Skill guide: Combat

[Kiara_Kat]

Post any corrections and additions for the Combat skill guide here. Don't forget to include the subheading the correction is under/where the addition would go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website guide http://tip.it/runescape/?page=combat_guide.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated on: 26-Aug-2006

[Unitedite]

The current information in this section is seariously misleading in some places, and has lead to at least one person i know wasting thousands of gp.

 

 

 

Some of the time you mention that quests are required to weild certain items (such as teh square shield) and some of the time you just don't bother - implying that there is no quest requirement involved.

 

 

 

The D Long is one example of this; you say that you have to have done the quest to buy it in the Lost City, but not that even if you buy it from another player you have to do the quest to weild it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[needs to be added - I've been told even the d square can't be wielded without legends quest]

[NukeMarine]

May be useful to people fighting Mages, this is about defense against mage attacks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Nuke Marine,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your message about the magical defence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your magical defence is balanced in a 70% magic skill and 30% defence split.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In answer to your second question, your magic skill is how often you hit with your spells and your magic defence is what resistance you have to magical attacks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope this answers your query.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yours Sincerely

 

 

 

Mod *****

 

 

 

RuneScape Customer Support

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Meaning someone in full Black with 30 magic, 70 defense will be hit more often than someone in full Black with 70 magic, 70 defense.

[adon1]

the drag hally special, sweep, also makes you hit higher than normal because my max hit is 22 an with the hally special i've hit 24s an 23s

[Gfniner]

D hally spec also gives a strength bonus when used. My max hit w/o spec is 24, my max with spec is 26.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's some better images for the spec also. It shows the advantage of using a hally as well the spec. Personally my favorite is the last pic, just because I got a nice hit in that one.

[LeonardMart]

This is some information I have gathered about the new weapon, the ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅSkull sceptreÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ

[LeonardMart]

Just wanted to add something to the Skull sceptre, it has 3 different attack modes:

 

 

 

Bash (Accurate), (Crush)

 

Pound (Aggressive), (Crush)

 

Block (Defensive), (Crush)

[scottmorgan77]

The details on which items are kept when you die. I'm only a f2p player, but i know that weaps and armour up to rune are worked by smithing lvl. eg. rune kite would be kept over a rune chain. Who want's to test this?...

[devast8u]

Dragon Battleaxe Special does not increase the str by 20%. Rather it is about 24%. How? Well, when i used the spec at originally 70 str, it increased my str to 87. If the Spec increased str by 20%, my str lvl would be 84.

[chenw]

THe B Axe Special is +25% to Str, -12.5% to Attack, Defence, Magic and Ranged.

 

 

 

One can confirm that by drinking a Super Strength pot at normal strength and should notice that the B Axe special adds the same strength bonus. Pot adds 25%.

[Headnazgul]

Granite legs' picture works but it's being shrunk by the size of the text in the same square, at least for me.

 

 

 

Also the stats on the granite legs aren't entirely correct. The defense bonuses are fine but the attack bonuses are as follows:

 

 

 

Stab: +0

 

Slash: +0

 

Crush: +0

 

Range: -31

 

Magic: -18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pic needs to be spec'd at 42x42]

[sheepdean]

the guide is missing the info on the crystal shield's degrading stats and its repair costs, so here they are:

 

. stab slash crush mage range

 

New + 51 + 54 + 53 + 0 + 80

 

9/10 + 49 + 52 + 51 + 0 + 78

 

8/10 + 47 + 50 + 49 + 0 + 76

 

7/10 + 45 + 48 + 47 + 0 + 74

 

6/10 + 43 + 46 + 45 + 0 + 72

 

5/10 + 41 + 44 + 43 + 0 + 70

 

4/10 + 39 + 42 + 41 + 0 + 68

 

3/10 + 37 + 40 + 39 + 0 + 66

 

2/10 + 35 + 38 + 37 + 0 + 64

 

1/10 + 33 + 36 + 35 + 0 + 62

 

 

 

and in all forms it has -10 mage and range attack, no melee bonuses

 

 

 

repair costs are:

 

first 750k, second 600k, third 450k, fourth 300k and fith and onwards 150k

[Trazma]

I think you should add the best outfits to wear for combat.

 

 

 

Here are the best outfits for P2P:

 

 

 

Best outfit, For defense bonuses, not regarding Barrows Set Effects:

 

 

 

1. Torags helm, Guthans Helm, or Veracs Helm. All helms have the same defense. Torags is the cheapest, and Veracs gives some prayer bonus. Stab +55, Slash +58, Stab +54, Magic -1, Range +62.

 

2. Torags Body, Guthans Body, or Dharoks Body. All give the same defense bonus, but Torags Body is Cheaper. Stab +122, Slash +120, Crush +107, Magic -6, Range +132.

 

3. Torags Legs or Dharoks Legs. Both give the same defense bonus, Torags is cheaper. Stab +85, Slash +82, Crush +83, Magic -4, Range +92.

