Old School RuneScape celebrates major holidays throughout the year with special events. These are usually fun OSRS quests, which offer cosmetic rewards ?based on that holiday.

It gives you something fun to look forward to throughout the yea?r. Some of these events are an annual tradition, while others haven't appeared in ages. Let's rank the items received from thes??e holiday events, shall we?

Valentine's Day

The Valentine's Day event wa??s held for the first and last time in 2014, making this a simple ranking. There's just one i?tem!

1. Box of chocolate strawberries (2014)

The box of chocolate strawberries was a cool reward, but it was removed from the game a while ago to prevent the creation of a discontinued tradeable item, much like party hats in the original RuneScape.

Birthday

OSRS launched on February 16, 2013; each year, it marks the occasion with big birthday celebrations. Jagex goes all out with these creations, adding some of the most unique items in Old School RuneScape.

1. Gnome child hat (2016)
2. 4th birthday hat (2017)
3. Prop sword (2018)
4. War ship (2014)
5. 10th birthday balloons (2023)
6. 10th birthday cape (2023)
7. Birthday cake (2019)
8. Banana cape (2021)
9. Gnome child plush (2023)
10. Stray dog plush (2023)
11. Jad plush (2023)
12. Dragon candle dagger (2023)
13. Silver partyhat (2023)
14. Birthday balloons (2017)
15. Cat ears (2020)
16. Cake hat (2023)
17. Oldschool jumper (2023)
18. Cursed banana (2021)
19. Gnome child backpack (2023)
20. Bob the cat slippers (2023)
21. Jad slippers (2023)
22. Skis (2022)
23. Hell cat ears (2020)
24. Cow outfit (2015)

Luckily, each birthday event gives all the rewards from previous years. This means you can still obtain the earliest birthday rewards, even if you're a new OSRS player.

April Fools

Jagex used to hold April Fools' events yearly, but they didn't always feature a unique reward. 2015 and 2016 were the only years for this, although all items can be bought ??from Diango in Draynor if you? didn't play back in the day.

1. Cruciferous codex (2016)
2. Diango's claws (2015)
3. Cabbage cape (2016)

Will Apr??il Fools' holiday events ever come back? Maybe, but they haven't been seen since 2020, so don't hold your breath.

Easter

Who doesn't love Easter? It's an excuse to eat mountains of chocolate and not feel awful about it, and it's no different with Old School RuneScape's Easter events.

1. Crate ring (2022)
2. Eastfloor spade (2023)
3. Gregg's eastdoor (2021)
4. Easter ring (2013)
5. Propeller hat (2021)
6. Easter hat (2022)
7. Easter basket (2014)
8. Magic egg ball (2020)
9. Egg priest vestments (2024)
10. Giant bronze dagger (2023)
11. Nest hat (2023)
12. Eggshell outfit (2018)
13. '24-carat' sword (2020)
14. Carrot sword (2020)
15. Easter egg (2013)
16. Easter egg helm (2017)
17. Giant easter egg (2019)
18. Bunny outfit (2016)
19. Rubber chicken (2013)
20. Chicken outfit (2013)
21. Bunnyman mask (2019)

Easter events over the last fe?w years haven't had quite as i??nteresting rewards as the game's early days. Let's hope Jagex can improve in the future.

Pride

Old School RuneScape Pride events were first held in 2017, before disappearing and making a return from 2022 onwards. These celebrations of LGBTQIA+ inclusivity are some of the most colorful clothing options in OSRS, making them great for fashionscapers.

1. Poet's jacket (2023)
2. Rainbow crown shirt (2024)
3. Love crossbow (2023)
4. Rainbow cape (2024)
5. Rainbow jumper (2023)
6. Rainbow scarf (2017)
7. Flower crown (2022)

Pride event?s are aptly held throughout Pride month in June annually, although Jagex occasionally extends this into July, giving players a chance to claim those sweet rainbow ?rewards.

Midsummer

Between 2013 and 2017, Jagex celebrated midsummer towards the end? of June with typically small holiday events. These rewards weren't the most popular in the game, but there are a few interesting items that fashionscapers could use as part of a cool outfit.

