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This melee training guide will help players train all combat skills from 1 to 99. The guide will explain the best monsters to kill at your level, along with providing the advantages and disadvantages of training on each monster. This guide is for pay-to-play only.

Contents

[edit] General Tips

The levels below refer to individual combat stat levels, not to the overall combat level of the player.

[edit] Level 3 to 15

2. Kill Goblins near Lumbridge. Advantages:

  • Many goblins wandering around.
  • Fly-fishing spots nearby can be used for food.
  • There is a general store nearby where drops can be sold.
  • May drop a level one clue scroll to give bonus rewards (member).

Disadvantages:

  • Often crowded.
  • Low coin drops.

Tips:

  • Goblins sometimes drop goblin mail. Save three of these as they are part of the Goblin Diplomacy quest.
  • There is a broken-down shack near the fishing area. Inside this shack is an iron dagger respawn.

3. Kill Cows or Undead Cows.

Advantages:

Disadvantages:

  • May be crowded.

4. Kill Chickens all over RuneScape.

Advantages:

  • Chickens rarely inflict damage, so no food is needed.
  • Lots of bones and raw chicken are dropped, which players can use to train Prayer and Cooking, respectively.
  • Chickens drop feathers, which can be used for fly fishing, fletching, or can be sold to other players.

Disadvantages:

  • May be crowded.
5. Kill men or women found anywhere in RuneScape.
A woman in Lumbridge

Advantages:

  • They do not hit very often.
  • Their Hitpoints are high for their level.
  • They always drop bones.
  • They have decent drops for beginners, including grimy herbs and level one clue scrolls.

Disadvantages:

  • May be spread out to make training quickly difficult.

Tips: . There is a house to the north of the bank in Edgeville with a half-dozen men


[edit] Level 16 to 30

By this point, players will probably have Steel armour and a Steel weapon, Black armour, or Mithril armour for higher defence. It is recommended to still stick with killing lower levelled NPCs, but if players can handle more of a challenge then the following monsters can be trained on.

1. Kill Crawling Hands in the Morytania Slayer Tower if you have the correct level of slayer.





Advantages:

Disadvantages:

2. Kill Barbarians in Barbarian Village.





Advantages:

  • They are in a multi-combat area, so players can attack a barbarian that another player is attacking, or attack many barbarians at once.
  • Cooked meat respawns in the long hall, along with beer.

Disadvantages:

  • They vary in level and some attack with range.
  • This area is often crowded.

3. Kill Al Kharid Warriors in the Al Kharid palace.





Advantages:

  • They are in a multi-combat area, so when players attack any warrior, all other warriors will immediately try to attack the player, resulting in fast experience.

Disadvantages:

  • May be crowded.
  • If players cannot handle the onslaught of warriors, this may not be a good training spot.

4. Kill Minotaurs in the 1st level of the Stronghold of Security.





Advantages:

  • Frequent iron arrow drops.

Disadvantages:

  • Low hitpoint levels, meaning slower experience.

Tips:

  • Stick with the level 12 ones at first. There are level 27 Minotaurs further in the Stronghold. None of them are aggressive.
  • Minotaurs commonly drop iron arrows, around 7 to 14 at a time.

5. Kill Rock Crabs in the northern Fremennik Province (completion of Fremennik Trials quest recommended for a better training area.)





Advantages:

  • Multi-combat area, meaning many crabs can attack the player at once.
  • Relatively high hitpoints (50).
  • They are aggressive.
  • Hits are very rare.

Disadvantages:

6. Kill Chaos Druids found in Taverley Dungeon and the Tower near Ardougne These could also be found in the Edgeville Dungeon wilderness area, which is a more recommended area as it's closer to a bank. (don't worry, revenants RARELY come here).





Advantages:

  • They drop herbs very often.
  • They have low defence.
  • They spend most of their time casting spells, and hit rarely.

Disadvantages:

  • Can be crowded.
  • They use magic to bind and weaken players.
  • The Chaos Druid Tower requires 46 thieving to enter.
  • Taverley Dungeon is far from a bank.
  • Yanille agility dungeon requires 33 agility to get to the level 13 chaos druids.

8. Guards found at the stalls of East Ardougne.

Advantages:

  • Right next to baker's stalls (steal cakes and bread for food).
  • Close to a bank.
  • Players tend to leave the stolen goods from the stalls (silk, cakes, loaves of bread) lying around.

