Optimal Quest Guide
The optimal quest guide lists Old School RuneScape quests in an order that allows new Members to progress in a way that minimises the amount of skill training. This guide does not take into consideration unlockable content, such as fairy rings or dragon equipment, that provides numerous benefits to the player's game progression. For that, it is recommended that players complete the quests in the notable quest unlocks section as soon as possible.
Guide[edit | edit source]
Experience lamps or books of knowledge received through random events or achievement diaries may be used on any skill of the player's choosing or to save time by shortening the next bit of training in this guide.
Players with 50 Construction should take advantage of their player-owned house for access to a portal chamber, teak altar, and mounted glory. EXTREMEMINING to house (tablet) may also be used for emergency teleport. New players on a budget should use a ring of dueling to access the bank and restore stats.
Completing achievement diaries will be beneficial throughout the game; some of the rewards include access to unlimited teleports, noted item drops, antique lamps, shortcuts, and additional Lunar spells.
Notable quest unlocks[edit source]
The quests below list some of the more notable unlockable content, teleportation methods, equipment, and locations. The quests below are not listed in any specific order.
- Skill unlocks: Druidic Ritual - Unlocks Herblore
Rune Mysteries - Unlocks the ability to use Lamps and Books of knowledge on Runecraft
Tears of Guthix - Unlocks weekly access to a minigame that rewards experience in the player's lowest skill, which is useful in aiding progress towards skilling goals.
Desert Treasure - Unlocks the ability to use Ancient Magicks
Lunar Diplomacy - Unlocks the ability to use Lunar spells
Plague City - Unlocks Ardougne teleport (Tablet teleport and spellbook teleport)
Enlightened Journey - Unlocks the Balloon Transport System
- Fairytales Part 1 and start Part 2 - Access to fairy rings
Tree Gnome Village - Unlock spirit tree teleports
The Grand Tree - Unlocks gnome glider transportation
Ghosts Ahoy - Unlocks Ectophial and free passage to Port Phasmatys
Watchtower - Unlocks Watchtower Teleport (Tablet teleport and spellbook teleport)
Another Slice of H.A.M. - Unlocks the Dorgesh-Kaan-Keldagrim train system
A Taste of Hope - Unlocks Drakan's medallion
Eadgar's Ruse - Unlocks Trollheim Teleport
Shilo Village - Unlocks Shilo Village cart system
Eagle's Peak - Unlocks the Eagle transport system
The Corsair Curse - Unlocks boat between Feldip hills and Rimmington
The Great Brain Robbery - Unlocks the Barrelchest Anchor
Dwarf Cannon - Unlocks the Dwarf Multicannon
Dragon Slayer I - Ability to use green d'hide body, rune platebody and dragon platebody
Dragon Slayer II - Ability to create Ava's assembler
Family Crest - Unlocks Steel gauntlets
Animal Magnetism - Unlocks Ava's device
Recruitment Drive - Unlocks initiate armour
The Slug Menace - Unlocks proselyte armour
Recipe for Disaster - Completion of the subquests unlocks better Culinaromancer's gloves
Lost City - Ability to use the dragon dagger and the dragon longsword
Monkey Madness I - Ability to use dragon scimitar
Monkey Madness II - Ability to use the Heavy Ballista
The Fremennik Isles - Unlocks helm of neitiznot
The Fremennik Exiles - Unlocks Neitiznot Faceguard
Rum Deal - Unlocks Holy wrench
Haunted Mine - Unlocks Salve Amulet
Priest In Peril - Unlocks Morytania
Bone Voyage - Unlocks Fossil Island
Throne of Miscellania - Unlocks Managing Miscellania
Regicide - Unlocks Tirannwn
Mourning's End Part I - Unlocks Lletya
Song of the Elves - Unlocks Prifddinas
Making Friends with My Arm - Unlocks Weiss
Sins of the Father - Unlocks Darkmeyer
Below Ice Mountain - Unlocks Ruins of Camdozaal
Cabin Fever - Unlocks Mos Le'Harmless
This list does not include suggestions for combat levels. Some boss fights might be hard 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 quest" column to see the exact total experience in the listed skill after completing the quest.
It is also recommended to start Rune Mysteries, The Restless Ghost and Prince Ali Rescue while in the area, to speed up completion of these quests later.
For a more in-depth guide on which quests to combine to complete all Free-to-play quests as efficiently as possible, see the free-to-play version of this guide. From now on, this guide will not recommend multi-questing strategies.
Allows the use of the Dwarf multicannon and allows smithing of cannonballs.
Collect and keep two extra goutweed herbs from the storage for use in later quests.
You now have 151 Kudos. Talk to the information clerk to be awarded 4,000 experience in Crafting, Hunter, Prayer, Slayer and Smithing.
This miniquest will take a very long time to complete on its own. It is recommended to kill monsters in the Forthos Dungeon while on a Spiders, Zombies, or Red dragons slayer task, to passively obtain the required pages.