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Training Combat in Runescape F2p

Are you new to Runescape? Not sure how to train combat effectively? Read this guide and find out how and where to train combat.

Here are some great ways to train your combat. I've made a few adjustments to the article and added an extra method of training combat.

Levels 3-20

Alright, at level 3 combat you have two options.

First, you can kill chickens, which are located near the cows in Lumbridge. To reach there, cross the bridge, keep following the road and just next to the cows there's a small place where you can find chickens to kill. They drop feathers, raw chicken and bones.

Second, you can kill cows which, in my opinion are best for training at low levels. Cows are found across the bridge outside the Lumbridge castle, and outside Falador south entrance, near the Yew trees. They drop bones and cowhide. Cowhides can be good money for new players. They can be sold for 100 each or more in the Grand Exchange or to other players.

Levels 20-35

At this level, fight Al Kharid Warriors in Al Kharid, or you can keep killing cows for money as well as combat levels.

Levels 35-50

Well now, you have gotten stronger and can fight more powerful monsters. For these levels you can train with Hill Giants in Edgeville Dungeon.

You can reach there from two places, from the trapdoor in the building near Edgeville bank (near the Yew trees), and from the small house west of Cooks' Guild.

Hill Giants are level 28. They drop pretty neat stuff like big bones, laws, natures, cosmics etc. The only drawback is that the Hill Giants' area is usually crowded with people.

Levels 50-76

Now you are strong enough to kill Elvarg the Dragon (level 83) and complete Dragon Slayer. After you are done with the Dragon Slayer quest, I suggest that you buy full rune.

Now you can train in Crandor or Karamja Dungeon. Don't get too excited and train with Lesser Demons because they are very strong for you now. Train with Moss Giants instead, as they are level 42 and easy enough to train with as they have a low defense. They give big bones, and cool stuff like laws, natures, deaths, cosmics, gems etc.

You may think that training with Lesser Demons is faster but you will need the prayer exp from Moss Giants so that your prayer level doesn't fall behind.

Levels 76 and onwards

Congratulations if you have reached this level. You can now train with Lesser Demons which have a combat level of 82, or you can train with Ice Giants when you're level 90+.

Now, people may tell you that Lesser Demons have a low defense but trust me, they DO NOT have low defense. Bring along plenty of food, as you will need them. Lesser Demons drop runes, and occasionally rune meds which can be sold for about 10k or high alched for about 11k.

Another way to train when you are level 90+ is to kill Ice Giants in Ice Cave, south of Port Sarim. I personally think it is better to train with giants because of the big bones they drop. Big Bones are essential if you want to train prayer as an F2P player. It is recommended that you take full rune and a rune weapon. Be wary of any Ice Warriors nearby since Ice Giants are often seen together with Ice Warriors, which tend to gang up on you. Ice Giants drop items pretty similar to what the Moss Giants drop, with some additional items such as Black Kiteshield.

I hope this guide has been of help to you. Feel free to comment and let me know what you think about it.

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Comments (95)
#1 by R-S fReak, Jun 22, 2007
i killed elvarg the dragon at lvl 40 without any problem
#2 by Black Cat, Jun 24, 2007
Thanks for the comment. And R-S fReak, I've seen many people die fighting Elvarg the dragon at levels higher than yours, thats why I suggested to be atleast lvl 56 for the quest.

:D
#3 by pwn, Sep 23, 2007
i was level 38 when i killed Elvarg, min hp was 25 and I used tunas as food with full black and addy scimmy.
#4 by wtf, Sep 30, 2007
how you do that? you must be super man! wtf wtf wtf wtf!
#5 by , Oct 13, 2007
it is not possible to kill elvarg at lvl 38 especially with full black and addy scimmy
#6 by Aremachus, Oct 27, 2007
Well it is possible, but you pretty much have to use prtoect from meelee, an antidragonfire shield, and an antidragonfire potion. That will completely protect you from Elvarg's wrath.
#7 by Bill, Nov 13, 2007
can u get to crandor even after you beat dragon slayer?
#8 by Slipboy6, Nov 15, 2007
nah...didn\'t help me! I dunno...I am stuck on my cb and can\'t move on! never been member...always f2p,but got some good skills (check out my hiscores).
Currently (16 november 2007) i got 50 attack,56 strenght,50 defence,30 range,49 mage and 34 pray...hp is 53!
I get bored leveling up cb but i really need that! Moss giants and Hillies are always too crowded and you can\'t fight them! (Don\'t even think I will go to wildy! lol) What other mobs can I train?

