Bolts are heavy ranged ammunition used by crossbows. Most types of bolts are made using a combination of the Smithing and Fletching skills; the metal component is made with Smithing, and feathers are added with Fletching. Certain special bolts can only be obtained through other methods, such as monster drops or specialist shops.
Different types of bolts can be stored in a bolt pouch to conserve space. Like other Ranged ammunition, bolts can occasionally be left on the ground after firing, able to be picked up by the player.
Types of bolts
Normal metal bolts
All of the following bolts can be made through the Smithing and Fletching skills, excluding dragon which cannot be smithed, and are instead obtained as a monster drop. The unfinished bolts can then be finished by fletching them with feathers. All metal bolts can be poisoned.
The below table prices assume bolts dropped on the ground after firing are not recovered.
| Metal | Members | 
|
GP/Str | GE Price per attack, with Ava's devices | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None |  Attr.
|
 Acc.
|
 Ass.
| |||||
 |
Bronze | 0 |
+10 | 0.30 | 3 | 1.20 | 0.84 | 0.60 |
 |
Blurite | 1 |
+28 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 |
Silver[a] | 1 |
+36 | 0.22 | 8 | 3.20 | 2.24 | 1.60 |
 |
Iron | 1 |
+46 | 0.46 | 21 | 8.40 | 5.88 | 4.20 |
 |
Steel | 1 |
+64 | 0.91 | 58 | 23.20 | 16.25 | 11.60 |
 |
Mithril | 1 |
+82 | 0.33 | 27 | 10.80 | 7.56 | 5.40 |
 |
Adamant | 1 |
+100 | 1.83 | 183 | 73.20 | 51.26 | 36.60 |
 |
Runite | 1 |
+115 | 0.65 | 75 | 30.00 | 21.01 | 15.00 |
 |
Dragon | 1 |
+122 | 20.93 | 2,554 | 1,021.60 | 715.41 | 510.80 |
Gem-tipped and enchanted bolts
Metal bolts can be upgraded with gem bolt tips to increase their Ranged Strength bonus (except Dragon bolts, which keep their original +122 bonus). Each metal type, aside from dragon, accepts a limited number of gem types. These gem-tipped bolts can then be enchanted to create enchanted bolts, which gain a combat special effect that can occasionally activate ("proc"). This effect and its activation chance depend on the type of gem used. After claiming rewards from completing the hard Kandarin Diary, enchanted bolts have a 10% increased base chance of activation.
| Bolt |
|
Base materials | GE Price | Proc chance | Special Effect | Other notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Diary | ||||||||||
| PvP | PvM | PvP | PvM | ||||||||
 |
Opal bolts (e) | +14 |  |
|
11 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | Lucky Lightning: extra damage. | |
 |
Jade bolts (e) | +30 |  |
|
N/A | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | Earth's fury: chance of knocking the target to the ground. | Players with high Agility may resist this. |
 |
Pearl bolts (e) | +48 |  |
|
6 | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | Sea curse: chance of striking the target with a mighty bolt of water, dealing extra damage. | It will deal greater damage against fiery monsters (e.g. Chromatic dragons). |
 |
Topaz bolts (e) | +66 |  |
|
4 | 4.0% | N/A | 4.4% | N/A | Down to earth: chance of lowering the target's Magic level. | Only works on another player. |
 |
Sapphire bolts (e) | +83 |  |
|
24 | 5.0% | 25.0%[1] | 5.5% | 27.5% | Clear mind: chance of lowering the target's Prayer points and giving part of them to the attacker. | Only works on other players, or monsters with active prayer shields such as the Phantom Muspah's shielded form. |
 |
Emerald bolts (e) | +85 | |
|
14 | 54.0% | 55.0%[2] | 59.4% | 60.5% | Magical poison: Chance of poisoning the opponent. | Poison damage starts at 5. |
 |
Ruby bolts (e) | +103 |  |
|
193 | 11.0% | 6.0%[2] | 12.1% | 6.6% | Blood forfeit: chance of removing 20% of the target's current Hitpoints, with a cap of 100 damage. | This effect costs 10% of the attacker's own current Hitpoints. |
 |
Diamond bolts (e) | +105 | |
|
147 | 5.0% | 10.0%[2] | 5.5% | 11.0% | Armour piercing: the bolts will negate a sizeable portion of the target's Ranged defence, and the special attack raises the bolts' maximum hit. | |
 |
Dragonstone bolts (e) | +117 |  |
|
346 | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | Dragon's breath: chance of inflicting a Dragonfire hit against the target. | Does not work if the target has protection against dragonfire, or are dragons themselves. |
 |
Onyx bolts (e) | +120 | |
|
8,424 | 10.0% | 11.0%[2] | 11.0% | 12.1% | Life leech: Chance of doing extra damage and healing the attacker by 25% of the damage dealt. | This does not work on the undead, as they have no "life" to leech. |
Gem-tipped and enchanted dragon bolts
Dragon bolts are the only type of bolt that can accept all available gem bolt tips, excluding amethyst. All variants of enchanted dragon bolts have the same Ranged Strength of +122, but are otherwise identical in function to their inferior enchanted variants.
