Skills

Make GP while building your account.

Compare profitable skilling methods by live Wiki reference, XP rate, account requirement, attention and risk. Training routes remain a separate future section.

Skilling money making

Every calculator keeps market references separate from your own pace and material assumptions.

Thieving skill icon
3 methods

Thieving

Pickpocket high-value targets while managing success chance and recovery.

Elves · Vyres · Rogues' Chests
Runecrafting skill icon
12 methods

Runecrafting

Turn essence and specialist inputs into valuable runes.

Aether Runes · Sunfire Runes · Blood Runes, Abyss · Kourend Blood Runes · Death Runes · Astral Runes · Double Law Runes · Mud Runes · Steam Runes · Mist Runes · Cosmic Runes · High-Level Air Runes
Fletching skill icon
3 methods

Fletching

Process ranged ammunition while comparing XP with the market margin.

Ruby Dragon Bolts · Ogre Arrow Shafts · Adamant Brutal Arrows
Cooking skill icon
3 methods

Cooking

Prepare food and Sailing resources with live input and output references.

Raw Yellowfin · Raw Marlin · Raw Admiral Pies
Smithing skill icon
5 methods

Smithing

Use efficient furnaces and material cycles to produce tradeable bars.

Runite Bars · Steel Bars · Mithril Bars · Adamantite Bars · Rune Items
Mining skill icon
5 methods

Mining

Complete profitable mining activities and cooperative skilling encounters.

Zalcano · Basalt · Runite Ore · Blast Mining · Lead Ore
Agility skill icon
1 method

Agility

Earn from movement-based activities while balancing pace and risk.

Wilderness Agility
Magic skill icon
3 methods

Magic

Turn Lunar and utility spells into processing profit and practical Magic XP.

Tan Leather · Humidify Clay · Fire Orbs
Hunter skill icon
4 methods

Hunter

Catch valuable creatures while balancing trap placement, attention and risk.

Sunlight Antelopes · Black Chinchompas · Rainbow Crabs · Red Chinchompas
Sailing skill icon
3 methods

Sailing

Use ships, crew and deep-sea activities to earn GP while training Sailing.

Halibut Trawling · Bluefin Trawling · Yellowfin Trawling
Fishing skill icon
1 method

Fishing

Compare profitable catches and hybrid Fishing activities with real requirements.

Aerial Fishing
Herblore skill icon
3 methods

Herblore

Compare live herb and potion margins while keeping material costs and XP visible.

Clean Herbs · Unfinished Potions · Finished Potions
Crafting skill icon
1 method

Crafting

Assemble niche tradeable products while comparing material costs, XP and market depth.

Toy Cats
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Old School RuneScape Thieving skill iconThieving
PrifddinasWIKI VERIFIED

Pickpocketing Elves

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XP rateAbout 140K to 160K XP/hr

Pickpocket Prifddinas elves for enhanced crystal teleport seeds while balancing success chance, healing and bank time.

Level 85 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Aether rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Cosmic Altar and Scar Essence MineWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Aether Runes using Scarred Extract

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XP ratePace dependent; 20 XP per pure essence used

Use scarred extract to multiply essence at the Cosmic Altar, combining essence, soul runes and catalysts into Aether runes.

Level 90 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 3/5
Old School RuneScape Fletching skill iconFletching
Any bankWIKI VERIFIED

Fletching Ruby Dragon Bolts

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XP rate179,550 XP/hr at 2,850 ten-bolt batches/hr

Attach ruby bolt tips to dragon bolts in repeatable ten-bolt batches for fast bankstanding Fletching XP and a live market margin.

Level 84 Attention 3/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Old School RuneScape Cooking skill iconCooking
Any bank or chum preparation areaWIKI VERIFIED

Cutting Raw Yellowfin

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XP rate2 Cooking XP each; about 4K XP/hr by knife or up to 22K with a chum spreader

Cut raw yellowfin into fine fish offcuts and occasional yellow fins, using live prices and a user-controlled success assumption.

Level 1 Attention 3/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Old School RuneScape Smithing skill iconSmithing
Blast Furnace, KeldagrimWIKI VERIFIED

Smelting Runite Bars at the Blast Furnace

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XP rateAbout 104K XP/hr at 2,075 bars/hr

Use the Blast Furnace coal discount, a coal bag and ice gloves to smelt runite bars through a repeatable bank and conveyor cycle.

Level 85 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Vyrewatch Sentinel in-game modelThieving
DarkmeyerWIKI VERIFIED

Pickpocketing Vyres

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XP rateLevel dependent; roughly 120K to 180K XP/hr

Pickpocket Vyrewatch Sentinels for blood shards, using Rogue equipment and Darkmeyer restoration routes to sustain a rare-drop method.

