The Ultimate Range Tank Guide

Hello, and welcome to The Ultimate Range Tank Guide . In This guide I will teach you the basics, how to make cash, how to train, where to train, what quests to do, PK'ing methods, and more.

This is my second guide on Sythe, my first being "The Ultimate Zerker Pure Guide". Some of you may think this guide is similar to my other. It is similar as all pures start the same . So I hope you enjoy!

First off, What is a "Range Tank"? A Range Tank is a pure's worst nightmare. Range Tanks have 99 Defence, 99 Ranged, and usually high Magic, so Pures don't hit very high on us, but we hit high on them . You may be wondering, what is so good about a Range Tank. Range Tanks are VERY successful PK'ers and at God Wars.

Here is an example of a Range Tank:

60 Attack <-- Dragon wepons ftw
70 Strength
75 Defence <-- I can use ta DFSS
76 HitPoints
48 Prayer
73 Ranged
75 Magic

Just kidding, thats the type of account who just spams the forums...
Here is the stats of a really good Range Tank at 104 Combat:

70 Attack
79 Strength
99 Defence
99 Hitpoints
52 Prayer
99 Ranged
94 Magic

Now, when creating your account, you need to come up with a good name. No names with '1337' speak or numbers. I suggest names with 'Fury' or the 'Archer' in them. Just be creative .

Once you enter Tutorial Island, you can make your character look hawt. I suggest getting all levels to 3, so you can have a start when you leave. But no matter what, get Attack, Strength, and Defence to 3, and even Ranged and Magic if you wish - Contrary to popular belief, you can't die in the rat cages, so why not just get some levels there and what is better than free supplies?
You can get all skills to 3 if you want, or you can just speed right through.

You will now be by the Lumbridge Guide. Go slightly north towards the tutor's area and talk to the Magic Tutor. You should already have a couple of runes, but she gives you another lot of runes. Head east across the bridge and then north until you reach a enclosed area with Cows in it. Stand behind the fence and use all of your bodies on 'Confuse'. Now just use up the rest of your waters and minds on casting Water Strike, and after that I think you run out of minds. You should have a shortbow and 25 bronze arrows in your inventory, and they should be used to kill cows from behind the fence. Once a cow is killed, run around the fence and pick up your arrows. These arrows should get you to about 4 Ranged, and hopefully about 30 minutes has passed.

Now it is time to go back to the tutors. This time, talk to the ranged one, and claim your Training Bow and arrows. The Training Bow has the same bonuses as the short bow you were using earlier. Just walk back to the cows as earlier, and you know the drill . Okay, so lets walk north, and then east to the Grand Entrance of the Great City of Varrock. There should be a symbol, north of the bank, resembling a 'Boxing Bag'.



Enter the house and switch your combat style to accurate and punch the punching bags until 8 Attack - the highest possible level you can get on the punching bags and only can do attack.

I suggest now going West to the Barbarian Village and entering the hole which is the entrance to the 'Stronghold of Security'.



Walk through the various levels, you should I say, run through the various levels and pick up your nice reward of 10k coins, sweet boots, and a few emotes . Then, go north to this nice, large schoolhouse.



Enter in the back where there is like a trapdoor type thing. Examine all of the plaques on the jail doors, and talk to the guard. Now you will be able to go upstairs. Talk to the teacher and get your test. This is the 'Stronghold of Player Safety'. Take the quick test and then receive your experience lamps. Use then on any skill you deem necessary. I suggest prayer, as it costs lots and quests don't get your level all the way to 52. Now go back downstairs and back to near the entrance. There should be a cell that was opened up. Enter the cell and go behind the poster thing. Now walk through this big area, and don't worry, the cockroaches won't touch you unless you attack them. go upstairs and then go to the room with the two large cockroaches. Pull the lever then go back downstairs. Look over and you should see a door or gate. Go in. Now follow through this area and you should see a chest. Open the chest and take the 10K coins, cool emote, and nice gloves.

Go back to Varrock following the path you just came from and go to the Grand Exchange, which is slightly north. After a fast, quick tutorial, you can now access the Grand Exchange. Buy Every Scimitar from Iron to Adamant, and Iron armour through Adamant. Now walk back West to the Barbarian Village. Go North and slightly West and you will reach the Monastery. Kill monks there until 20 Attack, 20 Strength, and 20 Defence. If you ever get low on health, right click the monks and select the 'Talk-to' option and ask if they can heal you, and 4-6 Hitpoints will be restored.

Using a Runescape Helpsite, I suggest now doing all of the nonmember quests, except Dragon Slayer of course, and even the Beginner Achievement Diary for Lumbridge and Draynor. Just go to the Grand Exchange and buy all of the items needed for all quests and do them in any order you feel best, and even multiple ones at a time .

