This quest strategy guide lists Old School RuneScape quests in terms of least amount of training required when completed sequentially. It is not necessarily the most time-efficient way to complete all quests, and does not take into account Achievement Diaries or experience gained in combat.
This list does not include suggestions for combat levels. Boss fights might be nearly impossible to do with the stats listed here. Always make sure to train up your combat stats to a level at which you're confident you can kill or survive dangerous parts of the listed quests.
Hover over a skill reward in the "New levels after finishing quest" column to see the exact total experience in the listed skill after completing the quest.
New and experienced players should use Player Owned Houses (POHs) to teleport across Gielinor to finish various quests. Benefits of using a POH are:
- Getting your run energy, Prayer, special attack, and Hitpoints back to 100% using an ornate rejuvenation pool
- The fastest teleport to Canifis after completing Priest in Peril quest using Kharyrll Teleport
- Using ornate jewellery box to teleport for free when on a budget
- Fastest access to a fairy ring until the player has a quest point cape, and fastest access to a spirit tree in Old School RuneScape
Guide[]
Quest/Action | QG | New levels after finishing quest | Quest points | Total QP | Additional info |
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The Restless Ghost | QG |
|
1 | 1 | Run from skeletons. |
Imp Catcher | QG |
|
1 | 2 | Buy all beads on the Grand Exchange (GE) for
3,814. For money, complete the Stronghold of Security for 10,000. Alternatively the player can kill cows and tan their cowhide into leather in Al Kharid, earning 5,852 on the GE per inventory. See the money making guide for more info. |
Witch's Potion | QG |
|
1 | 3 | |
Client of Kourend | QG |
|
1 | 4 | Use the 20% favour reward on the Piscarilius House to meet The Queen of Thieves start requirement. Use both 500xp rewards on Agility. |
Waterfall Quest | QG | 1 | 5 | ||
Druidic Ritual | QG |
|
4 | 9 | Grants access to the Herblore skill. Buy the materials on the GE. |
Murder Mystery | QG |
|
3 | 12 | |
Monk's Friend | QG |
|
1 | 13 | |
Black Knights' Fortress | QG | 3 | 16 | ||
Recruitment Drive | QG | 1 | 17 | ||
Hazeel Cult | QG |
|
1 | 18 | If choosing the good side, remember there are two "rewards". The first is 5 coins. Find the poison in cupboard on 1st floor (upstairs) for the second reward: 2000 coins and 1500xp in Thieving.
Choosing the bad side gives you the full reward at once. |
Observatory Quest | QG |
|
2 | 20 | This quest has 12 variations of random rewards, which may include 875xp in either Attack, Strength, or Defence. |
Witch's House | QG |
|
4 | 24 | |
Merlin's Crystal | QG | 6 | 30 | ||
Holy Grail | QG | 2 | 32 | Low level players are advised to use a Halberd to fight the Titan. | |
Priest in Peril | QG |
|
1 | 33 | |
Tree Gnome Village | QG |
|
2 | 35 | Allows the use of Spirit Trees. |
Rag and Bone Man | QG | 1 | 36 | Start this quest to unlock the unique bone drops, but completion is optional until Rag and Bone Man 2 must be started. | |
Alfred Grimhand's Barcrawl (miniquest) | 0 | 36 | Allows use of Barbarian Outpost Agility course. | ||
Scorpion Catcher | QG |
|
1 | 37 | |
Plague City | QG |
|
1 | 38 | Allows use of Ardougne teleport spell. |
Biohazard | QG |
|
3 | 41 | Allows access to Combat Training Camp. |
Jungle Potion | QG |
|
1 | 42 | |
Dwarf Cannon | QG |
|
1 | 43 | |
Nature Spirit | QG | 2 | 45 | ||
Vampire Slayer | QG |
|
3 | 48 | |
Cook's Assistant | QG |
|
1 | 49 | |
Death Plateau | QG |
|
1 | 50 | |
Goblin Diplomacy | QG |
|
5 | 55 | |
Fight Arena | QG | 2 | 57 | ||
The Queen of Thieves | QG |
|
1 | 58 | 30 Crafting is required to obtain 20% favour with Piscarilius House, unless the Client of Kourend reward is used on Piscarilius House. |
Train Agility to 18 from 13 | |||||
The Depths of Despair | QG |
|
1 | 59 | 20% favour with the Hosidius House is required to start.