Disadvantages:

  • Stealing from baker's stalls requires 5 thieving.(take little time to train to)
  • Getting caught while stealing can lead to unwanted encounters with higher levelled NPCs(stealing from baker's stall only draws guards).

[edit] Level 31 to 45

Players should make sure they are well prepared with food before training on any of these monsters.


1. Kill Hill Giants in Edgeville dungeon.

Advantages:

  • Hill giants always drop big bones, for either selling they cost 506 or training prayer.
  • They also drop limpwurt root used in herblore.
  • Safespots are present for those using a halberd.

Disadvantages:

  • For level 35s ( and below), hill giants may be a bit harder to kill, make sure you prepare a lot of food.
  • They may be crowded.


2. Kill Hobgoblins found in many places.

Advantages:

  • Drops Limpwurt root, and other good drops.
  • Low defence.
  • Drops a Champion Challenge scroll.
  • The ones near the Crafting Guild are near Snape Grass Spawns.

Disadvantages:

  • They have good accuracy and can damage you frequently.


3. Kill Earth Warriors found in the Chaos Tunnels or the wilderness portion of the Edgeville Dungeon.



Advantages:

  • They have decent drops.
  • The area is usually not crowded.
  • They drop a champion challenge scroll.
  • They are aggressive.

Disadvantages:

  • You must go through the wilderness to reach them, so you run the risk of being attacked by Revenants.
  • The warriors in the Chaos tunnels, despite not actually being in the wilderness, are in a multi-combat area, so you will be attacked by several warriors at a time.
  • There is an agility obstacle before the wilderness location.
  • Revenants occasionally pass through the wilderness portion of the Edgeville Dungeon (Only about 1-2 per hour, they will go in a straight line so you can avoid being attacked by keeping to the side).


4. Kill Zombies or Skeletons found in many places.



Advantages:

  • They have decent drops.
  • They are in an uncrowded area.
  • They both drop separate champion challenge scrolls.
  • They are undead, so salve amulets will work.

Disadvantages:

  • They are not very good experience.
  • Skeletons are accurate with their attacks, take note of those with level 25.

[edit] Level 46 to 55

Rock Crab

Make sure to bring food and put auto-retaliate on so you will automatically attack the monsters.


1. Kill Rock crabs at Rellekka


Advantages:


  • They respawn quickly.
  • They are a good low level source of Gold Charms.
  • They have 50 hitpoints at only level 13.
  • They rarely hit.

Disadvantages:


  • It is normally very crowded.
  • It is a multi-combat area. Dwarf Cannons can remove any chance of getting experience.

2. Kill Flesh Crawlers in the Stronghold of Security.






Advantages:


  • Always aggressive.
  • They only have a maximum hit of 1.
  • Excellent drops: Players can earn 100k or more in a single trip.
  • They drop fire and nature runes frequently, so you can alchemy or superheat some of the drops for free magic experience.

Disadvantages:


  • Although the Flesh Crawlers are quick experience, they only have 25 health, which means only 100 experience per kill.
  • They can hit quite frequently if players do not wear good armour.
  • There are aggressive zombies nearby.
  • A lot of people train at the Flesh Crawlers, leading to extreme crowding.

Tips:


  • Since the Flesh Crawlers will only be aggressive for a limited time, leave the area and go to the next nearest area where there are more Flesh Crawlers. By doing this, players can continually switch back and forth between areas, so they will always attack you. Do not go up any ladder you find, as you will be transported back to the starting area of the level.

3. Kill Level 30 Zombies In Level 2 of Stronghold Of Security


Advantages:


  • Not as crowded as flesh crawlers.
  • There is one level 28 flesh crawler in the same room, which can also be used for training.

Disadvantages:


  • Can damage up to 4 frequently.

4. Kill Moss Giants in Crandor, the Wilderness, Brimhaven Dungeon, Varrock Sewers, a spot north of Ardougne, the Chaos Tunnels, Moss Giant Island near Brimhaven or Pirate's Cove.






Advantages:


  • Most areas are not often crowded, especially at the Chaos Tunnels.
  • The Pirate's Cove area is not well known, and there are many spawns packed close together.
  • Many drops can be alchemised for a good deal of money, using the High Level Alchemy spell.
  • Over 40,000 experience an hour can be gained through killing Moss Giants.
  • Moss Giant Island has two slice of cake respawns, reducing the need to carry food.

