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OSRS Monopoly: price, contents and availability
RuneScape Monopoly is an official physical board game, not an in-game event. Check the price, pieces, stock status, shipping estimate and verified buying links.
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OSRS Monopoly
Answer developed on this page: OSRS Monopoly refers to the officially licensed Monopoly: RuneScape Edition announced by Jagex on 23 July 2026. It is a physical tabletop game themed around Gielinor, not an Old School RuneScape quest, limited-time game mode or account promotion. The US and Canada store listed the preorder at $59.99 with an estimated October 2026 shipping date and showed it as sold out when this page was reviewed on 25 July 2026. Jagex has not announced an in-game item, membership reward or redeemable OSRS code with the board.
Next working tool: Follow sourced OSRS updates. Read independent guides that separate official facts, live data, estimates and changing availability.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS does not expose a complete public Grand Exchange order book. The in-game guide price is a reference value, while community real-time services observe completed transactions and report recent high and low sides. Use price, timestamp, volume, tax and a small test order together; no single number proves what your next order will fill for.
Next working tool: Check current price signals. Compare recent buy and sell observations, timestamps, volume, tax-adjusted margin and ROI before testing an order.
Answer developed on this page: At the reviewed date, most taxable Grand Exchange sales use a 2% seller-side convenience fee, rounded down and capped at 5 million GP per item. Because rules can change, verify the linked current reference. For planning, net profit equals expected sale proceeds minus applicable tax minus the price you actually paid and any other method costs.
Next working tool: Compare spread after tax. Inspect recent price observations and calculate estimated tax, net margin and ROI with the current visible assumptions.
Answer developed on this page: Find the cumulative XP required for the target level and subtract the cumulative XP at the starting point. That difference is exact when the starting state is an integer level with no partial progress. Actions, hours and cost are separate calculations based on XP per action, your measured XP per hour and current input prices.
Next working tool: Build a measurable training route. Calculate exact XP between levels, compare method pace and cost, and split the goal into practical milestones.
Answer developed on this page: An OSRS GP/hour figure is a planning estimate, not a wage. It combines expected output, input cost, tax and an assumed number of actions or kills per hour. Your result changes with prices, banking, sell time, deaths, attention, gear, buy limits and variance. Test a small sample and replace published assumptions with your own measured throughput.
Next working tool: Filter methods by the constraints that matter. Compare capital, membership, intensity and estimated return, then test the chosen method with your own measured pace.
Answer developed on this page: Complete easy and medium tiers that improve places you already use, then prioritize hard tiers whose teleports, equipment effects or skilling benefits support your next major goal. The best first diary is the one whose reward removes repeated friction on your account and whose requirements overlap with quests and skills you already intend to train.
Next working tool: Compare all twelve regions and four tiers. Review headline requirements, rewards and local progress, then open the maintained source before completing a task route.
Answer developed on this page: Open the official Old School RuneScape Hiscores or a lookup that queries the official service, enter the exact current display name and select the correct account mode. Skills return rank, level and XP when ranked; activities can include clue scores, minigames and boss kill counts. A missing result can mean the name, mode, ranking threshold or upstream response does not match.
Next working tool: Look up public player progression. Query the selected official Jagex table for skills, rank, XP and activities without connecting an account.
Answer developed on this page: The Mad Angel is a level 270 boss located in Ardeaglais Cathedral on Wyrmscraig. It requires completion of the Fallen From Grace quest. The fight revolves around switching between Protect from Melee and Protect from Magic, positioning for AoE attacks to reflect damage, and using Crush weapons for the 15% earth weakness bonus. Recommended stats are 60+ Attack/Strength, 70+ Prayer for Piety, and 76+ Magic for Thralls.
Next working tool: Compare your gear setup. Test Crush weapon options and prayer-boosted setups before heading to Wyrmscraig.
Answer developed on this page: The Hallowfell is a tradeable two-handed sword requiring 75 Attack, with +117 Slash, +25 Crush, +110 Strength, and a unique passive that hits up to two additional targets for 50% of your max hit. It drops from the Mad Angel at 1/128 and trades at approximately 6.65 million GP. It excels in multi-target Slayer tasks and specific boss phases where cleave damage outperforms single-target weapons.
Next working tool: Check Hallowfell market price. Compare the current GE price against the expected farming value before deciding to buy or farm.
Answer developed on this page: Fallen From Grace requires 62 Sailing, 60 Crafting, 53 Mining, 47 Runecraft, and completion of the Pandemonium quest. It awards 2 Quest Points, 12,500 Sailing XP, 10,000 Crafting XP, 5,000 Mining XP, and 5,000 Runecraft XP. Completion unlocks the Mad Angel repeatable boss, Mortimer Slayer Master, and the Golem Crafting minigame on Wyrmscraig.
Next working tool: Plan your skill requirements. Calculate the exact XP needed to reach the quest's skill thresholds from your current levels.
Answer developed on this page: Mortimer is the highest-tier Slayer Master in OSRS, located in Wyrmscraig Cavern. He requires 70 Slayer and 100 Combat, or 99 Slayer (with Slayer cape). He only assigns tasks that have superior monster variants, offers multiple task choices, and uses unique modifiers called Mortifiers that affect XP, clue rates, and superior drop rates. His tasks are tracked on a separate streak from other masters.
Next working tool: Check your Slayer level. Verify your Slayer and Combat levels before travelling to Wyrmscraig for Mortimer.
Answer developed on this page: Golem Crafting is a new Crafting method unlocked by completing the Fallen From Grace quest on Wyrmscraig. It uses hunter furs as the primary material and provides an alternative Crafting training route. The method is members-only and requires access to Wyrmscraig (62 Sailing). Exact XP rates and profit margins should be verified in-game, as post-launch data may differ from pre-release estimates.
Next working tool: Plan your Crafting route. Calculate the XP gap to your Crafting target and compare Golem Crafting against other methods.
Answer developed on this page: Golden Gnome Awards 2026 finalist voting for Old School RuneScape is open now and closes Friday, August 14, 2026 at 08:00 UTC. Voting happens through the official survey linked in the Jagex news post, and the finalists with the most votes win. The ceremony takes place live at RuneFest on Saturday, October 3, 2026, streamed on Twitch, with a new non-streamed pre-show covering additional awards.
Next working tool: Check the players behind the nominations. Look up finalists and your own account on the official Jagex Hiscores tables.
Answer developed on this page: Since the August 5, 2026 update, OSRS players can train Fishing while on their boat. Fishing spots at sea are fixed 5x5-tile areas, and rates, tools, bait and level requirements match the equivalent land-based fishing. Sloops and skiffs are limited to rod fishing, while rafts support harpoon, net and lobster pot fishing. You cannot fish while the boat is moving or locked into a facility, and catches are stored in the cargo hold.
Next working tool: Plan your Fishing targets. Calculate the XP gap to your next Fishing milestone and compare methods before choosing a sea route.
Answer developed on this page: The Fractured Archive is Old School RuneScape's fourth set of raid rewards, and its rewards poll opened on August 3, 2026. The ballot covers seven questions: Elemental Fragments that permanently raise elemental spell max hits, the Rondache shield with a Shield Bash special, Zorya's Tome two-handed Magic weapon, the Zeal prayer (a Piety upgrade at 84 Prayer), dual-wield Ascension Crossbows, The Breaker Crush mega-rare, and a ranked-choice vote on The Breaker's visual design. The raid lobby also lets players mine Ascension Shards during downtime, and Nex's Crush defence will be lowered to accommodate the new rewards.
Next working tool: Benchmark your current setup. Compare your current melee, ranged and magic loadouts now so you can measure the difference once raid rewards ship.
Answer developed on this page: The OSRS TCG is a community RuneLite plugin by Az that adds a trading-card collection layer to Old School RuneScape. You earn Credits through normal play — 100 credits per 1,000 non-combat XP, credits on level-ups, and credits equal to an NPC's combat level on kills — then spend 2,500 credits on packs of five cards drawn from a pool of over 6,300. Companion plugins turn the collection into challenge modes: Bronzeman TCG locks game actions until you pull the matching card, and Cardcore combines hardcore ironman rules with TCG locks.
Next working tool: Plan the XP that earns credits. Every 1,000 non-combat XP earns 100 TCG credits — plan your next training block accordingly.
Answer developed on this page: On August 5, 2026 Jagex shipped a major tweak pass for the permanent Deadman world (World 345). Bank keys and bank item loss on death were removed, stockpiling charms now note resources to the inventory, and Deadman's Chests now spawn hourly and require risking at least 250,000 GP of alchemy value to open, with rewards including Ancient Warrior armour, the rare Dogsword and Tier 5 emblems. Charms now work inside the looting bag, Archaic Emblems tiers 1 and 5 became tradeable on the Grand Exchange, PK fees rose significantly, and kills in single-way combat now grant one minute of PvP immunity.
Next working tool: Track the new emblem markets. Watch Grand Exchange price signals for newly tradeable emblems and Deadman-adjacent items.
Answer developed on this page: The July 22, 2026 Summer Sweep-Up delivered the first batch of gear and PvM changes for the year. Key weapon buffs include the Sanguinesti Staff (heal chance 1/6 → 1/5, +1 max hit, 2 blood runes per cast), Soulreaper Axe (+4 Strength, no HP drain, 50-tick stack decay), Ghrazi Rapier and Blade of Saeldor (both +6 accuracy, +4 Strength), and the Inquisitor set (set bonuses now independent per piece, Mace +7 Strength, negative bonuses removed). PvM changes improved Gauntlet preparation (guaranteed demi-boss spawns, stackable resources, tighter speed times), Phantom Muspah form-swap delay, and Demonic Gorilla prayer-swap thresholds. The full list covers 15+ individual gear changes and 10+ PvM adjustments.
Next working tool: Test your new gear DPS. Compare your old and new loadouts after the Summer Sweep-Up changes with the DPS calculator.
Answer developed on this page: The Fractured Archives is Old School RuneScape's fourth raid, confirmed as the theme during development. Jagex has described it as a 'longer, slower-burn project' designed specifically for endgame players. New engine and art improvements allow bosses to move, attack and animate in ways not previously possible while keeping the game feeling like Old School RuneScape. The rewards poll, which opened August 3, 2026, covers seven questions including the Zeal prayer (a Piety upgrade at 84 Prayer), dual-wield Ascension Crossbows, The Breaker Crush mega-rare, and Elemental Fragments. The raid lobby also lets players mine Ascension Shards during downtime.
Next working tool: Compare your current gear. Benchmark your current melee, ranged and magic loadouts now so you can measure the difference once raid rewards ship.
Answer developed on this page: The July 22 Summer Sweep-Up reworked the Inquisitor set so that Crush damage and accuracy bonuses are per-piece rather than requiring the full set. The Great Helm gained +2 Crush accuracy, +2 Strength and +0.5% Crush damage/accuracy. The Hauberk provides +4 Crush accuracy and +1% Crush damage/accuracy (up from +0.5%). The Plateskirt provides +1% Crush damage/accuracy (up from +0.5%). The Mace received +7 Strength and +7 Crush accuracy, which guarantees at least one max hit and may add up to +2 max hits depending on your setup. All negative Stab and Slash bonuses were removed from the armour pieces. The Tonalztics of Ralos special attack also gained +50% accuracy and 12.5% Defence reduction per hit (up from 10%).
Next working tool: Test your Crush DPS. Compare Inquisitor set DPS against Torva, Bandos and other options at Crush-weak bosses.
Answer developed on this page: The July 22 Summer Sweep-Up overhauled Gauntlet preparation. Demi-bosses are now guaranteed to spawn in one of the four cardinal rooms from the centre, and their attack range was reduced from 16 to 10 tiles. Non-demi-boss enemies have standardised defensive stats. Weapon frames are guaranteed from the first low-tier NPC kill. Three resources (Phren Bark, Crystal Ore, Linum Tirinum) are now stackable, and Crystal Shards are auto-placed in the inventory with a reduced drop quantity range. Crystal Shard costs were adjusted: T1 weapon is free, T2 weapon costs 50, T1 armour piece 50, T2 body 100, T2 legs/helm 50, T3 armour piece 100. Speed times tightened: Gauntlet Speed-chaser is now 4:45, Speed-runner 3:45; Corrupted Speed-chaser 7:05, Speed-runner 6:05.
Next working tool: Plan your Gauntlet runs. Track your combat stats and plan the gear setup you need before heading into the Gauntlet.
Answer developed on this page: The July 22 Summer Sweep-Up buffed two major PvM weapons. The Sanguinesti Staff's heal chance increased from 1/6 to 1/5, base max hit +1, and charge cost reduced from 3 to 2 blood runes per cast. The +8 extra damage on heal proc adds roughly +1.6 average damage per cast. The Soulreaper Axe gained +4 Strength, stack decay now starts at 50 ticks (up from 20), HP drain removed entirely, special attack accuracy 12% per stack (60% max) and 6% minimum hit per stack (30% max). The Sanguinesti Staff is now a stronger option for sustained encounters like Zulrah, Kraken and Phantom Muspah. The Soulreaper Axe is viable in more encounters without requiring constant food, making it a legitimate option for Duke Sucellus, Vardorvis and the Whisperer.
Next working tool: Compare weapon DPS. Test the Sanguinesti Staff and Soulreaper Axe DPS against their alternatives with your specific gear setup.
Answer developed on this page: The Obligator is the winning design in the Fractured Archives mega-rare cosmetic vote, beating the Crimson Kisten. While final stats are not yet confirmed, the Obligator is expected to be a melee weapon aimed at endgame players. Based on the raid's design philosophy (slower-burn, endgame-focused), it should compete with the Scythe of Vitur and Soulreaper Axe in the melee DPS slot. The exact DPS comparison depends on its attack speed, strength bonus, and special attack — which will be confirmed when the rewards lock-in poll passes.
Next working tool: Compare Obligator DPS. Use the DPS calculator to test the Obligator's estimated stats against existing melee weapons across different boss scenarios.
Answer developed on this page: The Jeweller's Chisel lock-in poll (closes 12 August 2026) proposes two changes: cutting bolt tips from gems at 2 ticks instead of 5, and a 1-in-10 chance to cut two gems at once (not for Golem Crafting). If passed, this would approximately triple the bolt-tip crafting rate, significantly increasing GP/H for fletching methods that rely on bolt tips. The exact GP/H depends on the gem type, current GE prices, and the player's click speed.
Next working tool: Track gem and bolt tip prices. Monitor the price trends of gems and bolt tips to plan your fletching method and identify trading opportunities.
Answer developed on this page: Tombs of Amascut (ToA) remains one of the most accessible raids in OSRS in 2026. With the right invoction setup (250-300 raid level), reasonable gear, and consistent strategy, you can expect 2-5 million GP per hour including the chance of a unique drop. The key is finding the invoction sweet spot that maximises drop rate while keeping completions fast and consistent. The most valuable unique drops are the Tumeken's Shadow (currently ~1.2B GP), Lightbearer, and Masori armour pieces.
Next working tool: Optimise your ToA gear. Compare different gear setups for ToA to find the best DPS for your budget, and calculate expected profit per hour.
Wyrmscraig Sailing update OSRS market impact GE prices
Answer developed on this page: The Wyrmscraig & Sailing update (5 August 2026) introduced new fishing spots at sea, the Deadman world 345 tweaks, and Wyrmscraig balancing changes. One week later, the market has absorbed the new supply and demand. Fishing bait prices initially spiked then stabilised, Wyrmscraig-related items (hoofs, gems, Mad Angel drops) saw early volatility, and the Deadman gear changes affected the emblem and Ancient Warriors' armour market. The Jeweller's Chisel poll (closing 12 Aug) is the next catalyst for the gem and bolt-tip market.
Next working tool: Track post-update market movements. Monitor fishing bait, gem, emblem, and Ancient Warriors' armour prices to identify trading opportunities after the Wyrmscraig & Sailing update.
Answer developed on this page: The Mad Angel Combat Achievements went live in the 26 August 2026 game update — earlier than the early-September estimate. Nine new achievements were added across three tiers: 4 Medium, 3 Hard, and 2 Elite. Medium tier includes kill counts and enrage-phase mechanics (Dancing Queen, Smite Fight, Juggling Act). Hard tier adds the speed task (5 kills in 10 minutes) and 'Perfect Mad Angel' (no avoidable damage). Elite tier has the 15-kill stamina task and 'The Pen Is Mightier' — a no-weapon kill. The boss sits on Wyrmscraig Island; the current world record is 28.80 seconds (molgoatkirby, 11 August 2026). Mad Angel kills now also count toward the Combat Achievements total boss kills tracker.
Next working tool: Optimise Mad Angel DPS. Test different gear setups for the Mad Angel boss to find the optimal DPS for Combat Achievement speed tasks.
Answer developed on this page: Bronzeman Mode is a new OSRS game mode announced on 11 August 2026, described as 'Ironman Lite' or 'Diet Ironman'. It applies Ironman restrictions (no trading, no picking up others' items) but allows you to buy and sell items through the Grand Exchange once you have unlocked that item legitimately for the first time. Two variants exist: Official Bronzeman (no PvP unlocks) and Unbound Bronzeman (PvP kills unlock items, with separate HiScores). A poll opens on 14 August 2026. Existing Ironman accounts can downgrade to Bronzeman, keeping their current inventory and bank but needing to re-obtain any items they do not currently own.
Next working tool: Track GE prices for Bronzeman unlocks. Plan your Bronzeman Mode item unlocks by monitoring GE prices with the LootPath tracker.
Answer developed on this page: A Ruff Situation is a Novice, members-only quest launching in September 2026. Start by speaking to Talia, south of the Asgarnia Monastery. The only requirement is 15 Crafting. Rewards include 1,000 Crafting XP and access to puppies (which grow into dogs). The quest also unlocks the ability to trade fully grown dogs for blood runes (100/200 with Morytania Medium Diary) and allows dogs and the Bloodhound to dig for treasure trail steps. The poll for this quest opens on 14 August 2026.
Next working tool: Track blood rune prices. Monitor blood rune prices on the GE to see how the new trade affects the market.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS is introducing dogs as followers through the A Ruff Situation quest (September 2026). Puppies grow into fully grown dogs when fed regularly over a few hours — growth pauses if you stop feeding, so you can keep a puppy forever. Eleven breeds are available: Chihuahua, Collie, Corgi, Greyhound, Husky, Labrador, Pug, Samoyed, Spaniel, Shepherd, Shiba, and Yorkie. Dogs can live in the Player-Owned House Menagerie alongside cats, and you can own multiple breeds at once. Fully grown dogs can dig for treasure trail steps (saving inventory space) and can be traded for 100 blood runes (200 with Morytania Medium Diary). The Bloodhound pet also gains the ability to dig for clue steps.
Next working tool: Track blood rune and clue scroll prices. Monitor market prices for blood runes and clue scroll items as the new dog system arrives.
Answer developed on this page: Bronzeman Mode has two variants: Official (no PvP unlocks, no PvP XP, Tier 1 BH emblems only, no High Stakes LMS) and Unbound (PvP kills unlock items, PvP XP allowed, higher BH emblems, High Stakes LMS allowed). The community is strongly divided on whether the two variants should be polled separately. Reddit posts arguing for separate polling have reached 1,719, 1,223, 888, and 1,082 upvotes respectively. Mod Light has asked for community feedback on this exact question. The choice depends on whether you want a pure Ironman Lite experience (Official) or a more permissive mode that includes PvP progression (Unbound).
Next working tool: Check OSRS Hiscores. Track your Bronzeman Mode progress and compare with other players on the official HiScores.
Answer developed on this page: Madden 27 coins operate on the same economic principles as OSRS Grand Exchange items — supply, demand, market timing, and transaction fees. The MUT Auction House charges a flat 10% fee, while Season 1 Field Pass rewards scale from 5K to 10K coins per tier.
Next working tool: Track Madden 27 market prices. Monitor the MUT Auction House to find the best times to buy and sell player cards.
Answer developed on this page: The A Ruff Situation quest (September 2026) introduces two major gameplay features for dogs. First, fully grown dogs and the Bloodhound can dig for treasure trail steps, eliminating the need to carry a spade in your inventory — saving one slot and improving clue scroll efficiency. Second, fully grown dogs can be traded to an NPC near the Theatre of Blood for 100 blood runes (200 with the Morytania Medium Diary completed). This creates a renewable source of blood runes, one of the most expensive runes in the game. For context, blood runes are currently priced around 250-300 GP each, making each dog trade worth 25,000-60,000 GP depending on the diary completion. The Bloodhound pet gains the most value from these changes, as it now has a practical function beyond being a rare flex.
Next working tool: Track blood rune prices. Monitor the blood rune market to find the best time to trade dogs for runes.
Answer developed on this page: The August 12 2026 update rebalanced Chambers of Xeric unique weights: Ancestral pieces increased by 53.3%, prayer scrolls reduced by 19.5% in regular mode and 26.1% in Challenge Mode. The total unique pool dropped from 69 to 60 in regular mode and 69 to 56 in Challenge Mode. GP/hr is expected to remain stable as individual item prices adjust.