Currently training ranging at the monastiry on MONKS LV5 really fast xp!
#9 by trevwilson, Nov 22, 2007
Slipboy, do u train on mosses at crandor or in varrock sewers. the ones on crandor are rarely crowded and they are very good training
#10 by 2kool2die, Nov 28, 2007
sup, like the guide, but its all f2p stuff, im a mem, and i like it when people put good mem spots, and in f2p, i found that minotaurs and stuff were good training in the barb dungeon, there were tons of em, easy to kill
#11 by chan wen hui !-_-, Dec 22, 2007
i am level62 but i don\'t dare to kill eavlrg but i want to wait till i level73 then i dare to kill him it\'s because his hp IS ONE HUNDER AND 20 ok iwanna wish to kill him lol!!!!!!.............
#12 by chan wen hui !-_-, Dec 22, 2007
hi i wanna go kill elavrg now i just need many ancovise pizzas now then i know my max hit 14 right so i just need to hit him 10time then he will die yea cool right!!......... (@U@) yes yes yes
#13 by zezima , Dec 22, 2007
hi i am zezima all level99skills la i'm now level 126 do you all know my best friend is chan wen hui i give him more then 10m lol i'm so happy to make friend with him lol.
#14 by ur mama, Dec 22, 2007
Hey I am lv 49 and my def is 40
how do I get it up
#15 by some1, Dec 26, 2007
lessers are still faster....
#16 by me, Dec 30, 2007
hey im lvl 84 i have 70atk 70str 63def 55mage 60range i want my def to get to 70 but i dont kno were to train i am f2p!!!

can any1 help
#17 by Jack, Jan 2, 2008
I killed Elvarg the dragon when I was level 49 and I bought along 9 lobsters.

But since I was lvl 65 I trained using the Lesser demons and it has worked for me.
Every now and then I go into the Stronghold of Security and train against the Ankou's in the fourth level. You need to bring swordfish if you go there, though.
#18 by l3m0n, Jan 2, 2008
On one of my accounts i beat elvarg on a lvl 27/28 (it was lv 27 when i went in, turned 28 while fiting the dragon)
the only reason i was able to was because back then there was a spot where u can stand without the dragon maging u, i just did that and maged it to death, but now they changed it and u cant do that anymore
lol i went in a lvl 27, came out after the experience boost a lvl 43
#19 by if i had a knickle for evry time i said shit...., Jan 18, 2008
i would have about 867 knickles
#20 by the boyeo go, Jan 20, 2008
ok here are my stats(jan 20,2008)

