Free-to-play melee training

See also: Pay-to-play melee training

This article will provide non-members with information to training Attack, Strength, Defense, and Constitution effectively. Members can use this, but it is recommended to use the Pay-to-play Melee training. It will explain which monsters are the best to kill at a certain level, providing the pros and cons of training on each monster. It will also provide tips and suggests suitable monsters to kill at a wide range of levels. This article assumes players are training attack, strength, and defence equally, or close to equal.

General training notes

• It is recommended to use the best equipment you can.
• Depending on the monster's combat level and stats, food may be needed.
• Try to fight monsters with low Defence but high amounts of lifepoints. Lower Defence means the monster is easier to hit, and higher lifepoints means kills take longer, so less time is spent out of combat, therefore providing more experience.
• If your magic level is high enough for a teleport spell, it is advised you carry teleport runes, just in case. (This may or may not apply, as you can now access the lodestone network for teleporting purposes.)
• When fighting monsters that are aggressive, turn on Auto Retaliate for an easier training experience.
• Training in the Wilderness is generally a bad idea, due to the threat of player killers. Most monsters that are found in the Wilderness can be found elsewhere, or have better alternatives in non-Wilderness locations.
• If needed, a strength potion (the only free to play combat potion) can boost strength, while a cabbage picked from Draynor Manor does give a defence boost. However, the cabbage does take up an inventory space that can be filled by food, so the cabbage may not be useful.

Common equipment, accessories, and setups

Weaponry

The majority of free-to-players use a Scimitar to train, due to its balanced accuracy, strength and speed. They can also train all styles, though most people don't use the controlled attack, due to the scimitar's weak stab bonus. Someone looking to train controlled would be better off with a Mace or a Longsword.

The basics

Armour and weapons

Remember to keep your equipment up to par. As you train, you will start to be able to use better and more powerful combat items. Once you can use a better combat weapon, try to save up the money for it. (The ideal path to take for your choice of armour goes as: iron, steel, black, mithril, adamant, rune. The armour sets from bronze to steel are actually fairly lack lustre and unnecessary, provided you only train on the less powerful monsters like goblins.) It is strongly recommended that you wield the best weapon and armour available to you.

A better weapon means more damage and increased accuracy, which results in more experience gained in a shorter period of time. Better armour reduces the likelihood of enemies damaging you, which allows you to stay at a training spot for a longer time with less food. A Scimitar is recommended for melee training as it has an extremely fast attacking speed and has decent attack and strength bonuses. Two-handed swords are often used in player versus player combat because of their ability to inflict larger amounts of damage in a single hit, but are not recommended for training due to their slow speed and incompatibility with shields. It is also advised to wear an Amulet of Power, as it will give you about half as much strength as an Amulet of Strength, but a better attack boost than any other free to play amulet. They also provide the best defence bonus for an amulet in Free to play, surpassed only by the Amulet of Defence.

Inventory and drops

Finding a good balance of food to bring is a necessity for any warrior. Filling up with food may sound good for training, but inventory space may be needed for potential drops, especially if you are against low-level monsters where food is rarely consumed. If you are looking to make money while training, remember to consider the cost of the food you bring.

Salmon and tuna are two of the best foods for training as a non-member player, as lobsters and swordfish have high prices due to their extensive use in player-vs-player activities. Teleportation runes, an Explorer's Ring, or a Ring of Kinship is recommended for training in areas with aggressive and/or high-level monsters. If a monster gets a lucky streak and manages to hit you hard, you may find yourself with a small number of lifepoints, and a method of quick escape may be necessary. Since combat experience is based on damage dealt, strength potions are recommended for players who can afford them but are not neccesary.

Wear an Amulet of power as it boosts a lot of stats. Some wear an Amulet of strength for greater max hits. In a study using both amulets, the Amulet of power took fewer swings against level 50 spiders than the Amulet of strength. More attack bonus means more hits and less misses and thus a better choice for training. If attack is high enough against a particular enemy such that there are few misses then any choice is ok.

Remember to also collect bones. While collecting bones is often tedious and can be boring sometimes, but it can be helpful since burying bones can lead to more powerful Prayers. They can be buried for Prayer experience (4.5 experience), or sold for coins on the Grand Exchange, for a total of coins per inventory. Big bones can be buried for even more prayer experience, or a full inventory of big bones can be sold for 11,536 coins.