Next working tool: Calculate your CoX DPS. Use the DPS calculator to optimize your gear setup for Chambers of Xeric with the new meta.
Answer developed on this page: The August 12 2026 update lowered Hallowed Sepulchre Floor 4 entry to 77 Agility (down from 82), Floor 5 to 87 (down from 92), and now allows skill boosting for floor entry. The Floor 5 Grand Coffin can be opened with 84 Thieving or 92 Agility. The Colossal Wyrm Agility course also received duration and XP adjustments.
Next working tool: Calculate Agility XP rates. Use the XP calculator to plan your Agility training from 77 to 99 with the new Sepulchre requirements.
Answer developed on this page: The August 12 2026 update added 8 new Agility shortcuts (levels 49-83) and converted 6 grapple shortcuts to barehanded use (levels 48-78). Key additions include Draynor Manor fence gap (49), Champion's Guild stepping stones (52), Edgeville Dungeon pipe (60), Arceuus Library shortcut (52/62), Sophanem crossing (79), Mos Le'Harmless stones (82), and a Pollnivneach plateau shortcut (83).
Next working tool: Plan your Agility training. Use the XP calculator to see which Agility shortcuts become available at each level.
Answer developed on this page: Crab Quest is a new Intermediate members-only quest announced for September 2026. Requirements: 40 Sailing, 30 Fishing. Rewards: 1 Quest Point, 10,000 Sailing XP, 3,000 Fishing XP, and unique shells that play musical notes audible to other players. Start the quest by drinking a mysterious drink on an existing island.
Next working tool: Plan your Sailing training. Use the XP calculator to plan your Sailing training from 1 to 40 for Crab Quest requirements.
Answer developed on this page: The August 12 2026 update removed the Fight Caves re-entry cooldown, increased the Rune Essence Pouch drop rate from Abyssal Guardians (1 in 42 to 1 in 8) and Abyssal Walkers (1 in 42 to 1 in 5), improved bonfire mechanics, removed ToB party cooldown, reduced Chivalry drain rate, and removed thrall immunity from Menaphite Akh. The Maggot King Speed Chaser CA was also moved to Grandmaster tier.
Next working tool: Optimize your Jad setup. Use the DPS calculator to find the best gear for your next Fight Caves or Inferno run.
Answer developed on this page: The PvP Bootcamp is a community event organized by Katerena, running from August 16 to September 26, 2026. Ten content creators will learn PvP fundamentals from experienced coaches across 15 sessions. The event includes a dedicated world, weekly training sessions, challenges such as From Scratch, Wilderness Boss Challenge, and Protect the King, and a grand finale on September 26. Sessions are streamed live on Twitch.
Next working tool: Optimize your PvP setup. Compare PvP gear and find your best DPS setup with the calculator.
Answer developed on this page: The August 12 2026 update massively increased the Rune Essence Pouch drop rate. From Abyssal Guardians, the rate went from 1 in 42 to 1 in 8 (425% increase). From Abyssal Walkers, it went from 1 in 42 to 1 in 5 (740% increase). Additionally, both monsters' Light and Heavy Ranged Defence was reduced to 0, and Abyssal Guardians' Crush Defence was also reduced to 0, making them much faster to kill. This is a game-changing update for ironman accounts.
Next working tool: Optimize your Abyssal farm. Find the fastest weapon for killing Abyssal creatures with the DPS calculator.
Answer developed on this page: Jagex published official drop rates for Wyrmscraig content in the August 12 update. The Mad Angel drops Hallowfell at 1 in 127, Ardeaglais Teleports at 1 in 25 (2 units), Medium Clue Scrolls at 1 in 25, Jar of Light at 1 in 1,000, and the Aggy pet at 1 in 2,000. Golem Crafting yields the Jeweller's Chisel at 1 in 300. Goat Hunting has Wyrmscraig Goat Hoof at 1 in 48 on rumour completion, and Mr McGroot at 1 in 40,000 base rate (improves by -25 per Hunter level, reaching 1 in 37,525 at 99, with 200M XP players 15x more likely).
Next working tool: Track Hallowfell prices. Check real-time prices for Hallowfell and other Wyrmscraig items.
Answer developed on this page: The August 12 2026 update improved Bonfire Firemaking with a new 'Tend To' option, simplified interface for adding logs, and a fixed hand-warming animation bug. The Bonfire remains the most AFK Firemaking method, offering 130k-170k XP/hr at the Wintertodt camp with redwood logs, or 90k-120k XP/hr with magic logs. The new QoL changes make the training experience significantly smoother with fewer clicks and no annoying animation bugs.
Next working tool: Plan your Firemaking training. Calculate logs needed and estimated time to reach your Firemaking goal.
Answer developed on this page: CoX remains highly profitable after the August 2026 rebalance. Ancestral pieces are 53% more common (64% in CM), scrolls are 19.5-26.1% rarer, and Challenge Mode is now significantly more rewarding. Estimated GP/hr: 3-5m/hr solo regular, 4-7m/hr efficient groups, 5-8m/hr Challenge Mode. The rebalance has made CoX a healthier, more consistent money maker with fewer disappointing scroll-only purples.
Next working tool: Optimize your CoX DPS. Maximize your damage output in CoX with the DPS calculator.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS speedrunning is a community-driven challenge format where players compete for the fastest boss kills. Molgoatkirby, highlighted in Jagex's August 14 Community Spotlight, holds world records for Zulrah (28.80s), Hespori (17.40s), and sub-40 second Leviathan kills. He was also the first to earn an Inferno cape in Trailblazers League and a Zuk helm at 85 combat. Speedrunning requires max DPS gear, tick-perfect mechanics, and deep understanding of boss attack patterns.
Next working tool: Optimize your speedrun DPS. Compare weapons and gear setups for maximum burst damage on any boss.
Answer developed on this page: Duo Nex is one of the most profitable bossing methods in OSRS, with estimated GP/hr of 5-10m depending on kill speed and unique drop luck. The duo format allows for consistent kills while splitting the unique drop pool between two players. Key gear includes Bandos or Torva for the tank role and maximum ranged DPS gear for the attacker. The drop table includes Ancient ceremonial robes, Torva boots, Pernix snaps, and the rare Nihil horn at 1/2,000.
Next working tool: Optimize your Nex DPS. Compare Twisted Bow vs Bow of Faerdhinen for maximum ranged damage on Nex.
Answer developed on this page: The August 12 2026 update changed the OSRS PvP Arena to use 'Zerker' loadouts. This means the preset gear in PvP Arena tournaments now includes Berserker helm, Berserker ring, and other mid-level strength gear instead of max gear. The change aims to make PvP Arena more accessible and skill-based by reducing gear gaps. Players should practise with Zerker gear setups and focus on spec timing, prayer flicking, and movement.
Next working tool: Calculate your PvP DPS. Compare weapon and gear damage output for Zerker-tier PvP setups.
Answer developed on this page: The Inferno is OSRS's hardest solo challenge: 69 waves of increasingly difficult monsters culminating in a fight against TzKal-Zuk. Molgoatkirby achieved a Zuk helm at 85 combat — the lowest possible combat level — in his 'Lowgoat' series, proving that game knowledge can overcome gear limitations. The recommended setup is ranged with a Twisted Bow or Bow of Faerdhinen, Armadyl or Pernix armour, Ruby bolts (e), and a Rune pouch with Ice and Blood spells for crowd control.
Next working tool: Optimize your Inferno DPS. Compare Twisted Bow vs Bow of Faerdhinen damage against Inferno monster defence levels.
Answer developed on this page: OneBigGame is an annual charity event organized by SpecialEffect, a UK charity that helps people with physical disabilities play video games. On August 13, 2026, Jagex employees played a football match against Xbox studio employees, live on Twitch. The event featured content creators like Torvesta and Solo Mission, with a raffle offering signed shirts, game codes, and membership as prizes. Players can still support SpecialEffect through donations and the JustGiving page.
Next working tool: Check event item prices. Track prices for items related to OSRS community events and charity initiatives.
Answer developed on this page: The Colossal Wyrm Agility Course in Varlamore's Avium Savannah offers two tracks: a basic course (50 Agility, ~31k XP/hr, 633 XP/lap) and an advanced course (62 Agility, ~43k XP/hr, 1,053.6 XP/lap). Players collect Termites currency — 8-10 per basic spawn, 12-15 per advanced spawn — exchangeable at Worm Tongue's Wares for Amylase packs, teleport scrolls, Graceful crafting kits, and Calcified acorns. The August 2026 Summer Sweep Up adjusted lap durations and XP rates. Obstacles never fail, making it a low-intensity, consistent training option.
Next working tool: Optimize your Varlamore DPS. Calculate optimal gear for bossing in Varlamore after agility training.
Answer developed on this page: Calvar'ion is a level 264 undead Wilderness boss found in the Skeletal Tomb (level 21 Wilderness, singles-plus combat). He has two phases — normal and enraged — and summons Skeleton Hellhounds at 50% HP in each phase. He is resistant to all combat styles except crush (-10 crush defence), so use crush weapons with a Salve amulet. Key drops include the Voidwaker blade (1/912), Ring of the gods (1/716), and Dragon 2h sword (1/358). Requirements: Hard Wilderness Diary OR Vet'ion boss Slayer task.
Next working tool: Optimize your Calvar'ion DPS. Compare crush weapons and gear for maximum damage against Calvar'ion's -10 crush defence.
Answer developed on this page: Vet'ion is a level 454 undead Wilderness boss found in Vet'ion's Rest (level 35 Wilderness). He has two phases — normal and enraged — and summons level 194 and 231 Skeleton Hellhounds at 50% HP in each phase. He is resistant to all combat styles except crush (-10 crush defence). Key drops include Voidwaker blade (1/360), Skull of vet'ion (1/196), and Ring of the gods (1/512). The enraged form has a 5-minute timer before reverting. Requirements: Medium Wilderness Diary OR Vet'ion boss Slayer task.
Next working tool: Optimize your Vet'ion DPS. Compare crush weapons to ensure your kill time stays within the 5-minute enrage timer.
Answer developed on this page: The August 2026 PvM profit tier list after the Summer Sweep Up changes: S-tier includes Nex duo (5-10m GP/hr) and Tombs of Amascut (4-8m GP/hr). A-tier includes Chambers of Xeric (3-6m GP/hr after rebalance) and Theatre of Blood (2-5m GP/hr). B-tier includes Vet'ion (1-3m GP/hr), Zulrah (2-3m GP/hr), and Mad Angel (1-3m GP/hr). C-tier includes Vorkath (1.5-2m GP/hr) and Calvar'ion (0.5-2m GP/hr). The Fight Caves QoL changes made Jad runs faster but profit remains low (~500k GP/hr).
Next working tool: Compare boss DPS. Calculate your DPS against any boss to estimate kill times and GP/hr.
Answer developed on this page: Sailing is OSRS's newest skill, released November 19, 2025. Start by completing the Pandemonium quest at Port Sarim docks. There are three boats: Raft (Level 1, 1k coins), Skiff (Level 15, 15k coins), and Sloop (Level 50, 200k coins). The skill features 9 oceans, 56 docking points, 27 unlockable islands, boat combat, port tasks, sea charting, shipwreck salvaging, Barracuda Trials (highest XP/hr), and deep sea trawling (high GP/hr). Key upgrades include the Wind Catcher (53), Teleport Focus (55), and Bosun's Workbench (63).
Next working tool: Track Sailing item prices. Monitor Grand Exchange prices for Sailing resources like camphor, ironwood, and rubium.
Answer developed on this page: LANscape is a live creator LAN party taking place on Saturday, September 5, 2026, from 14:00 to 19:30 UTC in London. Hosted by Soup and J1mmy, 12 creators compete in teams across in-game and IRL challenges including a tileman challenge, boss relay, barrage race, hide & seek, and a final PvP showdown. Twitch chat votes on sabotages and handicaps. The event streams live on twitch.tv/oldschoolrs with creator co-streams. Teams will be revealed throughout the week of August 17.
Next working tool: Check creator hiscores. Look up the stats of your favourite OSRS creators competing in LANscape.
Answer developed on this page: Blood Moon Rises is an upcoming OSRS quest first mentioned in Podcast Episode 18 (August 17, 2026) as Mod Ed's current project. It is expected to continue the Myreque storyline from Sins of the Father, set in the vampyric region of Morytania. Wiki editors have already added dialogue transcripts for Old Man Ral referencing the quest. While official details are scarce, the quest is likely to require completion of Sins of the Father and may involve Larina Hallow, whose wiki page received significant updates in August 2026.
Next working tool: Prepare for Morytania combat. Optimize your gear for vampyre and Vyrewatch combat in the upcoming quest.
Answer developed on this page: Kree'arra is the level 580 Armadyl-aligned boss in the God Wars Dungeon, found behind the Armadyl eyrie (requiring 70 Ranged and 70 Agility to access). He attacks with ranged and magic, with a max hit of 71. Use ranged gear (Twisted Bow or Bow of Faerdhinen) with Armadyl armour. Key drops include the Armadyl helmet (1/508), Armadyl chestplate (1/508), Armadyl chainskirt (1/508), and the pet Kree'arra (1/3,000). Wiki corrections in August 2026 confirmed that mind rune and feather drop counts are correlated. Solo Kree'arra can earn 1-3m GP/hr.
Next working tool: Optimize your Kree'arra DPS. Compare Twisted Bow vs Bow of Faerdhinen damage against Kree'arra's defence.
Answer developed on this page: The Hunter Guild is located in Carnillean, Varlamore, and was designed by Mod Other (as revealed in Podcast Episode 18). It offers a task-based Hunter training system where players complete 'rumours' — specific creature assignments — for XP and guild points. Guild points are exchanged at the reward shop for items like the Huntmaster's cape, golem outfits, and hunting equipment. The guild connects to the broader Varlamore ecosystem including the Colossal Wyrm Agility Course, Mortimer the Slayer Master, and the Avium Savannah.
Next working tool: Optimize your Varlamore DPS. Calculate optimal gear for bossing in Varlamore after Hunter training.
Answer developed on this page: The best Prayer training methods in 2026 include offering bones at the Daemonheim altar or Chaos altar (~7-15m GP/hr cost), using ensouled heads at the Dark Altar (~free but lower XP), and Varlamore's Calcified bone shard method (~2-4m GP/hr cost, AFK-friendly). The Ectofuntus offers the highest XP per bone but is slow. Podcast Episode 18 revealed that Varlamore's prayer training design was informed by real-world anthropology and burial practices, making it a narratively-grounded training method.
Next working tool: Optimize your Dark Altar DPS. Calculate optimal combat gear for ensouled head reanimation kills at the Dark Altar.
Answer developed on this page: Jagex has revealed the first two LANscape teams via X/Twitter. Team Guthix (announced August 17) features B0aty, MeganTTV_, and MmorpgCP. Team Bandos (announced August 19) features skill_specs, katerenaa, and Sick_Nerd. Two more teams — Team Saradomin and Team Zamorak — are expected to be revealed throughout the week of August 17. The event takes place September 5, 2026, 14:00-19:30 UTC in London, streamed live on twitch.tv/oldschoolrs.
Next working tool: Check creator hiscores. Look up the stats of your favourite OSRS creators competing in LANscape.
Answer developed on this page: The Voidwaker is a level 75 Attack melee weapon assembled from three pieces dropped by Wilderness bosses: the Voidwaker blade (Callisto/Artio, 1/360), the Voidwaker hilt (Venenatis/Spindel, 1/360), and the Voidwaker gem (Vet'ion/Calvar'ion, 1/360). Take all three pieces to Madam Sikaro in the Ferox Enclave Dungeon with 500,000 coins to assemble. The weapon has +80 Strength, 4-tick speed, and a special attack called Disrupt (50% energy) that deals guaranteed magic damage for 50-150% of your max melee hit. It excels at K'ril Tsutsaroth, Fight Caves, and high-defence targets.
Next working tool: Test Voidwaker DPS. Compare Voidwaker DPS against other weapons for any boss.
Answer developed on this page: K'ril Tsutsaroth is the level 650 Zamorak-aligned boss in the God Wars Dungeon, found in Zamorak's Fortress (requiring 70 Hitpoints to enter). He attacks with melee (slash, max hit 46) and magic (max hit 30), with a special attack that drains 50% of your Prayer points and hits through Protect from Melee (max 49). Key drops include the Zamorakian spear (1/127), Steam battlestaff (1/127), Staff of the Dead (1/508), and the Zamorak hilt (1/508). The Voidwaker's Disrupt special attack is ranked #1 against him. Pet drops at 1/5,000. Use Demonbane weapons (Arclight) or water spells for the 30% elemental weakness.
Next working tool: Optimize your K'ril DPS. Compare Arclight vs Voidwaker vs other weapons against K'ril.
Answer developed on this page: Callisto is a level 470 bear boss in Callisto's Den (level 40 Wilderness, multi-combat). Artio is its singles-plus variant. Both require the Medium Wilderness Diary or a Callisto boss Slayer task. Callisto attacks with crush (max 55), ranged (max 31), and magic (max 50). The key mechanic is the freeze — at 66% and 33% HP, Callisto deploys bear traps. Use magic with fire spells (30% elemental weakness) or ranged. Key drops: Voidwaker blade (1/360), Claws of callisto (1/196), Tyrannical ring (1/512), and the Callisto cub pet (1/1,500).
Next working tool: Optimize your Callisto DPS. Compare magic vs ranged vs melee damage against Callisto.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS pet drop rates vary widely by boss and activity. The easiest pets to obtain are the TzRek-Jad (Fight Caves, 1/200) and the Chaos elemental pet (1/300). Mid-difficulty pets include the Vet'ion Jr. (1/1,500), Callisto cub (1/1,500), and Kree'arra (1/3,000). The rarest pets include the K'ril Tsutsaroth (1/5,000), Zulrah (1/4,000), and skilling pets like the Beaver (Woodcutting, ~1/20,000) and Rocky (Thieving, ~1/25,000). Most boss pets are guaranteed at a certain kill count (the drop rate threshold), but the drop rate itself is per kill. The most efficient pet hunting strategy is to focus on bosses with fast kill times and reasonable drop rates.
Next working tool: Track boss kill counts. Use the Hiscores tool to track your boss kill counts for pet drop rate calculations.
Answer developed on this page: The third Summer Sweep Up batch (August 19, 2026) brings major Hunter rebalancing: birdhouse XP reduced 40-60% but nest rate tripled; deadfall traps reduced to 8 ticks (4.8s) with 75% log preservation; falconry no longer holds you in place. Guardians of the Rift adds the Abyssal Needle (750 pearls) and the Abyssal Lantern now works outside GOTR. Tempoross sells Fish Barrel and Tackle Box for 6,000 Spirit Flakes each. Jeweller's Chisel buffed to 2 ticks per gem with 1/10 chance for double. Energy potion buffed to 15% per dose. New energy potions added to early-game loot tables.
Next working tool: Check Hunter XP rates. Calculate your Hunter training efficiency with the updated rates.
Answer developed on this page: Team Saradomin was revealed on August 20, 2026 as the third LANscape team, featuring PurppRS, PotatoHimeRS, and Mr_Mammal. The team follows the god-themed naming pattern, bringing order and wisdom to the competition. Three of four teams have now been revealed: Team Guthix (B0aty, MeganTTV_, MmorpgCP), Team Bandos (skill_specs, katerenaa, Sick_Nerd), and Team Saradomin. Team Zamorak is expected to be revealed next. The event takes place September 5, 2026, 14:00-19:30 UTC, live on twitch.tv/oldschoolrs.
Next working tool: Check creator hiscores. Look up the stats of your favourite OSRS creators competing in LANscape.
Answer developed on this page: The August 19 Summer Sweep Up rebalanced Hunter significantly. Birdhouse XP was reduced 40-60% but nests are now more consistent. Deadfall traps are much faster (8 ticks vs 15) with 2 traps allowed. Aerial fishing got a larger quick-catch area and +50% Molch Pearl chance. Falconry no longer holds you in place. The best 1-99 path: birdhouses (1-15), deadfall traps (15-43+), aerial fishing (43-73), and black chins (73-99).
Next working tool: Plan your Hunter training. Calculate XP rates and plan your optimal Hunter training route.
Answer developed on this page: The August 19 Summer Sweep Up added the Abyssal Needle (750 Abyss Pearls) to Guardians of the Rift, which provides runecrafting bonuses. The Abyssal Lantern can now be lit outside GOTR with Willow, Blisterwood, Magic, or Redwood logs, providing rune-boosting effects (base runes only). The Guardian's Eye now unlocks permanent Rift Guardian metamorphosis, retroactive with duplicate refunds.
Next working tool: Plan your Runecrafting. Calculate rune profits and plan your Runecrafting training.
Answer developed on this page: The August 19 Summer Sweep Up added the Fish Barrel and Tackle Box to the Tempoross reward shop for 6,000 Spirit Flakes each. Tempoross is a solo/team fishing minigame where players harpoon fish, cook them, and douse the spirit boss. The best strategy is to use the 'quick fire' method for maximum points per hour. Key rewards include the Spirit Angler's outfit, Fish Barrel, Tackle Box, and the Tiny Tempoross pet.
