Rune arrows are stronger than adamant arrows, are stackable, and can be used on any bow of yew or stronger. They can be created through the Fletching skill at level 75 by using 15 rune arrowtips on 15 headless arrows, granting 187.5 Fletching experience. Players may also obtain 50 rune arrows from the Ranging Guild in exchange for 2,000 archery tickets, or the Bounty Hunter Store in Edgeville for 600 points each.
For maximum damage output, people prefer Karil's crossbow, due to the bolts having +55 Ranged Strength, with the same speed as rune arrows with a magic shortbow. Rune arrows are a more cost-efficient alternative to the Karil's crossbow.
Despite the presumed expense, as with all ranged ammunition, rune arrows only have a 20% chance to break when fired. Assuming the player wears a device such as Ava's accumulator, 72% of the arrows are returned and 8% fall to the ground. With Ava's assembler, 80% of the arrows are returned instead, leaving none of the ground.
Dropping monsters
Monster Combat level Quantity Rarity Dust devil 93; 110 12 Common Choke devil 264 12 Common Rune dragon 380 30–42 Common Ninja impling N/A 70 Common Chaos Elemental 305 150 Common Rare drop table Varies 42 Uncommon (1/64) Spiritual ranger 115; 118; 122; 127 1–5 Uncommon Red dragon 152 4 Uncommon Mithril dragon 304 8 Uncommon Ferocious barbarian spirit 166 10 Uncommon Fire giant 86; 104; 109 12 Uncommon Brutal blue dragon 271 15; 25 Uncommon Scarab mage 93 18 Uncommon Locust rider 98; 106 18 Uncommon Smoke devil 160 24 Uncommon Nuclear smoke devil 280 24 Uncommon Brutal red dragon 289 25 Uncommon Skeletal Wyvern 140 36 Uncommon Brutal black dragon 318 75 Uncommon Thermonuclear smoke devil 301 100 Uncommon Kree'arra 580 100–105 Uncommon Kalphite Guardian 141 150 Uncommon Kalphite Queen 333 250 Uncommon
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