One combat route

OSRS Combat Training Planner

Choose a combat-stat goal and plan shared training spots around your other levels, equipment unlocks and attention. Compare setup-specific rates, quantities and session time.

CalculatorQuick actions, quantities and costs Training PlannerA personalized multi-stage route 1–99 GuideMechanics, route choices and explanations

Reviewed 6 September 2026

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Loads your public Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged and Hitpoints XP. No login required.

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Attack, Strength and Defence use the same targets. A focused melee style also earns roughly one Hitpoints XP for every three melee XP. Controlled styles share XP between all three melee stats. The time and supplies below belong to that one session.

For ammunition, cannoning or spell training, use the Ranged planner or Magic planner.

Your goal

Start from your current XP

CurrentLevelExact XP

TargetLevelExact XP

Your route

Choose what matters this session

Crabs and Nightmare ZoneStart with nearby monsters, then use the best unlocked sustained-combat spot. Nightmare Zone becomes an option from 60 in this route.Naguas and cleave trainingUse the steady route until your other combat stats and activity unlocks support Naguas or Hallowfell.Learn ScurriusSwitch from ordinary targets to Scurrius when protection prayers and the encounter setup are ready.

Setup

Use your actual unlocks

Gemstone Crab weapon setupThe automatic setup uses your best unlocked scimitar plus an amulet of strength, without other offensive bonuses, potions or prayers.Monkey Madness I completedAllows the automatic Gemstone setup to use a dragon scimitar from 60 Attack.Members’ training locationsEnable crab locations and members’ quest unlocks.Current Strength levelUsed for equipment and activity requirements. It is not inferred from the skill you are planning.Current Defence levelUsed for equipment and activity requirements. It is not inferred from the skill you are planning.Current Slayer levelSulphur Naguas require 48 Slayer.Current Herblore levelMoonlight potions need 38 Herblore. Their Attack boost improves at 45 and Strength boost at 55.Use my measured combat paceOptional: replace the matching reference setup with the session rates below.Full blood moon, dual macuahuitl and PietyUse the Nagua reference for this complete set. Needs 70 Attack, 75 Strength, 70 Defence and 70 Prayer with Piety unlocked.Complete NMZ strength-training setupNormal Rumble and absorptions with full obsidian, berserker necklace and obsidian sword, or a stronger suitable setup. The published high-level reference is used only at 99 Strength.Bone mace: public Scurrius soloUse the published base-70 reference for fighting the group version alone. Leave off when learning in the private instance.Piety, strong melee gear and crystal-halberd specialsUse the high-Strength monkey reference, including active stacking and specials. Requires Piety and the crystal-halberd unlock.Current Prayer level43 is required by the protected Nagua and monkey setups here.Bone Voyage completedUnlocks ammonite crabs on Fossil Island.Children of the Sun completedUnlocks the Gemstone Crab.Neypotzli and a suitable dual-hit weaponProgress Perilous Moons to the Ancient Prison. This route needs 48 Slayer, 55 Attack, 43 Prayer and 38 Herblore for moonlight potions.Nightmare Zone dream preparedAt least five suitable quest bosses unlocked and a setup for sustaining the dream.Hallowfell and maniacal monkey accessOwn Hallowfell and have reached the Monkey Madness II training tunnels. Requires 75 Attack and 43 Prayer.Share XP with controlled meleeGives 1.33 XP per damage to the selected melee skill instead of 4. Check that the chosen weapon offers a controlled style.Ready for Scurrius43 Prayer, food, a teleport and a weapon you can use reliably. A rat bone weapon improves the method after earning a spine.

Custom equipment totals and session measurements

The printed setup supplies the estimate where it applies. These inputs cover other equipment or your own measured pace; select the measured-pace option to override a matching combat reference.

Custom Gemstone attack bonusTotal Equipment Stats bonus for the selected attack type. Controlled scimitar training uses stab.Custom Gemstone melee Strength bonusTotal Equipment Stats bonus. Ordinary single-hit weapons only; set effects and special attacks need a measured pace.Custom Gemstone attack intervalIn game ticks: a scimitar attacks every 4 ticks (2.4 seconds).Custom pace, levels 1–29: average damage per secondA time budget including misses, retargeting and banking. Start with 1, then replace it with your actual session damage rate.Custom pace, levels 30–59: average damage per secondUse a separate budget for the equipment you expect to use at these levels. The default 3 is an input, not a gear calculation.Custom pace, levels 60+: average damage per secondThe default 6 is a planning budget for ordinary combat. Include the time spent maintaining boosts and resetting targets.Sulphur Nagua damage per secondInclude the extra damage from their negative armour in this measured total. The starting budget is 6 DPS.Hallowfell: total damage per secondCount damage across all targets, including cleaves and specials. The starting budget is 14 DPS; it is not calculated from weapon ownership alone.Nightmare Zone: selected-skill XP/hrUse the XP for this skill alone, with your chosen style. The starting 60k budget includes maintaining the dream.Scurrius: selected-skill XP/hrInclude rat kills, food phases and resets. The 80k starting budget is not a fixed value for every bone-weapon setup.

