RuneScape 3 Guide: 1-99 Melee Guide (2024)

This 1-99 Melee guide will be covering the weapons, the armour, useful items, and methods to get 99 Attack, Strength, and Defence in RuneScape 3. The guide also contains one of the most profitable monsters - Frost Dragons which can be killed for a good amount of RS Gold.

You can also follow YouTuber ProtoxxGaming to get 99 Melee from level 1, and some parts of this guide are quoted from his video:

RuneScape 3 Guide: 1-99 Melee Guide (1)

Weapons to use:

· levels 1-10: Bronze Weaponry

· levels 10-40: Iron Weaponry

·Levels 40-50: Adamant 2H

· Levels 50-60: Rune Weaponry

· Levels 60-70: Dragon Weaponry

· Levels 70+: Barrows(the Dharoks/the Guthans)/Crystal/Abyssal Whip

· Levels 75+: Godsword/Zamorakian spear

· Levels 80+: Chaotics/Attuned Crystal Weaponry

· Levels 85+: Dragon Rider Lance

· Levels 90+: Noxious Scythe/Drygores

Armours to use:

· levels 1-40: Bronze

· Levels 40-50: Adamant

· Levels 50-60: Rune

· Levels 60-70: Dragon Armour

· Levels 70+: Barrows/Bandos

· Levels 80+: Torva/Anima Core

· Levels 85+: Tetsu Armour

· Levels 90+: Malevolent Armour

Useful items

· Charming imp

· Potions (Overloads, Extremes, Supers)

· Auras (anything like brawler aura, the Penance aura, Vampyrism aura, or any other damaging auras)

Fastest Route to 99

Below is the fastest Route to get 99 Attack, Strength, and Defence:

Levels 1-40: Troll Brutes

It takes about 1 hour per skill and can be done on Troll Brutes which can be found in the northernmost cave in Burthorpe. Here are their stats:

· Level 2

· 50 Hitpoints

· 40 XP per kill (10 Constitution XP included)

· Weak to air spells

They regularly drop food which you can eat for sustenance. Although they are weak to air spells they only have 50 hitpoints so can be killed in one hit. This is an easy way to get level 40, and you can get up to 25K XP/H.

Level 40-60: Rock Crabs

It will take about three hours per skill, and you are going to kill Rock Crabs in north of the Fremmenik Lodestone, along the coast. Here are their stats:

· Level 102

· 2,550 Hitpoints

· 233 XP per kill (58 Constitution XP included)

· Weak to water spells

You have to watch out for the rocks which are actually crabs, and you need to stand near them. It’s best not to AFK here, and you just keep clicking them to get the maximum XP per hour which is up to 60K.

They have very profitable drops and also drop a fair number of gold charms which are useful for summoning. So you’d better get yourself some Adamant armour or Adamant weapons with your RuneScape Gold to get the most out of this method.

They have the best Hitpoints-to-XP ratio at this level and can be killed in under 15 seconds with the use of abilities.

Levels 60-70: Hellhounds

· Levels 60-70 will take around two hours per skill. Here are their stats:

· Level 132

· 3,300 Hitpoints

· 362 XP per kill (119 Constitution XP included)

· Weak to slash weapons

Hellhounds are found in the depths of the Taverley Dungeon and have a resource dungeon for better spots. You need a Dusty key to unlock a gate to theTaverley Dungeon. If you are 70Agility, you can obtain this key by using the agility shortcut near the entrance to the dungeon. The shortcut goes to the blue dragon area.

They have no drops but are a very good source of gold charms, which are useful for summoning. They are hard clue scroll drop monsters, and they also drop a lot of spirit gems. They are aggressive for ten minutes and with the use of Soulsplit or Guthan's Armour Set, they are quite AFKable, despite their good XP rates. You could get 90-285K XP/H by using this method.

Levels 70-90: Frost Dragons

You are going to kill Frost Dragons in the Asgardian Ice Dungeon Resource Dungeon which requires a minimum level of 85Dungeoneeringto access. It takes around 15 hours per skill. Here are their stats:

· Level 160

· 8,500 Hitpoints

· 1,085 XP per kill (358 Constitution XP included)

· Weak to stab weapons

They are incredible for XP as well as profit. You could sell their bones for around 13,981 RS Gold each, meaning that it’s around 390,000 RS3 Gold per inventory. The downside is that you'll require super-antifire potions for the best XP per hour. If you don't have 85 Dungeoneering then you should continue training on Hellhounds.

Levels 90-99:FightCauldron Minigame or Waterfiends

Levels 90-99 will take a few days. The fastest way to get 99 is to complete the Fight Cauldron Minigame. This can only be accessed after completion ofThe Brink of Extinction, so it may not be available for everybody. Aside from Fight Cauldron, Waterfiends are probably the best XP at this level if using Drygore weapons. If not, continue to kill Frost Dragons.

