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Powers (Combat Settings) interface

Combat Settings was an interface accessible in the Powers tab, or by clicking the gear icon on the action bar, that gave access to the following options:

  • Combat mode (Full Manual, Revolution, or Legacy)
  • Combat experience selection
  • Toggling ability queueing
  • Toggling an icon showing your combat mode in the heads up display
  • Choosing attack options for players and NPCs
  • Toggling Manual Spell Casting
  • Toggling blocking combat XP from PvP

This was removed in an update on 1st October, 2018 and the options that were present, such as changing combat experience, were moved to a menu under the general settings menu.

Combat mode[]

Players can select one of three combat modes, in decreasing level of user involvement and damage done.

  • Full manual
    Full Manual mode requires each ability to be triggered manually, as in previous incarnations of the ability system. This gives the greatest control to players and gives the best damage output, but it also is the most click-intensive.
  • Revolution
    Revolution mode automatically triggers the first cooled-down basic ability in your first nine action bar slots which you have the requirements to use. Other basic, threshold and ultimate abilities can also be used without turning off Revolution. The revolution window can be resized, and basic, threshold and ultimate abilities can all be triggered. This offers a high damage output comparable to Full Manual mode, without requiring each ability to be clicked manually.
  • Legacy Mode is the old combat system before Evolution of Combat. This mode allows you to hit more consistently, but limits your abilities to only special attacks.

Combat experience[]

Combat Experience melee

A player setting melee combat experience toward Strength.

For each of the three classes of combat, experience can be split the following ways. The total experience given is independent of these settings, it only determines how experience is divided among the available choices. Constitution experience is always awarded upon defeating a foe which provides combat experience.

Melee[]

  • Attack - Attack experience is awarded
  • Strength - Strength experience is awarded
  • Defence - Defence experience is awarded

Ranged[]

  • Ranged - Ranged experience is awarded
  • Defence - Defence experience is awarded

Magic[]

  • Magic - Magic experience is awarded
  • Defence - Defence experience is awarded

Block PvP experience[]

If you toggle Block PvP XP, you would not gain combat xp when killing a player, such as in the Wilderness or in PvP Minigames. This is mainly for players who wouldn't like to advance any combat levels while Pking. This is very useful for Pures or any player who wishes to stay at a certain combat level. This also includes certain spells:

Attack Options[]

Selecting the preferred attack options for both players and NPCs allows players to control the ease of engaging in combat. Toggling "Left Click" ensures that the attack option is easily accessible at the top of the right-click menu, enabling combat with a simple left-click. If players do not wish to attack players or NPCs with a higher combat level than their own, the "Combat Level" option can be chosen. This places the attack option as the first option on any player and NPC only if their combat level is equal to or below your own. Similarly, "Right Click" makes the option only available via the right-click menu. The "Hidden" option prevents any possibility of engaging combat by hiding all attack options.

Standard spells

Icon Spell Magic Level Members only? Runes Required Block XP Outside of PvP Notes
Confuse icon Confuse 3 No 1Mind X mark Reduces the target's chance to hit by 5% for 1 minute.
Weaken icon Weaken 11 No 1Body X mark Reduces the target's damage dealt by 5% for 1 minute.
Curse icon Curse 19 No 1Chaos X mark

Increases the target's damage received by 5% for 1 minute.

Bind icon Bind 20 No 1Nature X mark Prevents creatures from moving for 20 seconds, or players for 10 seconds.
Entangle icon Snare 50 Yes 2Nature X mark Prevents creatures from moving for 30 seconds, or players for 15 seconds.
Vulnerability icon Vulnerability 66 Yes 1Soul1Chaos X mark Increases the target's damage received by 10% for 1 minute.
Enfeeble icon Enfeeble 73 Yes 1Soul1Body X mark Lowers the target's Strength by 10%.
Snare icon Entangle 79 Yes 3Nature X mark Prevents creatures from moving for 40 seconds, or players for 20 seconds.
Stagger icon Stagger 80 Yes 1Soul1Mind X mark Reduces the target's chance to hit by 10% for 1 minute.
Teleport Block icon Teleport Block 85 No 1Law1Death1Chaos N/A Can only be cast on another player in the Wilderness. Prevents the target from using any form of teleportation for five minutes (two and a half minutes if the target has Protect from Magic or Deflect Magic active at the time of the casting). This is the highest-level spell that free players may cast.

Lunar spells

Icon Spell Magic Level Runes Required Block XP Outside of PvP Notes
Cure Other icon Cure Other 68 1Astral10Earth Yes check Cures a targeted player of poison, but does not grant immunity to poison as an antipoison potion does. The targeted player must have Accept Aid turned on.
Cure Me icon Cure Me 71 2Cosmic2Astral Yes check Cures the caster of poison. Like Cure Other, Cure Me does not provide immunity to poison.
Cure Group icon Cure Group 74 2Cosmic2Astral Yes check Functions like the Cure Me spell, except it cures all players within a 3x3 square area of the caster of poison. Players must have Accept Aid turned on in order to benefit from this spell. Cure Group does not grant immunity to poison.
Stat Spy icon Stat Spy* 75 2Cosmic2Astral5Body Yes check Can be cast on other players to see their skill levels, as well as current life points and prayer points. Can be cast on players who have Accept Aid off.
Disruption Shield icon Disruption Shield** 90 3Blood3Astral10Body Yes check The next successful hit the caster receives from another player or NPC is negated.
Heal Other icon Heal Other 92 1Blood3Law3Astral Yes check When cast on another player, the caster takes damage equal to up to 75% of their current life points and heals the targeted player, who must have Accept Aid on in order to be healed.
Vengeance Other icon Vengeance Other 93 2Death3Astral10Earth Yes check When cast on another player, the targeted player gains the Vengeance effect: The next time the targeted player is damaged by a monster or other player, 75% of the damage dealt is rebounded back to the damaging monster or player. The targeted player must have Accept Aid turned on in order to receive the Vengeance effect. The effect ends if the targeted player logs out without being hit.
Vengeance icon Vengeance 94 2Death4Astral10Earth Yes check The caster receives the Vengeance effect, which will recoil 75% of damage dealt the next time the caster is hit by a monster or player. However, the effect wears off if the caster logs out before being hit.
Vengeance Group icon Vengeance Group** 95 3Death4Astral11Earth Yes check The caster and any players within a 7x7 area of the caster (up to 50 players at once) receive the Vengeance effect. All other players must have Accept Aid on.
Heal Group icon Heal Group 95 3Blood6Law4Astral Yes check The caster takes damage equal to up to 75% of their remaining life points and heals all players within a 3x3 square around the caster. Players must have Accept Aid on in order to be healed by this spell.
  • Spells marked with an asterisk ( * ) require completion of Dream Mentor to cast.
  • Spells marked with two asterisks ( ** ) can be used once unlocked at the Livid Farm activity.
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