Disadvantages:


  • Beware of revenants in the wilderness area.
  • The Varrock Sewers cannot be efficiently used without a decent agility level, and are sometimes crowded.
  • 875 coins are required to enter the Brimhaven dungeon each trip.
  • It is worth wearing a Ring of Life if players do not plan to watch their characters carefully.

5.Yaks found at Neitiznot.






Advantages:


  • 50 hitpoints.
  • Very close to a bank.
  • Fast respawns.
  • Have low defence.

(Guide here)


Disadvantages:


  • Usually very crowded.

[edit] Level 56 to 75

1. Kill Ogres, Jogres, or Mogres (32 Slayer required for Mogres).

Advantages:

  • Ogres are all over RuneScape, including Karamja, Castle Wars, and Port Sarim.
  • Drops big bones and various seeds. The Snapdragon seed dropped by ogres can be sold for 80-90k.
  • High HP for their levels.

Disadvantages:

  • Spots close to a bank can get crowded in largely populated worlds.

2. Kill monsters in the Dungeon of Tolna.

Advantages:

  • They are almost always abandoned, and they have 50 HP each with low offence and defence stats. Many spawns present.
  • Gnome Glider spot nearby.

Disadvantages:

3. Kill Kalphite Soldiers in the Kalphite Dungeon. (Bring good food and antipoison potions)

Advantages:

  • They have low defence and Keris can be used on them for massive hits.
  • They are overlooked by many players.
  • Potato Cacti worth 2.9k each, spawn there.

Disadvantages:

  • They hit up to 8 and poison 4, so countermeasures are needed.
  • The area is multi-combat and the kalphites are aggressive for a time, so safe areas must be used to single fight.

4. Kill Ice Giants and Ice Warriors in the Ice cave near Port Sarim, in the Ice Queen's Dungeon under White Wolf Mountain, or in the Chaos Tunnels.

Advantages:

  • They are aggressive, and the area is single combat (in the Port Sarim cave only).
  • They have good drops, such as snapdragon seeds worth 91,096 coins each, and also frequently drop Gold charms.
  • They have a high HP level.
  • Chaos Tunnels almost nearly deserted.
  • Ice Warriors frequently drops level 2 clue scrolls.

Disadvantages:

  • The Port Sarim Cave is far from a bank.
  • Crowded at peak times in the Port Sarim Cave.
  • Both can damage you up to 7 without good armour.

5. Kill Cockroach soldiers found in the Stronghold of Player Safety.

Advantages:

  • Very decent drops.
  • A lot of charm drops.

Disadvantages:

  • They have a good defence.
  • They hit up to 8 and often with melee.
  • If players attempt to run away, they will use ranged attacks with a max hit of 11.
  • They are crowded during peak hours.
  • This area is a multi-combat zone.

Tips:

  • Guthan's set can be used in place of food.
  • Summoning familiars can store items (not recommended except for low levelled foods), and protect the player.

6. Kill Experiments in the tomb near Fenkenstrain's Castle.

Advantages:

  • They are level 25, but they do have 100 hitpoints.
  • 400 xp per kill, and kill fast.
  • Maximum hit of 1.
  • If you fight with a sacred clay armour/weapon then you get 800 xp per kill

Disadvantages:

  • Only drops bones.
  • May be crowded at peak times.
  • Must have begun Creature of Frankenstein Quest.

7. Kill Small Scarabs in the temple south of the ruins of Uzer

Advantages:

  • Very low defence and so very easy to kill
  • Low amounts of players, from a rather unknown and advanced quest (requiring the completion of 5 other quests to even start).

Disadvantages:

  • Far away from a bank
  • Multi-combat zone so more dangerous
  • Requires "Missing my mummy" quest

8. Kill Giant Spiders in the Third level of the Stronghold of Security level 5

Advantages:

  • They are aggressive to all players regardless of combat level.
  • They have low defence.
  • There are two rooms to switch back and forth when they become tolerant.

Disadvantages:

  • They hit up to 7 and often.
  • No drops other than charms.
  • Sometimes can get crowded.

