OSRS Ranged training guide
The ranged combat style. Strong against high-defence targets and essential for most bosses.
About Ranged
Ranged is the safest and often the strongest way to handle difficult content, because it lets you deal damage without taking any in return. Most of the game's hardest bosses are killed primarily with Ranged.
It is an expensive skill to train quickly, since ammunition and consumables cost GP. Cannon and chinchompa training are fast but will eat into your bank.
Fastest training
Rates assume an attentive player with the gear and unlocks that make each method work. Real sessions include banking, breaks and mistakes.
Chinchompas at Maniacal monkeys
Red chinchompas thrown at stacked maniacal monkeys give the highest Ranged experience in the game. It needs Monkey Madness II and a steady supply of chinchompas.
Cannon and Slayer tasks
A dwarf multicannon on a large task speeds up Ranged considerably while the task still pays out.
Sand Crabs with a bow
Slow but free-ish. Iron or steel arrows on crabs is the standard low-budget route through the early levels.
Other approaches
- Cheapest
- Bronze through steel arrows on Sand Crabs, picking your ammunition back up between kills.
- Profitable
- Ranged is the primary style for most profitable bosses, so training it through PvM pays for itself.
- AFK
- Nightmare Zone with a bow, or crabs with stackable ammunition.
- Free-to-play
- Train with iron or steel arrows on the same targets used for melee. An oak or willow shortbow carries you a long way.
Useful quests
Quest experience is often worth far more than the time it takes, particularly at low levels where the curve is shallowest.
- Monkey Madness IIA grandmaster quest that unlocks maniacal monkey hunting — the fastest Ranged experience available.
- Animal MagnetismUnlocks Ava's device. Effectively mandatory for anyone training Ranged.
- Horror from the DeepUnlocks the god books, a useful shield-slot alternative with a prayer bonus.4,662 xp
- Big Chompy Bird HuntingA prerequisite for Recipe for Disaster with modest experience rewards.735 xp
- Temple of IkovRewards 1 quest point, Armadyl pendant and Pendant of Lucien.
- Zogre Flesh EatersRewards 1 quest point, 2,000 Fletching experience, 2,000 Ranged experience and 3 ourg bones.2,000 xp
Making money with Ranged
- VorkathA solo dragon boss with a predictable pattern and consistently valuable drops. One of the most reliable high-level earners.Level 80
- ZulrahA rotation-based snake boss requiring gear switching. Steep learning curve, excellent and consistent payout.Level 75
- Brutal black dragonsSafespottable dragons in the Catacombs of Kourend, dropping bones, hides and a steady flow of alchable equipment.Level 80
- Alchemical HydraOne of the highest-earning solo bosses in the game, with a four-phase fight and a valuable, consistent drop table.Level 85