Combat instructors
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The Combat instructors are tutors that give instructions for lower-level players on how to use combat. The three tutors are Mikasi, the Magic tutor; Nemarti, the Ranged tutor; and Harlan, the Melee tutor. They can be found at Lumbridge.
After the graphical update in April, the combat tutors were relocated inside the building with new feature. Inside the building, there are a few targets: magic dummies for testing spells on, melee dummies for attacking with melee, and targets to aim arrows at. Mikasi can supply runes, Nemarti can supply arrows, and Harlan can lend the player a sword and shield. Mikasi and Nemarti only give out supplies every half an hour, however. After the tutorial update in September 2009, the tutors no longer give free items; they are now spread in different locations. A bronze dagger can be received from the Lumbridge general store, air and mind runes can be gotten in Aubury's shop, and bronze arrows and regular bows can be found in Lowe's shop, all free to be taken. Since then, the popularity of the hall has decreased; people rarely train at the archery targets now since they need bronze arrows to train but no arrows are provided, along with the fact that the targets give very little experience.
Three are:
- Three melee dummies for training melee skills, lead by the Melee Combat Tutor.
- Three magic dummies for practicing magic, Magic Combat Tutor.
- Two archery targets for training ranged, note that this is the only training device that requires the tutor-given equipment, lead by the Ranged Combat Tutor.
The building has become popular when it first arrived, but after a while, most players have neglected the area because they are training instead on monsters more for their skill level. Note that it can be quite crowded sometimes.
There is a first floor for the building with three rooms for each of the tutors, this is probrably just for decoration like the training shields and swords near the walls.
[edit] Advantages
- No risk of death, as the dummies cannot retaliate.
- Can train skills of all three combat types.
- Casting certain Magic spells on the dummies offers very fast experience.
[edit] Disadvantages
- Little experience is gained by attacking the dummies and targets.
- The area can be crowded.
- Ranged targets require bronze arrows, which the Ranged Tutor does not give.
- Ranged targets cannot be auto-attacked, meaning the player has to click for each individual arrow shot at the target.
- After reaching a certain XP or level from the ranged targets, the targets will yield no more experience for the player.
- The dummies can only be hit for a maximum of 14.
- Arrows fired at ranged targets cannot be retrieved.