9. Kill Shadow Warriors in Legends' Guild Dungeon

Advantages:

  • Bank is very close, just a couple of floors upstairs
  • Excellent drops (including high value herbs, uncut gems, key half, and shield half)
  • Dungeon is almost always empty, with lots of Warriors to go around

Disadvantages:

  • Must have completed Legends' Guild quest to gain access
  • Attacks are very accurate and hit up to 6.

10. Play minigames in Warriors' Guild

Advantages:

  • Shotput game gives 9-12 exp per yard thrown, meaning most executed throws earn 100+ exp.
  • Bank and Food Store is on ground floor of guild.
  • Each toss earns Warriors' Guild tokens, making it possible to train on Cyclops (and ability to earn Rune Defender)
  • Minimal risk of taking hits damage to hitpoints.

Disadvantages:

  • Warriors' Guild requires at least a combined level of 130 between attack and strength.
  • No XP for Hitpoints (could be a good thing if training pures)

11. Kill Werewolves in Canifis

Advantages:


  • 400 experience per kill (800 if using a sacred weapon)
  • Nearby bank
  • Always drop Wolf bones, which go for around 806 gold on the Grand Exchange.
  • Also drop other semi-expensive items, such as the Rune medium helmet.

Disadvantages


  • They can hit up to 8, and very often (especially on lower levelled players), so it is recommended that Wolfbane be used.
  • Food is needed until about level 95.

[edit] Level 76 to 99

1. Kill Armoured Zombies underneath the Chaos Temple.

Advantages:

  • Arguably the fastest Experience for power training melee.
  • Decent money from drops, around 100k an hour.
  • Altar near for prayer
  • Can boost combat stats while training with Salve Amulet and Piety/Chivalry at all times.
  • Medium level aggressive creatures in a single combat zone.

Disadvantages:

  • Defender of Varrock quest required.
  • Players can take a lot of damage, a Bunyip is suggested. (Protect from Melee/Range is another option)
  • High requirements recommended to maximise experience. (68 Summoning, 70 prayer, 70 Defence, quest, Salve Amulet, good armour. Once again if using Protect from melee only need 43 prayer)

See Armoured Zombies page for more information.


2. Kill TzHaar-Kets or TzHaar-Xils in Tzhaar City.

Advantages:

  • Good for halberds as there are a lot of rocks to hide behind.
  • Excellent drops.
  • Right next to a bank.
  • Not aggressive.
  • The Tzhaar Cave minigame is safe and brings you right back outside the entrance with fully healed stats.

Disadvantages:

  • TzHaar-Xils and TzHaar-Kets can hit respective maximums of 11 and 15.
  • Some of the Tzhaar-Xil use ranged attacks that hit very often; watch out for the ones wielding Obsidian Rings.
  • They can be a bit crowded at times

3. Kill Bloodvelds in the Slayer Tower at Morytania.

Advantages:

  • They have very high Hitpoints but very low defence, meaning that players are able to do their maximum damage often.
  • Drops are similar to that of a Lesser demon.
  • Close to a bank if players can use the agility shortcut.
  • They deal low damage making able to stay forever with the right equipment or pouches.
  • This spot can be used all the way up to level 99.
  • They drop many green charms used in Summoning.
  • Drop bones for Bones to Peaches for extra healing.

Disadvantages:

  • Their attacks are Magic based Melee.
  • They have bad drops.
  • Require Level 50 Slayer
  • Crowded.

4. Kill Ankous in the Stronghold of Security

Advantages:

  • They are undead, so a Salve Amulet can be used.
  • Frequent Blood Rune and Death Rune drops (Law runes for F2P).
  • Close to Edgeville Bank.
  • Some safespots are present (only one)
  • One of the best spots to use guthans armour (or instead of guthans, use bunyip)
  • They drop Cooked Bass and Fried Mushrooms (members only).
  • Bones to peaches can be used here.
  • The can be killed with halberds and ranged attacks
  • They drop level 3 clue scrolls.

Disadvantages:

  • Must complete the first three levels of the Stronghold of Security to get into this area and partially do the fourth.
  • Crowded at times (usually 2-4 people can be found during crowd times, at other times you may find 1 other person using ranged attacks)

5. Kill Trolls or Troll Generals in Trollheim

Advantages:

  • Close to Trollheim Teleport.
  • Frequent Seed and rare Granite Shield drops
  • High Hitpoints and low attack.
  • Usually isolated.

Disadvantages:

  • They can hit very hard.
  • Troll Generals must be attacked with a safespot or the Protect from Melee prayer. Although they are inaccurate, they can hit up to 42.


