Standard ranged weapons

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Standard ranged weapons primarily utilise arrows as ammunition, including those fired by longbows, shortbows, the bow of Faerdhinen, and the crystal bow.

Standard

The following weapon types inflict standard ranged damage.

Bows

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

Bow of faerdhinen

Bow of faerdhinen (c)

Bow of faerdhinen (c) (Amlodd)

Bow of faerdhinen (c) (Cadarn)

Bow of faerdhinen (c) (Crwys)

Bow of faerdhinen (c) (deadman)

Bow of faerdhinen (c) (Iorwerth)

Bow of faerdhinen (c) (Ithell)

Bow of faerdhinen (c) (Last Man Standing)

Bow of faerdhinen (c) (Meilyr)

Bow of faerdhinen (c) (Trahaearn)

Corrupted bow (attuned)

Corrupted bow (basic)

Corrupted bow (perfected)

Corrupted dark bow

Corrupted twisted bow

Crystal bow (attuned)

Crystal bow (basic)

Crystal bow (perfected)

Cursed goblin bow

Dark bow (deadman)

Dark bow (Last Man Standing)

Echo venator bow

Eclipse atlatl (Last Man Standing)

Magic shortbow (i)

Nature's recurve

Willow comp bow

Willow shortbow

Salamanders

Salamander are able to attack with all three combat styles. Their ranged attack uses standard ranged damage.

Combat style		Attack type	Weapon style	Experience	Level boost
	Scorch	Slash	Aggressive		+3 Strength
	Flare	Standard	Accurate		None
	Blaze	Magic	Defensive		+3 Defence

Black salamander

Orange salamander

Tecu salamander

See also

Light Ranged weapons
Heavy Ranged weapons
Stab weapons
Slash weapons
Crush weapons
Magic weapons

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

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

Other

Ranged weapons

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

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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