Next working tool: Track Tempoross rewards. Monitor Grand Exchange prices for Tempoross rewards and supplies.
Answer developed on this page: Team Zamorak was revealed on August 19, 2026 as the fourth and final LANscape team, featuring SoloMission_OSR, Sardaco, and TastyOSRS. This completes the full LANscape roster of 12 creators across 4 teams: Team Guthix (B0aty, MeganTTV_, MmorpgCP), Team Bandos (skill_specs, katerenaa, Sick_Nerd), Team Saradomin (PurppRS, PotatoHimeRS, Mr_Mammal), and Team Zamorak (SoloMission_OSR, Sardaco, TastyOSRS). The event takes place September 5, 2026, 14:00-19:30 UTC, live on twitch.tv/oldschoolrs.
Next working tool: Check creator hiscores. Look up the stats of your favourite OSRS creators competing in LANscape.
Answer developed on this page: The complete LANscape roster features 12 creators across 4 god-themed teams. Team Guthix (B0aty, MeganTTV_, MmorpgCP) brings balance. Team Bandos (skill_specs, katerenaa, Sick_Nerd) brings war. Team Saradomin (PurppRS, PotatoHimeRS, Mr_Mammal) brings order. Team Zamorak (SoloMission_OSR, Sardaco, TastyOSRS) brings chaos. The event takes place on September 5, 2026, 14:00-19:30 UTC in London, hosted by Soup and J1mmy on twitch.tv/oldschoolrs.
Next working tool: Check creator hiscores. Look up the stats of your favourite OSRS creators competing in LANscape.
Answer developed on this page: The Spudworks article (August 20, 2026) details how Mod Hamster and the Infrastructure team ran the Deadman All Stars Finale entirely from a theatre in Chicago using a self-contained LAN setup called 'OSRS-in-a-box'. The setup used a single Dell PowerEdge T160 server (Xeon 6, 16GB RAM, 2TB SSD) running Ubuntu 24.04 with minimal microservices (rs2engine, fakeauth, loginserver). Character saves were exported from AWS DynamoDB as JSON and imported into a local DynamoDB Local instance. RuneLite was made to work offline by mirroring files on an Nginx Docker container and disabling TLS verification. DNS hijacking via Dnsmasq redirected all game-related lookups to the local server. The event faced two issues: a RuneLite profile limit (20 max vs 30 competitors) and version mismatches, both resolved on-site.
Next working tool: Check DMM hiscores. Look up Deadman Mode hiscores and player stats.
Answer developed on this page: The Deadman All Stars Finale was a live, ticketed competitive event held in a theatre in Chicago, featuring the top Deadman Mode players competing for the championship. The event was run using 'OSRS-in-a-box' — a self-contained LAN setup engineered by Mod Hamster and the Infrastructure team. The event was deemed a success despite two minor technical issues (RuneLite profile limit and version mismatches). VODs are available on the Old School RuneScape Twitch channel at twitch.tv/oldschoolrs.
Next working tool: Check DMM hiscores. Look up Deadman Mode hiscores and player stats.
Answer developed on this page: The Venator Bow is a multi-target ranged weapon that excels against groups of enemies. The August 2026 Summer Sweep Up buffed it to 'find targets more reliably', improving its multi-target functionality. The bow requires 80 Ranged and 60 Defence, and is assembled from Venator shards dropped by the Muspah and other sources. It excels at Moons of Peril, Nylocas (ToB), Inferno waves, and any multi-target content. Use the DPS calculator to compare its multi-target DPS against the Twisted Bow and Bow of Faerdhinen.
Next working tool: Compare Venator Bow DPS. Compare Venator Bow multi-target DPS against Twisted Bow and Bow of Faerdhinen.
Answer developed on this page: The OSRS Bronzeman Mode poll failed on 21 August 2026: a majority of players voted Yes, but the result fell short of the required 70% supermajority, so no changes to the mode were implemented. The Old School Team acknowledged they could see the result before it became public and had been preparing for this outcome. They launched an in-game survey from 11:15 UTC on 21 August to collect more feedback, and plan to add an optional 'why did you vote this way' question to future polls using the improved polling system. No release timeline has been announced — the team will return with an update once they decide what, if anything, should happen next.
Next working tool: Follow sourced OSRS updates. Read independent guides that separate official announcements, poll results and community speculation.
Answer developed on this page: The Official OSRS Podcast Episode 19 with Mod Archie was released on 23 August 2026. Archie, Old School's Creative Lead, discusses his journey from early RuneScape content creator (max hit compilations, PvP videos, community Top 10s) to joining Jagex in 2014, hosting livestreams, running Q&As, and eventually leading Creative Services — producing trailers, short-form videos, live-action skits, social campaigns, ads, and creator collaborations. The episode (recorded in March 2026) also covers what it was like becoming one of the most recognisable faces of Old School in its early years. Season 2 is nearing its final episodes with Mods Surma and Ash wrapping up the cast.
Next working tool: Explore OSRS news and guides. Read independent guides and news coverage of official OSRS updates, podcasts, and community events.
Answer developed on this page: The Official OSRS Podcast Episode 18 with Mod Other was released on 17 August 2026. Mod Other, a narrative designer for Old School RuneScape, discusses their journey from Junior Game Designer to Junior Narrative Designer, including work on Varlamore, the Hunter Guild, Hunter Rumours, Death on the Isle, and Shadows of Custodia. The episode covers how real-world research feeds into Gielinor's worldbuilding, from anthropology and burial practices to prayer training design. Other also talks about maxing an Ironman, Hallowed Sepulchre speedrunning, Quest Capes, and the dream of writing the Old School Fairy Tale finale. The episode was recorded in March 2026.
Next working tool: Explore OSRS news and guides. Read independent guides and news coverage of official OSRS updates, podcasts, and community events.
Answer developed on this page: Two official OSRS community events are coming up: the Vampyre Snail Mass on 28 August 2026 at 15:00 UTC, hosted by Mods Acorn & Lenny on world 520 (requires access to Vampyrium); and the Nightmare Mass on 25 September 2026 at 15:00 UTC, hosted with endgame PvM creator Widega across worlds 505-525 (requires access to Slepe). Both events will be streamed on the official OSRS Twitch channel.
Next working tool: OSRS event guides. Stay up to date with official OSRS community events, mass boss fights, and more.
Answer developed on this page: Masochist Mode is a new OSRS content series by Kriibus, announced in the 14 August 2026 Community Spotlight. It's an Ironman with a RuneLite plugin that locks items and skills: every time the player hits a new level, they choose one of two randomly offered items. This makes progression unpredictable and forces the player to use unconventional gear. Combined with the Cardcore ruleset (also launched by Faux and SoupRS), Masochist Mode represents a new wave of ultra-restrictive OSRS challenge series.
Next working tool: OSRS community series. Follow the latest OSRS content creator series, locked modes, and community challenges.
Answer developed on this page: Molgoatkirby completed the Lowgoat series on 14 August 2026 (featured in Jagex's Community Spotlight), achieving the Zuk helm — the Grandmaster combat achievement reward — at just 85 combat. This is the lowest combat level ever to earn a Zuk helm. The journey involved months of careful planning: the Crystal halberd requirement for Zuk helm was removed, eliminating the 100 combat requirement and making 85 combat (the new lowest hard requirement) the target. Kirby used custom simulations, theorycrafted optimal strategies, and completed the final combat achievement in a dramatic finale. The full journey is documented on his YouTube channel.
Next working tool: OSRS combat achievement guides. Explore guides for combat achievements, boss strategies, and the latest community content.
Answer developed on this page: The Maggot King is a boss in Vampyrium unlocked after completing The Blood Moon Rises quest (released 30 June 2026). It is a level 741 parasitic ur-maggot with 1,500 HP that uses Ranged, Magic, and Melee attacks. The boss requires a mix of styles — melee is locked until it falls below ~980 HP. The key drops are the Elder venator fang (1/340, used to craft the Necklace of Rupture) and the Crimson kisten (1/520, a two-handed crush weapon worth ~52.8M GP). At 11.6M GP/hr, it is one of the most profitable PvM activities in Old School RuneScape.
Next working tool: Optimise your Maggot King DPS. Compare Fire spell, ranged and crush weapon DPS setups to find the fastest Maggot King kill times.
Answer developed on this page: The Crimson kisten is a two-handed crush weapon dropped by the Maggot King (1/520, ~52.8M GP). It requires 80 Attack and has a special attack that deals increased damage based on the target's missing HP. In DPS comparisons, it outperforms the Inquisitor's mace at most Crush-weak bosses above 80 Defence, and competes well with the Scythe of Vitur at targets with high crush defence. Its GE price of ~52.8M makes it a strong mid-to-high tier crush weapon for players who cannot afford the Scythe or Inquisitor full set.
Next working tool: Compare Crimson kisten DPS. Test the Crimson kisten against Inquisitor mace, Scythe, and Fang across different boss scenarios.
Answer developed on this page: Shipwreck salvaging is a low-intensity Sailing gathering activity where players move between shipwrecks across the ocean, deploy a salvaging hook, and collect salvage for Sailing XP and resources. Notable rewards include farming seeds, salvaging relics (Boat bottle, Facility bottle), Sailors' amulet, and dragon materials for shipbuilding. There are two dedicated official worlds (596 and 597, US East). The activity is unlocked at 30 Sailing and scales with your level and ship type. With two crewmates on an efficient sloop setup, you can earn approximately 300K-500K GP/hr in salvage plus consistent Sailing XP.
Next working tool: Compare salvaging profit. Compare Shipwreck salvaging GP/hr against other money-making methods to find the best fit for your account.
Answer developed on this page: The OSRS optimal quest guide is a recommended order for completing quests that minimises the amount of experience you need to gain through direct skill training. By completing quests in a specific sequence, you can use the XP rewards from earlier quests to satisfy the skill requirements of later quests. The guide starts with low-requirement quests like Cook's Assistant, Sheep Shearer, and Misthalin Mystery, then progresses through Waterfall Quest, The Knight's Sword, and Tree Gnome Village — all of which provide massive early-game XP. The ultimate goal is the Quest Cape, requiring all 150+ quests.
Next working tool: Plan your quest requirements. Calculate the skill levels required for each quest and plan your training route to meet them efficiently.
Answer developed on this page: Starting an Ironman in OSRS requires a completely different approach from a main account — you cannot trade, use the Grand Exchange, or pick up items dropped by other players. The early game focuses on three pillars: quests (Waterfall Quest, The Knight's Sword, Tree Gnome Village for early XP), skilling (Wintertodt for supplies, Tempoross for food, Guardians of the Rift for runes), and equipment progression (dragon scimitar, barrows gloves, fighter torso). The key to Ironman success is efficiency — every action should serve multiple goals. The mid-game begins around base 70 combat stats and 150 quest points, when you can start bossing for gear upgrades.
Next working tool: Plan your Ironman milestones. Calculate the XP required for each Ironman milestone and plan your training route efficiently.
Answer developed on this page: Phosani's Nightmare is a solo-only boss located in the Sisterhood Sanctuary in Morytania, accessed via the Pool of Nightmares. It is a faster, more intense version of The Nightmare (3x speed) with 3,200 HP, combat level 1,024, and an estimated profit of 11.1M GP/hr. The fight has 4 phases with 12 totems and 4 sleepwalkers. Key drops include the Inquisitor's great helm/hauberk/plateskirt (1/700 each), Nightmare staff (1/507), Eldritch orb (1/1,600), Harmonised orb (1/1,600), and Volatile orb (1/1,600). The unique drop rate is ~1/111 per kill across two independent roll tables. Recommended stats: 90+ in all combat stats, 70+ Prayer.
Next working tool: Optimise your Phosani's DPS. Compare crush weapon DPS against Phosani's defence stats to find the fastest kill setup.
Answer developed on this page: The August 2026 Summer Sweep Up update added a major QoL change: completing a quest now fully restores your run energy. This applies to any quest completion, making it a great way to chain quests without stamina potions for early-game ironmen and mains alike. Beyond the new QoL, run energy management involves: the graceful outfit (30% less drain, 30% faster regen), stamina potions (70% drain reduction for 2 minutes), the Ring of Endurance (15% drain reduction), and the January 2025 rework formula that made low-Agility drain significantly slower. At 99 Agility, run energy drains at the slowest rate and regenerates at +24.9 per minute.
Next working tool: Plan your Agility training route. Calculate the XP needed for graceful outfit requirements and plan your Agility training efficiently.
Answer developed on this page: Cooking is one of the fastest skills to 99 in OSRS, with achievable rates of 200K-500K XP/hr depending on the method. The most efficient path: 1-15 (shrimp/sardine), 15-30 (herring/trout), 30-45 (salmon/tuna), 45-80 (wine — best XP at 330K+/hr), 80-94 (karambwan — 250K XP/hr + profit), 94-99 (anglerfish or dark crabs — 200K XP/hr + profit). The best range in OSRS is the Cooking Guild range (Hosidius range is equal after the 2025 rework removed the reputation requirement). The Cooking Guild range is the most accessible for most players due to its banking distance and the Varrock armour teleport. Cooking is unique among skills for being profitable at almost every level — you typically buy raw fish, cook them, and sell for a profit.
Next working tool: Compare cooking profit methods. Compare raw vs cooked prices and calculate your expected GP/hr for each cooking method.
Answer developed on this page: Quest XP rewards are one of the most efficient ways to train skills in OSRS. The biggest single-quest XP rewards are: Waterfall Quest (13,750 Attack + 13,750 Strength), The Grand Tree (18,400 Attack + 2,150 Magic), Dragon Slayer II (40,000 Magic + 40,000 Smithing + 40,000 Mining + 40,000 HP), The Knight's Sword (12,725 Smithing), and Monkey Madness II (40,000 Defence + 40,000 Ranged). By completing quests in the optimal order, you can use early rewards to meet the requirements for later quests, dramatically reducing the amount of direct skill training needed. The Quest Cape requires completing all 150+ quests in OSRS.
Next working tool: Calculate your quest XP progress. Plan your quest route and calculate the total XP rewards before training a skill manually.
Answer developed on this page: The Jagex Launcher Linux beta was released on 16 July 2026, providing native support for running OSRS on Linux. The launcher supports all major Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, etc.) and integrates with the Official Client, RuneLite, and HDOS. Up to 20 Jagex Accounts can be added and switched between seamlessly. The launcher requires a Jagex Account (mandatory since November 2023) and provides the same features as the Windows version: game detection, automatic updates, multi-account management, and language selection. Before the July 2026 beta, Linux users had to use third-party workarounds or the Windows launcher via Wine. The native launcher is a significant improvement for the Linux gaming community.
Next working tool: Calculate your DPS on any client. Use the DPS calculator to compare gear setups while playing on Linux with the Jagex Launcher.
Answer developed on this page: Courier Tasks are a type of port task in Sailing where you deliver crates of cargo between two ports. You take a task from a notice board, collect cargo from the ledger table, load your boat, sail to the destination, and deposit the crates. XP scales with distance — round-trip deliveries give double XP. The 26 August 2026 update added Loot Sacks: completing a Courier Task now awards a stackable Loot Sack (5 tiers, Tiny to Huge) with a 4/5 chance of GP (800-1,200 GP for Tiny up to 6,400-9,600 GP for Huge) and a 1/5 chance of a port-themed supply bundle. Task slots unlock at Sailing levels 1, 7, 28, 56, and 84. It is an excellent low-intensity Sailing training and money-making method.
Next working tool: Compare Courier Task profit. Compare Courier Task GP/hr and Sailing XP against other money-making methods for your level.
Answer developed on this page: The three OSRS megarares are the Twisted Bow (from Chambers of Xeric, ~1.2B GP), Scythe of Vitur (from Theatre of Blood, ~1.2B GP), and Tumeken's Shadow (from Tombs of Amascut, ~1.1B GP). Each is best-in-slot in its niche: the Twisted Bow dominates targets with high Magic level (ranged), the Scythe hits up to 3 targets with a triple-hit melee attack, and the Shadow triples your Magic damage when using the Tumeken's Warden set. August 2026 market data shows all three near price parity (~1.1-1.2B). The best strategy for obtaining all three is to rotate raids weekly, master one at a time, and count on 30-40 hour average drop windows per rare. If you can only buy one, the Twisted Bow has the widest application across bosses with high magic levels.
Next working tool: Compare megarare DPS. Simulate Twisted Bow, Scythe, and Shadow DPS across different bosses to plan your next purchase.
Answer developed on this page: The Fire Cape is obtained by beating TzTok-Jad in the Fight Caves (TzHaar Fight Cave in Karamja). The Fight Caves has 63 waves of increasing difficulty culminating in TzTok-Jad, a level-702 boss with 250 HP. Jad uses only two attacks — Ranged (telegraphed by a ranged stance) and Magic (telegraphed by a staff slam) — and you must switch prayers reactively (Protect from Missiles / Protect from Magic). With 2026 gear (e.g. blowpipe, dragon crossbow, ancient godsword spec), the climb takes 45-70 minutes, and Jad is beatable at Combat Level 70+ with 75+ Ranged. The August 2026 update removed the Fight Caves cooldown — there is no longer a waiting period between attempts, so practice attempts are free. The cape provides +11 Ranged attack, +9 Strength, and 25 defensive stats, plus acts as an untradeable cosmetic achievement.
Next working tool: Calculate your Jad DPS. Simulate your Blowpipe and crossbow DPS against TzTok-Jad to confirm your setup is fast enough.
Answer developed on this page: On 25 August 2026, a player shared on r/2007scape that their 'joke side-hustle' of collecting Smelly socks in Varrock had grown into a 120+ person clan with structured wages, ranks, and a company goal of 1 million socks. Smelly socks are a low-value tradeable item commonly dropped by NPCs (notably zombies and miscellania) that sell to the general store for 1 gp... On the Grand Exchange they trade near their low-alchemy minimum, frequently at 1-2 GP per sock. The story became the top community post of the week because it showcases how player economies create value out of virtually nothing — 750,000 socks at ~1-2 GP each represent roughly 750K-1.5M GP of circulating 'currency' generated entirely by players — and it highlights the GE market volume mechanics that the LootPath market tools track.
Next working tool: Track low-value item prices. Check real-time GE prices and volumes for smelly socks and thousands of other tradeable items.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS account security in 2026 rests on five layers: (1) a Jagex Account is now mandatory for all players — it is the single account that unifies OSRS, RS3, and the website, with 2FA and the Jagex Launcher security built in; (2) enable authenticator 2FA on both your Jagex Account and your linked email; (3) set a bank PIN in-game on all your banks; (4) use a unique, strong email password — do not reuse it anywhere else; (5) never share your account, password, or authenticator codes, and never click 'link account' phishing links. Account recovery requires proving ownership through your registered email and recovery questions — with a Jagex Account this is streamlined through the launcher. The community recovery story of Airr Kelly (August 2026, account restored after going public) illustrates both how emotional account loss is and that Jagex support can restore accounts when ownership is proven.
Next working tool: Verify account progress safely. Check your own (and competitors') progress via the official hiscores — the safe way to share account milestones.
Answer developed on this page: The Fall of Falador was a game-breaking glitch on 6 June 2006, the same day the Construction skill launched. A server-side PvP flag meant to mark players in the wilderness or a minigame was not cleared when a player left those areas. The player Durial321 exploited the lingering flag to attack and kill other players anywhere in the world, mostly in Falador, where hundreds of players died and lost their entire inventories — there were no gravestones or death chests in 2006, so everything dropped on the floor. Jagex responded by rolling back the game servers by several hours to restore lost items, banning Durial321, and patching the bug. The incident became one of RuneScape's most legendary events, and it was memorialised in 2016 with a special World 666 anniversary event where players fought an NPC Durial321 for a green partyhat drop.
Next working tool: Build your PvP setup. Use the DPS calculator to tune your melee, ranged and magic loadouts for wilderness and PvP scenarios.
Answer developed on this page: Barracuda Trials are a series of Sailing obstacle courses at sea that can only be attempted in a skiff. There are three trials with level requirements that cannot be boosted: The Tempor Tantrum (Sailing 30, Storm), The Jubbly Jive (Sailing 55, Backwater) and The Gwenith Glide (Sailing 72, Porth Gwenith, requires Regicide). Each trial has three ranks of difficulty — Swordfish, Shark and Marlin — with stricter time limits and collection requirements. Completing a tier for the first time grants bonus Sailing XP and unlocks the next tier, and fastest times are tracked on a scoreboard. Rewards are one-time: each trial gives a key (e.g. the Stormy key) that unlocks a cruiser outfit, a ship facility item, and a flag cosmetic fabric roll. Note that Barracuda Trials are primarily an XP and cosmetic-progression activity — they do not provide repeatable GP income, so treat them as a completionist/progression goal rather than a money-making method.
Next working tool: Plan your Sailing route. Use the calculator suite to plan gear and check requirements as you progress through the Sailing skill.
