Dungeon Strategy

A dungeon is a fixed line of waves with a chest at the end. This page covers what to bring to each of the 7 dungeons and what a run costs you. The full wave lists and chest tables are on the dungeon pages.

The rules that shape a run

• Waves come in order with no break. Your Hitpoints carry from one wave into the next and nothing heals you in between, so the whole run is one long fight.
• Dying only costs the chest. You keep everything you picked up, you are healed to full and the run starts again at wave 1.
• A clear restarts the run. After the last wave the chest drops and wave 1 begins again, so a dungeon you can survive farms itself, online and offline.
• Every wave pays XP as if it were the top wave. The easy opening waves are not penalised for being below your level.
• The combat triangle decides most of it. The right style gives +15% hit chance and +10% damage, and it also makes the monster hit you less often and for less. The wrong style does the opposite on both sides.

Which dungeon when

Dungeon	Melee level	Also needs	Waves	Top wave level	Chest
Timberfall Cavern	30	Nothing	6	65	Timberfall Chest
Stoneheart Depths	40	Nothing	6	78	Stoneheart Chest
Aether Sanctum	50	Nothing	6	85	Aether Sanctum Chest
Senshi Trials	55	Nothing	10	76	Senshi Chest
The Desecrated Crypt	55	Quest 8 of The Silent Crypt	6	82	Barrow Chest
Ranger's Trial	50	Nothing	6	79	Ranger's Cache
Mage's Gauntlet	50	Nothing	6	79	Archmagister's Cache

Which style to bring

If you fight the whole run with one style, this is the one that holds the advantage over the most monster Hitpoints.

Dungeon	Waves fight as	Best single style	Has the advantage on	Is at a disadvantage on
Timberfall Cavern	5× Melee, 1× Magic	Magic	5 of 6 waves	0 of 6 waves
Stoneheart Depths	4× Melee, 2× Magic	Magic	4 of 6 waves	0 of 6 waves
Aether Sanctum	1× Melee, 5× Magic	Ranged	5 of 6 waves	1 of 6 waves
Senshi Trials	6× Melee, 2× Ranged, 2× Magic	Magic	6 of 10 waves	2 of 10 waves
The Desecrated Crypt	3× Melee, 1× Ranged, 2× Magic	Magic	3 of 6 waves	1 of 6 waves
Ranger's Trial	6× Ranged	Melee	6 of 6 waves	0 of 6 waves
Mage's Gauntlet	1× Melee, 5× Magic	Ranged	5 of 6 waves	1 of 6 waves

The Loadout Mastery upgrade (5,000 gems, Permanent Upgrades) picks the style each target is weak to for you. In a dungeon that mixes styles it removes the disadvantaged waves, as long as you own gear, arrows and runes for all three styles.

What a melee run costs

An estimate for a melee fighter in the best melee gear for the level, with Hitpoints at the same level as Melee. Damage taken is the average over the run before any food or prayer, so compare it with your Hitpoints: anything above them has to be eaten back.

Dungeon	Level	Run time	Damage taken	Your Hitpoints	Chests per hour
Timberfall Cavern	30	10m 13s	1,748	300	5.9
Timberfall Cavern	99	2m 4s	88	990	29.0
Stoneheart Depths	40	6m 58s	1,401	400	8.6
Stoneheart Depths	99	2m 36s	231	990	23.1
Aether Sanctum	50	10m 14s	2,843	500	5.9
Aether Sanctum	99	3m 47s	513	990	15.9
Senshi Trials	55	8m 4s	1,483	550	7.4
Senshi Trials	99	4m 29s	458	990	13.4
The Desecrated Crypt	55	6m 15s	1,306	550	9.6
The Desecrated Crypt	99	3m 26s	420	990	17.4
Ranger's Trial	50	7m 49s	1,706	500	7.7
Ranger's Trial	99	3m 18s	202	990	18.2
Mage's Gauntlet	50	12m 52s	6,696	500	4.7
Mage's Gauntlet	99	4m 46s	1,218	990	12.6

Ranged and Magic clear faster where they hold the triangle advantage, but they spend arrows and runes on every attack. The numbers assume you survive: a death ends the run.

Dungeon by dungeon

Timberfall Cavern

Timberfall Cavern: Melee 30, 6 waves, 4,050 monster Hitpoints in total.

• Bring Magic. It has the advantage on 5 of 6 waves and the disadvantage on 0.
• Hardest hitter: wave 6, Timberfall Warden, hits for up to 57 against Magic.
• Longest wave: wave 6, Timberfall Warden, with 1,800 Hitpoints.

#	Monster	Level	HP	Fights as	Beat it with	Its max hit
1	Mossbite Sprite	10	150	Magic	Ranged	7
2	Barkclaw Stalker	20	225	Melee	Magic	10
3	Fungus Shambler	30	375	Melee	Magic	17
4	Rootbound Sentinel	40	600	Melee	Magic	26
5	Hollowheart Guardian	50	900	Melee	Magic	34
6	Timberfall Warden	65	1,800	Melee	Magic	57

Max hit is against the style in "Beat it with". Against the wrong style the monster hits about a fifth harder.

Stoneheart Depths

Stoneheart Depths: Melee 40, 6 waves, 4,600 monster Hitpoints in total.

• Bring Magic. It has the advantage on 4 of 6 waves and the disadvantage on 0.
• Hardest hitter: wave 6, Stoneheart Warden, hits for up to 68 against Magic.
• Longest wave: wave 6, Stoneheart Warden, with 1,800 Hitpoints.

#	Monster	Level	HP	Fights as	Beat it with	Its max hit
1	Cave Crawler	25	200	Melee	Magic	13
2	Rockshell Crab	35	320	Melee	Magic	19
3	Dust Devil	45	480	Magic	Ranged	28
4	Basalt Golem	55	750	Melee	Magic	37
5	Crystal Sentinel	65	1,050	Magic	Ranged	48
6	Stoneheart Warden	78	1,800	Melee	Magic	68

Max hit is against the style in "Beat it with". Against the wrong style the monster hits about a fifth harder.

Aether Sanctum

Aether Sanctum: Melee 50, 6 waves, 5,845 monster Hitpoints in total.

• Bring Ranged. It has the advantage on 5 of 6 waves and the disadvantage on 1.
• Hardest hitter: wave 6, Aether Warden, hits for up to 74 against Ranged.
• Longest wave: wave 6, Aether Warden, with 2,300 Hitpoints.

#	Monster	Level	HP	Fights as	Beat it with	Its max hit
1	Rift Wisp	30	250	Magic	Ranged	15
2	Essence Leech	40	415	Magic	Ranged	21
3	Runebound Shade	52	620	Magic	Ranged	32
4	Arcane Golem	62	940	Melee	Magic	40
5	Sanctum Sentinel	72	1,320	Magic	Ranged	51
6	Aether Warden	85	2,300	Magic	Ranged	74

Max hit is against the style in "Beat it with". Against the wrong style the monster hits about a fifth harder.

Senshi Trials

Senshi Trials: Melee 55, 10 waves, 8,380 monster Hitpoints in total.

• Bring Magic. It has the advantage on 6 of 10 waves and the disadvantage on 2.
• Hardest hitter: wave 10, Senshi Shogun, hits for up to 79 against Magic.
• Longest wave: wave 10, Senshi Shogun, with 1,900 Hitpoints.

