Bolts

Bolts

Slot	Ammunition
Style	Bolt
Infobox • Talk page

Bolts are the ammunition used by crossbows. Most types of bolts are made using a combination of the Smithing and Fletching skills, the initial bolts being made with Smithing (each metal bar makes 50 unfinished bolts) and feathers being added with Fletching. Each bolt requires 1 feather. 10 bolts are made at once every 0.6 seconds, up to 15 sets in one go (150 bolts total).

Certain special bolts can only be obtained through other methods, such as monster drops or specialist shops.

Bolts have a chance of breaking after being fired, losing the bolt. The chance of losing a bolt is 15% per shot (not per hit; multi-hit abilities count as one shot). Remaining bolts will appear on the ground under the enemy and can be picked up. One method of preventing losing dropped bolts is to use Ava's device, which collects ammunition in combat. At level 50 Ranged, this becomes a passive effect. This requires the player to have completed the quest Animal Magnetism.

Mechanics

Bolts may be used with crossbows that are lower level than themselves, but their damage will be capped at the crossbow's level.^[1] For example, if one were to use level 80 royal bolts with a level 50 rune crossbow, the bolts would perform as level 50 bolts because the crossbow is level 50. Conversely, if one were to use level 30 mithril bolts with a level 60 dragon crossbow, the bolts would still perform as level 30 despite the higher level crossbow.

There are several quivers that can be filled with bolts and equipped to gain Prayer bonuses and other passive effects. These include the various levels of Tirannwn quivers, which hold one ammo type at a time, as well as Pernix's quiver, which can hold two ammo types at a time. Pernix's quiver also has a passive effect that increases the maximum damage of Ranged attacks by +4% when fighting targets that are under 25% health.

Different types of bolts can also be stored in a bolt pouch to conserve space. However, bolt pouches cannot be directly equipped, remaining in the inventory; cannot store bakriminel bolts; and are always lost on death, including any bolts stored inside. For these reasons, it is not recommended to use them.

List of bolts

Standard bolts

The majority of bolts can be created by Smithing unfinished bolts and then finishing them with feathers, using the Fletching skill. Some higher level bolts, such as royal bolts and blight bolts, are instead received as drops from monsters.

All smithable bolts, as well as ascension bolts can be enhanced by adding bolt tips, including those crafted from gems, usually giving a higher damage stat and minimum crossbow tier needed to fire them with uncapped damage. Tipping bolts tip 10 bolts at once, taking 1.2 seconds per set, and up to 60 sets can be made in one go (600 bolts in total).

		Cost	How to acquire	Damage
1	Bronze bolts	163	Smithable, drop from various monsters	48
1	Barbed bolts	104	Tipping bronze bolts with barb bolttips	48
10	Iron bolts	63	Smithable, drop from various monsters	96
10	Opal bolts	37	Tipping bronze bolts with opal bolt tips	96
16	Blurite bolts	N/A	Smithable	57.6
20	Steel bolts	40	Smithable, drop from various monsters, Ava's accumulator	192
20	Pearl bolts	138	Tipping iron bolts with pearl bolt tips, uncommon drop from giant ant soldiers	192
25	Black bolts	75	Easy clue reward caskets from Treasure Trails	240
25	Jade bolts	N/A	Tipping blurite bolts with jade bolt tips	240
30	Mithril bolts	38	Smithable, drop from various monsters	288
30	Topaz bolts	112	Tipping steel bolts with topaz bolt tips	288
40	Adamant bolts	72	Smithable, drop from various monsters	384
40	Sapphire bolts	51	Tipping mithril bolts with sapphire bolt tips	384
50	Rune bolts	140	Smithable, drop from various monsters, rare reward from Gnome Restaurant	480
	Emerald bolts	95	Tipping mithril bolts with emerald bolt tips
	Ruby bolts	110	Tipping adamant bolts with ruby bolt tips
60	Diamond bolts	157	Tipping adamant bolts with diamond bolt tips	576
60	Dragon bolts	292	Tipping rune bolts with dragon bolt tips, uncommon drop from dragon and kingly implings	576
70	Onyx bolts	6,828	Tipping rune bolts with onyx bolt tips, uncommon drop from ninja and kingly implings	672
85	Wyvern spines	226	Common drop from wyverns	816
90	Ascendri bolts	8,505	Tipping ascension bolts with hydrix bolt tips	902
92	Blight bolts	541	Common drop from monsters in The Lost Grove	883
99	Primal bolts	99	Smithable, tipping eternal magic headless shafts with primal bolt tips	960

Bakriminel bolts

Bakriminel bolts are tier 80 bolts fletched from bloodwood logs. The unfinished bolts must be assembled with bakriminel bolt tips while standing close to the bloodwood tree that the logs were cut from, or the logs and unfinished bolts will disintegrate. They are especially damaging against mages in PvP with specific targeted attacks.

They can be enhanced by adding bolt tips from gems (turns them tier 85) and can be further improved by enchanting them (turns them tier 95). This cause them to lose their mage-targeting effects, but gain the same effects as gem-tipped metal bolts.

		Cost	Damage	Effects
80	Bakriminel bolts	283	720	In PvP situations, are able to target specific parts of the enemy and have special effects depending on the body part aimed at. These special effects come into effect only if the targeted player has either no equipment or magic armour on the particular part of the body being targeted, or if a magic main hand or off-hand weapon is wielded.
90	Opal bakriminel bolts	719	816	N/A
	Pearl bakriminel bolts	737		N/A
	Jade bakriminel bolts	717		N/A
	Red topaz bakriminel bolts	715		N/A
	Sapphire bakriminel bolts	695		N/A
	Emerald bakriminel bolts	733		N/A
	Ruby bakriminel bolts	303		N/A
	Diamond bakriminel bolts	432		N/A
	Dragonstone bakriminel bolts	467		N/A
	Onyx bakriminel bolts	4,224		N/A
	Hydrix bakriminel bolts	4,662		N/A

Weapon-specific bolts

Some types of bolts can only be used with specific weapons.

		Cost	Damage	Details
1	Coral bolts	N/A	48	Ammunition for coral crossbows.
28	Bone bolts	149	268.8	Ammunition for Dorgeshuun crossbows and Zanik's crossbow.
30	Guam tar	197	288	Ammunition for green salamanders.
50	Marrentill tar	347	480	Ammunition for orange salamanders.
	Kebbit bolts	55		Ammunition for hunters' crossbows.
	Long kebbit bolts	60		Ammunition for hunters' crossbows.
60	Tarromin tar	421	576	Ammunition for red salamanders.
70	Harralander tar	634	672	Ammunition for black salamanders.
	Bolt rack	152		Ammunition for Karil's crossbow, pistol crossbow, off-hand pistol crossbow, and the tainted repriser.
	Blisterwood stakes (ammo)	N/A		Ammunition for blisterwood stake-thrower crossbows.
75	Hand cannon shot	150	720	Ammunition for hand cannons.

Monster-specific bolts

Some types of bolts provide bonuses or increased damage against certain monsters.

		Cost	Damage	Effects
25	Silver bolts	52	240	One of the only bolts that deal damage to Vampyre Juvinates.
50	Fragment bolts	N/A	48	Deal additional damage based on the target type: Against general monsters, a random amount approximately equal to 460 is added, making them around level 50. Against Ascended, a random amount approximately equal to 720 is added, making them around level 80. The damage dealt is weaker but more consistent than actual level 80 ammo.
50	Broad-tipped bolts	56	480	One of the only bolts that deal damage to Turoths and Kurasks.
60	Abyssalbane bolt	N/A	576	Provide the player with the following boosts to the appropriately affected target: 40% increase in damage 30% (additive) hit chance increase
	Basiliskbane bolt	N/A
	Dragonbane bolt	N/A
	Wallasalkibane bolt	N/A
80	Royal bolts	102	768	Higher-level bolts that deal damage to Turoths and Kurasks.
90	Ascension bolts	2,862	864	Higher-level bolts that deal damage to Turoths and Kurasks.

Enchanted bolts

Gem-tipped bolts can be improved by enchanting them into enchanted bolts, which raises both the damage and tier requirement further. This also gives them passive effects that can be triggered with auto attacks and abilities, with abilities consuming one bolt per activation. The chance of the special effect occurring is increased 2% additively^{[source needed]} by the elite Seers' Village achievements, and 20% multiplicatively^{[source needed]} by the Ranged cape perk.

