Blue dragons - what about this new fangled crossbow?

[baron8000]

So, I need a prayer level, gona kill blue dragons etc etc.

 

 

 

Question is - I hear good things about a rune crossbow - is it better than crystal bow (what I usually use), what bolts should I use, are there any good guides on the topic?

 

 

 

Thanks to all who help in advance.

[VjuliusT]

Rune crossbow w/ adamant bolts or a bone crossbow. Crystal just cost too much.

[Juader]

Rune crossbow w/ adamant bolts or a bone crossbow. Crystal just cost too much.

 

mith is enough for blues

[agira]

Edited: Sorry now i see then you about rune cbow :(

 

 

 

So, I need a prayer level, gona kill blue dragons etc etc.

 

 

 

Question is - I hear good things about a rune crossbow - is it better than crystal bow (what I usually use), what bolts should I use, are there any good guides on the topic?

 

 

 

Thanks to all who help in advance.

 

 

 

1. Bone crossbow - real name of item is: Dorgeshuun c'bow, just to simplify name people call it bone cbow.

 

 

 

2. With bone cbow u can use only bone bolts, they are 4gp each in Dorgeshuun mines store.

 

 

 

3. This C'bow hit rate is really good, i done damage and hit rate tests with Magic Shortbow (MSB)+Addy arrows and bone cbow, then with bone cbow i maked more damage then MSB+Addy arrows and hit rate been i think maybye about 50% better, tests i done with 71 ranged level on ogres.

 

 

 

4. This cbow has speed like whip, i mean rune crossbow is much slower.

 

 

 

5. Main thing is to have good ranged level if you want to handle blue dragons with it.

 

 

 

6. Big advantage is because you can wear shield item with bone cbow, if you fight against dragons it can be Antidragon shield - this item not reduce ranged bonus, give aditional defence and helps against dragons, but if you in some distance from they when they can't Dragonfirebreath you then better to use Unholy Book (zamorak) - Only completed unholy book give you ranged attack bonus (tested).

 

 

 

7. Comparing with Crystal bow is:

 

 

 

1. Cheap (bolts just 4gp ea);

 

2. With Crystal bow you can make damage from much bigger distance then with bone cbow, then Crystal Bow is good when you are far from enemy.

 

 

 

Information source: My own experience with this stuff :)

[VjuliusT]

Rune crossbow w/ adamant bolts or a bone crossbow. Crystal just cost too much.

 

mith is enough for blues

 

 

 

Mithril is enough but in my experience adamant speed it quite a bit.

[Dexek]

If you are talking about a Rune X-bow, I would suggest using mithril bolts at the most. With 70-80 range I did just fine killing them with pearl (e) bolts. If you are talking about the Dorgeshuun X-bow, as one poster believes you are.. I would say it is ok with 80-90+ range, but otherwise ineffective without. Unless you don't care about the speed of the kills.. although, it seems that is all you care about.

[baron8000]

yes I was talking about the rune c'bow but thanks to the guy who talked about the bone cbow (I was wondering about that too!)

 

 

 

It seems mith bolts are the favourite - I presume that means the unenchanted version - would it be advantageous to use the enchanted version?

 

 

 

What are the pearl (e) bolts and how effective are they?

 

 

 

Sorry about all this, uni has destroyed everything I knew about RS :oops: