Quick ranged training

[Norriie]

I'm looking to get my (pathetically low) ranged level of 78 up a little bit. In particular, I'd like to get it to 80 for dungeoneering purposes. I don't use range often, but when I do, I'd like to be able to use the next tier bow.

 

I'm only about 270k exp away from 80, so it won't take long, but I want to get it over with as quick as I can. Am I too low of a level to effectively use chins? Should I be doing something else? If do use chins, what would be a good location for me to train at?

[JPMC Mate]

I would just Dart/Knife Yaks in Neitiznot.

[Norriie]

I would just Dart/Knife Yaks in Neitiznot.

Isn't that only about 40/50k exp per hour? I don't really want to spend 5+ hours doing this if I can get it done with chins in 1 or 2.

[JPMC Mate]

Chins are honestly not worth it until 85 range.

[Alphanos]

There are various options available.

 

1) Chinning. I think your biggest barrier to effective chinning is actually your summoning level, rather than your ranged level. With a yak, you can chin nechryaels in the chaos tunnels and hover somewhere around breakeven, or slight profit, depending on your ranged level. It would be pretty tough to do this with a tortoise - you'd have to bank far too often. I don't know whether this would be faster than knife/powertraining if you have to manually bank the ashes very frequently. If money's no object, I think chinning at ape atoll is actually faster, but vastly lossier.

 

2) Yaks, or similar powertraining, as mentioned.

 

3) Slayer. Many tasks can be ranged, or at your level you probably have enough points saved up to skip some that aren't ranged so easily. This would work better with a cannon, though that can be expensive depending on the task. If you don't have much cash to spare on cannonballs, one nice option is black demons, who conveniently drop valuable ashes. As with nechryael chinning, without a yak this becomes more complex.

 

4) Aviansies, or similar. Considerably slower than knife/powertraining methods, but also makes some cash.

[Quyneax]

The fastest ranged xp will go over 300k/hr easily but of course as your ranged/summoning levels aren't 99 that's not possible. I think you can still look for 250-300k/hr at least. Chins are worth it at all levels provided you make the cash.

 

Use void, deflector preferred, with a soul wars cape (fury if you like slightly longer trips, ranging amulet otherwise), ranger's boots, archer's ring (i) and chins of course. Go to Ape Atoll. Look in the AOW for good guides by Bedman and Pachelbel.

 

If you get the last summoning level for a geyser titan, that will train ranged for you as well (not sure how much, 10k xp/hr?).