Pay-to-play Crafting training

"Crafting training" redirects here. For the free players' guide, see Free-to-play Crafting training.

Crafting training methods usually cost money and require a lot of capital to buy the supplies needed. Prices of materials will fluctuate, so check the Grand Exchange prices before buying and selling them in large quantities.

Starting off

There are plenty of quests that give Crafting experience upon completion, which allows the player to skip a lot of early Crafting training. If the player is going to complete them anyway, it is best to do as early as possible since the experience rewards benefit more at lower levels as the training methods are slower.

Fastest experience

Levels 1–20: Leather items

From level 1 to 20, craft the highest-level leather item available. Leather currently costs 247 each and all items only require one leather to craft. In order to craft any leather items, you need a needle and some thread. Since each thread is good for around 5 uses, to get to level 20 with this method, you will need around 50 thread.

Level	Leather item		XP	needed	Total cost
1–7		Gloves	13.8	48	11,856
7–9		Boots	16.2	19	4,693
9–11		Cowl	18.5	21	5,187
11–14		Vambraces	22	34	8,398
14–20		Body	25	95	23,465
Total				217	53,599

This will require a total of 217 leather, for a total cost of 53,599. Every leather item is created in 3 ticks (1.8 seconds), so the total creation time for all 217 leather items is 651 ticks (390.6 seconds).

Levels 20–62/77/99: Cutting gems

Cutting gems offers the fastest experience up to level 77. However, cutting dragonstones is much more expensive compared to the lower-level gems, so it is recommended to keep cutting diamonds until level 62 and continue with fire battlestaves. Depending on the prices, it may be worthwhile to also skip cutting diamonds, and cut rubies until level 58 and continue with earth battlestaves.

Even though onyxes and zenytes offer faster experience, they are not viable due to incredibly high cost and limited supply.

The experience rates and costs are shown in the table below. The rates assume players cut 2,780 gems per hour.

Level	Gem		XP	XP/h	# to next	GE Price			GP/XP
						Uncut	Cut	Diff
20		Sapphire	50	139,000	106	238	234	−4	-0.08
27		Emerald	67.5	187,650	156	463	434	−29	-0.43
34		Ruby	85	236,300	355	988	853	−135	-1.59
43		Diamond	107.5	298,850	1082	2,142	1,746	−396	-3.68
55		Dragonstone	137.5	382,250	( 62) 1,216	15,420	11,465	−3,955	-28.76
					( 77) 9,520

Levels 54–77/99: Battlestaves

Crafting battlestaves offers relatively fast experience and is usually cheaper compared to other methods. While this method is usually relatively cheap, buying the supplies requires a lot of capital.

Fire and air battlestaves have comparable experience rates to green and blue d'hide bodies, respectively, so choose based on the Grand Exchange prices. Green and blue d'hide bodies require a lot less capital.

Crafting d'hide bodies becomes considerably faster at level 77 and even more so at level 84, but air battlestaves remain as a good cheaper alternative.

The experience rates shown in the table below assume 2,450 battlestaves crafted per hour. With perfect banking, it is possible to craft up to 2,625 battlestaves per hour. High Level Alchemy can be cast on the battlestaves later to reduce costs while also gaining passive Magic experience.

Level	Battlestaff		XP	XP/h	GE Price			GP/XP	Profit (HA)	Profit (HA)/XP
					Buy	Sell	Diff
54		Water	100	245,000	9,041	9,047	6	0.06	152	1.52
58		Earth	112.5	276,000	9,048	8,995	−53	-0.47	145	1.29
62		Fire	125	306,000	9,321	8,983	−338	-2.70	−128	-1.02
66		Air	137.5	337,000	9,416	8,969	−447	-3.25	−223	-1.62

Levels 63/77–99: D'hide bodies

Crafting d'hide bodies becomes the fastest viable training method from level 77 onwards. Players can begin crafting green d'hide bodies at level 63, or blue d'hide bodies at level 71 as an alternative method to cutting gems or crafting battlestaves.

With fast and accurate clicks, the player can use tick manipulation to start the crafting process one tick faster. To do this, use a knife on teak logs (or other suitable items) on the same tick as using the needle on a leather. This starts a 3-tick cycle, which will skip the stall from making the first item when done correctly.

Alternatively, use the costume needle to craft 9 d'hide bodies per inventory. This is slightly slower than using tick manipulation but requires less effort. Without the costume needle players will need thread to craft d'hide bodies, which only allows making 8 d'hide bodies per inventory.

