Top Runescape Pking Guide

1.0 - Introduction

Player killing or 'PKing' is the term used to describe pvp (player vs. player) combat. Although predominantly referred to when players battle in the wilderness, PKing can also refer to duelling, and even PKing is a large part of RuneScape, with countless clans who battle in the wilderness to win recognition amongst the RuneScape population.
The wilderness spans the entire northern region of the free-to-play (F2P) lands of RuneScape. The wilderness is a dangerous place to be, for anyone. The deeper in you trek, the more danger you will be in, for every few spaces, you ascend into a higher level of the wilderness. The wilderness level you are in, defines what level players can attack you. For example, if you are level 100 combat, and are in level 20 of the wilderness anyone between level 80 and 120 could attack you. When entering the wilderness, you will be greeted with a WARNING Message asking you if you wish to continue on
The best thing about player killing is that you can give it your own personal touch - very few people are truly efficient with all available techniques, as everyone prefers different combat styles or set-ups. This guide is for higher-level PKers, who are over level 70 combat but you may adapt this to your level. It will also explain the basics of PKing, and will give you some insight into what you can wear and take on your trips. Although, feel free to experiment with new items, weapons or armour, as this is the best way to discover what style suits you best, and which style is the most rewarding.

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2.0 - F2P PKing

F2P PKing is where you would most likely begin to learn to PK, as there is a relatively low risk. Warriors tend to dominate the wilderness in F2P, although experienced mages or archers can take the field as well. Due to the lack of binding abilities in F2P, it makes it a lot easier for you, or your opponent to escape. This means that it can be a lot harder to get kills, unless you're experienced enough to chase after your opponent before they logout. Most clans player kill on free servers as well, so you will have to watch out for them.
Note: this section only covers multi-combat PKing (i.e. team PKing), although single PKing is very similar, so using the same techniques will work for both.

2.1 - Melee in Multi Combat Areas

Requirements:

At least level 70 combat

At least level 43 prayer
Equipment and inventory:


Strategy:

Warriors are very powerful in F2P PKing, as they are hard to hit with melee or ranged attacks. Although they can deal a lot of damage, and take many attacks, they require a mage to help them PK efficiently. When you are melee PKing, always keep a close eye on your hitpoints and prayer levels. Always try to stay at roughly 75% of your full hp when being attacked, and use protection prayers to half the damage you take. Both protect from magic and melee is very important, so you make sure you have 43+ prayer.
The green dragonhide vambraces are not that important to bring, but they give a small increase in your magic defence bonus. It is not much, but it helps.
Optional:

• Use Fancy or Fighting boots instead of leather (Stronghold of Security)
• Replace the swordfish with lobsters.
• Use the prayers to increase your attack, strength or defence stats by 15%. This is not recommended though, as you will waste your prayer and would not be able to protect for long.
• Instead of the rune scimitar, take a rune longsword or battleaxe, as they are efficient too.

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2.2 - Magic in Multi Combat Areas

Requirement: You must have at least 59 magic to cast Fire Blast.
Equipment and inventory:

Strategy:

Although very vulnerable, mages can cause a large amount of damage. They can prevent other players from running by binding them for 5 seconds, and they can hit up to 16 with fire blasts. Although very strong, their main purpose is to aid the warriors - It is suggested that there be one mage for every five warriors or so. Too few mages are bad because your team will waste too much energy when chasing other players, but too many mages are bad because they get killed very easily when not protected by warriors. This means you have to find the perfect balance.
Note that you should not be wearing green dragonhide vambraces, as they will give you a negative magic attack bonus. In addition, there is no mage armour, although you can get a maximum magic attack and melee Defence bonus with the above equipment. Just make sure you do not wear any rune or dragonhide armour - no other shield than the Dragonfire shield should be taken.
Optional:

• Use vambraces instead of gloves.
• Replace the swordfish with lobsters.
• Replace the Fire staff with an Air staff, and the Air runes with Fire runes. Do note that you need five fire and four air runes for the fire blast spell, so this will be slightly more expensive.
• Take more or less bind runes and/or fire blast runes depending on the amount of mages with your team. If you are the only or one of the very few mages, use the amount of runes from the above inventory.
• Take a rune scimitar with you. This is not required, but will be helpful if the target is using the Magic Protection prayer. This is not required when you have a large team, however.
• Take rune armour and put it on as soon as you get attacked. Try to shake the opponent off and put your mage gear back before resuming the attacking.

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3.0 - P2P PKing

This requires a lot more practice and higher levels, so it is strongly suggested to practice several of the techniques explained in the Castle Wars arena, or the Fight Pits cave. Both places allow you to fight other players from all levels, without losing anything. P2P PKers are generally very dangerous because the lower levels might be stronger than you could tell by their combat levels. These are often referred to as 'pures' - characters who train one or two combat skills only to keep their combat level at a minimum. The high-level PKers are most often very experienced and know every trick there is to know to take you down.
P2P PKing is also a lot more expensive, but obviously, this means you can gain more from it as well. You need to be extra cautious at all times when you do not have much cash lying around, however.
This guide will cover some of the most-used techniques, but P2P PKing is truly unique for everyone so it is up to you to experiment. The following information will give you a good head start, but you that you will encounter many more types of PKers that are not documented here.
One tip that is recommended for any p2p strategy is to bring an antipoison as many people will pk with poisoned weapons and healing the poison right away could be the difference between dying and getting to safety.

3.1 - P2P PKing in Multi Combat Area

Unlike F2P multi PKing, a fine balance between the three fighting classes is required here. Bring an equal amount of warriors, rangers, and mages - all three of them have their own disadvantages but as a team, are very strong.
Your main goal here is to work together. Warriors have to protect rangers and mages; mages keep the target at a distance from which the rangers can finish them off. Keep in mind dying is very easy here - even two people attacking you can get you killed within a few seconds. Because of this, do not bring any expensive items such as Abyssal Whips with you unless you want to run the risk of losing them.

3.1.1 - Melee

Requirement: You must be at least 70 combat, and 43+ prayer is strongly recommended.
Inventory and equipment:

Strategy:

Dragon Scimitars are the best weapon for multi combat melee action. You need to complete the Monkey Madness quest in order to buy these, but it is very much worth it. The reason is simple - this weapon has a great special attack. When you use it, you will strike as you always do but if you hit 1 or higher, the target's protection prayer will be disabled. This means you and your team can, hopefully, kill him up to twice as fast! Remember to use this special attack when the target is using a protection prayer, even when he is protecting from Magic or Ranged. Teamwork is the key to success.
The Dragon Dagger special is good to use whenever you want to get in some fast hits on a target that is not protecting from melee.
Optional:

• Replace climbing boots with armored boots. (Same strength, better Defence)
• Carry more prayer potions if you intend on using any of the 15% prayers during combat.

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3.1.2 - Ranged

Requirement: You must be at least Level 70 range, and 43+ prayer is strongly recommended.
Inventory and equipment:

Strategy:

The first thing you will no wonder notice is the Karils Crossbow in this setup. Yes, it is very expensive but the only way a ranger can be truly effective; mages hit better with Ancient Magicks spells and warriors hit better with Abyssal Whips. The Karils Crossbow will, in many cases, even up the odds. It is fast, hits high, accurate and has a decent attack range. And best of all, you can protect it when dying using the level 25 Protect Item prayer - the Crossbow is the only really valuable item you have, and the ability to protect it means you would not lose all that much when dying! Using ranger boots now is pretty expensive, as they've gone up the price and it's not suggested to use it, but for the best stats, they are the best boots to use.
Rangers are also very flexible, because they carry less weight than other PK classes. This means you can run longer than mages and warriors, which is why it is even better bring a Super Energy potion as well, because this gives you many advantages.
Optional:

• Replace the Karil Crossbow with magic short and the bolt racks with poisoned rune or adamant arrows.
• Replace the ranger or snakeskin boots with any kind of boots. (Lowers range attack bonus, but might get you better Defence)
• Bring more prayer potions.

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3.1.3 - Magic

Requirement: You must be at least Level 82 Magic, and 43+ Prayer is strongly recommended.
Inventory and equipment:

Strategy:

Ancient Magicks are the way to go for multi PKing with magic. Regular magic is not quite as effective, not to mention you cannot bring enough food. Potions are not required here since you do not have any stats that need to be boosted, and defence would not help much when you are wearing robes. Now, the reason you need 82 mage is so that you can use the Ice Blitz spell. This spell hits up to 26 and is relatively fast. Do note that you can use Ice Barrage at level 94, which hits up to 30, and which hits multiple targets at once; contrary to popular belief this is not that useful at all, seeing as you hit both your team-mates and the targets - you will probably do more harm than good. If you do decide to use that spell, do not forget to take double the runes displayed in the inventory above.
Do not forget to use your Dragon Dagger when the target is protecting against magic and none of your team-mates are attacking him.
Optional:

• Bring prayer potions.
• Replace the Wizard Boots with any kind of boots.
• Bring a Super Defence Potion.

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4.0 - P2P PKing, Single Combat Area

This is the playground of the average PKer. Test your skills, reflexes and your newfound strategies here. This is also where you can gain the most money from PKing, although losing it is equally easy.
Lower leveled PKers will often find themselves at Green Dragons, Edgeville Wilderness, or Dark Warrior Fortress; whereas the highest leveled, strongest and most experienced PKers can be found near the Mage Arena and Magic Axes hut.

4.1 - Melee

Requirement: You must be at least 90 combat and 43 prayer. It is strongly recommended having 70+ ranged too.
Inventory and equipment:


Strategy:

Warriors are, once again, very strong and can take a lot of damage from players using range or melee. However, there are many mages going around and a warrior with no ranged equipment is dead meat upon encountering a mage. Ranged is vital in order to protect yourself from the mages, and you do not want to die when melee'ing as the loss will be significant.
Important note: Always have your Protect Item prayer on when fighting, unless you want to lose your Abyssal Whip. Without a whip, melee PKing is pointless because most of your targets will have one, which makes them a lot stronger than you are. Secondly, do not ask yourself if you really have to take the items shown above. The super set and three prayer potions are very important, as is the ranged equipment, the ring and the helm.
Fighting With the Abyssal Whip
First, turn the protect item prayer on at once. Next, take a sip from your super set to give a considerable boost to attack, defence and strength levels or turn all your 15% prayers on. It should look like this:

Why are the 15% prayers so important, you might ask? Simple. Since you are melee'ing, there is no way you can entangle, freeze, or teleblock the target. This means they can run away at all times. Because of this, your goal should be to KO the target - this means you hit so hard and fast, he would not have time to heal and dies before eating all his food. Using the 15% prayers, you drastically improve your chances of KO'ing the enemy because you will hit more often and harder, not to mention you would not have to heal as often either because of the defence prayer, meaning you would not be interrupted while hitting the target.
Important: Whenever you have the opportunity, grab your Dragon Dagger, and use all four specials in a row. Not only will this do a lot of damage in a very short time, but you may also poison him, which will cost him a lot of health.
Optional:

• Replace Family Crest gauntlets with Barrows gloves.
• Replace climbing boots with armoured boots (Less strength, better Defence).
• Replace Rune kiteshield with an Obsidian shield (Strength bonus, but more expensive), or a Rune Defender.
• Replace Warrior Helm with Berserker Helm (Slightly less accuracy, slightly higher strength).
• Do not bring black dragonhide vambraces in order to save a shark, unless they are spiked since they will give you a strength bonus.

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4.2 - Ranged

Requirement: You must be at least Level 70 ranged, and 43+ prayer is strongly recommended.

Strategy:

As you may have noticed, rangers do not need anything extra for single PKing. Once again, flexibility and your awesome magic Defence bonus is your biggest advantage here and since you can carry plenty food, take a super energy potion. Once again, it all comes down to personal preference so feel free to change it.
The Karils Crossbow is once more the weapon of choice although you should be warned that it is possible for Ancient Magicks mages to mage you from a big distance without you being able to retaliate, even on long range. It has some disadvantages for those mages as well, which is covered later on.
Rule of the thumb is that you should not underestimate anyone. The average warrior will tear up your Defence, and although you will most often have the upper hand anyway, an ancient mage can deal a lot of damage. Regular magic generally does not hit anywhere as good on your black dragonhide, but ancients seem to negate the magic Defence bonus.
Optional:

• Replace the Karil Crossbow with magic short and the bolt racks with poisoned rune or adamant arrows.

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4.3 - Magic (Teleblocking)

Requirement: You must be at least Level 85 magic, and 43+ prayer is strongly recommended. You must have completed the Mage Arena mini-game.
Inventory and equipment:

Strategy:

This is where it gets interesting, and it is strongly suggested not PKing with magic until you have had lots of practice already. As a teleblock mage (one who is on regular magic), you are the most important member of your team. Your magic attacks are not quite as strong versus other mages and rangers, but you can teleblock anyone - this is without a doubt the most useful spell for PKing. This means your target cannot teleport out anymore, which is good for low level PKing - so that they cannot use teleport runes or amulets - and for high level PKing, to prevent the target from using teleport levers.
Unlike any other PKing class, you should not focus on getting kills. A teleblocking mage is only truly effective when operating in a small team, even if it is only two people; you should simply make sure not to mage all on your own. You can carry little food as it is, and if you decide to bring melee or ranged equipment to, you would not be able to carry more than roughly 11 sharks! Thus you have to greatly rely on your team, but do not worry as they most likely cannot kill the target without having you teleblock him either.
The runes in the inventory are for Teleblock, Entangle, Charge, and your god spell of choice. Note that those runes are for the Flames of Zamorak spell; you need to bring more or less fire/air runes depending on your spell. Do note that you have to wear the right cape as well - e.g. a Zamorak cape will strengthen the spell Flames of Zamorak while a Guthix cape will strengthen the spell Guthix Claws. When the Charge spell has been used and you are wearing the correct cape, you can hit up to 30.
Because you are so vulnerable, you should take extreme care in all situations. Do not give your target the chance to run up at you. Always keep a minimum distance like this:

Note that you should ALWAYS entangle the target. This will keep him stuck for 15 seconds. Use this time to use the charge spell, and start casting the God spell of choice on him. Count to 15 or just watch him when he moves - as soon as he does manages to move, run away from him for roughly 2 seconds and cast another entangle. Your character will keep running for a bit, but the target is stopped in his tracks. You have to play around with this a bit to understand - but do not worry, it is not that hard to learn.
Optional:

• Take runes for God spell of your choice. (They all have their own advantages)
• Take one of the God books with you. (Same prayer bonus, but different combat bonuses)
• Take a super attack and/or super strength potion with you to enable you to hit higher with the dagger.
• Replace the Wizard boots with Mystic boots.
• Replace the Mystic armour with Ahrims armour. (Much more expensive, but has a great magic bonus.)

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4.4 - Ancient Magicks

Requirements: You must have at least 82 Magic and 43 Prayer. 94 Magic will be a huge bonus but is not required. Desert Treasure quest has to be completed.
Inventory and equipment:


Strategy:

When used correctly, this setup can be very strong. Although the Ice Blitz spell is very expensive, it is in fact the strongest attack spell in the game. You can compare it with the Entangle spell and a God spell combined; it can hit up to 26 and will hold the target, preventing it from moving. This spell is also very effective versus rangers, so even though you are very vulnerable, you are strong versus any fighting class. Your main function in a team is to take care of the warriors; they will be very vulnerable to your spells but be careful, as many of them have ranged armour and/or a bow in their inventory so they can still defend themselves.
Another great part of the Ancient Mage is that he can carry loads of food. You do not need any prayer potions, super sets or super energy potions but as a mage, you should not be eating all your food in the first place and if you die, it is more likely because of a KO than the fact you are all out of food.
Note that none of the other spells are quite as useful. Although it never hurts to poison them, absorb their hp, or lower their stats, you would have to bring more runes and therefore lose more sharks. In Addition, you can choose to auto cast the Ice Blitz/Ice Barrage spell with your Ancient staff, which is always faster than manually casting the spell.
Optional:

• Do not bring any potions to save food.
• Replace the Wizard boots with Mystic boots.
• Replace the Mystic armour with Ahrims armour. (Much more expensive, but has a great magic bonus.)
• Take more runes if you are going to use Ice Barrages.

