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ARTISAN • F2P + MEMBERS

Firemaking

Use logs for the first few levels, then Wintertodt offers a more varied path to 99.

QUICK WIN

Wintertodt damage scales with Hitpoints, so some accounts prefer doing it early.

UNDERSTANDING FIREMAKING

Learn the system before you optimise the loop.

Firemaking is a artisan skill with several viable routes. The best method is not automatically the one with the largest experience-rate number: startup time, travel, real input prices, useful outputs, and the amount of attention you can sustain all belong in the decision.

This guide treats levels as unlocks rather than a single uninterrupted race to 99. Use the route below as a strong default, then switch when a quest, diary, equipment upgrade, or account goal makes another method more valuable to you.

Traditional Firemaking consumes one log for a fixed experience award. Level determines which logs can be lit, while positioning determines how smoothly a line can continue.

Wintertodt is a skilling boss with reward points, supply crates, and damage based partly on the player's Hitpoints and warm clothing.

Forester's Campfires provide a stationary alternative with reduced experience per log and much lower click intensity.

Because the skill consumes valuable logs, compare Firemaking goals with Construction and Fletching needs on self-sufficient accounts.

LEVEL-BY-LEVEL METHOD FINDER

Set your level. Get the methods that apply now.

This is the working core of the guide: source-backed training sections filtered by current level and account type, with full rates, quantities, requirements, setup notes, and method tables kept beside their revision.

ACCOUNT

CURRENT LEVELFIND A METHOD

4 Firemaking sections shown for Members at level 1.

Open a section for its full setup, evidence, and tables.

LEVEL 1–30 • Members

Levels 1–30: Creating pyre logs

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1-tick creating pyre logs offers the fastest experience up to level 30. Pyre logs can be created without tick delay by holding down 1 or space and rapidly using sacred oil on logs. This requires completion of the Shades of Mort'ton quest. Pyre logs can be created at level 1, even if the logs would require a higher level to burn. Without tick manipulation this method offers much lower rates and is only viable as a potential money making method.

It is recommended to create redwood or rosewood pyre logs, as they have demand for cremating urium remains and they give the highest experience per log. Prices may vary, and re-selling other pyre logs than redwood or rosewood might be difficult. Check trade volume and actual prices in the Grand Exchange before attempting this method.

With decent banking and accurate clicks, players can create 4,600 pyre logs per hour when 1-ticking. This translates to 92,000 experience per hour with redwood or rosewood logs. Without tick manipulation, players can only create 1,470 pyre logs per hour (29,400 experience per hour with redwood or rosewood logs).

RATES & THROUGHPUT

With decent banking and accurate clicks, players can create 4,600 pyre logs per hour when 1-ticking. This translates to 92,000 experience per hour with redwood or rosewood logs. Without tick manipulation, players can only create 1,470 pyre logs per hour (29,400 experience per hour with redwood or rosewood logs).

REQUIREMENTS & SETUP

1-tick creating pyre logs offers the fastest experience up to level 30. Pyre logs can be created without tick delay by holding down 1 or space and rapidly using sacred oil on logs. This requires completion of the Shades of Mort'ton quest. Pyre logs can be created at level 1, even if the logs would require a higher level to burn. Without tick manipulation this method offers much lower rates and is only viable as a potential money making method.

Input	Output logs	Profit	XP	GP/XP	Logs	Oil doses
Logs	Oil doses	—	—	—	—	—
Regular	24	(2)	1,307	Regular pyre	1,989	658
Oak	36	(2)	1,307	Oak pyre	2,251	908
Willow	22	(3)	2,776	Willow pyre	3,493	695
Teak	122	(3)	2,776	Teak pyre	3,793	895
Arctic pine	719	(2)	1,307	Arctic pyre	2,272	246
Maple	13	(3)	2,776	Maple pyre	2,888	99
Mahogany	157	(3)	2,776	Mahogany pyre	3,290	357
Yew	111	(4)	3,176	Yew pyre	3,536	249
Camphor	390	(4)	3,176	Camphor pyre	1,862	−1,704
Magic	769	(4)	3,176	Magic pyre	4,276	331
Ironwood	101	(4)	3,176	Ironwood pyre	3,368	91
Redwood	651	(4)	3,176	Redwood pyre	4,685	858
Rosewood	402	(4)	3,176	Rosewood pyre	4,083	505

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LEVEL 1–99 • Members

Levels 1/30–99: Burning logs

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Burning logs is one of the fastest ways to train Firemaking. The best place to do this is at the eastern part of the Grand Exchange. The area has a lot of empty space and the bank is only one tile away from an area a log can be burned. When correctly timed, the player can move to another square in between lighting the logs, which allows the player to burn the logs in any formation. With fast enough banking and accurate clicks, it is possible to keep lighting the logs tick-perfectly every 4 ticks. Having noted logs in the inventory and unnoting them at the banker is recommended over using the bank interface.

