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Hardcore Ironman Guide

Safe training methods, dangers to avoid, and strategies to protect your red helmet

One Life, No Respawns

Hardcore Ironman mode is permanent. One death and your status is gone forever. This guide focuses on minimizing risk while still making efficient progress.

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Deaths Allowed
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Prayer Priority
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Training Focus

HCIM-Specific Tips

Top Priorities for HCIM

  • 1.
    43 Prayer ASAP - Protection prayers are your lifeline. Prioritize blue dragon bones at Taverley dungeon (safe with Iban Blast).
  • 2.
    Ring of Life - Always wear one when doing any risky content. Craft them yourself or buy from GE after completing easy diaries.
  • 3.
    Emergency Teleports - Keep teleport tabs in your inventory at all times. Royal seed pod (from Monkey Madness II) is instant and works up to level 30 wilderness.
  • 4.
    Use XP Lamps on Prayer - After 77 Herblore, put all lamps and books into Prayer to minimize dangerous bone grinding.

Dangers to Avoid

High Risk Activities

  • - Wilderness content (PKers, multi-combat)
  • - Dangerous random events
  • - Fight Caves before proper gear
  • - Temple Trekking (random events)
  • - Demonic Gorillas (high damage)

Common Death Causes

  • - Disconnections during combat
  • - Forgetting to restore prayer
  • - Misclicking into multi-combat
  • - Aggressive NPCs while AFKing
  • - Poison/venom without antipoison

Safe Training Methods

Combat

  • - Sand Crabs / Ammonite Crabs (AFK, no risk)
  • - Slayer with protection prayers active
  • - Nightmare Zone after unlocking (safe deaths)
  • - Pest Control for combat XP (safe minigame)

Prayer

  • - Blue dragons in Taverley Dungeon (safespot with magic)
  • - Green dragons with anti-dragon shield (lower risk than wildy)
  • - Ensouled heads with Arceuus spellbook
  • - Forthos Dungeon red dragons (safespottable)

Skilling

  • - Wintertodt at 10 HP (minimal damage taken)
  • - Tempoross (safe fishing boss)
  • - Rooftop agility courses (low risk)
  • - Hallowed Sepulchre after practice

Relevant Guide Sections

1.1

Early Game - Includes HCIM-specific notes

Safe early game progression with HCIM warnings highlighted

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1.3

43 Prayer Guide

Essential protection prayers through safe methods

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View Full Ironman Guide

Complete efficiency guide with all sections

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Other Ironman Modes

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No bank, inventory-only gameplay

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Team-based ironman with shared storage

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