Whether you're a new or returning player, sticking to F2P or building your way to membership, this guide will help you optimize your gear on the F2P section of the game. Introduction Although the F2P section of the game is rather limited, there's still a decent amount of gear to be found in there. This guide is made to list the best items and utilities one can use in F2P. For each slot per combat class, including hybrid + all, I will list items that are well worth wearing. Note that this does not only imply the best items, but also near best items that may be used as substitute, down to items with good stats and easy availability. It will also include items offering a certain bonus the most. While this guide is mainly aimed for combat purposes, it will also list a handful of tools and utilities that are noteworthy. This guide will be updated as content is released and introduces new items worthy on the list. Summary Items are presented in sections fitting their slot and role. Items grouped together have similar strengths. This won't go into technical details of all items presented. I've compiled these in another document available via Google Docs[docs.google.com]. For more official supported sources, I would recommend the official Runescape wiki[runescape.wiki]. Melee Melee equipment contains several options ranging from upgraded rune equipment, Gud equipment and F2P's most strongest equipment: Corrupt dragon. While corrupt dragon is arguably the strongest equipment to use, it comes at a cost that each equipment can only be worn up to 30 minutes before degrading to dust. Often these are only used for important situations. For any other cases, Gud equipment, gravite weaponry and rune +3 equipment will do just fine. There are also some niche options such as rune god equipment to maximize prayer bonus, Silverlight (with dual-wield, high levels and against specific demons) and rune defenders for dual-wield + shield setups. Dungeoneering features the argonite equipment. Head Corrupt dragon helm Rune +3 helms Rune med helm + 3 Rune full helm + 3 Rune god helm variants Rune helm (Saradomin) Rune helm (Zamorak) Rune helm (Guthix) Rune helm (Armadyl) Rune helm (Bandos) Rune helm (Ancient) Dungeoneering Argonite full helm Body Corrupt dragon chainbody Gud raider chainbody Rune +3 bodies Rune chainbody + 3 Rune platebody + 3 Rune god platebody variants Rune platebody (Saradomin) Rune platebody (Zamorak) Rune platebody (Guthix) Rune platebody (Armadyl) Rune platebody (Bandos) Rune platebody (Ancient) Dungeoneering Argonite platebody Legs Corrupt dragon plate bottoms Corrupt dragon platelegs Corrupt dragon plateskirt Rune +3 plate bottoms Rune platelegs + 3 Rune plateskirt + 3 Rune god plate bottom variants Rune platelegs (Saradomin) Rune platelegs (Zamorak) Rune platelegs (Guthix) Rune platelegs (Armadyl) Rune platelegs (Bandos) Rune platelegs (Ancient) Rune plateskirt (Saradomin) Rune plateskirt (Zamorak) Rune plateskirt (Guthix) Rune plateskirt (Armadyl) Rune plateskirt (Bandos) Rune plateskirt (Ancient) Dungeoneering Argonite plate bottoms Argonite platelegs Argonite plateskirt Hands Rune gauntlets + 3 Dungeoneering Argonite gauntlets Feet Rune armoured boots + 3 Dungeoneering Argonite boots Cape Bladestorm drape Neckwear Brawler's hook necklace 2H weapon Corrupt dragon spear Gravite 2h sword Rune 2h sword +3 Dungeoneering Argonite 2h weaponry Argonite 2h sword Argonite maul Argonite spear Main-hand weapon Corrupt dragon weaponry Corrupt dragon dagger Corrupt dragon scimitar Corrupt dragon mace Corrupt dragon longsword Corrupt dragon battleaxe Gud raider axe Gravite main-hand weaponry Gravite rapier Gravite longsword Rune + 3 main-hand weaponry Rune dagger + 3 Rune scimitar + 3 Rune claws + 3 Rune mace + 3 Rune sword + 3 Rune longsword + 3 Rune warhammer + 3 Rune battleaxe + 3 Silverlight Dungeoneering Argonite main-hand weaponry Argonite dagger Argonite rapier Argonite longsword Argonite warhammer Argonite battleaxe Off-hand weapon Gravite off-hand weaponry Off-hand gravite rapier Off-hand gravite longsword Rune + 3 off-hand weaponry Rune off hand dagger + 3 Rune off hand scimitar + 3 Rune off hand claws + 3 Rune off hand mace + 3 Rune off hand sword + 3 Rune off hand longsword + 3 Rune off hand warhammer + 3 Rune off hand battleaxe + 3 Rune defender Dungeoneering Argonite off-hand weaponry Off-hand argonite dagger Off-hand argonite rapier Off-hand argonite longsword Off-hand argonite warhammer Off-hand argonite battleaxe Shield Corrupt dragon sq shield Gud raider shield Rune berserker shield Rune spikeshield Rune + 3 shields Rune square shield + 3 Rune kiteshield + 3 Rune god kiteshield variants Rune kiteshield (Saradomin) Rune kiteshield (Zamorak) Rune kiteshield (Guthix) Rune kiteshield (Armadyl) Rune kiteshield (Bandos) Rune kiteshield (Ancient) Dungeoneering Argonite kiteshield Ranged Ranged equipment is pretty straightforward and is often limited