For those at lower levels doing an Ironman run of the game, there are a lot of underrated minigames available to you. One of which is the minigame, Soul Wars.
In this guide, we’ll go over winning strategies, as well as the Do’s and Don’ts on how to effectively move through the game even if you’re relatively low level.
What Not To Do
While there are a few things you’ll want to do when doing Soul Wars, there is one thing you definitely should NOT do, and that’s PVP. If you know anything about PVP in OSRS, you’ll know that the only people engaging in it are those that realistically expect to win, and that’s not people at lower levels.
What You Should Be Doing
There are four ways to help your team members while also gaining zeal when going through the Soul Wars minigame.
- Capture Areas
- Burying Bones
- Sacrificing Soul Fragments
- Setting Obstacles
#1. Capturing Areas
Probably the trickiest for those at lower levels, you’ll want to only do this option if you’ve got teammates that are willing to work alongside you while running through and doing this. Most opponents will likely be strong enough to do significant damage. You’ll want to allow your stronger teammates to face most enemies while you stay slightly behind to provide support.
Since you don’t need to be the one that “captures” the area so much as someone that “helps capture an area” don’t worry about trying to be a hero.
#2. Burying Bones
Burying bones is a small but consistent method of improving your team’s overall percentage while also granting low-leveled members contribution and zeal. Simply take bones and bury them in any graveyards you and your team currently control. If you don’t currently control many graveyards, try to push with your team to capture an area that does.
The two ways of gathering bones include either killing wolves and collecting their bones when dead, as well as collecting the bones of any player your team has killed shortly after their death.
#3. Sacrificing Soul Fragments
Sacrificing Soul Fragments is a great way to reduce your opponent’s overall team level and help you win the game overall. Like with burying bones, you’ll want to sacrifice soul fragments to an obelisk that your team currently controls rather than one that you don’t currently control.
The process for collecting soul fragments includes killing specters in the various ruins around the Soul Obelisk. This includes the North, South, North Eastern, and South-Eastern ruins. The Northern and Southern ruins offer the most overall, so go for those if you can.
You’ll want to be on the lookout for opposing players throughout this part. If killed, any soul fragments are dropped and available for the other team, something they are well aware of and will aggressively go after you for if possible.
#4. Setting Obstacles
Finally, setting up obstacles is a great supplementary method for helping your team as a low-level Ironman. You’ll want to make sure you are doing more good than harm by correctly positioning your obstacles in a way that hinders your opponent’s team and not your own.
While setting obstacles themselves do not gain you any points, they significantly help you slow down and even PK some of your opponents, making it a great option overall.