Combat Training Guide

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Combat Training Guide

Pick the combat skill you want to train and enter your combat levels. The guide shows the weapon and shield to use and the monsters that give good XP for your level. Two-handed weapons train an offence skill and its matching defence skill together. With a one-handed weapon, the shield you hold decides which defence skill you train.

Skill you want to train

Your combat levels

Attack level

Defence level

Archery level

Evasion level

Magic level

Warding level

How to train Defence: Equip a two-handed Attack skill weapon or a shield that requires a Defence skill to use. Be in a Defensive stance. (Can be changed in Stance tab. Default Hotkey: V) Benefits: Increases your chance to completely mitigate a Pierce or Slash type damage. Reduces the incoming Heavy type damage while using a shield. Unlocks stronger armour and shields.

Shield and arrows

Slot	Item	Status	Why	How to get
Shield (trains Defence)	Elven Shield	Best for you	Block power 70 vs Heavy attacks	Buy at Shield Stall (10000 Coins)
Shield (trains Defence)	Steel Shield	Step down	Block power 50 vs Heavy attacks (29% weaker)	Buy at Shield Stall (2500 Coins)
Shield (trains Defence)	Shield of Eadmund	Upgrade: needs Defence 60	Block power 100 vs Heavy attacks (43% better)	Crafted from Broken Shield of Eadmund, Large Ebony Plate x2, Ebony Bar x2, Dusk Knight Schematics
Weapon	Depends on the monster		See Best weapons for each monster below: weapons are ranked by damage per second against each monster.

Where to train

XP is the combat XP for every 100 damage you deal, as on the Levelling guide. Higher level monsters give more. Highest, Best fit and Lowest are the normal monsters; Darklands monsters and bosses are listed separately below them.

Pick	Monster	Level	Health	Damage it deals	XP per 100 damage	Why
Highest XP	Ashen Warrior	95	1,500	Heavy 150, Slash 150	146	Hits with Heavy attacks, so a Block shield reduces it. Tough, a stretch.
Best fit	Elk	40	500	Heavy 85, Pierce 40	105	Hits with Heavy attacks, so a Block shield reduces it. Easy for you.
Lowest	Skeleton Knight	26	350	Heavy 80, Slash 25	95	Hits with Heavy attacks, so a Block shield reduces it. Easy for you.
Darklands (PvP area)	Skeleton Knight	72	1,000	Heavy 125, Slash 75	129	Hits with Heavy attacks, so a Block shield reduces it. An even match. The Darklands is a dangerous PvP area: other players can attack you here.
Boss	Silvissira	362	12,000	Heavy 250, Quick 200, Mystical 200, Slash 200, Pierce 200	212	Uses every damage type, so no single shield covers it. Tough, a stretch.
Boss	The Burning King	307	10,000	Heavy 200, Quick 200, Mystical 250, Slash 200, Pierce 200, Fire 200	207	Uses every damage type, so no single shield covers it. Tough, a stretch.

Best weapons for each monster

The three strongest weapons you can use right now against each monster above, ranked by damage per second (the same formula as the Gear Planner and the monster pages). Click a weapon or monster to open its page.

Monster	Rank	Weapon	Type	Damage per second	Why	How to get
Ashen Warrior (Highest XP)	Best	Carved Lightning Wand	One-handed wand	53.4	Lightning damage, about 91% to hit	Buy at Wand Stall (12500 Coins)
	Next best	Willow Lightning Wand	One-handed wand	45.7 (15% less)	Lightning damage, about 89% to hit	Buy at Wand Stall (1000 Coins). Dropped by Reclaimer
	Third best	Mithril Sword	One-handed melee	25.7 (52% less)	Slash damage, about 39% to hit	Crafted from Large Mithril Rod x2, Mithril Rod x8, Mithril Bar x3, Essence x1000
Elk (Best fit)	Best	Elven Shortsword	One-handed melee	61.6	Slash damage, about 91% to hit	Dropped by Elf
	Next best	Mithril Sword	One-handed melee	60.1 (2% less)	Slash damage, about 92% to hit	Crafted from Large Mithril Rod x2, Mithril Rod x8, Mithril Bar x3, Essence x1000
	Third best	Mithril Scimitar	One-handed melee	58.4 (5% less)	Slash damage, about 92% to hit	Found in the Mithril Chest
Skeleton Knight (Lowest)	Best	Elven Shortsword	One-handed melee	62.3	Slash damage, about 92% to hit	Dropped by Elf
	Next best	Mithril Sword	One-handed melee	60.7 (3% less)	Slash damage, about 93% to hit	Crafted from Large Mithril Rod x2, Mithril Rod x8, Mithril Bar x3, Essence x1000
	Third best	Mithril Scimitar	One-handed melee	59.1 (5% less)	Slash damage, about 93% to hit	Found in the Mithril Chest
Skeleton Knight (Darklands (PvP area))	Best	Mithril Scimitar	One-handed melee	61.1	Slash damage, about 76% to hit, +25 Dark Monster damage per hit	Found in the Mithril Chest
	Next best	Elven Shortsword	One-handed melee	49.8 (19% less)	Slash damage, about 74% to hit	Dropped by Elf
	Third best	Mithril Sword	One-handed melee	49.7 (19% less)	Slash damage, about 76% to hit	Crafted from Large Mithril Rod x2, Mithril Rod x8, Mithril Bar x3, Essence x1000
Silvissira (Boss)	Best	Skeleton Rapier	One-handed melee	45.2	Pierce damage, about 69% to hit	Dropped by Skeleton Pioneer
	Next best	Carved Fire Wand	One-handed wand	43.2 (4% less)	Fire damage, about 74% to hit	Buy at Wand Stall (12500 Coins)
	Third best	Mithril Battle Pickaxe	One-handed melee	36.2 (20% less)	Pierce damage, about 69% to hit	Found in the Mithril Chest
The Burning King (Boss)	Best	Mithril Sword	One-handed melee	48.8	Slash damage, about 75% to hit	Crafted from Large Mithril Rod x2, Mithril Rod x8, Mithril Bar x3, Essence x1000
	Next best	Elven Shortsword	One-handed melee	48.7 (0% less)	Slash damage, about 72% to hit	Dropped by Elf
	Third best	Mithril Scimitar	One-handed melee	47.5 (3% less)	Slash damage, about 75% to hit	Found in the Mithril Chest

Darklands is a dangerous PvP area

Any monster marked Darklands lives in the Darklands, where other players can attack you. Bring only gear you can afford to lose.

Estimates

Monsters are matched to your levels using their stats, so the picks are a guide, not a promise. Weapons are ranked by damage per second against each monster, the same formula as the Gear Planner. Gear that needs a gathering or crafting skill is left out.