Attack styles

Train Attack, Strength, and Defence as you see fit – this preference is different for every player. Generally, high Attack will be vital against opponents with high defence as it increases accuracy; high Strength will be best if you want to hit harder; and high Defence will alleviate the need for food, as you will be hit less often. If you're not sure what to raise, try raising them equally. This method works extremely well in the long run. For most training methods, raising Strength, Attack, and then Defence will provide the fastest experience, although you may want to train attack to a decent level first to increase your chances of hitting the monster before you raise your strength level.

The levels below refer to individual combat stat levels, not your overall combat level (so a player with level 25 Strength would refer to the section titled "Level 16 to 30").

Tips

• Training the Magic skill increases your magical defence and magical potency. The higher your level in the Magic skill is, the better your defence against magic is as well as your accuracy.
• Remember every enemy is different, so even if you found it easy to, say, kill a lesser demon (level 82), doesn't mean you'll find it equally easy to kill something else of a similar level, for example, a revenant cyclops (also level 82).

Level 1 to 15

The Blood Pact quest is advisable for players to begin with, as it grants level 2 attack, defence, strength, magic and ranged just by killing the three Zamorakians. Players may also try out Swept Away for additional experience in any skill.

Goblins

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Goblins	North of Lumbridge, west of Port Sarim	2	67	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
There are many goblins wandering around. The fishing spots nearby are good sources of food. There are shrimp fishing spots in the Lumbridge swamp and a crayfish fishing spot as well. Additionally, there are fishing spots around the bridge. A General store is nearby. Selling any unwanted loot for coins there will help in earning money for weapons and armour later. Note: The general store usually pays a lower price than is found on the Grand Exchange. Goblins have low life points, meaning kills are more frequent. Drops Grapes occasionally which provides a good amount of money for new players			The area may be crowded. Many new players prefer to train around this area, as it is very convenient at lower levels. Goblins are rather accurate for their level.

Cows

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Cows	south of Varrock, near Beefy Bill, east of Lumbridge	2	80	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Cowhides can be collected and sold for a good source of income or used to raise Crafting. Cows drop raw beef, which can be cooked to be used as food or it sold at the Grand Exchange for gp each. Beefy Bill can deposit raw beef, flour and cowhides for a 10% commission (if you give him 10 cowhides, he will bank 9 and keep 1. Beware, however, if you give him 11 hides, he will bank 9 and keep 2). This can result in great profit for low level players. Cows are fairly inaccurate. Respawns are fast.			Extremely popular. Sometimes the spots are so crowded that players have to compete to attack the cows. At Beefy Bill's, cow respawns are spaced far apart. He will take some of your cowhides if you bank through him.

Chickens

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Chickens	farm opposite the Lumbridge cow field	1	30	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Chickens are nearly harmless. Raw chickens are a good source of food. Feathers are stackable and come in stacks of 5, 10, and 15, worth coins each on the Grand Exchange, or one could save them for fly fishing. Rather swift respawn rate.			The area is almost always crowded, as it is a popular training location. Poor experience at higher levels when the player will kill chickens too rapidly for them to respawn.

Men or women

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Men or Women	Most cities	2	93	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They do not hit very often, and their life points are high for their level. They have decent drops for beginners. Large number of in the North Edgeville house. They often congregate in cities and towns, so it is easy to find them.			Can pack a mean punch on low levelled or unequipped players. Spots with fast respawns are crowded.

Seagulls

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Seagulls	pier in Port Sarim	2 or 3	60 (lvl 2), 100 (lvl 3)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Seagulls have high lifepoints and rarely deal damage. There is a bank box by the monks where you can bank bones to either sell or bury for Prayer experience.			No drops other than bones. Even the slightest bit of competition may make this area inefficient for training.

Monks

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Monks	Monastery near Edgeville	5	150	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have high Constitution, low Defence, and do not hit hard. There is a plot of cabbages in the monastery garden which can be used as a food source. They will heal you if you talk to them. They are located near a bank in Edgeville. There is an altar upstairs (31 Prayer needed). Respawn speed is quite fast.			They only drop bones. They will not heal while attacking them

Muggers

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Muggers	dungeon south of Port Sarim, Stronghold of Player Safety	6	80	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They will automatically attack you unless you are above level 12 combat, or using the spot south of Port Sarim. Good drops for their level.			Their attacks are extremely accurate for their level so bring some food and armour if you want to stay here for a long time. Fairly high life points.

