Pay-to-play melee training

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This article is about the members' guide. For the free players' guide, see Free-to-play melee training.

This article provides information for members about effective ways to train Attack, Strength, and Constitution through melee combat. It contains some general training tips and suggestions for suitable monsters to kill for a wide range of levels. In this article, monsters are sorted according to the level of the skill being trained, not the recommended overall combat level.

This article assumes that players are training Attack, Strength, and Constitution more or less equally. If not, see the pure melee guide.

General training notes

• Use the best equipment owned and a weapon that has a style the monster is weak to. (For example, moss giants are weak to slash attacks, so it is a good idea to attack them with weapons such as the abyssal whip or the dragon 2h sword rather than weapons using crush or stab).
• (Optional) Select which specific skill(s) earned experience will go to through the Combat XP section in the Combat section under the Gameplay Settings in the Settings menu (Esc to open). Experience will automatically go to Constitution.
• Complete slayer tasks whenever possible in order to train Slayer while training other combat skills. (+12.5% Attack/Strength bonus while wearing a black mask or slayer helmet when on a task). However, remember that slayer tasks may give monsters with weaknesses to ranged or magic rather than melee.
• Wear a ring of Wealth or better whenever fighting a monster that drops items on the rare drop table if valuable drops are desired rather than slightly faster experience rates from rings with combat-related stats.
• An emergency teleport that can be activated with one click can be useful to avoid death. A teleportation tablet is recommended (except for the ones that would teleport the user to a combat location, such as the God wars teleport) as they are cheap.
• Use of potions to boost skill levels is essential to maximise experience rates. For convenience, it is recommended to use a super melee potion.

Abilities

• Healing abilities are a must-have for extending the length of a training trip. The Resonance ability is a basic level Defence ability that causes the next hit to heal instead of damage the player. Rejuvenate is an ultimate Defence ability that restores 40% total life points over several seconds. Regenerate is a basic Constitution ability that uses whatever adrenaline left to restore health if the player not in combat.
  • Although the Resonance and Rejuvenate abilities require a shield to be equipped, the shield only needs to be equipped for as long as it takes to activate the ability.
  • Another great healing ability is Guthix's Blessing, which will heal 8% of total life points every two seconds up to ten seconds. This ability should only be used when not in direct combat with a monster as the summoned butterfly can be attacked and killed, ending the effect prematurely.
• Consider using threshold abilities instead of ultimate ones; the damage done by thresholds is lower, but they use less adrenaline, meaning more than one can be used in a row.
• Set up the action bar before going into combat, making sure all of the abilities can be used with the weapons that will be used. Remember that multiple bars can be set up at once, and there is no penalty for changing the active one.

Common equipment, accessories, and setups

Weaponry

• Utilize monster weaknesses. Using a crush weapon against a monster weak to crush gives a much higher chance to hit against that monster. Avoid monsters who have a weakness to ranged attacks, as they will have a very high defence to melee attacks. See weakness for more information.
• Players should always use the best tier of weapons they can wield and afford. Better weapons ensure higher damage output and a higher chance to hit.
• Some enemies are good to fight with halberds (weapons that can attack from two squares away) as they benefit from the wider AoE ability range halberds provide. The strongest halberd in the game is the Noxious Scythe (level 90), with the Dragon Rider lance (level 85) and attuned crystal halberd (level 80) as alternatives.

Armour

For extended combat training, consider wearing high defence and life point armour (such as Barrows armour). This allows for prolonged training in one sitting. However, a better choice for training would be to use offensive armour (such as Bandos armour), as it will increase damage output and thus increase kill rate.

Barrows armour is a cheaper alternative to Bandos armour and can be used with the corresponding weapons for powerful set effects. The trade-off, however, is that it degrades with use, meaning that it will incur a maintenance cost. Alternatively, the Void Knight armour with the melee helm (from the Pest Control minigame) has a set effect of increasing attack and strength bonuses but at the cost of low defensive stats. This is a viable way to train melee quickly due to the increased damage output for players who are willing to use extra food or, if available, Soul Split.

Accessories and other equipment

Having a good set-up overall includes using the best accessories, too, such as capes, rings and amulets. These items are typically the best to use:

• Cape: Completionist cape > Max cape (Only with Strength perk) > TokHaar-Kal-Ket > Fire cape > Cape of Accomplishment > Obsidian cape
• Gloves (Offensive): Razorback gauntlets > Torva gloves > Bandos gloves > Dragon gauntlets > Rockshell gloves
• Boots: (Offensive): Torva boots > Bandos boots > Dragon boots > Rockshell boots
• Ring: Asylum surgeon's ring > Ring of death > Sixth-Age circuit > Luck of the Dwarves > Warrior ring > Berserker ring > Ring of Fortune > Ring of Wealth
• Amulet: Amulet of souls (or) > Amulet of souls > Reaper necklace (or) > Reaper necklace >Brawler's knockout necklace > Saradomin's whisper > Amulet of fury > Amulet of glory > Amulet of power
• Aura: Berserker > Brawler aura > Vampyrism > Equilibrium

Healing

Generally speaking, most of the time, food will not be needed if healing abilities are used, such as Rejuvenate, an ultimate ability which restores 40% total health, Regenerate, which can be used outside combat to convert remaining adrenaline into health, and Resonance, which makes the next attack that hits heal instead of dealing damage.

