Longbow

Longbow is a tier 5 free-to-play two-handed weapon for Ranged, with a high alchemy value of 48 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Longbow is to buy it: Brian's Archery Supplies in Rimmington sells it for 80 coins, and 5 other shops stock it too.

“A nice sturdy bow.”

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 48 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

3 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Gelatinous abomination (level 2), at 10/100 (about one every 10 kills). You can also make it yourself: it takes 5 Fletching and gives 7.5 Fletching XP, using Longbow (unstrung) and Bowstring. There are 2 other recipes below. Other sources include New Varrock guard captain and Zombie (New Varrock). Making ten takes 10 × Longbow (unstrung) and 10 × Bowstring and gives 75 Fletching XP. Reaching level 5 Fletching takes 388 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 5 as ranged gear; compare it with every other piece on the Two-handed weapons list. Longbow 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 48 coins, which is 32 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.