Runescape PK Guide

Runescape is not just a game about collecting and trading items. Its real excitement for many players is when they can wear the armor they bought and fight with their new sword. However when you are in the regular Runescape areas you can only fight NPC monsters. These are not real Runescape players, therefore they are often easy to defeat. The real challenge and fun is when you go to the Runescape wilderness. Here players are allowed to attack and kill each other. This is referred to as Runescape PKing a.k.a. Runescape Player Killing.

Runescape Wilderness & PKing 101

The wilderness is obviously a dangerous place. When you get killed you lose all the Runescape items and gold you have on you. So some basic tips and explanations are probably welcome. Before you decide to go to the Wilderness be sure to drop by the bank and deposit as much of the items and gold you don't need. The good thing about Pking is that there are some restrictions on it that give you a fair chance. When you go to the wilderness not everyone can just attack you. It is divided into 50 levels, the further you go into the wilderness the higher the level increases.

What does this mean?

If you are a player of level 55 and you are in level 2 other players of level 48 till 52 can attack you. If you are level 10 this is from level 40 to 60 etc? So be careful not to go to deep into the Runescape wilderness because Runescape PKing becomes more and more dangerous. Who to PK and who not to PK In Runescape you have three types of fighters; you have Runescape warriors, Runescape mages and Runescape rangers. If you are a Runescape mage go after warriors. As a mage you are light, can move fast and attack from great distances. When you are a warrior you have heavy armor and therefore move slow. When you engage in PKing you need to close to your enemy and with mages that is almost impossible, they are just to quick. They are able to stay and attack from a great distance meaning they often get no damage to them when fighting a warrior.

If you are a Runescape ranger then it's smartest to attack mages. You are also light, you can also move around quickly and you can also attack from distance. This means that all the advantages a mage has over a warrior you also have over a mage. The most important advantage you will have and that is your key point of how you will defeat mages and that is your dragonhide armor. This Runescape armor deflects of the spells of mages and limits the damage they can do to you. If you are a Runescape warrior go after the rangers. The rangers armor is an advantage to them when Runescape PKing mages but it is to weak against the weapons of a warrior. Since you will be wearing strong armor the rangers arrows barely deal out any damage. When you go after the rangers be sure to hit them hard and often.

Runescape PKing Clans and Teams

If you want to optimize your success in PKing and minimize the chance you are defeated you should join a Runescape PKing clan or team. This will allow you to travel in packs to the Runescape Wilderness multi-zones. The multi-zones are areas where multiple players are allowed to attack one player. If you are alone be sure not to end up here (unless you are of a very high level). Be sure to team up with about 6/8 people; a few mages, a few rangers and a lot of warriors. Make sure you have agreed upfront on what your strategy will be, stay in good contact through the chat and then find a victim to PK. Using this method it will be easy to defeat other players but don't forget to fairly divide the profits.