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:...
Breaking through doors, taking money from innocent NPCs, and stealing cakes from stalls, what more could you want from a skill? Released in May of 2002, Thieving has become a popular choice for members in Old School Runescape, and a relatively quick 99. Put on your masks and get ready to thieve, as we go through not only the fastest way to 99 thieving, but also the most profitable! Feel free to rotate through the methods in this OSRS Thieving Guide, especially towards the later levels.
Quests
Before we get into the OSRS thieving guide, we'd like to mention the importance of questing. The early levels of thieving can be quite tedious and click intensive, so we suggest completing a few quests that provide a decent amount of thieving experience to zoom through the early stages. Here's the list of all OSRS quests that provide thieving experience.
Useful Equipment
To help you along your Thieving journey, here's a few items we strongly recommend, as they provide exceptional benefits.
Dodgy Necklace 
This enchanted opal necklace, while equipped, gives you a 25% chance of not being stunned and damaged while pickpocketing any NPC. This helps you tremendously while pickpocketing and...
Whether you're trying to make the highest-level jewelry, or take advantage of the skill cape, crafting is near the top of the list of skills to max. Released in May of 2001, crafting follows a "choose your own adventure" kind of method, where you could either achieve 99 extremely quick, for a hefty price tag, take it slower for a much lesser price, or even something in the middle. Get your crafting hat on as we go through the ways you can get to 99 crafting in Old School Runescape.
Quests
Before we get into specific levelling techniques for our OSRS Crafting Guide, we should mention some of our favorite quests that give a considerable amount of crafting experience, so you can zoom through those early levelling stages. Here's a list of a few quests that give crafting experience. Note that the following quests are quests which we deem to be quite helpful for your whole Runescape journey. For a full list of quests that provide Crafting Experience, look below.
Dwarf Cannon - 750 Crafting Experience 
Ask any Runescape ranged expert, a cannon is their best friend. To get a cannon, you'll need to complete no other than the Dwarf Cannon quest itself. Doing so, you'll even get some quick crafting experience along the way, that'll surely boost you through some early levels! For...
Farming, released in July of 2005, is one of those passive, but rewarding skills to train. Just investing a small section of your time into it can produce massive results, which is why it's worth it. However, with its somewhat complex structure, it can be quite intimidating to know what to do, which is why some players choose not to farm. But we've got good news! In this OSRS Farming guide, we've compiled the best methods to get 99 farming, and there's sure to be something to suit you!
Quests
We can't stress this enough - quests are so important for farming! Being a slow and progressive skill, being able to skip a few early levels would save you hours of pointless low-level farming! Here's a list of all the quests in OSRS which provide farming experience.
Useful Equipment
To make your Farming journey more efficient and enjoyable, here's a list of the equipment we heavily recommend you get.
Magic Secateurs 
Magic Secateurs are one of the most important tools in farming (if you plan to farm herbs, allotments, grape vines and hops). They increase the crop yield of specific plants by 10%, which adds up in the long run. To get them, you need to kill Tanglefoot in...
Released in March of 2004, Runecrafting is easily one of the most profitable skills in the game, which is the reason why thousands of players take on the challenge to make exceptional amounts of gold. However, the deterrent factor of Runecrafting is its slowness, repetitiveness and tediousness. Embarking on this challenge will require quite a lot of determination, but it's all worth it in the end. Get ready for a long journey, as in this OSRS Runecraft guide, we go through not only the fastest ways to 99, but also the most profitable.
Quests
Just before we jump into our OSRS Runecrafting guide, we recommend a few quests for you to complete that provide Runecrafting. Any skill, especially Runecrafting with its slow early levels, can be easily zoomed through via questing. Here's the full list of quests in OSRS that provide Runecrafting experience.
Useful Equipment
To make your Runecrafting journey a little easier, we recommend getting the following items.
Graceful Outfit 
Since you'll be running constantly throughout your Runecrafting journey, the graceful outfit will help you tremendously. In its most basic form, the graceful outfit, once worn, provides a weight...
Let's be honest - we all need OSRS Gold. Whether you're out for that twisted bow, or even a dragon scimitar, a few extra GP wouldn't be that bad. However, with a game like Runescape, and the plethora of things to do, finding a viable money-making method can be quite intimidating. Luckily, at PartyPeteShop, we've brought you our favorite consistent, relatively low-medium level money makers for Runescape. Try them all and find which one works for you!
Killing Ankous - 140k/h
Requirements: Combat stats to kill multiple level 75s.
Ask any slayer expert, Ankous are absolutely amazing money and exp for such an easy monster. For this Runescape money making method, you'll simply need some extremely basic combat equipment to kill these level 75s (trust me - they're really weak!), and some food. Quick tip -since Ankous are weak to melee, we suggest bringing melee equipment.
Once you've got everything, it's time to head to Barbarian Village. More specifically, you'll need to go down to the Stronghold of Security, using the hole as shown on the map. Navigating through the mazes of each level, you'll find yourself on the bottom floor, the “Sepulchre of Death†floor. And as shown...
Starting Old School RuneScape for the first time can honestly feel overwhelming.
There are hundreds of quests, skills, bosses, items, and money makers to learn. Unlike most modern games, OSRS does not really hold your hand or tell you exactly what to do next.
That freedom is part of what makes the game so fun, but it can also confuse newer players.
