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 light ballista has a special attack, which increases accuracy and damage by 25% each for one shot.
The speed on Accurate is one tick slower than a Godsword, but when put on Rapid it matches the speed of a 2 handed weapon. Unlike the Hand Cannon released in RS2, there is no additional delay before the special attack shot fires (a 'warm up' period).
A player performing the light ballista's special attack.
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. This was changed to +110 in an update on December 1 2016, along with increasing its requirement to equip to 65 Ranged.
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