Distance Fighting

Distance Fighting is the skill of using Distance Weapons.

Vocations
While any player is capable of using Distance Weapons, Paladins advance in Distance Fighting much faster than any other vocation.

Other than paladins, Druids and Sorcerers are also known to use Distance Weapons, especially Burst Arrows. Most mages will not use distance as their primary skill, since it is fairly expensive. They will generally stick to using Runes, Spells, Wands and Rods for hunting.

Knights have no reason to use distance fighting. They do not have high Magic Levels in order to use Burst Arrows effectively, and they are easily able to compensate with their melee weapons that have such high attack values.

Benefits and Drawbacks
The primary benefit of using Distance Fighting, is that you are able to attack creatures from a distance. This greatly reduces the amount of damage that you receive from the creatures you are attacking, unless they also have a strong distance attack.

The greatest drawback to distance fighting, is that you cannot use a shield with your Bow or Crossbow. This means that you will take more damage if a creature is able to reach you.

Creatures
Any skill can be used to hunt almost any creature, but there are some creatures that are easier to kill with distance fighting.

When using Distance Fighting, it is easiest to hunt creatures that move slowly, and do not have any distance attack. It is also better to hunt in wide open areas where you can easily maintain a distance from your target.

You should avoid hunting creatures that use strong distance attacks, creatures that can easily outrun you, and creatures in very small caves where you have no room to run while you attack them.

Related Pages

 * Skills
 * Distance Weapons
 * Ammunition
 * Physical Damage
 * Vocation
 * Paladin
 * Druid
 * Sorcerer