<p>I did test this on my Elite Knight offline training for 12 hours each time. The results are that <strong>Shielding will remain the same whether you offline train Magic or Melee. </strong><br><br><u>Trained Sword + Shield</u><br>20:17 Your Sword Fighting skill changed from level 16 (with 53.93% progress towards level 17) to level 47 (with 7.76% progress towards level 48)<br>20:17 Your Shielding skill changed from level 108 (with 10.65% progress towards level 109) to level 108 (with 12.07% progress towards level 109)<br>=Difference of 1.42%<br><br><br><u>Trained 1.42%<br><br><u>Trained Magic Level + Shield</u><br>05:59 Your Magic Level skill changed from level 6 (with 3.56% progress towards level 7) to level 6 (with 6.34% progress towards level 7)<br>05:59 Your Shielding skill changed from level 108 (with 13.21% progress towards level 109) to level 108 (with 14.63% progress towards level 109)<br>=Difference of 1.42 %</p>1.42%</p>