Combat Guide... level 1-99

ok. well i said i was going to do this in a weekly post. i was looking over the outline for the guide and realized... this is longer than half a weekly post!so i decided to start this as a separate guide. in fact i think ill have a vote on minigames, and skills, to have each week as a guide. so, lets get to it.

there are a few things you need to know in RuneScape, and fighting, just happens to be one of them. now here are some tips, useful armor/weapon combos, and other little useful things that will help you!

first, we all need a weapon, weather you use a magic staff to going out and hitting people with a big piece of metal. heres some weapon stats, and tips that will help you know just what to fight!

• Daggers: speed:fast-strength:weak- Damage type: stab/slash.
• Short swords: Speed:fast-Strength:weak-damage type:stab.
• Scimitar: speed:fast- strength:medium-damage type: slash/stab.
• Mace: speed:medium-strength:weak-damage type: crush/stab.
• Long Sword: speed:Medium-Strength: medium-damage type: slash/stab.
• Battle Axe: speed:slow-strength: high-damage type: slash/crush.
• Warhammer: speed:slow-strength:high:- damage type: crush.
• Two Hander (2H): Speed: slowest-strength highest-damage type: slash/crush.

ok, now these are the statistics of the various types of weapons. these effects will differ depending on the metal used for the weapon. and bare in mind, that the damage type, those are the most effective for that weapon type. now here's the levels needed to use different weapons!

• Bronze/Iron: Lvl 1. KEY: Crpt= corrupt.
• Steel: Lvl 5.
• Black: Lvl 10.
• Mithril: Lvl 20.
• Crpt vesta: Lvl 25
• Crpt statius: Lvl 25
• Crpt Morrigan: Lvl 25
• Crpt Zuriel: Lvl 25
• Adamant: Lvl 30.
• Rune: Lvl 40.
• Dragon: Lvl 60.
• Barrows: Lvl 70.
• God: Lvl 75
• Vesta: Lvl 78
• Statius: Lvl 78
• Zuriel: Lvl 78
• Morrigan: Lvl 78

Now here we have some average and not so average weapons. id stay away from corrupt and un-corrupt zuriel morrigan statius and vesta, they degrade, and CANNOT BE FIXED they only last very short time and degrade just from wearing them! they are also ridiculously expensive!

now on to armor. all the armor levels apply the same as weapons. but heres some armor tips!

Advantages Disadvantages

• Full helm: good protection: obstructs your vision:
• Medium Helm: easier to see what your doing less protection
• Chainmail: Flexible good against slashing/crushing weps. not effective against stabbing attacks
• Plate Armor: Stronger than chainmail. good against slashing and stabbing weak against crushing attacks
• Kite Shield: good against slashing attacks Weak against crushing attacks.

well thats about it. now some of you are wondering, how can a helm stifle my vision if im not even looking through the eyes of my character. believe me, it effects how often you can block. but its still better protection than a medium helm. if there are any comments or questions on this guide please reefer them to the question section of my site, or by email at Brom8889aid@aol.com. i hope you enjoyed the Melee Combat Guide. ill be back later with a mage and ranger guide. i will also sometime in the future, start guild guides. some people have had trouble with the warriors guild activities, and activities of other guilds, so ill be discussing those as well. see you next time on, TRSWB!