1. Half full wine jug (2014)
2. Disk of returning (2014)
3. Hand fan (2017)
4. Druidic wreath (2014)
5. Hornwood helm (2016)
6. Mask of balance (2015)
7. Beach boxing gloves (2013)

There hasn't been a midsummer event in OSRS sin?ce 2017, so all cosmetic holiday rewards are available for purchase fro??m Diango in Draynor for a single coin nowadays.

Halloween

The yearly arrival of spooky season also brings a new OSRS holiday event. This has been a tradition ever since the earliest days of the original RuneScape, and it's showing no signs of stopping.

1. Haunted wine bottle (2021)
2. Saucepan (2021)
3. Pumpkin (2013)
4. Halloween wig (2022)
5. Spider hat (2023)
6. Treat cauldron (2022)
7. Magical pumpkin (2020)
8. Anti-panties (2015)
9. Cobweb cape (2023)
10. Gravedigger outfit (2015)
11. Ugly halloween jumper (2021)
12. Zombie head (2013)
13. Witch costume (2022)
14. Eek the Spider (2018)
15. Grim reaper hood (2014)
16. Jonas mask (2017)
17. Skeleton lantern (2019)
18. Clown outfit (2018)
19. Scythe (2013)
20. Pumpkin lantern (2019)
21. Spooky outfit (2019)
22. Spookier outfit (2019)
23. Banshee outfit (2016)
24. Jack lantern mask (2013)
25. Skeleton outfit (2013)
26. Headless head (2020)
27. H'ween masks (2013)

With decades of Halloween iconography to pull from, Jagex should have no problem keeping its spooky rewards interesting for y??ears to come.

Christmas

It's the most wonderful time o??f the year! J??agex puts on an annual show for the holiday season with epic Christmas events. Get your festive items as December rolls around.

1. Giant boulder (2020)
2. Yo-yo (2013)
3. Secret Santa present (2021)
4. Marionettes (2013)
5. Goblin decorations (2020)
6. Wintumber tree (2013)
7. Hats and scarves (2013)
8. Snowman ring (2021)
9. Snow goggles & hat (2022)
10. Icy jumper (2023)
11. Snow globe (2016)
12. Festive games crown (2022)
13. Santa's list (2022)
14. Snow imp costume (2017)
15. Christmas cracker (2013)
16. Festive elf slippers (2021)
17. Festive elf hat (2021)
18. Sack of coal (2022)
19. Snowglobe helmet (2023)
20. Reindeer hat (2013)
21. Nutcracker outfit (2022)
22. Gingerbread shields (2019)
23. Giant present (2016)
24. Christmas jumper (2022)
25. Sack of presents (2016)
26. Christmas tree costume (2018)
27. Candy cane (2018)
28. Wise old man's Santa hat (2017)
29. Inverted Santa hat (2015)
30. Antisanta outfit (2014)
31. Black Santa hat (2015)
32. Santa hat (2013)
33. Santa outfit (2014)
34. Partyhats (2013)

You knew partyhats would be number one, didn't you? They're the OG RuneScape rares, with players spending hundreds of millions on them in the original game. Luckily, they don't cost nearly as much in OSRS.

The post All holiday items in Old School RuneScape, ranked appeared first on Destructoid.

Training skills in Old School RuneScape can be a delicate?? balance. Often, the game rewards players for investing ?a ton of GP into skills, in turn allowing them to train with faster XP rates.

Some skills are guilty of this more than others. The eight most expensive skills in Old School RuneScape mig?ht all have profitable training methods, but if you want to hit 99, you'll need to dish out some cash to speed things up.

Construction

Construction might be one of the easiest skills to 99 in Old School RuneScape, but it's certainly not the cheapest. Training this skill to max level can cost you upwards of 200 million GP if you're looking for a fast meth??od. Even then, choosing lower XP rates won't exactly save you money.

Construction is unavoidably one of Old School RuneScape's biggest money sinks, but at least you get to ?build a cool house along t??he way.

Crafting

There are many ways to make money training Crafting in Old School RuneScape. Sadly, none of them are fast XP. If you want to level up your Crafting skill to 99?? within a reasonable timeframe, you'll need to cough up a ton of GP to do so. The fastest XP is making Black Dragonhide Bodies, which only becomes available at Level 84. But what's the cost to get 99 from that point? You're looking at around 80 million GP.