50att
66 str
50 def
58hp
34 prayer

everything else is 1 where should i train pm me in runescape or let me know on this please...ty ^.^
#21 by coolboy 6678, Feb 1, 2008
i killed elverg when i was lvl 38 with no problem and im killing lesser becase im now lvl 40
#22 by zezima, Feb 1, 2008
hi im zezima i am killing lots of queen cow and when i was lvl 29 i killed elverg
#23 by sethyboy77, Feb 4, 2008
i killed elvarg at level 64 without even getting hit, no antifire pots or prayers.its prooty easy. and quit pretending to be zezima. cpws are [retty good exp heh killed 17k of them and got half my levels XD
#24 by I forgot my name, Feb 13, 2008
Hey Im lvl 89 and my acct name is 1337noobz i would highly recommend training at zombies(lvl 30 i think) at lvl 37+ (in barb dungeon 2nd lvl) then when you reach lvl 55 trainat zombies and flesh crawlers (40-50i think)at lvl 55+ if you need more info add 1337noobz and i'll tell you more!
#25 by fareman22, Feb 19, 2008
i think u should train on the draynor guards from 20-30 , my acc is lv 60 i beat elvarg at lv 55 no probs at all feel free to add me fareman22 , peace!
if u add me tell me were should i train range if i m a lv 27 range
#26 by Crandor Hunter, Feb 23, 2008
How do i get to crandor after beating elvarg?
the bastard stole my ship.
i beat him about 20 levels ago or so.
any help?
#27 by Black Cat, Feb 28, 2008
You can get to crandor through the karamja volcano.
#28 by shitttt shittt really shittttt, Mar 8, 2008
i beat all the quest when i was about like.....lvl 5 geez that quest easyyy
#29 by datruenerd1 (get it right), Mar 9, 2008
hey every1 train in god wars dungeon they r level 1 with 999999 hp and they hit 0's good luck jk
#30 by hi im lvl 76, Mar 18, 2008
i have 58 def i need 60 where im a mem
#31 by desiresd00m, Mar 20, 2008
i killed evlarg at lvl 50 and i train on lessers ( ranged, with lvl 39 range) and to gte melee up i kill giants
#32 by FlyffPwnsRs, Apr 18, 2008
im lvl 86 with 70 atk 72 str 60 def 61 mage 64 range 54 hunt 50 agile 41 theive and alot more oh and 66 wc and 65 fishing
#33 by FlyffPwnsRs, Apr 18, 2008
im lvl 86 with 70 atk 72 str 60 def 61 mage 64 range 54 hunt 50 agile 41 theive and alot more oh and 66 wc and 65 fishing
#34 by chicken wings taste liek orange freis, Apr 19, 2008
im lvl 64
str 52
def51
att50
hp 51
prayer49
#35 by 369852147 =], Apr 22, 2008
I am lvl 58 with 50str and 49att and i badly need 50att and i got like 7k left where do i train???
#36 by 369852147 =], Apr 22, 2008
add me d master 853!!
#37 by 369852147 =], Apr 22, 2008
trainin on lvl 32 deadly red spiders atm =]
#38 by 369852147, Apr 22, 2008
Forget it i got maul now so...
#39 by konin75, May 24, 2008
i have 2 accounts on runescape a lvl 101 and 90 konin75 and skyviannes. I personaly think the best place to train for anyone over 60 is the giant spiders in stronghold they have low defense and meduim str. u get 200 exp each kill i average 40k exp a hour. which is good and dont waste much food.
#40 by wow, May 27, 2008
um this quest isnt exactly hard.. i did desert treasure and one step is harder than this so relax.. u dont need to range it kill it
#41 by shadow56433-add me :), Jun 6, 2008
i beat elvarg in members at lvl 26 lol i used a freakn cannon but that was back when there was a spot where u can range fight and u\'d never get hit ,now im a f2p where the heck do i train defence!it goes so slow! stats-str.70 def.66 att.62 pryr.34
#42 by strengtherbo, Jun 10, 2008
this guide really help my lvl 5 guy to go to lvl 89 in just a month i really hope the guy who did this can make more and more pages to help nubs like i was long time ago and i hope i get to meet zez some day
#43 by runebaxeowns, Jun 20, 2008
lol i doubt that, unless your a dumb addicted guy who plays 24 7 and has no social life. btw nice guide, i never knew about moss giants until read this. im currently cb 68. My stats are:52 att, 51 def, 65 str, 45 range, 40 mage, 28 pray(yes i know i suke at prayer for a lvl 68), and 58 hitpoints.
#44 by Joey8765, Jun 28, 2008
Hey, guys. Nice guide. I'm lvl 71 now. I have a guide for members. If u have at least 5 thieving go to the market in ardougne and train on guards (lvl 20) when you get a bit higher train on knight's of ardougne (lvl 46) then train on paladins (lvl 62) finally train on heroe's (lvl 69) I did this by stealing cakes from the stalls and using my weps and I got from lvl 50-lvl 71 and thieving from 40-57 it is really good way to train!
#45 by talumby yago, Jul 2, 2008
hey im lvl 52 and i thing lvl 40 to 138 should kill these. i kill hill giant with no amour and i kill flesh crawlers for herb
thank you lvls
#46 by somebody you don't know, Jul 10, 2008
if you want to finish dragon slayer at a low level like 40 or something, you should train your prayer level to 37 to use protect from magic. i killed elvarg at 43 combat with 44 ranged and 14 lobsters. i stole a weirdo's kill when he ran away. so i got a head start. btw i main is level 98(59dragoon95) and i have a fletching skill cape. you can add me if you want any information about training stats. =D
#47 by Anynonmous, Jul 13, 2008
i killed elvarg at 48 sinch, at first i was scared of dieing but i was a easy as killing a man. owned it and i bought 28 lobbies for it , i only needed like 3 or 5
any good tips on how to train prayer f2p ppl??
#48 by fiona babe (rs acc), Jul 14, 2008
hey
I am lvl 71 and i am training but i dont kno where. is there anywhere else than mossies.
my stats are
attck 57
str 60
def 58
plz can u help!!!!
#49 by fiona babe (rs acc) add me =), Jul 14, 2008
hey
peps who want very good pray should train on giants.
aka moss or hill giants they r very good for that =) AND DRAGON SLAYER IS QUITE EASY U JUST NEED FOOD BUT MAYBE 50 + =)
#50 by Bonsai, Jul 15, 2008
btw, awesome guide. I'd suggest at lv70 and up though, you train on giant spiders on the 3rd floor of the security stronghold. It got my friend to 99 def within at least 2 months. Plus not that much people go there.
#51 by evilchikin01, Jul 19, 2008
rofl im gunna do it 2day i hope im only lvl 43 with ranged...... im as good as ded.
#52 by 59dragoon95, Jul 21, 2008
59dragoon95 is my username on runescape i may be a noob but am very powerfull i have a fletching skillcape ownage to everyone!!! i like to show off soz
#53 by Gohstrider65, Jul 30, 2008
Hey Im 90 CB

