Melee gear progression in Old School RuneScape can be confusing.
There are dozens of weapons, armor sets, amulets, boots, gloves, and other upgrades to choose from. Some cost almost nothing, while endgame equipment can cost hundreds of millions of GP.
The key is knowing which upgrades actually matter.
This guide covers a simple melee gear progression from a fresh account to high-level PvM.
When upgrading melee gear, don't automatically buy the most expensive armor you can afford.
Generally, prioritize:
-Weapon upgrades
-Melee Strength bonuses
-Accuracy when needed
-Important untradeable equipment
-Useful all-around upgrades
Increasing your damage can improve both XP rates and boss kill times.
You don't need anything expensive at the beginning.
Progress through basic metal equipment as your Attack and Defence levels increase.
A simple progression includes:
-Bronze
-Iron
-Steel
-Black
-Mithril
Scimitars are popular early weapons because of their useful attack speed.
Don't spend too much GP here. You'll move through these levels quickly.
Continue upgrading your weapons as your Attack level increases.
You'll eventually progress through:
-Mithril
-Adamant
-Rune
At level 40 Attack, the Rune scimitar becomes a strong general-purpose early weapon.
For...
Making GP is one thing. Knowing how to spend it efficiently is another.
OSRS has thousands of items and upgrades competing for your bank. You could buy expensive armor, train a skill, upgrade your weapon, or save toward a major account goal.
The best purchase isn't always the most expensive one. Ideally, your GP should improve your account, unlock new content, save time, or help you earn even more GP.
Here are some of the best ways to spend your money in OSRS.
For combat-focused accounts, weapons are usually one of the best investments.
A better weapon can improve your:
-Damage
-Accuracy
-XP rates
-Boss kill times
-Slayer efficiency
More damage also means faster kills, which can help you make GP faster.
Before spending millions on small armor upgrades, check whether upgrading your weapon would provide a bigger improvement.
Prayer is one of the best skills to spend GP on because the benefits are permanent.
Higher Prayer levels give you access to powerful prayers that can improve combat significantly.
Prayer is useful for:
-Bossing
-Slayer
-Raids
-PvP
-Questing
Unlike tradeable gear, nobody can take your Prayer levels away from you. Once you've trained them, the upgrade stays with your account permanently.
Construction can be expensive, but a good Player-Owned House provides incredible...
Getting around quickly is one of the biggest quality-of-life upgrades you can make in Old School RuneScape.
OSRS has a massive world, and without the right teleports, you can waste a surprising amount of time simply running between banks, quests, Slayer tasks, bosses, and training locations.
Fortunately, there are dozens of ways to teleport around Gielinor. Some are available almost immediately, while others require quests, diaries, Construction levels, or expensive upgrades.
In this guide, we'll cover the best teleports in OSRS and which ones are worth unlocking as your account progresses.
For higher-level accounts, the Player-Owned House is arguably the best transportation hub in OSRS.
A well-upgraded POH can combine multiple transportation methods into one location.
Depending on your Construction level and house setup, you can access:
-Ornate Jewellery Box
-Portal Nexus
-Fairy Ring
-Spirit Tree
-Mounted Digsite Pendant
-Mounted Xeric's Talisman
-Rejuvenation Pool
The Ornate Jewellery Box is especially powerful because it provides unlimited access to destinations normally reached with several pieces of enchanted jewellery.
Instead of carrying different teleport items everywhere, you can simply teleport to your house and travel from there.
Best for: High-level accounts, PvM, Slayer, clue scrolls, questing, and general...
A lot of Old School RuneScape players build up massive amounts of GP over time and eventually ask the same question: can you actually sell OSRS gold for real money?
The answer is yes. Thousands of players sell RuneScape gold every single day, whether they made their GP through bossing, flipping, skilling, raids, or years of playing.
The biggest difference is where you sell it.
Some websites offer terrible rates, slow payments, or risky trading methods. Others make the process simple, fast, and secure.
If you are looking to sell OSRS gold, this guide covers how it works, what to avoid, and how to get the best value for your GP.
Not everyone wants to keep billions of GP sitting on their account forever.
Some players quit the game.
Some take long breaks.
Others simply want to cash out after grinding for months or years.
Common reasons players sell OSRS gold:
- Quitting OSRS
- Taking a break from the game
- Cashing out extra GP
- Selling gold earned from flipping or PvM
- Converting unused items into cash
For many players, it makes more sense to turn unused GP into real money instead of letting it sit in the bank.
