Dragonwilds:Ranged

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Ranged is one of the Dragonwilds:skills in Runescape: Dragonwilds, is one of the three combat styles, and was released in 0.9. Fighting Dragonwilds:monsters using ranged combat levels a player's Ranged to gain various bonuses that enhance their effectiveness with the skill.

Players use Dragonwilds:Ranged weapons in combat to earn Ranged experience. The higher the tier of the weapons and ammo used, the higher the base damage and, thus, the more experience earned.

In addition, players can gain experience from Ranged Skill Tomes and special reward tomes like the Dragonwilds:Tome of the Dragon Slayer.

Equipment

Weapons

Dragonwilds:Ranged Weapons can be divided into three major classifications:

• Longbows require Dragonwilds:arrows and must be drawn while aiming, providing players with an advantage in long-range combat. Fully drawing the bow takes more time than shortbows but provides higher base damage and an additional damage bonus. Attacking without aiming will instead use a Dragonwilds:melee-based attack to push away close enemies.
• Dragonwilds:Shortbows require Dragonwilds:arrows and can be drawn without aiming, allowing players to release arrows in close combat quickly. Shortbows have lower base damage than their longbow counterparts but have an increased firing rate.
• Dragonwilds:Crossbows require Dragonwilds:bolts, are optimal at short distances, and fire quicker than shortbows. They are also a one-handed ranged weapon, allowing players to utilise Dragonwilds:shields to Dragonwilds:parry.

Ammunition

• Dragonwilds:Arrows are used with Dragonwilds:bows and can be modified to apply Dragonwilds:Debuffs.
  • Dragonwilds:Weapon barbs applies Dragonwilds:Bleed.
  • Dragonwilds:Weapon poison applies Dragonwilds:Poison.
  • Dragonwilds:Fire oil applies Burn.

• Dragonwilds:Bolts are used with crossbows and can be enchanted with Dragonwilds:gems using Dragonwilds:Magic for added effects.
  • Dragonwilds:Enchanted bronze bolts use Dragonwilds:opals and provide a chance to apply a knockdown effect.
  • Dragonwilds:Enchanted blurite bolts use Dragonwilds:jades and provide a chance to apply an area-of-effect damage.
  • Dragonwilds:Enchanted iron bolts use Dragonwilds:jades and provide a chance to apply a knockdown effect.
  • Dragonwilds:Enchanted steel bolts use Dragonwilds:red topaz and provide a chance to recover Dragonwilds:health.
  • Dragonwilds:Enchanted mithril bolts use Dragonwilds:sapphire and provide a chance to Dragonwilds:poison all nearby enemies.

Armour

Dragonwilds:Ranged armour provides a base defensive stat but also provides a stacking passive bonus, the more of the same combat type (i.e., melee, ranged, mage) you equip. Players can mix and match within that type. For example, a player wearing a Dragonwilds:ranger hat (ranged), Dragonwilds:green dragonhide body (ranged), and Dragonwilds:white platelegs (melee) will get the second tier of ranged set bonuses and the first tier of melee set bonuses. The ranged armour set bonuses are:

• 1/3 +40% Dragonwilds:stealth speed
• 2/3 -33% ranged attack stamina cost
• 3/3 +25% Dragonwilds:weak point damage

Boosts

Players can eat Dragonwilds:food or equip Dragonwilds:trinkets to increase Ranged experience received or damage dealt.

Unlike most other Dragonwilds:skills however, there are no Ranged potions, whether to increase experience or damage.

• Dragonwilds:Sweet veg ball - Grants a 10% XP boost for 5 minutes (300 seconds)
• Dragonwilds:Wild pie - Grants a 10% XP boost for 10 minutes (600 seconds)
• Dragonwilds:Inspiring amulet of Ranged - Provides a 5% XP boost for Ranged while worn
• Dragonwilds:Amulet of accuracy - Increases critical damage by 12.5% while worn
• Unholy symbol - Increases all damage by 15% while lowering maximum HP by 15 points.
• Dragonwilds:Amulet of glory - Increases critical damage to all combat style

Experience mechanics

Players who deal regular damage will receive <math>0.25 \times damage\ dealt</math> experience depending on the maximum health of the enemy. Players who deal critical damage will receive <math>0.5 \times damage\ dealt</math> experience, depending on the maximum health of the enemy. For example, if a player deals 88 regular damage to a Dragonwilds:chicken, the player will only receive 5 Ranged experience, since the maximum health of the chicken is 20 hitpoints (20 hitpoints x .25 experience factor = 5 experience).

