An Overview of Skilling Metas

[Itheyln]

The goal of this guide is to provide a high level summary of the meta for training each skill. Less geared on a step by step guide for each skill, but rather to answer "How do people train this skill". 

For the most part I'm only going to comment on Vulcan specific information, if the skill is trained in a standard way as in osrs, I just defer you to the osrs wiki.

General Note on Skilling Outfits:

• Most skill outfits are purchasable from the Skilling Shop for skilling points.
• Runecrafting GOTR robes can be obtained by chance when runecrafting at a standard altar (Not ZMI or Zalc) - gives double runes when crafting. Does not affect XP.
• Rogues outfit gives double pickpocket ROLLS. (Not 2x of rolled loot) - does not affect XP.
• Angler, Prospector, Lumberjack, Graceful, and Farmers do give a small % XP increase when wearing set.
• Golden Prospector offers better XP increase than regular Prospector, is obtainable at Motherlode Mine.

Combat

Pretty standard - couple things to note:

• NMZ is available on the server - setup an easy dream to AFK until you die, dc, the server updates, etc.
• Scurrius the Rat boss!! - 3x combat exp gained while fighting him. Can drop Spine to turn into Bone Weapons.

Prayer

AFK Training:

• Grab a Bonecrusher / Ash Sanctifier from the Community Favor store and barrage away. 
  • Tip: Always bring your Bonecrusher or Ash Sanctifier when doing slayer for passive prayer XP.
• L3 can use the Praying Respects fragment to auto-bury at up to 200% XP value.

Altars:

• Chaos Altar - In the wilderness! Same as osrs with 50% chance to save bones. PK'ers exist on the server so beware if Hardcore.
• Ruinous Alar (Gilded Altar) - In between AFK area and Tourney zone at home, acts as standard Gilded Altar. Less XP, but 100% safe.

             Tip! Ensouled Heads can be used on Altars like bones! Even the Chaos Altar!

Runecrafting

Chill Meta:

• Zalcano (requires 70 mining) - grants a nice chunk of Runecrafting and Mining XP on kill.
  • Get a Zalcano Mass going and pop a 2x Zalcano Scroll (Doubles both XP and rewards)

High Intensity: (High Requirements)

• ZMI
  • if obtained, using upgraded RC pet to unnote essence, or using ;;b if torva+ donator. 

Construction

Very similar to OSRS training - get planks and build stuff. Buy a house at the Construction TP for 1m gp.

Couple tips:

• Convert Noted Logs to Planks using the Stump in the AFK Area
  • Oak = 1k gp per log
  • Teak = 3k gp per log
  • Mahogany = 5k gp per log
• Some folks build Scrying Pools as they only require 1 Marble Block and can be purchased from General Store. 

Agility

L4 - Trickster as a T1 relic choice, use Sage's Greaves and setup a follow dance with an alt - fully AFK 99 Agility.

L3 / Non-Trickster - Rooftops. 😔 (if it makes you feel better - agility pet is only obtainable from rooftop courses)

Herblore

Do Druidic Ritual to start!! ;;topic 106 in game or 

AFK:

• Herbi in the AFK zone - Herbi gives afk Hunter, Herblore, and Farming xp fully AFK. Camp here overnight for free xp! (no skilling points are obtained in AFK area)

Active:

• If L4 - Farmers Fortune can be used to extremely quickly gather herbs and secondaries.
• L3 has Certified farmer for double crops, and Mixologist to improve potion making.
• Otherwise either slowly farm your mats - or look into PvM drops for secondaries. 
• Herb Secondary box in Skilling Shop gives a variety of secondaries based on your current Herblore level.

Thieving

Stalls at home are a decent way to get the early levels done.

L4 - Trickster and Pickpocket until 99. (Common Route = Men > Master Farmer / Guards > Ardy Knights > Vyrewatch Sentinels) 

L3 - Equip Smooth Criminal and Deeper Pockets and do the same.

Crafting

Tip! Sheep Shearer is on the server! Grab 20 balls of wool from Gen Shop and take them to Farmer Fred north of Lumby!

Glassblowing:

• Easiest reliable XP - can buy Molten Glass directly from the Construction Tab of the general shop.

Cutting Gems:

• Wintertodt and Thieving are both incredible sources of uncut gems (primarily Diamond or Rubies) 

Dragon Leather:

• Noted Dragonhide can be tanned in Al Kharid - large source of hides from Brimstone Keys.

Enhanced Crystal Seeds:

• At 80 Smithing and 80 Crafting turning crystal seeds to enhanced crystal seeds becomes one of the best training methods if you can acquire keys in bulk.