Level 16 to 30

Cockroach drones

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Cockroach drones	Stronghold of Player Safety	8	110	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
The area is far from crowded. They have 110 LP, which is an easy kill at level 16 Combat or higher. Very good drops for their level, including elemental Runes (3 - 6 at a time), noted Coal, between 10-40gp, Limpwurt roots, Red Spider eggs, and last but certainly not least, uncut gems (you can sell them at the Grand Exchange or use them to train Crafting)! They're not aggressive so you do not need to worry about finding a quick exit. Just south of the Stronghold of Player Safety is Gunnarsgrunn, and the large hall at the northern part of the village has cooked meat and beer spawns if you get low on health. Also, many players train Fishing and Cooking at the river, so many people drop raw or cooked fish, providing for a near endless supply of food.			They do not drop bones. Accurate attacks for their level, lower levels should get food before entering. If you haven't entered the Stronghold of Player Safety before, you have to go through the start of the activity. Some parts are multi combat areas, thus meaning other players can steal your kill.

Barbarians

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Barbarians	Gunnarsgrunn	9 OR 10	200 (lvl 9), 180 (lvl 10)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They do not have very high Defence. Players may increase their strength and constitution a bit with the beer at the Longhall tables. There are fishing spots and cooking fires, which are useful if you can catch trout or salmon. NOTE: On most worlds, there will be fishers at the fishing spot near the bridge to Varrock who will give free fish, either cooked or raw depending on whether or not they are training only fishing or fishing and cooking. They will sometimes drop rare items like uncut diamonds.			It is possible that you could accidentally get into a fight with multiple barbarians. They use different attack styles. Although a Barbarian's defence is low, it will still be difficult if you have a low Combat level. The Longhall is crowded by rangers. This is a multi-combat area, and so people may attack the barbarian you are attacking. Often crowded.

Al-Kharid warriors

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Al-Kharid warriors	Al Kharid palace	9	190	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have scimitars, which are bad against most types of Melee Armour. There is a bank close by. There is a man selling kebabs just beside the bank for 1 coin each, which can easily be bought from coin drops. They help each other by attacking players who attack their comrades. You can have up to 4 attacking you at the same time (with several others in line). There is a Cabbage respawn in the western room of the palace.			May get very busy at times. Go to a less busy server to avoid crowding. All idle Al-Kharid warriors attack you if they see you attack one of them. This can easily kill a low levelled player. Multi-combat area means you may be attacked by multiple warriors at once.

Minotaurs

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Minotaurs	Stronghold of Security Level 1	12	100	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Frequent iron arrow drops. Although there may be many players training, there are enough minotaurs that you should not get into problems with too many people. Surprisingly, many people leave them around a lot. Some of the drops are noted so they can be stacked to save inventory space. Occasionally they drop a Right skull half.			Low life point levels, meaning slower experience. This area gets extremely crowded. Other people can steal your kills, because it is a multi-combat area. Not to be confused with the level 27 Minotaur.

Dark warriors

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Dark warriors	Wilderness.	8	170	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Several types of runes spawn in the castle, meaning that you can make quite a bit of money along the way (or level up Magic, since the warriors wear metal armour). This place is not usually crowded due to its location. A fair amount of life points. There are many doors in the Dark Warriors' Fortress, so you can use them to your advantage. They are known to drop Black maces.			It's in the wilderness, meaning players can kill you, and you will not drop a gravestone on death. Multi-combat zone, so multiple warriors will attack you. Their drops aren't that great. Accurate enough to hit even with high Defence. They are aggressive to a player of any combat level, meaning you can easily get overwhelmed. Far from a bank.

Dark wizards

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Dark wizards	south of Varrock	7, 20	120 (lvl 7) 240 (lvl 20)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They drop a good amount of runes, and sometimes they drop rarer runes (like Cosmic runes). Many respawn points and fast respawning time.			Very crowded. They use magic, so they will hit you very often and hit high damage if you wear melee armour. The level 20 wizards can hit 60s, and they hit very often. They cast magic faster than the player. They can weaken you at shorter ranges, causing you to do less damage and gain slower experience. There is a risk of dying.

Elemental wizards

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Elemental wizards	Rimmington Meadow	13	250	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Not aggressive and have incredible supply of life points, with 250 LP at level 13. They drop a lot of elemental runes. Can be easily reached by using the Cabbage patch teleport feature of the Explorer ring level 3. Low melee and ranged defence. May rarely drop talismans.			There are only 4 of them, which is insufficient for supplying multiple trainers in a single world. Use magic and the earth and fire wizard have a maximum hit of 60. Wizards using lower-levelled spells are fairly accurate. No bone drops. Some higher-levelled players tend to hog the wizards. Will cast weaken, so this may not be suitable for most melee training unless you have a very high magic level. Elemental spells will heal the respective wizard. Take a long time to respawn.

