Combat

Kill hostile mobs to earn combat Skill XP—tougher mobs pay more. Combat XP only buys combat skills.

Spells: Spell Guide. XP rules: How to Progress

Suggested routes

Strength ──┬── Berserker (high damage, lose ranks on death)
           └── Holy Smite (true-damage lightning)

Fireball ──┬── Flame Dash
           └── Firestorm
                  └── Magma Armor (needs Flame Dash first)

Imbued Ash, Ignite: no prerequisites

New players: 1–2 ranks of Strength or Fireball, then branch melee vs mage.

Strength


Prerequisite	None
Max rank	5
What it does	+attack per rank; gates Berserker and Holy Smite

Rank	Cost	Attack
1–5	15 → 30 → 60 → 120 → 240	+0.5 … +2.5

Berserker


Prerequisite	Strength rank 3
Max rank	3
What it does	Large bonus attack
Cost	Lose 1 rank per death (min 0)—UI warning

Rank	Cost	Attack
1–3	50 / 100 / 200	+1 / +2 / +3

High reward with a death penalty; suited to players who accept rank loss on death.

Fireball


Prerequisite	None
Max rank	3
What it does	Unlocks Fireball spell on skill bar

Higher ranks = more damage and bigger ball; rank 2+ ignite/explode; rank 3 pierces. Fireball.

Rank	Cost
1–3	30 / 60 / 120

Ignite


Prerequisite	None
Ranks	1 (toggle)
Cost	40
What it does	Empty main hand, right-click to light blocks or ignite mobs

Not on skill bar. Toggle off when mining. Ignite.

Imbued Ash


Prerequisite	None
Max rank	3
What it does	Melee and arrows burn targets; doubles burn if weapon has Fire Aspect / Flame

Rank	Cost	Burn duration
1–3	40 / 80 / 120	2 / 3 / 4 sec

Pairs well with fire spells.

Flame Dash


Prerequisite	Fireball rank 1
Ranks	1
Cost	80
What it does	Dash 5 blocks, 3s fire wall behind

Gates Magma Armor. Flame Dash.

Firestorm


Prerequisite	Fireball rank 2
Max rank	3
What it does	5×5 fire rain follows you, roots and damages enemies

Rank	Cost	Damage/sec
1–3	80 / 160 / 240	6 / 8 / 10

Firestorm.

Magma Armor


Prerequisite	Flame Dash
Ranks	1
Cost	120
What it does	Below 30% HP: fire aura, fire res + damage reduction; melee attackers burn

Passive defensive skill; provides counterpressure at low health.

Holy Smite


Prerequisite	Strength rank 4
Max rank	3
What it does	Lightning spell, true damage, double vs undead

Rank	Cost
1–3	100 / 200 / 400

Holy Smite.

Combat ​

Suggested routes ​

Strength ​

Berserker ​

Fireball ​

Ignite ​

Imbued Ash ​

Flame Dash ​

Firestorm ​

Magma Armor ​

Holy Smite ​