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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:

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

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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
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Sword		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stab	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Block
Scimitar		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Slash
2H Sword	No shield, slow	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Slash
Battleaxe	Slow-ish	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Slash	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Block

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1	Bronze	Bronze	Cow	-
1	Iron	Iron	Cow	-
5	Steel	Steel	Skeleton	-
10	Black	Black	Tentacle / Skeleton	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chicken Coop (Requires Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II)
20	Mithril	Mithril	Frozen Archer	-
30	Adamant	Adamant		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Undead Graveyard
40	Rune	Rune		Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spider Forest / Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frozen Cove / Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandit Base
40	Ice	Rune	Bandit	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Miolite Caves (Requires Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III)

Gear Goals

Weapons:
- Ice Sword
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  Level 40 - Drops from
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  Frozen Cove / Ice Monster.
- Elerine Spear
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  Level 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,
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  Deep Sea Ship.
- Obsidian Cape - Drops from Adamant Knight.
- Amulet of Looting - Drops from
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  Spider 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

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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 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fletching.
Javelins	Fast with high damage and low accuracy	-	Javelins are worth a lot of GP when sold

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1	Normal Longbow	Bronze Arrows	Leather	Cow	-
		Iron Arrows			-
		Ice Arrows			-
5	Oak Longbow	Steel Arrows		Skeleton	-
10	Oak Longbow	Steel Arrows	Hard Leather	Tentacle	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chicken Coop (Requires Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II)
20	Willow Longbow	Mithril Arrows	Hard Leather	Wizard	-
30	Maple Longbow	Adamant Arrows	Bandit	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Undead Graveyard
40	Yew Longbow	Rune Arrows	Bandit	Green D-hide / Ranger Hat/ Ranger Boots	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spider Forest
40	Ice Shortbow	Rune Arrows	Ice	Master Wizard	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bandit Base / Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hall of Wizards / Error creating thumbnail: File missing Frozen Cove / Error creating thumbnail: File missing Deep Sea Ship / Error creating thumbnail: File missing Miolite Caves(Requires Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III)

Gear Goals

Weapons:
- Ice Shortbow
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  Level 40 - Drops from
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  Frozen Cove.
- Elerine Longbow
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  Level 50 - Drops from Elerine Archer.
Equipment:
- Ranger Hat/ Ranger Boots
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  Level 40 - Drops from
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  Spider Forest.
- Amulet of Ranged - Drops from Bandit.
- Amulet of Looting - Drops from
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  Spider Forest.

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	Spell	Aurora
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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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1	Staff of Air	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wind Strike	Air Acolyte Wizard Robes	Tentacle
1	Magic Wand (Basic)	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wind Strike	Air Acolyte Wizard Robes	Tentacle
10	Basic Staves	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Strike Spells	Acolyte Robes	Confused Pirate
30	Battlestaves	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bolt Spells	Acolyte Robes	Giant Crab
30	Magic Wand (Powerful)		Acolyte Robes	Giant Crab
40	Mystic Staves	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Blast Spells	Adept Robes	Giant Crab

Gear Goals

Weapons:
- Mystic Staves
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  Level 40 - Craftable with
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  Level 70.
- Nature's Call Staff
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  Level 40 - Drops in two pieces from Elerine Mage and Druid
Equipment:
- Enchanted Cape - Drops from Master Wizard.
- Amulet of Magic - Drops from Master Wizard.
- Amulet of Looting - Drops from
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  Spider Forest.

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

Auto Slayer
Paladin, Thief, and Sand Beast
Seething Horned Elite
Ancient Platebody from the
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Volcanic Cave.
Ancient Wizard Robes from the
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Hall of Wizards.
Ancient D-hide Body from the
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Dragons Den.

Equipment Options

- Sand Treaders - Drops from Turkul Riders
- Elite Amulet of Defence - Drops from combining 100 Amulet of Defence or from
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  Undead Graveyard.
- Amulet of Torture or Elite Amulet of Glory - Drops from Fierce Devil or from combining 100 Amulet of Glory - Offensive version of Elite Defence for Melee
- Gloves of Silence - Drops from Thief - can be decent for earning some extra GP from kills
- Paladin Gloves - Drops from Paladin - big block of DR from a relatively easy monster
- Desert Wrappings - Drops from Turkul Archers - less DR, but more well rounded stats
- Priest Hat - Drops from Priest

Melee

Leveling

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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

Weapons:
Equipment:
- Elite Amulet of Strength - Drops from combining 100 Amulet of Strength
- Elite Amulet of Defence - Drops from combining 100 Amulet of Defence
- Elite Amulet of Glory - Drops from combining 100 Amulet of Glory
- Sandstorm Ring
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  Level 50 - Drops from Sand Beast.
- Desert Wrappings - Drops from Turkul Archers

Ranged

Leveling

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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

Weapons:
Equipment:
- Elite Amulet of Ranged - Drops from combining 100 Amulet of Ranged
- Throwing Power Gloves - Drops from Turkul Throwers
- Cape of Ranged Preservation - Drops from Holy Archer
- Scaled Shield - Drops from Holy Archer

Magic

Leveling

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50	Mystic Staves	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wave Spells	Adept Robes	Turkul Giant
60	Mystic Staves	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Surge Spells	Adept Robes	Griffin
70	Mystic Staves	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Surge Spells / Error creating thumbnail: File missing Slicing Winds	Expert Robes / Ancient Wizard Robes	Venomous Snake
70	Magic Wand (Elite) / Imbued Wands		Expert Robes / Ancient Wizard Robes	Venomous Snake

Gear Goals

Weapons:
Equipment:
- Elite Amulet of Magic - Drops from combining 100 Amulet of Magic
- Book of Eli - Drops from
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  Hall of Wizards.
- Shaman Ring - Drops from Shaman.
  - Upgrades into Nature's Blessing Ring with 10,000 Nature Rune

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

.

This dungeon has a guide at Volcanic Cave/Guide
This armor, like
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Smithing armor needs to be upgraded twice.
Ancient Shield has a fourth upgrade, the Dragonfire Shield, which is best in slot for Melee for a long time. Upgrading this shield requires 7050 Dragon Bones.

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

Skull Cape - Obtained from the Shop for 400 k.
Ancient Claw - Drops from Pegasus.
Hunter's Ring - Drops from Hunting Greater Dragon.
Wasteful Ring - Drops from Wicked Greater Dragon.
Magic Wand (Elite) - Drops from Cursed Maiden.

Fury of the Elemental Zodiacs - Final upgrade of all of the Elite Amulets. FEZ has a table that details a number of important stats on each Amulet at FEZ/Guide. If the guide has been followed thoroughly until this point, here is a quick summary of where each amulet should be obtained from the quickest:
- Mummy for Amulet of Strength
- Bandit for Amulet of Ranged
- Master Wizard for Amulet of Magic
- Bounty Hunter for Amulet of Glory, Amulet of Accuracy, and Amulet of Defence
- Fierce Devil for Amulet of Torture
- Seething Horned Elite for Amulet of Fury
  - Note that
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    Deep Sea Ship drops Amulet of Torture and
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    Volcanic Cave drops Amulet of Fury, so it is recommended to finish obtaining any items from these dungeons first to help ease the grind.

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.