Level 82 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Old School RuneScape Mining skill iconMining
Prifddinas Volcanic MineWIKI VERIFIED

Zalcano

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XP rateTeam and contribution dependent

A cooperative skilling boss where players mine, refine and imbue tephra before breaking Zalcano's shield and mining her for rewards.

Level 70 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 3/5
Old School RuneScape Agility skill iconAgility
Level 50 to 56 WildernessWIKI VERIFIED

Wilderness Agility Course

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XP rateAbout 40K to 47.5K base XP/hr, plus saved ticket XP

Run the deep-Wilderness course for Agility XP and streak-based loot while pricing the entry payment and realistic player-killer losses.

Level 52 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 5/5 Difficulty 2/5
Sunfire rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Shrine of Ralos, VarlamoreWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Sunfire Runes

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XP rate9 Runecrafting XP per sunfire rune created

Turn fire runes, sunfire splinters and essence into sunfire runes at a Shrine of Ralos, with high-level multipliers and scar extracts driving the practical margin.

Level 33 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 3/5
Blood rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
True Blood Altar via the AbyssWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Blood Runes through the Abyss

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XP rate10.5 Runecrafting XP per essence; pace and pouch dependent

Carry pure essence through the Abyss to the true Blood Altar, keeping this fast altar route separate from Kourend dense-essence blood Runecrafting.

Level 77 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 3/5
Blood rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Dense Essence Mine, Dark Altar and Kourend Blood AltarWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Blood Runes at Arceuus

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XP rateUsually about 35K to 40K Runecraft XP/hr

Mine dense essence, venerate it at the Dark Altar, chip it into fragments and craft blood runes at Kourend's recreated Blood Altar.

Level 77 Attention 3/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Death rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Death Altar via the AbyssWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Death Runes through the Abyss

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XP rate10 Runecrafting XP per essence; about 33.5K XP/hr at 3,350 essence

Run pure essence from Edgeville through the Abyss to the Death Altar, with pouch capacity and the level 99 double-rune breakpoint controlling output.

Level 65 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 3/5
Astral rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Astral Altar, Lunar IsleWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Astral Runes

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XP rate8.7 Runecrafting XP per essence; roughly 43K XP/hr on a fast route

Run essence between Lunar Isle banking and the Astral Altar, with the level 82 double-rune breakpoint and pouch capacity defining the practical method.

Level 40 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Law rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Law Altar via the AbyssWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Double Law Runes through the Abyss

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XP rate9.5 Runecrafting XP per essence; about 35K XP/hr at 3,685 essence

Use the level 95 double-law multiplier on an Abyss loop while respecting Entrana's ban on weapons and combat armour.

Level 95 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 3/5
Mud rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Earth AltarWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Mud Runes

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XP rateUp to about 98.8K Runecraft XP/hr at 10,400 essence

Combine water runes with pure essence at the Earth Altar, using Magic Imbue and a Binding necklace to avoid talisman cost and failed crafts.

Level 13 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 3/5
Steam rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Fire AltarWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Steam Runes

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XP rateUp to about 96.7K Runecraft XP/hr at 10,400 essence

Combine water runes with essence at the Fire Altar, using the Lunar spellbook and Binding necklaces for consistent combination-rune output.

Level 19 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 3/5
Mist rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Water AltarWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Mist Runes

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XP rateUp to about 88.4K Runecraft XP/hr at 10,400 essence

Use air runes on the Water Altar after Magic Imbue, with a Binding necklace and fast teleports supporting a high-intensity combination-rune cycle.

Level 6 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 3/5
Cosmic rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Cosmic Altar, ZanarisWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Cosmic Runes

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XP rateAbout 21K Runecraft XP/hr at 2,640 essence

Craft cosmic runes through Zanaris using fairy-ring travel and Agility shortcuts, with double runes at level 59 and pouch capacity controlling the margin.

Level 27 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Air rune in-game item iconRunecrafting
Air Altar near FaladorWIKI VERIFIED

Crafting Air Runes, High-Level Method

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XP rateAbout 56.8K Runecraft XP/hr at 11,352 essence

Use the level 99 ten-rune multiplier, colossal pouch and direct Ring of the Elements teleport for a fast high-volume Air Altar cycle.

Level 1 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Steel bar in-game item iconSmithing
Blast Furnace, KeldagrimWIKI VERIFIED

Smelting Steel Bars at the Blast Furnace

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XP rate94,500 Smithing XP/hr at 5,400 bars

Use the Blast Furnace's halved coal requirement to turn iron ore and coal into steel bars with a repeatable bank and conveyor cycle.

Level 30 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Mithril bar in-game item iconSmithing
Blast Furnace, KeldagrimWIKI VERIFIED

Smelting Mithril Bars at the Blast Furnace

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XP rate108,000 Smithing XP/hr at 3,600 bars

Use the Blast Furnace's halved coal requirement to turn mithril ore and coal into mithril bars with a repeatable bank and conveyor cycle.