Here are the Waterfiends' stats:

· Level 154

· 8,000 Hitpoints

· 934 XP per kill (308 Constitution XP included)

· Weak to bolts

Waterfiends are weak toRangedattacks and very weak tobolts. They can be killed easily with Drygore weapons, and they have a highcrimson charmdrop rate, which fuelsSummoningtraining.

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FAQs

How to level up melee fast in RS3? ›

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.

Where is the best melee training spot in Runescape 3? ›

As your Attack and Defence levels progress, upgrade your equipment from bronze to iron to steel etc. One of the most efficient areas to train is the Burthorpe Troll Cave (north of Burthorpe) yielding a vast number of level-2 Troll Chuckers, Troll Brutes and Troll Shamans.

Where to level attack in Runescape? ›

You again have two options. You could kill deadly red spiders in Edgeville dungeon. They have the highest exp rate in the game for free to player players, however have absolutely no drops as well as being poisoning. You could also go to the Forinthry dungeon or Wilderness crater and kill hellhounds.

How to get strength XP RS3? ›

Players may receive Strength experience during combat by selecting the Strength skill in the Settings interface > Gameplay tab > Combat & Action Bar drop-down > Combat XP menu > Strength XP checkbox. The Combat XP checkboxes may also be accessed in the Skills & Experience drop-down > Combat XP menu.

Does prayer increase combat level rs3? ›

Therefore, levelling up in Prayer will contribute towards increasing a player's combat level.

What is the slowest skill to level in Runescape? ›

Other than skills that are passively trained, the skill that takes the least amount of time to train in order to max is Farming at only 5.62 hours of in game time. The slowest skill on the other hand to train to max is Agility at a staggering 165 hours of in game time in order to achieve level 99.

What's the best melee Armour in RuneScape? ›

Torva armour is currently the best melee armour available to players for its very high defence and strength bonuses. It requires a level of 80 Defence to wear. Both the platebody and platelegs surpass the Bandos platebody and platelegs respectively by a +2 strength bonus each.

What is the best weapon to train strength in RuneScape? ›

In most cases, a lot of players consider Ghrazi as the best strength training weapon.

What is melee strong against in RuneScape? ›

Melee attacks are best against Ranged users, but weak against Magic.

What is the best free-to-play melee weapon in RuneScape? ›

Rune scimitars offer the best damage per second (DPS) in free-to-play and is recommended to use for melee training from Level 40 Attack and all melee skill onwards so it is recommended to achieve Level 40 Attack as soon as possible.

What level is halfway to 99 rs3? ›

Level 85 requires nearly one quarter of the experience needed for Level 99 and Level 92 is nearly the exact halfway mark, requiring 6,517,253 experience. This clearly demonstrates the experience gap that grows rapidly at higher levels. Each skill has a maximum amount of xp that you can receive at 200,000,000.

How do you auto attack enemies in RuneScape? ›

Players can turn the option on or off by clicking the auto-retaliate icon on the action bar (located next to the adrenaline bar). In addition, auto-retaliate can be added to an action bar, allowing it to be toggled by clicking its slot or via a keybind.

What is the ultimate strength in Runescape? ›

The Ultimate Strength prayer gives a temporary 6% boost to a player's Melee damage and it needs 31 prayer level to use. It cannot be used with any of the other prayers that provide a strength bonus. It replaces Superhuman Strength when unlocked.

How long does it take to get 99 strength in Runescape? ›

On the AFK Pathway that I'm showing, you can get 99 attack, strength and defence in 350 hours at the Nightmare Zone, or 500 hours at Bandits. After the AFK pathway, I'll talk about slayer which is going to get you 99 in all 3 combat stats in approximately 600 hours.

How much XP is 99 strength? ›

To reach level 99 in a skill, the player needs to reach 13,034,431 XP.

What is the fastest invention leveling in rs3? ›

Combat is the fastest repeatable method to level Invention. Players should equip a full set of augmented gear when training combat. This includes an augmented main hand weapon, augmented off-hand weapon if applicable, augmented body, and augmented legs.

What is the fastest way to level up crafting in RuneScape? ›

Level 1-5
  1. The best way to get from level 1 to level 2 is making cracked mining urns, which grant 28.6 experience each. ...
  2. The fastest way to get from level 2 to level 5 is making cracked fishing urns, which grant 30 experience each.

How to level up quickly in RuneScape? ›

A good example is when a player trains Mining, dropping ores instead of banking or selling them. This saves traveling time, which makes leveling faster, but no monetary profit is gained. Gaining a cash pile from training won't matter during power-leveling, because your main goal is the fastest experience possible.

How do you level up light melee fast Islands? ›

Light Melee is a skill that boosts damage of light melee weapons and unlocks the crafting recipe of several light melee weapons. It can be leveled up by defeating mobs using a light melee weapon.

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