Fletching in RS3

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Fletching training methods

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Alternative Level 1-20 - Tangle-gum fletching

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Levels 1–20High effortFree

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Levels 1–29

10 methods

1–20
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1. 1In Daemonheim, you can buy tangle gum branches for 225 rusty coins each.
2. 2This is much easier than gathering tree logs.
3. 3Headless arrows and arrow shafts only give 4.5 and 2.5 experience respectively, but at level 3 you unlock tangle gum trap yielding 12 experience.
4. 4This is less intensive in terms of gathering than cutting logs.
1–5
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1. 1Experience needed - 388
2. 2Logs needed - 78
3. 3Time - 150 seconds
4. 4Logs cost =
5. 5Shafts =
6. 6Total profit =
1–5
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1. 1Experience needed = 766
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 154
3. 3Time = 6 minutes (fletch) OR 4 minutes (string)
4. 4Logs cost =
5. 5Shortbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Shortbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =
1–25
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1. 1Experience needed - 7,842
2. 2Arrow Shaft needed - 7,842
3. 3Feather needed - 7,842
4. 4Time - 10 minutes, 45 seconds
5. 5Shafts cost =
6. 6Feathers cost =
7. 7Headless Arrows =
8. 8Total profit =
1–25
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1. 1Experience needed = 7,842
2. 2Shafts needed = 7,842
3. 3Feathers needed = 7,842
4. 4Time = 10 minutes, 45 seconds
5. 5Shafts cost =
6. 6Feathers cost =
7. 7Headless shafts cost =
8. 8Total profit =
9. 9Experience needed = 388
10. 10Logs needed = 78
11. 11Time = 150 seconds
12. 12Logs cost =
13. 13Experience needed = 766
14. 14Logs/unstrung bows needed = 154
15. 15Time = 6 minutes (fletch) OR 4 minutes (string)
16. 16Shortbow (unstrung) cost =
17. 17Bowstrings cost =
18. 18Shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
19. 19Shortbows =
20. 20Total profit (stringing) =
21. 21Total profit (fletching) =
22. 22Experience needed = 3,316
23. 23Logs/unstrung bows needed = 332
24. 24Time = 12 minutes (fletch) OR 8 minutes (string)
25. 25Longbow (unstrung) cost =
26. 26Longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
27. 27Longbows =
28. 28Experience needed = 3,372
29. 29Logs/unstrung bows needed = 210
30. 30Time = 7 minutes (fletch) OR 5 minutes (string)
31. 31Oak logs cost =
32. 32Oak shortbow (unstrung) cost =
33. 33Oak shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
34. 34Oak shortbows =
35. 35Experience needed = 14,564
36. 36Logs/unstrung bows needed = 991
37. 37Time = 26 minutes (fletch) OR 14 minutes (string)
38. 38Oak longbow (unstrung) cost =
39. 39Oak longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
40. 40Oak longbows =
41. 41Experience needed = 14,818
42. 42Logs/unstrung bows needed = 445
43. 43Time = 16 minutes (fletch) OR 11 minutes (string)
44. 44Willow logs cost =
45. 45Willow shortbow (unstrung) cost =
46. 46Willow shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
47. 47Willow shortbows =
48. 48Experience needed = 64,109
49. 49Logs/unstrung bows needed = 1,545
50. 50Time = 55 minutes (fletch) OR 37 minutes (string)
51. 51Willow longbow (unstrung) cost =
52. 52Willow longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
53. 53Willow longbows =
5–10
Medium effortFreeIn 4 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 3,316
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 332
3. 3Time = 12 minutes (fletch) OR 8 minutes (string)
4. 4Logs cost =
5. 5Longbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Longbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =
10–15
Medium effortFreeIn 9 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 3,372
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 210
3. 3Time = 7 minutes (fletch) OR 5 minutes (string)
4. 4Oak logs cost =
5. 5Oak shortbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Oak shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Oak shortbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =
15–20
Medium effortFreeIn 14 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 14,564
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 583
3. 3Time = 21 minutes (fletch) OR 14 minutes (string)
4. 4Oak logs cost =
5. 5Oak longbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Oak longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Oak longbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =
20–25
Medium effortFreeIn 19 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 14,818
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 445
3. 3Time = 16 minutes (fletch) OR 11 minutes (string)
4. 4Willow logs cost =
5. 5Willow shortbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Willow shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Willow shortbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =
25–40
Medium effortFreeIn 24 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 64,109
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 1,545
3. 3Time = 55 minutes (fletch) OR 37 minutes (string)
4. 4Willow logs cost =
5. 5Willow longbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Willow longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Willow longbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =

Levels 30–49

2 methods

40–45
Medium effortFreeIn 39 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 65,303
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 1,307
3. 3Time = 47 minutes (fletch) OR 32 minutes (string)
4. 4Maple logs cost =
5. 5Maple shortbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Maple shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Maple shortbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =
45–50
Medium effortFreeIn 44 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 282,792
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 4,859
3. 3Time = 2 hours 53 minutes (fletch) OR 1 hour 56 minutes (string)
4. 4Maple logs cost =
5. 5Maple longbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Maple longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Maple longbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =

Levels 50–69

10 methods

50–55
Medium effortFreeIn 49 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 288,199
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 4,270
3. 3Time = 2 hours 33 minutes (fletch) OR 1 hour 42 minutes (string)
4. 4Acadia logs cost =
5. 5Acadia shortbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Acadia shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Acadia shortbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =
50–99
High effortFreeIn 49 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 11,824,010
2. 2Rune arrowheads and headless shafts needed = 945,920
3. 3Time = 21 hours
4. 4Rune arrowheads price =
5. 5Headless shaft price =
6. 6Cost per arrow =
7. 7Total profit =
50–55
Medium effortMembersIn 49 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 65,303
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 1,307
3. 3Time = 47 minutes (fletch) OR 32 minutes (string)
4. 4Maple logs cost =
5. 5Maple shortbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Maple shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Maple shortbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =
11. 11Experience needed = 282,792
12. 12Logs/unstrung bows needed = 4,859
13. 13Time = 2 hours 53 minutes (fletch) OR 1 hour 56 minutes (string)
14. 14Maple longbow (unstrung) cost =
15. 15Maple longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
16. 16Maple longbows =
17. 17Experience needed = 288,199
18. 18Logs/unstrung bows needed = 4,270
19. 19Time = 2 hours 33 minutes (fletch) OR 1 hour 42 minutes (string)
20. 20Yew logs cost =
21. 21Yew shortbow (unstrung) cost =
22. 22Yew shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
23. 23Yew shortbows =
24. 24Experience needed = 1,248,441
25. 25Logs/unstrung bows needed = 16,646
26. 26Time = 9 hours 55 minutes (fletch) OR 6 hours 37 minutes (string)
27. 27Yew longbow (unstrung) cost =
28. 28Yew longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
29. 29Yew longbows =
30. 30Experience needed = 1,272,526
31. 31Logs/unstrung bows needed = 15,286
32. 32Time = 9 hours 6 minutes (fletch) OR 6 hours 4 minutes (string)
33. 33Magic logs cost =
34. 34Magic shortbow (unstrung) cost =
35. 35Magic shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
36. 36Magic shortbows =
37. 37Experience needed = 2,087,738
38. 38Logs/unstrung bows needed = 22,817
39. 39Time = 13 hours, 35 minutes (fletch) OR 9 hours, 4 minutes (string)
40. 40Magic longbow (unstrung) cost =
41. 41Magic longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
42. 42Magic longbows =
43. 43Experience needed = 3,425,226
44. 44Logs/unstrung bows needed = 33,847
45. 45Time = 20 hours, 9 minutes (fletch) OR 13 hours, 26 minutes (string)
46. 46Elder logs cost =
47. 47Elder shortbow (unstrung) cost =
48. 48Elder shortbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
49. 49Elder shortbows =
50. 50Experience needed = 4,262,873
51. 51Logs/unstrung bows needed = 36,749
52. 52Time = 21 hours, 53 minutes (fletch) OR 16 hours, 35 minutes (string)
53. 53Elder longbow (unstrung) cost =
54. 54Elder longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
55. 55Elder longbows =
52–99
Medium effortMembersIn 51 levels
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Players that are unsure whether the investment of 300 slayer points is worth the cost may take into account that fletching a broad arrow is required for one of the hard desert achievements.
1. 1Base Exp/hour = 675,000
2. 2Experience needed = 12,910,771 (19 hours)
3. 3Broad arrowheads and headless shafts needed = 860,719
4. 4Broad arrowheads price =
5. 5Headless shaft price =
6. 6Cost per arrow =
7. 7Loss per hour =
8. 8Total cost =
9. 9Total profit = (finished product is untradeable)
10. 10Base Exp/hour = 562,500
11. 11Experience needed = 11,824,010 (21 hours)
12. 12Arrowheads and headless shafts needed = 945,921
13. 13Rune arrowheads cost =
14. 14Headless shafts price =
15. 15Rune arrows price =
16. 16Total profit =
17. 17Base Exp/hour = 600,000
18. 18Experience needed = 7,688,099 (13 hours)
19. 19Shards needed = 384,405
20. 20Ascension shards cost =
21. 21Ascension bolts price =
22. 22Cost per bolt =
23. 23Experience needed = 3,425,226 (5 hours)
24. 24Arrowheads and headless shafts needed = 228,348
25. 25Dragon arrowheads cost =
26. 26Dragon arrows price =
27. 27Base Exp/hour = 787,000
28. 28Experience needed = 4,262,873 (5.5 hours)
29. 29Arrowheads and headless shafts needed = 243,600
30. 30Dark arrowheads cost =
31. 31Dark arrows price =
32. 32Experience needed = 4,262,873 (5 hours)
33. 33Stalker essence and Dark arrows needed = 243,600
34. 34Stalker essence cost =
35. 35Stalker arrows price =
36. 36Base Exp/hour = 900,000
37. 37Arrowheads and headless shafts needed = 213,200
38. 38Sharp shell shard cost =
39. 39Headless dinarrow price =
40. 40Dinarrow price =
53–99
High effortFreeIn 52 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 12,366,380
2. 2Unfinished bolts needed = 1,236,638
3. 3Rune bolts (unf) cost =
4. 4Runite ore and luminite total = or
5. 5Rune bar price =
6. 6Feathers price =
7. 7Runite ore and luminite, and feathers total =
8. 8Rune bar and feathers total =
9. 9Rune bolts price =
10. 10Cost per bolt =
11. 11(runite ore and luminite, and feathers)
12. 12(rune bar and feathers)
13. 13Total profit =
14. 14(runite bar, and feathers)
53–99
High effortFreeIn 52 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 12,366,380
2. 2Unfinished bolts needed = 1,236,638
3. 3Time = 20 hours, 37 minutes
4. 4Rune bolts (unf) cost =
5. 5Feathers price =
6. 6Rune bolts (unf) and feathers total =
7. 7Rune bolts price =
8. 8Cost per bolt =
9. 9Total profit =
10. 10Runite ore and luminite total = or
11. 11Rune bar price =
12. 12Runite ore and luminite, and feathers total =
13. 13Rune bar and feathers total =
14. 14(runite ore and luminite, and feathers)
15. 15(rune bar and feathers)
16. 16(runite bar, and feathers)
55–99
Medium effortFreeIn 54 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 12,867,795
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 220,717
3. 3Time = 110 hours 22 minutes (fletch), 73 hours 35 minutes (string)
4. 4Acadia logs cost =
5. 5Acadia longbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Acadia longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Acadia longbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =
55–99
Medium effortMembersIn 54 levels
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1. 1Experience needed = 12,867,795
2. 2Logs/unstrung bows needed = 220,717
3. 3Time = 131 hours 23 minutes (fletch) OR 87 hours 36 minutes (string)
4. 4Maple logs cost =
5. 5Maple longbow (unstrung) cost =
6. 6Bowstrings cost =
7. 7Maple longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
8. 8Maple longbows =
9. 9Total profit (stringing) =
10. 10Total profit (fletching) =
11. 11Experience needed = 12,296,804
12. 12Logs/unstrung bows needed = 163,958
13. 13Time = 97 hours 36 minutes (fletch) OR 65 hours 4 minutes (string)
14. 14Yew logs cost =
15. 15Yew longbow (unstrung) cost =
16. 16Yew longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
17. 17Yew longbows =
18. 18Experience needed = 9,775,837
19. 19Logs/unstrung bows needed = 106,840
20. 20Time = 56 hours, 26 minutes
21. 21Magic logs cost =
22. 22Magic longbow (unstrung) cost =
23. 23Magic longbow (unstrung) and bowstrings total =
24. 24Magic longbows =
65+
Medium effortMembersIn 64 levels
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105 Fletching
1. 1With at least 65 Fletching and 65 Woodcutting, players can start carving Fenmoor Totems.
2. 2The activity scales up to 105 Fletching, and provides a cheap way to train Fletching, though a significant amount of time must be spent on chopping the wood required for the activity.
67–81
Medium effortFreeIn 66 levels
900kXP/h
1. 1Experience needed = 1,644,865
2. 2Dart tips and feathers needed = 109,660
3. 3Time = 1 hour, 50 minutes
4. 4Adamant dart tip cost =
5. 5Feathers price =
6. 6Total =
7. 7Adamant dart price =
8. 8Cost per dart =
9. 9Total profit =