		Cost	Damage	Effects
20	Opal bolts (e)	40	192	Lucky Lightning: +10% damage.
30	Pearl bolts (e)	44	288	Sea Curse: +15% more damage to enemies that are weak to water. Performs 15% less damage on enemies that are weak to fire. Stops enemies from running in PvP.
35	Jade bolts (e)	N/A	336	Earth's Fury: Stun the opponent for 4.8 seconds. Only Binds in PvP.
40	Topaz bolts (e)	52	384	Down to Earth: Reduce the opponent's magic level by 2 and damage by 1%. Caps at 10 levels and 5% damage.
50	Sapphire bolts (e)	74	480	Clear Mind: Steal 5% of the maximum prayer points from the opponent.
60	Emerald bolts (e)	152	576	Magical Poison: Poison the enemy for 4% of the player's weapon damage.
60	Ruby bolts (e)	111	576	Blood Forfeit: Deal damage worth 20% of the enemy’s life points, while also dealing 10% of the player's own life points to themselves. Damage dealt to players caps at 3,000.
70	Diamond bolts (e)	212	672	Armour Piercing: Hit with 100% accuracy and deal up to 15% more damage.
70	Dragon bolts (e)	320	672	Dragon's breath: Hit the opponent a second time for 25% of the player's current attack as dragonfire. Dragons and those under dragonfire protection are immune.
80	Onyx bolts (e)	7,247	768	Life leech: Heal up to 25% of damage potential (capping at 2,500) and dealing 25% more damage.
90	Ascendri bolts (e)	8,928	902	Deathmark: Instantly provide 10% adrenaline and an additional 1% adrenaline from basic abilities for 15 seconds.
99	Opal bakriminel bolts (e)	1,076	912	Lucky Lightning: +10% damage.
	Pearl bakriminel bolts (e)	1,000		Sea Curse: +15% more damage to enemies that are weak to water. Performs 15% less damage on enemies that are weak to fire. Stops enemies from running in PvP.
	Jade bakriminel bolts (e)	1,029		Earth's Fury: Stun the opponent for 4.8 seconds. Only Binds in PvP.
	Red topaz bakriminel bolts (e)	1,138		Down to Earth: Reduce the opponents magic level by 2 and damage by 1%. Caps at 10 levels and 5% damage.
	Sapphire bakriminel bolts (e)	1,177		Clear Mind: Steal 5% of the player's maximum prayer points from the opponent.
	Emerald bakriminel bolts (e)	747		Magical Poison: Poison the enemy for 4% of the player's weapon damage.
	Ruby bakriminel bolts (e)	489		Blood Forfeit: Deal an additional 25%-125% of the player's ability damage, while also dealing 5% of the player's life points to themselves. Damage dealt to players caps at 3,000.
	Diamond bakriminel bolts (e)	711		Armour Piercing: Hit with 100% accuracy and deal up to 15% more damage.
	Dragonstone bakriminel bolts (e)	714		Dragon's breath: Hit the opponent a second time for 25% of the player's current attack as dragonfire. Dragons and those under dragonfire protection are immune.
	Onyx bakriminel bolts (e)	5,453		Life leech: Heal up to 25% of damage potential (capping at 2,500) and dealing 25% more damage.
	Hydrix bakriminel bolts (e)	6,393		Deathmark: Instantly provide 10% adrenaline and an additional 1% adrenaline from basic abilities for 15 seconds.

Crafting bolts

Tipping

	Tipped bolts		Value	Ingredients				Profit from adding tip
	Tipped bolts		Value	Tips		Bolts		GE	Alch^{[n 1]}
11		Opal bolts	37		Opal bolt tips		Bronze bolts	−161	−579
26		Jade bolts	N/A		Jade bolt tips		Blurite bolts	Untradable
41		Pearl bolts	138		Pearl bolt tips		Iron bolts	6	−510
48		Topaz bolts	112		Topaz bolt tips		Steel bolts	2	−482
56		Sapphire bolts	51		Sapphire bolt tips		Mithril	−17	−431
58		Emerald bolts	95		Emerald bolt tips		Mithril	−35	−484
63		Ruby bolts	110		Ruby bolt tips		Adamant	7	−413
65		Diamond bolts	157		Diamond bolt tips		Adamant	8	−419
71		Dragon bolts	292		Dragon bolt tips		Rune	−47	−144
73		Onyx bolts	6,828		Onyx bolt tips		Rune	−1,337	−371
80		Ascendri bolts	8,505		Hydrix bolt tips		Ascension bolts	−1,687	−377
89		Opal bakriminel bolts	719		Opal bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	401	−633
90		Sapphire bakriminel bolts	695		Sapphire bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	382	−623
91		Jade bakriminel bolts	717		Jade bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	403	−627
92		Pearl bakriminel bolts	737		Pearl bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	385	−664
93		Emerald bakriminel bolts	733		Emerald bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	358	−678
94		Red topaz bakriminel bolts	715		Topaz bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	362	−665
95		Ruby bakriminel bolts	303		Ruby bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	−11	−602
96		Diamond bakriminel bolts	432		Diamond bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	72	−618
97		Dragonstone bakriminel bolts	467		Dragon bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	−15	−500
98		Onyx bakriminel bolts	4,224		Onyx bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	−4,084	−4,576
99		Hydrix bakriminel bolts	4,662		Hydrix bolt tips		Bakriminel bolts	−2,951	−3,431

^ High alchemy value compared to GE prices of the bolt, bolt tip, and a nature rune.

