Ranged training for Ironmen
Ranged is the strongest style for most Ironman bosses, from the blowpipe at 75 to the Bow of faerdhinen at 80 and the twisted bow at 85.
Ammo. You make your own arrows, darts and bolts, or switch to the crystal bow and Bow of faerdhinen that need none.
Methods and XP rates from the OSRS Wiki's Ironman and training guides, October 2026. Times are our estimates.
1 to 50
5 h
1 to 70
12 h
1 to 80
18 h
1 to 90
31 h
1 to 99
62 h
Methods by level
| Levels | Method | XP/hr | Time for this stretch | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–30 | Iron knives or darts on crabsEstimate; wiki gives no rate. Quests can skip to about 32. | ~20,000 | 40 min | — |
| 30–55 | Dorgeshuun crossbow on Gemstone CrabWiki range 14.5k-27k; bone bolts bought in Dorgesh-Kaan. | ~20,750 | 7.5 h | The Lost Tribe, Children of the Sun |
| 55–75 | Red chinchompas at maniacal monkeysWiki figure assumes stacking helpers; solo is lower and hunting time excluded. | ~540,000 | 6.5 h | Monkey Madness II, 63 Hunter |
| 75–99 | Red chinchompas at maniacal monkeysWiki figure assumes stacking helpers; solo is lower and hunting time excluded. | ~740,000 | 47 h | Monkey Madness II, 63 Hunter |
XP rates are typical, not maximum. Our time column scales skills where you gather your own supplies (Prayer, Herblore, Cooking, Construction, Smithing, Fletching, Crafting) to include that gathering.
What Ranged levels unlock
- 25Underground Passquest
- 30Animal Magnetismquest
- 30Ava's attractorunlock
- 30Big Chompy Bird Huntingquest
- 30Zogre Flesh Eatersquest
- 37Spirits of the Elidquest
- 40Cabin Feverquest
- 40Recipe for Disasterquest
- 40Temple of Ikovquest
- 42Elite Voidgear
- 42Elite Voidunlock
- 47The Path of Glouphriequest
- 50Ava's accumulatorgear
- 50Ava's accumulatorunlock
- 60Mourning's End Part Iquest
- 62The Curse of Arravquest
- 70Armadyl armourgear
- 70Armadyl crossbowgear
- 70Ava's assemblergear
- 70Ava's assemblerunlock
- 70Dragon hunter crossbowgear
- 70Dragonfire wardgear
- 75Dizana's quivergear
- 75Pegasian bootsgear
- 75Toxic blowpipegear
- 80Bow of faerdhinengear
- 80Bow of Faerdhinenunlock
- 80Masori armourgear
- 80Venator bowgear
- 80Zaryte crossbowgear
- 80Zaryte vambracesgear
- 85Twisted bowgear
Plan it for your account
Look yourself up and use Goal mode: it shows the levels a target needs and roughly how long each takes from your real XP.
Questions
- How long does 99 Ranged take on an Ironman?
- Roughly 62 h with the methods on this page, including rough time to gather your own supplies. Faster methods exist if you push harder.
- What is the best way to train Ranged as an Ironman?
- It changes with level: Red chinchompas at maniacal monkeys from 55, then Red chinchompas at maniacal monkeys from 75. The full table above shows every stage.