OSRS: Beginner’s Guide To Builds

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In order to maximize melee damage on low combat levels by focusing on Strength, combat pures with 1 Attack level give up their melee attack accuracy.

Using melee weapons with no attack requirements, accoutns with exceptionally low attack levels are referred to as obsidian maulers. When it comes to PvP, obsidian maulers typically have between 1 and 20 Attack, keeping their Combat level low enough to pose a direct threat to other 1 Defense pures. They include 3-tick weapons like the goblin paint cannon or swift blade, as well as slower but more potent weapons like the obsidian maul or warhammers like the dragon warhammer. Other speedier weapons include the Slayer's staff, Bone dagger, and warhammer.

These builds can only train Ranged and Magic to level 67 without harming their combat level, even with 99 Strength.

In the free-to-play version of this build, knockout attacks are accomplished through the use of rune warhammers.

Since no significant weapon unlocks are available at such low Attack levels, these builds use equipment identical to the 1 Attack Obsidian mauler pure. They do, however, provide you a little more melee accuracy and the chance to complete some objectives and level up your Ranged level training. The following benefits are associated with notable builds in this Attack range:

• For pures with 13 Defense that have completed the Nature Spirit quest, 13 Attack level may be feasible. After finishing the Fairytale I - Growing Pains quest, you will gain 2,000 Attack experience, bringing your Attack level to 13. Eventually, you will be able to access the fairy rings by completing the Fairytale II - Cure a Queen quest. Additionally, it enables the training of ranged weapons up to level 75 without affecting the combat level overall, opening the door to powerful ranged weapons like the toxic blowpipe.
• Using a super attack or super combat potion at 14 Attack gives you a +7 boost, increasing the accuracy for that particular combat range.
• The Death Plateau quest rewards experience that gives you exactly 16 Attack. Wearing climbing boots with a +2 strength bonus is made possible by this. Although they don't have any accuracy or defense disadvantages, they are far less expensive than spiked manacles and have a weaker strength benefit. Without affecting the total combat level, this Attack level and 99 Strength allow for Ranged training up to level 77. Furthermore, you can use the Saturated Heart to increase your magic to 85+ at a minimum level of 74 Magic. This allows you to unleash higher corruption spells from the Arceuus spellbook, which have a 50% chance of corrupting the opponent and costing you 12 Prayer points over the course of 18 seconds. As an alternative, if you want to level up your defense to 45, you can reach 16 Attack by doing The Fremennik Trials quest and getting the berserker helm.

Because there aren't any noteworthy weapon unlocks at such a low level, this build plays similarly to the 1 Attack Obsidian mauler build. But with a +8 boost beginning at 20 Attack, it further improves melee attack accuracy and boosts the effectiveness of attack-boosting super potions. For strength-based builds, this is usually the cutoff Attack tier. These pures can wield high tier weapons like the toxic blowpipe and twisted bow, which lessen the difficulty of PvM challenges like obtaining the fire or infernal capes, since they have reached level 80 ranged. It's important to note that the spiked manacles are superior to these pures even though they can complete the Death Plateau quest and obtain the climbing boots.

Another rather prevalent trait among free-to-play strength pures is 20 Attack. It does not grant access to any weapons that could surpass the rune warhammer in terms of performance, but it does greatly improve melee accuracy and enable further advancement in ranged training. These pures do have access to mithril weapons with 20 Attack, but rune warhammers are still much more potent in PvP, so their use is still restricted.

Due to its ability to unlock rune weaponry, free-to-play games typically use Attack levels of 40.

While tier 40 weapons like the brine sabre are more potent on member worlds, they don't have the significant strength increases or special attacks needed to create strong combos. Thus, aside from free-to-play worlds, 40 Attack level is hardly ever the objective.

Various kinds of pures employ the 50 Attack level since it may be used to unlock some very powerful weapons, such as the granite maul, granite hammer, and ancient staff. It is a typical Attack level for pure members that are low and mid level. The most popular starting Attack tier for combat pures without a specific Strength build is this one.

