Distance Fighting

Distance Fighting is the skill of using Distance Weapons.

The Tibian with the highest Distance skill is Diigoo from Danera with 134.

Vocations

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

Since the Summer Update 2007 there is no real use of distance weapons for players of vocations other than paladins. For fun, high level Knights, Sorcerers and Druids may however be trying to use for instance Power Bolts because of the level bonus to their damage. It will never be profitable, though.

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. Another drawback is that Distance Fighting is very uneffective if the target is standing right next to you, attacks will miss often and those that do hit will do less damage, but that is only true for low levels of distance skill.

But this is not the case for magical distance attacks, like Wands, Rods, Runes, and Spells.

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To determine the max hit of your Paladin you must multiple 8.45 (factor for full attack mode) by your ammunition's attack power and then by your Distance Skill.

For this example we will use Bolts which are 30 and 70 Distance Skill.

So 8.45x30x70/100=177.45, so you can hit monsters with your Paladin for 0-177*(180), of course it will be reduced because of the monster's armor. If you attacked player your maximum hit is only half of that, so 0-90 and your hits will be only reduced by the armor of player. (Shielding doesn't count)

-Note-

The distance and melee skill damage formula's are for version 8.55. * It can be mistaken for a couple of hitpoints (like 3 or 4 less)

Creatures

Any fighting 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.

Equipment that boosts distance fighting

The following items increase your distance fighting while wearing them.

Name		Attributes	Weight	Dropped By
Elite Draken Helmet		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Wood Cape		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Depth Lorica		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Prismatic Legs		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Yalahari Leg Piece		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Master Archer's Armor		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Paladin Armor		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Lion Longbow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Pair of Soulstalkers		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Soulshell		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Soulpiercer		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Soulbleeder		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Lion Spangenhelm		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Draken Chestplate		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Umbral Master Crossbow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Umbral Master Bow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Enchanted Werewolf Helmet (Distance)		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Earthsoul Tabard		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Firesoul Tabard		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Thundersoul Tabard		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Frostsoul Tabard		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Collar of Blue Plasma		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Ring of Blue Plasma		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Bow of Mayhem (Overcharged)		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Crossbow of Mayhem (Overcharged)		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Bow of Carving (Overcharged)		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Crossbow of Carving (Overcharged)		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Bow of Remedy (Overcharged)		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Crossbow of Remedy (Overcharged)		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Gnome Armor		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Falcon Bow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Falcon Coif		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Falcon Greaves		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Dark Whispers		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Living Vine Bow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Enchanted Pendulet		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Enchanted Sleep Shawl		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Cobra Crossbow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Embrace of Nature		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Winged Boots		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Bow of Cataclysm		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Ghost Chestplate		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Fabulous Legs		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Bast Legs		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Jungle Bow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Eldritch Breeches		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Eldritch Bow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Gilded Eldritch Bow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Amazon Armor		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Alicorn Headguard		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Charged Alicorn Ring		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Naga Crossbow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Feverbloom Boots		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Mutated Skin Legs		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Mutated Skin Armor		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Grand Sanguine Bow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Sanguine Bow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Grand Sanguine Crossbow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Sanguine Crossbow		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Sanguine Greaves		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Lemon Cupcake		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Demonic Candy Ball		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Bullseye Potion		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Stoic Iks Casque		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Stoic Iks Boots		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Unerring Dragon Scale Armor		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Carrot Cake		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Carrot Pie		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Carrot Cake.gif		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Sixorish/Version/8.5		Template:Infobox Item.attributes
Carrot Pie.gif		Template:Infobox Item.attributes

Related Pages

• Tibia-Stats article about distance damage
• Distance Weapons
• Ammunition
• Physical Damage
• Vocation
• Paladin
• Druid
• Sorcerer