| Bolt |
|
GE Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Opal dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 2,843 |
 |
Jade dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 895 |
 |
Pearl dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 1,886 |
 |
Topaz dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 1,782 |
 |
Sapphire dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 2,700 |
 |
Emerald dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 1,701 |
 |
Ruby dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 2,892 |
 |
Diamond dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 2,689 |
 |
Dragonstone dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 2,110 |
 |
Onyx dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 9,567 |
Kebbit bolts
Kebbit bolts and long kebbit bolts are fletched from kebbit spikes and long kebbit spikes, respectively. They can only be used with the hunters' crossbow and cannot be stored in the bolt pouch.
| Bolt |
|
GE Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kebbit | +28 | 100 |
 |
Long kebbit | +38 | 8 |
Antler bolts
Sunlight antler bolts and moonlight antler bolts are fletched from sunlight antelope antlers and moonlight antelope antlers, respectively. They can only be used with the hunters' sunlight crossbow and cannot be stored in the bolt pouch.
| Bolt |
|
GE Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sunlight antler | +55 | 213 |
 |
Moonlight antler | +60 | 233 |
Broad-tipped bolts
Unfinished broad bolts can be obtained through Slayer Masters, either via Slayer reward points or with coins. In order to make them usable, the player must have bought the ability to fletch them in the Slayer rewards shop, after which they can add feathers. They are primarily used in the Slayer skill in order to harm creatures such as turoth and kurasks, which are resistant to all but a select few weapons that have a certain Slayer requirement. Outside of Slayer, broad bolts have the same Ranged Strength as adamant bolts.
Bolts obtained through other means
| Bolt |
|
GE Price | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Barbed | +12 | 77 | Made from bronze bolts by attaching barb bolttips, purchased in the Ranging Guild using archery tickets. |
 |
Bone | +49 | 7 | Bought from Nardok's Bone Weapons shop, are only usable with the Dorgeshuun crossbow. |
 |
Bolt rack | +55 | 77 | Obtained from the Barrows minigame or bought from Ak-Haranu, usable only with Karil's crossbow. |
Mithril grapple
The mithril grapple is used in conjunction with a crossbow to grapple Agility shortcuts and obstacles. They can break when used.
Ammo cost comparison
Assumes Rapid Attack Style, with Ava's assembler, attacking continuously.
| Bolt |
|
Cost/Hour | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mithril bolts | +82 | 6,480 |
|
Adamant bolts | +100 | 43,920 |
 |
Broad bolts | +100 | 13,200 |
|
Diamond bolts (e) | +105 | 35,280 |
|
Runite bolts | +115 | 18,000 |
 |
Amethyst broad bolts | +115 | 48,480 |
|
Diamond dragon bolts (e) | +122 | 645,360 |
Changes
| Date | Changes |
|---|---|
| 31 July 2024 (Update) |
There is now a "Make-X" option when fletching bolts. |
References
- ^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2026. Mod Ash: "I think it'd be based on 25% (plus diary buffs) for any eligible NPC *if* you pass the accuracy/defence roll first."
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020. Mod Ash: "We went with an increase of 10% as specified in the original blog."