Latest revision as of 06:10, 13 May 2023

 This is the regular Fletching guide, the guide for ironman / hardcore ironman players can be found here.

Fletching is a skill which allows the player to create various types of ranged weapons and their ammunition. The products of this skill are primarily used in the combat skill, Ranged.

Getting Supplies

To train Fletching, all you need is a knife, and some logs.

The knife is very easy to obtain. Just Teleport to Edgeville (Home) and buy one from the general store, located north west from the teleport spot, for 100gp.

As for the logs, there are three ways to obtain them.

• Chop them yourself using the Woodcutting Skill.
• Buy logs from other players.
• Completing the 'Make the Cut' task by reaching 99 Woodcutting. (Can only be done once)

Fletching Skilling Calculator

Fletching Calculator:

Your Fletching XP
Target XP
Bonuses	Regular Donator Totem Super Donator Totem Extreme Donator Totem 1st-5th Bonus Days Advanced Knowledge Aura 25% Skilling Hour Prestige 20

Arrow Shaft
Shortbow
Longbow
Opal Bolt Tips
Oak Shortbow
Oak Longbow
Willow Shortbow
Willow Longbow
Red Topaz Bolt Tips
Maple Shortbow
Maple Longbow
Sapphire Bolt Tips
Emerald Bolt Tips
Ruby Bolt Tips
Diamond Bolt Tips
Yew Shortbow
Yew Longbow
Dragon Bolt Tips
Onyx Bolt Tips
Magic Shortbow
Magic Longbow

Experience Tables

Making Bows

Unstrung Bows can be made by using a knife on the log that you are using.

Below is a table of all fletchable bows, their level requirements, and the amount of XP they reward you with after being made:

Bow type	Name	Level Needed	XP Given
	Arrow Shaft	1	200
	Shortbow	5	200
	Longbow	10	400
	Oak Shortbow	15	680
	Oak Longbow	20	1,000
	Willow Shortbow	35	1,320
	Willow Longbow	40	1,680
	Maple Shortbow	50	2,000
	Maple Longbow	55	2,320
	Yew Shortbow	65	2,720
	Yew Longbow	70	3,000
	Magic Shortbow	80	3,320
	Magic Longbow	85	3,640

Bowstring Usage

Bowstrings can be bought from the crafting shop here. The requirements to string a bow are the same as making the bows (u).

Below is a table of all fletchable bows with bowstrings, their level requirements, and the amount of XP they reward you with after being made:

Bow type	Name	Level Needed	XP Given
	Shortbow	5	200
	Longbow	10	400
	Oak Shortbow	20	640
	Oak Longbow	25	1,000
	Willow Shortbow	35	1,320
	Willow Longbow	40	1,640
	Maple Shortbow	50	2,000
	Maple Longbow	55	2,320
	Yew Shortbow	65	2,680
	Yew Longbow	70	3,000
	Magic Shortbow	80	3,320
	Magic Longbow	85	3,640

Bolt Tips

Fletching bolt tips from cut gems is considered the most efficient way to level up fletching as it can be done alongside crafting. All you need to do this step is a Chisel and the cut gem.

Bolt	Equipment	Level Needed	XP Given
>	Opal	15	500
>	Jade	26	1,000
>	Red Topaz	48	2,000
>	Sapphire	56	2,500
>	Emerald	58	3,000
>	Ruby	63	3,500
>	Diamond	65	4,000
>	Dragonstone	71	4,500
>	Onyx	73	5,000

Adding Bolt Tips to Bolts is another way to train Fletching, and can actually be faster than using logs, a huge benefit to using this method, is that you can be doing this anywhere. Even while training another skill. The only downside to this method is that getting the required materials can be quite time consuming. Each Bolt Tip requires a specific Bolt in order to be made, you can find which metal bolt goes with which Bolt Tip in the table below.

Bolt	Equipment	Level Needed	XP Given
	10 Bronze Bolts + 10 Opal Bolt Tips	11	640
	10 Steel Bolts + 10 Red Topaz Bolt Tips	48	1,560
	10 Mithril Bolts + 10 Sapphire Bolt Tips	56	1,880
	10 Mithril Bolts + 10 Emerald Bolt Tips	58	2,200
	10 Adamant Bolts + 10 Ruby Bolt Tips	63	2,520
	10 Adamant Bolts + 10 Diamond Bolt Tips	65	2,800
	10 Runite Bolts + 10 Dragon Bolt Tips	71	3,280
	10 Runite Bolts + 10 Onyx Bolt Tips	73	3,760

Dart Tips

Adding Dart Tips to Feathers is another way to train Fletching, you can fletch darts to use either use them for your Blowpipe or to pvm/pk with.

Dart	Equipment	Level Needed	XP Given
	10 Bronze Dart tips + 10 Feathers	10	720
	10 Iron Dart Tips + 10 Feathers	22	N/A
	10 Steel Dart Tips + 10 Feathers	37	N/A
	10 Mithril Dart Tips + 10 Featers	52	4,480
	10 Adamant Dart Tips + 10 Feathers	67	6,000
	10 Runite Dart Tips + 10 Feathers	81	7,520
	10 Dragon Dart Tips + 10 Feathers	95	10,000

Fastest Way to 99

The table below shows which bows to make and when to switch in order to make reaching your goal of 99 as easy as possible:

Levels	Bow Type	Name	Logs Needed
1 - 5		Arrow Shaft	2
5 - 10		Shortbow	4
10 - 20		Longbow	10
20 - 25		Oak Shortbow	8
25 - 35		Oak Longbow	20
35 - 40		Willow Shortbow	18
40 - 50		Willow Longbow	50
50 - 55		Maple Shortbow	50
55 - 65		Maple Longbow	156
65 - 70		Yew Shortbow	162
70 - 80		Yew Longbow	522
80 - 85		Magic Shortbow	552
85 - 99		Magic Longbow	3,122

You would need to fletch roughly 71.910 Magic Logs in order to achieve 200 million Fletching Experience, from level 99.

Useful Items and Boosts

Picture	Item/Boost	Effect	How to Obtain
	Knowledge Effect	All experience gained will be increased by: 75% for 10 minutes for normal donators 100% for 20 minutes for super donators 110% for 40 minutes for extreme donators	Go to the Donator Zone, in the building to the west of the bank and click on the Defence Totem (Knowledge effect).
	Bonus Experience	All experience gained will be multiplied by 3 until the bonus experience runs out.	Logging in every day grants 200k Bonus Exp. Every 10th vote streak rewards you with 500k Bonus Exp. Purchase 1m Bonus Exp for 5k premium points.
N/A	Monthly Bonus	All experience gained is multiplied by 1.1 Voting during this time adds an additional 1.25 multiplier.	Play during the 1st to the 5th of every month.
	Completionest Cape	5% experience boost	Obtained from the Wise Old Man after completing 122/125 tasks and getting 99 in every skill.
	99 Skillcape	Chance of stringing two bows in one go	Obtained from the Wise Old Man after getting 99 Fletching

The Skill Cape

If you reach level 99 in Fletching, you can talk to the Wise Old Man at home to obtain the Skill cape. He is located at home, in the building north of the bank.

The skillcape costs 30 million coins and comes with a matching hood. Both the Fletching cape and hood give +9 bonus to all defense stats.

If you reach 200m experience in the Fletching skill you will also unlock the ability to buy the Master Fletching Cape. It is exactly the same as the normal Skill cape. However, you can adjust the trim colour to whatever you like. This master skillcape costs 80 million coins.