Other methods of healing include:

• Using food
• Guthan the Infested's equipment has excellent defence bonuses, a feasible two-handed weapon, and a set effect, which players can use to heal themselves. However, use of Guthan's has a few downsides. Use of Guthan's helm prevents the use of other head-slot items, such as a slayer helm or face mask. In addition, though Guthan's spear is a good training weapon, it pales in comparison to stronger weapons such as Godswords and chaotic/Drygore weaponry.
• Bones to Peaches is a spell unlocked at the Mage Training Arena which allows players to convert bones and big bones into peaches, each of which heals 500 life points. Players who have not unlocked this spell can instead buy and use bones to peaches tablets.
• Soul Split requires 92 Prayer and access to the Ancient Curses. It heals its user 10% of the damage dealt if it is activated during a successful hit against a monster. Because of its rapid drain rate, many players use the prayer flicking technique to drastically reduce, or outright nullify, Prayer point drain.
• The Saradomin godsword's passive effect (requires 70 Agility), Healing Blade, has a 25% chance of healing the player 3% life points and 3% prayer points every hit or special attack Healing Blade, which deals 75-275% ability damage and restores life points by half of the damage dealt and prayer points by 2.5% of it.
• Auras such as vampyrism help by healing the player by 5% of damage dealt with every hit.
• Healing familiars such as the Bunyip and Unicorn stallion.

Potions

• Potions are well worth the extra cost. They increase experience per hour significantly. 
• It can help to get 96 Herblore for overloads which makes training much faster. Other extreme potions such as extreme attack, strength, and defence are also worth the added cost.
• If unable to create overloads or extremes due to a low Herblore level, super sets work well too.
• Regular combat potions are more cost effective than attack potions and strength potions because they combine the effects of both while being cheaper than the two individual items combined.

Torstol incense sticks

Each potency level of torstol incense sticks provides a 0.5% increase to base XP gain. The potency level will increase every 10 minutes and will reach its maximum at level 4 (+2% to base XP). Overloading consumes 6 sticks but instantly provides the maximum potency.

Relic powers

Relic powers can be unlocked through the Archaeology skill to unlock permanent passive buffs to assist in combat training among other things. Only 3 Relic powers can be active at one time.

Relic power		Effect	Level	Required relic(s)	Monolith energy	Chronotes
	Font of Life	Increases maximum health by 500.	5	The Mortal Cup	50	1,000
	Berserker's Fury	Deal up to +5.5% damage (all styles) the lower your current life points are below max. (Doesn't stack with Dharok's set effect.)	56	Dharok's Memento (Lock of hair + Amulet of the forsaken)	250	5,000
	Death Ward	5% damage reduction when your life points are below 50%; 10% damage reduction when they are below 25%.	81	Ring of Solomon (give a restored Aviansie dreamcoat to Armadyl)	150	3,000
	Fury of the Small	All basic abilities generate 1% more adrenaline.	97	Goblin Warpaints (combine the Red hand cave painting with the Green skull cave painting	150	3,000
	Persistent Rage	Your adrenaline will not drain outside of combat.	98	The Rings of Razulei	150	3,000
	Heightened Senses	Increases maximum adrenaline by 10%.	105	Cup of Nectar	350	7,000
	Conservation of Energy	After using an ultimate ability, you will regain 10% adrenaline.	118	Experimental Aether Reactor	350	7,000
	Inspire Awe	You will gain 2% more XP when training combat skills.	119	Helm of Terror	250	5,000

Equipment

Level 1	Typical weapons
	Bronze longsword Bronze battleaxe Bronze 2h sword
Bronze armour
Levels required
1

Level 10	Typical weapons
	Iron longsword Iron battleaxe Iron 2h sword
Iron armour
Levels required
10

Level 20	Typical weapons
	Steel longsword Steel battleaxe Steel 2h sword
Steel armour
Levels required
20

Level 30	Typical weapons
	Mithril longsword Mithril battleaxe Mithril 2h sword
Mithril armour
Levels required
30

Level 40	Typical weapons
	Adamant longsword Adamant battleaxe Adamant 2h sword
Adamant armour
Levels required
40

Level 50	Typical weapons
	Rune longsword Rune battleaxe Rune 2h sword
Rune armour
Levels required
50

Level 60	Typical weapons
	Dragon scimitar Dragon battleaxe Dragon 2h sword
Dragon armour
Levels required
60

Level 70	Typical weapons
	Abyssal whip Saradomin godsword Bandos godsword
Bandos armour
Levels required
70

Level 70	Typical weapons
	Abyssal whip Guthan's warspear Dharok's greataxe
Guthan's armour
Levels required
70

Level 80	Typical weapons
	Jessika's sword and Korasi's sword Chaotic maul Chaotic kiteshield
Anima core of Zaros armour
Levels required
80

Level 80	Typical weapons
	Jessika's sword and Korasi's sword Chaotic maul Chaotic kiteshield Dragon Rider lance
Torva armour
Levels required
80