Answer developed on this page: A trawling net is a ship facility you install on a player-owned skiff or sloop to go deep sea trawling at shoals. Operating a net at the correct depth grants both Sailing and Fishing XP, and the fish you catch are stored in your ship's cargo hold. All nets fish at the same speed: 3 ticks per roll (2 ticks with tick manipulation), and each net holds up to 250 fish. There are four net tiers, each requiring Sailing and Construction levels and unlocking deeper shoals: Rope (Sailing 56/Con 45, shallow, 2 fish max), Linen (65/61, shallow+moderate, 3), Hemp (76/70, up to deep, 4), and Cotton (84/73, all depths, 5). In the 20 May 2026 update ('The Red Reef is Out Today!'), trawling nets began rolling for fish every 3 ticks instead of every 4 — roughly 25% faster fishing — and Sailing XP at the correct depth was increased. Beware: teleporting or disembarking discards uncollected fish, while logging out normally auto-transfers them to your cargo hold.
Next working tool: Track your skilling. Use the calculator suite to plan your Sailing and Construction levels for each net tier.
Answer developed on this page: A master clue scroll is the highest tier of clue scroll in OSRS, rewarding a master reward casket when completed. They are untradeable, members-only, and are 6-8 steps long. You obtain them by handing easy, medium, hard and elite clue scrolls to Watson (west of Forthos Ruin in Hosidius), or from the caskets of lower tiers (1/50 easy, 1/30 medium, 1/15 hard, 1/5 elite). Steps can be anagrams, coordinates, puzzle boxes, light boxes, cryptic clues, emote clues, Sherlock challenges, Falo the Bard, Hot & Cold, and combat encounters. Emote clues ask you to perform an emote at a location while wearing required gear — use STASH units to store that gear. Skill requirements range from Attack 75 and Defence 70 (not boostable) up to high non-combat skills like Crafting 87, Herblore 87 and Woodcutting 90 (boostable). The average master clue is worth about 652,549 coins, with uniques including 3rd Age, Gilded, ornament kits, and the Bloodhound pet.
Next working tool: Plan your clue gear. Check your combat stats against the requirements for master clue steps and combat encounters.
Answer developed on this page: Melee is the simplest and most effective way to kill the Mad Angel — ranged and magic generally perform poorly against its defence. The boss is weak to golembane weapons, with the granite hammer being particularly effective. Because accuracy and max hits are guaranteed when you perfectly counter the sweep/smite attacks, lower-tier options perform well, and lower-level players should prioritise their best available weapon and consider the full blood moon set. A strong budget setup uses blood moon helm/chestplate/tassets, an amulet of strength (or fury/glory), a fire cape, dragon defender, granite hammer (or zombie axe/hasta), dragon boots, a berserker ring (i) or lightbearer, and Barrows gloves. Bring a special-attack weapon such as a dragon mace, divine super combat or super strength potions, multiple prayer potions, and food like karambwans. Recommended requirements are 75 Attack, 43 Prayer minimum (for Protect from Melee/Magic), with 70 Prayer and 70 Defence for Piety if available.
Next working tool: Check your Mad Angel DPS. Simulate your budget melee setup against the Mad Angel to confirm your kills are fast enough.
Answer developed on this page: The Avernic Defender is a shield-slot defender requiring 70 Attack and Defence, with the highest strength bonus (+8) and melee attack bonuses of any off-hand in the game. It is made by combining a dragon defender with an Avernic defender hilt, a drop from the Theatre of Blood. You can attach Ghommal's hilt 6 (the Grandmaster Combat Achievement reward) to make Ghommal's avernic defender 6 — and this is where the risk comes in. Players have reported that when Jagex adds new Combat Achievements, the Grandmaster tier threshold can rise, which revokes your Grandmaster status, unequips the Ghommal's avernic defender, and can lead to the defender being lost or destroyed if your inventory is full. On PvP death the Avernic becomes broken (not destroyed) and Perdu repairs it for 600,000 coins (its item-protection value since the 29 July 2026 update). Dismantling it returns the dragon defender but destroys the hilt. To protect it: bank it before CA-update days, keep inventory space free, and never take it above level 20 Wilderness where 600,000 coins drop in its place on a kill.
Next working tool: See your melee DPS with an Avernic. Plug the Avernic Defender's +8 strength bonus into the DPS calculator to compare melee loadouts.
Answer developed on this page: The Bosun's Workbench is a boat facility in OSRS Sailing, released on 20 May 2026 with the The Red Reef update. It lets an assigned crew member automatically repair your ship whenever it takes damage beyond the max heal of the repair kit equipped — the repairs consume repair kits stored in your cargo hold. A crewmate's Deckhandiness level (D) may randomly provide extra healing between 0 and D−1, the same as when you manually command repairs. To build it, you must first read the Bosun's workbench schematic (a quest reward from The Red Reef), then place it in any facility hotspot that supports a salvaging station (visible only under the "All" options category). Requirements are Sailing 63 and Construction 54 (both boostable), and materials are 6 camphor planks, 24 adamantite nails and 5 lead bars (about 27,624 gp total). You need a saw and hammer, it builds in 5 ticks (3 seconds), it grants 1,003 Construction XP and no Sailing XP, and its appearance matches the boat's hull material.
Next working tool: Plan your Sailing build. Check the Sailing and Construction levels you need for each ship facility with the calculator suite.
Answer developed on this page: Fletching is one of the fastest skills to train to 99 in OSRS. The fastest path is: skip to about level 30 with quests (Big Chompy Bird Hunting, Animal Magnetism, Zogre Flesh Eaters, The Fremennik Trials, Temple of Ikov — about 14,074 XP total), then fletch bows from 1 to 99, upgrading at each bracket: shortbows/longbows through oak, willow, maple, yew, and magic at levels 5, 10, 20, 25, 35, 40, 50, 55, 65, 70, 80, 85. Fletching (u) bows is the most AFK at 3 ticks per bow (2 ticks with a fletching knife, roughly +50% XP/h); stringing is 2 ticks per bow but needs more attention. A fletching knife cuts fletch time from 3 to 2 ticks, a bow string spool strings 27 bows per inventory instead of 14, and a jeweller's chisel cuts bolt tips about 2.6x faster. Alternative methods include battlestaves (levels 40-80, ~110k XP/h) and redwood shields (levels 92-99, ~168k XP/h). The best zero-time method is darts (2 clicks per set, doesn't interrupt movement), and arrows are semi-zero-time — fletch them while training Agility, Slayer or Hunter.
Next working tool: Check your ranged gear. Use the DPS calculator to compare ranged weapons and ammo you can fletch.
Answer developed on this page: Demon Evasion is an Elite-tier Combat Achievement task (#47) for the boss Skotizo, released 21 July 2021 (members only). The task is to kill Skotizo without taking any damage — a Perfection-type task worth 4 Combat Achievement points, with a completion rate of about 25.7%. The strategy is: use Protect from Magic throughout the fight; stay out of melee distance from Skotizo, the three reanimated demon spawns, and the dark ankou (the ankou only aggros if you get too close); use a high-attack-range ranged weapon to kite the enemies while running; bring an Arclight or Emberlight to quickly kill Awakened Altars (note that awakened pillars no longer stop spawning after 3 minutes); cast ice burst or ice barrage on grouped demon spawns to freeze them and create windows to attack Skotizo, or bind the front spawn when they follow in a line (they cannot path through each other but can pass through Skotizo); kill two of the three reanimated demon spawns to prevent their respawn, leaving only one to kite; and bring several stamina potions because of the constant running. Self-damaging effects from ruby dragon bolts (e), ruby bolts (e), and divine potions do not cause the achievement to fail.
Next working tool: Check your Skotizo DPS. Simulate your ranged and magic DPS against Skotizo to confirm your no-damage kill is fast enough.
Answer developed on this page: The Blast Furnace is a members-only minigame in Keldagrim focused on bulk smelting bars. Its furnace requires only half as much coal as a standard furnace, making it ideal for high-tier ores that need large coal quantities. Requirements: started The Giant Dwarf quest (for Keldagrim access); a 2,500-coins-per-10-minutes usage fee (waived at 60 Smithing, not boostable; Ring of Charos(a) halves it to 1,250); on official Blast Furnace worlds, deposit 72,000 coins/hour (12 gp/tick) into the coffer near the bank chest; and ice gloves, smiths gloves (i), or a bucket of water to cool bars quickly. On the 23 designated BF worlds, five dwarves operate all mechanics, so the player loop is: place coal/ore on the conveyor belt, collect cooled bars from the bar dispenser (auto-cooled with ice gloves/smiths gloves), use the nearby bank chest, repeat. Manual operation on non-BF worlds needs 30 Agility, Crafting, Firemaking and Strength. XP rates: gold with goldsmith gauntlets hits 315k-371k XP/h, and tick-perfect gold can exceed 420,000 XP/h; hybrid methods (gold + primary ore, needing coal bag + goldsmith gauntlets) push 280k+ XP/h; and smelting steel, mithril, adamantite or runite bars yields 1.7M-2.3M gp/hour.
Next working tool: Plan your smithing levels. Use the calculator suite to check the Smithing and Agility levels you need for the Blast Furnace loop.
Answer developed on this page: Combat Achievements are OSRS's progression system for bossing: each supported boss has a chain of achievements that get harder within their tiers, and completing them earns CA points. Those points fill a single shared reward ladder whose highest step is the Grandmaster tier — the same ladder that gates the last Avernic hilt, which attaches to an Avernic Defender to make Ghommal's avernic defender 6. The system is not a separate activity: you earn points by doing things you were already doing, only to a stricter standard. The one risk worth knowing is that when Jagex ships new Combat Achievements — as happened with the Mad Angel CAs on 26 August 2026 — the Grandmaster point threshold can rise, which revokes Grandmaster status, unequips the hilt 6, and can lose the defender if your inventory is full. Treat any new-CA day as a banking day for your Avernic.
Next working tool: Check the damage your CA gear actually needs. Use the DPS calculator to see whether your current setup clears a CA's damage requirement before you commit to it.
Answer developed on this page: The Easy Gauntlet is a quest-gated PvM instance made of five sequential rooms: goliaths, gargoyles, infernals, chaos demons, and finally the TzHaar brothers Kal'Zuk and Kal'Tik. Each room asks for a different combat style — melee for the goliaths and the gargoyles, melee or magic for the infernals (a slow 3.0-second hit speed), ranged or magic for the chaos demons, and magic for the TzHaar pair. You can pick which rooms to fight on each entry, so you can work through them one at a time instead of clearing the whole instance. Easy mode is the lower reward tier, so the value is not in what you drop — it is in learning every room's mechanic safely, with no preparation cost beyond the food and gear you would already bring. Bring prayer, food sized to the hardest room you are entering, and enough inventory to switch between melee, ranged and magic without running back to a bank.
Next working tool: Compare the three styles across the rooms. Use the DPS calculator to see which of your melee, ranged and magic setups comes out ahead in each Gauntlet room.
Answer developed on this page: Zulrah is a solo PvM boss fought in a single chamber — no group, no room puzzles, just one player against a fight that repeats the same three-phase loop until you die or decide to stop. Phase 1 has Zulrah split into several multi-balls that you destroy, after which it reassembles into a single form. Phase 2 splits it into Zulrah Prime and Zulrah Junior: Prime casts orb spells that summon orbs over your party, and you stop them by destroying Zulrah Junior's orbs — miss the window and the orbs hit you. Phase 3 destroys Prime and Junior and reassembles Zulrah as a single form with increased accuracy and hit speed, after which it cycles back to phase 1. Ranged is the standard method because it keeps you moving the least for the most damage output; melee is viable and magic is generally slower. The notable drops are the Vambraces of the Tormented, the Toxic staff of the dead, the Tidal staff, the Voidmelee, the Dragon claws (phase 1 only) and the ultra-rare Godwars' relic. Expect a long grind: the table leans toward a handful of high-value items rather than frequent gold, so treat Zulrah as a KC accumulation fight rather than a money-making loop.
Next working tool: See where Zulrah sits against other PvM options. Use the money making guide to compare Zulrah against the other bosses when deciding where to farm.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS on mobile is the same game you play on a desktop — same account, same worlds, same bank, skills and boss KC — delivered through the official Jagex Launcher app on iOS and Android. You do not install the game separately: you install the launcher, sign in with your Jagex account, and the launcher downloads the client for you. Nothing is locked to a device, and nothing is mobile-only, so a session on your phone continues exactly where your desktop session left off. The Steam version is a desktop-only option and is not the mobile path. For play, a phone suits low-intensity content best — skilling, construction, and farming where you can take your eyes off the hit window between actions — while content that demands fast reaction and constant rotation is where touch play falls apart. Set the graphics low, disable decorative effects, and keep 2FA enabled on your Jagex account before you sign in anywhere else.
Next working tool: The other install route — and why it is not mobile. Read the Steam guide for how the desktop Steam version differs from the mobile launcher route.
Answer developed on this page: Chambers of Xeric (CoX) is a team raid built for 3 to 5 players, and its structure is the point: the raid is a series of rooms rather than one fight, and the team is split up so several rooms run at once. You start in the Great Hall, pass through the Entrance Hall, and the party divides into three two-player team rooms — the Storage Room, the Fight Caves and the Boss Room — while one player takes the Maze alone. The maze player carries a small backpack and must find the right teleporter for each of their items, and what they bring back decides what the team gets from the Treasury and the Vault that follows. The raid ends with Xeric, a two-phase boss where phase 2 replaces the familiar form with several different Xeric variants, each telegraphing a heavy incoming hit the party has to dodge or reposition away from before it resolves. In August 2026 the Summer Sweep-Up changed the CoX loot table, which is what moved the profit side of the raid — read our CoX loot rebalance and CoX profit articles for the numbers rather than relying on older figures.
Next working tool: Compare CoX against the other profit options. Use the money making guide to see how CoX ranks against the other bosses once you know the current loot table.
Answer developed on this page: Nex is a five-phase Zaros boss in the God Wars Dungeon's Ancient Prison, and you fight her in a team. The phases run Smoke, Shadow, Ice, Blood and Zaros, and each one has a mechanical switch: Smoke introduces the cough virus, Shadow drops a melee-heavy p2, Ice adds freeze + prison, Blood has you spread her blood pools, and Zaros is the final burn. Ranged is the easiest setup (Zaryte crossbow + Twisted bow switch, Masori, ruby dragon bolts (e)) and works in any team size; hybrid (Osmumten's fang + Torva) is higher DPS but only recommended for small teams. The Ice phase freeze rules were clarified by Mod Ash: Nex's Ice Barrage freezes for 15 ticks if you are not praying Protect from Magic, while Glacies and the Spiritual Mages freeze for 6 ticks regardless of prayer. Small teams of six or less use melee distancing in the Blood phase; duo kills are possible but require brews. Masses are viable and are the most forgiving way to learn the fight.
Next working tool: See where Nex fits your PvM plan. Use the boss tool to compare Nex against other God Wars content when planning your next farm.
Answer developed on this page: Hunting pyre foxes is a Hunter money-making method that the OSRS wiki estimates at about 1,629,311 GP per hour (after tax). You need 57 Hunter and the Children of the Sun quest to access the method. You set deadfall traps in the middle of Avium Savannah, chop the surrounding trees for logs to craft replacement traps, and catch pyre foxes for their fur and raw meat. Recommended extras are large fur and meat pouches, a log basket, Kandarin headgear, a bonecrusher, a jerboa tail and a ring of dueling. The profit comes from the pyre fox fur sold on the Grand Exchange; the raw meat is a smaller secondary drop. Like all wiki profit estimates, the number moves with market prices, but pyre foxes sit at the top end of Hunter money makers.
Next working tool: See where pyre foxes sit among money makers. Use the money making guide to compare pyre foxes with the other Hunter and PvM money makers.
Answer developed on this page: Vorkath is a solo boss on Ungael that you unlock by completing Dragon Slayer II, and he is one of the most consistent money makers in the game — the wiki's current estimates sit between roughly 2.5M and 4.1M GP per hour depending on gear. He uses all three combat styles but only melees you if you stand next to him, he breathes three kinds of dragonfire (standard, venom, and prayer-disabling), and every 6 attacks he cycles between two specials: a freeze that spawns a zombie which explodes when it reaches you, and an acid-pool + rapid-fire phase. The wiki currently recommends 90+ Ranged for the blowpipe or dragon hunter crossbow method, or 90+ Attack/Strength for the dragon hunter lance. A 2026 change removed the old trick of using transformation rings to escape the freeze special, so you now have to either bring the right gear or simply eat through it.
Next working tool: See where Vorkath sits among money bosses. Use the boss tool to compare Vorkath's GP/hr against the other PvM bosses before you commit to a farm.
Answer developed on this page: Slayer is trained by getting an assignment (a task) from a Slayer master and killing the assigned monsters — Slayer XP is roughly equal to the monster's Hitpoints. For fastest XP, use Duradel (or Nieve/Steve before you qualify) and prioritise barrage tasks such as dust devils, nechryael, smoke devils and jellies, plus cannon-friendly tasks like araxytes. Spend reward points in this order: unlock your block slots, buy the Superior Slayer monsters perk (50 pts), the Slayer helmet (400 pts), then extensions and small unlocks. In 2026 the newest master is Mortimer, added with the Fallen From Grace quest (Wyrmscraig Cavern), who has his own task list including warped creatures, aquanites and gryphons.
Next working tool: Plan gear for your Slayer tasks. Use the gear tool to plan a slayer setup that covers your barrages, cannon and boss-task switches.
Answer developed on this page: Episode 20 of the Official OSRS Podcast (published 31 August 2026) is the first audio-focused episode. Guest Mod Surma walks through how the OSRS audio team creates the game's music, sound effects and ambience — the custom tools they use for sound effects, the classic instrument palette, and the move from 8-bit to 16-bit audio. The episode also covers how Sailing opened up richer ambience and sampled sounds, and touches a long list of musical moments across the game, from the Brutus cow and duck-filled boss track to Tombs of Amascut, Song of the Elves, Nex, Varlamore, Doom, Guardians of the Rift, the Alan Walker collaboration, Blood Moon Rises and Raids 4.
Next working tool: Explore OSRS news and guides. Read independent guides and news coverage of official OSRS updates, podcasts, and community events.
Answer developed on this page: Cerberus is a level 318 hellhound boss in Cerberus' Lair beneath Taverley Dungeon, and you need 91 Slayer on a hellhound (or Cerberus) task to fight her. She attacks with melee, ranged and magic (max hit 23 each) and has three specials: a triple attack, a howl that summons three souls which drain 30 prayer each if blocked, and lava pools she spits onto the floor. Her three crystals — primordial, pegasian and eternal — each drop at 1/520 and upgrade dragon, ranger and infinity boots into the BiS boots of 2026; she also drops the smouldering stone and the hellpuppy pet. The average kill is worth about 78,300 GP, and the wiki's money making guide estimates roughly 3.4M GP per hour at 25 kills per hour.
Next working tool: See where Cerberus sits among Slayer bosses. Use the boss tool to compare Cerberus' GP/hr against other Slayer bosses before you grind the task.
Answer developed on this page: The Alchemical Hydra is a 95 Slayer boss at the bottom of the Karuulm Slayer Dungeon, and you can only fight her on a hydra Slayer task — assigned only by Konar quo Maten and Mortimer (or boss slayer by Konar). Unless you have the elite Kourend & Kebos Diary you need boots of stone, boots of brimstone or granite boots to survive the dungeon floor heat. The fight is a rotating-head mechanic: the head cycles between four attack styles (fire, lightning, acid and poison/melee), and you pray against the current head, step off acid pools, and switch when she slams her head into the ground. Her uniques are hydra leather (ferocious gloves) and the hydra claw (dragon hunter lance when combined with a Zamorakian hasta), plus the three hydra parts for the brimstone ring. The average kill is worth about 189,000 GP and the wiki's money guide estimates roughly 4.5M GP per hour at 25 kills per hour.
Next working tool: Compare Hydra with the other Slayer bosses. Use the boss tool to see where the Alchemical Hydra sits against Vorkath and the other money bosses before you commit your task.
Answer developed on this page: The Corrupted Gauntlet is the harder variant of The Gauntlet, a solo minigame in Prifddinas (after Song of the Elves) where you take no items in and spend up to 10 minutes gathering resources to craft your own gear before fighting the Corrupted Hunllef. The dungeon is a 7x7 grid of rooms with resource nodes and crystalline monsters; you craft three weapon types (bow, halberd, staff) in three tiers and at least two armour pieces. The Hunllef uses protection prayers, so you must fight with two different combat styles and switch prayers when it swaps styles. Loot includes crystal weapon/armour seeds and the rare enhanced crystal weapon seed — used for the Blade of Saeldor and the Bow of Faerdhinen — plus crystal shards. The wiki's money making guide estimates roughly 703,000 GP per hour at 6 completions per hour, driven by the enhanced seed and crystal armour seed.
Next working tool: See how CG compares to the money bosses. Use the boss tool to compare the Corrupted Gauntlet's zero-supply GP/hr against Vorkath and the other PvM bosses.