To bank efficiently, clear the space holders for the costume needle (and optionally the tick manipulation items and the thread), and fill the entire bank with bank fillers. This way the player can deposit all the d'hide bodies without depositing the required items in the inventory.

Green and blue d'hide bodies offer comparable experience rates to fire and air battlestaves, respectively, so choose whichever is cheaper. However, green and blue d'hide bodies require a lot less capital. Black d'hide bodies offer the fastest experience but they are typically much more expensive compared to other methods, so look into cheaper alternatives if seeking to save money.

The experience rates in the table below assume good banking and paying attention. Expect lower rates if idling or making mistakes with banking. With tick manipulation, players can craft up to 1,845 d'hide bodies per hour. Without tick manipulation, it is possible to craft up to 1,800 d'hide bodies per hour when using the costume needle. High Level Alchemy can be cast on the d'hide bodies later to reduce costs while also gaining passive Magic experience. The High Level Alchemy prices assume a staff of fire or equivalent is used.

Level	D'hide body		XP	XP/h			GE Price			GP/XP	Profit (HA)	Profit (HA)/XP
				No	With	3t	Buy	Sell	Diff
63		Green	186	313,000	317,000	324,000	4,617	4,308	−309	-1.66	−44	-0.24
71		Blue	210	354,000	358,000	366,000	6,159	5,120	−1,039	-4.95	−650	-3.10
77		Red	234	394,000	399,000	408,000	9,534	6,123	−3,411	-14.58	−2,903	-12.41
84		Black	258	435,000	440,000	450,000	16,710	7,405	−9,305	-36.07	−8,729	-33.83

Other methods

Levels 1–83/99: Molten glass

Blowing molten glass with a glassblowing pipe offers very slow experience rates, but it requires little attention and a low amount of capital. Most low-level items are not viable due to high cost, but certain higher-level ones, such as unpowered orbs, may be very cheap depending on the prices. Consider making money through other means and training with faster methods, such as cutting low-level gems.

Level	Item		XP	XP/h	GE Price			GP/XP
					Buy	Sell	Diff
1		Beer glass	17.5	30,625	89	44	−45	-2.65
4		Empty candle lantern	19	33,250	89	7	−82	-4.32
12		Empty oil lamp	25	43,750	89	4	−85	-3.40
33		Vial	35	61,250	89	2	−87	-2.49
42		Empty fishbowl	42.5	74,375	89	3	−86	-2.02
46		Unpowered orb	52.5	91,875	89	84	−5	-0.10
49		Lantern lens	55	96,250	89	17	−72	-1.31
87		Empty light orb	70	122,500	89	Not sold	−89	-1.27

Levels 7–99: Crafting bracelets

Starting at level 7, players can start crafting gold bracelets. Only a bracelet mould and gold bar is required to make a gold bracelet at a furnace. The best location for this is in Prifddinas, as it features the shortest distance between a bank and furnace. For those without access to Prifddinas, Edgeville becomes the next best option. If available, wear weight-reducing clothing to reduce run energy drain. Other bracelets can be profitable at higher levels, but are traded in lower quantities.

Level	Bracelet		XP	XP/h	GE Price			GP/XP	Profit (HA)	Profit (HA)/XP
					Buy	Sell	Diff
7		Gold	25	40,000	116	268	152	6.08	107	4.28
22		Opal	45	63,000	713	1,098	385	3.50	−130	-2.89
23		Sapphire	60	84,000	352	580	228	3.80	231	3.85
29		Jade	60	84,000	349	680	331	3.01	324	5.40
30		Emerald	65	91,000	554	762	208	3.20	254	3.91
38		Topaz	75	105,000	2,989	2,665	−324	-2.95	−2,196	-29.28
42		Ruby	80	112,000	977	1,219	242	3.03	311	3.89
58		Diamond	95	133,000	1,879	2,055	176	1.85	309	3.25
74		Dragonstone	110	154,000	11,696	11,850	154	1.40	−328	-2.98

Levels 26–46/99: Crafting drift nets

Drift nets can be crafted from 2 jute fibre each. About 1,000 can be made per hour for 60,000 experience per hour and 536,000 coins per hour when using the loom and bank chest at Fossil Island's Museum Camp. This is better experience per hour compared to glassblowing until 46 Crafting, which unlocks unpowered orbs. It nets 9.75 coins per experience gained. This is a potential money making method, though check Grand Exchange prices and volume before attempting it.