Given you already have at least 20% favour with the Piscarilius House, gaining favour with Hosidius House will cause you to lose that previous favour. Thus, you should try to get to 100% favour first to prevent losses. Alternatively, as the quest does not unlock any further quests, you can leave this for later and train the Agility yourself from 13 to 22. |
Mountain Daughter | QG | 2 | 61 | ||
Gertrude's Cat | QG |
|
1 | 62 | |
Icthlarin's Little Helper | QG |
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2 | 64 | This quest is difficult without Protect from Magic at 37 Prayer and at the current players combat level. It may be wise to train prayer before doing this to get the protect from prayers. |
Tribal Totem | QG |
|
1 | 65 | |
The Dig Site | QG | 2 | 67 | ||
The Golem | QG | 1 | 68 | ||
The Knight's Sword | QG |
|
1 | 69 | |
Elemental Workshop I | QG | 1 | 70 | ||
Recipe for Disaster: Another Cook's quest | QG | 1 | 71 | ||
Recipe for Disaster: Goblin generals | QG | 1 | 72 | ||
Demon Slayer | QG | 3 | 75 | ||
Shadow of the Storm | QG |
|
1 | 76 | Use XP reward on Magic. |
Elemental Workshop II | QG | 1 | 77 | Grants ability to make and use elemental mind equipment. | |
Train Woodcutting to 36 from 22 | |||||
Lost City | QG | 3 | 80 | Allows use of the dragon longsword and dragon dagger. | |
Fairytale I - Growing Pains | QG | 2 | 82 | Allows use of Fairy ring network by starting Fairytale II - Cure a Queen. | |
Shield of Arrav | QG | 1 | 83 | ||
Rune Mysteries | QG | 1 | 84 | Grants access to the Runecrafting skill. | |
The Grand Tree | QG | 5 | 89 | Allows use of gnome glider transportation system. | |
Creature of Fenkenstrain | QG |
|
2 | 91 | |
A Soul's Bane | QG | 1 | 92 | ||
The Lost Tribe | QG |
|
1 | 93 | |
Death to the Dorgeshuun | QG | 1 | 94 | ||
Train Firemaking to 16 from 1 | |||||
Train Magic to 33 from 30 | |||||
The Giant Dwarf | QG | 2 | 96 | ||
Another Slice of H.A.M. | QG | 1 | 97 | ||
Making History | QG | 3 | 100 | ||
In Search of the Myreque | QG | 2 | 102 | ||
In Aid of the Myreque | QG | 2 | 104 | A good tip for lower levels: Using efaritay's aid allows you to use other weapons than silver sickle when equipped. | |
Natural history quiz (miniquest) | N/A | 0 | 104 | ||
Acquire 100 Kudos | |||||
Bone Voyage | QG | 1 | 105 | Requires 100 Kudos. If the guide has been followed closely, players should have 78 Kudos before completion of Bone Voyage. Once Bone Voyage is complete, begin doing bird house runs regularly to train Hunter. | |
Wanted! | QG |
|
1 | 106 | |
The Feud | QG |
|
1 | 107 | |
Troll Stronghold | QG | 1 | 108 | Grants ability to make law runes. | |
Troll Romance | QG | 2 | 110 | ||
Dragon Slayer | QG | 2 | 112 | Grants ability to wear the rune platebody, green d'hide body and dragon platebody. | |
Horror from the Deep | QG | 2 | 114 | ||
Shilo Village | QG |
|
2 | 116 | |
Shades of Mort'ton | QG | 3 | 119 | Bring the diary of Herbi Flax to the Apothecary in Varrock for 335 Herblore experience. | |
Doric's Quest | QG |
|
1 | 120 | |
Train Ranged to 37 from 23 | |||||
Spirits of the Elid | QG | 2 | 122 | ||
Train Construction to 5 from 1 | |||||
Darkness of Hallowvale | QG |
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2 | 124 | Use all XP rewards on Smithing. |
Tower of Life | QG |
|
2 | 126 | |
Train Fishing to 10 from 1 | |||||
Fishing Contest | QG |
|
1 | 127 | |
Recipe for Disaster: Dwarf | QG | 1 | 128 | ||
Train Cooking to 20 from 19 (consider training to 22 for maximum efficiency) | |||||
Ghosts Ahoy | QG |
|
2 | 130 | |
Train Cooking to 22 from 20 | |||||
Forgettable Tale... | QG | 2 | 132 | ||
Garden of Tranquillity | QG |
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2 | 134 | |