76 Str
76 Hp
70 Def
70 Range
71 Mage
71 attack
;)
#54 by fiona babe (rs acc) add me =), Jul 30, 2008
hey gohstrider65
nice stats!!!
thhey r all in 70+...but can u plz give me a tip on where to train?...anybody?

anyway heaps good lvls =)

#55 by fiona babe (rs acc) add me =), Jul 30, 2008
oh hey again
and btw i am only lvl 72
with
57 attck
60 str
and 60 def
plz help!
add me =)
#56 by awesomeone45, Jul 31, 2008
hey im awesomeone45 and i beat elvarg when i was lvl 40 and with


attack 30
defence 40
strength 35
hit points 30

nice and with addy and rune scimatar
#57 by Soulkeep157, Aug 2, 2008
I beat Elvarg when I was level 23.. I used mage and had to telepotr out a lot but i kept coming back and she had same hp. It was fairly easy, and i never died once while killing her.
#58 by naruto9, Aug 4, 2008
nice guide im lvl 102
80 str
80 att
80 mage
80 ranged
80hp
80 prayer
80 defense
#59 by piggy44, Aug 5, 2008
hey this is a great guide for f2p. On re I'm lvl 130 look up piggy44 If u don't believe me my stars are:
99 hp
99 str
99 atk
96 def
94 mage
94 range
55 summoning

For those of u that I'd b happy to give some p2p tips just add me and don't ask for money. Btw I'm working on getting a lvl 15 f2p and beating drag slayer. Any tips?
#60 by piggy44, Aug 5, 2008
Im also working on making a lvl 41 and beating jad. Lowest lvl to do it so far Is a lvl 42 named uaex v jad or uaex vs jad
#61 by lolnstuffz, Aug 8, 2008
elvarg is really easy... you can beat elvarg at 35+ i recomend being in the 40's-45's tho it cuts back on time issues.

pretty good guide but hill giants are allways crowded with nub cakes.
#62 by maxedpow3r, Aug 9, 2008
im cb lvl 48
40 attak(so i can wield rune) 60 str 41 range(only needed 40 for the d hide chaapes 32 mage(for bonty locate spell def and 26 prayer(tryin to get 31 for ultimate str)
#63 by zster, Aug 12, 2008
ok guys lemme say something first stop pretending to be zezima asshole
2thing i beat elvarh at level 48 ish
3d thing i beat him with hard leather body anti my scimmy and of course the shield(dont be barbecued)however i used 21 lobsters and 6 sharks and when i beat him i still had left 4 sharks (i burned trough lobsters too quickly)i recommend not following my example thouth i did it in like 3 attempts at the fourth i killed him
#64 by Mirlin1000(RS acc), Aug 15, 2008
ok first off whoever was trying to be zezima is probably some 7 year old kid....secondly good guide useful tips in there...thirdly for the people who ar wondering how to get to crandor you first go into the karajama volcano and at the spiders turn to the right(the un-lava-e-place)push on the wall and BAM welcome to crandor go outside and im preety sure you know were the moss giants are and people barley ever go there so yeah if you want to fight mg's that would be the place to fight em(TIP:Sell the bones there worth BIG on ge trust me i made like 10k in 2 seconds with them
#65 by sos against the law m8, Aug 22, 2008
nice guide in all im 66 with:
52 att
57 str
54 def
48 rng
47 mge
40 prayer
from killing al kharid guards keep killing them they easy good xp as well
i am 87 fishing and have fulkl guthix and nearly zammy mage full (g)(blue sorry)
#66 by honeyloop2, Aug 29, 2008
im lvl 85 with
70atk
70str
66def
70hp
56range(it sucks any tips to raise PM me plz)
70magic
80+shud try training on giant cockroaches. but they have high def but drop decent stuff. They r found in safety dungeon. PM me if u having any trouble. my name is honeyloop2
#67 by honeyloop2, Aug 29, 2008
46prayer too
#68 by boomboommaul, Sep 1, 2008
hi honeyloop
#69 by boomboommaul, Sep 1, 2008
are u still here
#70 by za jantor, Sep 5, 2008
thanks zezima you rock these tips are awsome and i will use them wisely im don't know much iv'e only had an acount for 4 weeks i have rune armor and weapons and a combat level of 41 if you have anymore tips plaese do not hesitate to explain thanks again

