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One of the most interesting and possibly the best aspect of Runescape’s game play is its wilderness section and Runescape Pking. So what is Runescape Pking? Pking, or player killing, is one of the most favorite pastimes in Runescape history. The deeper you go the harder it is to survive. Jagex, they creators of Runescape, created new items and armor to ensure the combat triangle to stay alive. Unfortunately, they did not count on people making hybrids to combat and destroy the combat triangle.

Well Pking stands for Player Killing. So basically it’s where you enter the Runescape wilderness and attempt to kill other Runescape players. This of course is much more interesting that killing the regular NPC monsters of Runescape because you are fighting a living, thinking and creative person on the other side.

Pures are the most common type of PKers. This style only builds up on the main attributes of the combat skills. Here are some of the most common stats, usually moderate attack and defense, with extremely high strength. Should they reach higher enough levels, better equipment will supplement this playing style making them real killing machines. Regardless of level, pures have one thing in common: to raise their strength as much as possible. They aim to kill players in 3 rounds, which is fairly tough. You can easily notice a pure. Almost all pures have a skull, have a full set of same class armor, with a weapon of greater metal than the armor.

Prayer Beasts are the 2nd common style of PKers. Prayer Beasts range from levels of 35-60. They usually have at least 25 Prayer, so they can protect an item if they die. They also use prayer to increase their fighting for a short time. They can also use prayer to paralyze their opponents (which prevents the opponent from attacking them). If you are going to be a prayer beast, make sure you have at least 25 Prayer. First, raise your prayer to level 6. Then, do the ghost quest. You should have around 11 Prayer. From 11, it should take about 530 big bones to get to level 25. Most Prayer Beasts wear monks robes, an amulet, a helmet, and have a rune weapon.
Mages range from levels 10-15, as they are pure mages. They usually have VERY high magic, allowing them to fire bolt their enemies. Magic can really inflict damage to someone wearing black armor, but not as much to mithril armor. This is why most pure mages will not be any higher in level. A weakness in mages is that they cannot hold as much food as other PKers. So if you choose to be a mage, be careful.

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