Scorpions

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Scorpions	Varrock Sewers, Al Kharid mining spot.	14	170	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Scorpions are not aggressive if you are level 29 or over in combat. Their attacks are very inaccurate. The area almost never has anyone else there. Their rate of respawning is very fast. Since they drop nothing, you can solely focus on training your stats.			They seemingly vary in toughness much more than most foes. You will hardly hit if you use slash or stab. No drops.

Warped creatures

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Warped creatures	Lumbridge catacombs	1, 5, 9, 12, 14 (various monsters) Dragith Nurn Level 20		The Blood Pact	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Low combat levels. Have very good drops. Commonly drops stacking items thus reducing or possibly completely negating banking trips Fast respawn times			Requires The Blood Pact completion to access.

Monks

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Monks	Monastery near Edgeville	5	150	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have high Constitution, low Defence, and do not hit hard. There is a plot of cabbages in the monastery garden which can be used as a food source. They will heal you if you talk to them. They are located near a bank in Edgeville. There is an altar nearby (31 Prayer needed). Respawn speed is quite fast.			They only drop bones. They will not heal while attacking them

Level 31 to 45

Hill giants

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Hill giants	Edgeville Dungeon	28	350	None	Chainbody for defense against crush attacks
Advantages			Disadvantages
Hill giants always drop big bones, for either selling (they sell for a high amount of coins at the Grand Exchange, although sometimes can take some to shift if selling for the highest price) or training prayer. They also drop limpwurt roots for either selling or making strength potions. If a player is training melee and has at least 20 fishing (with feathers) and a hatchet and tinderbox, this method can be very successful as a player can be training attack, defence, strength, fishing, woodcutting, firemaking, prayer, and cooking simultaneously. Only in Edgeville Dungeon, a Brass key is almost a necessity. (A Brass key can be found in the Edgeville Dungeon closer to the zombies, or bought from the Grand Exchange) This is also a good way to obtain money, as the Big bones sell for 412 each at the Grand Exchange, which is nearby(Edgeville Dungeon only).			Rangers will hide behind a rock and range Hill giants, making it difficult for you to acquire a kill. For players with combat levels in the 30s, Hill giants may be a bit harder to kill. Bring plenty of food and best equipment you can use. This place may get unbelievably crowded, with multiple people competing for each giant. Being a quick clicker with fast reflexes will help a great deal, if you have a touchpad then this may not be the place for you. It is best to log in to an un-crowded world and/or go up through the Mysterious Entrance in the south-east of Edgeville Dungeon where not as many people go.

Zombies

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Zombies	Stronghold of Security 2nd level	30, 44	300 (lvl 30), 400 (lvl 44)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
The place isn't as crowded as Hill Giants. The ratio from person to monster is 1:2 or 1:3, which is low unlike the ratio at Hill Giants, which is 2:1 or 1:1. They drop steel arrows, which can be sold for good profit. They drop beer. They have high constitution.			You need to get past the 1st level of the Stronghold of Security. Zombies are aggressive only for 5–10 minutes, then you have to re-enter the level. The drops are not so good. They have a maximum hit of 40.

Hobgoblins

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Hobgoblins	Edgeville Dungeon, Asgarnian Ice Dungeon, or on the Hobgoblin Peninsula outside the Crafting Guild.	28, 42	290 (lvl 28), 490 (lvl 42)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Drops limpwurt roots, along with other good drops. They are aggressive. Asgarnian Ice Dungeon is not crowded, and range attackers cannot reach all the hobgoblins at peninsula, unless they use a longbow or come close-up. They are found in groups of close proximity.			They hit hard and accurately. They have high defence.

Zombies or Skeletons

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Zombies or Skeletons	Varrock sewers Edgeville Dungeon	13, 18, 24 (Zombies) 21, 22, 25, 45 (Skeletons)	Zombies: 220 (lvl 13), 240 (lvl 18), 300 (lvl 40) Skeletons: 240 (lvl 21), 290 (lvl 22), 170 (lvl 25), 590 (lvl 45)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have a decent amount of life points for their level. Skeletons have weak attack.			Their drops are terrible. This place is better for rangers, causing crowds. Level 25 skeletons, only ones without rivals, are very deadly.

Zombies

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Zombies	Graveyard of Shadows	18, 24	240 (lvl 18), 300 (lvl 24)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Low level with lots of life points.			Level 18s only drop bones, and level 24s drop only bones and low amounts of coins, or air, mind and cosmic runes only if you are very lucky. Multi-combat area, so many zombies can pile you at once, or someone can steal your kill. Players can now attack you as of the 1 February 2011 update. This place is in the Wilderness, so it might be a risky adventure for lower level players. Far away from a bank.