Alternative methods in??clude cutting gems and making battlestaves, but even those won't come cheap. If you can spare the GP, save your sanity by training Crafting the fastest way, as it can be a tedious one to max out despite burning a huge hole in your wallet.

Farming

Interestingly, Farming is among both the most expensive and profitable skills to train in Old School RuneScape. This is entirely down to your choice of method. Planting herbs will make you money, but planting trees will yield much more XP at a cost. Farming tree runs earn you upwards of 200,000 XP each time, but reaching 99 will likely cost you 120 million GP in total. This also factors in the cost ??of protecting your trees to ensure they grow each time.

My advice? Pay the money. Farming is a skill you can max out in just over two months, if yo??u're consistent with two tree runs a day. Cheap out, and you can expect to spend triple that amount of time waiting to hit 99, and that's assuming you're consistent!

Fletching

If you want to reach 99 Fletching, you'll likely be making the best Darts possible. On the plus side, it's very AFK. There's one big caveat, t??hough - the price. Fletching Rune Darts from 81, Amethyst Darts from 90, and Dragon Darts from 95 will cost north of 200 million GP, a truly miserable pric?e to pay for one of the fastest 99s in the game.

Most players who max out Fletching probably do so in a more long-winded way, saving themselves a ton of GP in the process. That said, it remains one of the most expensive skills in Old School RuneScape when using the best method.

Herblore

If you're doing it fast, at no point is Herblore a cheap skill to train in Old School RuneScape. But at Level 81, when you gain the ability to make Saradomin Brews, it becomes farcically expensive. Most will likely do this meth??od all the way to 99, spending an eye-watering 150 million GP along the way. That's around 60,000 Saradomin Brews in total.

As with any skill, Herblore has profitable options at the cost o?f XP per hour. Only you can decide how much the time is worth to you.

Prayer

Anyone remotely familiar with the skills in Old School RuneScape won't be surprised to see Prayer make this list. It's a skill you just don't get anything back from, making every action you tak?e a money sink. Worse still, it massively rewards you for using more expens?ive materials. You want to use lit Gilded Altars in a player-owned home here, offering a full inventory of Dragon Bones or Superior Dragon Bones each time.

Using Superior Dragon Bones, you can spend upwards of 50 million GP per hour. Yes, the XP is absurdly fast, but you'll be le?ft in dire financial straits afterward.

Ranged

Ranged is one of the most useful 99s to have in Old School RuneScape. The fastest way to get there is by using Black?? Chinchompas on Maniacal Monkeys (after starting Monkey Madness II). This can earn you about 900,000 XP per hour, making it a ludicrously quick training method.

However, thro??wing those Black Chinchompas will see you spend around 30 million GP when all is said and done. That doesn't include the cost of buying solid Ranged gear either, which is an investment that you can at least recoup.

Smithing

20 million GP is the approximate cost to reach Level 99 Smithing by smelting Gold Bars at the Blast Furnace. It's not the fastest skill in Old School RuneScape, but that's the price if you ?want to speed it up a little.

Unfortunately, anythi??ng other than this method takes a ??painfully long time to hit 99, so it's probably best to swallow the cost in this instance.

The post 8 most expensive skills in Old School RuneScape appeared first on Destructoid.

If you're an Old School RuneScape player, it can be hard to make money at times. The game has so many different things? to do that it can be hard to determine what's worth the time.

For most players, training skills will be the most efficient way to earn GP, although there are specific methods you should use to maximize the size of your cash pile. After all, if you make money as fast as possible, you can invest this GP into reducing the pain from the grindiest skills in Old School RuneScape.

Agility

For many years, Agility was considered among the worst GP per hour in Old School RuneScape. However, the addition of the Hallowed Sepulchre minigame back in 2020 changed everything, turning the skill into not just a great money-maker, but a much quicker way to earn XP, too. By doing Hallowed Sepulchre runs, players can loot coffins across several floors for an estimated 2 million GP per hour. It's very click-intensive, but the rew??ards are well ?worth the effort.

