Combatskills

The combat skills---

Attack
Attack is trained with the "Accurate" attack style, accessed from the Combat Options menu. Most weapons have an option to train Accurately, although some (most notably halberds) cannot effectively train Attack.

The "Accurate" attack style gives an invisible +3 bonus levels to Attack.

Attack is often overlooked by people focusing on Strength who notice the high hits but not how often they hit.



Stregth
Strength is trained by fighting with the "Aggressive" attack style. The option to fight aggressively is found under the Attack Style menu on the left-hand side of the menu interface. Most weapons have the option to fight aggressively, but a few, most notably the Abyssal whip, lack the ability to effectively train Strength, Strength is also a very useful skill if you want to hit higher.

The Aggressive attack style provides an invisible +3 bonus to Strength.

Strength is a very popular skill as many players desire to hit as high as possible for their combat levels.



Defense
To increase a player's Defence level, they must choose the "defensive" attack style. To do this, a player has to click on the image with the two swords beside the menu that shows their skills. This menu is called the "attack style menu". The player can then click on the attack style that says "defensive" in brackets.

While fighting defensively, players will not be hit as often as they would otherwise.