Oak shortbow

Oak shortbow is a tier 10 free-to-play two-handed weapon for Ranged, with a high alchemy value of 60 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Oak shortbow is to buy it: Lowe's Archery Emporium in Varrock sells it for 100 coins, and 3 other shops stock it too.

“A shortbow made out of oak, still effective.”

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

Only one monster drops it: Lumpnose (level 7), at 1/8 (about one every 8 kills). You can also make it yourself: it takes 10 Fletching and gives 10 Fletching XP, using Oak shortbow (unstrung) and Bowstring. There are 2 other recipes below. Making ten takes 10 × Oak shortbow (unstrung) and 10 × Bowstring and gives 100 Fletching XP. Reaching level 10 Fletching takes 1,154 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 10 as ranged gear; compare it with every other piece on the Two-handed weapons list. Oak shortbow 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.