There is also an ordinary Chargebow which is dropped by various spiders and creatures in the wilderness. Kayle's chargebow is very easily obtained from The Blood Pact. Training on such monsters is not recommended, as the point of training is to gain as much experience as possible by having a high damage rate. This makes for better training against enemies if not in a safe spot or against enemies with ranged attack capabilities. Shieldbows, however, have additional health and defence capabilities. The magic shieldbow (sighted) is more accurate than the magic shieldbow, but as free players have no access to tier 55 arrows the damage doesn't increase.

Usage of any F2P shieldbow, except the maple shieldbow (sighted) or magic shieldbow (sighted), is discouraged, especially in training. However, as the gravite shortbow requires several hours of dungeoneering, the magic shortbow is more commonly used.Īs they have equal accuracy but lower speed and damage per shot compared to a shortbow of the same material, shieldbows are considered inferior to their corresponding shortbows. The best non-degradable shortbow in F2P worlds is the magic shortbow, whereas the best degradable shortbow in F2P worlds is the gravite shortbow. It is also the ranged weapon of choice in PvP situations as the high attack speed can quickly wear down the opponent's life points. With its extremely high rate of fire and accuracy and damage per shot equivalent to those of a shieldbow of the same material, it is superior to shieldbows in almost all aspects of training. The Shortbow is the ideal ranged training weapon for free players. Using a lower tiered ranged weapon with a higher tiered ammunition caps the damage value to the weapon used.Įxcept for chargebows and quickbows, bows are used in conjunction with arrows. The ammunition used with a given ranged weapon affects damage dealt in a hit, but does not affect the weapon's accuracy. A hit is determined only by the accuracy bonus of bows, while the strength of the hit is affected by the ammunition (arrows/bolts) as well as the damage potential of the bow. For economical training players should avoid using too expensive ammunition though, which especially includes rune arrows and higher tiered gem-tipped bolts.

For training, a player should use the type of ammunition that fits best to their used weapon.

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