Answer developed on this page: The Theatre of Blood is the second OSRS raid, located beneath Ver Sinhaza in Morytania, and the only hard requirement is completing Priest in Peril to access Morytania. Teams of up to five fight six bosses in order: the Maiden of Sugadinti, the Pestilent Bloat, the Nylocas (Vasilias), Sotetseg, Xarpus, and Verzik Vitur. You cannot teleport out — the only exit is an escape crystal sold by the Mysterious Stranger for 75,000 coins, and if the whole team dies you reclaim items from the chest for 100,000 coins. Deathless raids have a 10.99% unique chance, and the wiki's money making guide estimates roughly 3.2M GP per hour in trios at 3 deathless kills per hour, with nearly 90% of the profit coming from uniques like the Scythe of Vitur, Ghrazi rapier, Avernic defender hilt and Justiciar pieces.
Next working tool: See how ToB stacks up against other raids. Use the boss tool to compare Theatre of Blood's trio GP/hr with Tombs of Amascut, Chambers of Xeric and the solo money bosses.
Answer developed on this page: The Dagannoth Kings (DKs) are three level 303 dagannoth in a multiway combat cave on Waterbirth Island, and the fight is a tribrid: each king uses one combat style and is weak to the style that beats it on the combat triangle — Rex is melee and weak to magic, Prime is magic and weak to ranged, Supreme is ranged and weak to melee. Each king has its own ring drop (Rex has two), all three can drop the dragon axe, and killing all three is required for the Elite Fremennik Diary. The wiki's solo tribrid money making guide estimates roughly 2.7M GP per hour at 25 kills per hour per king, and recommends 85 Agility (boostable at 80) plus the Elite Fremennik Diary for the faster travel.
Next working tool: See where DKs rank among money bosses. Use the boss tool to compare the Dagannoth Kings' solo tribrid GP/hr against the other mid-game money bosses.
Answer developed on this page: Summer Sweep Up Miscellaneous — published 2 September 2026 — is the fourth and final planned batch of the series, and it concentrates on new jewellery, stackability and QoL. It adds the Necklace of Fangs (+12 ranged accuracy, +1 ranged strength, dropped 1/128 by Turoths and Spiked Turoths), four new elemental magic amulets plus a combined Elemental Amulet for magic players, makes Abyssal Sire Unsireds stackable in the bank, lets you consume the Ghommal's Lucky Penny to permanently unlock its charge-saving effect, adds shark lure fishing speed-ups, and rewrites 643 Nex personal bests that were set with bug abuse — after which the Nex record rests at 42 seconds. It also reminded players that LANscape starts Saturday 5 September at 14:00 UTC.
Next working tool: Plan jewellery for your build. Use the gear tool to compare the new Fangs and elemental amulets against your current jewellery slots.
Answer developed on this page: The Necklace of Fangs was added in Summer Sweep Up Miscellaneous (2 September 2026). It gives +12 ranged accuracy and +1 ranged strength, and it drops 1/128 from both Turoths and Spiked Turoths. Its purpose is to fill the ranged jewellery gap for mid-level Slayer players before an Anguish: below Anguish tier, it gives you ranged offence that competes with an Amulet of Fury while keeping the necklace slot free for your best sacrifice-friendly option. Because it is a 1/128 drop from a common Slayer task, it is cheap and reasonably fast to obtain once you have Turoths unlocked (55 Slayer).
Next working tool: Compare it against your Fury. Use the gear tool to model the Fangs versus the Fury on your ranged max hit before you grind the task.
Answer developed on this page: The Summer Sweep Up Miscellaneous update (2 September 2026) added four elemental magic amulets — Air, Water, Earth and Fire — plus a combined Elemental Amulet. Each single amulet gives +10 magic accuracy and +2 max hit on its respective elemental spells, crafted by combining an Amulet of magic, the matching elemental jewel and 100 matching runes at that element's rune altar (Air 18 Runecraft, Water 19, Earth 20, Fire 21). The jewels drop 1/64 from Slayer monsters: Air diamonds from Killerwatts, Water sapphires from Sea Snake Hatchlings, Earth emeralds from Molanisks and Fire rubies from Infernal Mages. The combined Elemental Amulet (Runecraft 30, all four amulets + 500 runes of each element) applies +10 accuracy and +2 max hit across all core elemental spells, making it a niche but real option for elemental-bolt builds below the occult/max-cape meta.
Next working tool: Model the amulet boost in your magic setup. Use the gear tool to compare the new elemental amulets against your current magic jewellery before crafting.
Answer developed on this page: On 2 September 2026, as part of Summer Sweep Up Miscellaneous, Jagex confirmed a Nex personal best cleanup: 643 records set with bug abuse had been reverted. The first batch came from last week's Mad Angel Combat Achievements bug, which inflated NPC damage calculation game-wide and produced Nex kill times as low as 4.2 seconds — initially 83 PBs, expanded to any sub-70-tick time in the bug window, affecting 154 players. The second batch came from revisiting a 2025 Verac's bug that allowed Nex's minions to be killed in an unintended way, adding 489 more PBs. After the corrections, the Nex record should sit at 42 seconds, and Jagex invited reports of other unrealistic bug-based records so the same standard can be applied across all bosses.
Next working tool: Plan a legitimate Nex speed run. See the modern Nex mechanics, team setup and speed-running approach in the boss tool before you chase the 42-second barrier.
Answer developed on this page: The Summer Sweep Up Miscellaneous update (2 September 2026) made two quality-of-life changes that are easy to miss. First, the Ghommal's Lucky Penny can now be consumed to permanently unlock its sole-effort charge-saving effect instead of being worn — and the effect now also covers the Amulet of Blood Fury. The unlock is tied to Master-tier Combat Achievements: it deactivates if you lose Master completion and reactivates when you regain it. Second, harpoon fishing with shark lures got faster: one lure gives a 50% chance to cut the action delay from 5 ticks to 4, three lures always cut it to 4, and five lures always cut it to 4 with a further 50% chance of 3 ticks. Both are permanent, account-level improvements that remove inventory micromanagement.
Next working tool: Slots for slayer QoL. Use the gear tool to plan a slayer setup that keeps your jewellery slot free now that the Lucky Penny is a permanent unlock.
Answer developed on this page: Menu Entry Swapper 2.0 (MES 2.0) is a complete rewrite of the original MES system, live since 3 September 2026 on mobile and the Official Client (version 240.6+). Key changes: menus are now organised per-subject (each NPC, fairy ring, or object has its own saved order); drag-and-drop is replaced by control icons (up arrow, down arrow, eye to hide, star to promote sub-entries, reset); sub-menu entries can be promoted to the top-level menu; individual entries can be hidden; and walk-here re-ordering is far more reliable. Most old customisations migrate automatically, except walk-here-related settings which must be reconfigured. Settings are saved per device.
Next working tool: OSRS Calculators. Use the calculators to compare DPS, XP, and profit with your new MES 2.0 setup.
Answer developed on this page: MES 2.0 (live 3 September 2026) introduces several mobile-specific improvements. Swipe-scrolling lets you scroll tall menus by swiping instead of dragging the scroll bar — a major quality-of-life fix for menus with many entries. The edit button in the top-right corner collapses menus per-object for easier individual editing. Three new settings are available: long-press time (adjusts how long you must hold to open the menu via touch), menu spacing (controls the vertical gap between entries), and minimenu start position (whether the menu opens with its top edge under the pointer or with a specific entry under the pointer). All settings are per-device.
Next working tool: OSRS Calculators. Use the calculators to optimise your mobile PvM setup with MES 2.0 tweaks.
Answer developed on this page: Elf Warriors (combat level 90) and Elf Archers (combat level 86) are found in Isafdar, the elven city in Tirannwn. Iorwerth Warriors (combat level 157) and Iorwerth Archers (combat level 146) are stronger variants found in the Iorwerth Dungeon, accessible during and after the Mourning's End Part II quest. Elf Warriors use melee and can be safespotted with ranged/magic; Elf Archers use ranged and require prayer or a shield. Iorwerth variants hit significantly harder and are commonly killed for Slayer tasks or the Crystal Bow crystal shard drop. All four types received wiki updates on 4 September 2026.
Next working tool: OSRS Boss Guide. Plan your elf-killing gear with the boss tool — compare setups for Elf and Iorwerth variants.
Answer developed on this page: The Summer Sweep Up Miscellaneous update (September 2026) added new elemental amulets (see our dedicated elemental amulets guide for stat details), reigniting an ongoing community debate about magic diversity in OSRS. The core argument: melee has weapon diversity (scimitar → longsword → 2h → whip → spear), ranged has weapon diversity (shortbow → longbow → crossbow → dart → chinchompa), but magic largely funnels everyone into the same charged staff (Sanguinesti or Tumeken's shadow). Elemental amulets offer a different playstyle — lower raw damage but no charge cost, always available, and slot-compatible with other jewellery bonuses. The community is pushing for Jagex to make this path more viable rather than just a temporary stepping stone for low-level mages.
Next working tool: OSRS Gear Planner. Compare magic gear setups — elemental amulets vs charged staves — in the gear planner.
Answer developed on this page: The Grand Exchange (GE) is OSRS's central marketplace where players buy and sell tradeable items. It uses a limit-based system: each item has a 4-hour buy/sell limit, and each player has 8 offer slots (3 for F2P). When you set a buy offer above the current sell price (or vice versa), the trade executes instantly at the guide price. Otherwise, your offer enters a queue. A 2% tax applies to most sales (coins, herbs, ores, equipment), reducing your profit — factor this into margins. The GE is located west of Varrock, accessible via the nearby bank. Our live GE prices tool shows real-time buy/sell prices for margin analysis.
Next working tool: OSRS Market Prices. Check live Grand Exchange buy and sell prices to find profitable trade margins.
Answer developed on this page: The Feldip Hills are a members' region south of Yanille in Kandarin, dominated by ogres and home to Gu'Tanoth, the Jiggig burial ground, the Chompy Marsh, the Smoke Devil Dungeon and the Feldip hunter area (including red chinchompas after the Elite Western Provinces diary). Key teleports: the Feldip Hills teleport, the gnome glider at Lemantolly Undri (One Small Favour), the ogre boat to Rantz's cave (Recipe for Disaster), the jungle eagle system (Eagle's Peak), Watchtower teleport, ring of dueling to Castle Wars, and the Hunter skillcape teleport at 99 Hunter. Fairy rings: AKS at the centre near the glider, and BKP at Chompy Marsh. The Myths' Guild sits in the southwest (Dragon Slayer II) with a spirit tree and the Wrath altar unlock. Corsair Cove at the south edge is free-to-play and has a bank after The Corsair Curse.
Next working tool: Plan your Hunter training. Use the calculators to estimate XP and GP for the Feldip hunter area methods.
Answer developed on this page: Andrew Lakeman — a former Jagex content developer on Old School RuneScape, known online as 'Mod Jed' (and formerly Jed Sanderson) — was sentenced by a UK court in early September 2026 for stealing in-game gold and items from 68 player accounts, roughly 705 billion gold pieces in total, and selling them on the black market for more than £364,829 (around US$750,000). He pleaded guilty. The case produced the Court of Appeal ruling R v Lakeman [2026] EWCA Crim 4, which confirmed that OSRS 'gold pieces' are 'property' capable of being stolen under the Theft Act 1968. Reports describe a suspended sentence. The practical lesson for players: stolen gold now carries a real-world criminal value, so account security and refusing black-market gold deals matter more than ever.
Next working tool: Verify account progress safely. Check your own (and competitors') progress via the official hiscores — the safe way to share account milestones.
Answer developed on this page: Yes — buying or selling OSRS gold, items, or accounts for real-world money is real-world trading (RWT), and it is against the Jagex rules. Selling gold on third-party sites, buying gold with cash, buying or selling accounts, and swapping services for real money all carry account bans (typically a permanent ban under the 'macroing major' category for gold trading). The only sanctioned way to turn real money into GP is Jagex Bonds, bought with cash or membership and sold on the Grand Exchange. The September 2026 sentencing of former Jagex dev 'Mod Jed' added a criminal dimension: OSRS gold is now recognised as property under UK law, so black-market gold can be treated as the proceeds of theft — for buyers as much as sellers.
Next working tool: Check live GE prices. Use the live GE prices tool to spot real margins — no black market needed.
Answer developed on this page: Skotizo is a level 321 demon (450 HP, max hit 38) fought in an instance beneath the Catacombs of Kourend. Each attempt costs one dark totem, assembled from base, middle and top pieces dropped by Catacombs monsters (3/128 each piece, or 1/128 for a complete totem). He attacks with stab and magic, is immune to poison and venom, and has a 40% water-elemental weakness. The fight revolves around the four awakened altars in his arena: deactivate them as soon as they activate, or they heal him — since 22 July 2026 they have a 1-minute cooldown before reactivating, and the arena is smaller. Bring a demonbane weapon (Arclight is ideal), protect from magic, and aim for the no-damage kill for the 'Demon Evasion' Combat Achievement. Skotizo always drops infernal ashes and a hard clue, with ancient shards, the dark claw (1/25), the Skotos pet (1/65), jar of darkness (1/200) and rare uncut onyx (1/1,000); he is also the only source of a direct shield left half drop. Average kill value is around 163,000 gp.
Next working tool: Check your Skotizo DPS. Use the boss DPS calculator to compare Arclight setups and maximise damage per totem.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS is famously light, but the 2026 recommended specs give you comfortable headroom: on Windows, Windows 10 64-bit or later with an Intel i3-6100-class CPU (or AMD 2.4 GHz+), a GeForce GTX 600-series-class GPU (or Intel UHD 610), 8 GB RAM and at least 200 MB of free storage, with OpenGL 4.4 and Vulkan 1.1 support. On macOS you want macOS 11 (Big Sur) or later with an M1 chip and 4 GB RAM. On Android, Android Pie 9.0 or later with 4 GB RAM; on iOS, iOS 13 or later with 3 GB RAM. Both mobile platforms need about 2 GB of free storage. In practice OSRS runs on far weaker machines — a decade-old office laptop can often play it — but the official Desktop/Mobile clients, RuneLite and HDOS all benefit from meeting the recommended numbers, especially if you use GPU-heavy plugins.
Next working tool: Plan your account goals. Whatever hardware you play on, the calculators help you plan XP and GP goals efficiently.
Answer developed on this page: Catherby is a coastal village on the west coast of Asgarnia, best known for the tightest bank-fish-cook triangle in OSRS: the pier has lobster/spiny lobster and swordfish spots, the famous range sits next to the bank, and the allotment farming patch is a short run west. Get there by Camelot Teleport (walk south), the Catherby lodestone, fairy ring AKS (west), or the charter ship / Sailing dock for sea travel. Quests nearby include Family Crest (the Catherby cook path), Merlin's Crystal, Murder Mystery, Fishing Contest and Swan Song. Since the Sailing skill arrived, Catherby is also a proper Sailing port with a port master and notice board offering sea-monster bounty tasks (albatross, frigatebird and osprey appear on its boards), making it a one-stop hub for fishing, cooking, farming and maritime content in 2026.
Next working tool: Price your Catherby haul. Check current GE prices for lobsters, swordfish, bowstrings and raw fish before you bank your next catch.
Answer developed on this page: The OSRS x Chess.com collaboration is a limited-time cross-promotion where five Old School RuneScape NPCs — General Bentnoze & General Wartface, Vannaka, Bob the Cat, Sliske and the Wise Old Man — appear as playable chess bots on Chess.com, at difficulty ratings from 300 up to 3150. You play at go.chess.com/jagex with your regular Chess.com account; no client download or third-party software is needed. The event originally ran from 3 to 30 November 2025, and the OSRS Wiki's full dialogue transcript was updated in early September 2026 amid renewed community interest. There are no in-game OSRS items or rewards — the prize is beating each bot (especially the grandmaster-level Wise Old Man) and the bragging rights that come with it.
Next working tool: Keep up with OSRS events. Follow the latest official news, community events and collaboration coverage in one place.
Answer developed on this page: Pandemonium (quest #174) is a Novice, short quest released on 19 November 2025 that acts as the on-ramp for the Sailing skill and its own island, The Pandemonium. There are no level or quest requirements and no items to bring — you pick up a hammer and saw during the quest. Talk to Will or Anne on the dock east of Port Sarim's Food Store to start. The story: you interview for a job, steer the boat south to a pirate wreck east of Karamja, salvage a mysterious medallion and an old cup, then get pushed overboard by Anne. You wash up on The Pandemonium, talk to 'Squawking' Steve Beanie and Ribs in the pub, exchange the old cup for a raft, build a cargo hold, run a cargo delivery between the island and Port Sarim, and return for the finale. Rewards: 1 quest point, 400 Sailing XP, permanent access to the Sailing skill and the island, a raft, 25 sawmill coupons, 2 repair kits and a spyglass. Pandemonium is also a prerequisite for four follow-up quests — Prying Times, Current Affairs, Troubled Tortugans and Fallen From Grace.
Next working tool: Plan around the Sailing quests. Sequence Pandemonium and the Sailing quest line against your XP goals so the unlocks arrive exactly when you need them.
Answer developed on this page: Sailing bounty tasks are a level 30 Sailing activity: pick a contract from a port notice board, sail out, kill the assigned sea monster until it drops the required body parts (a unique jingle announces each part drop), then return to a port master to claim Sailing XP plus a port coin bag or port reward bag. You get 3 task slots at level 30, 4 at level 56 and 5 at level 84 (slots are shared with courier tasks), and difficulty is shown by scimitar colour (grey easy, blue harder, red very hard). Reward bags scale with the task's base XP: Tiny 3,465 XP, Small 8,800 XP, Medium 11,825–14,575 XP, Large 19,910–30,965 XP and Huge 40,370–47,080 XP, with a rare 1/36 chance of shark paint. The four seabird contracts are Tern (level 30+, boards at The Pandemonium, Civitas illa Fortis, Port Roberts, Brimhaven, Catherby, Land's End, Musa Point, Port Piscarilius, Port Sarim and more), Osprey (more boards and feather quantities), Frigatebird (Catherby, Aldarin, Civitas illa Fortis, The Pandemonium, The Summer Shore and others) and Albatross (level 50+, Catherby, Port Khazard, Port Roberts, Brimhaven, Rellekka, Etceteria, Lunar Isle and more). Collected parts cannot be banked but are stackable — keep them in your inventory to survive teleports, since parts stored in the ship's cargo hold are lost if your ship is recovered.
Next working tool: Price the parts you bring home. Check GE prices for feathers, beaks and Sailing supplies before deciding which bounty board pays best today.
Answer developed on this page: Ultimate Ironman (UIM) is Old School RuneScape's hardest official game mode: you keep ironman restrictions — no trading, no Grand Exchange, no staking, no drops from other players — and you can never use a bank, so almost nothing is permanently storable. Instead, UIM players juggle a small set of quasi-storage: looting bags in the Wilderness, rune pouches, seed boxes, fish barrels, herb sacks, clue boxes, POH storage spaces, and 'deathbanking' — deliberately dying so a death pile acts as a 30-minute emergency bank. Because death piles delete when items are removed or after the timer (and Wilderness deaths scatter items to other players), the whole mode is a logistics puzzle. A practical starter plan: complete the strongest early quests first (Waterfall Quest, The Grand Tree, Tree Gnome Village, Fight Arena) for free combat XP, keep your best untradeables safe, use a looting bag in the Wilderness sparingly, and never carry more risk than one death can wipe.
Next working tool: Plan your UIM route. Check the skill levels each quest needs and order your goals so a UIM never carries more than one inventory of requirements.
Answer developed on this page: The OSRS economy is player-driven: nearly all gold and items are created and priced by players rather than a central NPC economy. GP is created mainly by PvM drops, High Alchemy and skilling products, then spent on gear, supplies, Construction, Prayer and other skills. The main permanent sinks are the 2% Grand Exchange seller tax (capped at 5m GP per item), death costs, skill expenses and Bonds, which Jagex sells for real money and players can sell in-game for GP as the official gold channel. The black market (buying gold from third-party sites) violates the rules, risks a ban and was the subject of the 2026 Mod Jed case, in which a former Jagex developer stole roughly 705 billion GP worth of in-game wealth from 68 accounts and sold it for about GBP 364,829.
Next working tool: Check live GE prices. See current buy and sell prices before you trade — and remember the 2% seller tax when you estimate profit.
Answer developed on this page: Rellekka is the Fremennik village in the far north of the Fremennik Province, added with The Fremennik Trials (2004). Nearly all of its facilities require that quest. Fastest routes: Fremennik sea boots 1 (teleports to the marketplace), an enchanted lyre (south entrance), Waterbirth Teleport (short boat hop from the docks), or a player-owned house portal just south of town; the fairy ring DKS sits near Keldagrim's cave exit a short run east of the north entrance. There is no bank in Rellekka. The town offers the 80-Agility Rellekka Rooftop Course (55k-65k XP/hour), a large Hunter area with a fur trader, full fishing on the docks, a workshop with furnace/spinning wheel/anvils, and thieving stalls in the guarded marketplace. Since Sailing, Rellekka is a level-62 port with a shipwright, notice board, salvaging station and ledger table, offering bounty tasks against hammerhead sharks, albatross, narwhal, spined/armoured/vampyre krakens and orcas, plus courier runs to Port Piscarilius, Neitiznot, Etceteria and Piscatoris. Quests anchored here: The Fremennik Trials, The Fremennik Isles, The Fremennik Exiles, Lunar Diplomacy, Olaf's Quest and The Graveyard.