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4.5 - Ancient Magicks and Melee Combination

Requirement: You must have at least 82 Magic, 43 Prayer, and 90 Combat. 94 Magic will be a huge bonus but is not required. Desert Treasure quest has to be completed.
Inventory and equipment:

Strategy:

This kind of PKer, when used properly, he is the strongest form of PKer in Wilderness. Although he is still very vulnerable to melee and range attacks, he can defend himself quite well and he can deal more damage than any kind of PKer. Simply Ice Blitz/Ice barrage the target and once he turns his Magic Protection prayer on, take out your Abyssal Whip and attack him. Be careful because at this point, the target can fight back but more than likely he will try to switch his protect prayer to melee. When this happens, take your distance again and continue maging.
Crucial note:

You should always turn Protect Item on when fighting just in case you are killed. Be sure to keep this in mind at all times!

Secondly, if you have 94 magic, be sure to use the Barrage spell instead of the Blitz spell. It is much more accurate and hits better.
Optional:

• Replace the Wizard boots with Mystic boots.
• Replace the Mystic/Splitbark armour with Ahrims armour. (Ahrims armour does NOT protect over whips).
• Take more runes if you are going to use Ice Barrages.

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5.0 - Conclusion

PKing is something you have to master yourself. No guide can teach you how to be truly efficient with PKing. The most important thing to keep in mind is that most of these things are random. A mage would not hit much on a ranger, but it is possible he still hits five 30's in a row. A ranger is not supposed to be strong against a warrior, but can still hit a lot. Not only that, but the people you will run into will be random too! You are bound to run into some big and powerful clan eventually, but you will also find yourself lucky enough to find a newbie who accidentally skulled and can not escape .
All these things depend on your own luck, although your skills can change a lot. Stay alert, keep calm even when you just killed someone and you will be fine. It will take some time to find your own preferences but it is assured you will find something that fits your liking. Be it f2p PKing or p2p PKing, Magic or Melee - you have to experiment yourself.
Keep in mind that PKing is a different game from RuneScape and it is constantly changing as new people get good at PKing, new updates are released, and new clans are born. We cannot predict what the future may hold and it is entirely up to you to attempt to stay up-to-date with the way Wilderness is run

Runescape Skill Guide

Woodcutting is one of the most profitable skills. With woodcutting you can cut logs that can be used for Construction, Fletching and Firemaking. It's also possible to cut canoes which give you an other transportation capability.

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Trees

Log Picture	Type of Tree	Level to Cut	Recommended Level to Cut at For Leveling	Experience Each
	Regular	1	1-20	25
-	Charcoal Tree	1	1-20	25
	Light Jungle*	10	10+	32
	Oak	15	20-40	37.5
	Medium Jungle*	20	25+	55
	Willow	30	40-60	67.5
	Teak*	35	35+	85
	Dense Jungle*	35	35+	80
	Maple**	45	45-65	100
	Hollow*	45	45+	82.5
	Mahogany*	50	50+	125
	Yew	60	60-75	175
	Magic*	75	+75	250

(*-Members only)

(**-Only Members can cut, but tradable in F2P)

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Axes

Hatchet	Picture	Level to Wield	Woodcutting Level to Use
Bronze		1	1
Iron		1	1
Steel		5	6
Black		10	6
Mithril		20	21
Adamantite		30	31
Rune		40	41
*Dragon		60	61

(*-Members Only)

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Machete’s (members only)



Machete’s are used to cut Light, Medium, and Dense Jungle.



(*-Trading sticks are obtained from the inhabitants of Tai Bwo Wannai village after you have performed favors for them. Occasionally dropped by Jogres.)



Safta: 1200 trading sticks*, 1 gout tuber, and 3 red topaz (cut or uncut).

Name	Picture	Where Found	Price
Machete		Buy at Shilo Village general store	60 GP
Opal Machete		Bought from Gabooty in Tai Bwo Wannai village	600 Trading Sticks*
Red Topaz Machete		Bought from Gabooty in Tai Bwo Wannai village or from Safta Doc near the anvil in Karamja	Gabooty: 2400 trading* sticks

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Canoes (members only)



Canoe Station Locations:

• Lumbridge, at the east side of the river, just south of the House with the Goblins in it.
• Champions Guild, at the east side of the river, just west of the wheat field.
• Barbarian Village, at the east side of the river, south of the bridge to the village.
• Edgeville, at the east side of the river, south of the bridge.
• Level 35 Wilderness, the little lake south of where the Moss Giants are, between Red Dragon Isle and the Lava Maze. Only Waka canoes can come here. WARNING: You cannot go back from this station!

Types of Canoes:

Name	Level to Make Canoe	EXP Gained Per Canoe	Where it Can Go
Log	12	30	One Station, Cannot Enter Wilderness
Dugout	27	60	Two Stations, Cannot Enter Wilderness
Stable Dug Out	42	90	Three Stations, Cannot Enter Wilderness
Waka	57	150	All Stations Including Wilderness

How to Make Canoe:

1. Go to one of the stations; you should see an unusual big tree there, cut it down.

2. Now that it's cut down, you can make a canoe from it. Click on the fallen tree and select the canoe you want to make.

3. Now push the canoe into the water by clicking on it.

4. Now you can float on it. Click on the canoe and select where you want to go. Remember, higher level canoes can float further than the others, and give more woodcutting experience, so it's recommended to build the highest canoe you can make.

