Ancient Relics/Guide
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This content is part of the Atlas of Discovery Expansion.
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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 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chicken Coop/Guide |
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 |
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Volcanic Cave/Guide |
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
Starting tips:
- 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. Use a 
Bronze Dagger to kill 100 
Plant. This will complete the township task and reward you with 2,000 
Potatoes. - Cartography: Starting Error creating thumbnail: File missingCartography will give you
50. Surveying the 
Farmer's Market at (13, 16) which is close to your starting position in 500. - Slayer Tasks: It is free to select a new slayer task, and so for every combat keep re-rolling until you get a low target monster. You will need to stick to Plant,
Chicken and 
Cow. Use potatoes while training combat, and save high value food items such as Shrimp for the Error creating thumbnail: File missingChicken Coop dungeon. - Runecrafting: Ancient Relics uses the hardcore Combat Triangle, and so magic is powerful against melee monsters. 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 and the highest magic gear you can obtain. You can train Error creating thumbnail: File missingLevel 10 on the Cow. - Mining: The File:Lesser Mining Relic (item).png Lesser Mining Relic provides a guaranteed gem, and so mining ore is a good source of early on.
- Melee: Train melee to 10 XP and unlock the File:Golbin Mark (item).png Golbin Mark and use Error creating thumbnail: File missingMining andError creating thumbnail: File missingSmithing to create 50. Make at least one File:Golbin Summon (item).png Golbin Summon so that you can receive more marks.
- Chicken Coop The Error creating thumbnail: File missingChicken Coop can be defeated once you have maxed out your magic, hitpoints and prayer XP. You should wear your strongest magic gear possible, and a good supply of runes. Use Earth Strike magic, and Thick Skin as your prayer for a small advantage. Use Shrimp to maintain your health.
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Once you have defeated the dungeon, you will unlock level 15 in combat, and the skills you have selected.
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 Error creating thumbnail: File missingFarming for extra food. In time, the passive benefits ofError creating thumbnail: File missingFarming will give you a huge boost. - Astrology: Early on, there are some good passive boosts available in Error creating thumbnail: File missingAstrology. However, the cost of unlocking increases quickly, so early it's a good idea to focus on small boosts, rather than trying to max out .
- 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 Error creating thumbnail: File missingMagic for the early bosses.- The
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 the Mucky 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 the
Ancient 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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