Stronghold of Security Guide

Note: This guide is for safely running through the Stronghold of Security to receive the rewards, not for training in it.

West Varrock Bank:
This bank is fairly close to the stronghold, additionally, the G.E. is right above it, so you can buy food and armour before entering the stronghold. If you aren't on a busy world, switch to one. A high Defense level is good to have when running through the Stronghold of Security, but a Defense level of 20 is suitable. A high Prayer level is not necessary, but it will aid you when you travel past high level monsters. Make sure to either have the best armour you can wear, preferably full mithril or higher and/or 20 pieces of food. Tuna is fairly cheap and good food, given that it heals 10 Hitpoints (hp), and the leftover Tuna can be sold back to the G.E. If you are low on funds, you can pick up the raw salmon and trout left by the powerfishers by Barbarian Village. Make sure to have someone cook the fish for you if you cannot cook them yourself. Also, the auto retaliate option should also be off, for auto retaliate is when your character will attack the monster that just attacked you. Most importantly, make sure to have your recovery questions set; these are important because they help you keep your account safe, and if you don't have them set, you will not be able to claim your reward from each level of the Stronghold of Security! So once you have your armour, food, a good Defense level, and your recovery questions set, you are ready to go!

Start in the West Varrock Bank, travel along the path, then climb down into the hole in Barbarian Village:



Vault of War (level 1):
This level is the easiest of the 4 levels because none of the monsters are aggressive. If a monster is aggressive, that means that it will attack you unless you are double its combat level (there are a few exceptions). Really, all you have to do is walk through the level, answering the questions to go through doors. As a reward, you should get 2k and the "Flap" emote.

Start at the number 1, follow the path below to get to the reward, then climb down the ladder at number 4:



Catacomb of Famine (level 2):
Unlike the 1st level, the monsters are all aggressive in the 2nd level. Make sure to have run on, so you can get past the aggressive monsters as past as possible. As you take damage, eat food to regain your health. Unless you have a really high Prayer level, I wouldn't use your prayer to avoid running out of prayer points when you get to the harder levels, where the more difficult monsters are. Additionally, use the rest option to recharge your run points before running through a dangerous area. Only use the rest option when you are safely between the two doors, otherwise the monsters will attack you and damage you. For a reward, you should get 2k and the "Slap head" emote.

Again, start at the 1, follow the path to the reward (4), and climb down the ladder (2) to get to the next level:



Pit of Pestilence (level 3):
On this level, prayer may be used because when you reach the reward, you get full heath and all of your stats restored. Defense against melee is a very good prayer to use, although prayers that boost your defense level work good too. Turn your prayer on as you run through a dangerous zone, then turn it off when you're safe to avoid losing to many prayer points. Remember, only rest when you're in a safe zone to avoid taking damage from the monsters. Again, just eat food to regain hp when damaged. The reward at this level consists of 5k and the "Idea" emote.

Make your way from number 1, to the reward at number 2, then climb down the ladder at number 3:



Sepulchre of Death (level 4):
This is the final and hardest level. But with prayer, a high Defense level, good armour, and high healing food, you should be able to pass it easily. Your prayer and run are essential to succeeding, so use them wisely. Before running through a dangerous area, try to have at least 80 points of run left, if you don't have enough, take the extra time to rest and regain your run points. For the final level, you get the fighting boots or the fancy boots, based on your choice, and the "stomp" emote.

For the final time, start at 1, follow the path to claim the final reward at 2, then once your done, climb up the ladder to get to Barbairan Village located at the number 3:



When totaled up, the rewards of all the levels consist of: 10k, 4 different emotes, and the fighting or fancy boots.

More guides on the way! Hope this one helped!