Gleason's Gielinor Guide

Bows are a category of two-handed ranged weapons. Most bows can be crafted using the Fletching skill. Most bows require arrows to shoot.

There are three standard types of bows (along with many other bows):

Shortbows attack faster but have a shorter attack range than longbows.
Longbows have a longer range but have a slower attack speed.
Composite bows have the same attack range as longbows, but fire slightly faster and have slightly higher accuracy.

Combat styles

	Attack type	Weapon style	Level boost
Accurate	Standard	Accurate	+3 Ranged
Rapid	Standard	Rapid	None
Longrange	Standard	Longrange	+3 Defence

Level		Accuracy bonus	Ammo	Members
1	Cursed goblin bow	+0	Up to iron arrows	0
1	Rain bow	+8	Up to iron arrows	1
1	Training bow	+8	Training arrows	0
1	Shortbow	+8	Up to iron arrows	0
1	Longbow	+8	Up to iron arrows	0
1	Starter bow	+20	Uses charges	0
5	Oak shortbow	+14	Up to steel arrows	0
5	Oak longbow	+14	Up to steel arrows	0
5	Signed oak bow	+14	Up to steel arrows	1
20	Willow shortbow	+20	Up to mithril arrows	0
20	Willow longbow	+20	Up to mithril arrows	0
20	Willow comp bow	+22	Up to mithril arrows	0
30	Maple shortbow	+29	Up to adamant arrows	0
30	Maple longbow	+29	Up to adamant arrows	0
30	Ogre bow	+38	Ogre arrows, brutal arrows up to mithril	1
30	Comp ogre bow	+38	Ogre arrows, brutal arrows up to rune	1
40	Yew shortbow	+47	Up to rune arrows	1
40	Yew longbow	+47	Up to rune arrows	1
40	Yew comp bow	+49	Up to rune arrows	1
50	Bone shortbow	+69	Up to amethyst arrows	1
50	Seercull	+69	Up to amethyst arrows	1
50	Magic shortbow	+69	Up to amethyst arrows	1
50	Magic shortbow (i)	+75	Up to amethyst arrows	1
50	Magic longbow	+69	Up to amethyst arrows	1
50	Magic comp bow	+71	Up to amethyst arrows	1
60	Craw's bow	+75	Uses charges	1
60	Dark bow	+95	Up to dragon arrows	1
60	Dark bow (bh)	+105	Up to dragon arrows	1
65	3rd Age bow	+80	Up to dragon arrows	1
70	Crystal bow	+100	Uses charges	1
70	Webweaver bow	+85	Uses charges	1
75	Eclipse atlatl	+87	Atlatl darts	1
77	Scorching bow	+124	Up to dragon arrows	1
80	Bow of Faerdhinen	+128	Uses charges	1
80	Bow of Faerdhinen (c)	+128	None	1
80	Venator bow	+90	Up to dragon arrows	1
85	Twisted bow	+70	Up to dragon arrows	1

The bow string of most given bows is not visible when wielded by players (the sole exception being the charged venator bow). This is most likely due to graphical limitations.