Runescape Gold Guides

In RuneScape, pure essence is a rune essence that can be mined by member players. The reason pure essence is often in demand is because it can be used to make any type of rune available, giving players a lot of flexibility when it comes to runescape crafting. However, to mine pure essence, a player has to have at least level 30 mining. While only members can mine it from the rune essence mines, it can be traded to players who only have a free account. Players will receive five mining experience points per each pure essence they mine.

Steps to Mining Pure Essence

How can you get started mining pure essence? Well, there are a few easy steps. First, as noted above, you must have a full membership to RuneScape because access to the rune essence mines is restricted to members. You also need to purchase a pickaxe so you can mine.
The first step is to get out there and mine until your character gets to at least level 30 mining. Otherwise, you won’t be able to mine pure essence.

The Runescape Mysteries Quest

Next, you need to do the Rune Mysteries quest. If you can’t teleport, this quest will take a bit of time. First, you have to go to Lumbridge Castle and get the air talisman from Duke Horacio. Take it to the Wizard’s Tower near Draynor Village and give it to Wizard Sedridor in the basement. He then gives you a research package to take to Aubury, who lives in Varrock.
Aubury will want you to take his notes back to Wizard Sedridor, so it’s back to Draynor Village. Return to the basement and hand him the notes. He will give you the air talisman again and teach you the runecrafting ability.

Return to Aubury

Now that you’ve completed the quest, you have to return to Aubury’s rune shop to start making runes. Aubury will teleport you to the icy caverns where you can mine pure essence. This is where your patience will be tested—you’ll spend a lot of time mining here, so get used to your surroundings. You’ll find the pattern goes like this:
» mine pure essences until your inventory is full

» use the portal to return to town

» dump all your pure essences into the bank

» return to the mine and get back to work!

What to Do with Pure Essences

If you do a lot of rune crafting, you’ll need many pure essences to fuel your crafting. Pure essence can create blood, cosmic, chaos, death, law, and nature runes, which standard essence cannot create.
However, if you’re looking to make some gold, pure essence goes for around 120 gold on the grand exchange. This is a great way to make some quick gold if you don’t mind investing some work.

Tips on Mining Pure Essences

» Empty as much of your inventory as possible so you can carry more.
» Purchase pouches to carry more essences.
» Level your mining to 41 and obtain a rune pick axe. This axe allows you to mine more quickly.


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In RuneScape, pure essence is a rune essence that can be mined by member players. The reason pure essence is often in demand is because it can be used to make any type of rune available, giving players a lot of flexibility when it comes to runescape crfting. However, to mine pure essence, a player has to have at least level 30 mining. While only members can mine it from the rune essence mines, it can be traded to players who only have a free account. Players will receive five mining experience points per each pure essence they mine.

Steps to Mining Pure Essence

How can you get started mining pure essence? Well, there are a few easy steps. First, as noted above, you must have a full membership to RuneScape because access to the rune essence mines is restricted to members. You also need to purchase a pickaxe so you can mine.
The first step is to get out there and mine until your character gets to at least level 30 mining.

Good Spots to Wood Cutting

Regular Trees: Just North-West out of Falador North Gate.

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Oak Trees: Around Dryanor Village Bank.

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Willow Trees: On the Shore Outside of Dryanor Village Bank.

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Maple Trees: Just North of Seers Village, (East of Camelot), Bank. Also East of Sinclair Mansion. (members only)

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Yew Trees: South of Edgeville Bank.

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Magic Trees: In Sorcerer’s Tower South of Seers’ Village (can be traveled to easily by going in to mage guild {66 mage required} and taking the blue portal upstairs). (members only)

Zamorak speaks his mind once more

Zamorak, lord of evil, and master of sarcasm, returns to answer some letters sent to him.

Or not answer as the case may in fact be.

Issues of interest this month include: Zamorak’s popularity with the ladies, his opinion on pie, and a hitherto unknown purple monster somewhere in the wilderness...



Hello once again loyal Zamorakians!
I know how dull these letters pages have been getting recently, what with Guthix's bizarre rantings and whinings, and Saradomins self-righteous complaining, but once more I return, to spread a little cheer, and a lot of fear, to those who seek my advice, and some who don't!
As tales of a powerful force reshaping the land grow stronger with each passing week, more and more of you RuneScape inhabitants begin to turn to the only god you can rely on to stand up to a challenge with a sword, not words... So let's see what issues have been burdening the minds of the general populace this month...

dear really evil dude,
i was just wondering why burying bones increases your prayer level.
yours unsinserely,

cool dude100

Saradomin deals with prayers, so when you give dead creatures / people an honourable burial in his name it makes him pay closer attention to you, and help you out in little ways that Guthix won't notice.
Personally, I think when you kill something you should just take its bones and trade them for something decent. Like a sword, which will help you get MORE bones.
Or just, you know, drop them in mud and pour bad wine over them or something. Just to annoy Saradomin.
Saradomin is very amusing when annoyed. It heartens me no end.

1) Do u like to kill newbies as a sport?
2) Is it fun making big headed ppl die in the wildy
3) Do u like pie?
4)Who is your favoutrite brother?
5) Do u get payed for being evil and creul?
PLease answer these 5 questions.
Always loving the pain and suffering u bring to other ppl
Sir.Inge

1) Yep!
2) Yep!
3) Yep - but not as much as Thurgo does! That dwarf really loves pies!
4) Sometimes I can kind of tolerate Guthix when he's in a bad mood and killing stuff.
He's less annoying than that old fool Saradomin that's for sure. I still wouldn't say he's exactly my 'favorite' though.
5) Nope! And even if I DID, I'd do it for free anyway. It's my idea of fun!

