Ranged armours are armours that have high ranged attack bonuses. Some also provide magic defence bonuses, but only a few provide melee bonuses. Ranged armours are usually made from animal hide, tanned dragonhide, or some other type of leather. In this guide, we have listed the best ranged armours, progressing from the ones with the least ranged attack bonuses to the highest.
Ranged armour progression by level
| Ranged level | Defence level | Ranged armours | Cost | Information |
| 1 | 1 | Leather armour |
50 GP | This armour has the lowest ranged bonuses in OSRS and has no requirements before it can be worn. All of its pieces can be made using leather and worn even in F2P. |
| 20 | 20 |
Studded body armour
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0.65K | The studded leather armour is the second-best body slot for F2P and requires 20 ranged and 20 defence to wear. Studded leather armour can be made by adding studs to the leather body and leather chaps. Additionally, players can wear the coif, as it also requires 20 ranged |
| 25 | 25 |
Frog-leather armour
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1.5K | The Frog-leather armour requires level 25 ranged and level 25 defence. It can be made by the Dorgeshuun goblins and bought from Reldak in Dorgesh-Kaan |
| 30 | 30 |
Snakeskin armour
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2.4K | Snakeskin armour requires 30 ranged and 30 defence to wear. It consists of a snakeskin bandana, snakeskin body, snakeskin boots, snakeskin chaps, snakeskin vambraces, and snakeskin shield. All of which can be crafted from tanned snakeskins. |
| 40 | 40 | Green dragonhide armour |
11.4K | The green dragonhide armour except the green dragonhide body requires 40 ranged to wear, wearing the body requires 40 defence and the completion of the Dragon Slayer I quest. The full outfit consists of a green d’hide body, green d’hide chaps, green d’hide vambraces, and green d’hide shield. |
| 42 | 42 |
Void Knight equipment
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850 pest control commendation points | The set of void knight armour can be purchased from the Void Knights with recommendation points earned from pest control. Before a player can buy and equip any of the pieces, the player must have 42 attack, strength, defence, hitpoints, ranged, and magic, with 22 prayer. The complete set for ranged consists of a void ranger helm, void knight top, void knight robe, and void knight gloves, These pieces require 850 commendation points. |
| 50 | 40 |
Blue dragonhide armour
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13.3K | All the pieces of the Blue dragonhide armour require 50 ranged to wear except the blue dragonhide body which additionally requires 40 defence. It consists of blue d’hide body, blue d’hide chaps, blue d’hide vambraces and blue d’hide shield. All pieces can be crafted from six blue dragon leather |
| 60 | 40 |
Red dragonhide armour
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18K | All the pieces of the red dragonhide armour require 60 ranged to wear except the body and shield which require 40 defence to equip. It consists of a red dragonhide body, red dragonhide chaps, red dragonhide vambraces, and a red dragonhide shield. All the pieces can be crafted from 8 pieces of red dragon leather. |
| 60 | 50 | Mixed hide armour |
77K | The mixed hide armour requires 60 ranged and 50 defence to wear. It consists of a mixed hide top, mixed hide legs, mixed hide boots, and mixed hide cape. All of these can be either crafted with levels 68 to 72 crafting depending on the item or by supplying the correct materials to Pellem in Hunter Guild. |
| 65 | 45 |
3rd Age ranged kit
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2.4B | The 3rd age ranger kit is a 3rd age equipment that requires 65 ranged to use and 45 defence to wear. It is the fourth most powerful non-degradable ranged armour in OSRS. The 3rd age range equipment consists of 3rd age range coif, 3rd age range top, 3rd age range legs, 3rd range vambraces, and 3rd age bow. It can be obtained through the completion of hard, elite, and master-tier treasure trails. |
| 70 | 40 |
Black dragonhide armour
