Ranging

Equipment -  The best bows and arrows you can afford, possibly red chinchompas, the best kind of dragonhide armor, or karils or 3rd age armor, whichever suits you best, archer ring, robin set/archer helm and Ava's Accumulator.

Lvl 1-99

Method 1 Lvls 1-15: Bronze Knives - Most people will pull out their bows and arrows but I'd advise you to use bronze knives from the start. That is if you are a member, seeing Free2Play cannot wield these. So if you are a member, pull out the knives at all times. Youa can buy bronze knives at the G.E. I'd recommend for your opening lvls a simple monster, such as cows, or goblins. I'd put cows as first option though. If you're Free2Play, simply use bronze arrows and a bow.

Method 1 Lvls 15-35: Bronze Knives - If you are Free2Play, I'd suggest going down under the Edgeville Dungeon and ranging some things down there. Hill giants are the best option but can be crowded, so just range anything down there, seeing there are broad varieties of good lvled monsters. For Pay2Play, I'd suggest trying out rock crabs or hill giants. Either work. Rock crabs will get you faster exp, hill giants drop better things. Now having that said, make sure you bring bronze knives because they are a very fast way of getting ranged.

Method 1 Lvls 35-60: Caged Ogres - Once you've completed Biohazard, you have access to King Lathas's Training Camp. Here there are caged ogres you can range and make a decent profit off of from seeds while getting great ranged exp. You can still use Ava's Device to your advantage by going in the cages, and seeing as the ogres aren't agressive, you can range an ogre by trapping it behind another, and then your Ava's Device will still work. Note that it does not work if you're ranging over fences. Later on in the guide there's more info on each type of arrow and knives' exp per hour.

XP: 20-35k xp/hr GP: -40k gp/hr

Method 2 Lvls 35-60: Experiments - A nearly identically good method is attacking experiments in Dr. Fenkenstrain's backyard dungeon, seeing these have tons of HP and very low defence. Make sure to use steel darts.

XP: 20-35k xp/hr GP: -70-80k gp/hr

Method 3 Lvls 35-60: Rock Crabs - I think sticking with rock crabs is still a great option here. They offer very quick exp. Make sure to use steel knives. They're located northeast of the Fremennik Province, or on Waterbirth Island if those ones are too crowded.

XP: 15-30k xp/hr GP: -70-80k gp/hr

Method 1 Lvls 60-99: Yaks - With the completion of Fremmenik Isles quest, you can range Yaks! These are picture perfect for steel darts. Plenty of ranging spots, even though Yaks hardly do any damage. They have 500HP each and very low defence. All in all, it's a very simple method, risk free basically, and great exp, so do this quest as soon as you can and range these for the BEST range exp.

XP: 45-60k xp/hr GP: -35k gp/hr

Method 2 Lvls 60-99: King Lathas' Camp - King Lathas' Camp is also good at these lvls, as well as earlier levels. [If you don't know what this is, read Method 1 above].

I'll supply you with some of the results you'll get if your range level is in the mid-70s. If it's higher, add on some exp to the hourly rates and if your range level is lower, then take away a bit of exp on the rates. These rates are approximations at King Lathas'  Camp, but they are also good models for other monsters.

===Rates List===

Ranged Weapons

-Bronze Arrows

  • 50k gain from seeds
  • 3k loss from arrows
  • 3k loss from tele-grap runes
  • EXP GAIN: 30-35k per hour
  • MONEY GAIN/LOSS: 35k per hour

-Bone Bolts

  • 50k gain from seeds
  • 2k loss from bolts
  • 3k loss from tele-grab runes
  • EXP GAIN: 25-30k per hour
  • MONEY GAIN/LOSS: 45k per hour

-Bronze Knives

  • 50k gain from seeds
  • 12k loss from knives
  • 3k loss from tele-grab runes
  • EXP GAIN: 35-40k per hour
  • MONEY GAIN/LOSS: 35k per hour