WHO IN THE NINE HELLS MAKES THE PICTURES FOR YOUR LETTERS!?!? The graphical aids to your letters apply to exceedingly random subjects. I mean, surely creating these pictures manually would prove to be a task too dull even for Guthix the Lame. Pardon my tone, but I MUST know!
-Void Sabre

I have a talented yet alcoholic lesser demon who does most of it for me.

He'll draw me anything I tell him for a bottle of Draynor Malt - you'll find most artists are the same.

I'm wondering, do u support scammers? not that i am one of course, im the exact opposite. i lead the runescape wide group known as the hunters. we are dedicated to catching and reporting scammers. when on active duty, i can report up t0 20 scammers in a few days. i know ur evil, but if u do, how can u support scammers? they are the lowest of the low, they're scum. just a warning. if any scammers are reading this feel my words: 'anticipation of being reported, is worse than being reported itself'........
the lead hunter,

Proassasin

Pffffft... 'Scammers'.....
I don't like 'scammers' because they're whiney little liars who are too sissy to go out and kill stuff to get rich like a *TRUE* Zamorakian would do.

Lure them out to a nice little spot in the wilderness and show them the business end of your favorite weaponry (A lot of fun) or (as useless as the Council are) the report abuse button is a good option too.
People like that give evil a bad name, you know!

Dear Zamorak:
I am a story teller, a word tailor, a speaker of tales. I tell some stories of hope and glory, but mostly death and destruction are the players in my works. Is there anyway that I could give my works to the librarian, so I might strike fear into all that decide to pick up one of my short stories. Making them once afraid of the dark, as they were when they were children.
Respectively Yours,

Ghost_Haunt

Writing stuff sounds a bit too sissy to me... are you sure you're not a Saradominist trying to trick me?

Then again, putting the fear of Zamorak into little children does sound quite tempting...
I guess I can lay off torturing Reldo with little 'accidents' for a bit if you have any PARTICULARLY spooky stuff to honour me with. I believe you can however

But I'm not sure when he will next update his library. He tends to have a lot of 'unfortunate accidents' happen to him, particularly when I'm rather bored...

Dear Zamorak,
I've heard rumurs of a demon in the wilderness that if you walk pass him he dosent attak you then gives 100k is this true. Please answer me o great zamorak.
Yours untruly,

galdar780

...oh yeah. That sounds real likely doesn't it?

It's the magical mauve money-dropping monster!

You can find him right in the middle of the wilderness, but you can only find it if you're carrying lots of stuff worth pking for... uh, I mean lots of stuff to 'attract it'.

Yeah... attract it... that's right. Would I lie to you?

Dear Zamorak
I Would like the thank you for creating the sleeping bags and new pick axes. It makes mining and smithing for higher lvl people not as hard. I do have a few questions tough.
Do you think we could ever make silver armor of gold armor?
Do you think you will ever allow us to buy houses?
Do you think you will ever allow us to own our own farm?
Do you think you will create horses for our worlds?
Thanks for your time

remember Chaos is good

Krispy007

1) maybe
2) maybe
3) maybe
4) maybe
Hope that cleared that up for you.

DEAR ZAMORAK,
MY NAME IS DEADLYPOE I HAVE BEEN IN THE RUNESCAPE WORLD FOR 1 1/2 YEARS AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPARE SOME MONEY THANKS
DEADLYPOE
PS ASGARNIA IS BETTER THAN MISTHALIAN

...Yeah, you and that other guy should both go looking for the money dropping monster in the wilderness together.

Don't forget: bring lots of stuff with you!
Oh, and for future reference? The 'Caps Lock' key is on the left hand side of the keyboard.

hello, I think that in the wild you should not be allowed to run from other players when they are beating you. I say this because one time, in the wild I attacked a player with full rune and I was beating him really badly. Then he ran away like a coward, and since players run at exactly the same speed, I could not catch him and I missed out on some good stuff. I was really upset and he teased me from outside the wild, and as a god of evil I think you should change this.
Dr.Dre rapp

Yeah, sissy cowards who run away from a fight REALLY annoy me... (you just KNOW they're Saradominists, even if they say they're not...) so if I have my way I'm going to try and sneak in a little surprise for people who try and run from a fight while loaded up with loot into Guthixs' little world update.
If he doesn't notice me trying to sneak it in anyway...

hi zamorak i need rune 2-handed.i bless you god zamorak.i am oll10 from runescape.pleas zamorak i need your help.
oll10

Whats up with this? Why do people think I care about them enough to give them stuff?

Go with those other guys looking for that monster. Take plenty of stuff.

I GUARANTEE even if you don't find the monster someone will give you a Rune 2 hander. Blade first. You'll get a free teleport to Lumbridge too.

Dear Zamorak,
I think you should have a new option on runescape for sheep appearing not has attack sheep but.....hug sheep i mean who wouldnt want to hug a sheep! I bet even you with as much evil as you have would love to hug a sheep. They are so cute and fluffy. Hugging a sheep should make your prayer level go up. Please make hug a sheep available.

I feel physically ill.

I really hate sheep.

I don't know whether its their stupid fluffy white bodies, their ugly stupid faces, the annoying idiotic noises they make as you walk near them, or Guthix's unhealthy love for them.

I REALLY HATE sheep.

O mighty Zamorak,
I have heard much talk of thieves that continue to steal your wine. As one of your most loyal followers i vowed to use my powers and my full rune to kill these people who have commited this inexcusable crime, but try as i may i cannot find the location of the wine and the thieves as it is not charted on the runescape map. Could you please tell me the location and if it is possible to get to it in the free version of Runescape.
Thank you O Mighty One.

