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Sep 11, 2025

0.9 Update for RuneScape: Dragonwilds adds Ranged Skill, Creative Mode, and more today

From Press Release:

Thursday 11 September, 2025, Cambridge, UK. Become a master of ranged combat with the new Ranged Skill, unlock powerful Spells, and unleash your imagination in the all-new Creative Mode. RuneScape: Dragonwild’s 0.9 Update launches today as a major expansion for the beloved open-world survival crafting game.

Master ranged combat with the new Ranged Skill and return to Ashenfall wielding Crossbows, a versatile mid-range weapon. Plot your course to Level 50, unlocking a range of new Spells, including two powerful Skill Spells: ‘Snare’ and ‘Spectral Arrows.’

Stop your enemies in their tracks with Snare, a new entangling spell that roots targets and leaves them exposed. Or enchant your arrows with Astral Magic to unleash a powerful attack that pierces multiple enemies.

Let your imagination run wild with the new Creative Mode, a fresh way for base-building fans to enjoy RuneScape: Dragonwilds, free from survival friction.

Build without limits in Creative Mode, where every building piece is unlocked, materials cost nothing, and carry weight is infinite. Enter a new Creative World with maxed Skills, all Crafting recipes unlocked, no enemy attacks, and forever-full Hunger, Thirst and Rest for a truly relaxing, uninterrupted building experience.

RuneScape: Dragonwilds 0.9 Update Key Features:

  • Ranged Skill – Level up to 50, unlock new spells, and craft arrows with the Fletching Table
  • Crossbows – A new one-handed weapon for versatile ranged combat, allowing shields or torches in the off-hand.
  • Skill Spells – Master Snare and Spectral Arrows for tactical ranged playstyle advantages
  • Creative Mode – Build without limits: maxed Skills, no survival constraints, all recipes unlocked.
  • Multiplayer Protection – Secure your chests and gravestone with new privacy options and protect your bases from player-tampering by placing Protection Totems. 
  • Custom World Settings – Customise your own world by adjusting enemy health, hunger and thirst rates, processing stations speeds, durability and drop rates to create the perfect world for you and your friends.
  • Quality of Life Improvements – Enjoy upgraded controller support, customisable key rebinding, additional character slots, and a range of bug fixes, performance enhancements, and stability improvements.

For the full list of features included in RuneScape: Dragonwilds’ 0.9 Update, check out this blog post.

RuneScape: Dragonwilds is available now on Steam Early Access for £24.99 GBP / $29.99 USD / €29.99 EUR. For the latest updates, follow RuneScape: Dragonwilds on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X.com and Twitch or visit dragonwilds.runescape.com.

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