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Classic Ranging

A rather useful skill to many PKers in the Wilderness, ranging allows you to attack your enemies from a distance, rather than close-up. Put a table or other obstacle between you and your prey to stay out of harm's way since they can't reach you.

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Getting Started Buying Equipment Attacking Enemies

Getting Started

Depending on how you prefer to fight, you should choose what kind of equipment to use to start ranging. Each weapon will be different than the other, since they are different types of weapons.

Regular Equipment
Equipment	Advantages	Disadvantages
Crossbows	Inflict more damage than regular bows. You can wear a shield.	Short range of fire. Fires slower than a bow.

Bows	Fires faster than a crossbow. Longbows have higher range than shortbows.	Unable to wear a shield.

Member's Stuff

Many new and interesting ranging items have made their way into the member's world, having their own advantages to the conventional means of ranging.

Member's Equipment
Equipment	Advantages	Disadvantages
Throwing Darts	You can wear a shield. Better accuracy.	Short range of fire. Inflicts less damage.

Throwing Knives	You can wear a shield. You can poison them.	-

Spears	Long range. Inflicts a lot of damage.	Not stackable like arrows or bolts.

Cannons	Very long range and strong hits Lets you wear your weapons and armor.	Could break after use. Costs 750,000gp.

Buying the Equipment

The best place to buy ranging equipment is Lowe's Archery Store, in Varrock. It's located between the General Store and the east bank. Here's a map to help you find it.

Lowe's Archery Store
Bronze Arrows	Crossbow Bolts	Shortbow	Longbow	Crossbow

2gp	3gp	50gp	80gp	70gp

The member's archery shop in Catherby is where you can buy and sell stronger bows and arrows, as well as arrow heads.

Attack!

When you first start out ranging, the easiest way of gaining experience is to attack chickens, which are level 3. They have very few hits and are killed quickly, so your one unlucky chicken arrows will not be stolen.

Chickens can be found in any local farm near Lumbridge, and you can safely hide behind any fence so they can't attack you. Be sure to pick up your arrows after each battle! And after just a few battles I was level 3 ranged!

Various NPC's to Start Ranging
Name	Level	Ranged XP	Hits
Chicken	3	26	3
Imp	5	28	7
Cow	8	36	7
Man	9	38	7
Darkwizard	13	50	12
Farmer	15	50	13

Notes:

While ranging on enemies, it's normal that an arrow or 2 will be missing when you pick them up.
It's always good to have an obstacle between you and your enemy when you're ranging so they can't attack you.
For more info about making bows and arrows, see the Fletching Guide.