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{{Otheruses|def=no|a list of all requirements and unlockables within the Attack skill|Attack/Level up table}}
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{{Infobox Skill
|name = Attack
|image = [[File:Attack icon.png]]
|release = [[4 January]] [[2001]]
|update = Runescape beta is now online!
|aka = Att, Atk
|members = No
|type = Combat
}}
[[File:Attack icon (detail).png|left]]
'''Attack''' is a [[Player|player's]] accuracy in [[melee]] [[combat]]. As a player raises their Attack level, they can deal damage more consistently as well as wield [[weapons]] of stronger materials.

{{Listen
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|title = Attack level up - normal
|filename = Attack level up (normal).ogg
|desc = The music that plays when levelling up.}}

{{Listen
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|title = Attack level up - with unlocks
|filename = Attack level up (with unlocks).ogg
|desc = The music that plays when levelling up and unlocking new content.}}

==Fighting accurately==
In order to efficiently gain [[experience]] in the Attack skill, players must choose either the ''accurate'' or ''controlled''  [[attack style]]. While using the accurate style, players gain an invisible +3 attack bonus and gain 4 attack xp per point of damage inflicted. While using the controlled style, players gain an invisible +1 attack bonus and gain 1.33 attack xp per point of damage inflicted. Attack is [[Damage per second/Melee#Step seven: Calculate the hit chance|used to calculate the accuracy of your attacks]] against an enemy's defence.

==Attack bonuses==
Some [[weapons]] give players ''Attack bonuses'' when using certain [[attack types]]. These bonuses are noted in the [[Equipment Stats]] section of the equipment menu. Attack bonuses give players advantages as well as disadvantages in [[melee]] [[combat]], based on their target's strengths and weaknesses.

{|class="wikitable" 
![[Attack type]]
!Suitable weapons
|-
|[[Stab]]
|[[Daggers]], [[swords]], [[longswords]], and [[pickaxes]].
|-
|[[Slash]]
|[[Swords]], [[longswords]], [[axes]], [[scimitars]], [[battleaxe]]s, and [[two-handed sword]]s.
|-
|[[Crush]]
|[[Maces]], [[battleaxe]]s, [[warhammer]]s, [[pickaxes]], [[axes]], and [[two-handed sword]]s.
|}

===Other Attack bonuses===
*An [[amulet of accuracy]] gives an equipment bonus of +4 to the stab, slash, and crush Attack types.
*An [[amulet of power]] gives an equipment bonus of +6 to the stab, slash, and crush Attack types.
*An [[amulet of glory]] gives an equipment bonus of +10 to the stab, slash and crush Attack types.
*The [[beads of the dead]] gives +1 in all styles.
*An [[amulet of fury]] gives the same bonuses as the [[amulet of glory]] in the Attack stats, but has higher bonuses in [[Defence]], [[Strength]], and [[Prayer]].
*The [[amulet of torture]] gives +15 to all melee attack bonuses.
*A [[Warrior ring]] gives an equipment bonus of +4 to just the slash Attack bonus.
*A [[Bellator ring]] gives + 20 slash Attack bonus
*A [[Brimstone ring]] gives +4 to the slash, crush and stab Attack bonuses.
*Any gloves received as a reward from the [[Culinaromancer]]'s Chest as a reward from the [[Recipe for Disaster]] quest gives substantial attack bonuses in stab, slash and crush; the more expensive, the better the bonuses.
**"Bronze" gloves provide equipment bonuses of +2 in each melee style.
**"Iron" gloves provide equipment bonuses of +3 in each melee style.
**"Steel" gloves provide equipment bonuses of +4 in each melee style.
**"Black" gloves provide equipment bonuses of +5 in each melee style.
**"Mithril" gloves provide equipment bonuses of +6 in each melee style.
**"Adamantite" gloves provide equipment bonuses of +7 in each melee style.
**"Rune" gloves provide equipment bonuses of +8 in each melee style.
**"Dragon" gloves provide equipment bonuses of +9 in each melee style.
**"Barrows" gloves provide equipment bonuses of +12 in each melee style.
*The [[Ferocious gloves]] give +16 to all melee attack styles.
*The [[Dwarven helmet]] gives an equipment bonus of +6 to the crush Attack type.

[[Armour/Highest bonuses|You can check out all the highest possible bonuses for each attack bonus here.]]

