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RangedRS3 Ironman Ranged Training Guide

Fletch your own ammo. Ava’s device (Animal Magnetism) is essential.

Ranged goes to level 120. Every method below is self-sufficient: no Grand Exchange, only what you gather, craft or earn yourself.

Last verified against the RuneScape Wiki: 28 September 2026 ·

Training path

3 stages from level 1, each starting at the level you unlock it.

  1. Levels 1–40

    Safespot cows/yaks with self-fletched shortbow + arrows

  2. Levels 40–70

    Slayer in self-crafted dragonhide (green 40 → blue 50 Defence; royal at 65); chinchompas you hunt yourself (grey 45 / red 55 Ranged) for AoE XP

  3. Levels 70–120

    Ranged Slayer tasks; Ascension dungeon at 81 Slayer for keystones

Quests that give Ranged XP

11 quests have a set Ranged XP reward (lamps and choice rewards not counted).

  • Big Chompy Bird Hunting
  • Dimension of Disaster: Curse of Arrav
  • Heroes' Quest
  • Horror From the Deep
  • Plague's End
  • Recipe for Disaster: Freeing Skrach Uglogwee
  • Temple of Ikov
  • The Blood Pact
  • The Curse of Arrav
  • Within the Light
  • Zogre Flesh Eaters

What Ranged unlocks for an Ironman

Gear and quality-of-life items from our gear progression and utility lists that need a Ranged level.

  • 70

    Karil’s crossbow + pistol crossbow

    Gear

    Ranged weapon, tier 70. Source: Barrows minigame

  • 80

    Chaotic crossbow

    Gear

    Ranged weapon, tier 80. Source: Dungeoneering tokens (70 Dung)

  • 80

    Royal crossbow

    Gear

    Ranged weapon, tier 80. Source: Queen Black Dragon (build the parts; after Song from the Depths)

  • 90

    Ascension crossbows

    Gear

    Ranged weapon, tier 90. Source: Legiones signets + a dragon crossbow, taken to Ocellus (Monastery of Ascension: 81 Slayer to enter, 95 for the Legiones)

  • 92

    Blightbound crossbows

    Gear

    Ranged weapon, tier 92. Source: Solak

  • 92

    Eldritch crossbow

    Gear

    Ranged weapon, tier 92. Source: The Ambassador (ED3, three pieces; 96 Fletching to assemble)

Voice of Seren

Ranged is boosted in the Cadarn district of Prifddinas. When the Voice of Seren is active there, Ranged training in the district earns +20% XP, as does Magic. See which districts are active now.

Key XP milestones

Total XP needed to reach each level, from the standard RuneScape XP formula.

LevelTotal XP
50101,333
70737,627
926,517,253
9913,034,431
120104,273,167

Common questions

How should an Ironman train Ranged?

Fletch your own ammo. Ava’s device (Animal Magnetism) is essential. The path in this guide: 1–40, Safespot cows/yaks with self-fletched shortbow + arrows; 40–70, Slayer in self-crafted dragonhide (green 40 → blue 50 Defence; royal at 65); chinchompas you hunt yourself (grey 45 / red 55 Ranged) for AoE XP; 70–120, Ranged Slayer tasks; Ascension dungeon at 81 Slayer for keystones.

Which quests give Ranged XP?

11 quests give a set Ranged XP reward, including Big Chompy Bird Hunting, Dimension of Disaster: Curse of Arrav, Heroes' Quest, Horror From the Deep, Plague's End, Recipe for Disaster: Freeing Skrach Uglogwee, Temple of Ikov and The Blood Pact and 3 more.

How much XP is level 99 Ranged?

Level 99 Ranged needs 13,034,431 XP. Ranged goes to 120, which needs 104,273,167 XP.

More Ironman guides

Constitution training →Ironman Constitution path from 1 to 99.Prayer training →Ironman Prayer path from 1 to 99.All skill guides →Training paths for all 29 RS3 skills, built for Ironmen.Gear progression →Where each Ironman gear upgrade comes from and what it takes.

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