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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

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Auto Eat

upgrade, purchased in the shop for 1,000 k, followed by the   Amulet of Looting, found in the

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Spider Forest

, 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
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    Melee
    armor and
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    Ranged
    armor starting with   Green D-hide

For the first section, there will be no cape, amulet, rings,

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Prayer

,

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Potions

,

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Astrology

bonuses, or

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Agility

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:
  1. Drops something that you want.
  2. Is your current Slayer Task.
  3. 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

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Melee

as it does not require the overhead of

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Fletching

Ammunition for

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Ranged

or

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Runecrafting

Runes for

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Magic

. For Melee, use

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Smithing

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,

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Attack

,

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Strength

, and

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Defence

.

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    Attack
    is trained using the
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    Stab
    Attack Style
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    Strength
    is trained using the
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    Slash
    Attack Style
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    Defence
    is trained using the
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    Block
    Attack Style

In general, all Melee weapons have Stat distributions that encourage the use of the following Attack Styles:

Weapon Details Style
    Dagger Fast, weaker
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Stab
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Block
    Sword
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Stab
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Block
    Scimitar
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Slash
    2H Sword No shield, slow
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Slash
    Battleaxe Slow-ish
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Slash
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Block
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Level
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Attack
Material
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Defence
Material
Recommended Monster Newly Idleable Dungeons
1   Bronze   Bronze   Cow -
  Iron   Iron -
5   Steel   Steel   Skeleton -
10   Black   Black   Tentacle /   Skeleton
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Chicken Coop
(Requires
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)
20   Mithril   Mithril   Frozen Archer -
30   Adamant   Adamant
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Undead Graveyard
40   Rune   Rune
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Spider Forest
/
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Frozen Cove
/
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Bandit Base
  Ice   Bandit
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Miolite Caves
(Requires
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Auto Eat - Tier III
)

Gear Goals

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

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Fletching

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

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Ranged

has a lot of options to do great damage, particularly to

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Magic

enemies that may be very difficult to beat with Melee. For Ranged, use

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Crafting

to obtain the highest level Armor, and

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Crafting

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,

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Accurate

,

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Rapid

, and

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Longrange

:

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    Accurate
    increases your Hidden Ranged level which causes each attack to be more accurate and deal more damage.
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    Rapid
    lowers the attack interval of the weapon by 0.4 seconds, making each attack significantly faster
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    Longrange
    increases your Hidden Ranged Level by less than Accurate, while also giving Hidden Defence Levels and evenly splitting the amount of XP earned between
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    Ranged
    and
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    Defence
    .

In general,

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Accurate

is more effective at low levels, while

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Rapid

is more effective at higher levels. The cutoff is approximately level 40.

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Longrange

should likely be used before this cutoff to also get an amount of

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Defence

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 Extremely fast with low damage and accuracy - Does not require
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.
    Javelins Fast with high damage and low accuracy - Javelins are worth a lot of GP when sold
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Level
Bows Arrows Armor Recommended Monster Idleable Dungeons
1   Normal Longbow   Bronze Arrows   Leather   Cow -
  Iron Arrows -
  Ice Arrows -
5   Oak Longbow   Steel Arrows   Skeleton -
10   Hard Leather   Tentacle
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Chicken Coop
(Requires
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Auto Eat - Tier II
)
20   Willow Longbow   Mithril Arrows   Wizard -
30   Maple Longbow   Adamant Arrows   Bandit
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Undead Graveyard
40   Yew Longbow   Rune Arrows   Green D-hide /   Ranger Hat/  Ranger Boots
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Spider Forest
  Ice Shortbow   Ice   Master Wizard
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Bandit Base
/
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Hall of Wizards
/
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Frozen Cove
/
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Deep Sea Ship
/
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Miolite Caves
(Requires
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Auto Eat - Tier III
)

Gear Goals

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

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Melee

enemies. Dealing more damage and taking less damage from the most common enemies in the game is fantastic. For Magic, use

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Runecrafting

to obtain the highest level weapons and armor, as well as to create runes to cast spells.

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Runecrafting

armor does not need to be upgraded to provide Damage Reduction, appropriate level Robes will automatically provide this stat. Magic has two different Attack styles,

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Magic

and

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Defensive

:

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    Magic
    increases your Hidden Magic level which causes each attack to be more accurate and deal more damage.
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    Defensive
    increases your Hidden Magic Level less, while also giving Hidden Defence Levels and evenly splitting the amount of XP earned between
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    Magic
    and
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    Defence
    .

In general,

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Defensive

is always the most effecient Attack Style to use, as training

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Defence

with

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Magic

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
  Air Rune   
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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

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Runecrafting

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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Level
Weapon Spell Armor Recommended Monster Idleable Dungeons
1   Staff of Air
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Wind Strike
  Air Acolyte Wizard Robes   Tentacle
  Magic Wand (Basic)
10      Basic Staves
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Strike Spells
     Acolyte Robes   Confused Pirate
30      Battlestaves
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Bolt Spells
     Acolyte Robes   Giant Crab
  Magic Wand (Powerful)
40      Mystic Staves
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Blast Spells
     Adept Robes   Giant Crab

Gear Goals

The Early Game: Levels 41-75

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Volcanic Cave

(and

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Dragons Den

to a lesser extent) is the first real challenge the game presents to you, and preparing for it will likely take a couple of weeks of grinding for standard accounts.

This is where the Combat Triangle becomes extra important, and ignoring it entirely can be deadly or progress hampering.