Level 90	Typical weapons
	Drygore longsword Drygore mace Noxious scythe Annihilation
Masterwork armour
Levels required
90

Level 92	Typical weapons
	Khopesh of Tumeken Khopesh of Elidinis Zaros godsword Noxious scythe
Trimmed masterwork armour
Levels required
92

Best-in-slot equipment

Slot	Item	Bonus	Bonus	Bonus
Head	Trimmed masterwork helm	457.4	2	24
Body	Trimmed masterwork platebody	526	3	36
Legs	Trimmed masterwork platelegs	503.1	2	31
Hands	Trimmed masterwork gloves	114.3	2	15
Feet	Trimmed masterwork boots	114.3	2	15
Cape	TokHaar-Kal-Ket	44	2	33
Neck	Amulet of souls (or)	0	5	48
Ring	Ring of death (i)	0	3	27.7
Pocket	Illuminated god book	0	4	7
Total		1,759.1	25	236.7

Slot	Item	Bonus	Bonus	Bonus
Head	Achto Teralith helmet	491	0	420
Body	Achto Teralith cuirass	565	0	840
Legs	Achto Teralith leggings	540	0	630
Shield	Malevolent kiteshield	491	0	735
Hands	Achto Teralith gauntlets	122	0	0
Feet	Achto Teralith boots	122	0	0
Cape	Superior reefwalker's cape	65.3	0	300
Neck	Amulet of defence	6.3	0	0
Ring	Superior leviathan ring	43	0	0
Pocket	Fully charged Defender's insignia	300	0	0
Total		2,745.6	0	2,925

Slot	Item	Bonus	Bonus	Bonus
Head	Anima core helm of Zaros	338	0	20
Body	Anima core body of Zaros	389	0	30
Legs	Anima core legs of Zaros	372	0	25
Hands	Bandos gloves	64	1	11
Feet	Bandos boots	64	1	11
Cape	TokHaar-Kal-Ket	44	2	33
Neck	Brawler's knockout necklace	0	0	44
Ring	Warrior ring (i)	0	0	25
Pocket	Illuminated god book	0	4	7
Total		1,271	8	206

Slot	Item	Bonus	Bonus	Bonus
Head	Second-Age full helm	384	0	0
Body	Second-Age platebody	442	0	0
Legs	Second-Age platelegs	423	0	0
Shield	Divine spirit shield	338	3	0
Hands	Pneumatic gloves	108	0	0
Feet	Steadfast boots	108	0	0
Cape	Completionist cape	44	5	100
Neck	Amulet of defence	6.3	0	0
Ring	Onyx ring (i)	22	0	0
Total		1,875.3	8	100

Preparation for Elite Dungeon 3 (1-49)

Due to the Elite Dungeon experience nerf, being carried in Elite Dungeon 3 no longer grants a large sum of experience an hour. To gain proper experience rates, the player being carried should have high enough accuracy to land a large percentage of their hits. After some experimentation, a player wearing Tier 50 equipment can receive rates faster than the alternative methods in this guide.

In general, for training melee, it is most effective to kill monsters with a weakness to melee attacks. This is even more pronounced when matching a monster's specific type of weakness to slash, stab, or crush weapons. For complete lists of monsters weak to each type, see the following pages:

• Weak to Stab
• Weak to Slash
• Weak to Crush
• Weak to nothing

As with any style of combat, you may choose to train it predominantly through Slayer. This has several benefits, such as the damage bonus from a full slayer helmet, less crowded areas, and unique monsters to kill. In addition, you may choose to sculpt your block and prefer lists to allow you more tasks that are ideal for melee training.

Levels 1-40

Image	Monster name
	Goblins
	Level	Life points
	2	100
	Experience	Drops
	25 (and 8.2 experience)	Runes and grapes
Advantages
Gives good experience when compared to the difficulty of killing them. Decent drops for this level, such as grapes. Drops lower tier runes frequently.
Disadvantages
Very boring and can sometimes be crowded.

Image	Monster name
	Cockroach drone
	Level	Life points
	4	150
	Experience	Drops
	25.5 (and 8.4 experience)	Carapace and herbs
Advantages
Great drops for this level.
Disadvantages
Low experience rate compared to other methods.

Image	Monster name
	Mountain troll
	Level	Life points
	75	2,700
	Experience	Drops
	201.3 (and 66.4 experience)	Herbs and seeds
Advantages
Gives great XP. Very easy to kill.
Disadvantages
Compared to other creatures it is a little more out of the way.

Image	Monster name
	Troll chucker
	Level	Life points
	1	100
	Experience	Drops
	30 (and 10 experience)	Beginner range weapons and food
Advantages
Good experience. Extremely easy to kill.
Disadvantages
Extremely boring.

Levels 40-49

Image	Monster name
	Gnome troops
	Level	Life points
	44, 47	1,600
	Experience	Drops
	72.6 (and 23.9 experience); 79.8 (and 26.3 experience)
Advantages
Low life points, making for quick kills. These can be easily killed in one hit, allowing players to level up quickly.
Disadvantages
No drops since on a battlefield.