Farming

Farming isn't a skill that will transform you from rags to riches overnight, but if you stay consistent with it, you'll make a ton of GP over time. More specifically, you should focus on farming herbs like Snapdragon or Ranarr Weeds, although Avantoe, Torstol, and Cadantine can also work. A herb run should take you around five minutes to complete, with each yielding a profit of around 250,000 to 300,000, depending on the herb. This doesn't seem like a lot in isolation, but considering how little of a time commitment it is, it makes Farming one of the most profitable skills in Old School RuneScape.

Hunter

If you're looking for something that doesn't require your full attention at all times, Hunter could be the skill for you. By hunting Black Chinchompas, you can make a cool 1 million GP per hour, while Moonlight Antelopes will net you in the r?ealm of 1.2 million per hour. The Black Chinchompas have lower-level requirements, but both are valid ways to make solid GP.

Magic

At Level 78 Magic, you unlock the Tan Leather spell, where the real money begins. You can tan Dragonhide for an approximate 1.1 million per hour GP rate. If done from 78 all the way to 99, you can expect to earn upwards of 100 million GP, which you can invest into maxing some of Old School RuneScape's most expensive skills. At Leve??l 90 and above (combined wit??h the other combat skills), you can also fight The Whisperer, a tough boss especially weak to Magic. Loot from this fight will earn around 4.5 million GP an hour, although high requirements all around means most won't take this route.

Runecrafting

Old School RuneScape features many differe??nt ways to make ?money via Runecrafting. Crafting Wrath Runes in around 3.2 million GP per hour, albeit with a high Level 95 requirement. We recommend crafting Blood Runes, which needs just 77 Runecrafting for a gain of 2.8 million GP an hour. The only con to Runecrafting is that you can't AFK it at all, so anything less than full attention will diminish these GP rates massively.

Slayer

It should be pretty obvious why Slayer makes this list, right? As you grind away at your set tasks, you'll receive a bunch of drops from your monster kills, which is bound to make you a ??ton of profit on the road to 99. As you reach a higher Slayer level and get assigned better tasks, your GP per hour will only increase, especially if you use Slayer Points to ban some of the worse tasks from being handed out.

Smithing

There is really only one Smithing method that yields good money in Old School RuneScape. By heading to the Blast Furnace and smelting Runite Bars, you should make over 2 million GP per hour. This assumes ??you make about 200 trips per hour, which is possible if you're vigilant about your clicks. Even going semi-AFK here can ??still produce good amounts of GP, though, so don't worry if you want to put something else on a second monitor while you do this method.

Thieving

You have two great options when it comes to making money via Thieving. Choose between pickpocketing V??yres and Elves - both will earn you above 4 million GP per hour, although Vyres do require you to have completed the Sins of the Father quest, so bear that in mind. Combine this with the Shadow Veil spell (which reduces your chance of being stunned while failing a pickpocket) for even higher GP rates. With Thievi?ng, you'll make more money the higher your Level, so this money-maker might be best saved until you're at 95 and above.

The post 8 most profitable skills in Old School RuneScape appeared first on Destructoid.

When Old School RuneScape launched back in 2013, the RS community was forever divided. Players picked between a more modern title in RuneScape 3 and a nostalgia-fueled experience with OSRS. Over a decade later, both games retain active player bases, although the debat??e rages on about which of the two is better.

These games took very separate paths, including diverging questlines. Some quests were exclusive to RuneScape 3, while others were made just for OSRS. Over the years, Old School RuneScape has looked to RS3 for inspiration several tim?es, ?occasionally bringing over quests still worth doing.

The most recent example is 'While Guthix Sleeps', which debuted in Old School RuneScape in July 2024, 16 years after its RS3 release. But which quests remain in the newer RS that should still make the jump to Old School RuneScape?

One Piercing Note

• Original Release: November 2011
• Questline: None

One Piercing Note is arguably RuneScape 3's greatest murder mystery, a standalone quest with an engaging plot Agatha Christie would be proud of; it's also notable for being the first quest in the game to be fully voiced. It's unlikely this design decision would carry over to an Old School RuneScape version of One Piercing Note, but the quest itself would be a fun addition. The quest reward (the ability to make illuminated god books) would also be a great way to make god books more viable in OSRS.

