24 SKILLS
Skill guides
Choose a skill to find training routes, gear, and methods for your level.
Attack
Combat · F2P + MembersWaterfall Quest can skip much of the slow opening melee grind on eligible accounts.
Strength
Combat · F2P + MembersMost accounts benefit from keeping Strength ahead of Attack and Defence during early melee training.
Defence
Combat · F2P + MembersDefence levels unlock gear; they do not increase your damage, so balance them around your goals.
Hitpoints
Combat · F2P + MembersDo not grind Hitpoints by itself unless you have a specialised account-build reason.
Ranged
Combat · F2P + MembersAva’s devices are cornerstone unlocks because they recover ammunition and improve the whole grind.
Prayer
Combat · F2P + MembersProtection prayers at level 43 transform questing and PvM; make that your first major target.
Magic
Combat · F2P + MembersMagic levels are travel upgrades. Early teleports often save more time than the training costs.
Cooking
Artisan · F2P + MembersThe Hosidius range and cooking gauntlets can change which food becomes sensible at a given level.
Woodcutting
Gathering · F2P + MembersA better axe is the cleanest upgrade; you can often use one before you can equip it.
Fletching
Artisan · MembersMany fletching actions fit between laps, quests, and travel, turning dead time into XP.
Fishing
Gathering · F2P + MembersBarbarian Fishing can add small amounts of Strength and Agility XP alongside Fishing.
Firemaking
Artisan · F2P + MembersWintertodt damage scales with Hitpoints, so some accounts prefer doing it early.
Crafting
Artisan · F2P + MembersSet milestone targets around jewellery, quest, and cape teleports rather than arbitrary round levels.
Smithing
Artisan · F2P + MembersThe Knight’s Sword is one of the strongest early skilling quest rewards in the game.
Mining
Gathering · F2P + MembersShooting Stars are ideal when you want a long, social, low-attention session.
Herblore
Artisan · MembersHerb runs turn Herblore from a pure expense into a recurring account routine.
Agility
Support · MembersHigher Agility improves run-energy restoration even when you are not actively training it.
Thieving
Support · MembersDodgy necklaces and the Shadow Veil spell materially improve many pickpocket routes.
Slayer
Combat · MembersDo not spend early points impulsively—task storage, blocks, extensions, and the Slayer helm compete for them.
Farming
Gathering · MembersA five-minute herb run repeated consistently is more valuable than a perfect route you never do.
Runecraft
Artisan · F2P + MembersGuardians of the Rift turns early Runecraft into reward and outfit progression instead of endless pure essence trips.
Hunter
Gathering · MembersBirdhouse runs stack neatly with herb runs and quietly carry the awkward early levels.
Construction
Support · MembersA thoughtfully upgraded house saves time across nearly every other skill.
Sailing
Support · MembersSea charting gives one-off regional bonuses, so clear nearby chart points as your boat range expands.