Image	Monster name
	Hill giant
	Level	Life points
	44	3,200
	Experience	Drops
	108 (and 35.6 experience)	Giant Champion's scroll
Advantages
Low life points, making for quick kills.
Disadvantages
They are weak to Air spells Poor drops in general. Edgeville dungeon location requires a brass key for quick access, however this is easily gained during your first trip.

Elite Dungeon 3 (50-99)

Main article: Shadow Reef

In the dungeon, is possible to get up to 1,5m combat experience per hour and 200,000 Dungeoneering experience per hour. This is done through killing only early mobs and mini-bosses and teleporting out before reaching the mast, and restarting the dungeon. This method is particularly good if trying to amass a large amount of dungeoneering tokens and/or fragments for the elite skilling outfit. The Shadow Reef dungeon is also a good source of coins, capable of reaching anywhere from 1 to 5 million gp/h depending on how quickly the group moves.

Because experience is directly correlated to accuracy and damage, it is heavily recommended to use the highest level gear possible when training.

Alternative methods (50-99)

Levels 50-60

Image	Monster name
	Moss giant
	Level	Life points
	51	3,700
	Experience	Drops
	136.5 (and 45 experience)	Herbs and seeds
Advantages
Low life points, making for quick kills. Eight different training locations.
Disadvantages
Poor drops in general. There are aggressive Zamorak warriors and Zamorak mages in the chaos tunnel spot.

Image	Monster name
	Ghoul
	Level	Life points
	64	2,300
	Experience	Drops
	138.3 (and 45.6 experience)	• Congealed blood • Ghoul Champion's scroll
Advantages
Low life points. Lots of them in 1 small place.
Disadvantages
High defence. Terrible drops. Will need to heal often at low levels.

Image	Monster name
	Ogre
	Level	Life points
	67	4,800
	Experience	Drops
	227.7 (and 75.1 experience)	Seeds
Advantages
They can be safespotted while using a halberd, negating the need for food. Many training locations.
Disadvantages
Mediocre drops. Fairly high defence.

Levels 60-70

Image	Monster name
	Jungle spider (green)
	Level	Life points
	86	3,100
	Experience	Drops
	297 (and 98.3 experience)	Spider carcass
Advantages
Fairy ring cls is very close for easy access. Drop Spider carcass, which sells for a good amount on the GE, making this a good spot for money-making as well as training. Can easily kill and collect spider carcasses East of Yanille and use the bank in Yanille to store them.
Disadvantages
Not aggressive, and the left-click option is "walk here", being an inconvenience (though this can be changed in settings for easier attacking).

Image	Monster name
	Deadly red spiders
	Level	Life points
	95	3,400
	Experience	Drops
	399(and 131.6 experience)	None
Advantages
Since they are weak to crush weapons, use the Orikalkum 2h warhammer +3 and the optimal 2-handed Action bar preset. Overpower can be used to instantly kill every 10th spider (when adrenaline is at 100%) Killing deadly red spiders can be a good source of charms. Normally red spider eggs spawn near red spiders and it is good money making
Disadvantages
They have no drops other than charms and effigies. Their ranged attacks can hit fairly hard even against melee armour. At lower levels, using anything other than crush attacks can hamper experience rates.

Image	Monster name
	TzHaar Fight Cave
	Level	Life points
	Varies depending on the creature.	Varies.
	Experience	Drops
	Varies.
Advantages
Being a safe minigame, dying is no cause for worry. Tokkul can be earned from playing this and can be spent on valuable rewards from TzHaar shops.
Disadvantages
The creatures do not drop anything; creatures outside the fight cave drop tokkul

Image	Monster name
	Pest Control
	Level	Life points
	Varies depending on the creature.	Varies.
	Experience	Drops
	Varies.
Advantages
Commendation points gained from this game can be spent on additional exp. Players who die during the game will respawn safely with all of their items.
Disadvantages
This minigame can become somewhat repetitive over time. There is little direct monetary gain from this method. All combat experience earned from this minigame is halved.

Image	Monster name
	Hellhounds
	Level	Life points
	92	3,300
	Experience	Drops
	361 (and 120 experience)	Sealed clue scroll (hard)
Advantages
They are weak to slash. Killing hellhounds can be a good source of charms and hard clues. This method is both fast and requires little attention. Can be safe-spotted with a halberd.
Disadvantages
Soul split, a Saradomin godsword, or a full set of Guthan's Armour is necessary for prolonged trips. Without the aforementioned curse, food and banking is required, hampering experience rates.

Image	Monster name
	Abyssal leech
	Level	Life points
	72	2,600
	Experience	Drops
	183 (and 60.3 experience)
Advantages
Using new halberd mechanics attacks like Hurricane, Quake, and Meteor Strike hit in a 5x5 square. Best experience for many levels.
Disadvantages
Multiple enemies may cause a lot of damage to lower level players. Run through Wilderness can be risky

Image	Monster name
	Fire giants
	Level	Life points
	85	6,700
	Experience	Drops
	425 (and 140 experience)	• Uncommon: Rune arrows • Rare: Medium bladed rune salvage • Runes • Grimy herbs • Fire battlestaff
Advantages
The drops from fire giants can be quite profitable. In the Waterfall Dungeon and the Brimhaven Dungeon, lots of these creatues spawn in a close vicinity. They are weak to slash.
Disadvantages
They can do moderate damage with their ranged attacks and require food at lower levels.