Add quest rewards you still plan to earn

A completed reward is already part of your current XP. Only select unclaimed rewards; travel and questing time are additional.

Waterfall Quest · 13,750 XPAlso gives 13,750 Strength XP; dangerous areas for a fresh account.Death Plateau · 3,000 XPAlso unlocks climbing boots.Fight Arena · 12,175 XPBe prepared for the quest fights.Tree Gnome Village · 11,450 XPUnlocks spirit tree travel.Vampyre Slayer · 4,825 XPBring the stake, hammer and required quest supplies.The Grand Tree · 18,400 XP25 Agility and the quest’s combat requirements.

Planning paceThis is your time-budget choice, not a measured beginner rate.Extra supplies (GP / hour)Optional food, teleports or charges not listed in a recipe. Enter 0 to leave these out.

Your Attack route

Active training time
XP to target
Net cost / value

Times include the normal banking or resets named in each method’s reference. Add breaks, questing and initial travel to your own schedule.

How the route is calculated

Split the goal at level and access changes. Round complete actions, carry their XP forward, and divide stage XP by its setup rate.

The Attack guide explains access, equipment, the first actions and why you might choose another method. Each stage links directly to its instructions. Use the Attack Calculator to compare a single method in more detail.

Your goal

Start from your current XP

CurrentLevelExact XP

TargetLevelExact XP

Your route

Choose what matters this session

Crabs and Nightmare ZoneUse a focused Strength style and move to sustained-combat targets as the account unlocks them.Naguas and cleave trainingPrioritise multi-hit and multi-target methods when Attack, Prayer and quest access are ready.Learn ScurriusUse Scurrius from 50 Strength when the protection prayers and gear are ready.

Setup

Use your actual unlocks

Gemstone Crab weapon setupThe automatic setup uses your best unlocked scimitar plus an amulet of strength, without other offensive bonuses, potions or prayers.Monkey Madness I completedAllows the automatic Gemstone setup to use a dragon scimitar from 60 Attack.Members’ training locationsEnable crab locations and members’ quest unlocks.Current Attack levelUsed for equipment and activity requirements. It is not inferred from the skill you are planning.Current Defence levelUsed for equipment and activity requirements. It is not inferred from the skill you are planning.Current Slayer levelSulphur Naguas require 48 Slayer.Current Herblore levelMoonlight potions need 38 Herblore. Their Attack boost improves at 45 and Strength boost at 55.Use my measured combat paceOptional: replace the matching reference setup with the session rates below.Full blood moon, dual macuahuitl and PietyUse the Nagua reference for this complete set. Needs 70 Attack, 75 Strength, 70 Defence and 70 Prayer with Piety unlocked.Complete NMZ strength-training setupNormal Rumble and absorptions with full obsidian, berserker necklace and obsidian sword, or a stronger suitable setup. The published high-level reference is used only at 99 Strength.Bone mace: public Scurrius soloUse the published base-70 reference for fighting the group version alone. Leave off when learning in the private instance.Piety, strong melee gear and crystal-halberd specialsUse the high-Strength monkey reference, including active stacking and specials. Requires Piety and the crystal-halberd unlock.Current Prayer level43 is required by the protected Nagua and monkey setups here.Bone Voyage completedUnlocks ammonite crabs on Fossil Island.Children of the Sun completedUnlocks the Gemstone Crab.Neypotzli and a suitable dual-hit weaponProgress Perilous Moons to the Ancient Prison. This route needs 48 Slayer, 55 Attack, 43 Prayer and 38 Herblore for moonlight potions.Nightmare Zone dream preparedAt least five suitable quest bosses unlocked and a setup for sustaining the dream.Hallowfell and maniacal monkey accessOwn Hallowfell and have reached the Monkey Madness II training tunnels. Requires 75 Attack and 43 Prayer.Share XP with controlled meleeGives 1.33 XP per damage to the selected melee skill instead of 4. Check that the chosen weapon offers a controlled style.Ready for Scurrius43 Prayer, food, a teleport and a weapon you can use reliably. A rat bone weapon improves the method after earning a spine.