Level 50 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Adamantite bar in-game item iconSmithing
Blast Furnace, KeldagrimWIKI VERIFIED

Smelting Adamantite Bars at the Blast Furnace

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XP rate101,250 Smithing XP/hr at 2,700 bars

Use the Blast Furnace's halved coal requirement to turn adamantite ore and coal into adamantite bars with a repeatable bank and conveyor cycle.

Level 70 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Runite bar in-game item iconSmithing
Prifddinas or Varrock anvilsWIKI VERIFIED

Smithing Rune Items

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XP rateAbout 202.5K Smithing XP/hr at 900 three-bar items

Smith three-bar rune items and use live margins to compare Rune 2h swords, platelegs and plateskirts instead of assuming one product is always best.

Level 99 Attention 2/5 AFK 3/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Basalt in-game item iconMining
Salt Mine, WeissWIKI VERIFIED

Mining Basalt

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XP rateAbout 3.25K to 4.25K Mining XP/hr at 650 to 850 basalt

Mine basalt in Weiss and have Snowflake note it for free, using a short local loop instead of searching for a bank that does not exist nearby.

Level 72 Attention 2/5 AFK 3/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Runite ore in-game item iconMining
Selected runite-rock locationsWIKI VERIFIED

Mining Runite Ore

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XP rateAbout 6.25K to 13.75K Mining XP/hr at 50 to 110 ore

World-hop across practical runite rocks, balancing competition, unlocks and the 12-minute respawn rather than assuming unlimited ore availability.

Level 85 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 2/5
Dynamite in-game item iconMining
Blast Mine, LovakengjWIKI VERIFIED

Blast Mining

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XP rateAbout 85.8K Mining and 16.5K Firemaking XP/hr at 330 dynamite

Place and ignite dynamite in a timed wall circuit, collect blasted ore and exchange it for a level-scaled mix of valuable ores.

Level 43 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 3/5
Lead ore in-game item iconMining
Deepfin MineWIKI VERIFIED

Mining Lead Ore at Deepfin Mine

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XP rateAbout 72.9K Mining XP/hr at 1,800 ore

Mine lead rocks in Deepfin Mine and bank at the constructed cave chest, using mining gloves to prevent the local rocks from falling behind your pace.

Level 25 Attention 3/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Black dragon leather in-game item iconMagic
Any bankWIKI VERIFIED

Casting Tan Leather

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XP rateAbout 129.6K Magic XP/hr at 8,000 hides

Tan five dragonhides per Lunar spell cast and compare green, blue, red and black leather margins with current Wiki market prices.

Level 78 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Soft clay in-game item iconMagic
Any bankWIKI VERIFIED

Humidifying Clay

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XP rateAbout 53K Magic XP/hr at 815 casts

Cast Humidify on 27 clay at a time with a Steam battlestaff, turning a fast bank cycle into soft clay and Lunar Magic XP.

Level 68 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Fire orb in-game item iconMagic
Fire Obelisk, Taverley DungeonWIKI VERIFIED

Charging Fire Orbs

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XP rateAbout 36.9K Magic XP/hr at 505 orbs

Carry unpowered orbs and Cosmic runes through Taverley Dungeon, charge them at the Fire Obelisk and bank on a route matched to your Agility shortcuts.

Level 63 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 2/5
Sunlight antelope in-game modelHunter
Eastern Avium SavannahWIKI VERIFIED

Hunting Sunlight Antelopes

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XP rateAbout 83.6K Hunter XP/hr at 220 antelopes

Tease sunlight antelopes across three prepared pitfalls, using nearby logs and movement-time fletching to keep the trap circuit active.

Level 72 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Black chinchompa in-game creature iconHunter
Level 32 to 36 WildernessWIKI VERIFIED

Hunting Black Chinchompas

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XP rateAbout 94.5K Hunter XP/hr at 300 catches

Surround a known black chinchompa spawn with box traps while keeping caught value, player-killer visibility and a level-30 escape route under control.

Level 73 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 5/5 Difficulty 3/5
Rainbow crab in-game modelHunter
The Crown JewelWIKI VERIFIED

Catching Rainbow Crabs

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XP rateAbout 159.8K Hunter XP/hr at 740 crabs

Bait five permanent crab traps with fine fish offcuts, collect the 25-tick catches and crush them into tradeable rainbow crab paste while circling the site.

Level 77 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Carnivorous chinchompa in-game modelHunter
Feldip Jungle or improved unlocked locationsWIKI VERIFIED

Hunting Carnivorous Chinchompas

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XP rateAbout 126K Hunter XP/hr at 475 catches

Trap red chinchompas around known spawn tiles, with the best accessible location, Hunter level and Horn of Plenty determining the sustainable catch rate.