Enchanting

	Enchanted bolts		Value	Ingredients		Profit from enchanting
	Enchanted bolts		Value	Tipped bolts		GE^{[n 1]}	Alch^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}
4		Opal bolts (e)	40		Opal bolts	−27.7	−448.7
14		Jade bolts (e)	N/A		Jade bolts	Untradable
24		Pearl bolts (e)	44		Pearl bolts	−124.7	−544.7
29		Topaz bolts (e)	52		Topaz bolts	−90.7	−513.7
7		Sapphire bolts (e)	74		Sapphire bolts	−8.9	−443.9
27		Emerald bolts (e)	152		Emerald bolts	−12.2	−514.2
49		Ruby bolts (e)	111		Ruby bolts	−71.5	−485.5
57		Diamond bolts (e)	212		Diamond bolts	−35.7	−506.7
68		Dragon bolts (e)	320		Dragon bolts	−107.2	−175.2
87		Onyx bolts (e)	7,247		Onyx bolts	375.3	1,743.3
90		Ascendri bolts (e)	8,928		Ascendri bolts	379.3	1,866.3
89		Opal bakriminel bolts (e)	1,076		Opal bakriminel bolts	284.5	−1,092.5
90		Sapphire bakriminel bolts (e)	1,177		Sapphire bakriminel bolts	408.3	−1,063.7
91		Jade bakriminel bolts (e)	1,029		Jade bakriminel bolts	238.3	−1,088.5
92		Pearl bakriminel bolts (e)	1,000		Pearl bakriminel bolts	190.5	−1,107.5
93		Emerald bakriminel bolts (e)	747		Emerald bakriminel bolts	−97	−1,130
94		Red topaz bakriminel bolts (e)	1,138		Red topaz bakriminel bolts	350.5	−1,084.5
95		Ruby bakriminel bolts (e)	489		Ruby bakriminel bolts	71.7	−685.3
96		Diamond bakriminel bolts (e)	711		Diamond bakriminel bolts	188.3	−755.7
97		Dragonstone bakriminel bolts (e)	714		Dragonstone bakriminel bolts	70	−588
98		Onyx bakriminel bolts (e)	5,453		Onyx bakriminel bolts	1,143.5	246.5
99		Hydrix bakriminel bolts (e)	6,393		Hydrix bakriminel bolts	1,645.5	348.5

^ ^a ^b Profit per bolt. Ten bolts are enchanted by each enchant spell.
^ High alchemy value compared to GE prices of the unenchanted bolt, a nature rune, and enchantment runes, casting the enchantment with an elemental staff.

Combat stats

All bolts ending with (e) have an additional passive effect.