-Iron Knives

  • 50k gain from seeds
  • 21k loss from knives
  • 3k loss from tele-grab runes
  • EXP GAIN: 40-45k per hour
  • MONEY GAIN/LOSS: 26k per hour

-Iron Darts

  • 50k gain from seeds
  • 16k loss from knives
  • 3k loss from tele-grab runes
  • EXP GAIN: 40-45k per hour
  • MONEY GAIN/LOSS: 31k per hour

-Steel Darts

  • 50k gain from seeds
  • 21k loss from knives
  • 3k loss from tele-grab runes
  • EXP GAIN: 45-50k per hour
  • MONEY GAIN/LOSS: 26k per hour

Method 3 Lvls 75-99: Aviansies - Aviansies are creatures of Armadyl that are located in the God Wars Dungeon. They are birds, which fly; therefore they have to be ranged or maged. To get into God Wars Dungeon, you either need 60 Agility, or 60 Strength, with the completion of Troll Stronghold Quest. Bring the best defence/range bonus armor combination you can to Aviansies [such as torag helm and legs are advised]. Make sure to wear a Pendant of Armadyl [from Temple of Ikov quest], Mithril bolts or better, a rune crossbow, Ava's Accumulator, a granite shield and a ring of wealth or an archer ring. Ranging potions are highly recommended, and alching runes are also recommended to make a decent profit off of the items dropped. Food is a must, and bones to peaches spells are highly recommended, as you want to keep banking to a minimum. Addy bars are what you're after when you kill Aviansies. They sell for over 2.3k each and they drop 4 at a time very commonly [and they're noted]. They also drop assorted good alching items.

XP: 20-35k xp/hr GP: 200-500k gp/hr

Method 4 Lvls 75-99 [75 because you won't hit well before this]: Chinning - Many people don't know this, but red chinchompas hit a 3x3 square like an ice barrage does, just not as powerful.

There is a new spot [not the zombie monkeys], that you can range at with ease. It's in the Chaos Tunnels, the new cave that came with summoning [it's just east of the Zamorak mage that gets you into the abyss]. 

If you head north through the portals for a few minutes, you'll reach mummies! They're level 108, it's multi-combat, and they drop good stuff! Bring the best range bonus stuff you can get, a full inventory of prayer pots, red chinchompas and maybe a few slices of food in case you mess up [or a 1 click tele]. Mummies drop rune items, making you roughly 150k in items per hour [although this just subtracts from the money you spend on chinchompas and prayer potions]. Simply go around the room with protect from melee, and collect 10 or so mummies, and range them. These are better than the typical Monkey Zombies people have always used red chinchompas on.

XP: 150-250k xp/hr GP: -1.35M gp/hr

Now of course if you have trouble reaching the mummies or you simply want 25-30k more exp per hour [at more cost though], you can try Monkey Zombies. If you remember where you got your monkey greegree, there are lvl 142 monkeys you can kill, the more you kill the more that spawn. You'll have to have prayer potions though because there aren't any good ranging spots. I've heard people boasting of getting up to 250k exp per hour! You can try out this method anytime you want although there is a let down......it's extremely expensive.

Although it's a very expensive method, if you can earn about 450k+ cash per hour somehow, this is the most efficient method to 99 time-wise for you!

XP: 150-250k xp/hr GP: -1.35M gp/hr

Method 5 Lvls ?-99: Cannoning Slayer - Cannoning/ranging on slayer tasks, or cannoning any monsters isn't great exp [not to mention expensive] but if you're looking to get a combo of slayer up fast as well as range, this is a very efficient method.

XP: 30k xp/hr GP: -300-400k gp/hr

Speed - A very average skill on speed, I'd say a 5.....

Uses - Important for getting the firecape, good for Bounty Hunter and Duel tournaments and anytime you want good drop from a high lvled monster, ranged is great.

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