Sling
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| Release date | 12 October 2010 (Update) |
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| Members? | No |
| Quest item? | No |
| Tradeable? | Yes |
| Lendable? | No |
| Equipable? | Yes |
| Stacks? | No |
| Alchemy | Cannot be alchemised |
| Destroy | Drop |
| Store price | Not sold |
| Examine | A basic sling to fire projectile at your enemies with. |
| Weight | 0 kg |
The Sling is a two-handed Ranged weapon dropped by very low level NPCs. The sling has replaced the crossbow as the weakest ranged weapon in Runescape. It requires 1 Ranged to equip and does not require ammunition of any kind, which makes it a simple Ranged training tool for lower levels. The sling has an extremely short attack range.
When a player with a Ranged level of 5 or greater uses this weapon, they will get a message saying that using the sling is not recommended at the player's Ranged level, and should move on to stronger equipment. However, you are still able to use this weapon. The price of this weapon rapidly rose over 7000%, then plummeted from the highest raised price list to the lowest dropped price list. The sling cannot be used in PvP.
You can only obtain 5 sling drops per day, but there is not a current limit to how many slings can be bought and sold every day. Along with Kayle's sling, the sling has a hidden 0.9x damage multiplier since it only hits 90% of the expected amount for its Ranged Strength bonus.<ref>Obliv. "The Max Hit Formula". 29-Mar-2009. Skills Forums. *</ref>
Kayle's sling, obtained during The Blood Pact quest, has slightly better stats than a normal sling, so it is recommended that players use Kayle's sling instead.
When a player's Ranged level increases to level 5 (or using a few times while already having at least level 5), equipping the Sling will result in a message stating that at this ranged level, it would be better to use bows and arrows. It also directs you to the advisory icon in the corner of the screen. After clicking through the first message, there are no future messages about the sling not being recommended for the Ranged level.
| “ | Continued use of the sling is not recommended at this Ranged level. You will find more benefit from using a shortbow with arrows or a crossbow with bolts.
To learn about ammo, click on the advisor button. |
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AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds
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Dropping monsters
Levels 1 to 24
Monster Combat level Quantity Rarity Corpse mage 15 1 Common Man 2 1 Common Skeleton (Lumbridge Catacombs) 11 1 Uncommon Thief 16 1 Common Al-Kharid warrior 9 1 Uncommon Cow 2 1 Uncommon Dark wizard 7, 9, 11, 20, 22, 23 1 Uncommon Goblin 2, 5, 11, 13, 16, 25 1 Uncommon Minotaur 12, 27 1 Uncommon Zombie 13, 18, 24, 25, 30, 32, 40, 44, 53, 78, 85 1 Uncommon Skoblin 14, 15 1 Rare Ceolburg 4 1 Rare Dragith Nurn 20 1 Rare Giant spider 2, 24, 27, 50 1 Rare Jeff 2 1 Very rare Mugger 6 1 Very rare Warped fly 5 1 Very rare Warped rat 9 1 Very rare
Levels 25 and above
Monster Combat level Quantity Rarity Afflicted 30,37 1 Uncommon Goblin 2, 5, 11, 13, 16, 25 1 Uncommon Minotaur 12, 27 1 Uncommon Zombie 13, 18, 24, 25, 30, 32, 40, 44, 53, 78, 85 1 Uncommon Giant spider 2, 24, 27, 50 1 Rare
Note that sling is dropped independently from a drop list so player can receive a regular drop with the sling.
References
| Preceded by | Title | Succeeded by |
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| Crossbow | Weakest ranged weapon in RuneScape | Incumbent |
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