A Fairy Tale III - Battle At Ork's Rift

• Original Release: May 2010
• Questline: Fairy

In Old School RuneScape, the Fairy questline ends with A Fairytale II - Cure a Queen. We need a proper conclusion, and RuneScape 3 already provides this with A Fairy Tale III - Battle At Ork's Rift. Although it's not the most challenging quest in the game, it at least provides some semblance of closure as you fight to save Zararis from the Fairy Godfather. Sure, OSRS already gives one of this quest's best rewards in the Lumbridge and Draynor Elite Achievement Diary, but that doesn't ??mean the story itself shouldn't be resolved.

The Needle Skips

• Original Release: November 2018
• Questline: The Elder God Wars

The Needle Skips is a gift for players who love story-heavy RuneScape 3 quests. This particular quest is part of The Elder God Wars questline, which doesn't exist in Old School RuneScape yet. It's a shame, given it brings some of the series' best-ever lore to the game. The Needle Skips requires your full attention, as you must work to unravel the story through a series of clues. There's nothing quite like it in OSRS, ??which is why it should make the jump between games.

Love Story

• Original Release: July 2010
• Questline: Wise Old Man

Love Story is a sequel to Swan Song, a fan-favorite quest in both RuneScape 3 and OSRS. It tells more of the Wise Old Man's story, the NPC known best for committing the infamous Draynor Bank Robbery. This character has always been a curious mystery to players, so finally seeing him fleshed out in Love Story is excellent. Old School RuneScape players ??are missing out on?? something great here, through no fault of their own.

Hunt For Red Raktuber

• Original Release: June 2009
• Questline: Penguin

Hunt For Red Raktuber is the second quest in RuneScape 3's four-part Penguin questline, of which OSRS still just has the first (Cold War). This quest is all about attempting to infiltrate a penguin submarine. If that concept doesn't sell you on bringing it back in Old School RuneScape, then I don't know what will. Give us the full Penguin questline, Jagex! We don't care that it has been 15 years a?t this point.

Gower Quest

• Original Release: June 2016
• Questline: None

Gower Quest brought RuneScape creators and siblings Andrew and Paul Gower back into the fold to write one last quest for the game. It's the swan song of two legends, so it's sad to see Old School RuneScape players miss out on Gower Quest. I wouldn't even say it's the best-written quest in the game, nor is it the most fun. But it's an essential piece of RuneScape history that all fans should be able to exper?ience.

Ritual of the Mahjarrat

• Original Release: September 2011
• Questline: Mahjarrat Mysteries

Ritual of the Mahjarrat is a Grandmaster quest, making it one of RuneScape 3's biggest challenges. It's also part of the Mahjarrat Mysteries questline, which is one of the longest-running in all of RS3. Interestingly, Jagex has actually continued this questline in Old School RuneScape with the July 2024 release of While Guthi??x Sleeps, making Ritual of the Mahjarrat next in line. This is one we expect to happen in the future.

Nomad's Requiem

• Original Release: January 2010
• Questline: None

The argument against Nomad's Requiem in Old School RuneScape is usually that Nomad already exists in the game. He's an NPC who kind of just... sits at Soul Wars. Cool - an OSRS minigame that very few people play. Nomad is a fantastic villain in the RuneScape 3 version of this quest, providing one of the most brutal PvE encounters in any quest. Given how good the Old School RuneScape developers are at creating engaging yet challenging boss fights, they could do something incredible with Nomad in this quest.

The post 8 RuneSca??pe 3 q?uests that should return in Old School RuneScape appeared first on Destructoid.

Old School RuneScape is notorious for being one of the grindiest games ever made. You'll find very few gamers playing without a second mon?itor to watch something else at the same time.

Watching the XP number go up is what Old School RuneScape is all about, but some skills are slower than others. The grindiest skills in OSRS can take months to max ?out, even for the most dedicated play?ers.

Agility

If you meet someone with an Agility skillcape in Old School RuneScape, know you're?? dealing with one of the most patient individuals on planet Earth. Unlike some of the other grindiest skills in the game, Agility is the worst of both worlds. Not only is it difficult to AFK while training, but it's also painfully slow and can take months of dedicated play to reach the maximum level.