Major Goals

The primary goal of this section is to replace all equipment and weapons obtained from non-combat skills with upgrades obtained from combat

Equipment Options

Melee

Leveling

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Level
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Attack
Weapon
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Strength
Weapon
Armor Recommended Monster
41    Rune /   Elerine Spear    Rune   Rune Armor   Bandit
50   Desert Sabre /   Rune   Desert Sabre /   Rune   Rune Armor   Bandit
60   Dragon Claw /   Dragon   Dragon Claw /   Dragon   Dragon Armor   Vampire
70   Ancient Sword /   Warberd   Ancient 2H Sword /   War Axe   Ancient Armor   Holy Archer

Gear Goals

Ranged

Leveling

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Level
Weapon Ammo Armor Recommended Monster
41   Rune Javelin /   Yew Longbow   Rune Arrows   Green D-hide   Master Wizard
50   Rune Javelin /   Magic Longbow   Rune Arrows   Blue D-hide   Master Wizard
60   Slayer's Crossbow /   Dragon Javelin   Emerald Bolts   Red D-hide   Master Wizard
70   Slayer's Crossbow /   Dragon Javelin   Emerald Bolts   Black D-hide   Superior Eyed Monster

Gear Goals

Magic

Leveling

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Level
Weapon Spell Armor Recommended Monster
41      Mystic Staves
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Blast Spells
     Adept Robes   Giant Crab
50      Mystic Staves
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Wave Spells
     Adept Robes   Turkul Giant
60      Mystic Staves
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Surge Spells
     Adept Robes   Griffin
70      Mystic Staves
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Surge Spells
/
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Slicing Winds
     Expert Robes /   Ancient Wizard Robes   Venomous Snake
  Magic Wand (Elite) /      Imbued Wands

Gear Goals

Volcanic Cave and Ancient Armor

The major goal of this section is to find and equip     Ancient Armor

     Ancient Wizard Robes come from the

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Hall of Wizards

.

  • This dungeon isn't really difficult enough to warrant a guide, it is recommended to use the best available Ranged equipment to benefit the most from the Combat Triangle.
  • As with most Magic equipment, these robes do not need to be upgraded to get the full benefit.

     Ancient D-hide Armor comes from the

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Dragons Den

.

  • This dungeon has a guide at Dragons Den/Guide
  • This armor needs to be upgraded, getting the raw D-hide necessary to fully upgrade this armor will likely take longer than getting each piece of armor
  •   Ancient D-hide Shield has a second upgrade, the   Scaled Shield, which is best in slot for Ranged for a long time.

  File:Ancient Wizard Platelegs (item).png  Ancient Plate Armor comes from the

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Volcanic Cave

.

Due to the nature of the game, it is entirely possible to skip Ancient armor completely, and go straight to the next section. This does however require a bit more knowledge of how the game works, and is not necessarily recommended. The   Dragonfire Shield and the   Scaled Shield are two important items that should NOT be skipped.

The Mid Game: Levels 76-95

After acquiring and equipping all of the Ancient sets of armor and obtaining decent weapons, the player should now be well prepared to step up to the plate of the next challenge the game has to offer, Infernal Stronghold and the God Dungeons. But first, it is hugely recommended to assess the progress of all non-combat skills; each of these dungeons is difficult enough that NOT having access to

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Prayers

,

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Herblore

Potions,

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Summoning

Tablets, or

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Agility

/

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Astrology

bonuses can make progress significantly slower than it needs to be.

This section will first outline any particularly useful buffs and some crucial pieces of equipment to grab before moving on.

Major Goals

External Buffs

Prayer

Preferably

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Battleheart

and the best combat style prayer available,

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Piety

,

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Rigour

, or

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Augury

.

Agility

a table or something

Herblore

Preferably   Diamond Luck Potion IV or   Damage Reduction Potion IV. Alternatively:

Summoning

For dungeons, preferably

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Dragon

and the best combat style Tablet available,

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Minotaur

,

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Centaur

, or

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Witch

. For Slayer

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Cyclops

paired with the same combat style tablets a safe bet

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    Yak
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    Occultist

Slayer

slayer drops good items, do it

Dungeon Guides

Infernal Stronghold

This dungeon has a guide at Infernal Stronghold/Guide

The primary reason to do this dungeon is the   Infernal Cape which grants 4% Damage Reduction and works well for each combat style. The   Infernal Cores dropped here can be used to upgrade and   Ancient Claw into an   Infernal Claw, a critical and powerful one-handed Melee weapon.

Air God Dungeon

This dungeon has a guide at Air God Dungeon/Guide.

This dungeon drops

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Ranged

armor and equipment, and is usually completed with

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Melee

.

Water God Dungeon

This dungeon has a guide at Water God Dungeon/Guide.

This dungeon drops

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Magic

armor and equipment, and is usually completed with

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Ranged

.

Earth God Dungeon

This dungeon has a guide at Earth God Dungeon/Guide.

This dungeon drops

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Melee

tank oriented armor and equipment, and is usually completed with

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Magic

.

Fire God Dungeon

This dungeon has a guide at Fire God Dungeon/Guide.

This dungeon drops

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Melee

dps oriented armor and equipment, and is usually completed with

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Ranged

or sometimes

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Magic

.

Into the Mist

This dungeon has a guide at Into the Mist/Guide.

blah blah blah Passive Slot

Combat Passive Slot

The Late Game: Levels 96-99

Major Goals

Dark Waters

Unhallowed Wasteland

Impending Darkness Event