Crossbow

This article is about the weapon. For other uses, see Crossbow (disambiguation).

Crossbow

Release date	31 July 2006 (Update)
Members?	No
Quest item?	No
Tradeable?	Yes
Lendable?	No
Equipable?	Yes
Stacks?	No
High Alch	42 coins
Low Alch	28 coins
Destroy	Drop
Store price	70 coins
Examine	This fires crossbow bolts.
Weight	8 kg

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A Crossbow was formerly the weakest ranged weapon in RuneScape, along with the Phoenix crossbow. The Sling has since taken the title as the weakest ranged weapon in Runescape. It does, however, have the advantage of being wieldable with a shield, unlike long/short bows. It requires a Ranged level of 1 to wield, and can only use bronze bolts. The crossbow and Phoenix crossbow are the only two crossbows available in free play. However, due to their severe lack of power and ranged attack bonus, they are very rarely used.

Perhaps the most common use of the crossbow in free to play worlds is for rangers attempting to complete the Dragon Slayer quest. Equipping a crossbow allows the equipping of an anti-dragonfire shield, which is essential when fighting Elvarg.

Bonuses

Hover over image for type												A player wielding a crossbow. A player wielding a crossbow.
Attack bonus
0	0	0	0	+6
Defence bonus
0	0	0	0	0
Other bonuses				Slot
0	0	0%	0
FastestInterval: 2.4 seconds

Store locations

This item can also be bought or sold at:

• Lowe's Archery Emporium in central Varrock
• Lletya Archery Shop in Lletya

Trivia

• Guards in the Combat Training Camp appear to be wielding the crossbow.
• The crossbow as it appears in Runescape is a pistol crossbow rather than a full size combat crossbow.