Custom equipment totals and session measurements

The printed setup supplies the estimate where it applies. These inputs cover other equipment or your own measured pace; select the measured-pace option to override a matching combat reference.

Add quest rewards you still plan to earn

A completed reward is already part of your current XP. Only select unclaimed rewards; travel and questing time are additional.

Waterfall Quest · 13,750 XPAlso awards 13,750 Attack XP.Scorpion Catcher · 6,625 XP31 Prayer and the quest requirements.

Planning paceThis is your time-budget choice, not a measured beginner rate.Extra supplies (GP / hour)Optional food, teleports or charges not listed in a recipe. Enter 0 to leave these out.

Your Strength route

Active training time
XP to target
Net cost / value

Times include the normal banking or resets named in each method’s reference. Add breaks, questing and initial travel to your own schedule.

How the route is calculated

Split the goal at level and access changes. Round complete actions, carry their XP forward, and divide stage XP by its setup rate.

The Strength guide explains access, equipment, the first actions and why you might choose another method. Each stage links directly to its instructions. Use the Strength Calculator to compare a single method in more detail.

Your goal

Start from your current XP

CurrentLevelExact XP

TargetLevelExact XP

Your route

Choose what matters this session

Defensive meleeTrain Defence with the sustained-combat methods your other combat levels and unlocks allow.Naguas and cleave trainingUse your existing Attack and Strength setup for active Defence training.Learn ScurriusTrain on Scurrius from 50 Defence once protection prayers and the encounter setup are ready.

Setup

Use your actual unlocks

Gemstone Crab weapon setupThe automatic setup uses your best unlocked scimitar plus an amulet of strength, without other offensive bonuses, potions or prayers.Monkey Madness I completedAllows the automatic Gemstone setup to use a dragon scimitar from 60 Attack.Members’ training locationsEnable crab locations and members’ quest unlocks.Current Attack levelUsed for equipment and activity requirements. It is not inferred from the skill you are planning.Current Strength levelUsed for equipment and activity requirements. It is not inferred from the skill you are planning.Current Slayer levelSulphur Naguas require 48 Slayer.Current Herblore levelMoonlight potions need 38 Herblore. Their Attack boost improves at 45 and Strength boost at 55.Use my measured combat paceOptional: replace the matching reference setup with the session rates below.Full blood moon, dual macuahuitl and PietyUse the Nagua reference for this complete set. Needs 70 Attack, 75 Strength, 70 Defence and 70 Prayer with Piety unlocked.Complete NMZ strength-training setupNormal Rumble and absorptions with full obsidian, berserker necklace and obsidian sword, or a stronger suitable setup. The published high-level reference is used only at 99 Strength.Bone mace: public Scurrius soloUse the published base-70 reference for fighting the group version alone. Leave off when learning in the private instance.Piety, strong melee gear and crystal-halberd specialsUse the high-Strength monkey reference, including active stacking and specials. Requires Piety and the crystal-halberd unlock.Current Prayer level43 is required by the protected Nagua and monkey setups here.Bone Voyage completedUnlocks ammonite crabs on Fossil Island.Children of the Sun completedUnlocks the Gemstone Crab.Neypotzli and a suitable dual-hit weaponProgress Perilous Moons to the Ancient Prison. This route needs 48 Slayer, 55 Attack, 43 Prayer and 38 Herblore for moonlight potions.Nightmare Zone dream preparedAt least five suitable quest bosses unlocked and a setup for sustaining the dream.Hallowfell and maniacal monkey accessOwn Hallowfell and have reached the Monkey Madness II training tunnels. Requires 75 Attack and 43 Prayer.Share XP with controlled meleeGives 1.33 XP per damage to the selected melee skill instead of 4. Check that the chosen weapon offers a controlled style.Ready for Scurrius43 Prayer, food, a teleport and a weapon you can use reliably. A rat bone weapon improves the method after earning a spine.

Custom equipment totals and session measurements

The printed setup supplies the estimate where it applies. These inputs cover other equipment or your own measured pace; select the measured-pace option to override a matching combat reference.

Add quest rewards you still plan to earn

A completed reward is already part of your current XP. Only select unclaimed rewards; travel and questing time are additional.

Holy Grail · 15,300 XP20 Attack, Merlin’s Crystal; also gives 11,000 Prayer XP.Nature Spirit · 2,000 XPAlso awards Hitpoints and Crafting XP; quest-chain requirements apply.

Planning paceThis is your time-budget choice, not a measured beginner rate.Extra supplies (GP / hour)Optional food, teleports or charges not listed in a recipe. Enter 0 to leave these out.

