Ranged

Ranged is the second combat style: bows and crossbows fed from an ammunition slot, or javelins and throwing knives thrown from a stack in your weapon slot. One skill drives both accuracy and damage, so every Ranged level counts twice. In the combat triangle, ranged fights magic users at an advantage and melee fighters at a disadvantage.

How Ranged works

Your effective Ranged level does the work Attack and Strength split for melee: it sets your ranged accuracy rating and your ranged maximum hit, with your weapon and ammunition bonuses on top. Weapons ask for Ranged levels: Oak bows at 5, Willow at 20, Maple at 30, Yew at 40, Magic at 50 and Redwood at 60, with crossbows, javelins and throwing knives on the matching metal tiers from Steel to Dragon.

Bows spend arrows and crossbows spend bolts from the ammunition slot; javelins and throwing knives spend themselves. Bowcraft makes nearly all of it, from shortbows, longbows and crossbows to Bronze through Dragon arrows and gem-tipped bolts, and Forging makes the throwing knives.

There are three ranged styles. Accurate and Rapid train Ranged alone; Longrange splits its XP between Ranged and Defense.

Tips for training Ranged

1. Stock enough arrows or bolts before a long session away. A bow or crossbow spends ammunition as it fires.
2. Longrange trains Ranged and Defense together, and adds three hidden Defense levels while you use it.
3. Sharp Eye (Vigil 10), Hawk Eye (30) and Eagle Eye (53) raise ranged accuracy and evasion.
4. The Ranged Assistance Potion opens at Apothecary 15 and the Ranged Strength Potion at 45.

Skills that pair with Ranged

The 28 trades aren't isolated. Ranged works best alongside these:

Frequently asked about Ranged

Does Ranged have a separate damage skill like Attack/Strength?

No. Ranged drives both accuracy and damage, so one level does the work Attack and Strength split for melee.

Can I train Ranged offline?

Yes. Ranged fights keep running for up to 24 hours with the app closed, spending ammunition and food as they would in active play.

What's the best ammunition tier?

Arrows run Bronze (Bowcraft 1), Iron (15), Steel (30), Silvern (45), Adamant (60), Runesteel (75) and Dragon (90). Bolts are tipped with Topaz (10), Sapphire (25), Ruby (40), Emerald (60), Diamond (85) or Jadestone (95). Each step up carries a bigger ranged bonus.