If you manage to reach 99 Agility in Old School RuneScape without getting a repetiti?ve strain injury, that's an achie?vement in itself.

Fishing

Fishing is one of the Old School RuneScape skills that's not too bad if you're planning to AFK. Its XP rates are extremely low, but you only really have to click around once a minute to keep the numbers flowing. Due to the nature of the game's fishing areas, it's pretty social, too, so you can always speak to the people around you to pass the time. Y?ou can m?ake Fishing faster through a technique called 3-tick fishing, but that makes it completely non-AFK.

99 Fishing isn't the worst skill in Old School RuneScape to max out, but we wouldn't go as far ??as to call it fun, either. At least you'll make a ton of GP if you're banking the fish.

Hunter

Hunter is an interesting case. It's very profitable to reach 99 through hunting black chinchompas, and the XP is fine. The problem is that it can be faster. Much faster, in fact, using methods very few players are ever going to use. With tick manipulation and the use? of an alt account, you can double your XP rates hunting black chinchompas, but realistically, who has time?? for that kind of palaver?

Don't expect to be AFK while training Hunter, either. You've got to pay a ton of attention to this?? s?kill, and the fact you can interrupted by other players coming to your spot only delays matters further.

Mining

Mining is another skill with XP rates that will leave you wanting to tear your hair out. Some of the m??ost efficient training methods can yield around 75,000 XP per hour, which doesn't sound too bad, right? When you consider that players must earn just over 13 million XP to reach 99 in a skill, it suddenly feels a little more miserable.

Luckily, Mining is a pretty AFK skill, so? it's a good option if you're looking to watch a TV series while you play. Still, expect to spend a long time?? grinding that coveted skillcape.

Runecraft

There's no way around it - unless you??'re filthy rich, training Runecraft is pretty laborious. At its most efficient with normal methods, you'll earn around 100,000 XP per hour, making it a 130-hour grind to 99. That's not 130 hours of AFKing, either. Oh no - if you want to get Runecraft maxed in such a short time frame, you'll have to constantly dart from point A to B and back again to gather your resources for training this ?skill.

There's a caveat here. You can pay other players to work as runners for these Runecraft resources. These can cost around 7 to 8 million GP per hour, which adds up quickly for the average player. It does, however, exponentially increase XP rates beyo?nd that 100,000 per hour mentioned earlier, but unless you have more GP than sense, this probably isn't worth it.

Slayer

Admittedly, Slayer is probably the least painful skill to grind on this list. It's good to train passively while you max out your combat levels, but the XP rates in general are??n't pretty. Often, you'll be stuck on a task that can take hours, and reward very little XP, while sometimes a task can take just minutes with the right setup. It's total pot luck until you earn enough Slayer Points to ban the least efficient tasks.

Since Slayer involves combat,? certain tasks can't be AFKed. You don't want to lose millions of GPs worth of equipment because you weren't paying attention and died, do you? At least with Slayer, you'll earn a ton of money on route to 99, so there's a big silver lining with this one.

Thieving

With the Pyramid Plunder Old School RuneScape minigame, Thieving is actually not too slow to train. The reason it's one of the gri??ndiest skills in the game is that it isn't AFK at all - it demands your full attention if you want to have anything resembling decent XP rates. It's the same deal as stealing from Rogues' Castle chests in the Wilderness - fast XP, but click-intensive and risky due to the risk of death by other players.

The issue with Thieving is that it feels a??s though there isn't much variety on the route to 99. To be efficient, you've got to be comfortable doing the same thing over and over again.

Woodcutting

Point. Click. Wait. Repeat until your inventory is filled with logs. Bank. Do it all over again. This is the reality of Woodcutting in Old School RuneScape. You're looking at 90,000 XP per hour here if you want to AFK it, although tick manipulation is possible to speed this up?.

On the bright side, Woodcutting is similar to Fishing in that it's qui??te a communal skill. You're all in the gri??nd together.

The post 8 grindiest skills in Old School RuneScape appeared first on Destructoid.

Like many MMOs, Old School RuneScape has a va?riety of pets that you can collect throughout your adventures across Gielinor.

