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Shortbow



Type							Standard
Ammunition							Arrows
Two handed							Yes

Attack speed

Base							4 ticks (2.4 seconds)
Rapid							3 ticks (1.8 seconds)

Attack range

Base							7 tiles
Longrange							9 tiles

Shortbows are a group of bows that fire arrows faster than longbows and composite bows but have a shorter range.

The attack range of all standard shortbows is 7 tiles, and 9 when using longrange. Other shortbows have different ranges; for example, the cursed goblin bow has a base range of 6 tiles and 8 when using longrange.

Combat styles

	Attack type	Weapon style	Level boost
Accurate	Standard	Accurate	+3 Ranged
Rapid	Standard	Rapid	None
Longrange	Standard	Longrange	+3 Defence

Standard shortbows

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
Item
	Shortbow	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.360
	Oak shortbow	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.814
	Willow shortbow	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.360
	Maple shortbow	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.360
	Yew shortbow	0	0	0	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.360
	Magic shortbow	0	0	0	0	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.360

Other shortbows

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defence Bonuses					Other
Item
	Cursed goblin bow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.814
	Training bow	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.360
	Rain bow	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.360
	Bone shortbow	0	0	0	0	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.360
	Craw's bow	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	60	0	3.175
	Magic shortbow (i)	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	1.360

Weapons

Melee

Stab	Pickaxe Harpoon Dagger Sword Hasta Spear Partisan
Slash	Sickle Machete Axe Claws Cutlass Scimitar Scythe Longsword Battleaxe Whip Two-handed sword Halberd
Crush	Banner Blackjack Cane Polestaff Mace Maul Warhammer

Magic

Ranged

	Shortbow Longbow Composite bow Crossbow Ballista
Thrown	Dart Throwing knife Thrownaxe Chinchompa Blowpipe

Other

Ranged weapons

Bows

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 Rain bow Starter Cursed goblin Signed oak Ogre Bone Seercull Dark ^(bh) Craw's 3rd age Webweaver Crystal Scorching Bow of Faerdhinen ^(c) Venator ^(echo) Twisted

Crossbows

Standard	Normal Bronze Blurite Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune ^(or) Dragon ^(cr)
Ballistae	Light Heavy ^(or) Silvthrill
Special crossbows	Phoenix Dorgeshuun Hunters' Hunters' sunlight Karil's Dragon hunter ^(b) ^(t) Armadyl Zaryte

Thrown

Darts	Bronze Iron Steel Black Mithril Adamant Rune Amethyst Dragon
Throwing knife	Bronze Iron Steel Black Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon
Thrownaxes	Bronze Iron Steel Mithril Adamant Rune Dragon Morrigan's
Chinchompas	Grey Red Black
Blowpipes	Camphor Ironwood Rosewood Toxic
Other	Salamanders Holy water Mud pie Hunter's spear Toktz-xil-ul Eclipse atlatl Tonalztics of Ralos Morrigan's javelin Blisterwood stake

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