Which combat style is the strongest? (f2p)

[rulerdavid]

Which combat style is the strongest (f2p)

 

 

 

Introduction:

 

 

 

A long time ago, I held an experiment to prove what attack style was the strongest. The styles I've tested were: rune scimitar, rune battleaxe, adamant arrows on rapid, fire blast. I'd have optimum bonus every time.

 

 

 

At the time my combat skills were the following:

 

-Melee: attack and strength both 58 (equivalent of 77,33 ranged/magic in combat levels)

 

-Ranged: 71

 

-Magic: 70

 

Because my attack and strength were higher, you can add 10% extra to the times of all melee times.

 

 

 

I tested my experiment versus both ankous of level 82 who are unarmoured and white knights of level 42 who are armoured. I'd kill 5 or 10 of these with each combat style and I'd start timing from the first blow I'd hit untill the last blow I'd hit. When I had done that 5 or 10 times with each style, I'd calculate the average of the times. I had also asked 102makro (she had 99 strength and 85 attack at the time) to repeat my experiment with just the rune battleaxe and scimitar to see whether difference in strength and attack level would make rune battlaxe better.

 

 

 

Results:

 

 

 

I'll list the average times of each combat style here:

 

 

 

Myself versus level 82 ankous:

 

-Rune battleaxe: 51,3 seconds (56,4 with extra 10%)

 

-Rune scimitar: 44,4 seconds (48,8 with extra 10%)

 

-Fire blast: 31,2 seconds

 

-Adamant arrows: 27,3 seconds

 

 

 

Myself versus level 42 white knights:

 

-Rune battleaxe: 52,8 seconds (58,1 with extra 10%)

 

-Rune scimitar: 38,5 seconds (42,3 with extra 10%)

 

-Adamant arrows: 24,0 seconds

 

-Fire blast: 20,6 seconds

 

 

 

102makro versus level 82 ankous:

 

-Rune battleaxe: 31,3 seconds

 

-Rune scimitar: 16 seconds

 

 

 

102makro versus level 42 white knights:

 

-Rune battleaxe: 22,5 seconds

 

-Rune scimitar: 13,5 seconds

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion:

 

 

 

When it comes to offensive power, ranged is vastly superior to melee. At these levels magic is also superior but that can change as your combat level goes up. Against armour, magic has a very clear advantage over the rest because it just goes through the armour. A rune battlaxe is also clearly inferior to a rune scimitar. Whether the difference between attack and strength is high or low, a rune battleaxe stays far behind when it comes to killing speed. Therefore, you should never use a battleaxe.

 

 

 

This guide doesn't show which combat style is the best, it only shows which has the highest offensive power. For pures however, it does show what combat style is most powerful. Since pures rely solely on offence, ranged and mage pures are stronger than strength pures. In a direct dm without koeing, ranged and mage pures will terefore beat melee pures. Melee pures however can ko better than rangers and mages, that's an advantage to them.

 

 

 

 

 

Endword:

 

 

 

I hope you find this information usefull and I hope you enjoyed it. At the time I made this experiment mostly for personal use and I do not plan to repeat this with more weapons. If you want more weaponry tested, you'll have to do it yourself ;)

 

 

 

Special thanks to 102makro for helping me with the results!

[rulerdavid]

Sorry, made this guide in the wrong forum. Could a moderator please move it to the oher guides section?

[calum12]

Interesting...

 

 

 

Although 58 atk/str may be equivalent to 70 range/mage in the combat formula, it is much easier to get than 70 mage/range, and also runes and arrows are much harder to get in free worlds, with no fletching and limited runecrafting. If you made a survey with 70 atk/str, melee would win easily.

[rulerdavid]

Interesting...

 

 

 

Although 58 atk/str may be equivalent to 70 range/mage in the combat formula, it is much easier to get than 70 mage/range, and also runes and arrows are much harder to get in free worlds, with no fletching and limited runecrafting. If you made a survey with 70 atk/str, melee would win easily.

 

 

 

Yes, it is but in this guide I'm only talking about absolute offence for people around the same combat level. This guide doesn't really deal with how you get it, it only deals with the end result ;)

[Ouchy]

8/10

 

 

 

You forgot to add the most important bit, what attack style is best. You should add all 4 styles (3 for range) to see which is fastest instead of getting an average for all four

[mega_vegeta6]

Agressive style adds +3 Strength bonus, Accurate gives +3 attack, Controlled gives +1 on all, Defencive gives, you guessed it, +3 defence bonus. It's a major difference in higher lvls, and i always change my attack style accordingly, unless im training.

[Yomyth105]

4/10

 

 

 

What were u saying?

 

 

 

wat cb style is best not which weapon to wear??

[rulerdavid]

Sorry, I ony discussed the different combat styles against each other, not the individual attack style. Btw, this guide does show that ranged and mage pures are stronger than strength pures because pures rely dolely on offence.