6. Kill Monkey Guards at Ape Atoll.

Advantages:

  • Players can use Protect from Melee to stay there for a long time since there is an altar is nearby.
  • Players can use prayers that boost attack and strength to hit harder and more often.
  • Players can switch the Ring of Life to a Warrior Ring or a Berserker Ring to help them out here, since they do not need to worry about dying with the constant prayer on.
  • Dharok's set can be used with Piety and low health for the very good experience.
  • Prayer book from Great Brain Robbery quest and saradomin symbol can be used to stop poison from spiders due to the loss of prayer being stopped by the altar.
  • If players die, they can teleport directly to the altar (If the monkey subquest of Recipe for Disaster is completed, with a Magic level of 64.

Disadvantages:

  • If you're not careful the guards can box you in away from the altar.
  • There are poison spiders nearby that inflict 4 poison, so players may need to take some antipoison potions.
  • They have a high defence.
  • If players' prayer runs out they may be faced with frequent 14's being hit on you.
  • Must start Monkey Madness and complete it to a degree.


7. Kill Dust Devils in the Smoke Dungeon or the Chaos tunnels.

Advantages:

  • They have low attack and defence, and high Hitpoints.
  • Drops comparable to Fire giants.
  • Can drop the Dragon Chainbody (very rare).
  • Not crowded.
  • Bones to Peaches can be used here.
  • Commonly drops crimson charms.

Disadvantages:


8. Kill Green dragons and Blue dragons found in the north east part of wilderness (Green dragons) and the Ogre Enclave (Blue dragons) respectively.

Advantages:

  • Dragonhide and Dragon Bones and other drops that are worth a lot of money.
  • Level 3 clue scroll drops.
  • Dragons have average-high exp. per hour levels

Disadvantages:

  • They can get very crowded.
  • Revenants can attack players if they go after Wilderness-dwelling dragons.
  • Anti-dragon shield/Dragonfire shield are required, except in the case of Blue dragons in the Ogre Enclave, which are within the reach of many safespots and can be safely fought without an anti-dragon shield (players with 85+ Herblore may use Super Antifire potions as a substitute to the Anti-dragon shield/Dragonfire shield).
  • Green dragons are found in Wilderness, and are usually crowded with macroers, but with the removal of the gold farmers which contributed to real world trading this is not as bad as before.


9. Kill Hellhounds in Taverley Dungeon, Family Crest Dungeon and wilderness volcano.

Advantages:

  • Bones to Peaches can be used.
  • High HP and low defence.
  • Drops level 3 clue scrolls.
  • Drops many charms used in Summoning.
  • Never crowded at wilderness volcano.

Disadvantages:

  • They can get very crowded unless killing them in wilderness volcano.
  • Taverley Dungeon can only be effective with 70/80 agility.
  • They only drop bones and charms, and clue scrolls are rare.
  • Players may have to compete with a cannon.
  • They can hit up to 11.
  • May have to walk through poisonous spiders to get to them.


10. Play the Pest Control minigame.

Advantages:

  • Players are awarded coins for each game won (ten times their combat level).
  • Commendation points can be spent on experience or other rewards.
  • Prayer points are restored after every game, so you can use combat boosting prayers to get more xp

Disadvantages:

  • Experience is halved for combat damage (2 experience per damage for non-controlled attacks)
  • Loss of a game rewards nothing.
  • One game has a minimum time of 112 seconds, provided that portals are destroyed within 7 seconds of losing their shields.


11. Kill Moss Giants at the Pirate's Cove or west of Brimhaven or in the Chaos tunnels.  

Advantages:

  • Moss Giants drop Big Bones for Prayer.
  • The Pirate's Cove area is often deserted since most people do not even know about its existence, even after completing Lunar Diplomacy.
  • Good seed drops, including ranarr seeds and snapdragon seeds.
  • Many drops can be alchemised.
  • At these levels the experience rates from Moss Giants suddenly soar. These spawns can be used all the way until level 99!
  • The spawns are very close together, enabling continuous killing.
  • They drop many charms (mainly gold charms) used in Summoning.
  • At the island west of Brimhaven there are cake respawns.
  • Deposit box is just up the escape rope at stealing creation. (For your drops)

Disadvantages:


12. Kill Fire Giants at the Waterfall Dungeon or in the Smoke Dungeon  or in the Chaos tunnels.

Advantages:

  • Fire Giants drop Big Bones for Prayer.
  • The Smoke Dungeon is deserted since people are more attracted to the Dust Devils there.
  • Very good drops, including the Dragon Medium Helmet.
  • With Guthan the Infested's set effect, players can stay here as long as they like.
  • Drops many charms *(mainly gold charms) used in Summoning.
  • Deposit box is just up the escape rope at stealing creation. (For your drops)

Disadvantages:

  • Must have started Waterfall Quest to enter Waterfall Dungeon.
  • Must have facemask and 10 slayer to enter Smoke Dungeon, sacrificing the helmet spot and any barrows set effects. (Healing is possible there, but players must switch to the mask every 8 seconds, or they will continuously be hit 20s until their Hitpoints are reduced to one. Ordinarily this would not be a problem, but since the fire giants are capable of hitting 11s and are aggressive, a connection loss can mean the loss of many millions of coins.


13. Kill Skeletal Hands and Zombie hands at the Meiyerditch Dungeon.

Advantages:

  • High Hitpoints, but very low defence. With a Salve Amulet or a Salve amulet (e), players can hit them even more frequently than Experiments. In some cases over 100k experience per hour can be gained
  • Decent drops, mainly bracelets, including the rare dragonstone bracelet.
  • Not very crowded.
  • Players may fish Slimy eels and Cave eels in the fishing spots nearby for food. There are logs and a tinderbox spawn where the Mutated Bloodvelds are if you want to make a fire.

Disadvantages:

  • Must have completed a large part of Legacy of Seergaze to enter Meiyerditch Dungeon.
  • When attacking a skeletal or zombie hand, additional skeletal hands may drop from the ceiling or rise from the floor to attack players. Fortunately, respawn time of these "hidden hands" is extremely slow.
  • Level 65 agility is needed to reach the dungeon quickly. An alternative is to access the Blood Altar through the Abyss (or by using a Blood altar teleport tablet, although, with the first option, players' prayer gets drained and they will be skulled without a Forinthry bracelet.)


14. Kill Giant Spiders in the Stronghold of Security at Barbarian Village.

Advantages:

  • They are aggressive to all combat levels, so players do not have to constantly click on them; in fact, they will only have to click to eat food and renew aggressiveness.
  • Players can easily bank at Edgeville with a Glory Amulet or just walk to Edgeville or the Grand Exchange.
  • A full inventory of lobsters will last for a long period of time.
  • Dragon battleaxe special attack can boost strength.
  • This spot can be used all the way up to level 99.
  • This spot also offers great experience rates per hour!

Disadvantages:

  • Can get very crowded in some areas.
  • Are extremely accurate (bring good food)


15. Kill Mutated Bloodvelds at the Meiyerditch Dungeon.

Advantages:

  • Very high hitpoints (level 146 ones have more than Black Dragon), but very low defence.
  • They can drop raw cave eels which can be cooked since there are log and tinderbox respawns nearby.
  • Some of them can be killed with a halberd.

Disadvantages:

  • They can hit hard and frequently.
  • They use magic-based melee attack. Armour with high magic defence is recommended.
  • When attacking a Mutated Bloodveld, Skeletal Hands may drop from the ceiling or rise from the floor to attack players.
  • Level 65 agility is required to reach the dungeon quickly.


16. Kill Bandits at the Bandit Camp (Kharidian Desert).

Advantages:

  • They are great training, 60-80k experience per hour under the right circumstances.
  • They are in a multi-combat area and they are aggressive if players have any item representing Saradomin or Zamorak , and will never stop being aggressive.
  • There is a general store quite close by, so players can un-note food by selling it and buying it back.

Disadvantages:


  • They are almost always crowded in English language servers, so going to a German or French server is recommended, but even those can get crowded.
  • If players don't pay enough attention, they can be killed very fast as the bandits are not weak.
  • Rare to find a world without at least one person in each building during the daytime.


17. Kill Skeletons in the Shadow Dungeon

Advantages:

  • One of the best spots to train to 99!
  • They are undead, so a Salve Amulet can be used.
  • They are aggressive, so players can browse the forums, or do anything else while training.
  • Close to Ardougne Bank.
  • Drops long bones, which can be sold to goblins in Dorgesh-Kaan.
  • Drops some good herbs, like grimy ranarrs, and drops law and chaos runes quite frequently.
  • They drop level 2 clue scrolls.