 

4. Amulet of Fury. Gives +10 attack, +15 defense, +8 strength, and +5 prayer.

 

5. Rune Boots. Stab +12, Slash +13, Crush +14.

 

6. Barrows Gloves. +12 to all attack and all defense, +6 to mage attack and defense.

 

7. Fire or Obsidian Cape. Fire gives +11 to all defense, Obsidian gives +9 to all defense.

 

8. Dragon Sq. Shield. Stab +50, Slash +52, Crush +48, Magic +0, Range +50.

 

9. Warrior Ring. +4 slash attack and defense

 

 

 

Defense Total With Fire Cape: Stab +362, Slash +367, Crush +344, Magic +17, Range +374

 

Defense Total With Obsidian Cape: Stab +360, Slash +365, Crush +342, Magic +15, Range +372

 

 

 

Best outfit for defense and attack bonuses, not regarding barrows set effects.

 

1. Torags helm, Guthans Helm, or Veracs Helm. All barrows helms have the same defense. Torags is the cheapest, and Veracs gives some prayer bonus. Stab +55, Slash +58, Crush +54, Magic -1, Range +62.

 

2. Torags Body, Guthans Body, or Dharoks Body. All give the same defense bonus, but Torags Body is Cheaper. Stab +122, Slash +120, Crush +107, Magic -6, Range +132.

 

3. Torags Legs or Dharoks Legs. Both give the same defense bonus, Torags is cheaper. Stab +85, Slash +82, Crush +83, Magic -4, Range +92.

 

4. Amulet of Fury. Gives +10 attack, +15 defense, +8 strength, and +5 prayer.

 

5. Rune Boots or Climbing Boots. Rune Boots give the following defense: Stab +12, Slash +13, Crush +14. Climbing Boots give the following defense: Slash +2, Crush +2. Climbing boots also give +2 Strength

 

6. Barrows Gloves. +12 to all attack and defense, +6 magic attack and defense

 

7. Fire Cape or Obsidian Cape. Fire Cape gives +1 to all attack, +11 to all defense, +4 strength, +2 prayer. Obsidian gives +9 to all defense.

 

8. Rune Defender. +20 Stab, +19 Slash, +18 Crush, -3 Magic, -2 Range. These bonuses are applied to both attack and defense. Rune defender also gives +5 strength

 

9. Warrior or Berserker Ring. Warrior gives +4 slash attack and defense. Berserker gives +4 Strength and +5 crush defense

 

 

 

Total with Rune Boots and Warrior Ring: Attack; Stab +43, Slash +46, Crush +41, Magic -37, Range +2. Defense; Stab +332, Slash +334, Crush +314, Magic +18, Range +332. Other Bonuses; Strength +29, Prayer +7

 

 

 

Total with Rune Boots and Berserker Ring: Attack; Stab +43, Slash +42, Crush +45, Magic -37, Range +2. Defense; Stab +332, Slash +330, Crush +314, Magic +18, Range +332. Other Bonuses; Strength +33, Prayer +7

 

 

 

Total with Climbing Boots and Warrior Ring: Attack; Stab +43, Slash +46, Crush +41, Magic -37, Range +2. Defense; Stab +320, Slash +323, Crush +316, Magic +18, Range +332. Other Bonuses; Strength +31, Prayer +7

 

 

 

Total with Climbing Boots and Berserker Ring: Attack; Stab +43, Slash +42, Crush +45, Magic -37, Range +2. Defense; Stab +320, Slash +319, Crush +316, Magic +18, Range +332. Other Bonuses; Strength +35, Prayer +7

 

 

 

Best outfit for training slayer and training on monsters:

 

1. Full guthans with Spear

 

2. Fire or Obsidian Cape

 

3. Barrows Gloves

 

4. Whip

 

5. Rune Defender

 

6. Rune Boots

 

7. Amulet of Fury

 

8. Warrior Or Berserker Ring

 

 

 

Use Whip and Rune defender until you are low on health, then switch to guthans spear to heal yourself with the set effect. When you are healed switch back to Whip and Rune defender

 

 

 

Best Outfit for training in Pest Control:

 

1. Full Dharoks

 

2. Fire Cape or Obsidian Cape

 

3. Barrows Gloves

 

6. Rune Boots or Climbing Boots

 

7. Amulet of Fury

 

8. Warrior Or Berserker Ring

 

9. Dragon Battleaxe

 

 

 

Go to the Digsite and get some nitroglycerin. When you are in the pest control arena, drop nitroglycerin to damage yourself. When you drop nitroglycerin it takes off 25 hitpoints, so calculate how many you need to drop for the best results. After you are done dropping the nitro, use the Dragon Battleaxe special and then switch back to Dharoks Greataxe. Just continue to play pest control and use whatever attack style you want. You are almost guaranteed to get over 50 hits, and you can get a lot of xp during the game.