An easier but a slower alternative is to simply burn logs in a row from east to west. The best place to do this is at Varrock: use Varrock Teleport, light the logs from the fountain and bank at the Varrock west bank. Alternatively, use Camelot Teleport and bank at Seers' Village.

The table below assumes 1,485 logs are burned per hour. Coloured logs offer the fastest experience rates for levels 1–30 as they are guaranteed to be lit successfully. See Calculator:Firemaking/Logs for a detailed gp/xp analysis of the logs that can be burned at each level, including burning logs from sailing.

RATES & THROUGHPUT

The table below assumes 1,485 logs are burned per hour. Coloured logs offer the fastest experience rates for levels 1–30 as they are guaranteed to be lit successfully. See Calculator:Firemaking/Logs for a detailed gp/xp analysis of the logs that can be burned at each level, including burning logs from sailing.

REQUIREMENTS & SETUP

Alternatively, at level 92, players can burn 24,318 rosewood logs to reach level 99. This will save about 2,346,435 compared to reaching 99 with redwoods, at the cost of an additional four hours.

Levels	Log type	Experience	XP/h	Logs needed	Log price	Money spent	GP/XP
1–30	Green logs	50	74,250	268	78	−20,904	−1.56
30–35	Willow	90	107,000	101	22	−4,862	−0.24
35–42	Teak	105	138,000	221	122	−26,962	−1.16
42–45	Arctic pine	125	185,625	128	719	−92,032	−5.75
45–50	Maple	135	200,475	295	13	−3,835	−0.10
50–60	Mahogany	157.5	233,887	1,095	157	−171,915	−1.00
60–75	Yew	202.5	300,712	4,626	111	−513,486	−0.55
75–90	Magic	303.8	451,143	13,614	769	−10,469,166	−2.53
90–99	Redwood	350	519,750	21,966	651	−14,299,866	−1.86

Verify against Pay-to-play Firemaking training, revision 15226787. Community reference material is attributed to the OSRS Wiki; this fan guide adds its own planning tools and route framing.

LEVEL 1–99 • Members

Levels 1–99: Burning logs on a campfire

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Burning logs on a forester's campfire is a low-effort alternative to the faster methods. Choose a location where a campfire can be lit right next to a bank, such as the Grand Exchange, Rogues' Den, or the Crafting Guild. Burning an inventory of logs takes around 150 seconds.

Experience rates and costs are shown in the table below. The first log added to the campfire takes 6 ticks to burn, and the following logs take 9 ticks. Allowing the logs to continue to be added to the campfire automatically results in roughly 665 logs burned per hour, while tending to the campfire manually while holding down spacebar results in up to 975 logs per hour.

Total money spent with this method: −25,587,536

Log type	Levels	XP ea	XP/h Automatic	XP/h Manual	Logs needed	Log price	GP/XP	Money spent
Logs	1–15	40	26,600	39,000	61	−24	−0.60	−1,464
Oak logs	15–30	60	39,900	58,500	183	−36	−0.60	−6,588
Willow logs	30–35	90	59,850	87,750	101	−22	−0.24	−2,222
Teak logs	35–42	105	69,825	102,375	221	−122	−1.16	−26,962
Arctic pine logs	42–45	125	83,125	121,875	128	−719	−5.75	−92,032
Maple logs	45–50	135	89,775	131,625	295	−13	−0.10	−3,835
Mahogany logs	50–60	157.5	104,737	153,562	1,095	−157	−1.00	−171,915
Yew logs	60–75	202.5	134,662	197,437	4,626	−111	−0.55	−513,486
Magic logs	75–90	303.8	202,027	296,205	13,614	−769	−2.53	−10,469,166
Redwood logs	90–99	350	232,750	341,250	21,966	−651	−1.86	−14,299,866

Logs	Levels	Exp	XP/h Automatic	XP/h Manual	Logs needed	Log price	GP/XP	Money spent
Logs	1-15	40	26,600	39,000	61	−24	−0.60	−1,464
Oak logs	15-30	60	39,900	58,500	183	−36	−0.60	−6,588
Willow logs	30-45	90	59,850	87,750	535	−22	−0.24	−11,770
Maple logs	45-60	135	89,775	131,625	1,573	−13	−0.10	−20,449
Yew logs	60-80	202.5	134,662	197,437	8,456	−111	−0.55	−938,616
Ironwood logs	80-90	220.5	146,632	214,987	15,240	−101	−0.46	−1,539,240
Redwood logs	90-99	350	232,750	341,250	21,966	−651	−1.86	−14,299,866

Verify against Pay-to-play Firemaking training, revision 15226787. Community reference material is attributed to the OSRS Wiki; this fan guide adds its own planning tools and route framing.

