How to get the Crystal Bow in RuneScape Dragonwilds

Modified Apr 20, 2025 00:00 IST

RuneScape Dragonwilds Crystal Bow — The Crystal Bow is a truly remarkable weapon in RuneScape Dragonwilds - here's how to unlock it for yourself (Image via Jagex/@MegaBits)

RuneScape Dragonwilds features some remarkable weapons to acquire, such as the Crystal Bow. Essentially a shotgun, it’s hard-hitting in bow form and has an amazing special skill that uses no ammo. However, it’s not easy to get. This bow isn’t one you craft, like the traditional starting bow.

In order to unlock the Crystal Bow, you need to complete a quest that involves you finding a specific tree — and then a series of other trees. Finding them all will net you the Crystal Bow in RuneScape Dragonwilds, but there is some prep work you’ll need to do first, if you want to succeed.

How to unlock the Crystal Bow in RuneScape Dragonwilds

Before you begin unlocking the Crystal Bow in RuneScape Dragonwilds, make sure you have decent armor, so you can survive the enemies that lurk in the Fractured Plains area. You should also have a Bed and Lodestone, so if you die, your travel back to your next destination won’t be as lengthy. You also need to be aware of Dire Wolves and Garou, so this is a tough area.

It all kicks off up there, at that massive tree (Image via Jagex/@MegaBits)

You can see in the image above, a huge tree on top of a cliff, along with where it’s located on the map. You may have to do some careful climbing and building to get there, but make your way to the top of the cliff, and near the tree, there’s a Rune-covered gravestone, or some kind of stone marker.

Interact with it, and you’ll start to learn of a story, told in Elvish. It’s a sad one, but worth experiencing. The story will tell you of several trees the person went to visit, giving a hint of where one could be. This kicks off the Heartstrings quest, and it's one worth completing.

You'll find the trees at these marked locations. Just keep an eye out for the stone memorials (Image via Jagex)

Thankfully, you won’t have to guess, or hunt, or search down clues. Thanks to the RuneScape Dragonwilds wiki, all of the locations have been officially uncovered. All you have to do is head to the trees in order, interact with the markers, and move on.

Upon completing this quest and getting to the final tree, you’ll unlock the Crystal Bow in RuneScape Dragonwilds — it is a Tier 3 Masterwork weapon, and its special attack does not consume ammo, since it traditionally didn't in the RuneScape lore. It deals x3.45 Arrow Damage, and its special action is Scattershot.

It might not be the most powerful weapon in the game right now, but it’s surely the most useful bow. Another bonus of completing this quest is that you get to experience an emotional, sad story. In addition to unlocking the physical item, you also should receive the recipe to make it. We have not tried making it, but the ingredients are:

Opal x13
Wool Thread x4
Bronze Bar x4
Anima-Infused Bark x4
Vault Shard x8
Vault Core x1
Requires Artisan Skill Level at a Smithing Anvil

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