The Early-Early Game: Levels 1-40
Early on, the game is primarily about leveling up your core combat stats, getting a feel for the combat systems, and acquiring basic combat equipment.
All three combat styles are connected. It is impossible to use only one style throughout the game if you wish to complete all content. The Combat Triangle determines how much damage and damage reduction you have against enemies of each different combat style, and is very important in choosing how to approach combat.
It is highly recommend to level all styles to not be in the position where you finished are almost ready to take on a dungeon that requires a specific combat style, and then have to level that skill from level 1 for 2 weeks.
Major Goals
The earliest for most players is the
upgrade, purchased in the shop for 1,000
k, followed by the 
Amulet of Looting, found in the
, which will make combat a fully automated activity. Beyond that, it's mainly a matter of learning how combat works and leveling up your skills.
Leveling Guidelines
As the player is just being introduced to combat, this section will try to be as simple as possible, while also setting some guidelines for the rest of the guide. The tables in each section in this entire guide will generally provide bare minimum recommendations. Some notes on how to use the information given:
- The player must have an appropriate Auto Eat level and won't run out of food.
- The player has enough Damage Reduction to survive against enemies when Auto Eat is not enough by itself.
- Armor should be upgraded from the Bank screen whenever possible, this is possible for all Error creating thumbnail: File missingMelee armor andError creating thumbnail: File missingRanged armor starting with
Green D-hide
For the first section, there will be no cape, amulet, rings,
,
,
bonuses, or
obstacles. With proper bonuses, the player can attempt much more difficult content. Some notes on the first section:
- All assumed skill levels are equal to the ones required by the set of gear.
- When choosing a proper monster to farm, it is recommended to follow a priority rule:
- Drops something that you want.
- Is your current Slayer Task.
- Highest XP/hr.
Hitting the same enemy for 2 weeks because they are the "best" is a really boring way to play the game.
And finally, using Combat Simulator and Can I Idle should be your guide over anything printed here. This guide accepts no responsibility for your untimely demise.
Melee
Leveling
Most players start combat with
as it does not require the overhead of
Ammunition for
or
Runes for
. For Melee, use
to wear and wield the highest level gear available.
Smithing armor can be upgraded (
) twice from the Bank, once with 
Silver Bars and the second time with 
Gold Bars. Typically, upgrading armor isn't really worth the extra time spent until at least 
Adamant.
Melee leveling is split across 3 different skills,
,
, and
.
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In general, all Melee weapons have Stat distributions that encourage the use of the following Attack Styles:
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   Dagger
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   Sword
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   Scimitar
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   2H Sword
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   Battleaxe
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Best XP Monster | Newly Idleable Dungeons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bronze
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Bronze
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 Cow
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- |
 Iron
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 Iron
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- | ||
| 5 | Steel
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 Steel
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 Skeleton
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- |
| 10 |  Black
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 Black
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| 20 |  Mithril
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 Mithril
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- |
| 30 | Adamant
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Adamant
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| 40 |  Rune
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 Rune
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 Ice
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 Bandit
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Gear Goals
- Weapons:
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Ice Monster. 
Elerine Spear Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 40 - Drops from
Elerine Warrior.
Almighty Lute - Drops from 
Wandering Bard.
- Equipment:
Amulet of Strength - Drops from 
Mummy.
Amulet of Torture - Rare drop from 
Fierce Devil, Error creating thumbnail: File missingDeep Sea Ship.
Obsidian Cape - Drops from 
Adamant Knight.- Amulet of Looting - Drops from Error creating thumbnail: File missingSpider Forest.
Ranged
Same as Melee, you should be doing the highest XP/hr monster with the highest possible gear. Due to the slower attack speed and the relative difficulty of
large amounts of bolts, you shouldn't use 
crossbows until you have the 
Dragon Crossbow or better. For bolts, anything worse than 
Emerald Bolts is sellable. Save the 
Diamonds for 
Diamond Luck IV Potions.
