Attack/Training

This article is a strategy guide for Attack.

Information on equipment, mechanics and strategies are on this page.

Introduction

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.

• Melee Armour can be upgraded () twice from the Bank by using the Upgrade button, once with Silver Bars and the second time with Gold Bars.
  • The first Upgrade provides some boosts to the Strength and Melee Defence bonuses on the Item.
  • The second Upgrade provides Damage Reduction as well as some further increases to the Strength and Melee Defence bonuses on the Item. (There is no Damage Reduction for Bronze Equipment or Iron Equipment).
    • Damage Reduction is very important. It allows you to take less damage per hit taken. Allowing you to fight stronger enemies and use less food in the process.
  • Typically, upgrading armor isn't really worth the extra time spent until at least Mithril Armour.
    

Obtaining Melee Gear has 2 options:

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  Smithing has all Gear Sets up to Level 60 Combat Levels. This also requires
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  Mining to be leveled.
  • Requires up to
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    Smithing Level 99 and
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    Mining Level 95.
  • This includes the Dragon Equipment Tier which is not easily obtainable from Combat but can be skipped.
• From Combat.
  • Requires up to
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    Smithing Level 40 and
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    Mining Level 40.
    • Silver Bar and Gold Bar can also be obtained from Combat from Statue but this is discouraged as the drop rate is rather low.
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    Castle of Kings has Steel Knight, Mithril Knight, Adamant Knight and Rune Knight which all drop their respective Armour Sets and Weapons.
    • The Black Knight is generally skipped due to the low drop rate on its items as well as the Armour Tier being easily skipped.
  • It is generally advised to fight these Knights with
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    Magic due to Combat Triangle benefits.

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	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Stab	Error creating thumbnail: File missing Block
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

Important Notes on This Guide, Please Read

• Levels for
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  Defence,
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  Strength,
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  Slayer and
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  Prayer are assumed to be equal to the
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  Attack Level unless mentioned otherwise.
• This Guide does not include any Potions, Pets.
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  Agility or
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  Astrology unless specifically mentioned in the section.
• Each section is to the next Gear Set and/or Spell, sections can be skipped. In this case ETA until the next section will need to be re-calculated.
  • The Experience Table can be used to reference how much XP is needed.
• Items with (Optional) next to them are recommended, but not required for survival. If not owned these items can be skipped, they will however impact the XP /h gained.
  • Items with the (Optional) tag next to them are still recommended to be obtained.
• Gems and Points of Interest are recommended if Atlas of Discovery Expansion is owned, they are not required.
• Rough estimates for Food consumed /h are listed in Lemonade which heals for 1
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  Health. Simply divide the Food Consumed /h numbers by how much the used Food heals for.
• Each section assumes at least
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  Auto Eat - Tier I has been unlocked.
• Up to Level 60 in all 3 Attack Styles Any Dagger used in the Leveling sections can be replaced by a Scimitar for roughly the same XP /h in
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  Strength.
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    Defence is recommended to be leveled with
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    Magic on Defensive but can also be leveled with a Dagger for slightly lower XP /h rates than listed below.
• Lesser Summoning Amulet is the best in slot Amulet for all sections. This requires some low level Barrier Combat and is included in the Atlas of Discovery Expansion.

Leveling

Level 1 to 5

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  Hitpoints Level 10
• Total required experience for Level 5: 388

Slot	Item
	Bronze Helmet
	Bronze Platebody
	Bronze Platelegs
	Bronze Boots
	Bronze Gloves
	Bronze Dagger
	Bronze Shield

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier I	Cow	4,240	5,300	4.5m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Cow	3,260	5,300	4.5m
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Level 5 to 20

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  Hitpoints Level 12
• Total required experience for Level 20: 4,470

• Prayer:
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  Burst of Strength

Slot	Item
	Steel Helmet
	Steel Platebody
	Steel Platelegs
	Steel Boots
	Steel Gloves
	Steel Dagger
	Steel Shield

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Skeleton	7,700	6,950	6.5m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Skeleton	6,150	6,950	35m

Level 20 to 30

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  Hitpoints Level 16
• Total required experience for Level 30: 13,373

• Prayers:
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  Improved Reflexes &
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  Superhuman Strength

Slot	Item
	(G) Mithril Helmet
	(G) Mithril Platebody
	(G) Mithril Platelegs
	(G) Mithril Boots
	Mithril Gloves
	Silver Ruby Necklace (Optional)
	Silver Diamond Ring
	Mithril Dagger
	(G) Mithril Shield

At

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Level 15 with

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Auto Eat - Tier II you can safely idle Mummy which drops Silver Ruby Necklace and Silver Diamond Ring.

