OSRS quests with the best XP rewards
Quests ranked by the experience they hand you on completion.
The experience curve in Old School RuneScape is steep at the top and shallow at the bottom, which makes quest experience disproportionately valuable early. A quest granting 12,725 Smithing experience takes an untrained account straight to level 29 — a level that would otherwise take hours of smelting at a loss.
This is why efficient progression routes front-load quests. The same reward that saves you five hours at level 1 saves you five minutes at level 90.
43 quests
Ordered by total experience across all skills rewarded.
- 1The Final DawnMembersMasterRewards 3 quest points, 55,000 Thieving experience, 25,000 Runecraft experience and Arkan blade.55,000 Thieving, 25,000 Runecraft, 25,000 Fletching
- 2Dragon Slayer IIMembersGrandmasterThe quest that unlocks Vorkath. A major milestone for any account building toward consistent PvM income.25,000 Smithing, 18,000 Mining, 15,000 Agility, 15,000 Thieving
- 3Monkey Madness IMembersMasterUnlocks the dragon scimitar and gives 70,000 combat experience split across two skills.35,000 Attack, 35,000 Defence
- 4Monkey Madness IIMembersGrandmasterA grandmaster quest that unlocks maniacal monkey hunting — the fastest Ranged experience available.25,000 Slayer, 20,000 Agility, 15,000 Thieving
- 5Perilous MoonsMembersMasterRewards 2 quest points, 40,000 Slayer experience, 5,000 Runecraft experience and Access to Neypotzli and the Moons of Peril.40,000 Slayer, 5,000 Runecraft, 5,000 Hunter, 5,000 Fishing
- 6King's RansomMembersExperiencedRewards 1 quest point, 33,000 Defence experience, 5,000 Magic experience and An antique lamp granting 5.33,000 Defence, 5,000 Magic
- 7Dragon Slayer IF2PExperiencedThe classic free-to-play capstone. Defeat the dragon Elvarg to unlock rune platebody.18,650 Strength, 18,650 Defence
- 8Fallen From GraceMembersExperiencedRewards 2 quest points, 12,500 Sailing experience, 10,000 Crafting experience and Access to a new Slayer Master.10,000 Crafting, 12,500 Sailing, 5,000 Mining, 5,000 Runecraft
- 9The Grand TreeMembersIntermediateStrong Attack and Agility experience, plus five quest points and the glider network.18,400 Attack, 7,900 Agility, 2,150 Magic
- 10Waterfall QuestMembersIntermediateNo combat requirements, no skill requirements, and it takes a fresh account to level 30 Attack and Strength.13,750 Attack, 13,750 Strength
- 11The Red ReefMembersExperiencedRewards 2 quest points, 15,000 Sailing experience, 5,000 Smithing experience and Access to Red Rock.15,000 Sailing, 5,000 Smithing
- 12Troubled TortugansMembersExperiencedRewards 1 quest point, 10,000 Sailing experience, 8,000 Slayer experience and Access to the Great Conch and its facilities.10,000 Sailing, 8,000 Slayer
- 13The Dig SiteMembersIntermediateA large Mining experience reward and the prerequisite for Bone Voyage.15,300 Mining, 2,000 Herblore
- 14The FeudMembersIntermediateUnlocks blackjacking, the fastest Thieving training in the game.15,000 Thieving
- 15Between a Rock...MembersExperiencedRewards 2 quest points, 5,000 Defence experience, 5,000 Mining experience and A rune pickaxe.5,000 Defence, 5,000 Mining, 5,000 Smithing
- 16Fight ArenaMembersIntermediateA series of arena fights. One of the better Attack experience rewards available early.2,175 Thieving, 12,175 Attack
- 17Horror from the DeepMembersIntermediateUnlocks the god books, a useful shield-slot alternative with a prayer bonus.4,662 Strength, 4,662 Ranged, 4,662 Magic