Leveling
has a lot of options to do great damage, particularly to
enemies that may be very difficult to beat with Melee. For Ranged, use
to obtain the highest level Armor, and
to obtain the highest level Weapons and Ammo.
Crafting armor can be upgraded ( 
) once from the Bank, using more of the raw 
Dragonhide. Upgrading Ranged armor is always recommended once it's available.
Ranged has three different Attack styles,
,
, and
:
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In general,
is more effective at low levels, while
is more effective at higher levels. The cutoff is approximately level 40.
should likely be used before this cutoff to also get an amount of
XP!
Ranged has several different Weapon types to choose from, each with their own benefits and drawbacks. For the early part of the game, it is recommended to stick with Longbows, since Arrows are the most plentiful ammo source:
| Weapon | Details | Ammo | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
   Shortbow
|
Fast-ish, weaker |    Arrows
|
Not great. |
   Longbow
|
More accurate, more damage | Arrows
|
Arrows are cheap and easy to mass produce. |
  Crossbow
|
Slow with high damage |    Bolts
|
Bolts are valuable and difficult to make. |
   Throwing Knives
|
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   Javelins
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Fast with high damage and low accuracy | - | Javelins are worth a lot of GP when sold |
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Bows | Arrows | Armor | Best XP Monster | Idleable Dungeons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Normal Longbow
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 Bronze Arrows
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 Leather
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Cow
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- |
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- | ||||
 Ice Arrows
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- | ||||
| 5 |  Oak Longbow
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Steel Arrows
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Skeleton
|
- | |
| 10 |  Hard Leather
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Tentacle
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| 20 |  Willow Longbow
|
 Mithril Arrows
|
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- | |
| 30 | Maple Longbow
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Adamant Arrows
|
 Slayer Cowl (Strong)
|
Bandit
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| 40 |  Yew Longbow
|
 Rune Arrows
|
Green D-hide /  Ranger Hat/ Ranger Boots
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 Ice Shortbow
|
 Ice
|
 Master Wizard
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Gear Goals
- Weapons:
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Elerine Longbow Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 50 - Drops from
Elerine Archer.
- Equipment:
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Magic
Leveling
See Magic/Training for an alternative way to level magic with non-combat Spells.
Magic is a time consuming but rewarding Combat Style due to the sheer prevalence of
enemies. Dealing more damage and taking less damage from the most common enemies in the game is fantastic. For Magic, use
to obtain the highest level weapons and armor, as well as to create runes to cast spells.
armor does not need to be upgraded to provide Damage Reduction, appropriate level Robes will automatically provide this stat. Magic has three different Attack styles,
and
:
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In general,
is always the most effecient Attack Style to use, as training
with
uses the least amount of time and damage while remaining efficient.
Combat Magic has a ton of options to choose from, mainly based on the amount and type of runes required to cast each spell. Curses and Auroras can add a lot of damage, but are entirely optional as they increase the amount of runes required to
It is recommended to choose a spell, staff, robes, and aurora that use as many of the same primary 
Elemental Runes as possible.
| Rune | Staff | Spell | Aurora | Robes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Water Rune
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| Earth Rune
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| Fire Rune
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Each non-Wind spell also has the option of using 
Combination Runes which can be much more efficient and are always worth more
XP. When using combination runes, you should look specifically to synergize your staff with whichever Aurora you're using, as their rune cost reduction does not apply to Combination Runes.
| Spell | Staff | Aurora |
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Weapon | Spell | Armor | Best XP Monster | Idleable Dungeons |
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| 1 |  Staff of Air
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 Air Acolyte Wizard Robes
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| 10 |    Basic Staves
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| 30 |     Battlestaves
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| 40 |  Mystic Staves
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    Adept Robes
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Gear Goals
- Weapons:
- Mystic Staves Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 40 - Craftable withError creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 70.
Nature's Call Staff Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 40 - Drops in two pieces from
Elerine Mage and 
Druid
- Equipment:
Enchanted Cape - Drops from Master Wizard.
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