Level 63 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Raw halibut in-game item iconSailing
Southern Expanse near WeissmereWIKI VERIFIED

Deep Sea Trawling for Halibut

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XP rateAbout 63K Sailing and 50K Fishing XP/hr

Follow halibut shoals with a two-net sloop, keeping one crewmate on the helm and another on a net while the player works the second net.

Level 72 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 3/5
Raw bluefin in-game item iconSailing
Rainbow ReefWIKI VERIFIED

Deep Sea Trawling for Bluefin

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XP rateAbout 57K Sailing and 51K Fishing XP/hr

Follow bluefin shoals with a two-net sloop, keeping one crewmate on the helm and another on a net while the player works the second net.

Level 72 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 3/5
Raw yellowfin in-game item iconSailing
Deepfin PointWIKI VERIFIED

Deep Sea Trawling for Yellowfin

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XP rateAbout 69K Sailing and 44K Fishing XP/hr

Follow yellowfin shoals with a two-net sloop, keeping one crewmate on the helm and another on a net while the player works the second net.

Level 72 Attention 4/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 2/5 Difficulty 3/5
Fish offcuts in-game item iconFishing
Lake MolchWIKI VERIFIED

Aerial Fishing

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XP rateFishing and Hunter XP vary by both levels and catch mix

Send Alry's cormorant to nearby Lake Molch fishing spots for combined Fishing and Hunter XP, Molch pearls and tradeable Shark lure packs.

Level 43 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Grimy ranarr weed in-game item iconHerblore
Any bankWIKI VERIFIED

Cleaning Herbs

Wiki EstimateCompare live herb margins
XP rateRecipe and pace dependent

Compare every supported grimy-to-clean herb margin with live Wiki prices, Herblore XP and an editable cleaning rate.

Level 3 Attention 4/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Ranarr potion unfinished in-game item iconHerblore
Any bankWIKI VERIFIED

Making Unfinished Potions

Wiki EstimateCompare unfinished potion margins
XP rateNo Herblore XP from normal mixing

Compare clean herb, vial of water and unfinished potion values across one reusable live-margin calculator.

Level 3 Attention 4/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Prayer potion three-dose in-game item iconHerblore
Any bankWIKI VERIFIED

Making Potions

Wiki EstimateCompare finished potion margins
XP rateRecipe and pace dependent

Compare unfinished potion and secondary ingredient costs against finished three-dose potion value, profit and XP.

Level 3 Attention 4/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Raw marlin in-game item iconCooking
Bank boat with a chum facilityWIKI VERIFIED

Cutting Raw Marlin

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XP rateAbout 22K Cooking XP/hr at 11,000 marlin

Cut raw marlin into fine fish offcuts and marlin scales at a bank boat, with facility speed and Cooking level controlling the real rate and scale yield.

Level 90 Attention 4/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Raw admiral pie in-game item iconCooking
Any bankWIKI VERIFIED

Making Raw Admiral Pies

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XP rateNo Cooking XP for assembling the raw pies

Assemble pie shells, cooked salmon, cooked tuna and raw potatoes in three bank cycles for players buying raw pies to cast Bake Pie.

Level 70 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Toy cat in-game item iconCrafting
Rimmington player-owned houseWIKI VERIFIED

Making Toy Cats

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XP rateAbout 8.6K Crafting XP/hr at 576 cats

Build toy cats at a Crafting table 4, bank them through a demon butler and un-note fresh planks and clockworks through Phials.

Level 85 Attention 5/5 AFK 1/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 2/5
Old School RuneScape Fletching skill iconFletching
Uglug's Stuffsies outside JiggigWIKI VERIFIED

Fletching Ogre Arrow Shafts

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XP rateAbout 13K Fletching XP/hr at 1,800 logs

Buy achey tree logs from Uglug, fletch each log into four ogre arrow shafts and hop after four fifty-log shop cycles.

Level 5 Attention 3/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Old School RuneScape Fletching skill iconFletching
Anywhere or at a bankWIKI VERIFIED

Making Adamant Brutal Arrows

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XP rateAbout 153K Fletching XP/hr at 15,000 arrows

Attach Adamantite nails to flighted ogre arrows in six-arrow actions, then sell cautiously into the low-volume chompy-hunting market.

Level 62 Attention 2/5 AFK 3/5 Risk 1/5 Difficulty 1/5
Old School RuneScape Thieving skill iconThieving
Rogues' Castle, level 52 to 56 WildernessWIKI VERIFIED

Stealing from Rogues' Chests

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XP rateAbout 180K to 250K Thieving XP/hr in uninterrupted practical sessions

Rotate the Rogues' Castle chests for high-level Thieving XP and diary-gated loot while carrying only a measured deep-Wilderness escape setup.

Level 84 Attention 4/5 AFK 2/5 Risk 5/5 Difficulty 3/5