- 18RegicideMembersExperiencedRewards 3 quest points, 13,750 Agility experience and Ability to wield the Dragon halberd.13,750 Agility
- 19The Knight's SwordF2PIntermediateForge a replacement sword. Gives enough Smithing experience to skip levels 1 to 29 entirely.12,725 Smithing
- 20Tree Gnome VillageMembersIntermediateA maze, a battle and a warlord. Gives strong Attack experience and the glider network.11,450 Attack
- 21Scrambled!MembersIntermediateRewards 1 quest point, 5,000 Cooking experience and 5,000 Smithing experience.5,000 Cooking, 5,000 Smithing
- 22Zogre Flesh EatersMembersIntermediateRewards 1 quest point, 2,000 Fletching experience, 2,000 Ranged experience and 3 ourg bones.2,000 Fletching, 2,000 Ranged, 2,000 Herblore
- 23Ethically Acquired AntiquitiesMembersNoviceRewards 1 quest point and 6,000 Thieving experience.6,000 Thieving
- 24The Great Brain RobberyMembersExperiencedRewards 2 quest points, 5,000 Overall experience and Blessed lamp.5,000 Overall
- 25Rag and Bone Man IIMembersExperiencedRewards 1 quest point, 5,000 Prayer experience and Bonesack.5,000 Prayer
- 26Vampyre SlayerF2PIntermediateKill Count Draynor with a stake. A large early Attack experience reward.4,825 Attack
- 27Animal MagnetismMembersIntermediateUnlocks Ava's device. Effectively mandatory for anyone training Ranged.1,000 Crafting, 2,500 Woodcutting, 1,000 Slayer
- 28Death PlateauMembersNoviceA short quest with a useful Attack experience reward and a required step toward Troll Stronghold.3,000 Attack
- 29Another Slice of H.A.M.MembersIntermediateRewards 1 quest point, 3,000 Prayer experience and The ancient mace.3,000 Prayer
- 30Twilight's PromiseMembersIntermediateRewards 1 quest point, 3,000 Thieving experience and Ability to use the Quetzal Transport System.3,000 Thieving
- 31Eagles' PeakMembersNoviceUnlocks box trapping, which is how most of the Hunter skill is actually trained.2,500 Hunter
- 32Big Chompy Bird HuntingMembersIntermediateA prerequisite for Recipe for Disaster with modest experience rewards.262 Fletching, 1,470 Cooking, 735 Ranged
- 33The Ribbiting Tale of a Lily Pad Labour DisputeMembersNoviceRewards 1 quest point, 2,000 Woodcutting experience and Access to a new Hardwood Farming patch.2,000 Woodcutting
- 34Doric's QuestF2PNoviceBring a dwarf some ore. A large early Mining experience reward for very little work.1,300 Mining
- 35The Restless GhostF2PNoviceLay a ghost to rest in Lumbridge graveyard for a sizeable early Prayer boost.1,125 Prayer
- 36Imp CatcherF2PNoviceCollect four coloured beads from imps. A quick early Magic boost.875 Magic
- 37Dwarf CannonMembersNoviceUnlocks the dwarf multicannon, a major boost to Slayer and combat training speed.750 Crafting
- 38The Ascent of ArceuusMembersIntermediateRewards 1 quest point, 500 Runecraft experience and A page for Kharedst's memoirs.500 Runecraft
- 39Witch's PotionF2PNoviceGather four ingredients for a witch in Rimmington. One of the shortest quests in the game.325 Magic
- 40Cook's AssistantF2PNoviceThe traditional first quest. Fetch three ingredients for the Lumbridge cook.300 Cooking
- 41PandemoniumMembersNoviceRewards 1 quest point, 300 Sailing experience and Access to the Sailing skill.300 Sailing
- 42Druidic RitualMembersNoviceUnlocks Herblore. Required before you can mix a single potion.250 Herblore
- 43Sheep ShearerF2PNoviceShear twenty sheep and spin the wool. A gentle introduction to Crafting.150 Crafting