OSRS quests worth doing for the unlock
Quests whose real reward is access, not experience.
Some quests give modest experience and change your account completely. Priest in Peril gives almost nothing directly and opens Morytania, Barrows and most of Slayer. Desert Treasure I gives no experience at all and unlocks the spellbook that high-level Slayer depends on.
These are the quests worth planning around. When people talk about quests being the real progression system in Old School RuneScape, this is what they mean.
19 quests
Ordered by difficulty, easiest first.
- 1Rune MysteriesF2PNoviceUnlocks Runecraft entirely. Required before you can craft a single rune.Access to the Runecraft skill
- 2Priest in PerilMembersNoviceThe gateway to Morytania. Required for Slayer, Barrows, and a large amount of members content.Access to Morytania
- 3Druidic RitualMembersNoviceUnlocks Herblore. Required before you can mix a single potion.Access to the Herblore skill
- 4Dwarf CannonMembersNoviceUnlocks the dwarf multicannon, a major boost to Slayer and combat training speed.Dwarf multicannon access
- 5Eagles' PeakMembersNoviceUnlocks box trapping, which is how most of the Hunter skill is actually trained.Box trap unlock
- 6Client of KourendMembersNoviceOpens the Kourend favour system and the content behind it.Access to the Kourend favour system
- 7Lost CityMembersIntermediateUnlocks Zanaris and the ability to wield dragon weapons.Access to Zanaris
- 8Animal MagnetismMembersIntermediateUnlocks Ava's device. Effectively mandatory for anyone training Ranged.Ava's device, which collects your fired ammunition automatically
- 9Horror from the DeepMembersIntermediateUnlocks the god books, a useful shield-slot alternative with a prayer bonus.Access to god books
- 10Bone VoyageMembersIntermediateOpens Fossil Island, home to the fastest Woodcutting and the birdhouse Hunter method.Access to Fossil Island
- 11The FeudMembersIntermediateUnlocks blackjacking, the fastest Thieving training in the game.15,000 Thieving experience
- 12Dragon Slayer IF2PExperiencedThe classic free-to-play capstone. Defeat the dragon Elvarg to unlock rune platebody.Ability to wear rune platebodies and green dragonhide bodies
- 13Fairytale II - Cure a QueenMembersExperiencedUnlocks the fairy ring network, one of the best transport systems in the game.Full fairy ring network access
- 14Desert Treasure IMembersMasterUnlocks the Ancient Magicks spellbook, including Ice Barrage — the most important Magic unlock in the game.Ancient Magicks spellbook
- 15Sins of the FatherMembersMasterUnlocks the Hallowed Sepulchre — the only Agility training in the game that makes money.Access to the Hallowed Sepulchre
- 16Monkey Madness IIMembersGrandmasterA grandmaster quest that unlocks maniacal monkey hunting — the fastest Ranged experience available.Access to maniacal monkeys, the best Ranged training in the game
- 17Dragon Slayer IIMembersGrandmasterThe quest that unlocks Vorkath. A major milestone for any account building toward consistent PvM income.Access to Vorkath, one of the most reliable money-making bosses in the game
- 18Recipe for DisasterMembersGrandmasterA ten-part quest chain ending in Barrows gloves — the standard hand slot item for almost all content.Barrows gloves, the best-in-slot gloves for most content
- 19Song of the ElvesMembersGrandmasterOpens Prifddinas, the elven city, with crystal equipment, the best Agility course and a wealth of high-level content.Access to Prifddinas