Beginners Combat Guide

[Samaster]

Hello all, this is my first guide i wrote it for my friend who wanted to get better but had no idea what to do. This guide should not only tell you what to kill but hopefully it should give you a greater understanding of what you are doing by training and you will be able to figure out the best ways for yourself onwards.

 

Sorry for the lack of pictures, there will be some in my next guide.

 

If you don’t like it, let me know how to improve for my next guide, don’t just say “I hate you, tell me how to become rich or I will kill your pixels”

 

Here it is:

 

Combat

 

 

Introduction

 

Experience points:

 

When you train combat you gain Experience (xp, exp) and these all add up to level the skill you are training to the next level, the maximum level you cans reach in any combat stat is 99 at 13,034,431 xp.

 

 

Constitution points (Life points, LP, Health points, HP)

 

Regardless of whether are training strength, attack, defence, range or magic. You will gain 0.133 xp for each point you hit.

 

E.g. if you hit 10 you will get 1.33 xp for Constitution.

 

 

In attack, defence, strength and range you will gain 0.4 xp per hit.

 

E.g. if you hit 10 with these you will gain 4 xp.

 

 

In magic however you will gain a base amount of xp for the spell that you are casting and 0.2 more xp for each LP you take away from your foe.

 

E.g. If you are casting wind strike you will gain 5.5 xp for casting it and if you hit 10 you will gain another 2 xp for it.

 

 

Prayer is trained differently to the others, in order to train it you need to bury bones this will yield experience specific to the bone and will not give xp in HP.

 

E.g. Burying normal bones you will get 4.5 xp in prayer.

 

 

Summoning (members only) is trained differently to the others also. In order to gain xp in summoning you will need to get charms from drops combine them with spirit shards, a secondary ingredient and an empty pouch on a big obelisk. The xp gained is reliant on the charm you use and the level of pouch you create.

 

There are 4 kinds of charm; gold, green, crimson and blue. Giving the least, slightly more, considerably more and the most experience respectively.

 

 

Attack style:

 

In order to train attack, defence and strength, you will need to select which one you wish the xp to go to.

 

To do this you need to go to the combat interface on your control panel. This is the one with the crossed swords. To identify which one will train your desired skill, hover your mouse over the attack style and it will tell you which one it is going to be giving xp to.

 

 

Combat level:

 

Your combat level is determined by the level of all you combat stats. (Attack, Defence, Strength, Constitution, Mage, Range, Prayer and Summoning)

 

If you right click on a player/monster there combat level will be listed after their name.

 

E.g. Player (level-10) or Goblin (level-3)

 

Depending on your level the combat level will be in one of 3 colours;

 

Green your combat level it higher,

Yellow you are the same or similar,

Red they are higher than you.

 

You should always take note of levels before you attack something.

 

 

Drops:

 

All monsters in Runescape drop items when they die; there are 3 types of drop that can be found.

 

100% drop: Normally bones.

 

Monster specific: Goblins for example are the only monster that drops goblin mail.

 

Rare drop table: This is similar to all monsters, things like gems, runes, clue scrolls can be found.

 

 

 

 

 

Training

 

Attack, strength and defence:

 

Armour/weapon

Before starting you will need some armour and a weapon, now as you are below level 10 at this point I would recommend buying bronze armour and a bronze scimitar. Once you get to level 5 attack you can substitute the bronze scimitar for a steel one. Armour isn’t too much of an issue at this point.

 

1-10

 

Kill cows in the field North East of Lumbridge.

 

 

Drops: -

100% - Bones (180gp), Raw beef (156gp), Cowhide (259gp).

Charms – gold, green, crimson and blue.

 

Bury the bones for prayer xp.

 

When you have a full inventory of meat and hides, bank them on the top floor of the castle and return.

 

 

Xp info:

 

You will gain 32xp for your selected style and 10.64xp for HP per cow.

Therefore you will need to kill 37 cows to get to level 10 in any melee skill.

Furthermore killing 111 cows will take you to level 10 in all the melee stats. (Note: remember to change your attack style so you train different skills)

 

 

Tips:

 

If you are getting low on hp cook the beef that you pick up from the cows and eat it to restore your hp.

 

 

Overview:

You will also gain 4 levels in Constitution bringing you up to level 14.

With burying all the bones you get as drops you will gain 5 prayer levels and only need 12xp more for the next level.

All this taken into account you will now have a combat level of 13.

 

 

Loot:

By selling all the cow hides and keeping the meat for food you will make a profit of 28,749gp.

 

Armour/weapon

You are now level 10 in all your melee stats, now is the time to spend some of that money you made of the cow hides. Black armour is now available to you at level 10 defence and weapons are also available to you at 10 attack.

 

 

Black platebody – 3937gp*

Black plateskirt – 2020gp*

Black kiteshield – 2148gp* All this will cost about 18,354gp*

Black full helm – 728gp*

Black scimitar – 9521gp*

 

 

10-20

 

Kill the level 10 Barbarians in Barbarian Village South West of The Grand Exchange

 

Drops: -

100% - Bones (180gp)

Charms - All

Runes - Earth (37gp), Chaos (51gp), Law (278gp), Mind (5gp), Fire (9gp)

Other - Iron ore (246gp), Tin ore (92gp), uncut gems up to diamond (1.3k-9.9kgp), Cooked meat (115gp) and arrows (9gp-26gp)

 

Xp info:

 

You will gain 76xp for your selected style and 25.27xp for HP per Barbarian.

Therefore you will need to kill 59 Barbarians to get to level 20 in any melee skill.

Furthermore killing 177 Barbarians will take you to level 20 in all the melee stats. (Note: remember to change your attack style so you train different skills)

 

Tips:

Keep the arrows that they randomly drop to train range at a later date.

Use the cooked meat they drop to replenish lost HP.

There is a cooked meat spawn place in the big room to the North of Barbarian Village.

 

Overview:

You will also gain 6 levels in Constitution bringing you up to level 20.

With burying all the bones you get as drops you will gain 5 prayer levels taking you to level 10 prayer.

All this taken into account you will now have a combat level of 24.

 

Loot:

If you are lucky enough to get a clue scroll, ether attempt to do it yourself as it is only a level 1 and is fairly easy, or checkout the ‘Treasure Trail’ guide on www.tip.it/runescape.

Armour/weapon

 

 

Now that you are level 20 in all you combat stats you are able to ware Mithril. If you can afford the same equipment as you have in black (i.e. full helm, scimitar etc) then it’s highly recommended that you do get it. If you don’t have enough cash from the drops you can, and should, sell your black armour as you won’t need it anymore.

 

 

Mithril platebody – 2957gp*

Mithril plateskirt – 1464gp*

Mithril kiteshield – 1163gp* All this will cost about 12,423gp*

Mithril full helm – 726gp*

Mithril scimitar – 525gp*

 

 

This actually turns out to cost less than black; this is because black armour cannot be made with the smithing skill so it must be found thus making it rarer than some other armour.

 

At this point I would recommend members to go to Burthorpe and get your first slayer assignment from Turael. From here you can train your combat by doing tasks assigned to you by Slayer Masters.

 

Slayer

 

Slayer basically opens up new monsters that you can kill as you gain levels. Most of which have unique drops that are only available to slayers. These drops can be very expensive (8k-6.8m) and can be sold on the GE as usual.

 

In order to train slayer you will need to get tasks from slayer masters, these can range from kill 15 rats all the way up to kill 150 dragons. But the lower you combat level the easer your tasks will be for you.

 

When training Slayer you not only gain xp in the skill you are using to kill the monsters along with HP, but you will also gain slayer xp with each monster you are assigned to kill.

 

 

*prices may have changed since I wrote this guide, sorry if they have. -im not magic... much

[JohnTheCop]

i like the way u setup your guide and i can see it being a nice place to refresh your memory if making a new pure or if your new to rs ill make sure to refer some of my freinds to this, im interested to see how it turns out if its not already finished (expand please :mrgreen: )

[eastonj7]

That was good but kind of long. I wish there was a guide like that when i was new to runescape. You explained everything properly and added some information and details that may even be unknown and useful for some experienced runescape players.

[Youmu]

If you're going to be a member this early in your Runescape adventure, you're just wasting time.

 

Get your combat in the 70s-80s, and be able to wear level 70 weapons and AT LEAST dragon armor before going members. Also 43 pray is a must.

 

Why? So when you become a member you can start off with slayer/summoning right away. No need to waste time doing things you could have done as a free player.

[FederalXTC]

If you're going to be a member this early in your Runescape adventure, you're just wasting time. Get your combat in the 70s-80s, and be able to wear level 70 weapons and AT LEAST dragon armor before going members. Also 43 pray is a must. Why? So when you become a member you can start off with slayer/summoning right away. No need to waste time doing things you could have done as a free player.

I became a member at combat level 30ish with no regrets at all.

[Youmu]

I became a member at combat level 30ish with no regrets at all.

But you're going to have to do a lot more prepping, no?

 

Times have changed. Making sure you're prepared for the elite stuff is a must.

[Hedgehog]

I became a member at combat level 30ish with no regrets at all.

But you're going to have to do a lot more prepping, no?

 

Times have changed. Making sure you're prepared for the elite stuff is a must.

 

Wouldn't it be a lot easier to prepare in members? F2p is quite limited.

[Bartuccio3]

I became a member at combat level 30ish with no regrets at all.

But you're going to have to do a lot more prepping, no?

 

Times have changed. Making sure you're prepared for the elite stuff is a must.

 

Wouldn't it be a lot easier to prepare in members? F2p is quite limited.

 

At any level, p2p should have access to faster experience and better moneymaking. The only reason not to become p2p earlier, rather than later, is if there are real-life circumstances preventing you from doing so or limiting the length at which you could be p2p. For example, if you only had enough time between education, work, and other real life engagements to play for one hour a day when not on holiday, staying f2p in the beginning of your account's life could be a good option. Really the only reason I see not to have p2p though is if you really can't afford $6USD a month, if you aren't going to be actively playing for an extended period of time, or if you're underage and don't have parental consent (which the, in my opinion, overpriced game cards have somewhat eliminated as an obstacle.)

[Zaaps1]

I became a member at combat level 30ish with no regrets at all.

But you're going to have to do a lot more prepping, no?

 

Times have changed. Making sure you're prepared for the elite stuff is a must.

 

I became a member pre-summoning at level 100, and I will say that yes, it's extremely helpful and made life MUCH easier.

 

That being said, it's not necessarily the best thing to do. After all, it is a game. The best time to become a member is when you want to become a member. On a more practical level, being a low-level member does allow you to take in the members world step-by-step, so it isn't as overwhelming. What do you have to lose? A few dollars/pounds/euros/etc. for playing a game? It's not a big deal, I don't think.