Intro
Ranging is another distinctive combat skill, allowing you to attack your enemies from a distance, rather than close-up. This gives you the advantage, since most of your enemies are unable to attack you from far away, and you have the opportunity to inflict massive amounts of damage before the even reach you!
The basics
Rangers can be quite powerful as they become stronger and more experienced at the art of Ranging, but you need to know several things before starting out
Basic equipment
The weapon of choice for many Rangers is the Bow, which uses arrows to hit your enemy. There are 2 kinds of bows: Shortbows and Longbows. Shortbows are known to fire arrows more quickly than Longbows, but they're mainly used for close combat. You can also use a Crossbow and bolts, but generally they are less effective as you become a more experienced Ranger, since they only add 6 to Ranged Attack.
The basic Ranging equipment can be bought from Lowe's Archery Store in Varrock, located just northeast of the General Store. There's also a Member's shop in Catherby that sells more advanced equipment, and the Fletching skill can be used to make bows and arrows.
Combat info
Now that you have your Ranging equipment, equip the bow and arrows (or crossbow and bolts) by clicking on them in your inventory. To attack an enemy, just click on the "Attack" option to begin firing arrows or bolts. The most effective way to attack an enemy would be to stand behind an obstacle such as a gate or table, since they will be unable to attack you. Although, some of your foes may have the ability to attack you with their own Ranging or magic weapons.
You may also notice that some of your arrows "disappear" after hitting an enemy. This is simply due to the fact that some of your arrows will be damaged on impact or the enemy, and your character will not even try to salvage them.When you equip a Bow, you have the choice of using 1 of several Fighting Styles:
- Accurate - This style of Ranging is slightly slower, but more accurate than the 'Rapid' style will give 4xp to your Ranged level.
- Rapid - This Ranging Style sacrifices accuracy, but fires about 1 second faster than the 'Accurate' style. It gives 4xp to your Ranged level.
- Longrange - This style fires arrows at about the same speed as sccurate attaks but it gives 2xp each to both Ranged and defense.
bow chart
Picture Bow Ranged attak bonus Ranging level
Short bow +8 1
Long bow +8 1
Oak shortbow +14 5
Oak longbow +14 5
Willow shortbow +20 20
Willow longbow +20 20
Maple shortbow +29 30
Maple longbow +29 30
Yew shortbow +47 40
Yew longbow +47 40
Magic shortbow +69 50
Magic longbow +69 50
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