The light ballista is a two-handed ranged weapon that uses javelins as ammunition, requiring level 65 in Ranged to wield.
It is created by using ballista limbs on a light frame, then using the resulting incomplete light ballista on a ballista spring, and finally adding a monkey tail on an unstrung light ballista. The entire process requires level 47 in fletching, granting the player 330 experience.
The speed on accurate is one tick slower than a godsword, but when put on rapid it matches the speed of a godsword. The ballista has an attack range of 9. Longrange increases attack range by 1.
Special attack

A player performing the light ballista's special attack, Concentrated Shot.
The light ballista has a special attack, Concentrated Shot, which it shares with the heavy ballista. It performs an attack with 25% increased accuracy and damage and uses 65% of the special bar.
Combat styles
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Combat style | Experience | Boosts |
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Accurate | Ranged and Hitpoints | Accuracy and damage | |
Rapid | Ranged and Hitpoints | Attack speed by 1 tick | |
Longrange | Ranged, Hitpoints and Defence | Attack range by 2 squares |
Trivia
- Upon release, the light ballista's Ranged Attack bonus was +75 and requiring Level 30 Ranged to wield. This was changed to +110 in an update on 1 December 2016, along with increasing its requirement to equip to 65 Ranged.
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