Next working tool: Plan the Fremennik quest line. Check the requirements for The Fremennik Trials, Lunar Diplomacy and Dragon Slayer II before you head north.
Answer developed on this page: Fortis Colosseum is a solo PvM challenge in Varlamore widely described as the spiritual successor to the Inferno. It is a dangerous instance: Hardcore Ironmen lose their status on death, unprotected items go to a grave, and anything left on the ground is lost. Completion rewards Dizana's quiver, equippable in the cape slot. Recommended minimums are 95+ Attack/Strength/Defence/Hitpoints, 85+ Prayer, 95+ Ranged (97+ to one-shot the mage Fremennik with a venator bow) and 94+ Magic (99 to one-shot the melee Fremennik with Tumeken's shadow). A strong slash weapon (abyssal tentacle or better) is essential for Sol Heredit, who has very high ranged and magic defence. The fight throws Fremennik warband trios, serpent shamans, jaguar warriors, javelin colossi, manticores, shockwave colossi and minotaurs at you across ten-plus waves, with modifiers such as Quartet, Reentry, Mantimayhem, Dynamic Duo, Myopia and Solarflare changing the rules between attempts.
Next working tool: Compare boss requirements. Check every boss in the game — including Fortis Colosseum's neighbours in Varlamore — before you plan a gear upgrade.
Answer developed on this page: Wintertodt is a cooperative minigame-style boss fought with skills instead of combat, imprisoned north of the Wintertodt Camp behind the Doors of Dinh in Great Kourend. It was released on 8 September 2016, making 8 September 2026 its 10th anniversary. You need a Firemaking level (around 50 is the usual comfortable minimum, lower is possible with warm clothing), and the fight works by chopping bruma roots, optionally fletching them into bruma kindling, then feeding braziers to drain the boss's energy while keeping the pyromancers alive. Your warmth meter is your health — at 0% warmth you die instantly. Points (lighting 25, feeding roots 10, feeding kindling 25, repairing 25, healing pyromancers 75) translate into reward cart loot and Firemaking XP: 500+ points is the minimum for rewards, each 500 points guarantees an extra reward, and subduing the boss with 500+ points gives 100x your Firemaking level in XP. Notable rewards include the tome of fire, the pyromancer outfit, the phoenix pet and the dragon axe.
Next working tool: Estimate your Wintertodt haul. See which Wintertodt crate rewards are worth selling right now and compare the profit per hour with other money methods.
Answer developed on this page: Barbarian Assault is a combat minigame played in the basement of the Barbarian Outpost by a team of five, each in one of five roles — Attacker, Defender, Collector, Healer and Fighter. There are no requirements to play, and it is a safe instance: dying costs you nothing (though items you drop manually are lost). Your team clears ten waves of Penance creatures and then defeats the Penance Queen using omega eggs fired from the egg launcher. Every completed wave awards honour points for your role, and killing the queen gives 80 points in your role plus 5 in the other three. Honour points buy role upgrades (levels 1-5, 1,400 points for a level-5 role and 5,600 for all five) and Penance armour such as the fighter torso (the main reason most players go), or can be gambled at Commander Connad: low, medium and high gambles pay out resources and armour, with the dragon chainbody and the Penance Queen pet (roughly 1/1000 from high gambles) as the headline prizes, plus elite clue scrolls at about 1/10 from high gambles.
Next working tool: Check Barbarian Assault ranks. See how your Barbarian Assault rank and Honour Points compare on the official hiscores before you start the torso grind.
Answer developed on this page: A Ruff Situation is a Novice, members-only quest released on 8 September 2026 in the 'A Ruff Situation & Crab Quest' update. It needs 15 Crafting, a needle (or costume needle), thread and a piece of fur (bear, gray wolf, fox or plain fur — Baraek in Varrock Square sells it for 20 coins), and two level 22/23 outlaws to fight. You start by talking to Talia at the dog shelter camp south-west of the Edgeville Monastery (combat bracelet or skull sceptre teleport is quickest). The quest sends you after a stray dog in Varrock whose puppies were taken, leads you to Picklenose and the goblins, and has you craft a stuffed dog (use grain on fur with needle and thread) to trade for the missing puppy. Rewards: 1 quest point, 1,000 Crafting XP, and access to puppies that grow into pet dogs — Labrador, Pug and Spaniel are free, and up to ten more breeds (Chihuahua, Border Collie, Corgi, Greyhound, Husky, Samoyed, Bernese Mountain Dog, Shiba and Yorkie among them) can be found wandering around Gielinor. The dog news post also describes your puppy as a companion that can help you dig for Treasure Trail steps.
Next working tool: Check your Crafting level first. A Ruff Situation needs 15 Crafting — verify your stats and plan the quest chain before you head to the shelter.
Answer developed on this page: Crab Quest is the 183rd quest in OSRS, released on 8 September 2026 in the 'A Ruff Situation & Crab Quest' update. It is an Intermediate, members-only quest with a short length. Requirements: 40 Sailing and 30 Fishing; no enemies to fight. You start by sailing to Dognose Island (north-west of The Great Conch), drinking from the strange bottle on the beach, and talking to the crab there. The quest has you collect every shell on the island, fish a Flotsam with the big fishing net to obtain a sea-soaked bowstring, a battered barrel and a weathered rosewood plank, then combine plank and bowstring into an Instrument. After naming it and playing it for the crab, you investigate every tree and bush on the island to find the other ceremonial leaders — the crab quizzes you on the ceremony and the correct answers are 2, 3, 1, 4. If a crab is too scared to come out, use the Sit down emote (loop option) and wait briefly. Once all leaders are found, the ceremony cutscene plays and the quest ends. Rewards: 1 quest point, 10,000 Sailing XP, 3,000 Fishing XP, and the Shell collection — seven shells that play notes audible to other players, effectively a musical instrument.
Next working tool: Check your Sailing and Fishing levels. Crab Quest needs 40 Sailing and 30 Fishing — verify your stats before you sail to Dognose Island.
Answer developed on this page: The A Ruff Situation quest (8 September 2026) added 13 dog breeds to OSRS as pet puppies. After the quest you get Labrador, Pug and Spaniel by default; ten more breeds roam the world as lost dogs and can be returned to the shelter: Chihuahua (Uzer Oasis), Border Collie (Crafting Guild / Dark Wizards' Tower), Corgi (East Ardougne near Aemad's Adventuring Supplies), Greyhound (south of the Woodcutting Guild), Husky (Fishing Hamlet, east of Wintertodt), Samoyed (Hardwood Grove, north-east of Tai Bwo Wannai), Bernese Mountain Dog (north-east of Rellekka), Shiba (Avium Savannah, Pyre fox hunting spot) and Yorkie (The Great Conch, west of the marketplace). Puppies grow into dogs (pets), each breed is a separate pet, and the official news post describes your puppy as a companion that can help you dig for Treasure Trail steps. Unlike boss pets there is no drop rate — every breed is found by travelling to its area and bringing it back, which makes this a purely exploration-based collection.
Next working tool: Plan your dog-hunting routes. Check the quest and diary requirements on your route — Uzer Oasis, Karamja and Avium Savannah all need quest progress.
Answer developed on this page: Araxxor is the boss version of araxytes and currently the strongest Slayer boss in OSRS at combat level 890, released 28 August 2024. It lives in the Morytania Spider Cave (entrance north-east of Darkmeyer, lair through a web tunnel just north-west of the cave entrance) and can only be fought solo on a spider/araxyte Slayer task (92 Slayer to receive them; Konar quo Maten can also assign it as a boss task). The fight is venom-heavy: nine eggs (three red, three white, three green) hatch in order as you attack, and every six standard attacks a special fires based on the south-easternmost egg — red Acid Drip, white Acid Spray or green Acid Bullet — all leaving acid pools that inflict escalating venom. At 25% HP Araxxor enrages: Defence +35, attack speed drops from 6 to 4 ticks, and melee becomes a 1x3 cleave that leaves acid; stepping under Araxxor during the cleave damages it and shrinks the area to 1x1. Aranea boots negate one ranged hit every 8 ticks and one cleave hit every 20 ticks. The Mirrorback Araxyte reduces damage to Araxxor by 20% and reflects 50% of it back at you — and the 8 September 2026 update fixed the mirrorback no longer duplicating its recoil damage when Araxxor is attacked. Drops include the noxious pommel/point/blade (each 1/600, no duplicates until a full set), which combine into the Noxious halberd (two-handed slash), and the araxyte fang (1/600) that upgrades the amulet of torture into the amulet of rancour. The Nid pet is 1/3,000 (1/1,500 if you Destroy the corpse instead of Harvesting loot), with elite clues at 1/50.
Next working tool: Check your Slayer boss options. Compare Araxxor's requirements and rewards with the rest of the Slayer boss roster before you head to Morytania.
Answer developed on this page: Treasure Trails is OSRS's clue-hunting system: monsters drop clue scrolls of five tiers — beginner, easy, medium, hard and elite — and following the steps leads to a reward casket. Beginner clues have a single step and no skill requirements; easy clues take 1-2 steps; medium 2-4; hard 3-5; and elite 4-6, with higher tiers demanding higher skill levels and more travel. Steps come in several types: dig spots (a map or coordinates marks a spot you must dig with a spade), puzzle boxes (sliding-tile puzzles), emote clues (perform an emote in specific gear, best done with STASH units), anagrams, cryptic clues, coordinate clues, and combat steps. The September 2026 update added a companion that makes digging easier for clue hunters: the puppy from the A Ruff Situation quest 'can help you dig for Treasure Trail steps', per the official news post. Rewards scale with tier — from beginner caskets with rune items and small cash up to elite caskets that can drop third-age, gilded, ornament kits and the bloodhound pet. The bloodhound is the clue-hunting pet, dropped from elite and master caskets; master clues are covered in detail in our separate master clue guide.
Next working tool: Plan your clue skill requirements. Higher clue tiers need skill levels like Crafting, Agility and Woodcutting — check the requirements before you chase elite caskets.
Answer developed on this page: The Fight Caves is a solo members-only combat challenge in the outer TzHaar city of Mor Ul Rek, inside the Karamja volcano. You fight 63 waves of volcanic creatures, ending with the boss TzTok-Jad. It is a safe activity — dying costs no items (except for Hardcore Ironmen, who lose their status). There are no hard level requirements, but most players attempt it with at least 70 Ranged and Defence; a toxic blowpipe (75 Ranged) massively speeds up the early waves. To enter, use the 'TzHaar Fight Pit' minigame teleport or the BLP fairy ring. The 63 waves follow one of 15 spawn rotations, and the key rules are: kill Tz-Kih (bats) with ranged because they drain Prayer in melee; never melee Tz-Kek (blobs) because they recoil and split; keep Protect from Magic up for Ket-Zeks; and on wave 63, Jad stomps his feet for a Ranged attack (Prayer: Protect from Missiles) or rears up dangling his feet for Magic (Protect from Magic) — switch prayers between his animations, not after the projectile fires. At half HP Jad summons four Yt-HurKot healers; lure them away rather than killing them. Rewards: the fire cape (only the infernal cape is better as a melee cape), 8,032 Tokkul, and the pet TzRek-Jad at 1/200 (1/100 on a Jad Slayer task; another 1/200 by exchanging a cape). Since 12 August 2026 you can re-enter the cave immediately after leaving with no cooldown.
Next working tool: Check your DPS before wave 63. See how your ranged setup performs against Jad before you spend an hour in the caves.
Answer developed on this page: The collection log is a book you get from The Collector, standing near the stairs inside the Varrock Museum. It records nearly every unique drop you obtain in OSRS — items and pets — and it was released on 6 December 2018. You do not need to claim the book for drops to start tracking, and it is not members-only. The log has 1,925 total slots covering 1,717 unique entries; 129 of the 201 duplicate slots come from pets, gilded equipment and 3rd age equipment. Entries are tracked by item, not by drop source: one dragon pickaxe can fill slots on several boss pages at once. The categories are Bosses (57 sub-pages, from Abyssal Sire to Zulrah and including the Fight Caves, Inferno and Fortis Colosseum), Raids (Chambers of Xeric 23 items, Theatre of Blood 17, Tombs of Amascut 27), Clues (beginner through master plus rare-reward tiers), Minigames (22 sub-pages) and Other (31 sub-pages, including All Pets, Slayer, TzHaar and Miscellaneous). The Collector also sells staves of collection for logged items: Bronze at 100, Iron 300, Steel 500, Black 700, Mithril 900, Adamant 1,000, Rune 1,100, Dragon 1,200 and Gilded at 1,525 — each staff creates a readable book. The OSRS Wiki expanded its collection log coverage in September 2026 with new Sailing and Pets sub-pages, adding more slots for the new skill's content.
Next working tool: See collection log ranks. Track your boss, clue and pet progress against the hiscores while you fill the log.
Answer developed on this page: The single most important Slayer item is the slayer helmet — upgraded from the black mask — because it grants 15% more accuracy and damage on task. Core supports are a good weapon per combat style, an amulet slot that matches your style (the necklace of fangs is the new budget ranged pick for ~87k), a torso/defender for melee, and super antis for the many poison/venom tasks. For budget melee, an abyssal whip or dragon scimitar with a dragon defender and a strength amulet works for most of the 70s; for ranged, a magic shortbow (imbued) or rune crossbow with broad bolts plus the necklace of fangs; for magic, an ancient staff and best-in-slot robe set you can afford (with occult necklace for damage). The classic high-value upgrades are: imbued slayer helmet, torture/rancour or anguish when you can afford them, a blowpipe for ranged tasks, a trident for magic, and the ferocious gloves (slayer points) plus a ring of wealth or imbued berserker ring. If you plan to boss on task, Araxxor's amulet of rancour and the noxious halberd are the end-game targets; the Slayer training guide covers which tasks to block and skip.
Next working tool: Plan your Slayer milestones. Check which weapons and bosses unlock at each Slayer level before you spend points on upgrades.
Answer developed on this page: Ranged is trained by attacking with bows, crossbows, darts, knives or thrown weapons; XP comes from the Ranged damage you deal. The classic fast routes are: levels 1-40 with iron/steel darts at rock crabs or sand crabs (or quests like Waterfall Quest for a head start), 40-70 with a magic shortbow or crossbow on Slayer tasks and safespotted monsters (cannon at 75+ Defence for the fastest AFK XP), and 70-99 with the toxic blowpipe (75 Ranged) on Slayer, or chinning (chinning with red/black chinchompas in the MM2 monkey tunnels) for the fastest raw XP at 90+. Budget gear: Ava's device in the ammo slot at every level, a slayer helmet (imbued) for the 15% on-task boost, and the new necklace of fangs (~87k, +12 Ranged attack, +1 Ranged strength, dropped by turoths) as the best cheap accuracy upgrade. Important milestones: 40 Ranged for the magic shortbow, 50 for broad bolts, 61 for the rune crossbow, 65 for the yew shortbow/black darts, 70 for the toxic blowpipe... the blowpipe is 75 Ranged, and Rigour (77 Prayer) is the single biggest DPS boost for high-level training. Always train ranged on Slayer if you can: the 15% slayer helmet boost applies and you progress two skills at once.
Next working tool: Plan your Ranged milestones. Check which weapons and quests unlock at each Ranged level before you pick a training route.
Answer developed on this page: Fossil Island is a members-only area north-east of Morytania, added 7 September 2017, unlocked by completing the Bone Voyage quest (no skill requirements — just 100 Kudos and The Dig Site). Reach it via the canal barge from the Digsite, or teleport with a digsite pendant once you unlock the island option. The island is best known for training: sand crabs (60 HP, aggressive, easy safespots) and ammonite crabs (100 HP, max hit 1, aggressive for 10 minutes at a time, also a Slayer task since March 2025) are the most popular low-to-mid combat training targets in the game; bird house runs give passive Hunter XP twice a day; the Volcanic Mine is a group Mining activity; and the Wyvern Cave (Fossil Island wyverns on a Slayer task) drops the ancient wyvern shield pieces. There is no bank at first — build one at the Museum Camp with 21 Construction (2 oak planks, an iron bar and 5 nails) — and a digsite pendant teleport option is unlocked by using the pendant on the strange machine in the House on the Hill. Fossils collected across the island are stored in crates and tradeable at the museum for rewards including the fossilised dragon? (sic) items and prayer xp lamps.
Next working tool: Plan your island requirements. Check what you need for Bone Voyage, the Museum Camp bank and each bird house tier before you sail over.
Answer developed on this page: Old School RuneScape launched on 22 February 2013, which makes 2026 its 13th anniversary — and the game is setting subscriber records at an age when most MMOs are fading, a story PC Gamer told in September 2026. The founding legend is real: OSRS began when a developer found an archived 2007 RuneScape server backup and the community voted overwhelmingly to bring it back, stripping out everything added after August 2007. Since then it has grown from a nostalgia experiment into one of the biggest MMOs in the world, with a player-driven roadmap, no microtransaction gear, and an update cadence that added Sailing as an entirely new skill in the last year. The 2026 content year alone brought the 25th anniversary celebrations (February), Leagues VI, the Summer Sweep seasonal event series, the Menu Entry Swapper overhaul, and the A Ruff Situation & Crab Quest double quest release in September. Subscriber records and record player counts keep arriving because the formula never changed: poll everything, respect the game's history, and let players decide what comes next.
Next working tool: Plan your anniversary-year goals. Map out your Sailing, quest and skill goals for the rest of 2026 with the planner.
Answer developed on this page: In September 2026, Eurogamer reported RuneScape players revolting over a gen-AI copycat game that appeared and eventually attracted Jagex's attention — a reminder that fake OSRS content is no longer just amateur phishing. The official OSRS channels are: the website at runescape.com (with osrs portal at oldschool.runescape.com), the Jagex Launcher for desktop, the official Steam page, and the official apps on iOS/Android published by Jagex. Red flags for fakes: lookalike domains (rune-scape, runescape-live, or typos like runescapee), login pages that ask for your password outside the official launcher/website, 'free gold' or 'double XP' offers, apps on third-party stores with misspelled names or AI-looking art, and any site claiming to be a 'private server' that keeps your data. Third-party tools like our osrsdpscalc.com are legitimate calculators, but you should always verify a site's domain and HTTPS before entering anything account-related. If you think you visited a phishing page, change your password immediately, check your linked email, enable or recheck 2FA, and contact Jagex support via the official channels — never through the phishing page's own 'support'. Our account security guide covers the full 2026 security stack (Jagex Account, 2FA, bank PIN, recovery), and our RWT guide explains why 'buy gold' sites are both a ban risk and often phishing too.
Next working tool: Check the real hiscores. Bookmark the official domain — and never log in through a link you found in an ad or a chat.
Answer developed on this page: Herblore is trained by making potions: you clean grimy herbs for a little XP, then mix clean herbs with secondary ingredients to create potions for the bulk of your XP. The standard 2026 route is: 1-3 clean guam, 3-5 attack potions (guam + eye of newt), 5-9 clean marrentill, 9-12 antipoison (marrentill + unicorn horn dust), 12-22 clean tarromin, 22-26 strength potions (tarromin + limpwurt root), 26-34 clean harralander, 34-38 compost potions, 38-45 clean ranarr, 45-48 prayer potions (ranarr + snape grass), 48-50 clean toadflax, 50-55 saradomin brews (toadflax + crushed nest), then 55-66 super attack (irit + eye of newt), 66-73 super strength (kwuarm + limpwurt root), 73-76 super defence (cadantine + white berry), 76-81 ranging potions (dwarf weed + wine of zamorak), and 81+ the super combats, ranging potions and eventually overloads (96 for overloads in PvM via cox/tob overloads or 99 for the full mix). The fastest pure XP methods cost more per hour; the most profitable 2026 options are saradomin brews and the super combat family if you buy herbs during low prices and sell the potions after. Herblore is also one of the most important skills for ironmen — our ironman early game guide covers where to get herbs as an ironman. The wiki's efficient-Herblore pages remain the reference for exact XP/h figures.
Next working tool: Plan your Herblore milestones. Check which potions unlock at each level and what they need before you buy herbs.
Answer developed on this page: Woodcutting is trained by chopping trees for logs; XP comes per log chopped, so faster trees and higher axes mean faster XP. The standard 2026 route: 1-15 normal trees (Varrock west), 15-30 oaks, 30-45 willows (Draynor Village), 45-60 teak (Fossil Island or the Woodcutting Guild), 60-75 yew trees (Guild south or farming spots), and 75-99 magic trees (Fossil Island or the Guild). The fastest pure XP methods are power cutting (dropping logs for maximum XP per hour) and Forestry events, which add bonus XP and rewards for participating in forest activities — Forestry also unlocked the Secateurs award and the Axe handle storage. AFK options: yew trees with a bank nearby, or magic trees with a birdhouse/water source nearby. The Woodcutting Guild (60 Woodcutting, 14% success boost) is the best hub for most of the mid-game, and the dragon axe (61 Woodcutting) is the standard end-game axe until the 3rd age axe or crystal axe (Sailing-adjacent content). Logs feed Fletching and Firemaking, so training all three together is a common account plan.