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier I	Cow	2,592	18,700	28m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Skeleton	2,032	18,700	28m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Tentacle	1,469	18,700	28m

Level 30 to 40

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  Hitpoints Level 22
• Total required experience for Level 40: 37,224

• Prayers:
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  Improved Reflexes &
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  Superhuman Strength

Slot	Item
	(G) Adamant Helmet
	(G) Adamant Platebody
	(G) Adamant Platelegs
	(G) Adamant Boots
	Adamant Gloves
	Elite Amulet of Strength (Optional)
	Silver Diamond Ring
	Adamant Dagger
	(G) Adamant Shield

At this point you can safely idle Mummy for Amulet of Strength.
100 Amulet of Strength can be upgraded into a Elite Amulet of Strength which at this point is marginally better than Silver Ruby Necklace.

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier I	Tentacle	260	23,500	1h01m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Frozen Archer	22,000	26,500	54m
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Frozen Archer	18,000	26,500	54m

Level 40 to 60

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  Hitpoints Level 35
• Total required experience for Level 60: 273,742

• Prayers:
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  Ultimate Strength &
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  Improved Reflexes

Slot	Item
	(G) Rune Helmet
	(G) Rune Platebody
	(G) Rune Platelegs
	(G) Rune Boots
	Rune Gloves
	Obsidian Cape (Optional)
	Elite Amulet of Strength (Optional)
	Silver Diamond Ring
	Rune Dagger
	(G) Rune Shield

• At this stage it is recommended you farm out an Obsidian Cape from Adamant Knight if one has not been obtained yet. With Melee his requires:
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    Hitpoints Level 44 at
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    Auto Eat - Tier I
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    Hitpoints Level 29 at
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    Auto Eat - Tier II
• With
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  Auto Eat - Tier II,
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  Hitpoints Level 28 or higher and
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  Slayer Level 50 you can fight Turkul Riders which drop Sand Treaders which are not used in this guide but provide a 0.1 Second Attack Interval Bonus (for all styles). Consult the Combat Simulator to see if they can be used.
• Rune Claw is a much better weapon and can be used for all 3 Attack Styles. It is also better than Dragon Sword used in the next section. It is however only obtainable from Golem Territory which is a Barrier Dungeon and requires Atlas of Discovery Expansion.
• With
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  Auto Eat - Tier III and
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  Hitpoints Level 34, Easy Slayer Tasks can be idled safely.
• With
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  Auto Eat - Tier III and
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  Hitpoints Level 38, Normal Slayer Tasks can be idled safely.
• With
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  Auto Eat - Tier III and
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  Hitpoints Level 50, Hard Slayer Tasks can be idled safely.

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Bandit	10,000	36,000	6h30m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Bandit	7,620	36,000	6h30m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Easy Slayer Task	4,450	27,500	8h36m	7,500	6,800
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Normal Slayer Task	33,000	26,750	8h50m	8,250	6,500
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Hard Slayer Task	87,500	16,250	14h30m	5,000	4,000

Level 60 to 70

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  Hitpoints Level 50
• Total required experience for Level 60: 737,627

• There is no substantial difference between Rune Equipment and Dragon Equipment.
• Pure Crystal 2H Axe is much better than any other Weapon available at level 60, 70 or even 75. This does however require high non-combat Levels. (
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  Level 80,
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  Level 85,
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  Level 90,
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  Level 95,
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  Level 99)
• Dragon Sword can be obtained from Pirate Booty which drops from clearing the
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  Deep Sea Ship Dungeon.
  • The main objective from the
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    Deep Sea Ship Dungeon Rewards would be Sunset Rapier used in the next section. It is advised to stop farming this Dungeon if this is obtained and continue to the next section with Rune Weapons
• Dragon Scimitar can be obtained from Turkul Giant which requires Desert Hat to be equipped and can be safely idled at
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  Hitpoints Level 50 at
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  Auto Eat - Tier III.
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    Magic has about double the kills per hour on this Monster. Also requires
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    Hitpoints Level 50 with full Adept Wizard Gear.