High combat level 40 Attack pures can also naturally advance to this attack tier. Attack can be trained to 49 levels with 99 Strength, 99 Ranged, or 99 Magic levels, all without affecting the combat level overall. This can be raised to 50 or 51 combat skills, depending on other abilities. The fact that there are no more item unlocks on the free-to-play worlds is the reason why a lot of free-to-play pures also decide to train this ability to 50 in order to get a noticeable melee accuracy boost without affecting the combat level overall. Except for pures designed for multicombat and clans, this is a typical last Attack level for maxed free-to-play pures.

The 60 Attack level is one of the most popular levels in many pure builds since it can be used to unlock a wide range of weapons, such as the following:

• Barrelchest anchor - A very effective knockout weapon with a significant strength bonus.
• Dragon dagger - A cheap, poisonable weapon that delivers a powerful special attack at a low cost.
• Dragon scimitar - A well-liked mainstay option due to its affordable cost and capacity to negate the opponent's protection prayers.
• Dragon 2h sword - A knockout weapon without the need for a quest.
• Dragon spear - Frequently used by rushers and clans due to its unique ability to stun a player.
• Dragon claws - A two-handed weapon that has one of the strongest in-game special attacks.

Many builds finish at the level 75b Attack since it unlocks strong high-tier weapons, making it a popular tier to stop. Among the noteworthy things are:

• A number of godwords with distinctive special attacks, most notably the godsword Armadyl.
• The dead staff and its numerous upgrades.
• Abyssal tentacle, provided that having more Attack or Defense experience is not a problem.
• The Elder maul, the game's most powerful and precise two-handed weapon.

Wearing pricey but effective armor like the Inquisitor's armor, the 3rd Age mage robes, Masori, proselyte armor, snakeskin armor, and adamant defender is permitted with a defense level of 30. The infinity robes and frog-leather armor, which are unlocked at level 25, are also available to these pures.

Due to its crush accuracy and melee strength improvements, as well as the set effect that further increases the accuracy and damage of the crush attacks, the Inquisitor's armor in particular is a significant unlock for pures that employ melee attacks. You are encouraged to use it only when unskulled to minimize the chance of losing it in the event of death due to its high cost. Nonetheless, this combination works well with knockout weapons like the dragon warhammer and obsidian maul that don't require an attack.

Wearing adamant armor and the gold decorative boots with a slight strength bonus are permitted on free-to-play worlds at this Defense level. 30 Defense is the lowest level that allows to achieve the highest free-to-play maximum hits with all combat styles, including melee, given the appropriate Strength, Ranged, Magic, and Prayer levels, making the so-called adamant pures a noteworthy choice. These boots are required to maximize damage with certain rune weapons, such as the rune scimitar or rune warhammer.

Numerous important unlocks are available at the 40 Defense level, such as the Vengeance spell and the Blessed Dragonhide armor, Fighter torso, Rune Defender, or Dagon'hai robes. To get the extra unlocks, many pures opt to train Defense all the way to level 45.

However, among the free-to-play combat pures, level 40 Defense is highly prevalent since it grants access to the greatest weapons for melee and ranged combat, respectively-rune armor and green d'hide body. Rune pures are great in multicombat, the deep wilderness, and organized 1-vs-1 battle since they have large defensive bonuses. It is important to remember that the Dragon Slayer I quest should only be completed at 34 Defense level to prevent receiving further Defense levels from the experience it offers.

Attaining a level 75 Defense allows you to access superior defensive equipment, such as a twisted buckler, sigil spirit shields, serpentine helm, dragonfire shield, and dragonfire ward.

Pures with low battle level defense, equipped wit the dragonfire attack of the dragonfire shield and access to poison through a poisoned bone dagger, are a noteworthy PvP build. Despite being hard to train, they have surprising damage potential considering their lack of offensive skills, and their defensive prowess makes them quite hard to destroy.

This is the lowest Prayer level an account can have and yet be able to access the Ancient Magic by not completing the restless ghost.

The Superhuman Strength prayer, which can greatly boost the maximum melee hits at the expense of a minor fighting level increase, is unlocked at Prayer Level 13.