Safespotting longrange monsters

[notasoupbowl]

This guide is on safespotting monsters that attack with using long range, i.e. magic / ranged.

Also, not all monsters work, only those with a relatively small range. So no, you cannot safespot Jad.

 

 

It states rapid / accurate, then longranged.

Note: These are amount of squares including you and the opponent. (The closest part of the opponent if bigger than 1 square.)

Magic shortbow: 8, 10

Darts: 4,6

Knives: 5,7

Javelins: 5,8

Thrownaxes: 5,7

Magic longbow, 11, 11

Rune Crossbow: 8,10

Karils Xbow: 9,11

Chinchompas: 10,11 (11 is longfuse, short and med are both 10)

Dark bow: 12,12

Crystal bow: 11,11?

Magic: 11

(Pretty sure all spells are the same - I checked wind strike and wind surge.)

If someone could check crystal bow it'd be nice, as I don't have one.

A good place to test is against cockroach workers.

 

Notes:

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  If you click 'attack' you will run to a range of Your Range - 1, and you can step 1 back to get back into place.
   
  
• I highly recommend turning off ground blending in your runescape graphics so you can see the tiles. It makes it easier to safespot.
  

 

[spoiler=Waterfiends]Range: 5

(Range is how far they can hit.)

Max hit: 11

Defense: High

Notes:

For the first 5 minutes during aggresive period, I highly recommend bringing food and a prayer potion. Pray range until they aren't aggresive, otherwise you'll get beaten up a lot.

They use both ranged and magic, so you will still take damage with ranged pray.

After the aggresive period runs out, you don't need food. If you suck at luring them to the safespots, then you might need a bit, but they occasionally drop cooked sharks.

Weapon recommended: Magic shortbow (With mithril arrows, is a common drop) or Rune c'bow with broad-tipped. Range potions are a must.

 

 

 

[spoiler=Abberant Spectres]Range: 7

Max hit: 11

Defense: Low

These are the main safespots I like. I do not recommend others, but feel free to try if you want.

If they don't get caught on the wall and approach you, either go up the stairs and wait for it to wander for a few seconds, or if they are no longer aggresive, lure another one to safespot 1. You can also lure the same one to here if you prefer:

 

When luring, after attacking make sure you run along the safespot wall, and avoid attacking ones south of the wall. This makes it easier so they don't get you.

This safespot is also a nice spot for getting the one directly north of the stairs. I only use it if it's crowded.

You can also use the safespot along the north wall by the stairs, it's essentially the same as the first one.

Weapon recommended: Rune crossbow with any bolts (low defense - but I use broad anyways). Magic shortbow can only be used on long range if safespotting. Crystal bow is more expensive and doesn't work as well as a Rune c'bow imo, but it's an option.

 

 

[spoiler=Skeletal Wyverns]Range: 7

(Range is how far they can hit.)

Max hit: 150, according to rs wiki.

Defense: High

For aggresive period, it takes 12 minutes to wear off approx. (My world had about 1k population - I am not sure if this is related.) You can stand / sit just outside the door for that time, if you wish, or bring a lot of food and perhaps prayer potions - these things hit a lot.

Any others I do not recommend, as you might reaggresive them.

I now have them blocked as a task, but they are doable.

Weapon recommended: Rune c'bow with broad bolts. Once you get used to it, you can take unholy book for once they're in the safespot, but be careful :P

 

 

 

 

This guide is a work in process. I will be adding each monster as I find them. If you guys have any suggestions for a monster, post here and I'll see what I can do :)

Please note the following monsters are impossible (tested using rune c'bow on long range):

Kalphite Queen, Cockroach Soldier. Aquanites have an attack range of 11, but there is no place I found where you could trap them reliable for more than 11 squares (for use of dark bow, which wouldn't be worth it imo). If you were determined to safespot them, you could use dark bow and have someone else attack one to block the one you are attacking and be 12 squares away. I use kuradel anyways.. so it's all good.

Pretty sure stuff like Tztok-jad, aviansies, karil & ahrim, etc. are impossible. But I haven't tested them. (Anyone want to test jad? :P)

 

Thanks for reading my guide. Good luck and suggest monsters to test! Or if anyone wants to test themselves, I'd be happy to add it to my guide.

[Saru Inc]

Wow I like :) To hide stuff, in the text box, theres a drop down box to your top left, it says "other style" click it, and choose "Spoiler." Once you click that a box will pop up, the top line you'd put as your title, the bottom is where you put what you want hidden. In this case, you can just copy and paste into there, no need to re type.

 

 

Do that and you can box everything:

[spoiler=Example this is top line in spoiler box.]I copied and pasted the following from your guide: This guide is on safespotting monsters that attack with using long range, i.e. magic / ranged. Also, not all monsters work, only those with a relatively small range. So no, you cannot safespot Jad. Could someone inform me on how to hide sections? It'd be easier to read. It states rapid / accurate, then longranged. Note: These are amount of squares inbetween you and the opponent. Magic shortbow: 6, 8 - Confirmed Darts: 3,4 - Confirmed Knives: 4, 5 - Confirmed Javelins: 5,6 - Confirmed Magic longbow, 10, 10 - Confirmed Rune Crossbow: 8,10 - Confirmed Crystal bow: 10? If someone could check crystal bow it'd be nice, as I don't have one. A good place to test is against cockroach workers. Notes: If you click 'attack' you will run to a range of Your Range - 1, and you can step 1 back to get back into place. I highly recommend turning off ground blending in your runescape graphics so you can see the tiles. It makes it easier to safespot.

 

 

 

Now once you do that you can reaarrange the spacing like any normal post.

[warrior5024]

If only freeze safe spotting still worked...

I used to range loads of specters this way, so very nice going, I enjoy to see this concept still in use.

[Aiel]

jad is undoubtedly impossible to do this with, he can attack you before you can see him.

[Melencholy]

Heh great guide rew ;D I have used it a couple of times and it works very well.