Levels 61–99: Casting Superglass Make

Players who have 77 Magic (can be boosted) and have completed Lunar Diplomacy, which requires 61 Crafting along with other requirements (cannot boost from lower levels to complete), can cast Superglass Make with the lunar spellbook. With Superglass Make, players can convert an inventory of buckets of sand with soda ash, seaweed, giant seaweed (recommended), or swamp weed into molten glass, granting 78 Magic experience as well as Crafting experience (180 Crafting experience per inventory with 18 buckets of sand and 3 giant seaweed or 130 Crafting experience per inventory with 13 buckets of sand with 13 of any other compatible item) and players can profit from selling molten glass or use the created molten glass for additional Crafting experience without much of a loss.

For this training method, astral runes (2 astral runes per cast), 3 giant seaweed, and 18 buckets of sand will be needed per inventory while equipped with either a smoke battlestaff or an air battlestaff with tome of fire. On average, it will make 1.3 glass for regular seaweed, soda ash, or swamp weed, or up to 1.6 glass per sand with giant seaweed.

With moderate focus, 600 casts per hour is achievable, with up to 850 being attainable at peak efficiency, achieving 108,000–153,000 Crafting and 46,800–66,300 Magic experience per hour from giant seaweed while making a good amount of profit. Withdraw 18 buckets of sand and 3 giant seaweed, close the bank, cast Superglass Make, and then bank them within a few ticks before the end of the animation. For the best experience and money-making rates, ignore any dropped glass, as this will still yield 0.15 extra molten glass per bucket of sand compared to regular seaweed or other compatible item.

Levels 83–99: Cutting amethyst

Cutting amethyst into ranging material with a chisel will often yield very small losses (or even profits) while also granting more experience than glassblowing, making it a viable method for those who are willing to sacrifice the speed of other methods for cheaper (or profitable) Crafting experience.

Level	Amethyst item		XP	XP/h	GE Price			GP/XP
					Buy	Sell	Diff
83	File:Amethyst bolt tips.png	Bolt tips	60	165,000	3,464	2,520	−944	-15.73
85		Arrowtips	60	165,000	3,464	3,480	16	0.27
87	File:Amethyst javelin heads.png	Javelin heads	60	165,000	3,464	3,490	26	0.43
89		Dart tip	60	165,000	3,464	3,592	128	2.13

Quests for Crafting experience

Main article: Quest experience rewards

Quest	Experience reward	Crafting requirement	Other requirements
Sheep Shearer	150	-	-
Goblin Diplomacy	200	-	-
Tower of Life	500	-	10
In Search of the Myreque	600	-	25
Misthalin Mystery	600	-	-
Dwarf Cannon	750	-	-
Animal Magnetism	1,000	19	18 , 30 , 35
The Golem	1,000	20	25
Making History	1,000	24	-
Tears of Guthix	1,000	20	49 , 20
Recipe for Disaster (Goblin generals subquest)	1,000	-	-
Recipe for Disaster (Pirate Pete subquest)	1,000	-	31 , 42 (if making your own Fishbowl)
Murder Mystery	1,406	-	-
Recipe for Disaster (Skrach Uglogwee subquest)	1,500	-	41 , 20
Cold War	2,000	30	10 , 30 , 34
Enlightened Journey	2,000	36	20 , 20 , 30
In Aid of the Myreque	2,000	25	15 , 7
Shades of Mort'ton	2,000	20	15 , 5
Observatory Quest	2,250	-	-
The Giant Dwarf	2,500	12	16 , 33 , 14
The Fremennik Trials	2,812.4	-	-
The Great Brain Robbery	3,000	16	30 , 50
Nature Spirit	3,000	18	-
The Slug Menace	3,500	30	30 , 30 , 30
Shilo Village	3,875	20	32 , 4
Getting Ahead	4,000	30	26
Elemental Workshop I	5,000	20	20 , 20
The Fremennik Isles	5,000	46	20 , 40 , 56
Death on the Isle	5,000	-	32 , 34
Cabin Fever	7,000	45	42 , 50 , 40
Enakhra's Lament	7,000	50	45 , 43 , 39 , 45
Elemental Workshop II	7,500	20	20 , 30
The Hand in the Sand	9,000	49	17
The Fremennik Exiles	50,000	65	60 , 60 , 60 , 55
Total	135,143