• Prayers:
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  Ultimate Strength &
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  Incredible Reflexes

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	(G) Dragon Helmet	(G) Rune Helmet
	(G) Dragon Platebody	(G) Rune Platebody
	(G) Dragon Platelegs	(G) Rune Platelegs
	(G) Dragon Boots	(G) Rune Boots
	Dragon Gloves	Rune Gloves
	Obsidian Cape (Optional)
	Elite Amulet of Strength (Optional)
	Silver Diamond Ring
	Dragon Sword
	(G) Dragon Shield	(G) Rune Shield

• With
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  Auto Eat - Tier II,
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  Hitpoints Level 49 or higher and
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  Slayer Level 60 you can fight Griffin which drop Dragon Claw Fragment. These are marginally better than Dragon Sword but are required for the Infernal Claw later on.
  • Griffin is best fought with
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    Magic, preferably using Ancient Magick.
• At
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  Hitpoints Level 52 with
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  Auto Eat - Tier III you can safely idle Sand Beast for Sandstorm Ring which is recommended but not required. Use this item instead of Silver Topaz Ring.

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Vampire, Elerine Archer, Bandit, Giant Crab	4,000	45,000	10h18m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Vampire, Elerine Archer, Bandit, Giant Crab	4,000	45,000	10h18m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Easy Slayer Task	4,450	33,000	14h	9,000	8,250
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Normal Slayer Task	28,000	37,000	12h30m	11,750	9,000
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Hard Slayer Task	87,500	24,500	18h56m	7,750	6,000

Level 70 to 75

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  Hitpoints Level 60
• Total required experience for Level 75: 737,627

There are several Weapon options at this point. All are about equally as good, the differences are very minor.

• Dragon Claw
• Sunset Rapier
• Ancient Claw
  • Optimal ways to farm this Weapon is best done with
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    Magic, guide can be found here.

• Prayers:
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  Ultimate Strength &
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  Incredible Reflexes

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	(G) Ancient Helmet	(G) Dragon Helmet	(G) Rune Helmet
	(G) Ancient Platebody	(G) Dragon Platebody	(G) Rune Platebody
	(G) Ancient Platelegs	(G) Dragon Platelegs	(G) Rune Platelegs
	(G) Dragon Boots	(G) Rune Boots
	Dragon Gloves	Rune Gloves
	Obsidian Cape (Optional)
	Elite Amulet of Strength (Optional)
	Silver Diamond Ring
	Dragon Claw	Rune Claw	Dragon Sword
	(G) Ancient Shield	(G) Dragon Shield	(G) Rune Shield

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier II	Holy Archer	8,200	71,500	6h36m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Holy Archer	6,700	71,500	6h36m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Easy Slayer Task	4,450	42,000	11h15m	11,500	10,500
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Normal Slayer Task	28,000	59,000	8h	19,000	14,750
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Hard Slayer Task	73,000	48,500	9h45m	16,000	12,000

Level 75 to 85

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  Hitpoints Level 65
• Total required experience for Level 75: 3,258,594

• Prayers:
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  Chivalry &
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  Incredible Reflexes

Slot	Item (most effective → least effective)
	(G) Ancient Helmet	(G) Dragon Helmet	(G) Rune Helmet
	(G) Ancient Platebody	(G) Dragon Platebody	(G) Rune Platebody
	(G) Ancient Platelegs	(G) Dragon Platelegs	(G) Rune Platelegs
	(G) Dragon Boots	(G) Rune Boots
	Dragon Gloves	Rune Gloves
	Obsidian Cape (Optional)
	Elite Amulet of Strength (Optional)
	Silver Diamond Ring
	Infernal Claw	Dragon Claw	Sunset Rapier
	(G) Ancient Shield	(G) Dragon Shield	(G) Rune Shield

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Holy Archer	17,110	88,500	23h8m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Easy Slayer Task	4,450	46,500	44h	12,000	11,500
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Normal Slayer Task	28,000	70,000	29h15m	22,250	17,500
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Hard Slayer Task	73,000	66,500	30h48m	22,000	16,500

Level 75 to 85

This Section uses Terran God Armour. Please refer to the Dungeon Guides how to obtain this.

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  Hitpoints Level 75
• Total required experience for Level 99: 13,034,431

At

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Level 95 swap

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Mystic Mastery to

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Battleheart

• Prayers:
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  Chivalry &
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  Piety

Slot	Item
	Ragnar God Helmet
	Ragnar God Platebody
	Ragnar God Platelegs
	Ragnar God Boots
	Ragnar God Gloves
	Fire Cape
	Elite Amulet of Strength (Optional)
	Fighter Ring
	Ragnar Godsword

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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Furious Horned Elite	71,000	190,000	51h30m	N/A	N/A
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Normal Slayer Task	11,100	94,000	104h	30,000	23,500
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Hard Slayer Task	73,000	112,500	86h55m	37,500	28,000
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Auto Eat - Tier III	Elite Slayer Task	4,450	162,000	60h	60,000	40,000

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