OSRS Agility training guide 2026: rooftop courses, the Sepulchre and graceful
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.
Key takeaways
- Route: Gnome Stronghold (1) → Draynor (10) → Al Kharid (20) → Varrock (30) → Canifis (40) → Seers' (50) → Falador (60) → Rellekka (70) → Ardougne (80+).
- The Hallowed Sepulchre (52+) is the fastest XP in the game (~70-80k XP/h) plus rare rewards.
- Graceful (full set, 260 marks) reduces run drain by 30% — the most important Agility reward in the game.
- The Agility Pyramid (30+) is the money route — about 10k per peak.
- Wilderness courses are dangerous; skip them unless you want the arena gear.
- Full graceful speeds up every other skill — treat it as a pre-requisite, not an optional extra.
How Agility XP works
Agility XP comes from completing courses: you run a fixed set of obstacles in order, and each successful lap pays a fixed XP reward (plus per-obstacle XP). The best training is simply the highest-level course you can use, because every course was balanced around its level band.
The rooftop courses are the spine of the skill: Draynor, Al Kharid, Varrock, Canifis, Seers', Falador, Rellekka and Ardougne form a perfect ladder from 10 to 99, and each one drops marks of grace — the currency for the graceful outfit.
The skill's real value is indirect: Agility levels raise your run energy regeneration and lower the drain, which speeds up every other skill, quest and activity in the game.
Levels 1-60: the rooftop ladder
Start with the Gnome Stronghold course (1-10), then the Draynor rooftop (10-20), Al Kharid (20-30), Varrock (30-40), Canifis (40-50) and Seers' Village (50-60). Each is the fastest XP for its band, and each rooftop drops marks of grace.
Canifis is famously the marks machine: the course is easy and fast, so players often camp it for extra marks even past level 50. Seers' is the efficiency pick at 50-60 with the teleport ardougne lever shortcut nearby.
If you want money instead of pure XP, the Agility Pyramid (30+) pays around 10k per peak completion — slower XP but a solid early-game cash source, and it trains Agility at the same time.
Levels 60-80: Falador to Rellekka
Falador rooftop (60-70) is the next rung — fast, with good marks — and at 70 the Rellekka rooftop takes over: 780 XP per lap (920 with the Fremennik Hard Diary), about 55-65k XP/h, and it beats Prifddinas per hour until level 89. Our Rellekka guide covers the course in detail.
Pollnivneach and Prifddinas are the alternatives for variety: Pollnivneach (70) is comparable to Rellekka, and Prifddinas (75, requires Song of the Elves) is slightly slower per hour but worth knowing for the change of scenery.
The most important habit at this stage is collecting marks: by 60-70 you should be closing in on the full graceful set, which is the single biggest quality-of-life upgrade in the game.
Levels 80-99: Ardougne and the Sepulchre
Ardougne rooftop (80+) is the classic finish: the best pure XP of the standard courses, around 60-70k XP/h with the full course unlocked. It is the relaxed route to 99.
The Hallowed Sepulchre (52 Agility, from the Sepulchre of the Forgotten King quest) is the efficiency play: a challenging obstacle course with traps that rewards up to 70-80k XP/h with good play, plus the dark acorn, the ring of endurance pieces and the huntsman's outfit.
Most efficient players mix: Sepulchre for the fast XP and loot, Ardougne rooftop for the marks and relaxed laps. The choice is yours — both are valid to 99.
- 80+: Ardougne rooftop — the relaxed classic, ~60-70k XP/h.
- 52+: Hallowed Sepulchre — fastest XP (~70-80k) + dark acorn/huntsman rewards.
- Mix both: Sepulchre for speed, rooftops for marks and rhythm.
- Graceful full set by the 70s changes everything.
Graceful and marks of grace
The graceful outfit is the reason most players train Agility at all: the full set (hood, top, legs, gloves, boots, cape) reduces run energy drain by 30% and costs 260 marks of grace total — roughly 30-40 hours of rooftop courses across the ladder.
Marks drop randomly on rooftop laps (about one every 2-3 laps on average), so the most efficient way to earn them is to camp the easiest fast course available — Canifis early, then Seers' or Falador.
Treat graceful as a pre-requisite for the rest of the game: it speeds up questing, skilling, birdhouse runs, farm runs and every single route in our guides. The run energy guide covers how Agility level and graceful combine.
Tips and shortcuts
Agility shortcuts are the skill's hidden value: with high Agility you can use the Falador shortcut, the Relekka shortcut? — the exact shortcuts vary by level, and the quest XP rewards guide lists the quests that give free Agility XP to skip the low levels.
Never train below your level band for 'safety': the courses are balanced, and the XP difference is massive — a level 40 player on the Canifis course gets more per hour than a level 40 on Varrock.
Finally, do the quests early: several quests award chunks of Agility XP, which can save hours at the slow early levels, and the full quest route is in our quest XP guide.
Questions players ask
What is the fastest way to train Agility in OSRS?+
The rooftop course ladder (Draynor → Al Kharid → Varrock → Canifis → Seers' → Falador → Rellekka → Ardougne) is the standard; the Hallowed Sepulchre (52+) is the fastest overall at 70-80k XP/h.
What level do I need for each rooftop course?+
Draynor 10, Al Kharid 20, Varrock 30, Canifis 40, Seers' 50, Falador 60, Rellekka 70, Ardougne 80. The Hallowed Sepulchre opens at 52 with the quest.
Is the graceful outfit worth it?+
Yes — the full set (260 marks) cuts run energy drain by 30% and speeds up every other skill and quest in the game. Treat it as a pre-requisite.
What is the Hallowed Sepulchre?+
An obstacle course from the Sepulchre of the Forgotten King quest (52 Agility) with traps and rewards — the fastest XP in the game plus the dark acorn and huntsman's outfit.
How do I train Agility for money?+
The Agility Pyramid (30+) pays about 10k per peak completion; the Sepulchre also has valuable rewards for high-level players.
Should I train Agility on wilderness courses?+
Only if you want the agility arena gear — the wilderness courses are dangerous and their XP is not better than the rooftop ladder at the same levels.
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