Attack training for Ironmen
Attack decides which weapons you can wield, from the dragon scimitar at 60 to the whip at 70 and the big upgrades at 75 to 82.
Time, not supplies. Train it alongside Strength and Defence on Slayer tasks once you can.
Methods and XP rates from the OSRS Wiki's Ironman and training guides, October 2026. Times are our estimates.
1 to 50
3 h
1 to 70
13 h
1 to 80
27 h
1 to 90
57 h
1 to 99
127 h
Methods by level
| Levels | Method | XP/hr | Time for this stretch | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–30 | Sand Crabs in HosidiusEstimate; wiki gives no flat rate. Waterfall Quest alone reaches 30 Attack/Strength. | ~20,000 | 40 min | — |
| 30–60 | Gemstone Crab (AFK)Estimate; wiki gives no flat rate. 87.5% XP per hit, no downtime. | ~40,000 | 6.5 h | Children of the Sun |
| 60–75 | Sulphur Naguas in NeypotzliWiki rate at 60 Strength; Moonlight potions mean no outside supplies. | ~75,000 | 12 h | Perilous Moons, 48 Slayer, 43 Prayer |
| 75–99 | Sulphur Naguas (no Piety)Ironman guide rate without Piety; about 140k with Piety. | ~110,000 | 107 h | Perilous Moons, 48 Slayer, 43 Prayer |
XP rates are typical, not maximum. Our time column scales skills where you gather your own supplies (Prayer, Herblore, Cooking, Construction, Smithing, Fletching, Crafting) to include that gathering.
What Attack levels unlock
- 15Another Slice of H.A.M.quest
- 20Holy Grailquest
- 40A Taste of Hopequest
- 42Elite Voidgear
- 42Elite Voidunlock
- 50Granite maulgear
- 50Iban's staffgear
- 50Iban's staffunlock
- 50Sins of the Fatherquest
- 60Dragon axegear
- 60Dragon clawsgear
- 60Dragon pickaxegear
- 60Dragon scimitargear
- 60Dragon scimitarunlock
- 70Abyssal whipgear
- 70Avernic defendergear
- 75Abyssal tentaclegear
- 75Arclightgear
- 75Elder maulgear
- 75Voidwakergear
- 77Emberlightgear
- 78Dragon hunter lancegear
- 80Blade of saeldorgear
- 80Ferocious glovesgear
- 80Ghrazi rapiergear
- 80Inquisitor's macegear
- 80Noxious halberdgear
- 80Scythe of viturgear
- 80Soulreaper axegear
- 82Osmumten's fanggear
Plan it for your account
Look yourself up and use Goal mode: it shows the levels a target needs and roughly how long each takes from your real XP.
Questions
- How long does 99 Attack take on an Ironman?
- Roughly 127 h with the methods on this page, including rough time to gather your own supplies. Faster methods exist if you push harder.
- What is the best way to train Attack as an Ironman?
- It changes with level: Sulphur Naguas in Neypotzli from 60, then Sulphur Naguas (no Piety) from 75. The full table above shows every stage.