#	Monster	Level	HP	Fights as	Beat it with	Its max hit
1	Ashigaru Scout	38	280	Melee	Magic	26
2	Yari Footsoldier	42	360	Ranged	Melee	29
3	Ronin Duelist	46	450	Melee	Magic	33
4	Shrine Oni	50	560	Magic	Ranged	38
5	Iron Samurai	54	680	Melee	Magic	42
6	Shadow Shinobi	58	800	Ranged	Melee	46
7	Cursed Warlord	62	950	Melee	Magic	52
8	Jade Sentinel	66	1,100	Magic	Ranged	58
9	Void Berserker	70	1,300	Melee	Magic	65
10	Senshi Shogun	76	1,900	Melee	Magic	79

Max hit is against the style in "Beat it with". Against the wrong style the monster hits about a fifth harder.

The Desecrated Crypt

The Desecrated Crypt: Melee 55 and quest 8 of The Silent Crypt, 6 waves, 6,000 monster Hitpoints in total.

• Bring Magic. It has the advantage on 3 of 6 waves and the disadvantage on 1.
• Hardest hitter: wave 6, The Hollow Saint, hits for up to 84 against Magic.
• Longest wave: wave 6, The Hollow Saint, with 2,100 Hitpoints.

#	Monster	Level	HP	Fights as	Beat it with	Its max hit
1	Restless Skeleton	40	400	Melee	Magic	30
2	Crypt Haunt	48	550	Magic	Ranged	35
3	Barrow Wight	56	750	Melee	Magic	43
4	Gravebound Archer	63	950	Ranged	Melee	51
5	Ossuary Golem	70	1,250	Melee	Magic	60
6	The Hollow Saint	82	2,100	Magic	Ranged	75

Max hit is against the style in "Beat it with". Against the wrong style the monster hits about a fifth harder.

Ranger's Trial

Ranger's Trial : Melee 50, 6 waves, 7,450 monster Hitpoints in total.

• Bring Melee. It has the advantage on 6 of 6 waves and the disadvantage on 0.
• Hardest hitter: wave 6, Ranger Captain, hits for up to 86 against Melee.
• Longest wave: wave 6, Ranger Captain, with 2,000 Hitpoints.

#	Monster	Level	HP	Fights as	Beat it with	Its max hit
1	Scout Archer	42	650	Ranged	Melee	41
2	Forest Warden	50	850	Ranged	Melee	49
3	Iron Crossbowman	57	1,050	Ranged	Melee	55
4	Elite Ranger	64	1,300	Ranged	Melee	64
5	Void Sentinel	71	1,600	Ranged	Melee	75
6	Ranger Captain	79	2,000	Ranged	Melee	86

Max hit is against the style in "Beat it with". Against the wrong style the monster hits about a fifth harder.

Mage's Gauntlet

Mage's Gauntlet : Melee 50, 6 waves, 7,450 monster Hitpoints in total.

• Bring Ranged. It has the advantage on 5 of 6 waves and the disadvantage on 1.
• Hardest hitter: wave 6, The Archmagister, hits for up to 86 against Ranged.
• Longest wave: wave 6, The Archmagister, with 2,000 Hitpoints.

#	Monster	Level	HP	Fights as	Beat it with	Its max hit
1	Novice Conjurer	42	650	Magic	Ranged	41
2	Rune Adept	50	850	Magic	Ranged	49
3	Stormcaller	57	1,050	Magic	Ranged	55
4	Glass Familiar	64	1,300	Melee	Magic	64
5	Void Channeler	71	1,600	Magic	Ranged	75
6	The Archmagister	79	2,000	Magic	Ranged	86

Max hit is against the style in "Beat it with". Against the wrong style the monster hits about a fifth harder.

Tips

• Buy Auto-Eat first. It is free, and without it a long run ends at the first bad streak.
• Stock more food than the "Damage taken" figure suggests. It is an average, and a run with unlucky hits takes more.
• If a dungeon kills you past the halfway point, train until the hardest hitter no longer takes a large share of your Hitpoints in one hit.
• Plated armour (Silver, Gold, Diamond) cuts every hit by a percentage, which matters more in a dungeon than anywhere else because the damage adds up over all waves.
• See Recommended gear for the best loadout per style and Combat for the formulas.

= only obtainable while a time-limited event is running. See the item's page for which one.