Members • Members

Quests for Firemaking experience

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Quest	Experience reward	Firemaking requirement	Other requirements	Enemy to defeat
The Giant Dwarf	1,500	16	12 , 33 , 14	None
Heroes' Quest	1,575	55 , 53 , 53 , 25 , 50	Multiple high level NPCs	—
Enlightened Journey	4,000	20	20 , 30 , 36	None
Enakhra's Lament	7,000	45	50 , 43 , 39 , 45	None
Making Friends with My Arm	40,000	66	35 , 72 , 68	Multiple high level NPCs
Total	54,075	—	—	—

Verify against Pay-to-play Firemaking training, revision 15226787. Community reference material is attributed to the OSRS Wiki; this fan guide adds its own planning tools and route framing.

FOUR EDITORIAL STARTING POINTS

Shortlisted routes with executable instructions.

Use the finder above for the complete method library. These four routes are the fan-guide shortlist: each includes its setup, repeatable sequence, realistic rate band, and most important failure point.

1–99 • HIGH ATTENTION

Conventional log lines

60k–500k+ XP/hr

BEST FOR

Fast deterministic XP

ECONOMY

Consumes logs

LOCATION

Grand Exchange, Varrock, or another long clear line near a bank

REQUIREMENTS

Tinderbox and the chosen log level

INVENTORY / LOADOUT

Tinderbox plus 27 logs

EXECUTION

Choose logs from current GP/XP rather than price alone.
Run a clear east-west line and light each log consecutively.
Bank with a fixed withdrawal layout and turn before obstacles stop the line.

50–99 • MEDIUM ATTENTION

Wintertodt masses

160k–320k XP/hr

BEST FOR

Variety and collection rewards

ECONOMY

Reward crates offset supplies

LOCATION

Wintertodt Camp

REQUIREMENTS

50 Firemaking, four warm items, food

INVENTORY / LOADOUT

Warm clothing, axe, tinderbox, knife/hammer as strategy requires, food

EXECUTION

Join an official world and enter with enough warm items.
Chop roots, optionally fletch, feed braziers, and repair when safe.
Reach reward eligibility but prioritise survival over one extra action.

50–99 • HIGH ATTENTION

Wintertodt solos

120k–280k XP/hr plus Construction

BEST FOR

Reward points and side XP

ECONOMY

More rewards per game

LOCATION

Wintertodt private/quiet instance

REQUIREMENTS

Solo control knowledge and longer supply plan

INVENTORY / LOADOUT

Warm gear, food, knife, hammer, axe, rejuvenation supplies

EXECUTION

Lower Wintertodt's energy, then maintain it in a controllable band.
Rotate between roots, fletching, feeding, and repairs for points.
End the game only after the intended reward threshold.

Variable • LOW ATTENTION

Forester's Campfires

Lower than line fires

BEST FOR

Stationary low-attention training

ECONOMY

Consumes logs more slowly

LOCATION

A suitable Forestry campfire

REQUIREMENTS

Forestry access and logs

INVENTORY / LOADOUT

Logs and Forestry kit as needed

EXECUTION

Use a campfire near convenient banking or a Forestry group.
Add logs automatically for a long stationary action.
Treat reduced experience as the price of lower attention.

FIREMAKING CALCULATOR

Turn a level goal into hours and materials.

Select a method for its realistic experience-rate band. Add XP and GP per action when you want an exact resource estimate for your chosen item.

Current levelTarget levelTraining methodXP per action optionalGP per action optional

XP REMAINING13,034,43113,034,431 total XP at level 99

ESTIMATED TIME26.1–217.2 hrAt 60,000–500,000 XP/hr

ACTIONS / UNITSAdd XP eachUse the optional field for exact materials

ESTIMATED BUDGETAdd GP eachGross inputs; resale and tax are not deducted

The level formula is exact. Time and budget are planning estimates: your equipment, banking, failures, attention, and live Grand Exchange prices determine the real result.