The process is usually very simple.
You contact a gold buyer, choose how much GP you want to sell, receive a quote, and...
RuneLite is one of the most popular clients for Old School RuneScape, and one of its biggest advantages is the huge selection of features and plugins available to players.
The right RuneLite setup can make questing easier, improve your bank organization, highlight valuable drops, track XP, improve graphics, and make many parts of OSRS more convenient.
However, there's an important difference between RuneLite's built-in plugins and Plugin Hub plugins.
Built-in plugins come directly with RuneLite, while Plugin Hub plugins are third-party community plugins that can be installed through RuneLite's official Plugin Hub.
To make things clear, we've labeled each option below as either Built-in or Plugin Hub.
Here are some of the best RuneLite plugins and features for OSRS.
Type: Plugin Hub
Quest Helper is one of the most popular RuneLite plugins available.
Instead of constantly switching between OSRS and an external quest guide, Quest Helper can provide useful instructions directly inside your client.
Depending on the quest, it can help with:
-Where to go
-Required items
-NPCs to speak with
-Dialogue options
-Puzzle solutions
-Important objects
-Combat encounters
-Quest progression
It's especially useful if you're working toward Barrows Gloves, major account unlocks, or eventually completing the Quest Cape.
Best for: Questing, beginners, returning...
Sailing is one of the most unique skills in Old School RuneScape and the first completely new skill added to the game.
Instead of training in one location, Sailing takes you across the seas of Gielinor where you can complete tasks, explore new areas, salvage shipwrecks, upgrade your vessel, participate in Sailing activities, and discover new islands.
There isn't just one way to train the skill.
Your best route to 99 depends on whether you want fast experience, relaxed training, exploration, or additional rewards along the way.
This guide walks you through the major stages of Sailing progression and the training methods you should focus on as your level increases.
Explore more of Gielinor
Sailing opens up the oceans and gives you access to areas and activities that aren't available through normal land-based exploration.
Unlock better ships and upgrades
Increasing your Sailing level allows you to improve your vessel and access more advanced Sailing content.
Multiple training methods
Sailing isn't limited to repeating one activity. You can train through Port Tasks, salvaging, exploration, trials, and other activities.
Useful alongside other skills
Some Sailing activities interact with existing skills such as Fishing and Slayer.
Before worrying about maximum XP rates, learn how your boat...
Hunter is one of the more unique skills in Old School RuneScape. Instead of gathering resources from rocks, trees, or fishing spots, Hunter involves tracking and catching creatures using traps, bird snares, box traps, and other specialized methods.
Training can feel slow at first, but the skill becomes significantly faster as you unlock better creatures and training methods.
Hunter also unlocks useful rewards and several profitable activities at higher levels.
This guide walks you step by step from level 1 all the way to 99 Hunter using efficient training methods.
Fast experience at higher levels
Hunter becomes considerably faster once you unlock stronger training methods.
Useful account unlocks
Hunter provides access to creatures, equipment, resources, and activities used throughout OSRS.
Money-making potential
Some Hunter methods can provide valuable resources while you train.
Different training styles
You can choose between active high-XP methods and more relaxed alternatives depending on how you prefer to play.
Method: Bird Snares
Start your Hunter journey by catching Crimson swifts.
You'll need a bird snare, which can be purchased from Hunter shops.
Place the snare near the birds and wait for one to interact with it.
Why this works
-Cheap equipment
-Simple...
Slayer is one of the most important combat skills in Old School RuneScape. Instead of training against the same monsters repeatedly, Slayer sends you around the world to defeat different creatures assigned by Slayer masters.
It is also one of the slower skills to reach 99.
The upside is that Slayer trains your combat stats at the same time and eventually unlocks powerful monsters, bosses, and valuable money-making opportunities.
This guide walks you step by step from level 1 all the way to 99 Slayer using efficient training methods.
Train multiple skills at once
Slayer allows you to train Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged, Magic, Hitpoints, and Slayer simultaneously depending on your combat style.
Unlock profitable monsters
Higher Slayer levels give you access to monsters with increasingly valuable drop tables.
Unlock Slayer bosses
Slayer eventually gives you access to several bosses and boss variants.
Great for account progression
Instead of training combat separately, Slayer allows you to build your combat stats while progressing toward 99.
At the beginning, your priority should simply be completing tasks quickly.
