Bolts

This article is about the item used as ammunition. For the category of Magic spells, see Bolt spells.

Bolts are the ammunition used by crossbows. They are made using a combination of the Smithing and Fletching skills, the initial Bolts being made with Smithing, and feathers being added with Fletching. Tips made from different gems can be added, and subsequently enchanted, adding possible effects when the bolts are shot. Different types of bolts can be stored in a bolt pouch to conserve space. Bolts sometimes survive shots, so you can pick up your fired bolts.

Metal bolts, and Gem-bolt tips up to Enchanted bolts

All metal bolts can be poisoned. They can, however, also be enhanced by adding Gem bolt tips. Doing this will result in making Gem-tipped bolt. These will then have a slightly increased Ranged Strength. They can be further improved by enchanting them (with the Enchant Crossbow Bolt spell), becoming Enchanted bolts. The effect of an enchantment has a specific (special) effect. See the table below for more information.

Minimal requirement			Type of bolt			Enchantment
Crossbow	Level	Gem tips	Metal	Gem-tipped	Enchanted	Name: effect	Notes
Bronze	1	Opal	Bronze	Opal	Opal	Lucky Lightning: extra damage
Blurite	16	Jade	Blurite	Jade	Jade	Earth's fury: chance of knocking the target to the ground	Agile targets may resist this
Iron or Dorgeshuun	26 or 28		Silver
Iron or Dorgeshuun	26 or 28	Pearl	Iron	Pearl	Pearl	Sea curse: chance of striking the target with a mighty bolt of water, dealing extra damage	It will have more damage and a higher accuracy on fiery monsters (e.g. TzHaar)
Steel	31	Red topaz	Steel	Red topaz	Red topaz	Down to earth: chance of lowering the target's Magic level	Only works on another player
Black	33		Black
Mithril	36	Sapphire	Mithril	Sapphire	Sapphire	Clear mind: chance of lowering the target's Prayer points and giving part of them to the attacker	Only works on another player
Mithril	36	Emerald	Mithril	Emerald	Emerald	Magical poison: makes the bolts p+ with increased chance of poisoning the opponent	Poison damage starts at 58, rather than 48
Adamant & Zanik's	46 & 48	Ruby	Adamantite	Ruby	Ruby	Blood forfeit: chance of removing 20% of the target's current life points	This effect costs 10% of the attacker's own current life points
Adamant & Zanik's	46 & 48	Diamond	Adamantite	Diamond	Diamond	Armour piercing: the bolts will negate a sizeable portion of the target's Ranged defence bonus, and the special attack raises the bolts' maximum hit
Rune	61	Dragonstone	Runite	Dragonstone	Dragonstone	Dragon's breath: chance of inflicting a Dragonfire hit against the target	Does not work if the target has protection against dragonfire, or are dragons themselves
Rune	61	Onyx	Runite	Onyx	Onyx	Life leech: chance of doing extra damage and healing the attacker by 25% of the damage dealt	This does not work on the undead, as they have no "life" to leech

Notes:

• Silver bolts are metal bolts. They are not made with a hammer and anvil, but with the Crafting skill and a bolt mould and a furnace. Besides Blisterwood stakes, silver bolts are the only ranged weapon that can be used effectively against vampyres. In addition, silver bolts are even more special because they can also be poisoned, whereas stakes can not, though stakes are still a more desired and stronger choice.

• Unlike normal metal bolts, gem-tipped bolts (enchanted or not) can not be poisoned.

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A player firing enchanted dragonstone bolts

The "Life Leech" ability from Enchanted Onyx Bolts

Special bolts

• Bone bolts (usable only with the Dorgeshuun crossbow and Zanik's crossbow)
• Bakriminel bolts
• Coral bolts (usable only with the Coral crossbow, Song from the Depths quest required)
• Royal bolts (usable only with the Royal crossbow)
• Barbed bolts
• Mithril grapple
• Bolt racks (usable only with Karil's crossbow)
• Broad-tipped bolts (usable only with the Chaotic crossbow and Rune crossbow and requires 55 Slayer)
• Hunter bolts (usable only with the Hunter's crossbow)
  • Kebbit bolts
  • Long kebbit bolts
• Bane bolts, see below

Note that all these (special) bolts can not be poisoned.

Bane bolts

Bane bolts are made by casting Tune Bane Ore on Bane ore, smelting the ore, smithing the bars on the tempered anvil in Kethsi, and fletching them. Tune Bane Ore can enchant the arrows and bolts to be more effective against certain creatures. There are four types of bane bolts:

• Abyssalbane bolts, used against Abyssal demons
• Basiliskbane bolts, used against Basilisks
• Dragonbane bolts, used against Dragons
• Wallasalkibane bolts, used against Wallasalkis