These pets are collected through various methods. Some are earned in combat, while others are found while skilling. There are even some Old School RuneScape pets that are obtained in completely different ways, so we're separating our Tier Lists b?y category as a resu?lt.

Old School RuneScape Boss Pets Tier List

As you delve deeper into the combat content that Old School RuneScape has to offer, you'll encounter many of its bosses. These bosses are much more difficult than regular monsters, and require you to use a?ll of your resources to bring them down and reap the rewards.

44 of these bosses have a minuscule chance of dropping a boss pet. These Old School RuneScape pets are miniature versions of their boss equivalents and are exceptionally rare to find. Some of the drop rates are as low as one in every 5,000! While they won't aid you in combat, they're pint-sized symbols of your in-game achievements, and are sure to impress other ??players.

S Tier

• Abyssal Orphan
• Baron
• Hellpuppy
• Lil'viathan
• Pet General Graardor
• Pet K'ril Tsutsaroth
• Pet Zilyana
• Tumeken's Guardian
• TzRek-Jad
• Vorki

A Tier

• Baby Mole
• Butch
• Lil' Zik
• Pet Chaos Elemental
• Pet Dagannoth Prime
• Pet Kraken
• Phoenix
• Prince Black Dragon
• Skotos
• Smolcano
• Youngllef

B Tier

• Ikkle Hydra
• Jal-nib-rek
• Muphin
• Noon
• Pet Dagannoth Rex
• Pet Dagannoth Supreme
• Pet Kree'arra
• Pet Smoke Devil
• Scurry
• Smol Heredit
• Tiny Tempor
• Vet'ion Jr.

C Tier

• Callisto Cub
• Kalphite Princess
• Little Nightmare
• Nexling
• Olmlet
• Pet Dark Core
• Pet Snakeling
• Scorpia's Offspring
• Sraracha
• Venanatis Spiderling
• Wisp

Old School RuneScape Skilling Pets Tier List

If you're not a combat person, don't worry - Old School RuneScape still has a few pets you can earn. There are eight skilling pets in the game, which you obtain by training their respective OSRS skills. With these pets, the higher your level in that specific skill, the more chance you have of receiving them. Sure, you can technically get a ??skilling pet drop at level 1, but you're much more likely to see them on players with 99 instead.

Like combat pets, skilling pets are purely for aesthetics. You don't get an XP boost in any skills for having one, so you must decide which ones you like the look of the most before grinding for them. Since they have no tangible benefits, we're ranking these OSRS pets based on how cool they look in-game.

S Tier

• Giant Squirrel (Agility)
• Tangleroot (Farming)

A Tier

• Baby Chinchompa (Hunting)
• Rift Guardian (Runecraft)
• Rocky (Thieving)

B Tier

• Beaver (Woodcutting)
• Rock Golem (Mining)

C Tier

• Heron (Fishing)

Old School RuneScape Miscellaneous Pets Tier List

There are 13 pets in Old School RuneScape that don't involve combat or skilling to obtain. Some are found in quests, others?? in minigames - the point is, they?? don't fit into either of the previous categories.

Because yo??u're not relying on luck to get most of these pets, they can be perfect for players who want a follower without having to grind for days on end.

S Tier

• Bloodhound
• Hellcat
• Quetzin

A Tier

• Abyssal Protector
• Chompy Chick
• Herbi
• Lil' Creator
• Pet Penance Queen

B Tier

• Broav
• Cat
• Pet Rock

C Tier

• Pet Fish
• Toy Cat

The post Old School RuneScape pets tier ??list: All OSRS pets, ranked appeared first on Destructoid.

While skills are the heart of Old School RuneScape's gameplay, Jagex's legendary MMORPG also features a selection of minigames to bre?ak up? the game's grind, where players can try something totally new.

There are 46 Old School RuneScape minigames in total. We've s??eparated them into combat and skilling Tier Lists, as well as a final category for those that just don't fit into either.

Old School RuneScape Combat Minigames Tier List

Old School RuneScape combat minigames are some of the most popular content in the entire game. Jagex has done a great job of creating a variety of minigames that encompass both PvP and PvE content, each with its own unique gameplay. Many of the game's meta combat items for different levels can be earned from these minigames, too, so some are essential if you want to have best-in-class gear. Items like the infernal cape and elite void knight set make playing all 21 of these Old School RuneScape combat minigames well worth the time.

To rank these minigames, we're considering a few different factors. Fun is obviously at the forefront, but you just can't ignore the potential rewards for each, either. Then, there are current a?ctivity levels to consider. Sure, Castle Wars is iconic and was a blast to play back in 2007, but what good is it if?? you can't actually find a match nowadays?

S Tier

• Barbarian Assault
• Inferno
• Nightmare Zone
• Pest Control
• Shades of Mort'ton
• TzHaar Fight Cave

A Tier

• Bounty Hunter
• Fortis Colosseum
• Last Man Standing
• Tai Bwo Wannai Cleanup
• The Gauntlet
• Warriors' Guild

B Tier

• Castle Wars
• Clan Wars
• Soul Wars
• Temple Trekking
• TzHaar Fight Pit
• TzHaar-Ket-Rak's Challenges

C Tier

• Emir's Arena
• Mage Arena
• Tackle Organised Crime

Old School RuneScape Skilling Minigames Tier List

If combat minigames in Old School RuneScape aren't quite your style, then the skilling options might tickle your fancy. There are 23 of these in total, each focusing on one of Old School RuneScape's skills and giving players a u??nique way to train it. The XP rates may n??ot be as good as grinding out more traditional training methods, but you'll have a lot more fun this way.

We've placed these minigames in a similar fashion to the comb??at offer??ings. Fun and rewards are important, but for skilling, we've also considered XP rates for each one's respective skills.

S Tier

• Hallowed Sepulchre
• Pyramid Plunder
• Rogues' Den
• Trouble Brewing
• Forestry

A Tier

• Blast Furnace
• Guardians of the Rift
• Impetuous Impulses
• Ranging Guild

B Tier

• Brimhaven Agility Arena
• Fishing Trawler
• Gnome Ball
• Mage Training Arena
• Mess
• Sorceress's Garden
• Tears of Guthix
• Tithe Farm
• Volcanic Mine

C Tier

• Blast Mine
• Giants' Foundry
• Gnome Restaurant
• Mahogany Homes
• Stealing Artefacts

Old School RuneScape Miscellaneous Minigames Tier List

Although it's rare, there are a couple of Old School RuneScape minigames that don't involve any form of combat or skilling. These are few and far between but are great for those moments when you want to take a break from the usual gamepla?y pattern.

S Tier

• Burthorpe Games Room

A Tier

• Rat Pits

The post Old School Rune?Scape minigames Tier List: All OSRS minigames, ranked appeared first on Destructoid.

As part of today's RuneScape Ahead, developer Jagex revealed the upcoming roadmap for the popular MMORPG RuneScape, through the rest of 2024 and into 2025. Pl??ayers can expect to see 110 skilling updates, new combat bosses, new storylines, a highly requ??ested new area expansion, and the addition of the highly-anticipated Group Ironman mode.

The new Group Ironman mode will allow up to five friends to start a brand new RuneScape adventure without any sort of XP bonuses and without the ability to benefit in any way from players outside of the g?roup they start with. In an effort to make the mode more functional, those participating?? in Group Ironman mode will have access to Group Storage as well as unique rewards including cosmetics and milestone capes. The new mode is expected to be released later this year alongside the new Harvest Hollow seasonal event and the addition of a new Necromancy Conjure Ability titled Phantom Guardian.

Before the new mode, players can expect to see the release of an all-new boss dungeon called the Sanctum of Rebirth alongside a skilling update to 110 Mining and Sm??ithing, and a new? skilling boss titled Gate of Elidnis with its own launch event and story quest.

Heading into 2025, 110 Runecrafting and Crafting will also get a skilling update, as well as a skilling rebalance and the addition of two new story quests and a new combat bass, the Amascut Showdown. Finally, in late 2025, a new area expansion is planned for release in RuneScape.

Those interested in seeing the future of RuneScape as the developers delve into more detail about the new roadmap can do so by checking out a special live stream taking place tomorrow, August 16 on the official RuneScape Twitch channel.

The post RuneScape unveils f?uture roadmap featuring Gro??up Ironman mode and more appeared first on Destructoid.