 

 

 

 

 

Best outfit for Duel Arena and Fight Pits:

 

1. Full Veracs

 

2. Fire Cape

 

3. Barrows Gloves

 

6. Rune Boots or Climbing Boots

 

7. Amulet of Fury

 

8. Warrior Or Berserker Ring

 

 

 

The Veracs set effect will allow you to hit through your opponents prayer and armor, which gives you a huge advantage.

 

 

 

Best outfit for Attack Bonus:

 

1. Warrior Helm. +5 Slash

 

2. Climbing Boots. +2 Strength

 

3. Amulet of Fury. +10 to all attack, +8 Strength

 

4. Rune Defender. +20 Stab, +19 Slash, +18 Crush, +5 Strength

 

5. Fire Cape. +1 to all attack, +4 Strength

 

6. Barrows Gloves. +12 to all attack, +12 Strength

 

7. Warrior Ring. +4 Slash

 

8. Abyssal Whip. +82 Slash, +82 Strength

 

 

 

Total Attack Bonus: +43 Stab, +133 Slash, +41 Crush. +113 Strength

 

 

 

Best outfit for Strength Bonus:

 

1. Berserker Helm. +3 Strength

 

2. Climbing Boots. +2 Strength

 

3. Amulet of Strength. +10 Strength

 

4. Obsidian Shield or Rune Defender. +5 Strength

 

5. Fire Cape. +4 Strength

 

6. Barrows Gloves. +12 Strength

 

7. Berserker Ring. +4 Strength

 

8. Abyssal Whip or Dragon BattleAxe. +82 Strength or +85 Strength

 

 

 

Total Strength with Whip: +122

 

Total Strength with Dragon Battleaxe: +125

[scorpus57]

Hi guys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just noticed a thing that might confuse some people in regards to the Magic Longbow and Magic Composite Bows' special attack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It reads:

Power Shot

 

 

 

Magic Longbow

 

 

 

Magic Composite Bow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think this should be changed to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Shot

 

 

 

Magic

 

 

 

Longbow

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

Magic

 

 

 

Composite

 

 

 

Bow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This makes it that little bit less confusing (eg. what is a Magic Longbow Magic Composite Bow?)

[Silver_Corner]

Combat > Special Attacks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrelchest Anchor:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunder

 

 

 

This attack doubles your chance to hit. A successful hit will lower either your enemy's Defence, Attack, Ranged or Magic level by 10% of the damage caused.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50% Drain of Special Bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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also...

 

 

 

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Anchor Stat Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credits:

 

 

 

Attack Special Infomation from http://www.runescape.com knowladge base.

 

 

 

Image from Brianite3.

[sheepdean]

^^ Barrelchest anchor now has an amazing +100 str bonus, and a +92 bonus. also, the fixing fee is the same as one would get if somone died with the anchor and would usually drop it (230k)

[sheepdean]

+^^

 

 

 

the barrelchest anchor requires 60 attack and 40 strength

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

which i personally think is odd, as it is made of steel...

[UmerVakil]

hey guys , i just came to inform you about something which you forgot to mention i nthe combat guide and has caused me loads of confusion .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In your gloves section , you have not included where you get the gloves from . Please mention that they are obtained after finsihing a certain amount of subquests from 'Recipe for Disaster' , and please mention how many subquests are required to purchase each one of them .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks ,

 

 

 

A Fan of Tip.It

 

 

 

Umer Vakil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT : Please also include thier price range .

[sjefderat]

In comment on Trazma's post of several months ago:

 

 

 

if combat would only be straight forward melee, then I agree, but the experienced slayers under us know: if you go into the slayer tower with any of the equipment on the list, then once you pass the crawling hands your behind is toast.

 

 

 

If you do not mention a black mask in the best "slayer" melee outfit and never talk about the salve amulet, then go back to boot camp, that is were you belong. These things have a big influence.

 

 

 

And putting a dragon square as the best shield..., well noone is sure which is the best.

 

 

 

So what to do?

 

 

 

I have the idea that we could make a detailed report on all the best combat/slayer items and what their best use is, so you would have a section what to wear on your head and why, what to wear around your neck and why, and this could go further than just combat.

[AgentK]

In the Quest Items part of the guide the brine saber reads:

 

Drop from Brine Rats, which can be killed after completing Olaf's Quest and acquiring level 70 Slayer.

 

 

 

It should be changed to:

 

Drop from Brine Rats, which can be killed after completing Olaf's Quest and acquiring level 47 Slayer.

[m1cha34l]

For the part of the guide with the 'Bronze gloves' 'Iron Gloves' 'Barrows Gloves' etc. It may be worth putting that they are just called 'gloves' and those names have been given to avoid confusion.

 

 

 

I also removed the background of the brine sabre picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The picture was edited from the origonal one on the page.

[m1cha34l]

Also the new dragonfire /anti-dragon shield pics with out a backround.

 

 

(Anti-Dragon shield)

 

 

 

 

(Dragonfire shield)

 

 

 

Also the origonal shield is called an 'Anti-dragon shield'.

[Emanick1]

The Magic Comp/Longbow special is said to "definitely inflict damage." It's only more likely to hit, not certain to hit. :(