Ranged

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Skills	Fletching
Attack	Fishing
Defense	Firemaking
Strength	Crafting
Hits	Smithing
Ranged	Mining
Prayer	Herblaw
Magic	Agility
Cooking	Thieving
Woodcut	Quest Points
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Equipment Status
Armour	Magic
WeaponAim	Prayer
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The 2003 manual contains information related to this topic.

For information on training this skill, see Ranged training.

Ranged is a skill in RuneScape Classic that is leveled by shooting ammo at monsters or other players. You get no Hits experience when ranging so the total ranged experience per kill comes from the monsters base experience plus the experience you would normally get in Hits. Using ranged, players can attack enemies from a distance but ranged cannot be used in combat.

Ranged influences your combat level as you level it higher, but acts as an alternative to Attack and Strength in the combat level formula.

Weapons

When attacking with a ranged weapon, a green projectile travels towards the target.

Bows

Bows are made using the fletching skill and are two-handed.

Image	Name	Level
	Shortbow	1
	Longbow	1
	Oak Shortbow	5
	Oak Longbow	10
	Willow Shortbow	15
	Willow Longbow	20
	Maple Shortbow	25
	Maple Longbow	30
	Yew Shortbow	35
	Yew Longbow	40
	Magic Shortbow	45
	Magic Longbow	50

Crossbow

Like bows, the crossbow fires ammo but instead of arrows, it shoots bolts. There are only two crossbows in RuneScape Classic, only one of which can be purchased at the Varrock archery shop. The other is the Phoenix crossbow, which can only be received from the Shield of Arrav quest, through trade with other players, or from a general store, if someone has recently sold one there. There is no known stat difference between these crossbows.

Image	Name	Level
	Crossbow	1
	Phoenix Crossbow	1

Ammo

Arrows are made using the smithing and fletching skills. Bolts cannot be made by players.

Players cannot wield arrows. Having the arrows in the inventory while wielding a bow will allow the arrows to be fired. The higher leveled the arrows, the more damage they inflict against opponents. If a player has different arrow types, the higher type arrows will be used first. Arrows are slightly stronger than darts but weaker than throwing knives and spears.

Image	Name	Bow Required
	Lit Arrow	Any
	Bronze Arrows	Any
	Iron Arrows	Any
	Steel Arrows	Oak
	Mithril Arrows	Willow
	Adamant Arrows	Maple
	Rune Arrows	Yew
	Ice Arrows	Yew
	Crossbow bolts	Crossbow
	Oyster pearl bolts	Crossbow

Darts

Darts are one-handed weapons made using the smithing and fletching skills after completing the Tourist Trap quest The higher level the dart, the more damage it will inflict against opponents. Darts are slightly weaker than arrows.

Image	Name	Level
	Bronze Throwing Dart	1
	Iron Throwing Dart	1
	Steel Throwing Dart	5
	Mithril Throwing Dart	15
	Adamant Throwing Dart	25
	Rune Throwing Dart	35

Throwing knives*

All throwing knives except Black can be made using the smithing skill. Throwing knives are one-handed and can also be used in melee combat. The higher level the knife, the more damage it will inflict against opponents. Throwing knives are slightly stronger than arrows.

Image	Name	Level
	Bronze throwing knife	1
	Iron throwing knife	1
	Steel throwing knife	5
	Black throwing knife**	1
	Mithril throwing knife	15
	Adamantite throwing knife	25
	Rune throwing knife	35

Spears*

Spears can only be obtained from various monsters. Like throwing knives, they are one-handed and can be used in both melee and ranged attacks. The higher level the spear, the more damage it will inflict against opponents. Spears provide the strongest ranged attack (damage) out of all options.

Image	Name	Level
	Bronze Spear	1
	Iron Spear	1
	Steel Spear	5
	Mithril Spear	15
	Adamantite Spear	25
	Rune Spear	35

_{* Requires the player to have the Attack level to use that metal.}

_{** Despite normally requiring level 10; has no skill requirements to use.}

Holy Water*

Holy water can be made after having gotten the Book of Binding and preferably whilst not having depleted the Shallow water from the Kharazi Jungle. It is used to weaken most type of demons, just like the Silverlight. On those monsters it behaves identical to throwing knives and darts.

Image	Name	Level
	Holy Water Vial	25**

_{* Requires the player to have made certain progress on the Legend's Quest, see the page for quest requirements.}

_{** Although theoretically it doesn't require a ranged level to use, since Legend's Quest requires the Underground pass quest, having a requirement of 25, it becomes the minimum level for the item.}

Equipment

RuneScape Classic offers no equipment which raise the ranged bonus.

Image	Name	Level
	Leather gloves	1
	Boots	1
	Leather body	1

Dwarf cannon

The Dwarf cannon is a powerful weapon, which fires cannonballs. You must complete the Dwarf Cannon quest to have access to it. Dwarf cannon cannot be used in player killing.

Boosts

Item	Boost	Visibility
Ranging Potion	+10% + 4 levels	Visible

Drains

• Hand of Death Cocktail, at Rising Sun Inn from Barcrawl card

Quest Experience Rewards

The following quests provide ranged experience:

• Hero's Quest - Level * 50 + 75 XP
• Temple of Ikov- Level * 250 + 500 XP

Trivia

• The first player to achieve level 99 Ranged was Snake Slava.
• Since ranged cannot be used in combat and the high level needed to make Ranging Potion, these potions are not frequently bought.

See also

• Gnome Ball is a minigame that gives small amounts of Ranged XP
• Ranged training