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{{ | = Introduction = | ||
Same as Melee, you should be doing the highest XP/hr monster with the highest possible gear. Due to the slower attack speed and the relative difficulty of {{Skill|Fletching}} large amounts of bolts, you shouldn't use {{ItemIcon|Bronze Crossbow|crossbows}} until you have the {{ItemIcon|Dragon Crossbow}} or better. | |||
{{Skill|Ranged}} has a lot of options to do great damage, particularly to {{Skill|Magic}} enemies that may be very difficult to beat with Melee. | |||
For Ranged, use {{Skill|Crafting}} to obtain the highest level Armor, and {{Skill|Fletching}} to obtain the highest level Weapons and Ammo. | |||
Crafted Armour can be upgraded ({{ItemIcon|Green D-hide Body|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|(U) Green D-hide Body|notext=true}}) once from the Bank, using more of the raw {{ItemIcon|Green Dragonhide|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Blue Dragonhide|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Red Dragonhide|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Black Dragonhide|Dragonhide}}. Upgrading Ranged armor is always recommended once it's available. <br> | |||
This Armour does not get any [[Damage Reduction]] until upgraded to its (U) variant, much like [[Melee]] Armour. | |||
Ranged has three different Attack styles, {{Skill|Ranged|Accurate}}, {{Skill|Ranged|Rapid}}, and {{Skill|Ranged|Longrange}}: | |||
* {{Skill|Ranged|Accurate}} increases your Hidden Ranged level which causes each attack to be more accurate and deal more damage. | |||
* {{Skill|Ranged|Rapid}} lowers the attack interval of the weapon by 0.4 seconds, making each attack significantly faster | |||
* {{Skill|Ranged|Longrange}} increases your Hidden Ranged Level by less than Accurate, while also giving Hidden Defence Levels and evenly splitting the amount of XP earned between {{Skill|Ranged}} and {{Skill|Defence}}. | |||
In general, {{Skill|Ranged|Accurate}} is more effective at low levels, while {{Skill|Ranged|Rapid}} is more effective at higher levels. The cutoff is approximately level 40. {{Skill|Ranged|Longrange}} should likely be used before this cutoff to also get an amount of {{Skill|Defence}} XP! | |||
Ranged has several different Weapon types to choose from, each with their own benefits and drawbacks: | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||
! Weapon | |||
! Details | |||
! Ammo | |||
! Notes | |||
|- | |||
| {{ItemIcon|Normal Shortbow|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Maple Shortbow|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Magic Shortbow|notext=true}} Shortbow | |||
| Fast-ish, weaker | |||
| {{ItemIcon|Steel Arrows|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Adamant Arrows|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Dragon Arrows|notext=true}} Arrows | |||
| Not great. | |||
|- | |||
| {{ItemIcon|Normal Longbow|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Maple Longbow|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Magic Longbow|notext=true}} Longbow | |||
| More accurate, more damage | |||
| {{ItemIcon|Steel Arrows|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Adamant Arrows|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Dragon Arrows|notext=true}} Arrows | |||
| Arrows are cheap and easy to mass produce. | |||
|- | |||
| {{ItemIcon|Steel Crossbow|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Adamant Crossbow|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Dragon Crossbow|notext=true}} Crossbow | |||
| Slow with high damage | |||
| {{ItemIcon|Topaz Bolts|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Ruby Bolts|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Diamond Bolts|notext=true}} Bolts | |||
| Bolts are valuable and difficult to make. | |||
|- | |||
| {{ItemIcon|Steel Throwing Knife|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Adamant Throwing Knife|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Dragon Throwing Knife|notext=true}} Throwing Knives | |||
| Extremely fast with low damage and accuracy | |||
| - | |||
| Does not require {{Skill|Fletching}}. | |||
|- | |||
| {{ItemIcon|Steel Javelin|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Adamant Javelin|notext=true}}{{ItemIcon|Dragon Javelin|notext=true}} Javelins | |||
| Fast with high damage and low accuracy | |||
| - | |||
| Javelins are worth a lot of GP when sold | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
For the earliest parts of the game, it is recommended to stick with Longbows, since Arrows are the most plentiful ammo source. Javelins are more powerful than bows, and can be used if you want to powerlevel a bit, but the effort it takes to make enough for each level bracket is more than the effort required to just use arrows. Additionally, {{ItemIcon|Ice Arrows}} are equivalent to {{ItemIcon|Rune Arrows}} while not having a level requirement, and so can be used from {{Skill|Ranged}} level 1. If you can comfortably fight {{MonsterIcon|Frozen Archer}} with your {{Skill|Melee}} setup, these can carry you through training ranged without even looking at {{Skill|Fletching}} | |||