If you are unable to become a member, I suggest cutting trees until 15 WoodCutting, Oaks until 30, then Willows until you are able to become member. When you are, you should do the Waterfall Quest which is an easy quest, but takes a bit of walking, so I advise with the rest of the 20K you got from the Strongholds to buy a Games Necklace and about 5 Camelot Teleport tabs. Buy two ropes and 6 of each elemental rune, also a duelling ring. After doing the quest, you should do Death Plateau, too, for the climbing boots. Your Stats should be around:

5 Ranged.
5 Magic.
Reasonably low HP.
36 Attack.
Around 15 Xp off 33 Strength.
About 15 Hitpoints <-- Pretty low.
19 Prayer. <-- If you used the xp lamps on prayer, if not, 15.
20 Defence.

Teleport to Camelot, and if you got 61 Woodcutting in nonmembers, then I suggest borrowing a Dragon Axe and chopping yews in Seer's Village. If not, you should get 61 Woodcutting, and chop a good 1,000 yew logs (about 300-400 per hour, so its not that bad). Use a Varrock Teleport and head to the Grand Exchange. Sell your 1k yews, and buy 700 cooked salmon, Full Rune Armour, Combat Bracelet, Strength Amulet, and a Rune Scimitar. Also buy about 20 Camelot and Varrock Tabs.

Now back in Camelot, wield your full Iron, Climbing Boots, Strength Amulet, Adamant Scimitar, and Combat Bracelet. From the bank, withdraw 20 salmon, 3 Camelot Teleports, Rune Scimitar, and 1k. Walk north, using the World Map, to Relekka. Speak to Jarvald, who is located west of the Fishing Stall. Pay him 1k and travel to Waterbirth Island.



Head north on that island until you come to a triangle of Rocks, stand in the middle, and all three will rise. This is single-combat so one at a time kill them. Now you can just stand in the middle and they will pop-up one after the other, not all at once. Train here until about 40 Attack, 40 Defence, and 50 Strength, banking when needed.

Go back to Varrock, and wield full Iron, Iron Boots, Strength Amulet, and an Air Staff. Bring bout 800 Mind Runes and go to the Varrock Castle. Enter and walk up to the stairs. Underneath is a Zamorak Monk. Splash train on him until 19 Magic, then Curse him until 45.



Head back to the GE (Grand Exchange) and buy about 4,000 Iron Knifes. Go back to the Rock Crabs and get about 50 Ranged.


HUNTER TRAINING

Now, use your Ring of Duelling and head to Yanille. Go to the Hunter Store and buy: 5 box traps, 2 bird snares, a teasing stick, 5 butterfly jars, and a butterfly net.



For levels 1-9, hunt Crimson Swifts. They're located South East of Yanille located on the east beach. You will need 29 Crimson Swifts. Just drop all of the bones/feathers, as no one uses them.



For levels 9-20, hunt Copper Longtails. These are located Northwest from Grand Tree, by the piscatoris colony. West of falconer. You will need 58 Copper Longtails for 20 Hunter.



For levels 20-29, I suggest doing Tropical Wagtails, located South West of the Yanille Glider, near the west wall, which is marked black on the map. You can now use 2 traps and 79 are needed.



For 29-50 Hunter, you should hunt Green Salamanders (Swamp Lizards). They are in Canifis, South East of the gate entrance. 3 Small Fishing nets and 3 Ropes are needed, but I'd bring double because of randoms. 588 are needed for 50 Hunter.



For 50-63 Hunter, do Orange Salamanders. They are Located in the Al Kharid Desert. You will need Desert Robes and waterskins to survive.



From 63-99 Hunter, you should hunt Red Chinchompas. From 83-99, every 1k Chinchompas, catch two Dragon Imps. When hunting Red Chinchompas, I suggest you find a Red Chin spawn, and surround it with traps. Then, equip your best bow and about 5k Iron Arrows. When a Chinchompa escapes, shoot it and it will respawn in between the traps. It is possible to achieve 100k xp p/h doing this method with 80+ hunter.



Keep about 30,000 Chinchompas for 88-99 Ranged, and sell about 24,000 and nearly 110 Dragon Imps for about 65M. 1-85 Hunter takes about 20 hours and 1-99 is about 125. 99 Hunter is REQUIRED to be a very good Range Tank ... CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE YOUR FIRST 99!!!

Your Stats should now be around:

40 Attack.
50 Strength.
50 Ranged.
45 Magic.
40 Hitpoints.
40 Defence.
19 Prayer.

Now, you should do the Fight Arena and Tree Gnome Village Quests, for nearly 45 Attack. Train to 60 at the Rock Crabs. Do Priest in Peril and Mountain Daughter Quests, for 20ish Prayer. Use some of your for Dragon Bones to use on a Gilded Altar for 45 Prayer.

