Melee gear guide

Melee weapons

Astaroths scimitar is the best end-game melee xp farming weapon once you hit level 75 attack. It's bonus gives you 30% extra offensive stats while fighting regular monsters that are weak to its attack style (slash).

Attack level	Battle-axe	Club	Heavy hammer	Longsword	Scimitar	CollapseSpear
1	Normal battle-axe	Normal club	Normal heavy hammer	Normal longsword	Normal scimitar	Normal spear
10	Refined battleaxe	Refined club	Refined heavy hammer	Refined longsword	Refined scimitar	Refined spear
25	Great battleaxe	Great club	Great heavy hammer	Great longsword	Great scimitar	Great spear
40	Elite battleaxe	Elite club	Elite heavy hammer	Elite longsword	Elite scimitar	Elite spear
55	Superior battleaxe	Superior club	Superior heavy hammer	Superior longsword	Superior scimitar	Superior spear
70	Outstanding battleaxe	Outstanding club	Outstanding heavy hammer	Outstanding longsword	Outstanding scimitar	Outstanding spear
75					Astaroths scimitar
80	Godlike battleaxe Eagleclaw battleaxe	Godlike club Infernal club	Godlike heavy hammer	Godlike longsword Stygian longsword	Godlike scimitar Viperstrike scimitar	Godlike spear

Melee armor

When training melee it is adviced to focus on getting as much melee strength and melee accuracy bonus as possible as this helps you get higher exp rates. Melee strength helps you hit higher and melee accuracy gives you a better chance of hitting the monster. Items such as Bulwark shield therefore help increase your experience gains alot.

Defence level	Helmet	Chestpiece	Leggings	Offhand	Gloves	Boots	Earrings	Amulet	Ring	CollapseBracelet
1	File:Bronze helmet.PNG Bronze helmet Iron helmet	Bronze platebody Iron platebody	File:Bronze platelegs.PNG Bronze platelegs File:Iron platelegs.PNG Iron platelegs	Bronze shield File:Iron shield.PNG Iron shield	Bronze gloves	Bronze boots	Silver earrings Gold earrings Diamond earrings	Silver amulet Gold amulet Diamond amulet	Silver ring Gold ring Diamond ring	Silver bracelet Gold bracelet Diamond bracelet
10	Steel helmet	Steel platebody	Steel platelegs	Steel shield	Iron gloves	Iron boots
25					Steel gloves	Steel boots
30	File:Platinum helmet.PNG Platinum helmet	Platinum platebody	File:Platinum platelegs.PNG Platinum platelegs	Platinum shield
40					Platinum gloves	Platinum boots
50	File:Meteorite helmet.PNG Meteorite helmet Minotaur's horns	Meteorite platebody Warrior's platebody	File:Meteorite platelegs.PNG Meteorite platelegs	File:Meteorite shield.PNG Meteorite shield
55					Meteorite gloves	Meteorite boots
60	Warriors helmet
70	File:Titanium helmet.PNG Titanium helmet	Titanium platebody	File:Titanium platelegs.PNG Titanium platelegs	Titanium shield	Titanium gloves	Titanium boots
75				Bulwark shield Granite shield
80	File:Astronomical helmet.PNG Astronomical helmet	Astronomical platebody	File:Astronomical platelegs.PNG Astronomical platelegs	File:Astronomical shield.PNG Astronomical shield	Astronomical gloves	Astronomical boots