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35.3K | Players must have at least 70 ranged to wear the black dragonhide armour except for the body and shield which require 40 defence to equip. It consists of a black d’hide body, black d’hide chaps, black d’hide vambraces, and a black d’hide shield. All of which can be crafted from 6 pieces of black dragon leather, or obtained as fairly common rewards from completing Hard clues. |
| 70 | 40 |
Blessed dragonhide armour
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1M-2M, depending on the type. | Players must have at least 70 ranged to wear the pieces of blessed dragonhide armour except for the body, coif, boots, and shield which require 40 defence. This armour cannot be crafted like other dragonhide armours, players can only obtain it from hard Treasure Trails or buy from other players. It has the same offensive bonus as the black dragonhide armour, but has a +1 prayer bonus and 6 different variants which count as god-related protection for the corresponding god within the God Wars dungeon or the wilderness God Wars Dungeon. These variants include Ancient, Armadyl, Bandos, Guthix, Saradomin, and Zamorak. |
| 1 | 70 |
Crystal armour
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64M | The pieces of the crystal armour requires 70 defence to equip. When the full set is worn, A total bonus of 15% damage and 30% accuracy is applied when using the crystal bow or Bow of Faerdinen. The pieces of the armour can created through crystal armour seeds at Singing bow. |
| 70 | 70 |
Karil the Tainted’s equipment
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2.6M | Karil the Tainted’s equipment requires 70 defence and 70 ranged to equip, but Karil’s crossbow requires 70 ranged to wield. This armour can be obtained as a drop from completing the Barrows minigame. The Karil’s crossbow, unlike other crossbows, is a two-handed weapon and requires a unique type of ammunition called bolt racks. Like other Barrows equipment, it degrades after it has been used for 15 hours of combat. It consists of Karil’s coif, Karil’s leathertop, Karil's leatherskirt, and Karil’s crossbow |
| 70 | 70 |
Armadyl armour
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90M | The pieces of the Armadyl armour require 70 ranged and 70 defence to wear, and are considered the second-best ranged armour in OSRS, additionally, it does not degrade. It consists of the Armadyl helmet, Armadyl chestplate, and the Armadyl chainskirt. They are dropped by the General Kree’arra and his three minnows. The main disadvantage of this armour is that it provides negative melee bonuses, making it less ideal against enemies that attack with melee. |
| 75 | 50 | Eclipse moon armour |
3M | This is obtained as a possible reward from the Lunar Chest in Neypotzli. When the full set is worn, the eclipse atlatl has a 20% chance to inflict a burn effect on targets. |
| 80 | 30 |
Masori armour
|
109M |
This set of armour requires 80 ranged and 30 defence to equip. It is the best ranged armour in OSRS in terms of ranged attack bonuses and also has the highest magic defence bonus. Unlike the Armadyl armour, it does not provide negative melee bonuses. It consists of the Masori mask, masori body, and masori chaps. To get better ranged defence bonuses, players can fortify their masori armour. Any piece of the masori armour can be fortified by combining them with an Armadylean plate.
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| Ring slot | Bonus | Information |
 Archers ring (i) |
+8 ranged attack and +8 ranged defence bonus | The Archers ring is one of the Fremennik rings and is dropped by the Dagannoth Supreme in the Waterbirth Island Dungeon. It has +4 ranged attack and defence bonuses, but it can be imbued as a reward from the Nightmare Zone and costs 650,000 reward points, at Soul wars for 260 Zeal tokens, or by using a scroll of imbuing purchased from the Emir’s Arena. |
 Venator ring |
+10 ranged attack bonus | The Venator ring requires level 90 magic and 80 crafting to create, and the player must have learned how to combine Fremennik ring icons with ancient vestiges via Peer the Seer. This is one of the four ancient rings, and it has the highest ranged bonus of any ring and is the only ring to offer a ranged strength bonus. Players are required to have killed the Leviathan at least once during the Desert Treasue II - The Fallen empire, before they can wear it |
| In-slot cape item | Bonus | Information |
 Blessed Dizana’s quiver |
