Ancient Relics/Guide
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Dungeons
While dungeons are unchanged, the Ancient Relics gamemode requires players to complete dungeons to increase their skill levels, which are otherwise locked to a very low level.
While dungeons can be completed in any order, the following is a suggested order based on the max hit of the boss of each dungeon, including a link to the guide to that dungeon, as well as the combat level cap the player will have for that dungeon.
Lvl | Dungeon | Guide | Max |
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10 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chicken Coop |
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52 |
15 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Undead Graveyard |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Undead Graveyard/Guide |
106 |
20 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spider Forest |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spider Forest/Guide |
142 |
25 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frozen Cove |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frozen Cove/Guide |
172 |
30 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Deep Sea Ship |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Deep Sea Ship/Guide |
204 |
35 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandit Base |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandit Base/Guide |
174 |
40 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hall of Wizards |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hall of Wizards/Guide |
208 |
45 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Miolite Caves |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Miolite Caves/Guide |
240 |
50 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dragons Den |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Dragons Den/Guide |
470 |
55 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Volcanic Cave |
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520 |
Skills
Throughout the game the skills level are capped (initially to 10) which means that you will need to carefully manage resources and equipment early on. Completing a dungeon will raise your skill caps and so this is a good first goal. Fishing and cooking are locked out until much later making dungeons considerably harder, and you will need creative ways of getting those foods with higher HP.
Any skill XP earned over the ceiling cap will be deleted, but the mastery and global mastery XP work as normal.
Ancient Relics
Performing any skill will give you a (low) chance of discovering an Ancient Relic. Whilst it is possible to get all of the Ancient Relics without completing dungeons, it is not recommended. There is however a guaranteed Ancient Relic when you reach skill level 20 which is likely to happen after completing your first dungeon.
Lesser Relics
While skilling you will be rewarded with Lesser Relics which can be equipped to give boosts to that skill. One Lesser Relic will be used for every action.
Skill Balancing
When levelling up your skills it is important to consider how each skill interacts with your other skills and abilities. For example, if you level
it will give you access to stronger weapons and armour, but to use this skill you will also not
for the raw materials and a higher combat level to wear the items you have made. Similarly, if you level
to soon then you will also need
(or
) to balance out this skill.
When to fully explore cartography
Early exploration of
is recommended as it unlocks many great rewards. However, it is strongly recommended that you do not attempt to fully explore
(or use Auto Survey) until you are able to reach
. Surveying has a finite amount of XP available, and any that you waste early on could limit how much of the map you ultimately reveal.
Map creation and upgrades have unlimited XP, but these are not a generous source of XP, and will consume a lot of Paper.
Levels 1 to 10: Starting tips
Some helpful things to get you started:
- Township Tasks: Check out the easier Error creating thumbnail: File missingTownship tasks as often these will give useful rewards such as food,
or
which can be a big boost early on.
- Cartography: Survey the POI close to your starting position in Error creating thumbnail: File missingCartography to obtain
50 and
2000.
- Bronze Dagger: Use a
Bronze Dagger to kill 100
Plant. This will complete the township task and reward you with 2,000
Potatoes. Try to avoid eating your
Shrimp as these are best used in the early dungeons.
- Runecrafting: Magic is relatively powerful when starting out in this game mode, and Error creating thumbnail: File missingRunecrafting will let you unlock more damaging spells. Mine plenty of
Rune Essence to create runes and obtains staves such as the
Staff of Earth which give a high damage at relative low levels. You can train
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For combat, it is recommended that stick to Plant,
Chicken and
Cow until you have completed the
dungeon.
Levels 11 to 29: Skilling recommendations
After completing a dungeon, you will be offered a randomized selection of skills and level caps to select from. Whilst some choices might be straight-forward, it can be challenging weighing up the benefits and of each skill.
Here are some things to consider:
- Thieving: Once you get to Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 25 you will unlockError creating thumbnail: File missingAssistant Cook which will be a great source of food. Also, you can useError creating thumbnail: File missingThieving to get
as well as some useful drops or ammo, as there are very few other ways to make money at this time.
- Farming: This provides a passive source of food, herbs, and logs. For example, killing
Junior Farmer until you have 3
Potato Seeds so that you can start
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- Summoning: This gives a big boost and is needed for the higher strength mobs and dungeons. For example, Error creating thumbnail: File missingGolbin Thief is a good early summon that will help give the advantage in combat.
- Slayer: The Slayer tasks will reward you with Error creating thumbnail: File missingSlayer Coins which can be used to purchaseError creating thumbnail: File missingSlayer re-supplies. These give you a good source of food, prayer and ammo. It is going to be a long time before you unlockError creating thumbnail: File missingFishing andError creating thumbnail: File missingCooking, so these re-supplied will be invaluable. LevellingError creating thumbnail: File missingSlayer will also unlock new mobs and dungeons in time.
Levels 30+: Places of Interest
At this point you will have found some Ancient Relics which will give you passive benefits. but there is still a lot to discover.
Here are some suggestions on where to go next:
- Discovering the
Wet Forest at (9, 16) will reward 60
Oxilyme Seeds, 60
Mantalyme Seeds and 60
Lemontyle Seeds which can help you get started in
Error creating thumbnail: File missingFarming andError creating thumbnail: File missingHerblore. The Runed Battlefield at (7, 15) provides 1,000
Mind Rune, 1,000
Chaos Rune and 1,000
Death Rune which will give added boosts to
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Holy Isles at (17, 17) will reward 100
Medium Urn and if buried will give you a big
Error creating thumbnail: File missingPrayer advantage. - The
Castle of Kings at(21, 16) gives you
Knight's Cape and
(G) Mithril Platebody which is a great way to get some early damage reduction (DR). You will need
Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 20. - Discovering
Mucky Cave at (22, 18) in
Error creating thumbnail: File missingCartography unlocks theMucky Cave combat area which provides
Barrier Dust,
Barrier Sapping Gloves and consumables such as
Leeching Bolts,
Vial of Goo, and
Vial of Acid.
- Discovering
Monuments at (6, 11) in
Error creating thumbnail: File missingCartography unlocks a dig site. Excavating for the dig site inError creating thumbnail: File missingArchaeology to uncover theAncient Stone Tablet which unlocks
Golem Territory dungeon. You must complete this dungeon to unlock all of the other
Dungeons.
Continue defeating dungeons to increase your skill caps and along the way you will discover the Ancient Relics. Good luck!
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