Barbarians

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Barbarians	Gunnarsgrunn Longhall.	15, 17	240 (both levels)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They give very good and fast XP each kill. There are Cooked meat respawns on the tables for restoring life points, also dropped by barbarians. There are many players power fishing trouts and salmon nearby, There's also an eternal fire in the helmet shop and two in the Longhall.			Can get very crowded. It is a multi-way combat area so other players can take your kill.

Guards

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Guards	entrances of Varrock numerous locations in Falador.	19-22	220 (all f2p guards)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have low Defence, making it easy to hit them. People tend to train in the palace, so it is not very crowded. There is a bank nearby, so you can bank any drops or get food easily. They commonly drop grapes in bunches of three. Extremely close to a bank.			On top of the wall, where it is least crowded, there are only two Guards. If it gets crowded, it is nearly impossible to get a fight. They hit 30s, and often. Many bots cut oak nearby, increasing lag. A stray dog continuously follows you even if you scare it away, occupying your kill space.

King scorpions

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
King scorpions	Crandor Falador mining dungeon.	32	310	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have low defence, making them easy to hit. It is not very crowded as people come to Karamja/Crandor to fight Lesser Demons or fish. They can easily be killed, giving you fast xp. Aggressive until level 65. They have weak attacks. Fast respawn. You help low-levelled miners.			No drops. Note: some players might find this as an advantage because it means less bank trip and more xp/hour. Long distance to monster, as you have to run through the Karamja/Crandor Volcano.

Al-Kharid warriors

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Al-Kharid warriors	Al Kharid Palace	9	190	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Warriors can be killed within seconds at this level. The Warriors have a low defence, making it easy to hit the player's max hit often. Warriors do low damage. Lumbridge is close by, so on death it does not take long to return. Works well with pures. Cabbage spawn in western room for some healing.			Constantly crowded. If you attack a warrior, the ones near you will also attack you.(this may actually work to your advantage if your defence is relatively high as it would allow you to attract many warriors at once, which would allow for easier training)

Scorpions

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Scorpions	the north Al Kharid mining spot.	14	170	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Max hit is only 20. Less crowded. High lifepoints and low Defence. It is not a multi-combat area, so no one can steal your kill. You help low-levelled miners.			They hit constantly, therefore low level players need food. They do not drop anything (for f2p players). Note: some players might find this as an advantage because it means less bank trips and more xp/hour. They are a little spread out, reducing the kills per hour.

Jail guards

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Jail guards	Draynor	26	260	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They are usually not crowded. You can hit often with a slash-based weapon due to their low-defence leatherbodies.			They only drop bones. They are accurate, so food may be needed.

Black Guards

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Black Guards	outside the Dwarven Mines	25	300	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Usually not crowded in small worlds Low accuracy, so good for defence training Drops bronze items			Drops not worthy of high players Non-aggressive

Creatures near Gunnarsgrun

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Unicorns Cockroach drones	Gunnarsgrun	Cockroach drone Lvl 8 Unicorn Lvl 15	Cockroach 110 Unicorn 190	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Low level Free food nearby Cockroaches drop runes Nearby beer boosts strength Weak to melee attacks Not very accurate 2 pairs of each			High attack Medium respawn rate Although the nearby beer boosts your strength, it also negates your attack.

Level 46 to 55

Moss Giants

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Moss Giants	Crandor Wilderness Varrock sewers	42, 48	600 (lvl 42), 850 (lvl 48)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Moss Giants drop big bones for Prayer or selling. They also drop runes quite frequently. There are several chaos rune spawns near the Wilderness Moss Giants. The Wilderness spawns are usually deserted. Their attack rate is fairly slow. 600 life points per giant means good experience.			Must have started Dragon Slayer to access Crandor (you do not have to complete the quest, just sail to Crandor and do not kill the dragon). This means pures can train here without gaining unwanted defence xp. Crandor can get crowded at peak times, Varrock sewers often crowded by high-levels (casual kill and loot stealing). The ones in Varrock sewers are in a multiway combat area. They have good attack and can hit through rune armour even in high defence levels.

