Elder shortbow
Elder shortbow is a tier 80 members two-handed weapon for Ranged, with a high alchemy value of 3,240 coins. No shop sells Elder shortbow and no monster drops it, so an Ironman makes it: it takes 90 Fletching and gives 101.2 Fletching XP, using Elder shortbow (unstrung) and Bowstring. There are 2 other recipes below.
“A shortbow made out of elder.”
MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 3,240 gp
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Ironman verdict
Where the materials come from: Elder shortbow (unstrung) (made with 90 Fletching); Bowstring (sold by Uglug's Stuffsies for 100 coins). Making ten takes 10 × Elder shortbow (unstrung) and 10 × Bowstring and gives 1,012 Fletching XP. Reaching level 90 Fletching takes 5,346,332 XP in total; the Fletching calculator counts the actions and materials to any target, and the Fletching guide has the Ironman training route. It is worn in the two-handed weapon slot at tier 80 as ranged gear; compare it with every other piece on the Two-handed weapons list. Elder shortbow is members-only. 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 3,240 coins.
At a glance
- Members
- Yes
- Tradeable
- Yes, but not for Ironmen
- High alch
- 3,240 coins
- Monster drops
- None
- Shops
- None
- Recipes
- 3
- Used in
- Nothing
- Slot
- Two-handed weapons, tier 80
Make it yourself
Needs 90 Fletching · 101.2 Fletching XP
Needs 90 Fletching · 101.2 Fletching XP
Needs 90 Fletching · 101.2 Fletching XP
Getting the materials as an Ironman
- Elder shortbow (unstrung): made with 90 Fletching
- Bowstring: sold by Uglug's Stuffsies for 100 coins
Where it fits for an Ironman
Equipment
- Two-handed weapons, tier 80 · ranged
Guides
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