==Levels==
{{main|Attack/Level up table}}
In order to wield [[weapons]], a certain Attack level requirement must be met. Commonly used items and their corresponding level requirements are as follows:
{{/Weapons table}}

==Temporary boosts==
{{main|Temporary skill boost}}
{{:Temporary skill boost/Attack}}

==Quests==

===Quests requiring Attack===
{| class="wikitable sortable lighttable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;"
!Quest
!Attack<br/>requirement
!Other skill requirements
|-
|[[Another Slice of H.A.M.]]||{{SCP|Attack|15|sort=yes}}||{{SCP|Prayer|25}}
|-
|[[Holy Grail]]||{{SCP|Attack|20|sort=yes}}||-
|-
|[[A Taste of Hope]]||{{SCP|Attack|40|sort=yes}}||{{SCP|Crafting|48}}, {{SCP|Agility|45}}, {{SCP|Herblore|40}}, {{SCP|Slayer|38}}
|-
|[[Sins of the Father]]
|{{SCP|Attack|50|sort=yes}}
|{{SCP|Woodcutting|62}}, {{SCP|Crafting|56}}, {{SCP|Agility|52}}, {{SCP|Fletching|60}}, {{SCP|Slayer|50}}, {{SCP|Magic|49}}
|}

===Quests rewarding Attack experience===
{{Main|Quest experience rewards}}
{| class="wikitable sortable lighttable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;"
!Quest
!Experience<br/>reward
!Attack<br/>requirement
!Other skill requirements
|-
|[[In Search of the Myreque]]||{{+=|AttackExp|600|echo=2}}|| -||{{SCP|Agility|25}}
|-
|[[Mountain Daughter]]||{{+=|AttackExp|1,000|echo=2}}|| -||{{SCP|Agility|20}}
|-
|[[Fairytale I - Growing Pains]]||{{+=|AttackExp|2,000|echo=2}}|| -|| -
|-
|[[In Aid of the Myreque]]||{{+=|AttackExp|2,000|echo=2}}|| -||{{SCP|Crafting|25}}, {{SCP|Mining|15}}, {{SCP|Magic|7}}
|-
|[[Tai Bwo Wannai Trio]]||{{+=|AttackExp|2,500|echo=2}}|| -||{{SCP|Agility|15}}, {{SCP|Cooking|30}}, {{SCP|Fishing|5}}
|-
|[[The Fremennik Trials]]||{{+=|AttackExp|2,812|echo=2}}|| -||{{SCP|Fletching|25}}, {{SCP|Woodcutting|40}}, {{SCP|Crafting|40}} if crafting your own lyre
|-
|[[Death Plateau]]||{{+=|AttackExp|3,000|echo=2}}|| -|| -
|-
|[[Underground Pass]]||{{+=|AttackExp|3,000|echo=2}}|| -||{{SCP|Ranged|25}}
|-
|[[Heroes' Quest]]||{{+=|AttackExp|3,075|echo=2}}|| -||{{SCP|Quest|55}}, {{SCP|Cooking|53}}, {{SCP|Fishing|53}}, {{SCP|Herblore|25}}, {{SCP|Mining|50}}
|-
|[[Vampyre Slayer]]||{{+=|AttackExp|4,825|echo=2}}|| -|| -
|-
|[[Tree Gnome Village]]||{{+=|AttackExp|11,450|echo=2}}|| -|| -
|-
|[[Fight Arena]]||{{+=|AttackExp|12,175|echo=2}}|| -|| -
|-
|[[Waterfall Quest]]||{{+=|AttackExp|13,750|echo=2}}|| -|| -
|-
|[[The Grand Tree]]||{{+=|AttackExp|18,400|echo=2}}|| -||{{SCP|Agility|25}}
|-
|[[Knight Waves]]<br/>([[Miniquests|miniquest]])||{{+=|AttackExp|20,000|echo=2}}|| -||{{SCP|Magic|45}}, {{SCP|Defence|65}}
|-
!Total
!{{formatnum:{{#var:AttackExp}}}}
!colspan="2"|
|}

In addition, there is a chance that the [[Observatory Quest]] may award 875 {{SCP|Attack}} Attack experience.

===Skill choice===
Upon completing any of the following quests, players may choose to allocate experience to Attack. These rewards usually come in the form of items, such as lamps or books, and are independent of any experience rewards directly received for completing the quest.
{{SkillChoice|Attack}}

==See also==
* [[Attack/Experience table]], a list of all Attack experience sources
* [[Attack/Level up table]], a list of all requirements and unlockables within the Attack skill

{{skills}}
[[Category:Combat]]
[[Category:Free-to-play skills]]