Advanced Training Tips

[the_renn_man]

This guide shows you that it is best to train with more than one weapon to take advantage of special attacks.

 

 

 

Bringing a Ranged Weapon

 

When I train, especially on creatures that require dragonhide to fight, I bring a bow, some knives/darts, or a halberd in my inventory and about 150 extra nature runes so that when I finish all of my food, I just switch to the bow and range them for a while. I don't like to leave a slayer task half-finished.

 

 

 

Rune Throwing Axes

 

Rune Throwing axes have a special attack that hits more than one creature in a multicombat zone. It's a nice little tool for luring creatures towards you and gives good xp.

 

 

 

Bringing a cannon

 

Cannons are very expensive weapons! I would reccomend taking 1k cannonballs for each hour of training. You should only bring a cannon to kill creatures that would otherwise be nearly impossible to kill without help. Take advantage of multicombat areas, because without them your cannon will only shoot at the creature you're attacking, which needs to be in a direct line of sight from your cannon. Cannons hit up to 30 and are therefore amazing range xp (but don't give hp xp). I find that a cannon is a big waste of cash unless you're getting something good out of it besides just killing monsters faster. You can't set up a cannon at the kalphite queen's lair, the tzhaar area, the fremmenik slayer cave, the canifis slayer tower, Pest Control, or the lumbridge swamp dark cave.

 

 

 

Dragon Scimitar training

 

Start the monster with a dds special and follow up with the scimitar.

 

Use attack and strength potions of your choice. You can also use the dragon battleaxe training tactic, using the special with a restore and attack pot. Also, all scimitars are 20% faster than longswords, which is the main appeal. Train Strength with a Dragon Scimitar because Attack/Defense is best trained with the whip.

 

 

 

Whip training

 

I reccomend using a dragon battleaxe special with a restore pot, THEN use an attack pot. If you do whip training with a dragon dagger, you can only be training attack because switching weapons resets it back to the default style (attack) and the dragon bax will not reset it. The whip and the spear are the only weapons I know of with a controlled attack that is the same accuracy as the other forms of attack, so keep that in mind when you choose which attack to use.

 

 

 

Dragon Longsword and Dragon Mace

 

These two weapons' specials hit much harder than the normal attack for that weapon. Use the special often and use attack and strength pots of your choice. They're not very good weapons compared to the dragon scimitar or whip. Really simple training...

 

 

 

Dragon Dagger

 

It's a fun little blade but you MUST have potions because it's about as strong as a rune battleaxe and nearly as accurate. The special hits twice and it can be poisoned, so it makes a good accessory when training with other weapons.

 

 

 

Dragon Spear

 

Why are you training with this junk anyways?

 

But seriously, it's junk. Get it super poisoned, sell it, and buy a d long or something. Spears are not as accuate as scimitars, baxes, longswords, etc. but they have controlled attacks and are as fast as a scimitar. The special attack for the dragon spear knocks the enemy back a few squares and stuns. It's a good accessory for halberd, mage or range training because sometimes the monster will go around the barrier.

 

 

 

Dragon Halberd training

 

Dragon halberd is a very accurate and strong weapon. Unfortunately it's very slow. Take attack and strength potions with you as usual. When you use the halberd, it's best if you are ONLY training strength, as it is the most accurate. You might want to bring a dragon spear to knock back enemies when using this weapon. Knock back and stun an enemy then run behind an obstacle. Watch out for jerks who will take your monster!

 

 

 

Dragon Bax and Excalibur specials (accessories)

 

The dragon battleaxe's special is like drinking a super strength, but reduces your attack and defense. Drink a restore pot to get the attack and defense back.

 

The excalibur special is like drinking a defense pot. I used to reccomend this weapon for killing high-leveled monsters, but not anymore because defense potions can be bought for 140 gp at the warrior's guild. I never see people using their excaliburs when training. Not even when they have a good weapon like a whip or dragon scimitar, which have no useful special!

 

 

 

As with all training sessions, bring the appropriate amount of food, 30 nature runes with Fire Staff (for alchemy), teleportation runes, your secondary weapon, your choice of attack potions , strength potions (or restore potions) and your WEALTH ring. Maybe even a slayer gem. Some players bring a chisel for crafting experience because they don't take sapphires and emeralds.

 

 

 

Dragon Hatchet

 

The dragon hatchet is really bad. The special takes up 100% of the bar and reduces the enemy's range and mage.

 

 

 

Dragon 2h (accessory)

 

The Dragon 2h might be good for training with since it's pretty accurate and strong, but I doubt it because of its' speed. The special attack would be VERY nice in multicombat, since it hits multiple enemies. That's about it though, aside from testing your max hit. It's a poser weapon, used by fishermen at the fishing guild.

 

 

 

Bones to Peaches is wicked. Peaches heal 8, which is more than the average damage that would be dealt to you by a creature your level. The bones to peaches tablets are usually sold for 2k to 5k each and can be used by anyone, even if they haven't unlocked it.

 

 

 

Often, when you go out to train your combat, you never use your prayers, so if you're really after fast xp, then you want to use this untapped resource. Train near an altar.

 

 

 

I reccommend this for EVERYBODY who is interested in fast xp. If you're bored of pest control... train with prayer!

 

 

 

When you are training using prayer, you will be using the best strength and attack prayers, and MAYBE a defense prayer or protection prayer.

 

 

 

You should use any equipment you can to prolong your prayer, because it means you will be praying at the altar less and killing monsters more. I recommend gloves from the Recipe for Disaster quest, Initiate (or Proselyte) armor, White Boots, Ring of Wealth, a Zamorak prayerbook, and an Unholy Symbol or a Glory (depends if you need more/less prayer).

 

 

 

You don't need prayer potions. In fact, it is a waste.

 

 

 

You should bring attack and strength potions. Perhaps even a dragon battleaxe (with restore pot) to make full use of your special bar.

 

 

 

As I see it, there are THREE places to train using prayer:

 

 

 

1) The gorilla temple on ape atoll.

 

The gorilla temple is very dangerous! You can easily get cornered near the ladder and run out of prayer, so bring an ectophial or an elf crystal, and it helps to be able to teleport there with the teleport spell gained from Recipe for Disaster. It's a favorite place to train using Dharocks, but any kind of armor/weapon can be used. Watch out for the level 1 spiders that poison you. They stop attacking after a while.

 

 

 

2) The Black Knights west of the Monastery (north of lassar).

 

This place is the ONLY F2P-able place, so I encourage all f2p-ers to use it! You need a bronze medium helm and an iron chainbody to enter the castle. On the second floor, there's an altar to pray at, and the knights are aggressive once you use the door.

 

 

 

3) Seers South of Burthorpe, north of the Witches' House.

 

This is a nice, balanced prayer-training spot. It's not common to see people training here, and it can only support one or two people, but the altar is in the center of it all, and the seers drop herbs, vials, and antipoisons. But it's not about drops! It's about XP! Seers are the easiest creatures to hit and are closest to a bank. Although they do use Snare on you sometimes, you can use the Protect Magic prayer to reduce the damage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good luck training!

[nicrune007]

wow very nice guide.. but sadly im f2p

[primadog]

some very good advises that even old, old players can use.

[Guy]

very nice advice.. very nice.. ill try it on those temple monkey thingys :)