OSRS skill guides
All 23 skills, with the fastest and cheapest training routes, profitable methods, and what each level actually unlocks.
Combat
Combat skills
Determine what you can fight and how effectively. All are free-to-play.
Gathering
Gathering skills
Produce raw materials from the world. Generally free to train and often profitable.
Artisan
Artisan skills
Convert materials into finished goods. Usually cost GP, sometimes make it.
Support
Support skills
Do not fit the other groups. Individually some of the most valuable skills in the game.
Reference
What 99 actually takes
Every skill uses the same experience curve. The last ten levels take longer than the first eighty combined.
Experience milestones
| Level | Total XP | Share of 99 |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 101,333 | 0.8% |
| 70 | 737,627 | 5.7% |
| 80 | 1,986,068 | 15.2% |
| 85 | 3,258,594 | 25.0% |
| 90 | 5,346,332 | 41.0% |
| 92half of 99 | 6,517,253 | 50.0% |
| 95 | 8,771,558 | 67.3% |
| 99 | 13,034,431 | 100.0% |
Choosing what to train
The most useful early principle is to train skills that unlock things rather than skills that raise a number. A level that opens content is worth more than a level that only makes you faster at something you could already do.
That usually means quest requirements first, because quests give more experience per hour than almost any training method in the early game. Training a skill to 30 the slow way when a quest would have given you the same levels in twenty minutes is the most common mistake new accounts make.
After that, the skills that pay while you train them — Thieving, Farming, Slayer, Hunter — do double duty, which matters considerably when GP is the constraint.