Willow shortbow

Willow shortbow is a tier 20 free-to-play two-handed weapon for Ranged, with a high alchemy value of 120 coins. The simplest way for an Ironman to get Willow shortbow is to buy it: Lowe's Archery Emporium in Varrock sells it for 200 coins, and 2 other shops stock it too.

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

Free-to-playTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 120 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

2 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Zamorak ranger (level 64), at 2/50 (about one every 25 kills). You can also make it yourself: it takes 20 Fletching and gives 16.5 Fletching XP, using Willow shortbow (unstrung) and Bowstring. There are 2 other recipes below. Making ten takes 10 × Willow shortbow (unstrung) and 10 × Bowstring and gives 165 Fletching XP. Reaching level 20 Fletching takes 4,470 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 20 as ranged gear; compare it with every other piece on the Two-handed weapons list. Willow 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 120 coins, which is 80 less than the shop price, so buying it to alch does not pay.