za jantor
#71 by ya mum, Sep 5, 2008
i did D slayer at lv 52! my heart was beating like crazy when i was fighting elvarg
#72 by meet the spartins, Sep 7, 2008
i did d slayer at lvl 47 easy! but now im a 90cb 76 str 70 def 72 att 73hp and 48 pray beat that!
#73 by cottontop sc, Sep 21, 2008
hey guys i need some help im level 36 and my stats are
Attack:40
Srtength:23
Deffence:23
#74 by Zezima, Oct 3, 2008
i have a new runescape account called "Firefly824"
#75 by 99 sk111lz, Oct 9, 2008
zezima is a noob
#76 by bhav4297, Oct 13, 2008
my acc name is bhav4297. im a combact lvl of 48. iwear full addy with rune scimmy.my stats r:-

Attack:-41
Defence:-40
Strength:-40
Hitpoints:-41
Maxhit:-8.
so,should i go and kill elvarg or no.
pleese tell.
#77 by Kingduffy_1, Oct 13, 2008
ALL OF YOU ARE BLOODY NOOBS... CHECK ME UP ON RUNESCAPE HIGHSCORES IM THE PROEST DADDY .. FILTHY NOOBS LEARN HOW TO PLAY FIRST THEN COME AND TALK TO ME NOOBS
#78 by bhav4297, Oct 14, 2008
where can i buy weapon poison.cause its not in ge
#79 by tin man493, Oct 14, 2008
shut up bhav4297 u NOOB your only lvl 17
and dont act like you dont know who i am u NOOB and stop running at clanwars in dangerous zone NOOB u suck u should quit runescape for good noob (sweet guide though)
#80 by Tin man493, Oct 14, 2008
bhav4297 your the biggest noob ever you wear training armor cuz you think its cool u noob and you suck in clan wars Your the biggest noob in the history of runescape
#81 by tin man493, Oct 14, 2008
my friend muffler422 owned you and hes only lvl 12 your a noob u suck i buy noobs like you for 500k
#82 by bhav4297, Oct 14, 2008
u guys r gays meet me in deul arena at 4pm GMT in world 127 on the 16th of october.ill be waiting.
accept my challenge and we'll see who is the noob and who is the the best.and dont chicken out tin man493 .
#83 by A.G, Oct 15, 2008
Not a bad guide, you forgot about the Flesh Crawlers though?
#84 by macadam44, Oct 18, 2008
CHEESE
#85 by macadam44, Oct 18, 2008
all u guys callin each other noobs are the biggest bunch of lowlifes ever u wanna know y because every1 of us who have ever played runescape has been a noob... even zezima so all of u just shut the hell up and go find sumthin better to do.
#86 by Zezima, Oct 18, 2008
hi
#87 by Zezima, Oct 18, 2008
i agree with macadam44 and yes even i was a noob once
#88 by mafiaboy011, Oct 24, 2008
wer da moss giants
#89 by fiona babe (rs acc) add me =), Oct 25, 2008
hey peps
mafia, u can find em at crandor (in kajamara) altough u have to have doe dragon slayer. or in varrock in the sewers.
and im a lvl 76 with 60 attck and def, and 65 str..does anyone kno where i could train?
c ya =)
#90 by tin man493, Oct 29, 2008
macadadam your a nub who acts like zezima your a wannabe

zezima just happened to post on the same day as you?
#91 by tin man493, Oct 29, 2008
u know what this site is now under tin management
i own this site now
#92 by tin man493, Oct 29, 2008
mafiaboy011 the mosses r under varrok in the sewers
#93 by john, Nov 2, 2008
i killed elvarg at lvl 36 but i had like 45 def, 20 atk, and 10 str, but i had rune and anitdragon shield. oh and had full invo of lobbies and a friend just outside with a full invo of lobbies to give me when i ran out of food, and i used addy b axe which work better than the scimmy
#94 by john, Nov 2, 2008
i wanted to correct a mistake i had 30 atk sorry everyone
#95 by yoyo, Nov 7, 2008
I killed elvarg at lvl 60 this is not a lie
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