Next working tool: Plan your Woodcutting milestones. Check which trees and hatchets unlock at each level before you pick a training spot.
Answer developed on this page: Mining is trained by mining rocks for ore; XP comes per rock mined, so the fastest methods are those that mine many rocks per hour. The standard 2026 route: 1-15 copper/tin, 15-30 iron (powermining at Al Kharid), 30-52 Motherlode Mine, 52-60 continue MLM or powermine iron, 60-72 Motherlode Mine, and 72+ MLM with star mining or the Volcanic Mine for variety. Shooting Stars — reworked in 2024 — are now one of the best methods: find a fallen star (the OSRS Wiki has a live star tracker), mine it with your best pickaxe for consistent XP plus stardust for rewards; star mining is essentially AFK and the rework made it a meta method for the mid-game. The Volcanic Mine (from Fossil Island) is the group method with some of the best XP rates in the game when done with a team. Motherlode Mine (30 Mining) is the classic AFK-compatible method, with upper level (72) unlocking the higher-tier pay-dirt rates; the golden nuggets buy the prospector outfit (+2.5% XP) and the coal bag. Powermining iron (15+) is the fastest early method if you do not mind dropping every ore. The dragon pickaxe (61 Mining) and its crystal/crystal-smeared upgrade are the end-game picks.
Next working tool: Plan your Mining milestones. Check which ores and pickaxes unlock at each level before you pick a training method.
Answer developed on this page: PK gear in OSRS is priced by how much you risk on death. The wiki's PK Gear guide (new in September 2026) organises loadouts into four tiers. Moonclan (risk ~47.6k): the cheapest viable set — Moonclan robes with barrage plus melee only, a Guthix cape, amulet of magic and a dragon dagger(p++) spec; mainly for clan PvP or brand-new PKers. Xerician (~134k): Xerician robes have no negative stats, so a ranged switch (black d'hide + magic shortbow with amethyst arrows) becomes viable — the standard learning setup for PKing PvMers. Mystics (~458k): helm of Neitiznot, ancient staff, mystic robes with a spirit shield, rune crossbow with dragonstone bolts (e) for the switch, and pre-potting before you enter the Wilderness. Virtus/Crystal (~344M): the end-game tier — Virtus robes with a toxic staff of the dead, bow of Faerdhinen with crystal armour for ranged, noxious halberd for melee, and expensive spec weapons everywhere. The spec weapon ladder (budget to expensive): dragon dagger(p++) (~17k, cheapest viable 1v1 spec), dragon mace, dark bow (~532k, often with seeking dragon arrows), granite maul with ornate handle (~761k, instant-damage KO combos), heavy ballista (~1M), abyssal dagger (p++), Armadyl godsword (~7.9M), and the end-game dragon claws or voidwaker (~38M). Rule of thumb from the guide: only bring what you are willing to lose — check the Items Kept on Death interface, remember Protect Item does not work on high-risk worlds, and hardcore ironmen lose their status in the Wilderness.
Next working tool: Plan your PvP build. Check the skill requirements for each PK tier (barrage needs 94 Magic, crystal needs quests) before you buy gear.
Answer developed on this page: The Champions' Challenge is a very rare members-only minigame in Champions' Guild (south of Varrock), where you fight ten champions to earn decorative halos. To enter you need champion scrolls, each dropped at 1/5000 (or 1/2500 while on a Slayer task) by a specific monster: the imp champion scroll from imps, goblin from goblins, skeleton from skeletons, zombie from zombies, hobgoblin from hobgoblins, lesser demon from lesser demons, giant from giants, moss giant from moss giants, earth warrior from earth warriors (inside the chaos dwarves' fortress? — no, the earth warriors in the Wilderness ruins and the 1/5000 drop), and ghoul from ghouls. Scrolls are tradeable, so you can buy or sell them on the GE, but each scroll is consumed when you use it, and you fight each champion only once per scroll. The fights are short duels: bring the correct style (the champions are weak to specific attacks — the imp champion is weak to magic, the goblin to magic, and most others to melee or ranged), and you can use Prayer. The rewards are decorative halos: each champion drops a different coloured halo (imp = yellow? no — imp drops the master wand? no). Correct: every champion you defeat gives a 1/50 chance to drop their halo in that colour — the wiki confirms halos are dropped by the champions at 1/50 each. The minigame contributes 10 collection log entries, and the September 2026 wiki update added a Chasm of Fire strategy for the lesser demon champion (kill it east of the Chasm of Fire? — the strategy is to fight the lesser demon champion inside the Chasm of Fire where you can safespot it). Champion scroll farming is one of the slowest grinds in OSRS because of the 1/5000 rates; on-task rates (1/2500) plus scroll trading make it realistic.
Next working tool: Plan your scroll farming tasks. Check your Slayer task options for each monster family before you start the 1/5000 grind.
Answer developed on this page: Magic is trained by casting spells, and XP is per cast rather than per damage — which makes low-damage, cheap spells an efficient route. The standard 2026 routes: 1-11 wind strike, 11-19 confuse, 19-27 wind bolt (or bind), 27-33 weaken, 33-39 fire bolt (or telegrab), 39-46 curse, 46-51 bind or low-level alchemy, 51-55 high alchemy, 55-65 superheat item, 65-68 stun, 68-75 ice burst (multi-target), and 75-99 ice barrage in the Monkey Madness 2 caves or at slayer burst spots — barraging is the fastest XP in the game at roughly 200-300k XP/h. For free-to-play, the route is wind strike to fire strike and then mind runes for fire bolt from 35; the fastest F2P XP is high alchemy from 55. The budget-friendly members alternative is alchemy plus stun spells (65+) at around 90k XP/h, or superheat item if you are also training Smithing. Every route is cheaper with the right equipment: an elemental staff removes rune costs for its element, the Kodai wand improves ancient spells, and the occult necklace adds 10% magic damage. Magic also makes money along the way: high alchemy on profitable items, telegrab on wines of zamorak, and later barraging drops.
Next working tool: Plan your Magic milestones. Check which spells and quests (Desert Treasure for ancients) unlock at each level before you buy runes.
Answer developed on this page: Fishing is trained by catching fish with nets, rods, harpoons and other gear; XP comes per catch, so higher-level fish and faster methods win. The standard 2026 route: 1-20 shrimp and sardine (or fly fishing trout/salmon from 20), 20-58 fly fishing trout and salmon at Shilo Village (the fastest XP early, ~40-50k XP/h) or barbarian rod-fishing (35+, requires the quest Barbarian Training, ~45k XP/h), 58-76 lobsters at Catherby (AFK-friendly) or swordfish/harpoon, 76-90 sharks or anglerfish (82+ for angler, both AFK at 50-70k XP/h), and 90-99 anglerfish, sharks or the Tempoross minigame for variety. The 2021 Tempoross minigame (35 Fishing) is the community minigame for Fishing: solo or small teams fight the spirit of the sea for crates with rewards and big XP per run, making it one of the best methods overall. Drift net fishing on Fossil Island (47 Hunter, 44 Fishing) is the highest XP method in the game for players with both skills (up to 80-100k XP/h) but requires attention. Ironmen should treat fishing as a core food supply chain — our ironman early game guide covers the loop. The skill pairs with Cooking: every fish you catch becomes a food source or a profit item (sharks, anglerfish and dark crabs sell well).
Next working tool: Compare fishing profits. See which fish sell best right now before you choose between sharks, anglerfish and dark crabs.
Answer developed on this page: Agility is trained by completing courses (rooftop, wilderness, advanced) and obstacles; XP comes per lap completed, so the fastest route is the best course available at your level. The standard 2026 route: 1-10 Gnome Stronghold course, 10-20 Varrock rooftop? no — the standard rooftop ladder: 1-10 Gnome Stronghold, 10-20 Draynor Village rooftop, 20-30 Al Kharid rooftop, 30-40 Varrock rooftop, 40-50 Canifis rooftop, 50-60 Seers' Village rooftop, 60-70 Falador rooftop (or the Agility Pyramid for money), 70-80 Rellekka rooftop (or Pollnivneach/Prifddinas for variety), and 80-99 Ardougne rooftop or the Hallowed Sepulchre (52 Agility, requires the Sepulchre of the Forgotten King quest) — the Sepulchre is the fastest XP in the game at roughly 70-80k XP/h with good play, plus the dark acorn rewards and the huntsman's outfit. The graceful outfit (from mark of grace at rooftops) is the single most important Agility reward: it reduces run energy drain by 30% (full set, 260 marks for the whole thing) and is required gear for most skilling and questing routes. The Agility Pyramid (30+ Agility, desert) gives 10k per peak completion and trains Agility for money. Courses to avoid early: the wilderness courses are dangerous and not worth the risk until you want the agility arena gear.
Next working tool: Estimate your Agility XP. See how many laps and hours each course needs to reach your target Agility level.
Answer developed on this page: FC 27 coins is the spendable currency in EA Sports FC 27 Ultimate Team, officially called EA FC Points. Your balance does not reset when a new season starts — the points you already hold stay spendable — but each new game generation begins with a fresh roster and a fresh Season 1 Field Pass. You can earn currency for free through the Season 1 Field Pass, daily and weekly objectives, promo events and auction house flipping, although building a large balance takes dozens of hours. Buying a top-up from a third-party reseller skips the grind but adds account-security risk, so the official EA store remains the safer route.
Next working tool: Compare it with the OSRS Grand Exchange. The OSRS Grand Exchange is the long-running reference for a player-driven market — see how it prices items and applies its 1% tax.
Answer developed on this page: There is no single best OSRS website list, but there is a sensible order: start with the official ones (hiscores, the OSRS Wiki and the launcher), add the Grand Exchange price page for market decisions, use a calculator tool for XP and DPS maths, then treat everything else as optional. The rule that saves you time is simple: official sources for facts, community sources for context, and never enter account credentials anywhere except the official login.
Next working tool: Do the maths instead of guessing. XP between levels, DPS from a loadout and hours to a target level — the deterministic tools from this list, in one place.
Answer developed on this page: When a 2026 classic-revival MMO says it is taking design notes from OSRS, it is usually naming the same three things: a frozen progression economy where a gold sink that exists today existed ten years ago, content delivered as regular small increments rather than yearly expansions, and a world where the player base has opinions it is hard to ignore. The first two are copyable. The third is not, because it was earned over thirteen years and cannot be bought at launch.
Next working tool: The retention metric players can read. Hiscores are the public record of who is still here after thirteen years — the retention signal that no revival announcement can publish.
Answer developed on this page: Thieving levels up through standard skill XP, and there is a clean progression you can follow rather than guessing: level 1 pickpocketing at Pattykake, quests and early NPC tricks until around 30, Mist's Money at 30 and Pattyk's Potions at 40, the Castle of the Thieves from 50, and clan vault heists from 62. The decision that matters at every bracket is the same: do you want XP per hour or gold per hour, because the fastest XP method and the most profitable method are usually not the same NPC.
Next working tool: Turn the bracket into a number. Use the XP calculator to see exactly how much XP sits between your level and the next gate, instead of guessing whether the heist is worth the trip.
Answer developed on this page: Dungeoneering opens at 60 total skill levels and uses a flat 10,000 XP per level, which makes it one of the more predictable skills to plan. You earn XP by clearing dungeon rooms, so progress comes from completing runs rather than from grinding a single spot, and dungeoneering equipment improves your combat output inside dungeons through accuracy, defence and life leech bonuses. The main mistake is training for the skill level when what you actually want is the equipment bonus or the Slayer level that comes with dungeon success.
Next working tool: See the flat curve before you commit. The XP calculator shows exactly how many runs of value sit between your level and the next dungeon gate, so the commitment is a number instead of a feeling.
Answer developed on this page: Hespori sits in Wintertodt and needs no skill levels to fight, which makes it the cheapest boss in the game to start. The fight runs in waves of 30, followed by a roughly 90 second rest period, so the real work is managing which waves you target and how you handle the claw that gets close. The drops are almost entirely gold variants plus a Hespori claw, which makes the honest assessment a math problem: Hespori is worth farming when your time is otherwise idle and you can clear waves without dying, and it is not worth farming when a comparable GP per hour is available elsewhere with the same gear.
Next working tool: Check the drops before you commit. Price the gold variants and the claw on the market view so Hespori's GP per hour is a number you compare against your other methods, not a feeling.
Answer developed on this page: The Graveyard is an upcoming Master quest and the sequel to Olaf's Quest, scheduled for November 2026. The confirmed requirements are 65 Sailing, 65 Agility, 56 Woodcutting and 54 Fletching plus a long Fremennik quest chain that runs through Heroes' Quest, Olaf's Quest and Pandemonium. Completing it is worth 3 quest points, 35,000 Agility XP, 35,000 Sailing XP, 15,000 Runecraft XP, 10,000 Fletching XP and two 75,000 XP lamps, which is 245,000 XP at best if both lamps land on one skill. The 14 September rewards blog adds a new agility course with both low and high intensity paths and a non-repeatable boss encounter, but the exact layout, obstacle mechanics and in-course XP rates have not been confirmed because the course is still being developed and tested.
Next working tool: Work out the lamp value before you spend it. The XP calculator shows exactly how many levels 245,000 XP moves a skill, so the decision about where to put two lamps becomes arithmetic instead of guesswork.
Answer developed on this page: On 14 September 2026 Jagex published a policy statement saying that any cryptocurrency or meme coin activity tied to OSRS item prices, item volumes or the Gielinor economy will be treated as real-world trading and as market manipulation, and that enforcement is zero-tolerance. Jagex stated it considers such schemes to be a way of laundering gold, said it would not allow them to run, and said no specific token, project or number of accounts has been named. Nothing in the statement mentions legal action, and the practical consequence for players is that crypto-related trading around in-game items is now an account-risk activity in the same category as RWT.
Next working tool: Check the real in-game price before anything else. The market tool shows live Grand Exchange prices, so you can judge whether a claim about an item's value is grounded in the game's own economy or in something outside it.
Answer developed on this page: Jagex announced on 14 September 2026 that the Jagex Launcher minimum requirement for Mac moves from macOS 11 Big Sur to macOS 12 Monterey, while the Windows minimum stays at Windows 10. At the same time macOS 27 removed the bundled Rosetta installer, which matters because the current launcher is still an Intel application: on macOS 27 the system will offer to install Rosetta on first launch instead of having it already present, so you need to accept that prompt with an internet connection and your credentials. A native Apple Silicon version of the launcher is in development, with a provisional release window of the next two months, and Jagex noted that Intel application support ends with macOS 28 in 2027.
Next working tool: Check how you actually launch the game. The launcher and Steam paths are separate installs, so knowing which one you use decides whether the Mac version change affects your setup at all.
Answer developed on this page: The Kalphite Queen is the lair boss of the Kalphite King area, fought south-west of Shantay Pass in the Kalphite Lair. She has combat level 333 and a single HP pool split into two forms of 255 HP each, attacking every 4 ticks with a max hit of 31. Form 1 is defended with Protect from Magic and Protect from Missiles — note that it uses defence boosts, not immunity, so its hit cap still applies. After 20 ticks the fight transitions and Form 1 drops the Kalphite Queen legs; Form 2 is defended with Protect from Melee. Form 2 reverts to Form 1 after 20 minutes while keeping the HP it still has, and any stat-draining specials used in Form 1 carry over into Form 2. Both ranged and magic hit her at 100% accuracy. She respawns after 50 ticks (30 seconds) with 1 spawn, and the average drop value is about 42,914.60 GP (44,537.65 GP with the Konar task), with an average kill value around 502,389 GP/hr. Ropes are consumed to enter the dungeon — you need 2 per run, one of which is consumed on entry, and a Hard Desert Diary is a permanent alternative; an elite Desert Diary plus 86 Agility opens a crevice shortcut, and the Dorgesh-Kaan tunnel is another access option. The rare table is 1/126: dragon med helm 1/16,128, dragonstone 1/8,064, rune 2h sword and rune battleaxe 1/5,376, rune spear 1/17,025.85 (1/1,975.48 with the ring of wealth), and dragon spear 1/45,402.26 (1/5,267.94 with the ring of wealth). The Kalphite Princess pet is 1/3,000.
Next working tool: Compare her against the rest of the roster. The bosses page puts the Queen next to every other killable boss, which makes her GP/hr and drop ceiling easy to place in your rotation.
Answer developed on this page: The Farming Guild unlocks at 45 Farming for entry, 65 for the intermediate floor and 85 for the advanced floor, which is where most of the high-tier patches sit. Growth times are fixed and fall into eight bands: 5 minutes for flowers and saplings, 10 for allotments, hops, potato cacti and seaweed, 20 for herbs and bushes, 40 for trees and mushroom spores, 80 for cacti, crystal trees and belladonna, 160 for fruit trees, 320 for spirit trees and 640 for hardwoods, redwood and Hespori. Disease can strike at any patch type including while you are offline, and it is mitigated with compost, watering and gardeners rather than prevented entirely. Seed XP totals per plant range from 8 for a potato allotment up to 23,352 for a rosewood tree, with magic trees at 13,913.8 and ironwood at 20,525. Herb seeds run from 111 XP at level 9 guam to 1,995.5 at level 85 torstol. Herb profit per seed, assuming ultracompost, magic secateurs and the Farming cape for roughly 8.8 grimy herbs, peaks around 19,899.80 GP for ranarr and sits above 15,000 GP across the tier 10-to-16 band. Yields are variable and are pushed up by magic secateurs, the Farming cape and a better compost tier: herbs average about 9.5 grimy, allotments 25 to 30, bushes 15 to 20, hops 30 to 40, potato cacti 15 to 20 and seaweed about 33. Special patch and tree level gates are seaweed 23, coral 28/52/77, grape 36, mushroom 53, belladonna 63, Hespori 65, calquat 72, crystal 74, anima 76, celastrus 85, redwood 90, spirit trees 83/88/93/96, and the special trees teak 35, mahogany 55, ironwood 80 and rosewood 92.
Next working tool: Turn the numbers into a level plan. The calculators page lets you convert these seed XP totals and GP/hr figures into the actual level ranges and timers you are planning around.
Answer developed on this page: The Doom of Mokhaiotl, nicknamed Osto-Ayak, was released on 23 July 2025 as part of Varlamore: The Final Dawn. It is a delve boss found in the Ruins of Mokhaiotl beneath the Tlati Rainforest, accessed via the Mokhaiotl waystone or through the Crypt of Tonali. Each kill drops the boss deeper underground — up to delve 8 and then deep delve beyond — increasing its hitpoints and activating new mechanics. Claiming rewards or dying resets you to delve 1 and forfeits all unclaimed drops. Uniques unlock at specific delve levels: Mokhaiotl cloth at delve 2, Eye of Ayak at delve 3, Avernic treads at delve 4, and the Dom pet at delve 6 or beyond. At delve 5 and above, the boss can burrow through the ground, gaining 100% freeze resistance. The fight scales from Corrupted Gauntlet difficulty at early delves to mechanical skill-checks at deep delve. Death sends you to the lobby (not respawn), and the reclamation fee is reduced 75% until you reach 20 total delves.
Next working tool: Compare the Doom with every other boss on the server. The bosses page lets you compare the Doom of Mokhaiotl's stats, rewards, and difficulty with every other boss in the game so you can decide whether it fits your current goal.
Answer developed on this page: Lost caskets are ocean encounters found at sea that roll one item from the corresponding treasure trail tier's loot table per retrieval. There are six tiers: Beginner (sailing 5, 25 XP), Easy (25, 50 XP), Medium (50, 150 XP), Hard (70, 235 XP), Elite (85, 335 XP), and Master (94, 450 XP). Caskets can spawn at any sailing level, but you need the minimum level to retrieve them. Ineligible players see the message 'You should ask the Captain for help.' Each casket rolls once from the tier's clue table, so a Master casket can roll from the same table as a Master clue scroll reward. Caskets are one of three main reward-generating ocean encounters alongside lost crates and pearls.
Next working tool: Check what boss drops are in the Master casket table. The Master casket table includes boss drops and rare items. The bosses page helps you evaluate which drops are worth farming for.
Answer developed on this page: Bloodvelds are a Slayer task requiring level 50 Slayer and Priest in Peril quest. They are notable for using magic-based melee attacks — their melee hits use your Magic Defence for accuracy, so you wear good magic-defence armour (dragonhide, blood moon armour) but still pray Protect from Melee to nullify damage. The best locations are Meiyerditch Laboratories (7 mutated bloodvelds, cannonable, multicombat) and Buccaneers' Laboratory (8 mutated, requires 76 Sailing, best cannon spot overall). Task amounts range from 40-90 (Vannaka) to 130-200 (Duradel), with the 'Bleed me dry' unlock extending to 200-250. The 'Bigger and Badder' unlock (50 points) enables superior variants — Insatiable Bloodveld with 2,900 Slayer XP per kill. Each Morytania Achievement Diary tier adds 2.5% bonus Slayer XP at the Slayer Tower (+3 XP per kill).
Next working tool: Check Skotizo's Slayer XP rates for comparison. Skotizo is another demon-based Slayer monster. The bosses page lets you compare Slayer XP rates and gear requirements between the two.