Image	Monster name
	TzHaar creatures
	Level	Life points
	86	3,100
	Experience	Drops
	Varies.	• Tokkul • Onyx tips
Advantages
The drops from these creatures are somewhat valuable, such as Tokkul for the valuable onyx. There is a bank nearby.
Disadvantages
The monsters can hit quite high on lower levelled players.

Levels 70-80

Image	Monster name
	Dagannoth
	Level	Life points
	77; 78	2,750; 2,800
	Experience	Drops
	211.5 (and 69.7 experience); 221.7 (and 73.1 experience)
Advantages
There are many of these creatures located in the Waterbirth Island Dungeon and the Lighthouse Dungeon.
Disadvantages
Due to the large number of them, a player could easily be piled and killed. The money return from these monsters isn't that great. An update reduced the aggression range of the ones in Waterbirth, hampering experience rates. A cannon can be used to bypass this, but the cannonball usage can be very costly.

Image	Monster name
	Dust devils
	Level	Life points
	85	8,000
	Experience	Drops
	424.8 (and 140.1 experience)
Advantages
They are weak to crush. These monsters can be assigned as a slayer task daily through the use of a Mask of Dust/Helm of Devilry.
Disadvantages
They require a gas mask, face mask, masked earmuffs, a slayer helmet, or a full slayer helmet in order to fight them, or the player will be hit for large amounts of damage. All of these (except for the gas mask and face mask) require completion of Smoking Kills. They require a Slayer level of 65 to kill.

Image	Monster name
	Living rock creatures
	Level	Life points
	Varies depending on the creature.	Varies.
	Experience	Drops
	Varies.
Advantages
The drops can be quite profitable. They aren't exceptionally crowded. They have a low defence level and low life points. The living rock strikers are weak to crush.
Disadvantages
The creatures can hit very accurately, and food could be needed for lower levelled players. They are fairly spread out throughout the caverns. Spawn rates are completely dependent on the player; they take longer to spawn if their remains are not mined.

Image	Monster name
	Frost dragons
	Level	Life points
	119	8,500
	Experience	Drops
	1085.4 (and 358.1 experience)
Advantages
The bones can be collected for a massive profit, along with other valuable drops. A bonecrusher and Split dragontooth necklace, and using either Soul Split or Deflect Magic if on Ancient Curses or Protect from Magic and Piety if on the normal prayers, along with antifire protection can potentially negate all damage. Using a bonecrusher and demon horn necklaces negates the need for prayer potions and significantly increases the experience per hour. They are weak to stab.
Disadvantages
They require 85 Dungeoneering to access. Being careless or not paying attention can lead to a swift death. The dragons hit high and accurately, so a good method of restoring life points is necessary. Super antifire potions are also a semi-requirement, as they will increase kills per hour significantly. Their defence is fairly high, and using anything other than stab weapons can hamper experience rates.

Image	Monster name
	Armoured zombies
	Level	Life points
	86	6,200
	Experience	Drops
	445.9 (and 147.1 experience)
Advantages
The zombies don't hit very high if using higher end gear, making food optional. Drops can be somewhat valuable. There is a prayer altar nearby to recharge prayer points.
Disadvantages
They require partial completion of Defender of Varrock to fight. Weak to magic and strong against melee.

Image	Monster name
	Mighty banshee
	Level	Life points
	91	3,250
	Experience	Drops
	344.4 (and 113.6 experience)
Advantages
Commonly drops Swordfish. Good source of charms. Low health makes it possible to kill large amounts in a small amount of time. Banshee has low defence to melee. Drops can be somewhat valuable.
Disadvantages
Requires 15 Slayer to kill and earmuffs (or better), which eliminates possible use of full set bonuses

Levels 80-90

Image	Monster name
	Mutated jadinkos
	Level	Life points
	Baby:93; Guard:96; Male:100	3,350; 6,000; 6,000
	Experience	Drops
	379.8 (and 125.3 experience); 569.9 (and 188 experience); 646.3 (and 213.2 experience)
Advantages
The drops are somewhat profitable, and they drop food commonly. Very easy to kill, allowing for very fast experience rates. The untradeable drops can be used to train at the Herblore Habitat. They are weak to stab.
Disadvantages
They require a Slayer level of 80, 86, and 91 to kill respectively. Their melee attacks are very accurate and can cause consistent damage. They will use hard-hitting magic attacks to players who try to run away.

Image	Monster name
	Spiritual warriors
	Level	Life points
	98	7,000
	Experience	Drops
	661 (and 218.1 experience)	Noted ores, rune salvage
Advantages
Excellent drops (rune salvage can be high-alched on the spot); 500,000 to 1,000,000 per hour Often drop super attack, super defence and super strength potions, which increase training speed Often drop sharks, which eliminate the need for carrying food Chance to drop the Warpriest armour (depending on which faction is killed)
Disadvantages
They require a Slayer level of 68 to kill. Resides in the God Wars Dungeon; a Zarosian item such as the Torva full helm or Shard of Zaros is recommended to make monsters unaggressive

Image	Monster name
	Spiritual rangers
	Level	Life points
	98	7,000
	Experience	Drops
	661 (and 218.1 experience)
Advantages
They are weak to melee, making kills quick.
Disadvantages
They require a Slayer level of 63 to kill. Resides in the God Wars Dungeon; a Zarosian item such as the Torva full helm or Shard of Zaros is recommended to make monsters unaggressive Are fairly spread out and lack profitable drops. The Armadylean rangers cannot be fought with melee.

Image	Monster name
	Fight Cauldron
	Level	Life points
	Varies depending on the creature	Varies
	Experience	Drops
	Varies
Advantages
This minigame allows for very quick levelling. Obsidian shards can be obtained, which with suitable Smithing levels can be made into Obsidian armour.
Disadvantages
Requires completion of The Brink of Extinction to access. Some monsters aren't weak to melee, hampering the exp/hour. The monsters that are weak to melee are weak to crush, and using stabbing or slashing weapons can hamper rates further at lower levels. Dying will result in half the obsidian shards earned during the minigame being lost. Heated tiles can force players to move out of melee range.

Image	Monster name
	Nechryael
	Level	Life points
	96	8,000
	Experience	Drops
	628.6 (and 207.4 experience)
Advantages
Killing them in the Slayer Tower with a contract can give good experience and money. They are weak to crush.
Disadvantages
Food may be required. They require a Slayer level of 80 to kill. The death spawns that they summon can be an annoyance if the player chooses to kill them.

Image	Monster name
	Exiled kalphite guardians
	Level	Life points
	98	7,000
	Experience	Drops
	661 (and 218.1 experience)
Advantages
Very good charm drops can be obtained. The money gained from killing these is quite good.
Disadvantages
The area to kill them could be dangerous, especially if piled by multiple creatures. They can cause poison, though it is mild and generally ignored.

Image	Monster name
	Abyssal demons
	Level	Life points
	98	8,500
	Experience	Drops
	661 (and 218.1 experience)
Advantages
Killing them in the Slayer Tower with a contract can give good experience and money. They have good drops. They are weak to slash.
Disadvantages
Higher stats will give better experience rates. As such, melee stats of 85+ are a semi-requirement. They require a Slayer level of 85 to kill. Players will need food as they can hit hard and very accurately. Some of the better drops require the player to be on a Slayer assignment.

Levels 90-99

At this level, almost any monster can be killed, but some of the more preferred ones are listed below. It is recommended to have drygore weapons or higher to kill these monsters for optimum experience rates, without drygore weapons it may be advisable to kill level 80-90 creatures

Image	Monster name
	God Wars Dungeon Bosses (excluding Nex/Kree'arra)
	Level	Life points
	210	40,000 to 60,000
	Experience	Drops
	3,204 (and 1,057.3 experience) to 4,796.55 (and 1,582.8 experience)
Advantages
Drops can be very valuable. At high levels, the bosses are entirely soloable. Using an instance can create very fast kills (provided that the spawn setting is on fast).
Disadvantages
Risk of dying is incredibly high; this may result in high costs to buy back items. A killcount hampers experience gain, as it takes time between banking trips. Side note: Orks in God Wars Dungeon north of the entrance near the Bandos entrance become aggressive after killing one, and it resets after every killing, providing 100% AFK and averaging about 275,000 melee experience per hour. Bonecrusher, a Split dragontooth or Demon horn necklace, and Soul Split make trips last as desired.

Image	Monster name
	Automaton Tracer
	Level	Life points
	115	20,000
	Experience	Drops
	1,200.1 (and 396 experience)
Advantages
All loots are noted, allowing for long trips. They are weak to crush. Can drop the Pneumatic gloves, worth 450,805 coins. Can be easily accessed with the Sixth-age circuit.
Disadvantages
Can take a while to kill because of their high life points. Can only be killed when all parts of The World Wakes are completed. The shockwave special can easily kill players. Using anything other than crushing attacks can hamper experience rates.

Image	Monster name
	Airut
	Level	Life points
	122	16,875
	Experience	Drops
	2,000.7 (and 660.2 experience)
Advantages
Valuable drops, including Razorback gauntlets. Most loots are noted or can be alchemised.
Disadvantages
They have a very dangerous special attack if not paying attention. Dual-wielded melee weapons are also required to counter this special attack. Their defence is high, and they will increase it further during the fight, resulting in longer kill times and reduced experience rates. They require a slayer level of 92 to damage. The player must be on a Slayer assignment to receive Razorback gauntlets as a drop.

Image	Monster name
	Crystal Shapeshifter
	Level	Life points
	112	30,000
	Experience	Drops
	2,894.4 (and 955.1 experience)
Advantages
Decent drops for their level. Most loots are noted or can be alchemised.
Disadvantages
They will change combat styles depending on the player's combat style, equipment and prayers, which in turn changes their defence values. Can use abilities which can deal heavy damage, and if their aggression is not toggled by Angof, can easily kill the player if several are attacking at once. Requires completion of The Light Within in order to access.