Use an appropriate Slayer master for your combat level and complete the monsters you're assigned.
Early Slayer masters include:
-Turael
-Mazchna
-Vannaka
Your tasks...
Ranged is one of those skills that almost every OSRS player ends up training sooner or later.
Maybe you want to kill bosses faster.
Maybe you're working toward a Fire Cape.
Maybe you're preparing for raids.
Or maybe you're simply tired of watching your friends hit huge numbers while you're still shooting arrows that feel like wet noodles.
Whatever the reason, getting 99 Ranged is one of the most rewarding upgrades you can make to your account.
The problem is that the journey isn't always fun.
Many players start training Ranged, get a few levels, then burn out after realizing just how many hours still remain.
The good news is that there are faster methods than most players realize.
Unlike some skills that mostly exist for achievement diaries or maxing, Ranged impacts a huge amount of content.
A high Ranged level helps with:
• Slayer
• Bossing
• Raids
• Fire Cape
• Inferno
• Colosseum
• Money making
You'll notice the difference almost immediately once your levels start climbing.
Higher accuracy means faster kills.
Faster kills mean more GP.
More GP means better gear.
Everything starts snowballing.
Most players become obsessed with saving GP.
While that's understandable, it often slows down progress dramatically.
Many people spend dozens of extra hours training with slower...
If you've tried visiting PieGP recently, you've probably noticed that the website appears to be offline.
At the time of writing, there hasn't been any official statement explaining exactly what's going on. Because of that, it's impossible to know whether this is a temporary issue, maintenance, or something more long-term.
Like many players, we're simply waiting for more information.
PieGP has been around for years and became a familiar name to many players who buy and sell RuneScape gold.
As another long-running business in the OSRS space, we know firsthand that running a website isn't always easy. Technical issues happen, unexpected problems come up, and sometimes things don't go according to plan.
That's why it's never nice to see a community website become unavailable.
Many long-time RuneScape players will remember other well-known names that disappeared or changed over the years, including Bogla, Alch.com, and Arcus. Alch.com was previously known as Bogla before rebranding. Every time something like this happens, it's a reminder of how much work goes into keeping a business running year after year.
Behind every website are real people who have spent countless hours building something for the community.
If you're currently waiting on an order or looking for updates, your best option...
OSRS bonds are one of the safest ways to buy GP in Old School RuneScape. But are they actually worth the price?
That’s where a lot of players start questioning things.
Bonds are fully supported by Jagex, completely legal, and impossible to get banned for using properly. The problem is the value you get for your money is honestly pretty bad compared to how expensive bonds have become.
For newer players, bonds can feel amazing at first. You instantly skip early grinding and can afford decent gear, supplies, quest items, and skilling materials. But once you start getting into higher-level PvM or expensive setups, bond prices start feeling brutal very quickly.
In this guide, we’ll break down how OSRS bonds work, how much they cost, why players buy them, why some players buy gold instead, and the risks involved with both options.
OSRS bonds are items sold directly by Jagex for real money. Players can redeem them for membership or sell them on the Grand Exchange for GP.
Each bond gives 14 days of membership when redeemed, but a lot of players buy them specifically to convert into gold.
This is basically Jagex’s official system for buying GP legally. Instead of risking account bans through third-party sites, players can safely purchase bonds and sell them for gold in-game.
That safety is the main reason bonds remain popular...
Strength is one of the most important combat skills in Old School RuneScape. Increasing your Strength level raises your maximum melee hit, allowing you to deal more damage and defeat enemies faster.
For most melee-focused accounts, Strength is worth prioritizing because higher damage can improve both combat XP rates and PvM efficiency.
This guide walks you step by step from level 1 all the way to 99 Strength using efficient training methods.
Higher max hits
Increasing Strength allows your melee attacks to deal more damage.
Faster combat training
Higher damage generally means faster kills and better combat XP rates.
Important for PvM
Strength is useful throughout Slayer, bossing, raids, and general melee combat.
Useful for PvP
Many PvP account builds prioritize Strength because of its effect on maximum hits.
Method: Low-Level Monsters
Start by training against easy enemies with low Defence and Hitpoints.
Good options include:
-Chickens
-Cows
-Goblins
-Monks
Use the best Strength-training weapon available for your Attack level.
At these levels, progression is extremely fast, so there is little reason to spend much time optimizing your setup.
Method: Low-Defence Monsters
Good options include:...
