In a Guaranteed Content poll created by Jagex on 16 February 2010, the Dark bow was nominated for a recolouring[1], similar to how the abyssal whip was recoloured (allowing the player to decide between four colours). The poll ended on 22 February 2010, with the dark bow winning with 24% of the votes.[2] The coloured versions of the bow are obtainable as a reward from the Barbarian Assault activity. The colouring will make the bow untradeable; however, to remove the colouring, simply use a cleaning cloth and the bow will return to normal. After Jagex said a new item was to be coloured, people suspected this would be the item. As a result, the Dark bow rose in price from 1.1m to 1.9m within a few weeks. The Dark bow may further increase in price just as the Abyssal whip did. However, it is expected that the price will fall soon after.
On 29 March 2010, Commander Connad was updated so he would recolour Dark Bows because it was the Guaranteed Content poll winner. The dark bow has the same colour options as the whip- Green, yellow, white, blue.