to gravite, blue dragonhide, magic bows and rune equipment. There's also the magic shieldbow (sighted), providing the longest range of 9 tiles in F2P. Unfortunately, it has no proper arrows to support its tier, meaning it will do less damage than it is capable. Diamond bolts are in a similar case. While available at tier 60, there's no crossbow to support this tier, meaning these bolts will drop in damage due weapon scaling. Dungeoneering features the gallileather, thigat and argonite equipment. Head Blue dragonhide coif Dungeoneering Gallileather coif Body Blue dragonhide body variants Blue dragonhide body Blue dragonhide body (t) Blue dragonhide body (g) Dungeoneering Gallileather body Legs Blue dragonhide chaps variants Blue dragonhide chaps Blue dragonhide chaps (t) Blue dragonhide chaps (g) Dungeoneering Gallileather chaps Hands Blue dragonhide vambraces Dungeoneering Gallileather vambraces Feet Turoth boots Blue dragonhide boots Dungeoneering Gallileather boots Cape Arrowstorm drape Neckwear Farsight snap shot necklace 2H weapon Gravite chargebow Tier 50 (cross)bows Magic shortbow Rune 2h crossbow Magic shieldbow (sighted) Dungeoneering Thigat shortbow Thigat longbow Main-hand weapon Gravite knife Rune throwables and crossbows Rune knife Rune throwing axe Rune dart Rune javelin Rune crossbow Heartseeker crossbow Dungeoneering Argonite knife Off-hand weapon Off-hand gravite knife Off-hand rune throwables and crossbows Off-hand rune knife Off-hand rune throwing axe Off-hand rune dart Off-hand rune crossbow Off-hand heartseeker crossbow Dungeoneering Off-hand argonite knife Ammunition Tier 50 arrows and (gem-tipped) bolts Rune arrow Runite bolts Emerald bolts Ruby bolts Diamond bolts Dungeoneering Argonite arrows Shield Blue dragonhide shield Dungeoneering Gallileather shield Magic Magic contains a few interesting pieces. Its primary equipment ranges between gravite, mystic and battle robes. Whereas mystic are the standard tier 50 equipment, battle robes have an edge by being PvP equipment, thus carrying a power bonus. They do however degrade and repairing them requires participation in the multiplayer Fist of Guthix mini-game (if that were the case if it wasn't for the non-degradation bug present in F2P). For combat spells, F2P have access up to blast spells. However, much like with ranged, not all weapons properly support all spells. Fire blast is a spell from tier 59, but no weapon outside dungeoneering supports this, so its damage scales down to that of fire bolt. Take note what weapon and spell combination you're using as you might be wasting runes if chosen poorly. Dungeoneering features the soulbell and thigat equipment. Head Battle hood Mystic hat variants Mystic hat Light mystic hat Dark mystic hat Dungeoneering Soulbell hood Body Battle robe top Mystic robe top variants Mystic robe top Light mystic robe top Dark mystic robe top Dungeoneering Soulbell robe top Legs Battle robe bottom Mystic robe bottom variants Mystic robe bottom Light mystic robe bottom Dark mystic robe bottom Dungeoneering Soulbell robe bottom Hands Mystic gloves variants Mystic gloves Light mystic gloves Dark mystic gloves Dungeoneering Soulbell gloves Feet Mystic boots variants Mystic boots Light mystic boots Dark mystic boots Dungeoneering Soulbell shoes Cape Spellstorm drape Neckwear Arcane blast necklace 2H weapon Gravite staff Nature staff Dungeoneering Thigat staff Empowered earth staff Main-hand weapon Gravite wand Mystic wand Dungeoneering Thigat wand Off-hand weapon Gravite orb Mystic orb Tome of frost Dungeoneering Soulbell orb Spells Elemental bolt and blast spells Earth bolt Fire bolt Air blast Water blast Earth blast Fire blast Dungeoneering Elemental blast spells Air blast Water blast Earth blast Fire blast Ammunition Wicked pouch Dungeoneering Magical blastbox Shield Mystic shield Dungeoneering Soulbell shield Necromancy Necromancy, being a members-only skill, has severely limited options as only the bottom tier of deathwarden is available. There's little to no reason to use this combat class, but I won't stop you if you ever want to attempt to beat Hermod in F2P (yes, that is possible). Head Deathwarden hood Body Deathwarden robe top Legs Deathwarden robe bottom Hands Deathwarden gloves Feet Deathwarden boots Cape Deathstorm drape Main-hand weapon Death guard Off-hand weapon Skull lantern Hybrid / All Hybrid has several sets with notable set effects that can be of use if you happen to have them. Primarily warpriest of Tuska and ghost hunter equipment are good sets to use as replacement for class-specific equipment, with the latter primarily when fighting ghost-like enemies. There are also several other pieces of equipment that are useful to complement your setup, whether they boost a certain stat even more than any other equipment or provide unique effects. Though. it is advised to limit yourself to the higher tiers of equipment for general purpose, such