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Longbow
F2P

Longbow

#839

"A nice sturdy bow."

WikiGE
High Alch48gp
Low Alch32gp
Store Value80gp
GE Limit18,000

Live GE Prices

Buy Price
43gp
18 min ago
Sell Price
31gp
2 min ago
Average
37gp
Updates every 60s

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About Longbow

"A nice sturdy bow."

The longbow is a basic F2P two-handed bow. Crafted at 10 Fletching by stringing a longbow (u) with bow string for 10 XP. Longer range than a shortbow but slower attack speed (6 ticks vs 5 ticks on Rapid).

Item Details

Item ID839
MembersNo
Store Value80gp
High Alch48gp
Low Alch32gp
GE Limit18,000 / 4h

Item Information

Released2001-01-04
Weight1.814 kg
TradeableYes
StackableNo
NoteableYes
EquipableYes
Quest itemNo
AlchableYes
DestroyDrop
OptionsWieldDrop
Worn optionsRemove

Equipment Stats

Two-handed
Attack Bonuses
Stab+0
Slash+0
Crush+0
Magic+0
Ranged+8
Defence Bonuses
Stab+0
Slash+0
Crush+0
Magic+0
Ranged+0
Other Bonuses
Melee Str+0
Ranged Str+0
Magic Dmg0%
Prayer+0
Weapon Info
TypeBow
Speed6 ticks
Weight1.814 kg
Requirements
Ranged1

Creation Recipes

FletchingLevel 1010 XP
Materials:
Longbow (u)Bow string

Shops (3)

ShopLocationStockPriceWorld
Lowe's Archery EmporiumVarrock580 gpF2P
Hickton's Archery EmporiumCatherby580 gpF2P
Dargaud's Bow and ArrowsRanging Guild580 gpF2P

History (2)

  1. 2004-06-01

    Graphics recolored as part of bow art updates.

  2. 2001-01-04

    Released in the original RuneScape game.

Related Items

Oak longbowUpgrade
Higher tier longbow
ShortbowAlternative
Faster attack speed bow
Longbow (u)Component
Unstrung version
Bow stringComponent
Stringing material

Market Strategy

  • Buy limit of 18,000 supports bulk Fletching XP flippers
  • Fletching from longbow (u) is the main supply lever
  • High alch loss vs material cost makes alch buy-back niche

Trading Tips

Track logs and bow string price; the longbow (u) + string margin sets ceiling
Stock during F2P training meta posts