Black Knights

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Black Knights	Black Knights' Fortress Wilderness Wall north of Varrock	33, 35 inside fortress	420 (lvl 33)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Inside the fortress is a very high number of knights. This area is generally not overly crowded. They are very good experience. They have decent drops. If you have done the Wanted! quest, killing Black Knights in a F2P world will still count towards your White Knight rank. If you have 31+ Prayer, you can recharge your prayer points at the nearby Monastery. You can also ask the monks to heal you for free. Alternatively, inside the fortress is a chaos altar, so if you have 43+ Prayer you can avoid having to go to a bank for food by using Protect from Melee. They are aggressive to players under level 67, or 69 for the level 35s.			You can get damaged quite often, and they have high defence. To go inside the fortress requires completion of Black Knights' Fortress and a bronze medium helmet as well as an iron chainbody. Strong slash defence. The nearest bank is in Edgeville, a bit of a walk away.

White Knights

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
White Knights	White Knights' Castle	36, 38, 39, 42	520 (lvls 36, 38 & 30), 550 (lvl 42)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They are close to a bank. The swords wielded by the knights have a slow attack rate. Crush weapons do well against their armour. There is a place for training range on the top floor. Nearby altar.			All of Falador is a multi-combat area, and a decent amount of people train here so you will have to world-hop every so often when it gets crowded. White Knights hit hard for their level. If you have done the Wanted! Quest, killing White Knights will reduce your rank. Quicker weapons such as daggers and shortswords lack the punch needed to effectively penetrate the knights' defence. A heavier weapon, like a longsword or battleaxe, is definitely recommended.

Deadly red spiders

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Deadly red spiders	Karamja-Crandor dungeon Varrock Sewers	34	350	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
High LP and low defence makes them very good experience source for this levels. Red spiders' eggs respawn near the spiders. Aggressive even against high levels. Karamja has nearby fishing spots.			The Deadly red spiders hit higher than one would expect. Nearby lesser demons will attack anyone who comes too close, they hit high and often. Red spiders have no drops for non-members. There is no bank close by, so you need to conserve your inventory between food, fishing and firemaking gear and spider eggs.

Flesh Crawlers

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Flesh Crawlers	Stronghold of Security 2nd level	25, 35, 38, 41		First level of Stronghold complete	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have high life points. They have some decent drops such as uncut gems. For the most part, they are an aggressive monster. Very hard to get killed unless you are away from your keyboard for a long time because they can only hit a max of 16. There's an area with no zombies Not in a multi-combat area so they cannot gang up on you. If they start to tolerate you in the upper part of the room with the 35 level crawlers, you can go to the southern part of the room and they'll be aggressive again. The process can be repeated several times.			They tend to hit continuously especially on the pures, so you need to pay attention. Somewhat high defence.

Hobgoblins

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Hobgoblins	Edgeville dungeon Hobgoblin Peninsula Ice Caves South of Port Sarim	28, 42	290, 490	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have high life points. They drop limpwurt roots very often which can be sold at good price. They are relatively easy to kill at this level. The Ice Caves are generally uncrowded. There is a bank nearby if using Edgeville dungeon.			They have a high defence level and somewhat accurate. Level 42 Hobgoblins can hit up to 50 life points.

Fortress Guards

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Fortress Guards	Black Knights Fortress	20	220	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have high life points for more xp. They are very easy to kill giving more xp per hour than the black knights. Hardly anyone attacks them. There is an altar inside the castle if you wish to pray. Hardly hit you. Therefore, you can stay longer.			Far away from a bank. Possibly have to complete Black Knight's Fortress quest to use the alter. To get inside, you need to wear a bronze helm and an iron chainbody. They only drop bones.

Level 56 to 76

Catablepons or Giant spiders

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Catablepons or Giant spiders	Stronghold of Security level 3	50 (Giant spiders) 49, 64, 68 (Catablepons)	500 (giant spider), 400, 700, 500 (catablepons)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Catablepons drop a piece of the skull sceptre. (Top of Sceptre) High LP. Catablepons are usually not crowded. There are many of them, and they'll attack you regardless of your combat level.			Catablepons can drain your strength by up to 10%, which makes it ineffective for warriors. Giant spiders are often crowded. They can damage fairly often to everyone. The Giant spiders have no drops. You need time to find a specific area where only one kind of monsters is available. Catablepons have very high defence, possibly causing players below level 50 Combat unable to defeat them.

