Skill Challenges & Training Guide

Welcome to the ultimate skill training guide! Whether you're a fresh account or looking to master specific skills, this comprehensive guide will help you efficiently progress through all skill challenges and achievements.

Getting Started

Choose Your Game Mode

Before diving into skill challenges, select your preferred game mode:

• Normal Mode: Standard XP rates, access to all content
• Ironman Mode: 250x XP rate, self-sufficient gameplay, no trading
• Hardcore Ironman: 250x XP rate, one life only - be careful!
• Rogue Hardcore: 5x XP rate with 7% increased drop rates for the ultimate challenge

Quick Start Checklist

Essential Combat Skills

Attack & Strength

Your foundation for melee combat and accessing better weapons.

• Levels 1-30: Train on Cows and Goblins for steady XP
• Levels 30-60: Move to Hill Giants or Flesh Crawlers
• Levels 60+: Slayer tasks for diverse training and loot

Defence

Essential for survivability, especially for Hardcore players.

Ranged & Magic

Versatile combat styles with unique advantages.

• Ranged: Safe combat from distance, excellent for slayer
• Magic: Teleports, combat spells, and utility magic

Production Skills

Mining & Smithing

The backbone of equipment creation and early money-making.

1. Start with Copper & Tin - Make bronze items
2. Progress to Iron - Good XP and useful items
3. Coal mining - Required for steel and higher
4. Mithril & Adamant - Profitable and good XP

Woodcutting & Fletching

Excellent for making your own arrows and bows.

Gathering Skills

Fishing & Cooking

Sustainable food source and profitable skills.

• Shrimp & Anchovies (1-20): Easy start near Lumbridge
• Trout & Salmon (20-40): Barbarian Village for good XP
• Lobsters (40+): Excellent food and steady profit
• Sharks (76+): Best healing food in game

Farming

Passive income and useful resources.

Utility Skills

Prayer

Essential combat buffs and protection prayers.

• Bury bones for basic training
• Use gilded altar in player-owned houses for 2.5x XP
• Priority prayers: Ultimate Strength → Piety → Protection prayers

Slayer

The most profitable and enjoyable skill for combat training.

1. Start with Turael in Burthorpe for easy tasks
2. Move to Chaeldar at level 70 combat
3. Eventually Duradel for high-level profitable tasks

Skill Challenge Goals

Short-term Goals (Beginner)

• All combat skills to level 40
• 43 Prayer for all protection prayers
• 37 Magic for teleports
• 40 Mining & Smithing for rune items

Medium-term Goals (Intermediate)

• All combat skills to level 70
• 70 Prayer for Piety
• 60+ Slayer for profitable tasks
• Level 50 in all production skills

Long-term Goals (Advanced)

• 99 in your favorite skill
• All skills to level 70+
• Complete all achievement diaries
• Max cape (level 99 all skills)

Hardcore Ironman Survival Tips

Safe Training Areas

• Rock Crabs: Safe, AFK combat training
• Experiments: Good XP with minimal risk
• Pest Control: Safe minigame for combat XP and points
• Barbarian Fishing: Safe skilling with Strength/Agility XP

Pro Tips & Strategies

Efficiency Tips

• Always be training: Use AFK skills while doing other activities
• Mobile training: Perfect for woodcutting, fishing, and mining
• Set daily goals: Small, achievable targets keep you motivated
• Track your progress: Use skill calculators to plan your route

Money-Making While Skilling

• Mining: Coal, Iron ore (high demand)
• Woodcutting: Yew logs, Magic logs
• Fishing: Sharks, Karambwans
• Farming: Herbs, especially Ranarr and Snapdragon