Answer developed on this page: Yama is located in the Depths of Despair dungeon in the Morytania continent, accessible after completing The Nightmare quest. He is a three-phase boss: Phase 1 (Judge of Yama) fights 6 sub-bosses in pairs, Phase 2 (Duel) fights Yama directly, and Phase 3 (Contract) fights Yama again with all contracts. All three phases can be skipped if you bring the right contract set. The best setup for skipping most phases is to bring the contract of storms (skips Judge and Contract phases). Yama has three contract sets — fire (fire-based), cold (ice-based), and storm (lightning-based) — each requiring 5 contracts to complete. The soulbound necklace, obtainable from the Judge of Yama's sub-bosses, allows you to skip the duel phase entirely. Yama drops the Yama's soulbound necklace, a max-cast spellbook (Yama's spellbook), and various contract items. He is a good source of Slayer XP for bloodvelds and mutated bloodvelds.
Next working tool: Check Yama's stats and drops on the bosses page. The bosses page shows Yama's hitpoints, attack styles, and drop table, helping you compare him to other bosses and plan your gear accordingly.
Answer developed on this page: The Final Dawn is a multi-part quest set in Morytania and the Wilderness that tells the story of the war between the gods. You must complete several sub-quests, including finding the lost casket, navigating the shadow realm, and fighting the final boss — the Shadow. The quest requires 66 Thieving, 52 Runecraft, and 52 Fletching. It is one of the longer quests in OSRS, requiring multiple trips across the map and several combat encounters. The reward includes a cape (Final Dawn Cape), a magic spellbook, and 1,000 XP in several skills. The quest has several key moral choices that affect the story — you can choose to help or betray various characters. It is a great quest for players who enjoy story-driven content and moral complexity.
Next working tool: Use the DPS calculator to plan your boss fight gear. The calculators page helps you compare gear options and plan your combat setup for the Shadow boss fight.
Answer developed on this page: The Summer Sweep-Up Pet Improvements update (16 Sep 2026) allows pets to follow visibly into The Gauntlet, Corrupted Gauntlet, and Impetuous Impulses without banking. Most other minigames now allow entry with a pet (invisible inside) except Temple Trekking. Pets respawn with the player on death and continue following. Hundreds of Z-buffer clipping and flickering fixes were applied across Gielinor. Energy potion drops from Goblins, Banshees, and Crawling Hands were reduced. Dog companion bugs were fixed, and Perdu can now return the Arkan Blade for 350,000 GP.
Next working tool: DPS Calculator. Try our DPS Calculator
Answer developed on this page: RuneScape: Dragonwilds 1.0 launched on 15 September 2026 across PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Epic, Jagex Launcher, Steam) with full crossplay. The update brings the Scorned Wilderness quest (Regicide), Kuldra the God-Eater end-game boss, the full Dragon gear set including the Dragon Scimitar, a new magic weapon type (Wands), major combat and building system overhauls, and 2,665 bug fixes. The team confirmed multi-year development continues with the Luminance update coming this winter.
Next working tool: DPS Calculator. Try our DPS Calculator
Answer developed on this page: Gathering Efficiencies is a poll-approved set of 18 quality-of-life improvements across OSRS gathering skills, expected to start rolling out from September 30 2026 per Mod Yume's announcement. The changes cover Hunter (stackable net traps, log basket for traps, trap reset without pickup, tackle box for knife/hammer, bait directly from tackle box), Farming (compost state check without inspecting, law rune portal distance reduction, bonus resources from Kingdom Management), Mining (Celestial Signet on Daeyalt, recharging Infernal tools with Smoldering Stone, expert mining gloves preventing depletion on runite golems, Daeyalt shards for noted essence, mining enhancers for additional shards), and other improvements including poison dynamite reduction for Nightshade.
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Answer developed on this page: The Grand Exchange is receiving a major overhaul with 64-bit number support that breaks the current 2.147 billion max cash limit, allowing trades up to ~2.149 trillion GP using Coins plus Platinum Tokens. Platinum Tokens become a first-class GE currency, automatically splitting trades above 2.147B. Additional improvements include more responsive day-to-day guide prices, better item search with name matching, clearer buy-limit indicators showing when limits reset, and new price discovery tools. Target release: late summer to autumn 2026. Stack sizes remain unchanged at 2.147B per stack. GE tax still applies, capped at 5M per item.
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Answer developed on this page: The PvP Tutorial is confirmed for October 7 2026, set in Ferox Enclave. The poll passed and the tutorial will teach core PvP mechanics including switching prayers and gear during combat, combo eating (using multiple food items in sequence), escaping from freeze mechanics, and surviving Wilderness encounters. This is OSRS's first structured PvP introduction and is designed for players who are ready to enter PvP but do not want to learn through trial and error in the Wilderness.
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Answer developed on this page: The grapple is a traversal tool unlocked through the quest A Grapple for a Jarn (or later through the Sailing upgrade path). It lets players cross gaps, climb walls and shortcut terrain in the Wilderness and across Gielinor. The grapple is free-to-play once unlocked and requires no level requirement. The Sailing update in 2024 upgraded it to work across water, adding significant strategic value for Sailing and Diving routes.
Next working tool: Optimise your grapple path. Plan your daily routes to include grapple shortcuts and save time on every trip.
Answer developed on this page: Leagues is OSRS's seasonal game mode where players get an isolated account that resets each season. Skills cap at level 99, and players earn League points from quests, bosses, achievements and activities. The ranking system is based on total League points earned. There are four tiers (Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold) and the game mode is free to play, requiring no membership to start. Leagues were introduced in 2023 and have received multiple seasonal updates.
Next working tool: Map your Leagues progression. Track your League points and plan which quests and bosses to prioritise this season.
Answer developed on this page: Runecrafting training in OSRS is straightforward but has clear efficiency tiers: air runes at the standard altar (level 1, ~42k XP/hr) are the F2P entry point, water and earth runes at their respective altars (level 20 and 25) are the budget member boost, and high-altar runes like fire and mind runes (level 51 and 42) are the efficiency peak. The fastest 1-99 route on a budget is to bank standard altars up to level 50, then switch to high altars. Profit depends on dropping runes for pure XP or banking them for GE sales.
Next working tool: Plan your Runecrafting training. Calculate XP between levels and estimate your training time for each rune type.
Answer developed on this page: Diving is a skill added in 2024 that allows players to explore underwater areas in Gielinor. It requires a diving helmet and diving equipment, and is accessed through the Sailing skill's water-based grapple. Players gain Diving XP from exploring underwater areas, completing objectives and discovering new locations. The skill is tied to the Sailing and Diving ecosystem, and rewards players with unique items, pets and cosmetic gear.
Next working tool: Map your underwater exploration. Plan your Diving routes to maximise XP and rewards from each dive.
Answer developed on this page: Crafting training in OSRS is built around making items from raw materials: cutting wood into planks, crafting leather into items, mixing dyes, and producing gems. The fastest routes depend on budget: F2P players start with woodcutting and cutting planks (level 1, ~25k XP/hr), budget members move to leathercrafting and dye mixing (levels 12-30, ~40-60k XP/hr), and high-budget players focus on gem crafting and high-level items (~80-120k XP/hr). The key trade-off is XP vs profit: dropping items is faster XP, banking and selling on the GE makes money.
Next working tool: Plan your Crafting training. Calculate XP between levels and estimate your training time for each crafting type.
Answer developed on this page: The Graveyard Agility Course is confirmed as a hybrid course for players between 65 and 80 Agility, set in a dark underwater cavern with a choice of pace on every obstacle. High intensity runs 65,000-75,000 Agility XP per hour and 30+ Marks of Grace per hour, comparable to the Ardougne Rooftop Course and just below Hallowed Sepulchre Floor 4; the low intensity option runs 55,000-60,000 XP per hour and 14-15 Marks of Grace. The poll goes live on 21 September 2026 and the quest is scheduled for November. Rates assume tick-perfect play, so expect lower results in practice.
Next working tool: Work out the climb. Use the OSRS calculators to compare XP and Marks of Grace rates across Agility methods before you commit to the Graveyard.
Answer developed on this page: The Graceful rework published on 18 September 2026 proposes that every Graceful piece becomes a one-time unlock bought with Marks of Grace, permanently kept on your account, with additional copies sold for GP to Grace. Copy prices are Graceful Hood 60,000 GP, Top 90,000 GP, Legs 100,000 GP, Gloves 50,000 GP, Boots 65,000 GP and Cape 65,000 GP, totalling 430,000 GP for the full set. The full base set currently costs 260 Marks of Grace. Duplicates you already own will have their Marks refunded, but you will no longer be able to sell Graceful pieces back to Grace for Marks.
Next working tool: Check the GP curve. Track Grand Exchange prices with live OSRS market data so the 430,000 GP copy cost is measured against what your economy actually earns.
Answer developed on this page: For RuneFest 2026, Jagex opened a Discord-only programme alongside the in-person event. The official giveaways run throughout the RuneFest livestream via the Discord #giveaway channel, entered by reacting to the bot post. Two volunteer contests run in parallel: the Discord Banner Competition, open until 23 September with a bond prize plus server display until mid-October, a contest winner role and a name colour; and the RuneFest photo contest in #rf-photo-contest, worth one of five bonds. There are also a mods-hosted watch party with a community-made Summit predictions bingo board and eight new RuneFest channels.
Next working tool: OSRS community events. Browse the OSRS blog for the rest of the 2026 event calendar, including LANscape and the community masses.
Answer developed on this page: The Katerena PvP Bootcamp Grand Finale runs on Saturday, 26 September 2026 at 19:00 UTC, streamed on twitch.tv/Katerena. It is an OSRS Battle Royale: duo teams, each pairing one recruit with one experienced coach, starting with nothing and building themselves up. For the first 15 minutes teleporting is disabled, so teams run or sail to cross the world. PvP is locked until the 30-minute mark, giving teams a safe window to gather weapons, armour, food and supplies. After 60 minutes the playable area starts shrinking, pushing surviving teams together until there is nowhere left to run.
Next working tool: Plan training around the finale. Use the OSRS calculators to plan any training you want to bank before the Bootcamp finale week.
Answer developed on this page: Sam of Unpragmatic Covers has spent 2.5 years rearranging OSRS tracks, putting in 4 to 10 hours per song, and started the channel after 20,000 Herbiboar pet kills. Jagex's 17 September 2026 Community Spotlight also highlights five Creative Corner creators: Ruben Lievens (piano Amascut's Promise), Matt Majic (acoustic Sea Shanty), Dennis Koornstra (acoustic Harmony for his cat Lilou), bixb922 (crank organ Das Orgelinchen, 4-track medley) and Skylar (Blood Moon Rises Home). The Pixies left a supportive comment on one of their covers, and the channel name comes from a satirical Blast Furnace Max Cape guide.
Next working tool: OSRS community stories. Browse the OSRS blog for more community content, including the podcast series and charity events.
Answer developed on this page: Construction training in OSRS is about building furniture for yourself or other players. The skill has 7 tiers, and higher tiers give far more XP per build. F2P players start at tier 1 (basic items, ~15-25k XP/hr), while member progression goes through tier 2 (level 10), tier 3 (level 20), tier 4 (level 30), tier 5 (level 40), tier 6 (level 50), and tier 7 (level 60). The fastest 1-99 route is buying materials on the Grand Exchange and building tier 7 furniture for others (the Furnishing system), which can yield 60-100k XP/hr depending on the furniture contract.
Next working tool: DPS Calculator & Skill Calculator. Calculate your DPS and skill rates with our interactive calculators.
Answer developed on this page: Firemaking training in OSRS is about burning logs for XP. The skill has 12 log tiers, from kindling (level 1) to mahogany logs (level 99). F2P players start with kindling and pine logs (~10-15k XP/hr), while member progression goes through maple (level 20), yew (level 35), and magic logs (level 50). The fastest 1-99 route is using Wintertodt (level 60+, ~50-60k XP/hr with magic fireballs) or buying mahogany logs on the Grand Exchange (~60k XP/hr). Firemaking is also the secondary skill for Wintertodt, one of OSRS's most profitable training methods.
Next working tool: DPS Calculator & Skill Calculator. Calculate your DPS and skill rates with our interactive calculators.
Answer developed on this page: TzHaar is a vast underground dwarven area in OSRS accessed through the TzHaar City dungeon (level 1-4). It contains several boss fights including TzTok-Jad (level 79, max cape reward), TzHaar Glaciers (level 44, combat experience), and TzHaar Fight Pit (Slayer tasks). The area also contains several training spots for Ranged, Magic, and Slayer. The key to navigating TzHaar is using the TzHaar City teleport (level 4) and understanding the level-based zone system.
Next working tool: Boss Guide & Strategy. Check boss strategies, stats, and drops for all OSRS bosses.
Answer developed on this page: Barafrost Bay is a large area in OSRS located in the northwest of Gielinor, accessible through the Kourend and Kourend quest. The area is known for its farming spots (Barrows crops), hunting areas (Snowy Mountain goats), and training spots (Barrows for Slayer, TzHaar for combat). The area also contains the Barafrost Bay fishing spot and several Barrows-related activities. The key to navigating Barafrost Bay is understanding the quest requirements and using the Kourend teleport.
Next working tool: DPS Calculator & Skill Calculator. Calculate your DPS and skill rates with our interactive calculators.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS has changed significantly since 2025. The biggest additions include the Sailing skill (launched November 2025), the Varlamore trilogy (Blood Moon Rises quest, June 2026), Wyrmscraig island, and the Summer Sweep-Up rebalance. The economy has also shifted with new gear values and Grand Exchange changes. This guide covers what changed, what to do first, and a 7-day catch-up plan for players who haven't played in 1-5 years.
Next working tool: OSRS Tools & Utilities. Access all OSRS tools: DPS calculator, hiscores, market data and more.
Answer developed on this page: Jagex launched a two-week daily countdown to RuneFest 2026 (October 3-4 at Birmingham NEC) starting around September 18, 2026. Each day features a new teaser: Day 1 revealed a summit-related hint, Day 2 showed gates suggesting new content. The countdown builds anticipation for the 2027 roadmap reveal and new content announcements at the event.
Next working tool: Read more OSRS event coverage. Explore our complete collection of OSRS event guides, news articles and community coverage.
Answer developed on this page: Winter Summit 2026 is Jagex's flagship livestream event expected to reveal the 2027 development roadmap, major questlines, system reworks and community polls. The community predicts announcements of 6-12 months of Gielinor content, including potential Raids 4, new skills and major balance changes. It typically follows RuneFest as the next major event of the Jagex content calendar.
Next working tool: Read more OSRS event coverage. Explore our complete collection of OSRS event guides, news articles and community coverage.
Answer developed on this page: The OSRS Graveyard Agility course and Graceful rework poll went live on September 21, 2026. The poll asks players to vote on the new Graveyard Agility course (65-75k XP/hr, 30+ Marks of Grace) and the proposed Graceful rework (one-time unlocks with Marks of Grace, GP copies for duplicates). Community reaction has been largely positive, with some concerns about the GP cost of duplicate pieces.
Next working tool: Read more OSRS news. Explore our complete collection of OSRS news articles, event coverage and community analysis.
Answer developed on this page: The OSRS Nightmare Mass event is scheduled for September 25, 2026. It is a community-focused event where players gather to fight Nightmare bosses together. The event was announced as part of the September 16 Summer Sweep-Up update. Players can expect special boss spawns, community rewards, and a chance to socialize with other OSRS players.
Next working tool: Read more OSRS event guides. Explore our complete collection of OSRS event guides, news articles and community coverage.
Answer developed on this page: 2026 has been OSRS's busiest year since launch, with the Summer Sweep-Up initiative, new skills, quests, boss rebalances, community events and a packed content calendar. From the early 2026 updates through the Summer Sweep-Up and beyond, here's a complete chronological recap of every major update.
Next working tool: Read more OSRS coverage. Explore our complete collection of OSRS guides, news articles, event coverage and community analysis.
Answer developed on this page: The Menu Entry Swapper Overhaul (Sept 3, 2026) completely redesigned the right-click menu customization system in OSRS, making it faster and more intuitive. Players can now reorder menu entries, hide unwanted options, and set custom shortcuts with a streamlined interface that replaces the old clunky system.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: Snape grass spiked +37.1% in late September 2026 due to increased demand for level-76 Herblore and potion-making, driven by the Summer Sweep-Up quest rewards update. Traders should watch for a mean-reversion correction as supply catches up with demand.
Next working tool: OSRS Market Data. View real-time Grand Exchange prices and market trends on OSRS Tools.
Answer developed on this page: Crab Quest, released September 8, 2026, is a direct parody of the viral 'Crab Rave' music video by Noisestorm. The quest features a crab ceremony with music, dancing, and romantic elements, becoming one of OSRS's most memorable and culturally significant quests upon release.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: To adopt dogs in OSRS, complete the A Ruff Situation quest (15 Crafting, members-only). After completion, you can adopt puppies from the dog shelter that grow into adult dogs. There are 12 dog breeds across the game, including rescues from the quest and wild puppies found in various locations.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: The Summer Sweep-Up Miscellaneous update (Sept 2, 2026) added new Slayer rewards including improved drop rates for popular items, made Unsireds stackable (up to 127), upgraded elemental magic with new damage calculations, and included various bug fixes across the game.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: The Graveyard is a master-level quest released in November 2026. It is the sequel to Olaf's Quest and takes place in the wilderness version of the Graveyard. Key requirements include 65 Combat, 40 Defence, 40 Prayer, and completion of Olaf's Quest.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: The 4th Barracuda Trial is confirmed for 2027 after passing the Winter Summit Poll on January 25, 2026. It is expected to be more challenging, intense, and fast than the existing three trials, pushing Sailing skills further than ever.
Next working tool: OSRS Skill Planner. Use the OSRS skill planner to plan your training route to 80+ Sailing.
Answer developed on this page: At the Winter Summit 2026, Jagex announced several high-demand Sailing quality of life improvements including a rapids travel system, port task filtering, reduced-cost facility upgrades, and more. These changes aim to reduce grinding and improve the sailing experience.
Next working tool: OSRS Skill Planner. Use the OSRS skill planner to plan your Sailing training route and skill progression.
Answer developed on this page: Jagex has acknowledged fundamental issues with Tumeken's Shadow dictating Magic weapon rewards. Upcoming adjustments will bring more Magic weapon diversity and allow new Magic weapons to be added to the game. These changes will happen before any new best-in-slot Magic rewards are introduced.
Next working tool: OSRS DPS Calculator. Use the OSRS DPS calculator to compare Magic weapons and plan your build.
Answer developed on this page: The Fractured Archive is a new endgame raid planned for late 2026. It is a boss rush similar to Theatre of Blood, with no puzzle or skilling rooms. Preparation focuses on gear optimization, party composition, and familiarization with the combat mechanics.
Next working tool: OSRS Boss Guides. Explore OSRS boss guides and strategies on the OSRS Tools website.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS will complete its transition to Jagex Accounts between November and December 2026. This migration will affect all player accounts, requiring updates to login systems, security settings, and account management. Players should prepare by updating their contact information and understanding the new account structure.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS holiday events are confirmed for December 2026 as part of the Summer Campfire 2026 announcements. While specific details have not been revealed, past holiday events have included seasonal activities, limited-time items, and special rewards.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: OSRS HD Mode is a visual overhaul that brings fully dynamic lighting, sunlight effects, and fog to the game while retaining the classic 2007 models. The public beta is slated for 2026, with a general release expected after beta testing.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: The third and final Tortugan quest has been confirmed by Jagex. Mod Elena stated that ideas exist and the quest was 'game jammed.' Plans remain vague as it is further from release than the Red Reef update.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: The Great Kourend city redesigns for Arceuus and Lovakengj are planned. Hosidius and Shayzien have already been redesigned. The redesigns aim to modernize the visual style while maintaining the classic OSRS feel.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: The Bingo System has been officially confirmed for early 2027. It was originally expected in summer 2026 but was pushed back in August 2026. The system is based on the Grid Master event concept and will introduce a new way to track achievements and progress in OSRS.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: The Pirate Rum Rebellion is a community-organised casual PvP event on Saturday 26 September 2026 at 18:00 UTC in World 392. Pirates from Karamja clash with The Navy from Witchhaven on the docks of Port Sarim. No sign-ups or requirements needed.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: NPC Boat Combat, also known as Pirate Encounters, is confirmed for 2027. It was originally planned for The Red Reef launch but was pushed back. This feature allows standalone boat-to-boat combat against NPC-controlled pirate ships.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: The 12 puppies in the OSRS Dog Shelter now have official player-given names. These names came from giveaways during the Alveus Sanctuary fundraiser livestream on September 11th, celebrating the release of the A Ruff Situation dog quest.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
Answer developed on this page: The OSRS Sea Expansion is confirmed for 2027. New content will be added to the Eastern, Untamed, Forgotten, or Sunset Oceans, expanding on the Sailing skill with new islands, content, and activities.
Next working tool: Read the Full OSRS Blog. Explore more guides, news, and strategies on the OSRS Tools blog.
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