Well, the problem isn't the levels of melee stats, but the ability of the enemies to increased stats based on his (Ancient Curses - Prayer) with Turmoil, so anyway, Long Range is the way to go, slower but at least you don't have to use melee. Also, as an alternative, you could get like 60 def and 80 range, then go Soul Wars to increase defence. An other great thing would be, as a range tank that you can slay with range (much easier now, since you can get Full Slayer Helm); If you do want to get some stats, I'd recommend getting about 40 attack <-- (So you can use a decent weapon when getting 70 str) and 70 strength <-- (So you can solo bandos boss for money) EDIT: 42 attack (for void)