In Old School RuneScape, what determines how much damage I'll deal each hit?
What's the (quantitative) effect of each of the various factors affecting combat, such as gear, combat stat levels, special attacks, and prayers?
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In Old School RuneScape, what determines how much damage I'll deal each hit?
What's the (quantitative) effect of each of the various factors affecting combat, such as gear, combat stat levels, special attacks, and prayers?
Best Answer
Strength defines how much you will hit. Attack defines how accurate you will hit.
That is, a higher attack will make sure you land more hits (instead of missing, i.e. hitting 0). A higher strength will make you hit higher values.
You can use this combat calculator to calculate your max hit. Also, this thread displays the combat formulas at code level.
Here is a copy of the formulas from the thread: