	Green d'hide body	0	0	0	-15	15	40	32	45	20	40	0	0%	0	0	6.8
	Green d'hide chaps	0	0	0	-10	8	22	16	24	8	22	0	0%	0	0	5.4
	Green d'hide vambraces	0	0	0	-10	8	3	2	4	2	0	0	0%	0	0	0.3
	Leather boots	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0.3
	Maple shortbow	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.4
Totals		6	6	6	-30	68	75	64	89	40	74	6	0%	31	1	15.6

Best P2P Ranged armour setup[edit | edit source]

Ranged Attack of +236 and Ranged Strength of +129.

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
Item
	Archers ring (i)	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	8	0	0%	0	0	0.0
	Armadyl chainskirt	-6	-6	-6	-10	20	32	26	34	40	33	0	0%	0	1	1.0
	Armadyl chestplate	-7	-7	-7	-15	33	56	48	61	70	57	0	0%	0	1	4.0
	Armadyl crossbow	0	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	1	6.0
	Armadyl helmet	-5	-5	-5	-5	10	6	8	10	10	8	0	0%	0	1	0.5
	Ava's assembler	0	0	0	0	8	1	1	1	8	2	0	0%	2	0	5.9
	Barrows gloves	12	12	12	6	12	12	12	12	6	12	12	0%	0	0	0.2
	Dragonstone dragon bolts (e)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	122	0	0.0
	Necklace of anguish	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	5	2	0.0
	Pegasian boots	0	0	0	-12	12	5	5	5	5	5	0	0%	0	0	1.8
	Twisted buckler	-7	-8	-7	-10	18	22	24	22	26	58	0	0%	0	0	5.4
Totals		-13	-14	-13	-46	236	134	124	145	165	183	12	0%	129	6	24.9

↑ Required for Mourning's End Part I, prerequisite quest for Song of the Elves.
↑ 41 is the minimum Defence level after completing Recipe for Disaster.

[1] Required for Mourning's End Part I, prerequisite quest for Song of the Elves.

[2] 41 is the minimum Defence level after completing Recipe for Disaster.

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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⁾

Armour/Ranged armour

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Ranged armour sets[edit | edit source]

Ranged armour pieces[edit | edit source]

Set items[edit | edit source]

Leather[edit | edit source]

Frog-leather armour[edit | edit source]

Snakeskin[edit | edit source]

Spined armour[edit | edit source]

Ranger kit[edit | edit source]

Dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Green dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Blue dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Red dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Black dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Blessed dragonhide[edit | edit source]

Void Knight equipment[edit | edit source]

Crystal[edit | edit source]

3rd age[edit | edit source]

Karil's set[edit | edit source]

Armadyl[edit | edit source]

Best F2P Ranged armour setup[edit | edit source]

Highest F2P Ranged Attack and Defence bonuses[edit | edit source]

Best P2P Ranged armour setup[edit | edit source]

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