Ranged

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 +234 to Ranged attack, beating both Magic with a maximum of +152, and melee with a maximum of +170 to slash. 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.

Ranged level-up music (link)

The first music that can be played when levelled up.

Ranged level-up music (link)

The second music that can be played when levelled up.

Equipment[]

Stats

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

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

In the case of crossbows and bows, the bows provide the Ranged Attack and the ammo provides Ranged Strength, while in Darts and Knives (where the ammo is the weapon) both stats are provided by the weapon.

Weapons[]

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	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 rings	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 composite 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 brutal arrows 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 assignments (e.g. Lighthouse dagannoths).

Enchanted crossbow bolts[]

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.

Bolt type	Fletching level	Magic level	Runes required	Effect
Opal bolts (e)	11	4	¹²	Lucky Lightning: Extra damage.
Sapphire bolts (e)	56	7	¹¹¹	Clear Mind: Prayer siphon.
Jade bolts (e)	26	14	¹²	Earth's Fury: Opponent knockdown.
Pearl bolts (e)	41	24	¹²	Sea Curse: Extra (water-based) damage - effective against monsters specialising in the fire element, such as Obsidian creatures.
Emerald bolts (e)	58	27	¹¹³	Magical Poison: Greater chance of poison.
Topaz bolts (e)	48	29	¹²	Down to Earth: Lowers target's Magic (other players only).
Ruby bolts (e)	63	49	¹¹⁵	Blood Forfeit: -10% Hitpoints from self, -20% Hitpoints from target.
Diamond bolts (e)	65	57	²¹¹⁰	Armour Piercing: Ignore much of target's Ranged Defence.
Dragon bolts (e)	71	68	¹¹¹⁵	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	¹¹²⁰	Life Leech: Extra damage, Hitpoints siphon by 1/4 of hit, but not versus undead.

Quests rewarding Ranged experience[]

Main article: Quest experience rewards

Quest	Experience reward	Ranged req.	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[]

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
Client of Kourend	500 twice	Any	-
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	-
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
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		-
Dream Mentor	15,000		32 (Boostable), 85 , 61 , 40 , 49 , 5 , 65 , 60 , 55
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 , 48 , 50 , 53 , 53 , 25 , 59 , 40 , 50 , 40 , 40 , 10 , 10 , 36
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	313,500

v • d • e Skills
Support	Agility • Slayer • Thieving
Gathering	Woodcutting • Mining • Fishing • Hunter • Farming
Combat	Attack • Strength • Hitpoints • Defence • Magic • Ranged • Prayer
Artisan	Firemaking • Fletching • Cooking • Smithing • Runecrafting • Crafting • Herblore • Construction

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 • Starter • Cursed goblin • Ogre • Seercull • Craw's • Dark • 3rd age • Crystal • Twisted
Crossbows	Normal • Phoenix • Bronze • Blurite • Iron • Steel • Mithril • Dorgeshuun • Adamant • Hunters' • Rune • Dragon • Dragon hunter • Karil's • Armadyl
Ballistae	Light • Heavy
Darts	Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon • Toxic blowpipe
Throwing knife	Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black • Mithril • Adamant • Rune
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 • Toktz-xil-ul

v • d • e Ranged armour
Headgear	Void ⁽⁺⁰⁾ • Cowl ⁽⁺¹⁾ • Coif ⁽⁺²⁾ • Slayer helmet (i) ⁽⁺³⁾ • Snakeskin ⁽⁺⁴⁾ • Spined ⁽⁺⁶⁾ • Archer helm ⁽⁺⁶⁾ • Ranger hat ⁽⁺⁶⁾ • Blessed ⁽⁺⁷⁾ • Karil's ⁽⁺⁷⁾ • Robin hood hat ⁽⁺⁸⁾ • Third-age ⁽⁺⁹⁾ • Armadyl ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ • Morrigan's ⁽⁺¹³⁾
Bodies	Void ⁽⁺⁰⁾ • Leather ⁽⁺²⁾ • Hardleather ⁽⁺⁸⁾ • Studded_(t)(g) ⁽⁺⁸⁾ • Frog-leather ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ • Snakeskin ⁽⁺¹²⁾ • Rangers' ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ • Spined ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ • Green d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ • Blue d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺²⁰⁾ • Red d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺²⁵⁾ • Black d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺³⁰⁾ • Blessed ⁽⁺³⁰⁾ • Third-age ⁽⁺³⁰⁾ • Karil's ⁽⁺³⁰⁾ • Armadyl ⁽⁺³³⁾ • Morrigan's ⁽⁺³⁶⁾
Legwear	Void ⁽⁺⁰⁾ • Frog-leather ⁽⁺²⁾ • Leather ⁽⁺⁴⁾ • Snakeskin ⁽⁺⁶⁾ • Studded_(t)(g) ⁽⁺⁶⁾ • Green d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺⁸⁾ • Spined ⁽⁺⁸⁾ • Yak-hide ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ • Blue d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺¹¹⁾ • Red d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺¹⁴⁾ • Penance skirt ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ • Black d'hide_(t)(g) ⁽⁺¹⁷⁾ • Blessed ⁽⁺¹⁷⁾ • Third-age ⁽⁺¹⁷⁾ • Karil's ⁽⁺¹⁷⁾ • Armadyl ⁽⁺²⁰⁾ • Morrigan's ⁽⁺²³⁾
Vambraces	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) ⁽⁺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⁾ • Frog-leather ⁽⁺²⁾ • Snakeskin ⁽⁺³⁾ • 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⁾ • Fury ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ • Anguish ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾
Rings	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⁾ • Unholy book ⁽⁺⁸⁾ • Book of law ⁽⁺¹⁰⁾ • Odium ward ⁽⁺¹²⁾ • Dragonfire ward ⁽⁺¹⁵⁾ • Twisted buckler ⁽⁺¹⁸⁾