Melee combat tutor

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The Melee combat tutor (named Harlan) is one of the three basic instructors found on a small hill outside of Lumbridge Castle. New players who talk to him can acquire a training sword as well as a training shield to use, but are only good for recently created characters. If a player has achieved 99 Defence, they can purchase a Defence cape and its respective hood from him for 99,000 coins.

The melee instructor is close to Wilfred, the master of Woodcutting.

Trivia[]

His platebody looks very similar to White decorative body, but the colours are reversed. The platelegs are almost identical with White decorative legs.

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