First, a few questions: Have you quested defence/prayer? (the most important, really) What's your rough bank value? Are you willing to sell claws? How do you feel about quests..? With this in mind, my advice would be a) get your combat level and hitpoints/strength up - the defence levels handicap you against 1 defence pures of a similar level, without adding too much of an advantage until you acquire Smite - getting 70 attack and whipping with Smite + Prayer bonuses from initiate. or b) do as the above poster suggested, questing 45 defence and making the account into a Zerker, training Ranged up to 94 in order to boost your rather small hitpoints pool (which explain why you get rushed hard..) This type of mid level pker with 80 - 90 strength, 60 attack and Vengance should tear up folks in your combat range. Also, re: the rushing, perhaps sell the claws and PK on non +1 worlds? EDIT: 20 Defence is all about hybridding, so I'd push the 2nd option. :razz: