Every RuneScape player remembers their first expensive purchase.
Maybe it was a Dragon Scimitar.
Maybe it was Bandos.
Maybe it was finally buying a Twisted Bow after months of grinding.
But some items exist in a completely different league.
We're talking billions of GP.
Items so rare that most players will never own them.
With the Grand Exchange recently removing the traditional max cash limitations, many players have been paying closer attention to the most valuable items in Old School RuneScape.
So let's count down the 10 most expensive items in OSRS right now.
The Soulreaper Axe quickly established itself as one of the strongest melee weapons in the game.
Built from four separate boss drops, obtaining one requires significant effort and luck.
Its incredible damage potential keeps demand high, making it one of the most expensive weapons most players will ever own.
Few items have the reputation of the Elysian Spirit Shield.
For years it has been viewed as one of the ultimate wealth symbols in OSRS.
Its defensive bonuses and powerful passive effect make it desirable, but let's be honest.
Most players want it because it looks incredible.
8. Scythe Of...
Making 1M GP per hour in Old School RuneScape is one of the biggest milestones for most players. Early on, money feels slow, but once you unlock the right methods, hitting 1M per hour becomes very realistic.
The key is knowing which methods are actually worth your time and what requirements you need to get there.
Here are some of the best ways to consistently make 1M GP per hour in OSRS.
Vorkath is one of the most popular money makers in the game for a reason. It has consistent drops, low RNG reliance, and steady income per hour.
With decent gear and practice, you can comfortably hit around 1M GP per hour or more.
GP per hour: ~1M–2M
Requirements: Dragon Slayer II, decent combat stats, good gear
Zulrah is another top-tier money maker, but it requires more skill to learn. Once you understand rotations, it becomes very consistent.
It drops valuable resources and uniques, making it one of the best long-term GP methods.
GP per hour: ~1M–2.5M
Requirements: Regicide, high combat stats, practice
Slayer is one of the best long-term money makers because you’re training a skill while making money at the same time.
Tasks like Gargoyles, Nechryael, and Dust Devils can easily push your hourly profit close to or above 1M.
GP per hour: ~500k–1.5M...
Botting has been one of the biggest issues in Old School RuneScape for years.
Jagex has always fought bots through detection systems, account bans, and anti-cheat technology.
Now, it appears the company is taking things a step further.
Reports have surfaced that Jagex is issuing cease-and-desist letters and DMCA takedown notices to botting websites and client developers. While Jagex has not publicly commented on every reported case, multiple communities have discussed receiving legal notices, suggesting the company is becoming even more aggressive in its fight against botting.
For many players, this could mark one of the biggest shifts in Jagex's anti-bot strategy in years.
Botting negatively affects almost every part of Old School RuneScape.
Bots constantly farm bosses, gather resources, complete repetitive activities, and generate massive amounts of gold. This increases the supply of many items, hurts legitimate players trying to make GP, and fuels real-world trading operations.
Although Jagex continues banning millions of accounts, shutting down the software itself could prevent new bots from entering the game altogether.
A cease-and-desist letter is a formal legal notice requesting that an individual or business immediately stop a particular activity.
In this situation, the reported letters are aimed at developers and websites distributing botting software...
Most players think of the Grand Exchange when they want to make money.
Buy low. Sell high.
Simple.
But one of the oldest money-making methods in Old School RuneScape doesn't even start at the Grand Exchange.
It starts at NPC shops.
Many in-game stores sell items below their average Grand Exchange value, allowing you to buy them from the shop and sell them for a profit. The margins aren't always huge, but they're low effort, require very little starting GP, and can be surprisingly consistent.
Just remember that Grand Exchange prices change all the time, so always compare the current GE price before buying.
Here are some of the best NPC shop flips worth checking.
Fishing shops across Gielinor sell Feather Packs, making them one of the easiest NPC shop flips in the game.
Each pack contains 100 feathers.
Instead of buying individual feathers on the Grand Exchange, many players simply buy packs from NPCs, open them, and sell the feathers for more than they paid.
The profit isn't massive per pack, but because they're cheap and quick to buy, the GP adds up surprisingly fast.
Magic shops sell Eye of Newt Packs that work the same way.
Open each pack into individual Eye of Newts before selling them on the Grand Exchange.
Since Eye of Newts are constantly used for Herblore training, demand stays fairly steady throughout the year...
Pets are one of the biggest flexes in Old School RuneScape.
They don't make your account stronger.
They don't increase your GP per hour.
They don't unlock new content.
Yet players will happily spend thousands of hours chasing them.
Why?
Because some pets are incredibly rare.
When you see a player walking around with one of the game's rarest pets, you immediately know they've either been extremely lucky, extremely dedicated, or both.
Let's look at some of the rarest pets in OSRS and why players spend so much time hunting them.
Pets are permanent trophies.
Unlike gear, they can't be bought on the Grand Exchange.
Unlike GP, they can't simply be traded.
You have to earn them yourself.
That's what makes them special.
Many players spend years chasing a single pet and never get it.
Others somehow get lucky on their first few kills and make everyone else jealous.
The Bloodhound is often considered one of the rarest pets in the game.
It's obtained from Master Clue Scroll caskets.
The problem?
Master Clues take a long time to complete.
Many players finish hundreds of Master Clues before ever seeing the Bloodhound.
Some complete thousands without getting one.
That's why seeing a Bloodhound is always impressive.
The Penance Queen Pet comes from Barbarian Assault.
A lot of players avoid...
Even after all these years, Zulrah is still one of the most farmed bosses in Old School RuneScape.
And honestly, there’s a reason for that.
Most players remember their first real “money maker” in OSRS. For a lot of people, Zulrah was the boss that completely changed their bank.
I still remember finally getting consistent kills after dying over and over trying to learn the rotations. At first it feels impossible. The switching, the venom, the panic during jad phase — it can genuinely feel overwhelming when you’re new.
Then suddenly something clicks.
You start predicting phases without thinking. Your kills get cleaner. Your inventory starts lasting longer. And eventually, you realize you’re making some of the best consistent GP in the game.
Even in 2026, Zulrah remains one of the strongest solo money makers because of:
- Consistent loot
- Valuable uniques
- Fast kill times
- Low downtime
- Strong GP per hour
- Reliable scale drops
For many players, Zulrah becomes the boss that funds their entire account progression.
One thing that keeps Zulrah relevant is consistency.
A lot of bosses in OSRS rely heavily on getting lucky rare drops. Zulrah still gives steady profit even during dry streaks because the regular loot adds up surprisingly fast over time.
You’re constantly getting:
- Zulrah scales
- Rune items
- Herbs
-...
Every Old School RuneScape player reaches the same point.
You log in on a fresh account, open the quest list, and suddenly have over a hundred quests staring back at you.
Where do you even begin?
While you'll eventually want to complete almost every quest in the game, doing them in the right order can save dozens of hours of training. Some quests instantly give you combat levels, while others unlock powerful weapons, transportation methods, spellbooks, and even entirely new cities.
If I were starting a brand-new account today, I'd follow the progression below every single time.
Waterfall Quest is arguably the best quest for any new account. It rewards a huge amount of Attack and Strength experience without requiring you to train either skill beforehand.
Completing it first lets you skip the slowest part of early combat training and gets your account off to an excellent start.
Why complete it first?
• Massive Attack and Strength XP
• Very short completion time
• No early combat grinding required
• Perfect for fresh accounts
Tree Gnome Village continues your melee progression while unlocking Spirit Trees.
Fast transportation becomes more valuable than many players realize, especially once you begin completing more quests around Gielinor...
If you've played OSRS long enough, you've probably had that one item you kept staring at in the Grand Exchange.
Maybe it was a Twisted Bow.
Maybe it was a Tumeken's Shadow.
Maybe it was an Elysian Spirit Shield, Ancestral piece, or some rare item you knew you would probably never grind out anytime soon.
That is usually the point where players start thinking about buying gold.
But here is the thing.
A lot of players do not actually want gold.
They want the item.
They want the upgrade.
They want to stop doing the same money maker for another 100 hours and finally use the gear they have been working toward.
That is why more players are starting to look at buying OSRS items directly instead of buying raw GP first.
Buying gold has always been the more common option, but it is not always the most practical one.
If your real goal is to buy a specific item, then buying GP is just an extra step.
You buy the gold.
You wait for delivery.
You go to the Grand Exchange.
You hope the item price did not move.
Then you finally buy what you wanted in the first place.
For some players, it makes more sense to skip all that and just get the item directly.
That is one reason we added our full OSRS item store, so players can...
If you've played OSRS for more than a few weeks, you've probably had one of those moments.
You spend ten minutes running somewhere.
You finally get there.
Then you see another player teleport directly to the exact spot you needed.
Or maybe you're grinding a quest and realize you need to travel halfway across Gielinor again.
OSRS is full of unlocks that completely change how the game feels.
The funny thing is that many players don't realize how important they are until much later.
Looking back, most experienced players wish they had unlocked these much sooner.
These are some of the most useful upgrades every OSRS player should unlock as early as possible.
If there is one unlock that belongs at the top of this list, it's Fairy Rings.
Before unlocking them, traveling around the map feels slow and annoying.
After unlocking them, you'll wonder how you ever played without them.
Benefits include:
• Fast transportation across Gielinor
• Huge time savings
• Useful for quests
• Helpful for clue scrolls
• Great for skilling and bossing
Many players consider Fairy Rings one of the biggest quality-of-life upgrades in the entire game.
Nobody enjoys training Agility.
Nobody.
But almost everyone agrees that Graceful is worth it.
Benefits include:
• Reduced weight...
Let's be honest.
Most players don't train Agility because they want to.
They train Agility because they have to.
You run out of energy every thirty seconds.
Shortcuts are locked behind Agility requirements.
Your favourite money maker suddenly needs a higher Agility level.
Or maybe you're chasing a Quest Cape and realize half the requirements seem to involve this skill.
Whatever brought you here, you're probably already aware of Agility's reputation.
It is one of the slowest and most complained-about skills in OSRS.
The good news is that there are ways to make the grind significantly less painful.
If you're looking for the fastest way to get 99 Agility in OSRS, this guide covers the best training methods, common mistakes, and what to expect before committing hundreds of hours to the grind.
Even players who hate Agility admit it has some great benefits.
• Faster run energy restoration
• Access to useful shortcuts
• Required for quests and achievement diaries
• Marks of Grace for Graceful outfit
• Helpful for almost every account build
• One of the most useful skills in the game
Agility is one of those skills that rarely feels exciting while you're training it, but you'll notice the benefits every single day afterward.
If you're still building your account, check out our guide on...
Most OSRS players don't start training Defence because they want to.
They start training it because they're tired of dying.
Maybe a quest boss keeps sending them back to Lumbridge.
Maybe their Slayer tasks feel way harder than they should.
Maybe they finally saved up for a piece of armour only to realize they don't even have the Defence level to wear it.
Whatever the reason, Defence eventually becomes one of the most important combat skills in the game.
The higher your Defence level gets, the more mistakes you can survive, the longer your trips become, and the easier PvM starts feeling.
If you're looking for the fastest way to get 99 Defence in OSRS, this guide covers the best methods, gear choices, and mistakes to avoid along the way.
A lot of players focus entirely on damage early on.
That makes sense.
Big hits are fun.
But eventually everyone learns the same lesson.
You can't deal damage when you're dead.
Training Defence provides several important benefits:
• Wear stronger armour
• Take less damage from monsters and bosses
• Complete quests more easily
• Improve Slayer efficiency
• Stay alive longer during PvM
• Unlock powerful equipment upgrades
If you're still building your account, our guide on How to Get a Quest...
Unlike most skills in OSRS, almost nobody trains Hitpoints directly.
It just kind of happens.
You train Attack.
You train Strength.
You train Defence.
You train Slayer.
And before you know it, your Hitpoints level has quietly climbed alongside everything else.
That sounds great until you look at your stats and realize something frustrating.
You've got multiple combat skills in the 90s, but you're still nowhere near 99 Hitpoints.
A lot of players are surprised by how long Hitpoints actually takes.
If you're looking for the fastest way to get 99 Hitpoints in OSRS, this guide covers the best methods, common mistakes, and what to expect during the grind.
Hitpoints is one of the most important skills in the game.
Every level gives you a larger health pool, making combat safer and more forgiving.
Benefits include:
• Increased survivability
• Longer bossing trips
• Better PvM performance
• More room for mistakes
• Higher overall combat level
• One of the most iconic skillcapes in OSRS
Unlike some skills, every single Hitpoints level feels useful.
You may not notice one level.
But you'll definitely notice the difference between 70 Hitpoints and 99 Hitpoints.
Not really.
Hitpoints XP is gained through combat.
Every time you deal...
