Mage training

[Neohero1972]

Hi

 

I need to get level 71 in magic to finish the hard tasks part of the Ardougne Achievement Diary.

 

I have read a few threads on mage training, but these didn't suit me as i'm not bold enough to go bursting rock lobsters :ohnoes: (don't laugh, i'm just being honest here !)

 

I'm currently standing in the basement of Lumbridge Castle (world 67) and looking at a guy suited up in an anti-spell casting outfit (full bronze armor) who is casting some sort of wind spell at a level 1 spider - he has been doing this for atleast 2 hours (while most likely doing some AFK-related stuff).

 

It looks like he is miss-casting his spells, because the spider takes no damage at all which i'll guess is the point of this training method (getting magic experience for casting the spell).

 

This has inspired me to do the same although i find it to be somewhat cheating (whether or not it is cheating is matter of taste i guess) as it seems to be a very cheap and easy way to train magic.

 

What do you think about this ? - are anyone inhere doing something similar ?

[Bloodstain]

People do it all the time with stun, it's great magic exp. Not sure what you could cast at lower levels though

[Neohero1972]

Hi

 

Personally i would use the Wind Blast spell as it only takes 3 Air runes (none if a staff is wielded) and a Death rune.

 

It can be used from level 41 in magic and gives 25.5 per cast.

 

From what i can tell the guy can cast a spell approx. every 3 sec. so we're looking at around 510 exp. per minute or in the neighbourhood of 30600 exp. per hour !

 

This method MUST be against some sort of rule, because using this method then the magic skill will be way too easy to train.

 

Edit:

 

The stun spell can be used from level 80 magic and requires: 12 Earth, 12 Water, 1 Soul rune or a Mud Battlestaff + 1 Soul rune.

 

Casting the stun spell gives 90 magic exp.

[crashNburn]

Not really, people have been doing it for years, as long as you don't physically leave your computer it's fine.

 

30k/hour is also horrendously slow for mage training.

[JohnTheCop]

Its not against any rule if you are at your keyboard paying attention but it does become very tedios at higher levels

[glasscube]

Not only is alching cheaper, its also faster. And alching is one of the worst ways to train mage.

[Rhonda]

I've done it quite a bit, usually to get myself up to a certain level in order to do other spells. I do Witch's Potion and Imp Cathcher for fast levels, cast Confuse to level 11, then cast Weaken until I can cast Curse. The most fun place I've been doing this is the dwarf mines, casting it on scorpions. Miners think I'm crazy. :thumbsup:

[Neohero1972]

30k/hour is also horrendously slow for mage training.

 

Yes, it may be slow, but you don't have sit there clicking away as this is an automated process

 

Its not against any rule if you are at your keyboard paying attention but it does become very tedios at higher levels

 

Every skill become tedious to train at higher levels !

 

I'm sure lots of players are situated in front of the keyboard when training, but many of them watch videos, posting in forums etc. while they train their playing character (I don't do this myself ofcourse :pray: , but i have heard of others doing it)

[Sir_Squab]

I wouldn't do it. I consider it a cheap way to train, and illegal (ok, so it's fine if your AT your computer. How many people who would splash train would actually be at their computer? The main point of it to have your character spend hours training while your not doing anything.)

 

One of the ways I trained around your magic level (I think) was charging air orbs. Not the fastest exp in the book by far, but it's fairly profitable. At lower levels, it wasn't too much of a grind.

[Neohero1972]

One of the ways I trained around your magic level (I think) was charging air orbs. Not the fastest exp in the book by far, but it's fairly profitable. At lower levels, it wasn't too much of a grind.

 

Funny you should mention charging air orbs, because that's what i initial planned on doing since i make uncharged orbs when training crafting - until i watched that guy standing in the basement (no running around, no clickfest, no nothing but training the easy way) which looked very appealing to me.

[Quyneax]

This strategy is mostly used by bots as curses are much cheaper and faster and only require a little clicking.

[glasscube]

This strategy is mostly used by bots as curses are much cheaper and faster and only require a little clicking.

Actually I would say the reverse... Bots don't care if they have a lot of clicking to do.

 

Lazy pures are the ones who will repeatedly fail air strike.

[Quyneax]

This strategy is mostly used by bots as curses are much cheaper and faster and only require a little clicking.

Actually I would say the reverse... Bots don't care if they have a lot of clicking to do.

 

Lazy pures are the ones who will repeatedly fail air strike.

Oh good thought... you are so right #-o.

[Troacctid]

Splashing combat spells is a really bad idea. Waste of money for slow xp. You can do so much better.

 

If you're going to splash, you should be splashing soul rune spells, and your magic level isn't high enough for that anyway.

[Knight_Zaros]

If your going to use combat magic you might as well do combat...

[xSxqPowerx]

Splashing stuns and or something is not too bad - gives the same experience for hitting or missing. But you need to pay attention.

 

Splashing combat spells is probably a bad idea. You will simply get more experience if actually go and kill stuff with the spells.

[xpx]

It is an alternative to normal magic training if you really can't bother to actually train magic and have enough cash(as it isn't the cheapest method) but you've got to remember, even though there is NO way to detect if you are or not at your computer or jagex would ever bother to find out if you are or are not afk(just be priw/everything off), you absolutely HAVE to be at your computer. HAVE TO. just say'n.

[wormy]

It is decent speed for not doing anything, but the cost is fairly steep. For wind blast ~15 gp/xp!, xp/hr for strike and bolt are kind of terrible.