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{{Infobox Item
|name = Karil's crossbow
|image = [[File:Karil's crossbow.png|Karil's crossbow]] [[File:Karil's crossbow 0.png|Karil's crossbow (fully broken)]]
|release = [[9 May]] [[2005]]
|update = Barrows
|members = Yes
|quest = No
|tradeable = Yes*
|equipable = Yes
|stackable = No
|high = 96000
|low = 64000
|destroy = Drop (''If you drop this item it will break. Are you sure you want to drop it?'')
|store = No
|exchange = {{Exchange barrows}}
|examine = Karil the Tainted's repeating crossbow.
|weight = 2
}}

[[File:Karil's crossbow detail.png|left|100px|Karil's crossbow.]]
'''Karil's crossbow''' is a [[Weapons#Member ranged weapons|ranged weapon]] that is part of [[Karil the Tainted's equipment|Karil the Tainted's set]] of [[barrows equipment]]. It is a two handed weapon, unlike other crossbows, and requires 70 [[Ranged]] to wield. It requires ammunition called [[bolt rack]]s. It is currently the only crossbow which uses bolt racks as ammunition. It is also popular while defeating [[TzTok-Jad]]. This is the only [[Barrows]] weapon that does not require 70 [[Attack]] to use. It is also somewhat popular among player-killers because of its ranged attack bonus being nearly that of a [[Rune crossbow]], however with the speed and strength of a [[Magic shortbow]], along with the fact that since the ammunition is non-retrievable, the cape slot can be switched from an [[Ava's device]] to a [[cape]] that provides defence bonuses.

Being part of Karil's barrows set, if it is wielded along with all of the other pieces of equipment in Karil's barrows set the player receives a special effect. On successful attacks against a player, there is a chance that it may temporarily lower that player's [[Agility]] level. Like all [[Barrows]] items this weapon, and its ammunition, '''cannot''' be made using the [[Fletching]] [[skill]].

This weapon is inferior to the [[Rune crossbow]], [[Armadyl Crossbow]] and the [[Chaotic crossbow]] in ranged bonus, making it the fourth most accurate crossbow in the game. It also has a lower max hit than the chaotic and rune crossbows (when said crossbows are using runite bolts or their gem-tipped counterparts) and thus it is considered relatively weaker than chaotic or rune crossbows by many. Furthermore, the one-handed nature of the chaotic and rune crossbows allows players to wield spirit shields or other similarly. Some players are concerned about this, as Karil's crossbow is much more expensive to maintain and has a higher range requirement than the rune crossbow. However, despite the lower strength of Karil's crossbow, its firing speed still allows it to deal more damage over time than the rune crossbow, rendering it more valuable against targets for which special bolt effects are not required. Karil's crossbow also has a longer range than the rune crossbow, 8 squares on rapid or accurate and 10 on long range, compared to 7 and 9 for the rune crossbow, which can be useful when fighting melee monsters or players, because the time taken for them to reach the player is increased.

Due to its 2-handed nature, firing speed and the ratio of its ranged attack to its ammunition's ranged strength, some players regard Karil's crossbow to not really be a crossbow at all, but rather the most powerful shortbow in the game "in disguise".

*Karil's crossbow is only tradeable when undamaged or fully broken.
*If you drop this item it will degrade to "0".

{{Infobox Bonuses
|slot = weapon
|astab = 0
|aslash = 0
|acrush = 0
|amagic = 0
|arange = +84
|dstab = 0
|dslash = 0
|dcrush = 0
|dmagic = 0
|drange = 0
|dsummon = 0
| absorbmelee = 0%
| absorbmagic = 0%
| absorbranged = 0%
|str = 0
|rangestr = 0
|prayer = 0
|magicdamage = 0
|aspeed = 6
|image = Karils.png {{!}} 100px
|caption = A player wielding Karil's crossbow.
}}

==Repair==
{{Barrows repair}}

==Trivia==
*Karil's crossbow seems to be based on the real life [[wikipedia:Repeating crossbow|Chu-Ko-Nu]] (諸葛弩), an ancient Chinese crossbow that used a rapid fire system.
*Karil's crossbow appears to have originated from the [[Eastern Lands]] as its ammunition is sold by an Eastern Lander named [[Ak-Haranu]].
*Karil's crossbow is the only Barrows weapon that does not need an attack level to wield.
*Sometimes, the firing animation and damage "splat" do not match. When this happens, nothing happens when the player fires the crossbow. When the player puts down the crossbow before reloading again, a bolt is seen flying from the player and doing damage. This is most likely caused by lag.

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[[Category:Crossbows]]

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