OSRS collection log guide 2026: how it works, every category, ranks and the 1,925 slots

What the collection log is

The collection log is a book that records nearly every unique drop you have obtained in Old School RuneScape — items and pets alike. It was released on 6 December 2018, and you get it from The Collector, who stands near the stairs in the Varrock Museum.

The book is free, not members-only, and you do not need to claim it for tracking to start: drops count the moment you obtain them. If you destroy it, The Collector hands you another copy, and it can be stored in a player-owned house bookcase.

For most players the log is a long-term bragging-rights system; for completionists it is effectively the game's master checklist, and its expansion in September 2026 (new Sailing and Pets pages on the wiki) shows it keeps growing with the game.

How entries work

Entries are tracked by item, not by drop source. A dragon pickaxe from the Chaos Elemental also fills the Callisto and King Black Dragon pages, which is why 1,925 slots cover only 1,717 unique entries — 129 of the 201 duplicate slots come from pets, gilded equipment and 3rd age equipment appearing on multiple pages.

Some items have per-item caps (Zulrah's scales cap at 65,535, bracelets of ethereum at 250). Pre-release drops were not automatically recorded, with one exception: trackable untradeables like pets were back-filled, and regular Ironmen can add some pre-release items by using them on the log (Group Ironmen cannot).

The interface is simple: Wield, Read, Collections overview and Destroy. Each page states how many items are collectible (Abyssal Sire 9, Alchemical Hydra 11, Barrows Chests 25), so you always know what is missing.

The categories

Bosses is the largest category with 57 sub-pages spanning the whole PvM ladder — from Scurrius and Barrows for beginners up to the Inferno, Fortis Colosseum, Nex, Yama and Araxxor for end-game. Raids covers Chambers of Xeric (23 items), Theatre of Blood (17) and Tombs of Amascut (27).

Clues tracks Treasure Trail rewards from beginner through master, plus the rare-reward tiers and scroll cases — a clue-focused page for every difficulty. Minigames covers 22 activities such as Barbarian Assault, Guardians of the Rift, Hallowed Sepulchre, Last Man Standing and Pest Control.

Other holds 31 sub-pages including All Pets, Skilling Pets, Slayer, Champion's Challenge, Forestry, Motherlode Mine, Rooftop Agility, Shooting Stars and Miscellaneous — and in September 2026 the wiki added dedicated Sailing and Pets collection log pages as the new skill's rewards keep arriving.

Ranks and the staves of collection

As you fill slots, The Collector offers staves of collection at set thresholds: Bronze at 100 logged items, Iron at 300, Steel at 500, Black at 700, Mithril at 900, Adamant at 1,000, Rune at 1,100, Dragon at 1,200 and Gilded at 1,525 (90% of the total, rounded down to the nearest 25).

Each staff is a status symbol and can be used to create a readable offhand book copy. The staves are members' objects, but the created books are F2P-usable, so even free players can display their progress.

The milestones are deliberately spread so that casual players reach Bronze easily while Gilded requires near-completion of the whole game — a nice middle ground between accessible and aspirational.

• Bronze 100 · Iron 300 · Steel 500 · Black 700 · Mithril 900.
• Adamant 1,000 · Rune 1,100 · Dragon 1,200 · Gilded 1,525.
• Each staff creates an equipable offhand book; books are F2P-usable.

Pets and rare items in the log

Pets feature heavily in the collection log: the All Pets page alone accounts for a large share of the duplicate slots, because boss pets appear on their boss page and in the pet list. Skilling pets are tracked separately under Other.

The September 2026 dog breeds from A Ruff Situation are a great example of how the log grows with new content — each new pet and unique drop adds fresh slots, and the pet drop rate guide covers the odds for every boss and clue pet.

Gilded equipment and 3rd age from Treasure Trails also create duplicates across the clue pages and the shared reward section, which is why clue-hunting and pet-hunting are the two big levers for pushing past the 1,000-item mark.

Tips for collectors in 2026

Start early: claim the book from the Varrock Museum the moment you remember it exists, because tracking happens automatically but the interface is what makes it motivating. Focus one category at a time — beginners usually start with Barrows, then Slayer bosses, then raids.

For the fastest visible progress, chase the low-effort pages: the Fight Caves (2 items), Scurrius and Barrows chests fill quickly. Clue pages are slow but valuable, since every casket roll counts as progress toward both the clue log and the pet.

Finally, remember the log is a marathon, not a sprint — the wiki's new Sailing pages mean even day-one Sailing rewards already have slots waiting, and every update adds more to chase.