Fletching

• Check out the Fast Fletching Scroll in the scroll shop (;;scrolls) 
  • You now make 250 arrows at a time and receive XP for all 250. Broad arrows can be purchased for an easy bulk method.
• L3 also has Proflechtional for alternative training making bows. (Fast Fletching Scroll is still much faster)
• You get passive Fletching XP from Wintertodt if you fletch, and is a good method to finish early levels when training Firemaking.

Slayer

Pretty similar to OSRS - keep getting slayer tasks and focus on barraging.

Slayer Task Picking:

• Torva+ donators can pick their task and choose quantity.
• This same ability can be done once per use of a Slayer Task Pick Scroll which can be obtained randomly after a slayer task, or purchased from PVM store.
• Without either of these perks - you can easily skip bad tasks by talking to a slayer master again, and obtaining an easy task. This does not affect streaks, and does not cost slayer points.

Task Extension:

• Task Extension Scroll - permanently raises maximum task amount to 250. Use this so you can stay at the good xp tasks for a longer time.

League:

• L4 - Bloodthirsty makes the grind much easier.
• L3 - Slay all Day, Superior Tracking, and Slay 'n' Pay are all helpful to have when slaying.

Hunter

AFK: 

• Herbi in the AFK zone - Herbi gives afk Hunter, Herblore, and Farming xp fully AFK. Camp here overnight for free xp! (no skilling points are obtained in AFK area)

Active: 

• Pretty standard - if L4 the Trickster Relic makes active training significantly better. Use the Hunter Skilling TP for most training.

Mining

Prior to 70 it's pretty standard - power mine Iron.

Zalcano:

• Only requirement is 70 mining. Very solid method to get 99 Mining and RC together.

AFK:

• Endless Harvest can make Mining (partially) AFK
• Ameythst at 92 with Endless Harvest or Infernal Gathering is a common way to finish mining.

Smithing

Tip! Doric's Quest is on the server! Grab Clay, Copper, and Iron ore from the Mining TP and take them to Doric north of Falador! (you may need to head far north of mining tp for clay / copper)

Ores can be converted to Bars using the Anvil in the AFK Area:

• Ores are converted to Bars 1:1 without the requirement of Coal. Coal converts to Steel Bars.
• No XP is given for this conversion.
• Runite = 3k gp per bar to convert; Adamantite  = 2.5k gp per bar... etc.

Enhanced Crystal Seeds:

• At 80 Smithing and 80 Crafting turning crystal seeds to enhanced crystal seeds becomes one of the best training methods if you can acquire keys in bulk.

Fishing

AFK:

• Tempoross in AFK Area. AFK here overnight for free XP! (no skilling points are obtained in AFK area)

Active:

• Head to the Fishing Skilling TP or Barb Fishing, and fish away to 99
• L4 - Endless Harvest and Infernal Gathering can speed up training or make it more AFK.
• L3 - Chef's Catch (particularly to make Barb Fishing more AFK) and chance to auto bank (% chance is increased with extra Sage Renown)

Cooking

Level with Fishing using either Infernal Gathering or Chef's Catch as mentioned above.

Otherwise cook fish / ferment grapes or whatever strikes your fancy.

Firemaking

Get 50 FM from logs, then head to Wintertodt!

• No Warm Clothing required / food is typically not required.
• Supplies are very useful for training other skills.
• Wintertodt scroll can make games go twice as fast for extra XP!

Woodcutting

AFK:

• Teak Tree in AFK Area. AFK here overnight for free XP! (no skilling points are obtained in AFK area)
• You get passive WC XP from Wintertodt, and is a good method to finish early levels when training Firemaking.

Active: 

• Chop Chop! 
• L4 - Endless Harvest / Infernal Gathering can make this grind easier.
• L3 - Slash and Burn can make WC more AFK.

Farming

AFK: 

• Herbi in the AFK zone - Herbi gives afk Hunter, Herblore, and Farming xp fully AFK. Camp here overnight for free xp! (no skilling points are obtained in AFK area)

Active: 

• L4 - Farmer's Fortune and go start farming. Tree Seeds are best for fast XP.
• L3 - Seedy Business to save seeds, Certified Farmer for noted / extra crops.
• Master Farmers for low level seeds, Gnomes for higher level seeds.

Edited July 10 by Itheyln

[bimota]

another meta if you want an ez game (applicable to an alt)
make an L4 account, pick endless havest.
start barb fishing to 200m xp, youll get 99 str and agil by then.
you'll have like 50+ xp lamps and mystery boxes stacked by then from the fishing pets.
get 43 pray to pray mage, and lvl 60 in your combat skill - kill hespori on dxp to start out annoying levels.
1 brown xp lamp gives 800k xp in non combat skill and 2m xp in a combat skill on dxp.
thats basically free base 80's, only takes time.

 

[SenpieCreampie]

Thanks