Image	Monster name
	Corrupted worker
	Level	Life points
	113	15,000
	Experience	Drops
	956.2 (and 315.5 experience)	Key to the Crossing, Vital spark, Corrupted gem, Khopesh of the Kharidian
Advantages
Can be killed extremely quickly due to the corruption feature of the Sophanem Slayer Dungeon. In relatively large numbers which can be brought closer with aggression potions.
Disadvantages
Corruption feature can easily get a player killed if they are not paying attention. Requires aggression potion due to somewhat large wandering space. Requires 103 Slayer and a Feather of Ma'at for each kill. Might be occupied by other players.

Image	Monster name
	Salawa akh
	Level	Life points
	106	12,500
	Experience	Drops
	622.4 (and 205.3 experience)	Key to the Crossing, Vital spark, Corrupted gem, Khopesh of the Kharidian
Advantages
Can be killed extremely quickly due to the corruption feature of the Sophanem Slayer Dungeon. In relatively large numbers which can be brought closer with aggression potions.
Disadvantages
Corruption feature can easily get a player killed if they are not paying attention. Requires aggression potion due to somewhat large wandering space. Requires 105 Slayer and a Feather of Ma'at for each kill. Might be occupied by other players.

Other methods of gaining experience

Abyssal training

Main article: Abyss/Combat training

Training melee, Magic, and Ranged skills is a good way to earn experience with minimal setup or effort. The south-west and south-east corners spawn 15+ creatures that are aggressive and will attack the player upon respawn. There is a world-hopping safespot in the far south-west corner behind a tendril. The creatures become non-aggressive after 10 minutes. To reset the aggression timer simply run away and come back.

Over 500 000 experience per hour can be obtained with following setup: Melee halberd (power armour, blood amulet, super melee potion, dragon rider lance recommended). Use Revolution++ with the following bar: Meteor Strike, Berserk, Hurricane, Quake, Cleave.

Blood amulet of fury or Bunyip is enough to heal for a complete AFK experience.

Due to high amount of kills per hour it is recommended to use Charming Imp and Scavenging.

Vyrewatch training

Main article: Vyrewatch/Strategies

Alongside Abyssal training, killing Vyrewatch in Darkmeyer is another AFK method of training combat. The maximum combat experience per hour sits at around 550,000 to 600,000. Alongside this, 200,000 Constitution experience, 350,000 to 450,000 Prayer experience (if Morytania legs 4 are owned and equipped), 200,000 Firemaking experience, and 100,000 to 150,000 Farming experience (if the player has seedicide unlocked). Players can also make upwards of 4,000,000 coins per hour if the player loots every one to two minutes.

Because of these rewards and the killing of Vyrewatch being semi-AFK, this is a popular method of training. This method of training does require the elite Morytania achievements (only for the best experience rates; not a strict requirement), many quests (the entire Myreque series up through and including River of Blood), seedicide (only if the player desires the additional Farming experience), and a high combat level.

Shattered Worlds

Main article: Shattered Worlds § Strategy guide

At worlds 50+, Shattered Worlds can be a very good source of experience. In general, each world offers better experience per kill than the one before it until the player no longer has enough resources to continue. In addition to experience, Shattered Worlds awards the player with Shattered anima for rewards like Bladed Dive and Slayer masks that are normally only obtainable from Treasure Hunter. It is recommended that players train around worlds 70-80, bringing their own armour and weapons, for the fastest experience rates. High level players can receive close to 2 million experience per hour in a chosen combat style at world 100, by using the guaranteed adrenaline buff to have high damage area of effect abilities such as quake, hurricane and meteor strike available with no concerns for adrenaline.

Completing quests

Quests for Attack experience

Quest	Members	Experience reward	Attack requirement	Other requirements
The Blood Pact		100	N/A	N/A
A Shadow over Ashdale		300	N/A	N/A
In Search of the Myreque		600	N/A	25 Agility
Mountain Daughter		1,000	N/A	20 Agility
A Fairy Tale I - Growing Pains		2,000	N/A	N/A
In Aid of the Myreque		2,000	12	25 Crafting 7 Magic 15 Mining
The Fremennik Trials		2,812	N/A	40 Crafting 25 Fletching 40 Woodcutting
Underground Pass		3,000	N/A	25 Ranged
Heroes' Quest		3,075	N/A	53 Cooking 53 Fishing 25 Herblore 25 Defence (Black Arm Gang only) 50 Mining
Quiet Before the Swarm		4,000	35	42 Strength
TokTz-Ket-Dill		5,000	50	50 Construction 43 Crafting 41 Mining 45 Strength
Tree Gnome Village		11,450	N/A	N/A
Fight Arena		12,175	N/A	N/A
Waterfall Quest		13,750	N/A	N/A
The Mighty Fall		80,000	79	69 Slayer 72 Defence 78 Constitution 79 Strength
Total		141,262