as the explorer's ring 4 and amulet of zealots, as low tier equipment are more aimed for niche applications. Hybrid capes can offer higher bonuses than class-specific capes (drapes), though most of them are time-gated behind an account age of at least 5 years. Head Warpriest helm variants Warpriest of Saradomin helm Warpriest of Zamorak helm Warpriest of Armadyl helm Warpriest of Bandos helm Warpriest of Tuska helm Ghost hunter goggles Dragonstone helm Citharede hood Body Warpriest cuirass variants Warpriest of Saradomin cuirass Warpriest of Zamorak cuirass Warpriest of Armadyl cuirass Warpriest of Bandos cuirass Warpriest of Tuska cuirass Ghost hunter body Dragonstone hauberk Monk’s robe Legs Warpriest bottom variants Warpriest of Saradomin greaves Warpriest of Zamorak greaves Warpriest of Armadyl greaves Warpriest of Bandos greaves Warpriest of Tuska robe legs Ghost hunter legs Dragonstone grieves Monk’s robe Hands Warpriest gauntlets variants Warpriest of Saradomin gauntlets Warpriest of Zamorak gauntlets Warpriest of Armadyl gauntlets Warpriest of Bandos gauntlets Warpriest of Tuska gauntlets Dragonstone gauntlets Pathfinder gloves Feet Warpriest boots variants Warpriest of Saradomin boots Warpriest of Zamorak boots Warpriest of Armadyl boots Warpriest of Bandos boots Warpriest of Tuska boots Dragonstone boots Pathfinder boots Cape Star capes Starfire cape Starfury cape Veteran cape (20 year) Veteran cape (15 year) Veteran cape (10 year) Veteran cape (5 year) Team capes Team-1 cape to Team-50 cape Warpriest cape variants Warpriest of Saradomin cape Warpriest of Zamorak cape Warpriest of Armadyl cape Warpriest of Bandos cape Warpriest of Tuska cape Ghost hunter backpack Neckwear Amulet of zealots Amulet of power Amulet of defence Holy symbol Twisted bird skull necklace Ring Explorer’s ring 4 Asylum doctor's ring Ring of luck Ring of potency Ring of recoil Shield Valentine’s Day shields Aegis of devotion Bulwark of revenge Anti-dragon shield (mole) Promotional shields Exquisite shield Ship’s wheel shield Anti-dragon shield Dungeoneering Anti-dragon shield Pocket Spring cleaner Tools and utilities Outside combat, various tools and utilities exist that are able to help with skilling and other activities. Some of these tools can be upgraded and as such one is stronger than the other. Often you want to have the best tool at hand or in your toolbelt for the job. While tools are necessary, elite outfits are optional but can provide powerful bonuses. Unfortunately, they are locked behind the members-only skill invention. Dungeoneering features the zephyrium tools. Mining Rune pickaxe + 3 Rune ore box Magic golem outfit Golem outfits Sapphire golem outfit Emerald golem outfit Ruby golem outfit Dungeoneering Zephyrium pickaxe Woodcutting Rune hatchet Acadia wood box Nature’s sentinel outfit Sentinel outfits Oaken sentinel outfit Willow sentinel outfit Maple sentinel outfit Holly and Hawthorn crowns Sunbeam crown Icicle crown Dungeoneering Zephyrium hatchet Fishing Fury shark outfit Shark outfits Shark outfit Burnt shark outfit Tiger shark outfit Runecrafting / weight reduction Infinity ethereal outfit Ethereal outfits Law ethereal outfit Death ethereal outfit Blood ethereal outfit Silver athlete's outfit Bronze athlete’s outfit Dungeoneering Warped gorajan trailblazer outfit Gorajan trailblazer outfits Frozen gorajan trailblazer outfit Abandoned gorajan trailblazer outfit Furnished gorajan trailblazer outfit Occult gorajan trailblazer outfit Archaeology Steel mattock Miscellaneous Dwarven army axe Expensive spices Pets Legendary pets Pets providing food Snack Yak Sheldon Cheeky monkey Consumables While you may have your equipment and tools with you, there are some consumables available to further give you an edge. This primarily covers healing items, prayer restorations and skill boosts. Most food is able to restore a fixed amount of health, though some food recover a percentage based on your maximum health. With high enough maximum health, percentage based healing can surpass flat healing. Expensive spices can provide even more health recovered. Restoring prayer points is primarily done at altars, but consumables like prayer potions and cheesecake can assist on the go. When bones are involved, the twisted bird skull necklace can allow them to restore prayer points as well. Health Undercooked mystery meat Bottle of wine Swordfish Anchovy pizza Kebab Hamper Cheese wheel Biscuits Dungeoneering Web snipper Prayer points Prayer potion Cheesecake Twisted bird skull necklace and burying bones Bones Burnt bones Bat bones Big bones Baby dragon bones Dragon bones Boosts Combat potions Attack potion Strength potion Ranging potion Magic potion Defence potion Necromancy potion Run energy Energy potion Strange fruit Miscellaneous Dragon trinket Advanced pulse core Closing words If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, feel free to post them here.