Levels 70–89

5 methods

75+
Medium effortMembersIn 74 levels
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Anachronia
1. 1After the Exctinction quest, players may train Fletching at the Fletcher's hut in the Dream of Iaia.
2. 2Working at this skilling station yield 350,000 base Fletching experience per hour.
3. 3Up to 350,000 experience may be stored in the station before it must be recharged with wood from the Anachronia base camp.
81–99
Medium effortFreeIn 80 levels
1.1MXP/h
1. 1Experience needed = 10,841,613
2. 2Dart tips and feathers needed = 576,682
3. 3Time = 10 hours, 50 minutes
4. 4Rune dart tip cost =
5. 5Feathers price =
6. 6Total =
7. 7Rune dart price =
8. 8Cost per dart =
9. 9Total profit =
81+
High effortMembersIn 80 levels
No rate given
1. 1Base Exp/hour = 1,034,000
2. 2Experience needed = 10,841,613 (10.5 hours)
3. 3Rune dart tips and feathers needed = 576,682
4. 4Rune dart tip cost =
5. 5Feather price =
6. 6Cost per dart =
7. 7Total profit =
82+
Medium effortMembersIn 81 levels
200kXP/h
82 FletchingExtinction
1. 1Tempered fungal shaft After completing the Extinction quest, players with at least level 82 Fletching can participate in the Zygomite Carestyling activity as part of 'Accidental' Fletching and Firemaking.
2. 2There, players can style scruffy zygomites' cuticles for around 200,000 Fletching experience per hour.
3. 3Carestyling zygomites is fairly laid-back and can generate a profit from the tempered fungal shafts gathered and occasional unchecked zygomites found while taking part in the activity.
4. 4The use of a crystal knife is recommended as it provides a 5% chance of double shafts and experience, and does not degrade when carestyling.
83+
Medium effortMembersIn 82 levels
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Sagaie Another alternative is making Sagaie at the Jadinko lair at level 83 Fletching, although this also requires 83 Woodcutting and 83 Firemaking, and it can be a lot slower than making Dragon darts or arrows due to the time spent collecting supplies.
1. 1Sagaie Another alternative is making Sagaie at the Jadinko lair at level 83 Fletching, although this also requires 83 Woodcutting and 83 Firemaking, and it can be a lot slower than making Dragon darts or arrows due to the time spent collecting supplies.
2. 2However, it is completely free.