Ice warriors or Ice giants

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Ice warriors or Ice giants	Ice Caves south of Port Sarim Ice Plateau in Level 48 Wilderness.	57 (Ice warrior) 53 (Ice giant)	590 (ice warrior), 700 (ice giant)	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
These areas are not very crowded. They respawn quickly. They have decent drops, with lots of runes such as nature, chaos, death, law and cosmic. Weak to Fire Spells and Crush Attacks. They are aggressive and will attack you. They drop jugs of wine and bananas which can be used for healing.			You have to navigate through rough and dangerous terrain for resupply. Ice Warriors hit frequent 60s and 70s, and sometimes even higher. If only fighting Ice Giants, the Ice warriors can cause a disturbance. After 12–60 minutes, they will stop attacking you. If training in the Wilderness, be extremely wary of PKers.

Cockroach workers

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Cockroach workers	Stronghold of Player Safety	56	960	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Very close to the Edgeville Monastery, if you are on the top level. High amounts of nature, earth, chaos, and cosmic rune drops. Drops noted ores.			Can deal 50-60 damage even if you have runite armour. High defense.

Zombies or Giant rats

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Zombies or Giant rats	Stronghold of Security level 2	30, 40, 44, 53 (Zombies) 26 (Giant rats)		None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have low attack. Good LP. They have low Defence. They drop steel arrows, that can be sold at the Grand Exchange for each, you can also choose to save them to train Ranged.			Unless you go on one of the worlds with lower amount of people, it is very crowded. Their damage range is 40-70. Flesh Crawlers might get in your way, as they are aggressive to all levels.

Giant Spiders

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Giant Spiders	Stronghold of Security level 3	50	500	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
You can use the portals and ladders to in the SoS to get to them quickly. There is almost always someone fishing salmon and trout in River Lum right next to Gunnersgruun. Players can cook the salmon and/or trout using the fire in the longhall (having level 15 or 25+ cooking). There are lots of spiders to kill, so players won't have to wait for them to regenerate. They are aggressive so you don't need to look at the screen for the whole time.			There may be other players training there too. They have accurate attacks that can lower one's LP greatly if one becomes too careless. Food such as tuna or higher is recommended. They have a max hit of 76.

Level 76 to 99

Flesh crawlers

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Flesh crawlers	Stronghold of Security level 2	28, 35, 41		None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Tons of damage dealt and little damage received if the player has a reasonable Defence level and armour. Close to Edgeville Bank. They are aggressive, which means less clicking is involved. A good training source for higher levels when chatting with players or doing other activities, as you do not have to pay as much attention to other enemies at this level. No matter what level you are, Flesh Crawlers will attack you when you enter the area they are in. Low maximum hit of 16. They have a high respawn rate. Close to the Monastery, where you can get free healing and Prayer recharge (if your Prayer is level 31 or above for the ladder). Drops a piece of the Skull Sceptre. (Bottom of Sceptre)			Although the Flesh Crawlers are quick experience, they only have 250 health, which means only 133 experience per kill. High rate of hits to people without decent defence. Other aggressive creatures are in the same area - such as Zombies which can do more damage; unless you are in the room with the level 30 Zombies. No bones are dropped, so this place is terrible for training Prayer. Tolerance vastly reduces the effectiveness of the area. Often very crowded.

Ankous

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Ankous	Stronghold of Security Forinthry Dungeon Wilderness Volcano	75, 82, 86	600, 650, 700	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Close to Edgeville Bank. Very vulnerable to stab attack, one with a rune sword can kill them within few hits. Drops adamant arrows fairly often. Drops a piece of the Skull Sceptre. (left skull half) Drops law runes and noted mithril ore.			This place can be somewhat crowded at times. They hit up to 80, and fairly often. They have high accuracy. Ankous have high defence against slash attacks, a rune scimitar won't do so well. The wilderness is dangerous and players can kill you. All ankou areas are in level 20+ wilderness so you cannot teleport.

Skeletons

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Skeletons	Near Elvarg in the Karamja Volcano,Edgeville dungeon.	21,45	240,unknown	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They have low defence and fairly high life points. They are aggressive to players until 90+ combat. They lack accuracy. Like all Karamjan options, you can fish at the docks near the banana plantation for a fast restock on supplies. A very entertaining cinema, where you can watch low-levelled players getting killed by Elvarg, or vice versa, so you can watch people cut off her head over and over again.			Horrible drops, such as bones and a few coins. Far from a bank like all Karamjan monsters.

Lesser demons

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Lesser demons	Karamja Volcano, Wilderness.	82	About 790	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Low defence and high life points. Good drops for F2P, including Rune helms and uncut diamonds! You can use Telekinetic Grab on the nature runes in the Wilderness once in a while if you train there. 3-4 Nature runes are received from each spawn. There is a fishing spot near the volcano which is ideal for fishing one's own food. The Karamja Volcano Resource Dungeon is an ideal training spot as it its never crowded. Drop ashes which you can scatter for Prayer xp or carry the prayer urns.			Karamja costs 30 coins to get to. Karamja takes a long time to travel to, so it is recommended to use the Port Sarim Lodestone PKers may attack you in the Wilderness. Far away from any banks.

