Bowstring

Bowstring is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 60 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Bowstring is to buy it: Uglug's Stuffsies in Feldip Hills sells it for 100 coins, and one other shop stocks it too.

“I need a bow stave to attach this to.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 60 gp

Updated 9 October 2026. Sources from the RuneScape Wiki's drop, shop and recipe data (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), checked 2026-10-09. Item sprite © Jagex.

Ironman verdict

At least 7 monsters drop it. The easiest is Spiritual ranger (level 49, 16/128); the best rate is Dagannoth Supreme (level 303), at 4/128, about 7.8 per kill. You can also make it yourself: it takes 1 Crafting and gives 15 Crafting XP, using Flax. There is one other recipe below. Other sources include Young impling, Young impling jar, Reward token and Squeal of Fortune/Rewards, plus 4 more listed below. Making ten takes 10 × Flax and gives 150 Crafting XP. 23 recipes use Bowstring, including Acadia longbow, Acadia shortbow and Blood spindle longbow. Bowstring is available on free-to-play worlds too. It is tradeable on normal accounts, but an Ironman cannot use the Grand Exchange or trade for it, so the sources on this page are the whole list. High Alchemy turns one into 60 coins, which is 40 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.

At a glance

Members: No (free-to-play)
Tradeable: Yes, but not for Ironmen
High alch: 60 coins
Monster drops: 7
Shops: 2
Recipes: 2
Used in: 23 recipes

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Dagannoth Supreme	303	200–300 (noted)	4/128
Bulbous crawler	140	25–45 (noted)	12/134
Spiritual rangerEasiest	49	8 (noted)	16/128
Soulgazer	128	20 (noted)	6/128
Seeker	86	15 (noted)	6/128
Zamorak ranger	64	10 (noted)	2/50
Lesser reborn ranger	68	2 (noted)	8/100