Crossbow string
Crossbow string is a free-to-play item, with a high alchemy value of 1 coins. 3 monsters drop it. The easiest is Lesser reborn ranger (level 68, 8/100); the best rate is Greater reborn ranger (level 82), at 8/100, about one every 4 kills.
“A string for a crossbow.”
Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1 gp
Updated . 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
You can also make it yourself: it takes 10 Crafting and gives 15 Crafting XP, using Sinew. There are 2 other recipes below. Other sources include New Varrock guard captain and Raz's stash. Where the materials come from: Sinew (made with 1 Cooking). Making ten takes 10 × Sinew and gives 150 Crafting XP. Reaching level 10 Crafting takes 1,154 XP in total; the Crafting calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Crafting guide has the Ironman training route. 40 recipes use Crossbow string, including Adamant 2h crossbow, Adamant crossbow and Bane 2h crossbow. Crossbow string 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 1 coins.
At a glance
- Members
- No (free-to-play)
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 1 coins
- Monster drops
- 3
- Shops
- None
- Recipes
- 3
- Used in
- 40 recipes
Monster drops
| Dropped by | Level | Quantity | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater reborn ranger | 82 | 3 (noted) | 8/100 |
| Lesser reborn rangerEasiest | 68 | 2 (noted) | 8/100 |
| Elite Dark Ranger | 98 | 1–3 (noted) | 8/128 |
Best rates first, plus the lowest-level monsters that drop it. Every monster links to its full drop table in the bestiary.
Make it yourself
Other sources
Minigames, reward chests, clues, skilling and other non-combat sources.
What you make with Crossbow string
- Adamant 2h crossbow
- Adamant crossbow
- Bane 2h crossbow
- Bane crossbow
- Blisterwood stake-thrower crossbow
- Blurite 2h crossbow
- Blurite crossbow
- Bronze 2h crossbow
- Bronze crossbow
- Dragon 2h crossbow
- Dragon crossbow
- Elder 2h crossbow
- Elder crossbow
- Iron 2h crossbow
- Iron crossbow
- Mithril 2h crossbow
- Mithril crossbow
- Necronium 2h crossbow
Showing 18 of 40 recipes that use it.
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