Combat skill
Attack training
Determines which melee weapons you can wield and your melee accuracy. Trained by fighting with the Accurate or Controlled attack style.
Methods
5
Ranked by xp/hr
Top xp/hr
65,000
Fastest listed
Best gp/hr
400k
Most profitable
Milestones
4
Key unlocks
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Why train Attack?
Attack decides which melee weapons you can wield and how often your hits land. It's a pure enabler: on its own it adds accuracy, but its real value is unlocking the weapon that carries your damage.
Because the payoff is tied to weapon tiers, ScapePath frames Attack around the next weapon you're chasing rather than a blanket push to 99. If your goal is a specific boss or Slayer setup, the Attack level you actually need is often well short of maxing.
The breakpoints that matter are 40 for rune, 60 for the Dragon scimitar, 70 for the Abyssal whip, and 75 for almost every high-tier melee weapon. Stopping at the tier your content needs frees XP for the stats that gate you next.
Milestones
The levels that actually change what you can do — link your account above to see how close you are.
- Level 40Rune weapons (F2P best)
- Rune weapons
- Level 60Dragon weapons
- Dragon scimitar
- Level 70Abyssal whip / Saradomin sword
- Abyssal whip
- Level 75Most high-tier melee weapons
- Most high-tier melee weapons
Important unlocks
What levelling Attack opens up across the game.
Gear
- Dragon scimitarLv 60
- Abyssal whipLv 70
Utility
- Rune weaponsLv 40
- Most high-tier melee weaponsLv 75
Training methods
Ranked by xp/hr. gp/hr is signed — green earns, red is the cost to train. Figures are conservative experienced-player estimates.
Nightmare Zone (absorptions)
Semi-AFK with overloads + absorption potions. Requires several quests to unlock bosses.
65,000
xp/hr
−50k
gp/hr
Slayer tasks
Slower pure combat XP than crabs/NMZ, but pays well, trains HP and progresses Slayer.
45,000
xp/hr
+400k
gp/hr
Sand / ammonite crabs
The go-to AFK melee method; refresh aggression by moving every ~10 minutes.
30,000
xp/hr
Aggressive monsters (Bandits, warriors)
Free, near-AFK aggressive training for players without crab access.
27,000
xp/hr
Low-level monsters (Stronghold, cows)
Free F2P starter training on weak monsters until you can wield better weapons.
15,000
xp/hr
Money-making methods
Ways this skill can earn while — or after — you train it.
Vardorvis
Endgame melee payout
8.6m/hrVerifiedAttack 90+General Graardor
Bandos GWD melee payout
4.2m/hrVerifiedAttack 80+Corporeal Beast
Team boss, sigil jackpots
3.6m/hrVerifiedAttack 90+Callisto
Highest solo gp — if you survive
3.1m/hrVerifiedAttack 90+Cerberus
Slayer boss crystal gp
3m/hrVerifiedAttack 85+
Bosses that need this skill
Encounters Attack unlocks or eases — a reason to hit that next level.
Requirements, milestones and unlocks are verified against the OSRS Wiki. xp/hr and gp/hr are conservative experienced-player estimates that vary with gear, efficiency and live Grand Exchange prices — use them to compare methods, not as exact quotes. Personalized recommendations are derived from your public RuneScape Hiscores. ScapePath is a fan-made companion and is not affiliated with Jagex.