Ranged magic | OSRS Index

Ranged magic (also known as ranged-based magic) attacks are projectiles that are less likely to hit players wearing armour with high Ranged defence bonuses, but are fully protected against by the Protect from Magic prayer instead of Protect from Missiles.

	Using Prayer	Using Defence and armour
Attack acts like	Magic → Protect from Magic	Ranged → Defend against ranged, with e.g., Bandos, Barrows ()

List of monsters that use ranged magic

Note: The monsters above are present in constant-combat environments in which you will also be taking other forms of damage (melee, ranged, traditional magic) - decide on equipment accordingly.

v t e Combat Mechanics
Combat	Attack range Attack speed Auto Retaliate Autocast Combat triangle Special attacks Hitsplat Tanking Magical melee Magical ranged Ranged magic Ranged melee Typeless
Maximum hit	Maximum magic hit Maximum melee hit Maximum ranged hit Monster maximum hit
Damage per second	Damage per second/Melee Damage per second/Ranged Damage per second/Magic
Mechanics	Aggressiveness Buffs Elemental weakness Flinching Hit delay Retaliation Retreat Safespot Spawning Successful hit Maximum damage cap Flat armour Tolerance Wander radius PJ timer Red-X Line of sight
Other	Single-way combat Multicombat area Singles-plus combat Player killing

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List of monsters that use ranged magic

See also