OSRS Ironman Melee Training Guide (1–99)

📦 Golden Rule: BANK EVERYTHING

• Always loot: bones, herbs, seeds, runes, coins, armor, arrows, and food
• Use drops to fuel Herblore, Prayer, Fletching, etc.
• Even bronze arrows and iron armor are useful early on
• If inventory fills up: teleport, bank, return — or stack noted drops

🗡️ Training Setup & XP Styles

• Accurate: Trains Attack
• Aggressive: Trains Strength
• Defensive: Trains Defence
• Controlled (only with scimitar/whip): Trains all 3 evenly

⚔️ Levels 1–20: Chickens, Cows, Goblins

• Locations: Lumbridge, Draynor, Edgeville
• Train Attack first (up to 20) → switch to Strength or Controlled style
• Bank: Feathers, raw meat, bones, arrow drops

💪 Levels 20–40: Al Kharid Warriors, Rock Crabs, Ogress Warriors

• Al Kharid Warriors: Great for early XP + drops
• Rock Crabs: Very AFKable, low food required
• Ogress Warriors: High HP, drop tons of runes/herbs — see Magic guide

🩸 Levels 40–70: Slayer Tasks / Giant Frogs / Hill Giants

• Start Slayer now if not already — trains all melee stats + loot
• Hill Giants: Big bones, limpwurt roots, rare drops
• Giant Frogs: Safe spot potential, decent drop table

🪓 Gear Progression (Ironman-Friendly)

• Bronze → Iron → Steel: Monster drops, stores
• Rune: From Ogres, Slayer mobs, Barrows chests
• Dragon scimitar: Monkey Madness I required
• Abyssal whip: 85 Slayer or trade-ins (later game)

⚔️ Levels 70–99: Controlled Slayer / Crabs / NMZ

• Slayer: Best long-term XP with real gains
• Ammonite Crabs: Fossil Island — AFKable, tanky
• Nightmare Zone: If you unlock it, amazing XP/hr
• Chivalry/Piety: Use if you've trained Prayer + quests

📈 Melee XP Goals

• 60: Dragon gear, Rune Defender
• 70: Barrows gear (Dharok, Verac)
• 75: Godswords, Whip + Dragon Defender
• 99: Cape + Max gear goals