Enlightened Journey | QG |
|
1 | 135 | Allows use of Balloon transport system. |
Recipe for Disaster: Evil Dave | QG |
|
1 | 136 | Provides access to Spicy Stews, which can be useful for boosting stats. |
Train Fletching to 5 from 1 | |||||
Big Chompy Bird Hunting | QG | 2 | 138 | Grants ability to make Ogre arrows. | |
Zogre Flesh Eaters | QG | 1 | 139 | ||
Recipe for Disaster: Pirate Pete | QG | 1 | 140 | ||
Tai Bwo Wannai Trio | QG | 2 | 142 | You must return to the brothers after completing the quest to claim all experience rewards. | |
The Tourist Trap | QG |
|
2 | 144 | Choose Smithing for both XP rewards. |
Train Herblore to 31 from 25 | |||||
Eadgar's Ruse | QG |
|
1 | 145 | |
My Arm's Big Adventure | QG | 1 | 146 | Requires 60% Tai Bwo favour to start. | |
The Fremennik Trials | QG | 3 | 149 | ||
Train Construction to 20 from 17 | |||||
The Fremennik Isles | QG |
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1 | 150 | |
Train Cooking to 41 from 36 | |||||
Recipe for Disaster: Lumbridge Guide | QG |
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1 | 151 | |
Recipe for Disaster: Skrach Uglogwee | QG |
|
1 | 152 | |
Ernest the Chicken | QG | 4 | 156 | ||
Animal Magnetism | QG |
|
1 | 157 | |
Haunted Mine | QG |
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2 | 159 | |
Train Mining to 40 from 37 | |||||
Watchtower | QG |
|
4 | 163 | |
Prince Ali Rescue | QG | 3 | 166 | ||
Contact! | QG | 1 | 167 | Use on Magic. | |
Train Magic to 46 from 42 | |||||
The Eyes of Glouphrie | QG |
|
2 | 169 | |
Enter the Abyss (miniquest) | N/A |
|
0 | 169 | |
Train Firemaking to 30 from 25 | |||||
Sea Slug | QG |
|
1 | 170 | |
Train Firemaking to 40 from 30 | |||||
Train Woodcutting to 50 from 42 | |||||
Olaf's Quest | QG |
|
1 | 171 | |
Train Firemaking to 50 from 40 | |||||
Tears of Guthix | QG |
|
1 | 172 | Also gives access to the Tears of Guthix minigame, which provides experience in your lowest skill. |
Ratcatchers | QG |
|
2 | 174 | |
Train Ranged to 40 from 38 | |||||
Temple of Ikov | QG | 1 | 175 | ||
One Small Favour | QG |
|
2 | 177 | Use on Smithing. |
A Tail of Two Cats | QG |
|
2 | 179 | Use on Smithing. |
Train Smithing to 50 from 45 | |||||
Between a Rock... | QG | 2 | 181 | ||
Train Slayer to 30 from 25 | |||||
Train Runecrafting to 30 from 23 | |||||
The Slug Menace | QG |
|
1 | 182 | |
Train Slayer to 42 from 30 | |||||
Skippy and the Mogres (miniquest) | N/A | 0 | 182 | Required for killing mogres in Rag and Bone Man II. | |
Rag and Bone Man II | N/A |
|
1 | 183 | |
Lair of Tarn Razorlor (miniquest) | N/A |
|
0 | 183 | |
Monkey Madness I | QG | 3 | 186 | Talk to Daero for 35,000xp in Attack and Defence and 20,000xp in Strength and Hitpoints. It is strongly recommended to train to level 43 Prayer before completing this quest. | |
Train Construction to 34 from 26 | |||||
Train Hunter to 10 from 9 | |||||
Cold War | QG |
|
1 | 187 | |
Train Hunter to 27 from 10 | |||||
Eagles' Peak | QG |
|
2 | 189 | |
Underground Pass | QG | 5 | 194 | ||
Train Fishing to 50 from 33 | |||||
Train Prayer to 47 from 39 | |||||
Train Farming to 40 from 35 | |||||
Rum Deal | QG | 2 | 196 | ||
Sheep Shearer | QG |
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1 | 197 | |
Misthalin Mystery | QG |
|
1 | 198 | |
Train Crafting to 45 from 43 | |||||
Pirate's Treasure | QG | 2 | 200 | ||
Cabin Fever | QG | 2 | 202 | ||
Train Prayer to 50 from 47 | |||||
The Great Brain Robbery | QG |
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2 | 204 | Use on Runecrafting for 5,000xp. |
Train Crafting to 50 from 46 | |||||
The Hand in the Sand | QG |
|
1 | 205 | |
Train Mining to 45 from 41 | |||||
Enakhra's Lament | QG |
|
2 | 207 | |