SETUP PROGRESSION

Upgrade the part that actually controls the rate.

Stage	Setup	Priority
Line fires	Tinderbox and clear lane	Location and banking define throughput.
Wintertodt	At least four warm items	Warmth reduces incoming damage frequency.
Wintertodt utility	Best usable axe, knife, hammer, food	Carry only what the chosen strategy uses.
Campfires	Forestry kit and selected logs	Compare log value with the reduced XP rate.

THE ROUTE

From level 1 to cape

1–30

Burn normal through willow logs

Use long, open east–west lanes and a tinderbox.The opening objective is access, not perfect efficiency. Use quests and inexpensive equipment to compress levels where possible, and avoid over-investing in a method you will outgrow quickly.

30–50

Maple logs or quest rewards

The objective is simply reaching Wintertodt eligibility.This is where the skill settles into a repeatable loop. Upgrade the parts of the setup that affect every action, measure a representative session, and keep travel or banking from becoming the hidden bottleneck.

50–90

Wintertodt

Solo for construction-style rewards or mass worlds for easy, repeatable games.At the mid-game checkpoint, compare the fastest route with account progress, useful outputs, and attention. A slightly slower method can be more efficient overall when it also supplies quests, diaries, or another skill.

90–99

Stay at Wintertodt or burn logs

Redwoods are faster and costly; Wintertodt keeps reward crates coming.Late-game training is a sustainability problem. Recheck prices and unlocks, alternate high-focus sessions with calmer ones, and choose a route you can repeat without turning the cape into a chore.

LOWER-INTENSITY ALTERNATIVE

Forester’s Campfires exchange speed for a more relaxed, stationary training loop.

LEVEL REFERENCE

Milestones worth planning around

These are decision points, not instructions to stop. Boostable requirements and quest gates can change when an unlock becomes usable.

Level	Unlock	Why it matters
15	Oak logs	An inexpensive early upgrade.
30	Willow logs	Common route toward Wintertodt.
45	Maple logs	Cheap members training supply.
50	Wintertodt	The defining alternative training activity.
60	Yew logs	Faster traditional lines at higher cost.
90	Redwood logs	Fastest conventional log tier.

QUEST ROUTING

Let account progress do part of the grind.

Quest experience is most valuable when it skips slow early methods or opens a training system you will keep using.

QUEST 1

Sea Slug

Not a Firemaking quest, but often paired in efficient early skilling routes.

QUEST 2

Making Friends with My Arm

Involves warmth and fire-related requirements while expanding herb patches.

QUEST 3

Desert Treasure I

Includes a Firemaking requirement in a major account unlock quest.

CHOOSE YOUR ACCOUNT

The route changes with the rules you play by.

MAIN ACCOUNT

Spend for the time you value

Wintertodt is the default varied route, while line fires purchase faster experience with logs. The best method depends on whether reward crates and engagement matter more than finishing speed.

IRONMAN

Optimise the whole supply chain

Wintertodt supplies are attractive early, but crate rewards scale with relevant levels. Save valuable logs for construction or bows when those uses exceed their Firemaking value.

FREE-TO-PLAY

Know the edge of the map

Free-to-play training is conventional log burning from normal through yew. Members gain Wintertodt, campfires, redwoods, better axes, and far more teleport options.

REVISION-PINNED REFERENCE

The detailed tables behind the recommendations.

Pulled in one batch from the Old School RuneScape Wiki on August 2, 2026. Every table keeps its source page and revision so you can verify requirements or spot a later game update.

Levels 1–30: Creating pyre logs12 reference rows

Input	Output logs	Profit	XP	GP/XP	Logs	Oil doses
Logs	Oil doses	—	—	—	—	—
Regular	24	(2)	1,307	Regular pyre	1,989	658
Oak	36	(2)	1,307	Oak pyre	2,251	908
Willow	22	(3)	2,776	Willow pyre	3,493	695
Teak	122	(3)	2,776	Teak pyre	3,793	895
Arctic pine	719	(2)	1,307	Arctic pyre	2,272	246
Maple	13	(3)	2,776	Maple pyre	2,888	99
Mahogany	157	(3)	2,776	Mahogany pyre	3,290	357
Yew	111	(4)	3,176	Yew pyre	3,536	249
Camphor	390	(4)	3,176	Camphor pyre	1,862	−1,704
Magic	769	(4)	3,176	Magic pyre	4,276	331
Ironwood	101	(4)	3,176	Ironwood pyre	3,368	91