Daleks.

Yeah, what do you take me for? Do you think I was born last century? I'm not telling you where to steal my wine from.

I'M SICK OF PEOPLE STEALING MY WINE!

Dear Zamorak,
You've got a kid named Iban. Who's your wife?
-Katjandra

I'm not married.

If you're asking who his mother is, I can't remember.

The ladies love Zamorak, and its kind of hard to keep track of them all sometimes.

King Black Dragon Hunting In Runescape

Introduction:
The King Black Dragon (or KBD for short) was once the strongest monster in all of RuneScape. It was by far the most difficult and challenging monster in RuneScape before the addition of the Kalphite Queen and TzTok-Jad. Players found him challenging because of the fight and finding the dragon itself. The King Black Dragon is no longer popular and very few people/clans make the journey to fight this being. The mighty Dragon is a powerful level 276. Please note that to reach the Dragon, you must go through high level wilderness and is only available to RuneScape members.




Requirements:
You need to be a RuneScape Member, and it is suggested to be at least Level 70 for a group battle, and at least Level 95 to go solo.
Preparation/Equipment:
Key Items:
Here are two VERY important key items you will need to try and slay the dragon with:



Anti-Dragon Fire Shield:

An Anti-Dragon-Fire Shield is required mainly for Melee players attempting to slay the mighty Dragon. You may obtain one of these shield's from the Duke of Lumbridge during the Dragon Slayer Quest. If you have misplaced your shield, you can always ask the Duke for another one.




Defense Bonus: Stab +7, Slash +9, Crush +8, Magic +2, Range +8.
Anti-Fire Potion:

An Anti-Fire Potion is required mainly for Range and Mage players attempting to slay the dragon. Melee players may choose to use this technique if they are willing to bring a shield other than the Anti-Dragon Fire Shield. To obtain this potion, you can make it by combining Lantadyme and ground blue dragon scale using the Herblore skill (level 69 needed). If you don't have level 69 herblore, you can buy one from players, the price varies from 5K to 6K. Once the anti-fire potion has worn off, a sound will play, so make sure you have your headsets/speakers on. For those of you without headsets/speakers, it is not advised to bring anti-fire potions, instead, use an Anti-dragonfire shield.




Provides short duration protection from dragon breath.
To kill the KBD you will need the right equipment, otherwise fighting him will end in death after a few hits, if that many.

NOTE: Equipment with the * symbol next to them indicates that it is a risk to take that item.
Equipment:
Melee Category:



Small Group Equipment:

• Armor - Rune or better, with an anti-dragon fire shield (Must). Fremennik helmets are great too. Dragon Hide armor could be useful as the Dragon uses magic based melee attacks.
• Weapon - You will want to use your best overall weapon here. Whips* and Dragon scimitar are the best way to go.
• Jewelry - Amulet of Glory is the best amulet to wear. Any ring may be worn, but wealth and combat rings are the best choice.
• Gloves - Any Family Crest gauntlets or the best gloves you have earned from Recipe for Disaster are recommended.
• Capes - Legend, Obsidian, Skillcape*, Skillcape (t)* or Fire capes* are the way to go as they give quite handy defense bonuses.
• Food and Potions - Good food is important, as it determines how many times you will kill the King Black Dragon. Lobster or higher is recommended. Anti-poison potions or Super Anti-Poison potions are the only potions required to kill the dragon. It is very likely you will be poisoned upon entering the lair, and the KBD himself can poison you, his poison can hit up to 8! Other potions, such as strength, attack, prayer, etc. are optional, but use up your inventory space, so you do not want to take too many of them.

Solo Equipment:

• Armor - Since you will be using protect from melee, Proselyte or Veracs* (no flail) are recommended. You want the best possible prayer bonus. An Anti Dragon-Fire Shield is a must. Dragon Hide armor could be useful as the Dragon uses magic based melee attacks.
• Weapon - Whip* is highly recommended, with a Dragon Dagger (p++) in inventory for special attacks.
• Jewelry - Same as small groups, a Glory Amulet is the typical amulet to use, and ring of wealth or combat rings work well, Fury* amulets work well too.
• Gloves - Any Family Crest gauntlets or the best gloves you have earned from Recipe for Disaster are recommended.
• Capes - Legend, Obsidian, Skillcape*, Skillcape (t)* or Fire capes* are the way to go as they give quite handy defense bonuses.
• Food and Potions - You will need less food for soloing, since you will be relying on other means of protection to stay alive. About 8 sharks is all you will need for a short solo trip. Antifire potions are highly recommended for solo trips, as the KBD can do up to 15 damage with fire even with antifire shield on. This, combined with the shield, lowers his max to around 5. Stat boosting potions like Super attack and strength are recommended, so you can do more damage faster. But do not bring too many or it will shorten your stay rather than lengthen it. Only one of each is recommended. Prayer potions or super stat restores will be key in this fight. Any inventory space not used by food, Dragon Dagger (p++) or other potions should be filled with these.