Greater Demons

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Greater Demons	Demonic Ruins, Wilderness Volcano, Forinthry dungeon	92		None	Silverlight, if you do not wish to lose significant sums of money due to PKers.
Advantages			Disadvantages
Their drops are much better than the lesser demons' drops. They are a great source of experience. Great drops for F2P, including a Rune full helm If you run into trouble, it is easy to retreat into the ruins, which is safe from demons. There is a fishing spot nearby. You should, however, always save a little food because PKers may be wandering around. Drops ashes which you can scatter for Prayer xp or carry the prayer urns. In the Forinthy Dungeon, PKers are rare in Free-to-play (That is not to say they are not there, but they are fairly uncommon).			Greater demons are capable of dealing 90 life points quite accurately and often. (maximum hit is 92) The Demonic Ruins is a multi-combat area. It's dangerous to get piled by demons and PKers. These demons have better defence than their Southern relatives. All locations are very dangerous areas. The wilderness volcano also contains level 85 skeletons, hellhounds, lesser demons and ankous, which may attack you.

Ice giants and Ice warriors

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Ice giants and Ice warriors	Asgarnian Ice Dungeon near Port Sarim	57 (Ice warrior) 53 (Ice giant)		None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
They are aggressive, and it is single combat. They have decent drops, such as a Mithril sq shield, it is recommended to use the spell High Level Alchemy for some decent money. They have a high LP level. Ice Giants drop big bones, which are good to train Prayer. Ice Warriors are not that good at offence. Combination of 70+ attack and rune longsword will shatter both of them. They drop jugs of wine and bananas which can be used for healing(not recommended to drink the wine as it reduces your attack.) The training spot is very close to an altar, for quick recharges without taking too much time.			Far from a bank (for convenience, take a level 3 Explorer's Ring). Ice giants are somewhat accurate and they can hit up to 77. This place is crowded at peak times. If your attack is low, you may have to take secondary weapon to repel the well-armoured warriors. If you only plan on killing Ice Giants, the Ice Warriors can be extremely intrusive to players below combat level 115 by constantly attacking and preventing you from attacking the giants.

Giant spiders

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Giant spiders	Stronghold of Security level 3	50		None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Combine high life points with low Defence. They are aggressive to any combat level. They are weak against slashing attacks. A full inventory of lobsters will last a very long time if you have a good Defence level.			Their vicious bite does a lot of damage, even high levels cannot survive without healing. They have no drops. This area can get a bit crowded sometimes. They are very accurate.

Cockroach soldiers

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Cockroach soldiers	Stronghold of Player Safety	83	960	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
High LP Awesome drops such as rune scimitar, rune square shield, and decent amounts of coins, law runes, death runes, and 1 noted adamantite and 3 noted mithril ores. Good place for lootshare. They are not in wilderness. If players die, they will respawn at Edgeville, which is close to the Stronghold of Player Safety. They are not aggressive, so you don't have to pay very close attention. They are close to the fishing spot east of barbarian village where people who drop plenty of fish (salmon and trout), and there are two fires inside of barbarian village, so you don't need anything extra to take along.			They have VERY high defence, weaker weapons aren't as effective as they are on normal NPCs, if you pick to use a powerful weapon instead, such as a battleaxe or 2h sword, it sacrifices speed, food, and time. Their close melee attack is powerful enough to be a serious danger, doing up to 80 life points with quite an accuracy. Their acidic shot is easy enough to dodge, but it can deal up to 110 damage. The area is often crowded at peak times. The fact that they concentrate solely on the player who first struck them can act as incentive for other players to attempt to deal more damage and steal the player's drops. Because of their high combat level and high LP, many higher levelled players will come and more than likely take most drops. Extremely deadly if you don't pay attention to your health.

Hellhounds

Monster name	Location(s)	Combat level	Lifepoints	Requirements	Recommendations
Hellhounds	Wilderness Volcano	122	1150	None	None
Advantages			Disadvantages
Low defence High life points, giving 464 experience and 154 Constitution experience per kill. Non-multi combat area, so you won't get piled by them (unless you're training in the Forinthry Dungeon).			Occasionally crowded Have high offensive stats; they can hit pretty often. Their maximum hit is 118. They only drop bones. Very dangerous location. They are far away from a bank.