+18 ranged attack bonus | Blessed Dizana’s quiver is the best cape slot for ranged attack bonus. This is an upgraded version of Dizana’s quiver, made by bringing it and 150,000 sunfire splinters to a Shrine of Ralos and also requires 75 ranged. The blessed quiver permanently gains the effect of Dizana’s sunfire, where additional +1 ranged strength and +10 ranged accuracy is applied to stored arrows and bolts. |
 Dizana’s quiver |
+18 ranged attack bonus | It requires level 75 ranged to equip and is awarded after defeating Sol Heredit in the Fortis Colosseum. The quiver provides players with an additional ammunition slot, which can only be filled with arrows or bolts. When it is charged, arrows, and bolts that are fired from it will gain an extra +1 ranged strength and +10 ranged accuracy. It can be charged with sunfire splinters. |
 Ava’s assembler |
+8 ranged attack and +2 ranged defence | The Ava’s assembler is the upgraded version of Ava’s accumulator that requires level 70 ranged to equip. It has an 80% chance of saving ammunition compared to the accumulator’s 72%. It is the second-best cape slot and provides a ranged strength bonus. To get the assembler, players must take 75 mithril arrows, Ava’s accumulator or 4,999 coins, and Vorkath’s head which can only be obtained after killing Vorkath after the completion of Dragon Slayer II |
Ava’s accumulator
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+4 ranged attack | The Ava’s accumulator is awarded to players as a reward for completing the Animal Magnetism quest if they have at least 50 ranged. It can save 72% of the ammunition shot by the wearer. |
| in-Slot Neck items | Bonus | Information |
 Necklace of Anguish |
+15 ranged attack bonus | Necklace of Anguish requires 75 hitpoints to equip and offers the best ranged attack and ranged strength bonus in the cape slot. It is a necklace made by enchanting a zenyte necklace with the Lvl-7 Enchant spell |
 Amulet of fury |
+10 ranged attack bonus and +15 ranged defence | The Amulet of Fury has equivalent attack bonuses to the Amulet of Glory but with superior defensive, strength, and prayer bonuses. It can be made by enchanting an onyx amulet using Lvl-6 enchant which requires 87 magic. It is regarded as the most versatile amulet with the best bonus in different combat styles. |
 Amulet of glory |
+10 ranged attack and +3 ranged defence bonuses | The Amulet of Glory is very popular, as it provides good damage bonuses, has no requirements, is cheap, and provides useful teleports. It is a dragonstone amulet enchanted by the Magic spell Lvl-5 enchant. It can hold a maximum of 6 charges and after the completion of Heroes’ Quest, it can be charged at the Fountain of Heroes and the Fountain of Rune. |
| In Slot Boot items | Bonus | Information |
 Pegasian boots |
+12 ranged attack and +5 ranged defence bonus | The Pegasian boots have the highest ranged attack bonus of any pair of boots, and requires level 75 ranged before they can be worn. They can be created by using a pegasian crystal with a pair of ranger boots. |
 Ranger boots |
+8 ranged attack | The ranger boots require 40 ranged to wear, and give the second-best ranged attack bonuses of any foot slot item. it can be obtained as a reward from the completion of medium Treasure Trails. It is a part of the ranger kit and can be stored in a treasure chest |
 Blessed boots |
+7 ranged attack and +4 ranged defence bonuses | The Blessed boots consist of Ancient, Armadyl, Bandos, Guthix, Saradomin, and Zamorak d;hide boots. Players are required to have 40 defence and 70 ranged before they can wear these boots. |
Best in Slot Gloves items for Ranged
| in Slot Gloves item | Bonus | Information |
 Zaryte Vambraces |
+18 ranged attack and +8 ranged defence bonus | Zaryte vambraces is the best glove slot item for ranged and requires 80 ranged and 45 defence and can be obtained as a rare drop from the Nex |
 Barrows gloves |
+12 ranged attack and +12 ranged defence bonus | Barrows gloves can be purchased for 130,000 coins after the completion of entire recipe for disaster quest. Check our OSRS barrow gloves guide to learn how to quickly get this pair of gloves. |
 Ranger gloves |
+11 ranged attack bonus | The ranger gloves are a part of the ranger kit and at least 40 ranged is required to wear them with no defence requirement. They can be obtained by completing elite Treasure Trails. |
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