The toxic blowpipe is a two-handed dart weapon that requires 75 Ranged to wield. It is made by using a chisel on a tanzanite fang, requiring 53 fletching. Players using the blowpipe have a 25% chance of inflicting venom on their opponent. However, if the opponent is an NPC and the serpentine helm is worn in conjunction with the blowpipe, there is a 100% chance of envenoming them.
The base attack speed of the toxic blowpipe varies; in player versus monster encounters, its attack speed is 7, or equal to darts. During player versus player combat, its attack speed is 6, or equal to a shortbow. In addition, its attack range is +2 higher than that of throwing darts.
If the blowpipe is not protected upon death, all scale and dart charges will appear on the floor alongside the blowpipe.
Players can dismantle an uncharged blowpipe to receive 20,000 Zulrah's scales, however, this will result in a loss of −347,019 coins.
The toxic blowpipe is a two-handed dart weapon that requires 75 Ranged to wield. It is made by using a chisel on a tanzanite fang, requiring 53 fletching. Players using the blowpipe have a 25% chance of inflicting venom on their opponent. However, if the opponent is an NPC and the serpentine helm is worn in conjunction with the blowpipe, there is a 100% chance of envenoming them.
The base attack speed of the toxic blowpipe varies; in player versus monster encounters, its attack speed is 7, or equal to darts. During player versus player combat, its attack speed is 6, or equal to a shortbow. In addition, its attack range is +2 higher than that of throwing darts.
If the blowpipe is not protected upon death, all scale and dart charges will appear on the floor alongside the blowpipe.
Players can dismantle an uncharged blowpipe to receive 20,000 Zulrah's scales, however, this will result in a loss of −347,019 coins.
Charging
The toxic blowpipe is charged with Zulrah's scales; it cannot be equipped if it is uncharged, except when fully degraded while equipped. It uses unpoisoned darts as ammunition, and can hold up to 16,383 scales and 16,383 darts, costing 3,391,281 to fully charge. 2 scales are used for every 3 shots fired. At the current price, it would cost 136.62 per shot, excluding the cost of darts. When charged with scales, the blowpipe has a Ranged attack of 60 and a Ranged strength of 40. These bonuses stack with the bonuses of its ammunition. For example, using dragon darts on the charged blowpipe will increase its Ranged attack to +78, and its Ranged strength to +60.
Special attack
The toxic blowpipe has a special attack, Toxic Siphon, which increases damage by 50%, while healing the user by half of the damage dealt (rounded down). This consumes 50% of the player's special attack energy.
Combat styles
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 |
Comparison between other ranged weapons
Picture | Name | Levels to equip | Ranged Attack bonus | Notes |
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Twisted bow | 75 | +70 |
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Toxic blowpipe | 75 | +60 |
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Heavy ballista | 75 | +125 |
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Armadyl crossbow | 70 | +100 |
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Crystal bow | 70 | +100 |
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Karil's crossbow | 70 | +84 |
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Dragon hunter crossbow | 65 | +95 |
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Dragon crossbow | 64 | +94 |
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Rune crossbow | 61 | +90 |
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Dark bow | 60 | +95 |
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Magic shortbow | 50 | +69 |
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Chinchompas | 45 (Grey) |
+45 (Grey) |
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Trivia
- In PvP situations upon release, the toxic blowpipe's attack speed was 8 on rapid, meaning it was able to attack every 1.2 seconds, which made it easy to overpower another opponent in player-versus-player combat. This was fixed in an update the next day so that the blowpipe's speed on rapid would be equal to that of a shortbow only in PvP; player-versus-monster encounters remain unaffected.
- Prior to an update on 16 November 2017, the blowpipe envenomed NPCs at the same rate as envenoming players at a rate of 1 in 4 (25%) regardless of whether a serpentine helm was worn.
Monsters | |||||
Signature drops |
Zulrah's scales • Jar of swamp • Pet snakeling • Zul-andra teleport • Serpentine visage
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Equipment |
Toxic blowpipe • Toxic staff of the dead • Trident of the swamp (e)
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Other |
High Priestess Zul-Harcinqa • Priestess Zul-Gwenwynig • Anti-venom • Anti-venom+ |
Ranged weapons | |
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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 | |
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 | |
Darts |
Bronze • Iron • Steel • Black • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon • Toxic blowpipe |
Throwing knife | |
Throwing axes |
Bronze • Iron • Steel • Mithril • Adamant • Rune • Dragon • Morrigan's |
Chinchompas | |
Other items |
Arrows • Bolts • Cannon • Cannonball • Granite cannonball • Holy water • Javelins • Mud pie • Toktz-xil-ul |