Levels 90+

4 methods

95–99
Medium effortMembersIn 94 levels
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1. 1Base Exp/hour = 1,500,000
2. 2Experience needed = 4,262,873 (3 hours)
3. 3Dragon dart tips and feathers needed = 170,515
4. 4Dragon dart tip cost =
5. 5Feather price =
6. 6Loss per dart =
7. 7Total cost =
8. 8Dragon darts =
9. 9Total profit =
96+
Medium effortMembersIn 95 levels
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1. 1Bundle of bamboo gives 100 experience per bundle, can be done with 2 golden bamboo or 5 bamboo obtained from the Arc region.
100–103
Medium effortMembersIn 99 levels
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5 upgrade since it requires 32 logs.
This requires 4,977,832 total experience and uses 62 logs per bow.
This requires 19,368,669 total experience and uses 62 eternal magic logs per bow.
1. 1Eternal magic shortbow Upgrade eternal magic shortbows to eternal magic shortbows Mk. 5 on a fletching workbench.
2. 2In order to maximise efficiency, have an eternal magic wood box and a stack of noted eternal magic logs in the backpack.
3. 3You can fill the wood box with the noted logs to quickly restock without needing to use a bank.
4. 4Using a wood box is mandatory for the Mk. 5 upgrade since it requires 32 logs.
5. 5This requires 4,977,832 total experience and uses 62 logs per bow.
6. 6Bows can be sold for profit at Mk. 5, or sacrificed as martial bows for faster additional experience.
7. 7103-110 (Primal crossbows)=
8. 8Primal crossbow Upgrade primal crossbows to primal crossbow Mk. 5 on a fletching workbench.
9. 9This requires 19,368,669 total experience and uses 62 eternal magic logs per bow.
100–110
Medium effortMembersIn 99 levels
No rate given
1. 1Note that the described methods end with the Mk. 5 version of the bow, rather than the 'martial' version, which would result in the bow being sacrificed for further experience, but would also result in the item being fully destroyed.

Quests that need Fletching

0 of 9 at level 1

XP milestones

From 1 to 50: 101,333 XP

Level	Share of 99	Total XP	From last
50		101,333
60		273,742	+172,409
70		737,627	+463,885
80		1,986,068	+1,248,441
90		5,346,332	+3,360,264
92		6,517,253	+1,170,921
99		13,034,431	+6,517,178
110	3.0× 99	38,737,661	+25,703,230
120	8.0× 99	104,273,167	+65,535,506

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Fletching training methods

Alternative Level 1-20 - Tangle-gum fletching

Levels 1–29

Alternative Level 1-20 - Tangle-gum fletching

Alternative Level 1-5 - Shafts

Alternative Level 1-5 - Shortbows

Headless Arrow

Headless shafts - 15 experience each

Alternative Level 5-10 - Longbows

Alternative Level 10-15 - Oak shortbows

Oak longbows

Willow shortbows

Willow longbows

Levels 30–49

Maple shortbows

Maple longbows

Levels 50–69

Acadia shortbows

Rune arrows

(Maple)

Broad arrow

Fletching rune bolts from ores

Rune bolts

Acadia longbow

(Maple)

Fenmoor Totems

Adamant darts

Levels 70–89

Dream of Iaia

Rune darts

Rune and Dragon Darts (fastest)

Zygomite Carestyling

Making Sagaies

Levels 90+

Dragon darts (fastest)

Bundling bamboo

(Eternal magic shortbows)

Eternal magic bows and primal crossbows

Quests that need Fletching

XP milestones

Unlocks that need Fletching

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