Players can also earn more experience by targeting the monster's weak points. Below is a list that shows the area on the monster:

Animals and flora

Normal enemies	Weak point
Dragonwilds:Chicken	N/A
Dragonwilds:Chinchompa	N/A
Dragonwilds:Kebbit	N/A
Dragonwilds:Magpie and Dragonwilds:raven	N/A
Dragonwilds:Cow	Head
Dragonwilds:Deer	Head
Dragonwilds:Rats	Head
Dragonwilds:Sheep	Head
Dragonwilds:Terrorbird	Head (neck included)
Wolves (including Dragonwilds:dire wolf)	Head
Vines (Wild and Shock)	Flower area
Dragonwilds:Ram	Head
Goblins	Head
Garou	Head
Dragonwilds:Undead enemies	Head
Dragonwilds:Skeletal archer	Head
Dragonwilds:Skeletal hoplite	Head
Dragonwilds:Skeletal warrior	Head
Dragonwilds:Skeletal marauder	Head
Dragonwilds:Skeletal necromancer	Head
Dragonwilds:Withered enemies	Head
Dragonwilds:Black Knights	Head
Dragonwilds:Zamorakian acolyte & Dragonwilds:mage of Zamorak	Head
Dragonwilds:Vault guardians	Head
Dragonwilds:Nature spirits	Head
Dragonwilds:Soulstone sentinel	Head

Bosses

Bosses	Weak point
Dragonwilds:Rat king	Head
Dragonwilds:Plague king	Head
Dragonwilds:Vault archon	Head
Dragonwilds:Vault overlord	Head
Dragonwilds:Vault incinerator	Head
Dragonwilds:Vault pyroclast	Head
Dragonwilds:Vault corruptor	Head
Dragonwilds:Abyssal demon	Head and Exposed core
Dragonwilds:Garou King	Head
Dragonwilds:Velgar	Head
Dragonwilds:Zogre	Head
Dragonwilds:Green dragon	Head
Dragonwilds:Imaru	Head & Exposed core
Dragonwilds:Blue dragon	Head
Dragonwilds:Black Knight Titan	Head

Levelling

See Dragonwilds:experience for a table of the experience required to reach each level.

Levelling Ranged grants access to both passive benefits as well as unlocking Dragonwilds:spells and other abilities.

Level	Ability	Type	Description
All	Ammo Recovery Chance	Passive	Increases the chance to recover ammo (bolt/arrow) per level.
3	Dragonwilds:Quick Action	Passive	Perform Dragonwilds:Quick Actions with ranged weapons using the Primary Action button.
5	Dragonwilds:Archery Target	Recipe	Build an Dragonwilds:archery target to practice your Ranged accuracy against. Shoot the bullseye for a surprise!
8	Dragonwilds:Trick Shot	Passive	After firing a fully drawn Dragonwilds:arrow, release follow-up shots at exactly the right time for 15% increased damage!
12	Dragonwilds:Snare	Spell	Conjure earth magic at your feet and lay a trap for your Dragonwilds:enemies! Those caught inside become rooted in place for a short time.
15	Dragonwilds:Toxic Behaviour	Recipe	Unlocks the recipe for Dragonwilds:weapon poison, which can be used to imbue Dragonwilds:melee weapons with Dragonwilds:Poison or to craft Poisonous Dragonwilds:arrows.
18	Dragonwilds:Hunter's Sense	Passive	Crouch for a short time to activate your Dragonwilds:Hunter's Sense, allowing you to sense nearby creatures and Dragonwilds:enemies.
22	Dragonwilds:Make 'Em Bleed	Recipe	Unlocks the recipe for Dragonwilds:weapon barbs, which can be used to imbue Dragonwilds:melee weapons with Dragonwilds:Bleed or to craft Barbed Dragonwilds:arrows.
25	Dragonwilds:Spectral Arrows	Spell	Enchant your equipped Dragonwilds:bow with astral magic, causing Dragonwilds:arrows to penetrate multiple targets.
30	Dragonwilds:Crossbow Trick Shot	Passive	Dragonwilds:Trick Shot now applies to Dragonwilds:crossbow weapons. Fire at the right time to instantly finish reloading and ready your next shot!
35	Dragonwilds:Enchanted Crossbow Bolts	Recipe	Unlocks the ability to craft Dragonwilds:Enchanted Crossbow Bolts. Enchanted Dragonwilds:bolts have a chance of triggering unique magical effects when fired!
40	Dragonwilds:Venomous Trapper	Passive/spell	The Snare Trap now triggers a cloud of Dragonwilds:poison when activated, causing Dragonwilds:enemies stuck inside it to become poisoned over time.
45	Fire Starter	Recipe	Unlocks the Dragonwilds:fire oil and Dragonwilds:fire arrows recipes, giving you new ways to burn your Dragonwilds:enemies to ash!
99	Ranged Skillcape	Recipe	Unlocks the ability to wear and create the Ranged skillcape and its trimmed variant at the crafting table.

Trivia

• Before the 0.9 update, this skill did not have a skill tree. While there did exist ranged weapons, the only way to level up this skill was by finding skill tomes.
  • This is similar to the Magic skill prior the 0.8 update.