Your Defence route

Active training time
XP to target
Net cost / value

Times include the normal banking or resets named in each method’s reference. Add breaks, questing and initial travel to your own schedule.

How the route is calculated

Split the goal at level and access changes. Round complete actions, carry their XP forward, and divide stage XP by its setup rate.

The Defence guide explains access, equipment, the first actions and why you might choose another method. Each stage links directly to its instructions. Use the Defence Calculator to compare a single method in more detail.

Your goal

Start from your current XP

CurrentLevelExact XP

TargetLevelExact XP

Your route

Choose what matters this session

Setup

Use your actual unlocks

Gemstone Crab weapon setupThe automatic setup uses your best unlocked scimitar plus an amulet of strength, without other offensive bonuses, potions or prayers.Monkey Madness I completedAllows the automatic Gemstone setup to use a dragon scimitar from 60 Attack.Members’ training locationsEnable crab locations and members’ quest unlocks.Current Attack levelUsed for equipment and activity requirements. It is not inferred from the skill you are planning.Current Strength levelUsed for equipment and activity requirements. It is not inferred from the skill you are planning.Current Defence levelUsed for equipment and activity requirements. It is not inferred from the skill you are planning.Current Slayer levelSulphur Naguas require 48 Slayer.Current Herblore levelMoonlight potions need 38 Herblore. Their Attack boost improves at 45 and Strength boost at 55.Use my measured combat paceOptional: replace the matching reference setup with the session rates below.Full blood moon, dual macuahuitl and PietyUse the Nagua reference for this complete set. Needs 70 Attack, 75 Strength, 70 Defence and 70 Prayer with Piety unlocked.Complete NMZ strength-training setupNormal Rumble and absorptions with full obsidian, berserker necklace and obsidian sword, or a stronger suitable setup. The published high-level reference is used only at 99 Strength.Bone mace: public Scurrius soloUse the published base-70 reference for fighting the group version alone. Leave off when learning in the private instance.Piety, strong melee gear and crystal-halberd specialsUse the high-Strength monkey reference, including active stacking and specials. Requires Piety and the crystal-halberd unlock.Current Prayer level43 is required by the protected Nagua and monkey setups here.Bone Voyage completedUnlocks ammonite crabs on Fossil Island.Children of the Sun completedUnlocks the Gemstone Crab.Neypotzli and a suitable dual-hit weaponProgress Perilous Moons to the Ancient Prison. This route needs 48 Slayer, 55 Attack, 43 Prayer and 38 Herblore for moonlight potions.Nightmare Zone dream preparedAt least five suitable quest bosses unlocked and a setup for sustaining the dream.Hallowfell and maniacal monkey accessOwn Hallowfell and have reached the Monkey Madness II training tunnels. Requires 75 Attack and 43 Prayer.Share XP with controlled meleeGives 1.33 XP per damage to the selected melee skill instead of 4. Check that the chosen weapon offers a controlled style.Ready for Scurrius43 Prayer, food, a teleport and a weapon you can use reliably. A rat bone weapon improves the method after earning a spine.

Custom equipment totals and session measurements

The printed setup supplies the estimate where it applies. These inputs cover other equipment or your own measured pace; select the measured-pace option to override a matching combat reference.

Add quest rewards you still plan to earn

A completed reward is already part of your current XP. Only select unclaimed rewards; travel and questing time are additional.

Witch’s House · 6,325 XPPrepare for the quest fights; no skill requirement.Nature Spirit · 2,000 XPAlso awards Defence and Crafting XP.

Planning paceThis is your time-budget choice, not a measured beginner rate.Extra supplies (GP / hour)Optional food, teleports or charges not listed in a recipe. Enter 0 to leave these out.

Your Hitpoints route

Active training time
XP to target
Net cost / value

Times include the normal banking or resets named in each method’s reference. Add breaks, questing and initial travel to your own schedule.

How the route is calculated

Split the goal at level and access changes. Round complete actions, carry their XP forward, and divide stage XP by its setup rate.

The Hitpoints guide explains access, equipment, the first actions and why you might choose another method. Each stage links directly to its instructions. Use the Hitpoints Calculator to compare a single method in more detail.

Start from your current XP

Choose what matters this session

Use your actual unlocks

How the route is calculated

Start from your current XP

Choose what matters this session

Use your actual unlocks

How the route is calculated

Start from your current XP

Choose what matters this session

Use your actual unlocks

How the route is calculated

Start from your current XP

Choose what matters this session

Use your actual unlocks

How the route is calculated

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