So..... My in game is ixifriartixi. Im new to sal's. Ive been on about a 5-6 year leave of absence from RS.
Ya im an RS classic guy, and this new rs is wild for sure. I really just want to pk but my stats seem weak and id love some advice.

Current Stats: Attack: 50 Defence: 20 Strength: 71 Magic: 8 (quests) Prayer: 31 Ranged: 1
Combat: 63
Would appreciate any help on what to do next and how this new pk system works. Thx

I really don't get your build...
No point of have 50 atk is kinda useless at your level...
20 Defense is pretty useless, leave it at 1 or get it to 40....
71 Str, not bad...
Magic, no comments
Prayer 31...

You just got about 11 useless combat levels.
As theres no point of having 50 attacking because most people don't wear anything above Addy, and attack only increases the chance of getting a hit. 20 def is useless because mith armour sucks and def only increases chance of hitting 0 on you, not make you take less damage. Better off at 1. Prayer in PvP is really bad, the only time you need prayer is if you have 45 def, which you will get about 44 prayer.

If you really want to continue...

You could become a range/2h
71 str
75 range
40 atk
31 prayer

You could also do dragon slayer and get to 40 def... and become a range/2h tank with rune chain, full helm, d'hide chaps, ect.
Altho not much people would wanna fight you as everyone would say "No Arm" and keep calling you a safer.

So the best would just to be range/2h with studded/hard leather body, d'hide chaps and vambs. And coif.
Just use range with addy arrows, then finish when opponents hp is low with rune/2h.
Find a guide, read it, as range/2h is successful but hard.

(If you think my ideas are wrong, keep them to yourself and see if you can offer anything better.

Actually if he is p2p the 20 defense could be for Proselyte armor, and the he might have been raising his attack for Dragon weapons or he might have gotten 50 for G Maul. He might have also been a Strength Pure with Proselyte armor and was going for 43 Prayer. What type of pure, hmm I'd recommend with those stats to get 60 Attack for Dragon weapons and do the quest "Lost City" and keep your defense level and raise your prayer to 43 and pk like that or, you can become a strength pure with Proselyte armor and 43 Prayer, you do have the stats for that right now (That is if you've done Recruitment Drive and Slug menace). Or you can be a rune pure and raise your defense to about 35 and do Dragon slayer unless you've already done it. Then just raise your defense to 40 and attack to 60 and raise your strength to 80 and then raise your attack to 70. And then if your not a member then just keep your attack where it is and raise your defense to 40 and raise your strength to 80.

~Markbalex

I have to agree with Stormarrows simply because what he said is true. However, do not get discouraged as your account still has potential.

Your options are a bit limited at this stage:

• Rune Pure
• Range 2H Pure (Not as effective for your combat level though)
• Initiate Pure
• Berserker Pure

Right now, a Rune Pure is your best option if you're going to PK in Free worlds. I wouldn't recommend switching to Defensive style even once until you reach 75-80 combat. Keep training Strength, and perhaps get Attack to 60 once you're 75-80 combat. Once you reach 75-80 combat, get your Prayer level to 43 for all the Protection Prayers. However, keep in mind that you can still get Ranged and Magic experience whilst you are climbing the stages to a Rune pure, but also acknowledge the fact that Ranged will add to your Hitpoints level, as will Magic (depends on how you train it).

Another option would be to become a Ranged-2H Pure, but you will not be as effective as other Ranged-2H Pures of your combat level since they most likely did not train Defence to 20. I calculated that you can have these stats by the time you are level 67. Note that your combat level may be a bit off (by 1 at most). Also acknowledge the fact that a "good" Ranged-2H Pure is determined by (Attack Level + Strength Level) / 1.5, which will result in your Ranged level, and yours must be either equal or higher. If you trained Strength to 75 for example, you wouldn't be as effective since you will gain approximately one more combat level and your Ranged level will need to be 83 or higher. Theoretically, you will be effective, but against others who remained at 1 Defence, you might not always get satisfactory results.


You can also become an initiate pure (you are already one), that is if you decide to PK in P2P (Initiate Pures usually have 60 Attack for Dragon Weaponry).

A Berserker Pure is your next best option, that is if you're a P2P PKer.


As for the information on PvP as of today, you should check out the Bounty Hunter article on Runescape Wiki (link) and the one of PvP Worlds (link). I would also familiarize myself with the various types of PKers as it helps to know their potential before blindly clicking their seemingly-harmless set of pixels.


I hope this helps a bit and good luck with PKing.

Interesting. Well thanks for the advice. 6 years ago i had alot of fun pkin with these stats, guess alot has changed.
Im f2p btw. So attack had no real point past 40 now? prayer is useless and def is useless, but ranged and strength are the way to go? Wondering if i should start a new char.... Hmm alot to think about, thank guys.

Actually, it does as it very well determines how often you hit. Once you get to higher combat levels (80+), Attack is one of those things you'll regret not training. Unless of course, no-arm'ing is so much a passion for you where Attack will mean nothing but a pixelated sword with a digit superscript.


This, my friend, is a big understatement. Prayer is very helpful, not only in aspects of Defence, but also is a key factor in your offensive output. For F2P I'd highly recommend you get at least 43 Prayer once you reach 80 combat.


Not exactly. Defence determines how often your opponent manages to sink their scimitar into your flesh, but if you plan on staying F2P forever, I would maximize offense and get 40 or 45 Defence for Rune and Rune Berserker Shield.


I can't say I haven't thought about it myself. However, your character is still has potential and is definitely not 'ruined'. I would stick to it as the time it would take to make another character of the same caliber can be used to develop into a PK-machine. So give it a good thought. (;

Wow now that was useful information.... Appreciate the help. Guess i need to do some work. Thanks again guy..