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Stats and requirements
Wielding it needs 80 Ranged and 70 Agility. It has +128 ranged attack and +106 ranged strength, the highest of any ranged weapon, with a 4-tick rapid speed and 10 tile range. Crystal armour adds a set bonus: with all three pieces the bow gains +15% damage and +30% accuracy, which is why most owners wear crystal rather than other ranged armour. Compare both in the dps calc.
How a bow is made
You need Song of the Elves. The enhanced crystal weapon seed drops from the corrupted gauntlet at 1/400 and the normal Gauntlet at 1/2,000. Sing it at a singing bowl with 100 crystal shards and 82 Smithing and Crafting (boosts work); without the levels, an NPC will sing it for 50 extra shards. The same seed can become a blade of Saeldor instead, and an inactive bow can be turned back into a seed for 250 shards. That loop keeps the bow and seed prices close.
Charges and the inactive state
A new bow has 10,000 charges, each shard adds 100, up to 20,000. One charge goes per hit. At zero it becomes inactive and loses its bonuses until recharged. The corrupted version (c) costs 2,000 shards and never needs charging again; since March 2025 shards you put in as charges count towards that upgrade.
What moves the price
Supply comes from Gauntlet completions, and both raids and Slayer feed demand. The bowfa sits below the twisted bow at the top end but costs far less, so it has been many players' main ranged weapon for years. For stacked multi-target Slayer the venator bow does a different job, and plenty of accounts own both. See ranged gear progression for the full ladder.