Yew shortbow

Yew shortbow is a tier 70 members two-handed weapon for Ranged, with a high alchemy value of 1,440 coins. 4 monsters drop it, and the best one is also the easiest: Skulls mercenary (Uncharted Isles) (level 93), at 11/128 (about one every 8 kills).

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

MembersTradeable (not for Ironmen)High alch 1,440 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

You can also make it yourself: it takes 70 Fletching and gives 75 Fletching XP, using Yew shortbow (unstrung) and Bowstring. There are 2 other recipes below. Where the materials come from: Yew shortbow (unstrung) (made with 70 Fletching); Bowstring (sold by Uglug's Stuffsies for 100 coins). Making ten takes 10 × Yew shortbow (unstrung) and 10 × Bowstring and gives 750 Fletching XP. Reaching level 70 Fletching takes 737,627 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 70 as ranged gear; compare it with every other piece on the Two-handed weapons list. Yew 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 1,440 coins.

At a glance

Members: Yes
Tradeable: Yes, but not for Ironmen
High alch: 1,440 coins
Monster drops: 4
Shops: None
Recipes: 3
Used in: Nothing
Slot: Two-handed weapons, tier 70

Monster drops

Dropped by	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Skulls mercenary (Uncharted Isles)Easiest	93	1–2 (noted)	11/128
Tormented soul (Uncharted Isles)	93	1–2 (noted)	11/128
Skeleton (Uncharted Isles)	93	1–2 (noted)	11/128
Armoured zombie (Uncharted Isles)	93	1–2 (noted)	11/128