Quests for Strength experiences

Quest	Members	Experience reward	Strength requirement	Other requirements
The Blood Pact		100	-
The Death of Chivalry		250	-
A Shadow over Ashdale		300	-
In Search of the Myreque		600	-	25 Agility
In Aid of the Myreque		2,000	-	25 Crafting 7 Magic 15 Mining
The Fremennik Trials		2,812	-	40 Crafting 25 Fletching 40 Woodcutting
Land of the Goblins		3,000	-	30 Prayer 36 Agility 36 Fishing 36 Thieving 37 Herblore
Heroes' Quest		3,075	-	53 Cooking 53 Fishing 25 Herblore 25 Defence (Black Arm gang only) 50 Mining
Troll Romance		4,000	-	28 Agility
Horror from the Deep		4,662	-	35 Agility
Quiet Before the Swarm		4,900	42	35 Attack
TokTz-Ket-Dill		5,000	45	50 Attack 50 Construction 43 Crafting 41 Mining
Scorpion Catcher		6,625	-	31 Prayer
Dealing with Scabaras		7,000	60	21 Firemaking 50 Agility 60 Thieving
The Curse of Arrav		9,000	64	37 Slayer 41 Summoning 61 Agility 64 Ranged 64 Mining 66 Thieving
Roving Elves		10,000	-
Waterfall Quest		13,750	-
Dragon Slayer		18,650	-
The Chosen Commander		20,000	46	46 Agility 46 Thieving
Haunted Mine		22,000	-	15 Agility 35 Crafting
The Path of Glouphrie		30,000	60	56 Thieving 56 Slayer 47 Ranged 45 Agility
Forgiveness of a Chaos Dwarf		30,000	69	61 Hunter 61 Firemaking
King of the Dwarves		50,000	77	68 Mining 70 Smithing
Thok It To 'Em		75,765	70	59 Dungeoneering
The Mighty Fall		80,000	79	69 Slayer 72 Defence 78 Constitution 79 Attack
Thok Your Block Off		105,010	75 (Unabridged)	71 Dungeoneering
Birthright of the Dwarves		200,000	85	80 Mining 82 Smithing
Total	713,499

Quests for Constitution experience

Quest	Members	Experience reward	Constitution requirement	Other requirements
Stolen Hearts		250	-
Diamond in the Rough		250	-
A Shadow over Ashdale		300	-
A Soul's Bane		500	-
In Search of the Myreque		600	-	25 Agility
Song from the Depths		700	-
Nature Spirit		2,000	-
Fur 'n Seek		2,500	-	25 Slayer
The Fremennik Trials		2,812	-	40 Crafting 25 Fletching 40 Woodcutting
Heroes' Quest		3,075	-	53 Cooking 53 Fishing 25 Herblore 25 Defence (Black Arm gang only) 50 Mining
Recipe for Disaster: Freeing Sir Amik Varze		4,000	-
Grim Tales		5,000	-	45 Farming 52 Herblore 58 Thieving 59 Agility 71 Woodcutting
Royal Trouble		5,000	-	40 Agility 40 Slayer
Witch's House		6,325	-
Missing My Mummy		7,000	-	35 Construction 35 Cooking 35 Crafting 35 Magic 35 Prayer
Dream Mentor		15,000	-	85 Combat
Salt in the Wound		17,000	50	60 Defence 47 Herblore 45 Summoning 35 Dungeoneering
Mourning's End Part I		25,000	-	60 Ranged 50 Thieving
The Firemaker's Curse		76,000	76	74 Firemaking 64 Agility
Total	173312

Quests for Defence experience

Quest	Members	Experience reward	Defence requirement	Other requirements
The Blood Pact		100	N/A	N/A
A Shadow over Ashdale		300	N/A	N/A
A Soul's Bane		500	N/A	N/A
In Search of the Myreque		600	N/A	25 Agility
In Aid of the Myreque		2,000	N/A	25 Crafting 7 Magic 15 Mining
Nature Spirit		2,000	N/A	N/A
What Lies Below		2,000	N/A	35 Runecrafting
The Fremennik Trials		2,812	N/A	40 Crafting 25 Fletching 40 Woodcutting
Heroes' Quest		3,075	25 (Black Arm gang only)	53 Cooking 53 Fishing 25 Herblore 50 Mining
Between a Rock...		5,000	30	40 Mining 50 Smithing
Elemental Workshop III		8,500	33	20 Mining 33 Smithing
Defender of Varrock		10,000	N/A	51 Agility 51 Hunter 54 Smithing 59 Mining
Dimension of Disaster: Defender of Varrock		10,000	N/A	N/A
Olaf's Quest		12,000	N/A	40 Firemaking 50 Woodcutting
Holy Grail		15,300	N/A	30 Attack
Dragon Slayer		18,650	N/A	N/A
A Clockwork Syringe		19,000	76	50 Dungeoneering 61 Slayer 62 Construction 65 Summoning 74 Smithing 74 Thieving
King's Ransom		33,000	65	45 Magic
Salt in the Wound		45,000	60	50 Constitution 47 Herblore 45 Summoning 35 Dungeoneering
Total		189,837

Completing some of the easier quests such as Fight Arena, Holy Grail, Waterfall Quest, Scorpion Catcher, and Tree Gnome Village gives efficient combat experience if done at a low combat level.

Waterfall Quest is particularly of note, as it is fairly short, and unlike most other quests, have absolutely no requirements (does not require for players to defeat anything, and while they may be attacked by aggressive monsters, even level 3 players can complete it with some food) but gives enough experience to bring Attack and Strength straight to level 30, skipping to mithril weapons.