If you’re starting OSRS in 2026, this guide will help you avoid common beginner mistakes and show you the best way to progress your account early on.
Even after all these years, Old School RuneScape continues to attract massive numbers of players every day.
One reason is because no two accounts progress the exact same way.
Some players focus on:
- PvM and bossing
- Skilling
- Questing
- Flipping
- Raids
- PvP
- Collection logs
- Ironman mode
OSRS gives players a huge amount of freedom compared to many other MMORPGs.
That’s one reason people keep coming back to it year after year.
One of the biggest mistakes newer players make is ignoring quests.
Quests unlock huge parts of the game and save countless hours of grinding later on.
Some early quests worth focusing on include:
- Waterfall Quest
- Witch’s House
- Fight Arena
- Tree Gnome Village
- The Grand Tree
- Priest in Peril
Many quests provide massive XP...
Old School RuneScape has thousands of items, but only a handful are considered truly rare.
Some are worth billions of GP. Others cannot even be traded anymore. A few are so uncommon that most players will never see them in-game.
Whether it’s discontinued holiday items, insanely rare PvM drops, or prestigious cosmetic rewards, these are some of the rarest and most iconic items in OSRS today.
The Twisted Bow is one of the most famous and expensive weapons in the game.
It comes from the Chambers of Xeric raid and has an extremely low drop rate. Its passive effect scales damage based on the enemy’s Magic level, making it one of the strongest PvM weapons in OSRS.
Why it’s rare:
- Extremely rare raid drop
- Huge demand from PvM players
- Worth billions of GP
- Considered a dream item for many players
Many players grind hundreds of raids without ever seeing one.
3rd Age items are among the rarest tradeable items in OSRS.
They only come from elite, master, and mimic clue scroll rewards, making them unbelievably uncommon.
Some pieces are worth max cash or more because of how few exist.
Popular rare 3rd Age items include:
- 3rd Age Pickaxe
- 3rd Age Druidic Robes
- 3rd Age Bow
- 3rd Age Axe
- 3rd Age Melee Armor
Most players will never receive one naturally.
The Elysian Spirit Shield is one of...
Smithing, released in January of 2001, is a classic skill which everyone would find at least some enjoyment out of. Whether it's the profits, or the fast experience rates, there's something in it for everyone! However, it can be quite daunting to pick a path to go down while training Smithing, but don't worry any more. In this OSRS Smithing Guide, we've compiled the best methods to get to 99 Smithing in Old School Runescape. So, sit back, get your hammer and get ready to smith.
Quests
To speed up your quest to 99 Smithing, we recommend going through a few quests to get through those tedious early levels. Some of these quests in the list below provide exceptional amounts of Smithing experience, so we heavily recommend doing a few! Here's a list of all the quests in OSRS that provide Smithing Experience.
Levelling Guide
In Smithing, you've got three main options to choose from, each appealing to every type of OSRS player. In this OSRS Smithing Guide, you could go the fast route, the profitable, or the cheap & AFK route - the choice is yours! Before we jump into this OSRS Smithing Guide, we heavily recommend doing a quick quest - "Knight's Sword.' It'll boost you from levels 1 through to 29 Smithing instantly, which will save you a lot of time. If you can't...
Bossing is one of the biggest parts of Old School RuneScape.
It can also be intimidating when you're just getting started.
OSRS has bosses ranging from extremely simple encounters to some of the hardest PvM challenges in the game. Trying to jump directly into difficult content without learning the basics can make bossing feel much harder than it actually is.
The better approach is to progress gradually.
Start with bosses that teach basic mechanics, improve your combat stats and gear, and then move into increasingly difficult encounters.
This OSRS boss progression guide will help you figure out where to start and what to work toward next.
You don't need max combat stats to start bossing.
Some bosses are specifically designed to be accessible to lower-level players.
Before starting, however, it helps to have:
-Decent combat stats
-Basic melee, Ranged, and Magic equipment
-Prayer unlocked and trained
-Good food
-Combat potions
-Teleport options
-Some spare GP for supplies
Your first goal shouldn't necessarily be making huge amounts of GP.
It should be learning how PvM works.
Beginner bosses are perfect for learning the fundamentals.
At this stage, you want encounters that let you practice attacking, eating, using Prayer, switching equipment, and reacting to mechanics without being punished too heavily for...
Gear progression in Old School RuneScape can get confusing fast.
There are hundreds of weapons, armor pieces, accessories, and upgrades available, but buying the most expensive item you can afford isn't always the smartest move.
A good gear progression focuses on upgrades that give you the biggest improvement for your GP.
This guide breaks down OSRS gear progression from early game all the way to endgame equipment, including melee, ranged, and magic.
Unlike many games, OSRS doesn't have one simple equipment path.
The gear you should use depends on:
-Your combat stats
-Your available GP
-The content you're doing
-Your combat style
-Quest and achievement requirements
-Whether you're training or doing PvM
You also shouldn't spend your entire bank on one small upgrade.
Building a balanced setup is usually much more useful.
Early-game players should focus on inexpensive equipment that can carry them through quests, Slayer, and basic combat training.
You don't need millions of GP to build a useful setup.
Melee
A typical early melee progression looks something like:
-Iron equipment
-Steel equipment
-Black equipment
-Mithril equipment
-Adamant equipment
-Rune equipment
-Dragon equipment
Rune equipment is one of the first major milestones for many accounts.
Once you reach the required stats and complete...