Train Mining to 50 from 46 | |||||
Train Cooking to 53 from 40 | |||||
Train Fishing to 53 from 50 | |||||
Heroes' Quest | QG |
|
1 | 208 | |
Throne of Miscellania | QG | 1 | 209 | ||
Royal Trouble | QG | 1 | 210 | ||
Train Thieving to 53 from 44 | |||||
Train Magic to 50 from 48 | |||||
Desert Treasure | QG |
|
3 | 213 | |
Curse of the Empty Lord (miniquest) | N/A | 0 | 213 | Requires starting Desert Treasure and obtaining the Ring of visibility. You can talk to Historian Minas to claim a 10,000 Experience Antique lamp to use on a skill over level 50 in place of training skills later. | |
The General's Shadow (miniquest) | QG |
|
0 | 213 | Requires the Ring of visibility |
Train Magic to 59 from 51 | |||||
Train Mining to 52 from 50 | |||||
Train Herblore to 45 from 39 | |||||
Train Agility to 50 from 44 | |||||
A Taste of Hope | QG | 1 | 214 | Use Tome of Experience on Smithing and/or Prayer | |
Family Crest | QG | 1 | 215 | ||
Legends' Quest | QG | 4 | 219 | Use the experience on either Prayer or Smithing, as those are both relatively hard to train, and are useful or required in further quests. | |
Recipe for Disaster: Sir Amik Varze | QG | 1 | 220 | ||
Easy Achievement Diaries | N/A | 0 | 220 | Use all on either Herblore or Smithing. | |
Medium Achievement Diaries | N/A | 0 | 220 | Use all on either Herblore or Smithing. | |
Train Farming to 46 from 41 (Boost to 49) | |||||
Train Herblore to 53 from 45 (Boost to 57) | |||||
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen | QG | 2 | 222 | ||
Train Cooking to 66 from 53 (Boost to 70) | |||||
Recipe for Disaster: Awowogei | QG | 1 | 223 | ||
Train Agility to 56 from 50 | |||||
Regicide | QG |
|
3 | 226 | |
Roving Elves | QG |
|
1 | 227 | |
Sheep Herder | QG | 4 | 231 | ||
Train Ranged to 60 from 42 | |||||
Mourning's Ends Part I | QG | 2 | 233 | ||
Mourning's Ends Part II | QG |
|
2 | 235 | |
Train Magic to 65 from 59 | |||||
Train Crafting to 61 from 49 | |||||
Train Mining to 60 from 52 | |||||
Train Woodcutting to 55 from 50 | |||||
Lunar Diplomacy | QG |
|
2 | 237 | |
What Lies Below | QG |
|
1 | 238 | |
Train Defence to 65 from 49 | |||||
King's Ransom | QG | 1 | 239 | ||
Knight Waves Training Grounds (miniquest) | N/A | 0 | 239 | ||
Train Magic to 66 from 65 | |||||
Train Fishing to 62 from 53 | |||||
Swan Song | QG | 2 | 241 | ||
Recipe for Disaster: The final battle | QG | 1 | 242 | Use the on a hard to train skill above level 50, such as Smithing. | |
Train Agility to 59 from 57 | |||||
Train Woodcutting to 68 from 55 (Boost to 71) | |||||
Train Thieving to 58 from 54 | |||||
Grim Tales | QG | 1 | 243 | ||
Train Combat to 85 (Use Slayer to 69 for efficiency) | |||||
Dream Mentor | QG | 2 | 245 | ||
Train Hunter to 60 from 29 | |||||
Train Firemaking to 66 from 50 | |||||
Train Agility to 63 from 59 (Boost to 68) | |||||
Train Slayer to 69 from 44 | |||||
Train Crafting to 70 from 61 | |||||
Train Mining to 71 from 60 (Boost to 72) | |||||
Romeo & Juliet | QG | 5 | 250 | ||
Making Friends with My Arm | QG |
|
2 | 252 | |
Monkey Madness II | QG | 4 | 256 | ||
Train Smithing to 65 from 51 | |||||
Train Runecrafting to 50 from 37 | |||||
Train Fletching to 50 from 30 | |||||
Devious Minds | QG |
|
1 | 257 | |
Train Magic to 75 from 66 | |||||
Train Smithing to 70 from 65 | |||||
Train Thieving to 60 from 58 | |||||
Train Construction to 50 from 36 | |||||
Dragon Slayer II | QG | 5 | 262 | ||
All quest XP rewards from this point do not impact any other quests, and therefore can be completed separately from the rest of this track. | |||||
Clock Tower | QG | 1 | 263 | ||
The Corsair Curse | QG | 2 | 265 | ||
Tale of the Righteous | QG | 1 | 266 | Requires 20% Shayzien House Favour. | |