Introduction
Melee combat is divided into three main areas:
Attack,
Strength and
Defence. Attack will determine your accuracy when fighting and will increase your consistency when hitting opponents. Strength will determine how hard you hit your opponent. Finally, Defence relates to how resilient you are to attacks and how often your opponent will hit you. The higher your Defence, the more likely the opponent is to miss.
Within Melee there are three weapon styles: stab, slash and crush. Certain armours are weak to different styles of attack, so it is always worth considering checking what attack style your weapon performs.
Getting Melee Experience
The amount of experience you get from killing an opponent is based upon a number of things.
Defeating dastardly demons!
When training, it may be worth considering your opponents' (player or monster) weaknesses. Certain armours are weak to different weapon styles. The main weapon styles include stab, slash and crush attacks.
For example if your opponent is wearing a light robe material, a slashing weapon such as a scimitar should have no problem tearing through the armour.
Similarly, investigate whether a puncturing stab attack could deal the most damage, or if an aggressive crush attack to smash through armour is necessary.
The experience you receive will vary, depending on the combat level of the monster you are fighting. Using the Combat Experience interface, you can choose where you want your XP to go. For Melee, your choices are:
Boosting Experience Gain
Training Hints and Tips
- Before you begin training your combat ensure that you have a large stock of food in your bank. You do not want the inconvenience of stopping your training to get more food.
- Train on monsters with higher life points, such as giants. If your combat level is high enough they will not hit you very often so you will not need a lot of food. This also works for a low combat level player who may train on lower level monsters.
- Decide what you are training for. If you are going after easier fights for quicker experience, accept the fact you may not be as likely to get rare drops. Likewise, if you are killing for a rare drop, understand you may not be getting overly quick experience.
- Know your chosen monsters' weaknesses and choose your weapon wisely.
- Wear the appropriate melee gear and enchanted jewellery for combat bonuses.
Melee Boosts
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When eaten, amongst other things, the Cavefish increases your Attack, Strength and Defence level by 2. |
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A red Spicy stew, amongst other things, has a random chance to increase your Attack, Strength and Defence levels by up to 6 levels (or decrease it by the same). |
Using the Summoning skill, you'll find that there are a few familiars that might be useful for training your melee capabilities. Many familiars can help you, letting you train for longer and taking some of the heat off you.
Attack Boosts
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The Attack cape increased your skill level by 1 when worn. |
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The Attack, Super attack and Extreme attack potions can temporarily increase your Attack level by 1-8, 2-13 or 3-17 respectively. |
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The Zamorak brew potion can, amongst other things, boost your Attack level by 2+20%. |
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The Combat potion potion can, amongst other things, boost your Attack level by 3+10%. |
Defence Boosts
Strength Boosts
Useful Items
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How can I calculate my maximum hit?
Your maximum hit with melee is based on:
- The damage rating of the weapon(s)
- Your Strength level (and any potions, prayers or buffs affecting this)
- The damage modifier of the ability being used (such as 125% of weapon damage)
The exact conversion of these factors into a maximum hit is something only our development team know and would prefer not to give out.
See Also
Melee Related Skills
The following skills help with the Melee skill:
- Prayer - Providing positive benefits to aid in your combat. For members, your Prayer List can also be swapped for Curses which can give negative effects to your enemies.
- Summoning - If you are struggling to fend off more difficult enemies, the familiars that you can summon through the Summoning skill can help.
Melee Related Quests
For quests that give combat experience as a reward, please refer to the desired quest reward page; Attack Rewards, Defence Rewards and/or Strength Rewards.
Melee Related Minigames
The following minigamess help with the Melee skill:
- Warriors' Guild
- For players with level 99 Attack, level 99 Strength, or a combined Strength and Attack level of at least 130, the Warrior's Guild opens its doors. Inside you will find several minigames to train your Melee skills with. Competing in these minigames can earn you the defender off-hand weapon. This is useful for blocking attacks, like a shield, but still providing damage when needed.
Melee Related Distractions and Diversions
The following D&Ds help with the Melee skill:
- Tears of Guthix - If Attack, Strength or Defence are your weakest skills, try the Tears of Guthix D&D.
- Champions' Challenge - Although no reward experience is provided, this D&D will grant you the appropriate XP for using Melee to defeat the champions.
Melee Related Equipment
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