Disadvantages:

  • Requires partial completion of the Desert Treasure quest.
  • Poor drops.
  • They are level 80 and can hit high sometimes.
  • After about 10–15 minutes they are no longer aggressive, so the player will have to switch spots.
  • Ring of visibility required to enter the dungeon.


18. Play Soul Wars

Advantages:

  • Safe minigame
  • Gain several thousand experience per zeal depending on level, up to 3 zeal per game

Disadvantages:

  • 20 minute games, 3 minutes in between
  • Only 3 Soul Wars worlds
  • Somewhat high slayer recommended
  • Can be crowded
  • Long waiting periods


19. Kill Dagannoths in the Lighthouse Dungeon

Advantages:

  • Low defence
  • Lighthouse is just a one minute walk from Barbarian Outpost, so using a games necklace makes this place accessible quickly
  • Not normally crowded and there are plenty to go around
  • Decent drops(including Snapdragon Seed along with Level 2 and 3 Clue Scrolls)
  • They drop fish, so it is possible to carry a minimal amount of food
  • Good droppers of Gold Charms

Disadvantages:


20. Kill Trolls on the Death Plateau

Advantages:

  • Low defence and high hits
  • Area accessible easily
  • Frequent charm droppers
  • Big bones
  • Good drops (avantoe seeds, ranarr seeds, clue scrolls)

Disadvantages:

  • Death Plateau quest required
  • Nearest bank: below the Burthorpe Pub
  • Climbing boots needed
  • High defence level or protect from melee prayer suggested


21. Kill Living rock protectors and strikers in the Living rock caverns

Advantages:

  • 800exp and 1100exp respectively!
  • 266exp and 365 exp in hitpoints respectively!
  • Easy for their level. It is recommended to melee strikers because their ranged attack is strong and accurate
  • Right by bank deposit
  • Good drops
  • Single combat zone
  • Always drops Living rock remains that you can mine to get Living minerals
  • Attack isn't too high

Disadvantages:

  • Strikers' ranged attack is quite dangerous
  • Need 73 mining to mine the Living minerals
  • High defence

[edit] Training Tips

1. Scimitars are great weapons to train with until 70 Attack. At 60 attack it is recommended to do quests that allow you to equip the dragon weapons.

2. Poisoned Weapons can inflict poison that does 4-6 damage per hit (which does not gain exp from it). This can be used to increase kills in some cases. The Dragon Dagger's special attack can poison and deal good damage, making it the best way to poison a target.

3. When players can enter the Warriors' Guild, it is recommended that players retrieve the highest Defender they are able to wield. (Note:In order for he/she to get into the Warriors' Guild, he/she must have their Attack and Strength level added up to 130 levels. EX: attack 65 and strength 65 OR level 99 in either Attack or Strength.)

4. Abyssal Whip is the best weapon to use in conjunction with a dragonfire shield or rune defender, however it cannot be used to train Strength (unless using the 'controlled' option).

5. When players are able to wear full sets of Barrows armour, their special effects can help greatly in battle as they can be interchanged with regular weapons. Dharok the Wretched's set for extremely high strength at lower Hitpoints (Best used with prayer or super defence potions and food, players should watch their Hitpoints), and Guthan the Infested's set for healing and can be very helpful when used off and on with something more damaging.

6. Poorer players are advised not to buy certain pieces of Dragon armour (mainly dragon chainbody, dragon platebody and dragon full helmet) unless they want it just for show. There is, arguably, cheaper and better alternatives.

7. With the appropriate ranged level, players can use dragonhide armour which has good defence versus all types of attacks, especially magic.

8. The Excalibur's Special attack boosts a player's Defence level temporarily and the Enhanced Excalibur will also heal you.

9. If players can afford them, use Potions to speed up kills.

10. Another good way to train at all levels is Pest Control, you can spend the reward points on attack, strength, defence, hitpoints or any other combat skill except summoning.

11. Members may kill Experiments once you have done Creature of Fenkenstrain, they give 400 experience per and with sacred clay weapons 800 experience per.

12. A good tip to remember is to train on monsters anywhere from 20 to 40 combat levels lower than your own to maximise the amount of experience with the minimum amount of food


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