Combat styles was significantly altered after the Evolution of Combat. This article is retained to provide information on past elements of RuneScape.

Before the Evolution of Combat update, the combat styles used in the game were a big contrast to the current system. The combat style that a player used in combat were divided into various categories, each giving specific experience in either one skill or shared across many. These styles could be chosen via the combat screen section of the interface.

Melee weaponsEdit

	Name	Combat style	Type	Melee experience
	Pound	Accurate	Crush	Attack
	Pummel	Aggressive	Crush	Strength
	Spike	Controlled	Stab	Shared (Attack, Strength, Defence)
	Block	Defensive	Crush	Defence

Melee weapons varied in their attack styles. Most weapons had four options to choose from, as in the example shown above, where each style had a different performing action and was categorised into the following types:

• The controlled attack style was only available in some melee weapons, such as longswords and maces for all players, and spears and the abyssal whip only for members.

Ranged weaponsEdit

	Combat style	Experience
	Accurate	Ranged
	Rapid	Ranged
	Longrange	Ranged and Defence

Ranged weapons also had different attack styles, mainly sorted into three types, namely Accurate, Rapid and Long range.

• Although the Rapid attack style resulted in faster ranging, it also consumed arrows much faster than the other styles.
• As a player's attack range was increased using the long range style, it was widely used in Clan Wars and Castle Wars, wherein players would stand atop one of the towers and shoot their opponents.

Magic weaponsEdit

While wielding a Magic weapon (commonly a staff), a player can use the Autocast option, which makes the player automatically attack with a selected spell.

The spells a player can automatically cast are chosen from a list which varies with each spellbook. While a player has the autocast option chosen, they could also choose between two styles to represent how they are casting their magic: defensive or aggressive stance.

Tribrid WeaponsEdit

	Name	Combat style	Type	Experience
	Scorch	Aggressive	Slash	Strength
	Flare	Accurate	Ranged	Ranged
	Blaze	Defensive	Magic	Magic

Along with weapons giving experience exclusively in melee, magic and ranged, there is a class of weapon which gives experience in a choice of either Strength, Magic and Ranged - Salamanders.

GalleryEdit

Combat styles for two-handed swords.

Combat styles for hatchets.

Combat styles for battleaxes.

Combat styles for bows.

Combat styles for claws.

Combat styles for crossbows.

Combat styles for daggers.

Combat styles for the Fixed device.

Combat styles for halberds.

Combat styles for knives.

Combat styles for longswords.

Combat styles for maces.

Combat styles for magic staves.

Combat styles for pickaxes.

Combat styles for salamanders.

Combat styles for scimitars.

Combat styles for the Skull sceptre.

Combat styles for spears.

Combat styles for swords.

Combat styles for an unarmed player.

Combat styles for warhammer.

Combat styles for a whip.

Combat styles for Bakriminel bolts.

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