Now head off to Canifis and get 70 Strength at Experiments. After that, get 25 agility using Toy Mice. The best place to use Toy Mice is at Pollivneach. There is a two space room in one of the upstairs rooms of a house. Now do Grand Tree and you will be around 5k off 52 Attack. Now I suggest you buy about 1k flax and spin them to bowstrings. This will get you about 31 Crafting. Do the Lost City Quest, and then do Monkey Madness. At the end of Monkey Madness, when fighting the Jungle Demon, go to the ladder and go up it and watch the gnomes 'red-bar' the demon. Then when your ready, equip a Dragon Dagger (p++) and turn special on. Use a Super Strength Potion and turn on Protect from Magic Prayer. Run down and attack the demon. If you don't kill him there, switch prayer to Melee and do the special again. When you get back, go upstairs and I suggest taking the Strength and Stamina Reward, but the Attack and Defence one is good too.

Now, buy about 2k Law Runes and Teleport to Camelot for 60 Magic. Then, get 19 Slayer using any master you choose.

Now, you should do Animal Magnetism, Hero's Quest, Dragon Slayer, Horror From the Deep, Nature Spirit, and Freminik Trials (start Isles for access to yaks later). This will give you access to Ava's Accumulator, Rune Platebody, Dragon Batleaxe, Dragon Mace, and a Zamorak Book.

Your Stats should be about:

60 Attack.
70 Strength.
45ish Defence.
50 Ranged.
60 Magic.
55ish Hitpoints.
45 Prayer.

You should now head over to Pest Control. Get Void Robe Top, Legs, Mage Helm, Ranger Helm, Melee Helm, and Gloves. This should take no longer than a week. Fill Your Zamorak Book to make it an Unholy Book and buy about 40k Bronze Knifes, Amulet of Fury, Ranger Boots, and Archer Ring.

RANGED TRAINING

Wield your Void Ranged, Ava's Accumulator, Unholy Book, and what you bought and head over to yaks. Get 88 Ranged and buy more knifes if needed. Now for the fun part. Buy about 800-1k Prayer Potions and go to the Monkey Madness Tunnel. Wield everything you had for yaks except your 30,000 Chinchompas instead. Get 88-99 Ranged and... CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE YOUR SECOND 99!!!

You should now do Biohazard and Plague City Quests for the Teleport to Ardougne, and Family Crest for the Chaos Gauntlets.

Now for Desert Treasure. I suggest you get 53 Thieving. Thieve men until 5 thieving at which point you should go to Ardougne. You should be able to teleport there. Thieve cakes until 30 Thieving. Bank ALL of your cakes and dispose of the Chocolate Cake and the Bread. At 30 Thieving, do 'The Feud' Quest and that will get you 38 Thieving. Now do Master Farmers in Draynor until 53. Now get 50 Firemaking, which should take more than an hour. Then finish the quest requirements like Troll Stronghold, Temple of Ikov, Tourist Trap, etc.

MAGIC TRAINING

After completing the quest, its time for Magic. What better way to do this than Fire-Bolting Iron Dragons in the Brimhaven Dungeon.



Equip a Seer's Ring, Infinity Boots, Full Void Mage, Amulet of Fury, Chaos Gauntlets, Unholy Book, and Fire Staff. In your inventory, have:

1k coins for Entering The Dungeon.
50 Nature Runes, for alching any rune items you get, Ex: Runite Crossbow Limbs.
5k Chaos Runes and 15k Airs Runes
6 Sharks.
1 Mithril Axe
18 Anti-Fire Potions(4).

It will be approximately 79,000 casts of Fire Bolt for 82 Magic. Now, I suggest you do Mage Arena, and you will easily own it . If you received 10M or more in drops, then I highly suggest you Ice Burst Rock Lobsters for 82-94 Magic, but you do whatever is comfortable, like high-alching.

Your Stats should now be:

60 Attack.
70 Strength.
45ish Defence.
99 Ranged.
94 Magic.
70-80 Hitpoints.
45 Prayer.

So now, you should get your Attack to 70 by questing, and training at Experiments. Now, buy a whip and you should head to yaks. Wield your Full Void Melee, Amulet of Fury, Dragon Scimitar, Berserker Ring, Rune Boots, Amulet of Fury, and Skillcape (t). At 60 Combat, trade your Void Melee and Rune Boots for: Berserker Helm, Fighter Torso, Dragon Platelegs, and Dragon Boots.

