Defence in RS3
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Defence training methods
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Magic training
Your best pick at level 1
Levels 1+Medium effortFree
No rate given
Levels 1–29
4 methods- 1+Medium effortFreeYou're hereNo rate given
- 1Train Defence through Magic combat.
- 2Defence is a combat skill that applies to all classes.
- 3As such, it can be trained by fighting with any of Melee, Ranged, Magic, or Necromancy.
- 4You can choose to gain the combat experience in either the combat class by itself (without gaining any defence experience), or you can choose to gain only defence experience, or both.
- 5This can be done by opening the settings menu > Gameplay > Combat XP, and toggling the relevant skills.
- 1+Medium effortFreeYou're hereNo rate given
- 1Train Defence through Melee combat.
- 2Defence is a combat skill that applies to all classes.
- 3As such, it can be trained by fighting with any of Melee, Ranged, Magic, or Necromancy.
- 4You can choose to gain the combat experience in either the combat class by itself (without gaining any defence experience), or you can choose to gain only defence experience, or both.
- 5This can be done by opening the settings menu > Gameplay > Combat XP, and toggling the relevant skills.
- 1+Medium effortFreeYou're hereNo rate given
- 1Train Defence through Ranged combat.
- 2Defence is a combat skill that applies to all classes.
- 3As such, it can be trained by fighting with any of Melee, Ranged, Magic, or Necromancy.
- 4You can choose to gain the combat experience in either the combat class by itself (without gaining any defence experience), or you can choose to gain only defence experience, or both.
- 5This can be done by opening the settings menu > Gameplay > Combat XP, and toggling the relevant skills.
- 1+Medium effortMembersYou're hereNo rate given
- 1Train Defence through Necromancy combat.
- 2Defence is a combat skill that applies to all classes.
- 3As such, it can be trained by fighting with any of Melee, Ranged, Magic, or Necromancy.
- 4You can choose to gain the combat experience in either the combat class by itself (without gaining any defence experience), or you can choose to gain only defence experience, or both.
- 5This can be done by opening the settings menu > Gameplay > Combat XP, and toggling the relevant skills.
Quests that need Defence
0 of 11 at level 1
XP milestones
From 1 to 50: 101,333 XP
| Level | Share of 99 | Total XP | From last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 101,333 | ||
| 60 | 273,742 | +172,409 | |
| 70 | 737,627 | +463,885 | |
| 80 | 1,986,068 | +1,248,441 | |
| 90 | 5,346,332 | +3,360,264 | |
| 92 | 6,517,253 | +1,170,921 | |
| 99 | 13,034,431 | +6,517,178 | |
| 110 | 3.0× 99 | 38,737,661 | +25,703,230 |
| 120 | 8.0× 99 | 104,273,167 | +65,535,506 |
Unlocks that need Defence
- 25Barrows glovesFinish Recipe for Disaster to unlock the best culinary gloves.
- 25Heroes' GuildComplete Heroes' Quest to enter the guild.
- 25Legends' GuildComplete Legends' Quest to enter the guild building.
- 40Lunar SpellbookUnlock the original Lunar spellbook.
- 40Tormented demon huntingUnlock the Ancient Guthix Temple's tormented demons.
- 50Rune platebodyReach the Defence level needed to wear rune platebody armour.
- 99Max capeReach level 99 in every skill.
- 99Max Guild towerMaster every skill and enter the elven capital's guild tower.
How is your Defence?
See your Defence level, the XP to your next milestone and the quests it is holding back.