Skill training guides

"Guide" redirects here. For a general money making guide, see Money making guide.

For a list of quest guides, see Optimal quest guide.

There are many ways to train a skill in Old School RuneScape. The skill training guides mostly focus on methods that give a good bit of experience for the time invested (XP/hour).

Early in the game, completing quests is often more efficient than alternative training methods, so consider checking out the Optimal quest guide.

List of guides

Skill	Pay-to-play	Free-to-play	Ironman	Ultimate Ironman
	Agility	N/A	Agility	Agility
	Construction	N/A	Construction	Construction
	Cooking	Cooking	Cooking	Cooking
	Crafting	Crafting	Crafting	Crafting
	Defence	Defence	Defence	Defence
	Farming	N/A	Farming	Farming
	Firemaking	Firemaking	Firemaking	Firemaking
	Fishing	Fishing	Fishing	Fishing
	Fletching	N/A	Fletching	Fletching
	Herblore	N/A	Herblore	Herblore
	Hunter	N/A	Hunter	Hunter
	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic
	Melee	Melee	Melee	Melee
	Mining	Mining	Mining	Mining
	Prayer	Prayer	Prayer	Prayer
	Ranged	Ranged	Ranged	Ranged
	Runecraft	Runecraft	Runecraft	Runecraft
	Slayer	N/A	Slayer	Slayer
	Smithing	Smithing	Smithing	Smithing
	Thieving	N/A	Thieving	Thieving
	Woodcutting	Woodcutting	Woodcutting	Woodcutting

Ironmen have three separate guides for their game mode:

• Ironman guide
• Free-to-play Ironman guide
• Ultimate Ironman Guide

Efficiency

Main article: Efficiency

When deciding what training methods to use, opportunity cost from time that could be spent making money should be considered. However, this consideration should be balanced against personal enjoyment of the training methods used.