Keep training training at yaks and at 75 Defence, Buy Full Bandos and a Dragon Fire Shield. Now you can keep training at Yaks, or you can switch over to bandits. Bandits will cost lots more but are easier to afk (away from keyboard) and may be slightly faster.

Bandits are located in the Bandit Camp, in the Khardian Desert. The Bandits auto attack you so you don't have to click much.



Your Armour set up should look like:

Guthans Helm
Guthans Platebody
Guthans Plateskirt
Abbysal Whip
Dragon Fire Shield
Skillcape (t)/Obsidian Cape/Fire Cape
Amulet of Fury

Your inventory should look like:

Guthans Spear, Super Attack (4), Super Strength (4), Super Defence (4),
Super Attack (4), Super Strength (4), Super Defence (4), Super Attack (4),
Super Strength (4), Super Defence (4), Super Attack (4), Super Strength(4),
Super Defence (4), Super Attack (4), Super Strength (4), Super Defence (4),
Super Attack (4), Super Strength (4), Super Defence (4), Super Attack (4),
Super Strength (4), Super Defence (4), Shark, Shark,
Shark, Shark, Shark, Shark,

Now if you followed this guide so far, your stats should be:

70 Attack
70 Strength
95+ Hitpoints
99 Defence
52 Prayer
99 Ranged
94 Magic

You can now get your Strength to 79 at yaks/bandits/experiments and HitPoints to 99 at Pest Control and you will be 104 Combat and a Range Tank! Now I suggest you finish all the quests you haven't done yet like Regicide, Roving Elves, Swan Song, Legends' Quest, Recipe for Disaster, etc. Now with all of your stats, you can now PK! Here is some of the methods you can use to PK...

Ice Barrage Dark Bow DDS

Armour Set Up:

Archer Helm
Black D'Hide Body
Black D'Hide Chaps
Spiky Black D'hide Vambraces
Dark Bow
Amulet of Power
Skillcape (t)/Obsidian Cape
Recipe for Disaster 'Barrows' Gloves
12 Dragon Arrows

Inventory Set Up:

Dragon Dagger (p++)/Saradomin Sword, Ranged Potion, Super Strength (4), Shark,
Shark, Shark, Shark, Shark,
Shark, Shark, Shark, Shark,
Shark, Shark, Shark, Shark,
Shark, Shark, Shark, Shark,
Shark, Shark, Shark, Shark,
Shark, Runes for Barrage

 

Another great guide! I thought the first was good, but this one is even better!
9.5/10. I suggest you add more, as this has a lot of the same stuff as the first.

 

Thanks SkullCrusher. I'll add more later.

Whoever can, please post suggestions and rate! Thanks so much.

 

Verified, moved.

 

Thanks so much Finniscool! Your awesome . 2nd guide verified!

 

haha nice guide! =) but 99 hunting takes a really long time lol =)

 

it is a good guide and 99 hunter is not required due to if you rwt you have no need. i am currently needing to xfer 940m. and i am running out of time but great guide again man thanks 10/10

 

Good job, this is what i call a guide.

 

No, about 130 hours, including getting all of the Dragon Imps as I suggested. So if you play 3-4 hours per day, its about one month for 65M and supplies for 88-99 Ranged.

Also, to you guys who say "its not required, we can just transfer 999M from my main." Not everyone has a rich main like that. They need to start from scratch. And if you didn't do 99 Hunter, then how would you make 65M + chins for 99 Ranged.

Thanks guys for the comments! Keep 'em coming!

 

Very nice guide. 5/5

 

Wow awsome guide 10/10 for detailed descriptions

 

Thanks WASTD and Fsoul

 

amazing guide makes me want 99 hunt

 

Not too much info on pking you should tell people how to own.

 

I was planning on doing that, just haven't been able to get on much this morning, but planning on it later.

 

you're equiment for steel drags doesnt make sence..without anti dragonfire shield u'll be dead in a a couple of seconds..and if its full void so its gloves and u cant wear chaos guantlets..just making a point im not spaming..nice guide thuogh

 

The anti-fire potions don't let you get hit by dragonfire. And Thanks for the thing about the void... I'll check that out.

 

"At 60 Combat, trade your Void Melee and Rune Boots for: Berserker Helm, Fighter Torso, Dragon Platelegs, and Dragon Boots."
u mean:
"At 60 defence, trade your Void Melee and Rune Boots for: Berserker Helm, Fighter Torso, Dragon Platelegs, and Dragon Boots."

 

Thanks for finding that . I love readers who actually find my mistakes. It means they read it thoroughly .

 

i am currently following this guide, i'm at the getting 61 woodcutting, this is by far the best guide to hit sythe!!!