Source: OSRS Wiki / Pay-to-play Firemaking training • revision 15226787

Levels 1/30–99: Burning logs9 reference rows

Levels	Log type	Experience	XP/h	Logs needed	Log price	Money spent	GP/XP
1–30	Green logs	50	74,250	268	78	−20,904	−1.56
30–35	Willow	90	107,000	101	22	−4,862	−0.24
35–42	Teak	105	138,000	221	122	−26,962	−1.16
42–45	Arctic pine	125	185,625	128	719	−92,032	−5.75
45–50	Maple	135	200,475	295	13	−3,835	−0.10
50–60	Mahogany	157.5	233,887	1,095	157	−171,915	−1.00
60–75	Yew	202.5	300,712	4,626	111	−513,486	−0.55
75–90	Magic	303.8	451,143	13,614	769	−10,469,166	−2.53
90–99	Redwood	350	519,750	21,966	651	−14,299,866	−1.86

Source: OSRS Wiki / Pay-to-play Firemaking training • revision 15226787

Levels 1–99: Burning logs on a campfire10 reference rows

Log type	Levels	XP ea	XP/h Automatic	XP/h Manual	Logs needed	Log price	GP/XP	Money spent
Logs	1–15	40	26,600	39,000	61	−24	−0.60	−1,464
Oak logs	15–30	60	39,900	58,500	183	−36	−0.60	−6,588
Willow logs	30–35	90	59,850	87,750	101	−22	−0.24	−2,222
Teak logs	35–42	105	69,825	102,375	221	−122	−1.16	−26,962
Arctic pine logs	42–45	125	83,125	121,875	128	−719	−5.75	−92,032
Maple logs	45–50	135	89,775	131,625	295	−13	−0.10	−3,835
Mahogany logs	50–60	157.5	104,737	153,562	1,095	−157	−1.00	−171,915
Yew logs	60–75	202.5	134,662	197,437	4,626	−111	−0.55	−513,486
Magic logs	75–90	303.8	202,027	296,205	13,614	−769	−2.53	−10,469,166
Redwood logs	90–99	350	232,750	341,250	21,966	−651	−1.86	−14,299,866

Source: OSRS Wiki / Pay-to-play Firemaking training • revision 15226787

Levels 1–99: Burning logs on a campfire7 reference rows

Logs	Levels	Exp	XP/h Automatic	XP/h Manual	Logs needed	Log price	GP/XP	Money spent
Logs	1-15	40	26,600	39,000	61	−24	−0.60	−1,464
Oak logs	15-30	60	39,900	58,500	183	−36	−0.60	−6,588
Willow logs	30-45	90	59,850	87,750	535	−22	−0.24	−11,770
Maple logs	45-60	135	89,775	131,625	1,573	−13	−0.10	−20,449
Yew logs	60-80	202.5	134,662	197,437	8,456	−111	−0.55	−938,616
Ironwood logs	80-90	220.5	146,632	214,987	15,240	−101	−0.46	−1,539,240
Redwood logs	90-99	350	232,750	341,250	21,966	−651	−1.86	−14,299,866

Source: OSRS Wiki / Pay-to-play Firemaking training • revision 15226787

Overview6 reference rows

Level	Log type	XP	GE Price	GP/XP	XP/HR	Regular	Collecting ashes	Campfire
Regular	Collecting ashes	Campfire	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	Normal	40	24	−0.60	59,400	42,000	26,600	—
15	Oak	60	36	−0.60	89,100	63,000	39,900	—
30	Willow	90	22	−0.24	133,650	94,500	59,850	—
45	Maple	135	13	−0.10	200,475	141,750	89,775	—
60	Yew	202.5	111	−0.55	300,712.5	212,625	134,662.5	—

Source: OSRS Wiki / Free-to-play Firemaking training • revision 14982178

SOURCE PAGES

Pay-to-play Firemaking training ↗revision 15226787
Free-to-play Firemaking training ↗revision 14982178
Ironman Guide/Firemaking ↗revision 15276025
Firemaking ↗revision 15275375
Firemaking/Level up table ↗revision 15100324

Reference tables are adapted with attribution from the community-maintained OSRS Wiki. Editorial recommendations, method walkthroughs, warnings, and calculators are original fan-guide material.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Firemaking FAQ

Should Wintertodt be done at low Hitpoints?

Low Hitpoints can make food management easier because of its damage formula, but it is not mandatory. A developed account has better food, teleports, and gear.

When should I open supply crates?

If reward value matters, higher related gathering levels can improve some outputs. If early supplies matter more, opening immediately is reasonable.

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