Range Category:



Small Group Equipment:

• Armor - Full Black Dragonhide or full Karils* no weapon. A Robin Hood Hat*, or an Archer Helm if you can not afford Robin for the helmet slot, and if you are using a 1 hand weapon, an Anti-Dragon Fire Shield is Required.
• Weapon - Crystal Bow*, rune crossbow with mithril bolts or higher, rune knives, Magic shortbow with mithril arrows or higher, or Karils crossbow*. Rune knives are highly recommended. Also, if you use a 2h bow (not recommended) an antifire potion is REQUIRED.
• Jewelry - Amulet of Glory or Amulet of Fury*. Any ring may be worn, but wealth rings are the best way to go.
• Gloves - Black Dragonhide Vambraces or the "Barrows" gloves from Recipe for Disaster.
• Capes - Legend, Obsidian, Skillcape*, Skillcape (t)* or Fire capes* are the way to go as they give quite handy defence bonuses.
• Boots - Ranging Boots* give the best range bonus. Climbing Boots and Rune Boots* will work if you do not have Ranger Boots. Boots of Lightness are fine too.
• Food and Potions - Good food is important, as it determines how many times you will kill the King Black Dragon. Lobster or higher is recommended. If you are ranging the king with a magic shortbow or crossbow*, anti-fire potions are required, about 10 will be enough for most trips. A sound will play once your anti-fire potion has run off, so it is advised to turn on your speakers/headsets.

Solo Equipment:

• Armor - Full Black Dragonhide or full Karils* no weapon. A Robin Hood Hat*, or an Archer Helm if you can not afford (or if you simply don't want to risk loosing it) a Robin for the helmet slot.
• Weapon - Rune Crossbow (recommended), Magic shortbow, Crystal Bow* or Karils crossbow*.
• Jewelry - Amulet of Glory or an amulet of Fury*, these give the best stat boosts.
• Gloves - Black Dragonhide Vambraces for range bonus or Barrows Gloves for defence bonus.
• Capes - Legend, Obsidian, Skillcape*, Skillcape (t)* or Fire capes* are the way to go.
• Boots - Ranging Boots*.
• Food and Potions - Good food is important, as it determines how many times you will kill the King Black Dragon. Lobster or higher is recommended. If you are ranging the king with a magic shortbow or crossbow*, anti-fire potions are required, about 10 will be enough for most trips. A sound will play once your anti-fire potion has run off, so it is advised to turn on your speakers/headsets.

Mage Category:

• Armor - Mystic or Splitbark with a farseer helm and an anti-dragonfire shield.
• Weapon - Any staff depending on what spell you will use.
• Jewelry - Amulet of Glory or Amulet of Fury*. Ring of Wealth and Farseer Rings* help too.
• Gloves - Use mystic gloves for a magic boost or use Barrow gloves for a defence bonus.
• Capes - God, Legend, Obsidian, Skillcape*, Skillcape (t)* or Fire* capes are good.
• Food and Potions - Very good food is recommended, Lobster and above is alright. Bring prayer potions as you will be taking magic damage instead of melee from the dragon.

Routes/How to get to the lair:

1. Here is a map showing the safe but long route from Edgeville. You can also use the fastest route, the Canoe Route using the Wakka Canoe. (Axe of any kind needed and level 57 woodcutting needed) Be sure to watch out for the Green Dragons.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Here is a map showing the second quickest route to the lair, although it is more dangerous, using the East Ardougne-Wilderness teleportation lever. Be careful here as this is a pker hotspot and watch out for the Chaos Element as well!
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. You can teleport to high level wilderness using Ancient Magick Spells, for more detail, please refer to the Magic Skill guide and the Desert Treasure quest guide.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. You can cast the Trollheim Teleport (Requires 61 Magic, 2 Fire runes, 2 Law and must have completed Eadgar's Ruse quest) and head east towards the wilderness. You'll need at least level 64 agility (or level 60 with an agility potion) to go this route, climb down the mountain towards the wilderness. This will land you just near the graveyard. Then you can go north then east to the Dragons lair or east then north. Note that this is only a one way route.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. There is also the possibility of going through the wilderness in an empty Free to Play world, and then switching to a members world, this way, you can evade member PKers.
   
   
   
   

Before you can enter the lair, you must face 2 obstacles, pass through the Lesser Demon Cage and go down the ladder and pass the Poison Spider den and pull the Teleportation Lever. The Lesser Demon (level 82) Cage:







The Poison Spider (level 67) Dungeon:




The Lair:
To get into the KBD's lair, you must first walk into the wilderness and then walk to the left of the Lava Maze, to the Lesser Demon cage. Once there, go down the ladder and you will be in a room filled with poisonous spiders. The spiders here can poison you, so be careful if you have decided not to bring an anti-poison pot, If you have, this part is no big deal. Quickly run to the nearby lever and pull it. You will now be teleported to the lair (the lair is not located in the wilderness).




The Battle:
Here are some statistics about the KBD, before you hunt him down: Maximum damage with melee: 25, the maximum damage the dragon can do with dragon fire, is about 70 if you don't wear any anti-dragon fire shield. The dragon can temporarily freeze you, but it is rare of him to do so. As stated above the dragon can poison you and can damage up to 8! Here is a common strategy on how to kill the King Black Dragon.
Upon arrival to the lair, it is wise to drink potions immediately. Drink a dose of each of your potions (If you brought any), and run to the other side of the lair. This is it; the KBD will now start attacking you! The dragon can mage and melee attack you. If you are going in a small group of 3's, you should make a triangle around the KBD, this way, the KBD will have to turn to attack you, and this makes him slower. You can use any of the below Techniques, it's really up to you.




The Loot:
If you managed to kill the KBD, Congratulations! Click here to see what the KBD drops. The KBD 100% drops Dragon Bones and Black Dragonhide. If you wielded a Ring of Wealth, you have a greater chance of getting something rare from the King Black Dragon.