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Ranging

Ranging Guide

The ranged skill is used for attacking players or monsters from a distance with weapons such as bows and arrows, throwing knives and many others. This skill is useful if you prefer to fight a foe from a distance, using hit and run tactics to avoid damage yourself. Range is also particularly effective against Mages, so is a useful skill when fighting magic users.

To use a bow you need to wield it. You must also wield some appropriate arrows or bolts. Click to attack a monster or player and you will shoot your arrows/bolts until you do something else or are attacked. You cannot shoot a player or monster if you do not have a direct line of sight. (For example, if there is wall or tree between you and the monster.) |

Enemies attacked by ranging will attempt to run directly to attack you in hand to hand combat. If you shoot at a monster from the other side of a fence or piece of furniture then the monster will not be able to get to you. If the monster does not have any ranged attacks then you can continue to hit it without receiving any damage yourself. A ranger will use the terrain he is in to gain advantage over an enemy, as they are relatively weak in hand to hand combat.

A number of your arrows will land on the ground by your target so you can go and use them again, however some will be lost as they are damaged upon impact.

For further information on the selection of bows available to make please see our fletching guide.

Bow wield Requirements

Bow picture | Bow Type | Ranged level to wield
| Standard | Level 1
| Oak | Level 5
| Willow | Level 20
| Maple | Level 30
| Yew | Level 40
| Magic | Level 50

Ranging Armour wield Requirements

Armour picture | Armour Type | Ranged level to wield
| Studded chaps | Level 20
| Coif | Level 20
| Green Dragonhide body | Level 40
| Green Dragonhide chaps | Level 40
| Green Dragonhide vambraces | Level 40
| Robin Hood hat | Level 40
| Rangers Boots | Level 40
| Blue Dragonhide body | Level 50
| Blue Dragonhide chaps | Level 50
| Blue Dragonhide vambraces | Level 50
| Red Dragonhide body | Level 60
| Red Dragonhide chaps | Level 60
| Red Dragonhide vambraces | Level 60
| Black Dragonhide body | Level 70
| Black Dragonhide chaps | Level 70
| Black Dragonhide vambraces | Level 70

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