Item		Members	Level	Style	Slot	Range	Acc	Ability damage	Price
Item		Members	Level	Style	Slot	Range	Acc	Ability damage	Price
	Bronze bolts		1	Bolt		-	-	72	163
	Coral bolts ^{[cs 1]}		1	Bolt		-	-	72	-
	Barbed bolts		1	Bolt		-	-	72	104
	Iron bolts		10	Bolt		-	-	144	63
	Opal bolts		10	Bolt		-	-	144	37
	Blurite bolts		16	Bolt		-	-	86.4	-
	Steel bolts		20	Bolt		-	-	288	40
	Pearl bolts		20	Bolt		-	-	288	138
	Opal bolts (e)		20	Bolt		-	-	288	40
	Jade bolts		25	Bolt		-	-	360	-
	Silver bolts		25	Bolt		-	-	360	52
	Black bolts		25	Bolt		-	-	360	75
	Bone bolts ^{[cs 2]}		28	Bolt		-	-	403.2	149
	Mithril bolts		30	Bolt		-	-	432	38
	Topaz bolts		30	Bolt		-	-	432	112
	Pearl bolts (e)		30	Bolt		-	-	432	44
	Jade bolts (e)		35	Bolt		-	-	504	-
	Adamant bolts		40	Bolt		-	-	576	72
	Sapphire bolts		40	Bolt		-	-	576	51
	Topaz bolts (e)		40	Bolt		-	-	576	52
	Rune bolts		50	Bolt		-	-	720	140
	Broad-tipped bolts ^{[cs 3]}		50	Bolt		-	-	720	56
	Kebbit bolts ^{[cs 4]}		50	Bolt		-	-	720	55
	Long kebbit bolts ^{[cs 4]}		50	Bolt		-	-	720	60
	Fragment bolts		50	Bolt		-	-	72	-
	Emerald bolts		50	Bolt		-	-	720	95
	Ruby bolts		50	Bolt		-	-	720	110
	Sapphire bolts (e)		50	Bolt		-	-	720	74
	Diamond bolts		60	Bolt		-	-	864	157
	Dragon bolts		60	Bolt		-	-	864	292
	Emerald bolts (e)		60	Bolt		-	-	864	152
	Ruby bolts (e)		60	Bolt		-	-	864	111
	Abyssalbane bolt ^{[cs 5]}		60	Bolt		-	-	864	-
	Basiliskbane bolt ^{[cs 5]}		60	Bolt		-	-	864	-
	Dragonbane bolt ^{[cs 5]}		60	Bolt		-	-	864	-
	Wallasalkibane bolt ^{[cs 5]}		60	Bolt		-	-	864	-
	Bolt rack ^{[cs 6]}		70	Bolt		-	-	1008	152
	Blisterwood stakes (ammo) ^{[cs 7]}		70	Bolt		-	-	1008	-
	Onyx bolts		70	Bolt		-	-	1008	6,828
	Diamond bolts (e)		70	Bolt		-	-	1008	212
	Dragon bolts (e)		70	Bolt		-	-	1008	320
	Bakriminel bolts		80	Bolt		-	-	1080	283
	Royal bolts		80	Bolt		-	-	1152	102
	Onyx bolts (e)		80	Bolt		-	-	1152	7,247
	Wyvern spines		85	Bolt		-	-	1224	226
	Ascension bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1296	2,862
	Ascendri bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1353.6	8,505
	Ascendri bolts (e)		90	Bolt		-	-	1353.6	8,928
	Opal bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	719
	Pearl bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	737
	Jade bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	717
	Red topaz bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	715
	Sapphire bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	695
	Emerald bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	733
	Ruby bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	303
	Diamond bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	432
	Dragonstone bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	467
	Onyx bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	4,224
	Hydrix bakriminel bolts		90	Bolt		-	-	1224	4,662
	Blight bolts		92	Bolt		-	-	1324.8	541
	Opal bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	1,076
	Pearl bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	1,000
	Jade bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	1,029
	Red topaz bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	1,138
	Sapphire bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	1,177
	Emerald bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	747
	Ruby bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	489
	Diamond bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	711
	Dragonstone bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	714
	Onyx bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	5,453
	Hydrix bakriminel bolts (e)		99	Bolt		-	-	1368	6,393
	Primal bolts		99	Bolt		-	-	1440	99

^ Can only be used with the Coral crossbow.
^ Can only be used with the Dorgeshuun crossbow or Zanik's crossbow.
^ Can be used to kill Turoths and Kurasks.
^ ^a ^b Can only be used with the Hunters' crossbow.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "-bane" bolts deal more damage versus a certain type of creature.
^ Can only be used with Karil's crossbow, pistol crossbow, off-hand pistol crossbow, and the tainted repriser.
^ Can only be used with the Blisterwood stake-thrower crossbow.

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

update 9 March 2026 (Update):
- Default ammo break chance 20% → 15%

patch 7 May 2019 (Update):
- The message "your ammunition will deal less damage than expected" will now only appear after 5 minutes or re-logging.

patch 14 January 2013 (Update):
- An animation has been implemented for adding feathers to bolts and arrows.

patch 10 May 2012 (Update):
- The check for a full inventory when tipping bolts has been corrected.

References

^ Mod Michelle. Patch Notes - Archive. RuneScape Forums. 9 July 2013. (Archived from the original on 24 November 2013.)

[2] High alchemy value compared to GE prices of the bolt, bolt tip, and a nature rune.

[enchantSpell-3] Profit per bolt. Ten bolts are enchanted by each enchant spell.

[4] High alchemy value compared to GE prices of the unenchanted bolt, a nature rune, and enchantment runes, casting the enchantment with an elemental staff.

[coral-5] Can only be used with the Coral crossbow.

[bone-6] Can only be used with the Dorgeshuun crossbow or Zanik's crossbow.

[broad-7] Can be used to kill Turoths and Kurasks.

[hunter-8] Can only be used with the Hunters' crossbow.

[bane-9] "-bane" bolts deal more damage versus a certain type of creature.

[karil-10] Can only be used with Karil's crossbow, pistol crossbow, off-hand pistol crossbow, and the tainted repriser.

[blisterwood-11] Can only be used with the Blisterwood stake-thrower crossbow.

[1] Mod Michelle. Patch Notes - Archive. RuneScape Forums. 9 July 2013. (Archived from the original on 24 November 2013.)

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