Skill mastery

A player gaining level 99 in a skill.

A player reaches the max total level.

Skill mastery is achieved by reaching level 99 in a skill. 13,034,431 experience points are needed in a skill to reach level 99.

	Fireworks
The sound effect when a player levels up.

Once players reach level 99 in a skill, special fireworks will appear in place of the regular set of fireworks usually seen when levelling up. Once players reach the max total level of 2376, a different set of red and golden fireworks will appear for a longer time.

Members can purchase a Cape of Accomplishment for a skill after reaching level 99 in the skill, for a fee of 99,000 coins. All skill capes come with a corresponding hood and a special emote. Capes become trimmed if a player has two or more maxed levels. Upon reaching level 99 in all skills, players can buy the max cape.

Players with 99s

Skill	Players with 99
	495,872
	713,825
	187,320
	758,573
	126,249
	151,875
	431,734
	160,569
	193,496
	661,215
	198,410
	467,139
	217,114
	246,803
	421,446
	552,382
	300,925
	271,028
	118,694
	238,546
	364,358
	158,358
	144,896
	73,464
All skills: 42,050
As of 1 April 2026

First players to achieve level 99

Below is a chronological list of the first players to reach level 99 in each skill.

Members

Old School RuneScape was released 22 February 2013. Construction was unavailable until 5 March 2013, and Sailing was released on 19 November 2025.

Achievement	Date Achieved	Player
99 Thieving	28 February 2013	Atrate
99 Cooking	1 March 2013	10th Vongola
99 Fletching	2 March 2013	Bonno51
99 Hunter	3 March 2013	Elvis99
99 Firemaking	4 March 2013	Dearranged
99 Ranged	7 March 2013	Lv 100 Hax
99 Magic	8 March 2013	Kusiak1
99 Crafting	9 March 2013	Paulrat 3
99 Woodcutting	10 March 2013	Pureyoo
99 Strength	13 March 2013	Hyger
99 Fishing	13 March 2013	Alfie Shark
99 Agility	13 March 2013	Jebrim IV
99 Smithing	14 March 2013	Ra Ra
99 Herblore	14 March 2013	Gentle Falls
99 Prayer	16 March 2013	mmiq
99 Runecraft	16 March 2013	Are See
99 Mining	17 March 2013	Arthrima
99 Attack	23 March 2013	Hawklit3
99 Hitpoints	24 March 2013	Housan III
99 Defence	27 March 2013	Housan III
99 Construction	7 April 2013	Are See
99 Farming	18 April 2013	Yosumin
99 Slayer	23 April 2013	Razzeh
99 Sailing	23 November 2025	AsianGrinder

Ironman

Ironman Mode was released 13 October 2014.

Achievement	Date Achieved	Player
99 Thieving	17 October 2014	Lelalt
99 Hunter	25 October 2014	Milo 5
99 Woodcutting	29 October 2014	BoxBoxRiven
99 Agility	4 November 2014	How Do I Max
99 Fishing	8 November 2014	Fake Sathon
99 Firemaking	18 November 2014	Amurond
99 Strength	19 November 2014	eoc-ownor
99 Cooking	25 November 2014	The Chipper
99 Mining	30 November 2014	Purplee
99 Magic	14 December 2014	p00fyst00f
99 Ranged	17 December 2014	Worst RNG NA
99 Attack	23 December 2014	eoc-ownor
99 Hitpoints	28 December 2014	eoc-ownor
99 Defence	29 December 2014	eoc-ownor
99 Crafting	2 February 2015	Iron Paulrat
99 Slayer	23 February 2015	Lelalt
99 Construction	10 March 2015	Rauta-Nico
99 Fletching	23 March 2015	Osrs Batman
99 Prayer	3 April 2015	TnOnRs
99 Farming	6 June 2015	Lelalt
99 Smithing	19 June 2015	Ironman CC
99 Runecraft	4 August 2015	Lelalt
99 Herblore	20 August 2015	Lelalt
99 Sailing	23 November 2025	Alfate

Ultimate ironman

Ultimate Ironman Mode was released 13 October 2014.

Achievement	Date Achieved	Player
99 Thieving	19 October 2014	Benny Iron
99 Fishing	1 November 2014	Final Lap
99 Hunter	5 November 2014	Xerra
99 Smithing	20 November 2014	Lady Deja Vu
99 Ranged	4 December 2014	Icybong
99 Agility	11 December 2014	Gandalf
99 Cooking	8 January 2015	Hussein
99 Mining	3 February 2015	Lady Deja Vu
99 Strength	4 February 2015	Icybong
99 Hitpoints	22 February 2015	MRC
99 Defence	9 April 2015	Sweeten
99 Construction	9 April 2015	Lady Deja Vu
99 Firemaking	15 April 2015	Ngc Sombrero
99 Magic	19 April 2015	Thong
99 Attack	21 April 2015	Big Hit Club
99 Prayer	1 May 2015	Guardy
99 Woodcutting	2 May 2015	Fashs
99 Crafting	1 June 2015	Renewed
99 Fletching	13 July 2015	Crystal Onyx
99 Slayer	26 July 2015	Perm Iron
99 Farming	29 January 2016	Jamulerssis
99 Runecraft	2 February 2016	Lady Deja Vu
99 Herblore	16 July 2016	Lowlander
99 Sailing	24 November 2025	JabbaU

Hardcore ironman

Hardcore Ironman Mode was released 10 November 2016.

Achievement	Date Achieved	Player
99 Firemaking	13 November 2016	Renewed1Life
99 Thieving	15 November 2016	Miyakoshi
99 Hunter	20 November 2016	Fox Hardcore
99 Fishing	24 November 2016	LLIRSHSLSIEi
99 Agility	26 November 2016	D elete
99 Woodcutting	2 December 2016	Rustyspoon98
99 Ranged	3 December 2016	Nily Wily
99 Cooking	6 December 2016	One lifed
99 Farming	6 December 2016	Farmerdude27
99 Mining	7 December 2016	Mrs L O V E
99 Strength	11 December 2016	HC BEARD
99 Defence	16 December 2016	Jeptism
99 Attack	24 December 2016	HC BEARD
99 Hitpoints	29 December 2016	HC BEARD
99 Magic	8 January 2017	HC BEARD
99 Slayer	17 January 2017	HC BEARD
99 Smithing	23 January 2017	Double agent
99 Construction	4 February 2017	Ei majoo
99 Fletching	3 March 2017	Adargon
99 Runecraft	17 March 2017	Perish3d
99 Crafting	22 April 2017	Shadow_Decoy
99 Prayer	13 July 2017	Le BearFace
99 Herblore	15 September 2017	LLIRSHSLSIEi
99 Sailing	23 November 2025	Shampoo

Deadman mode

Deadman Mode was released 29 October 2015.

Achievement	Date Achieved	Player
99 Thieving	30 October 2015	ICED OUT UZI
99 Cooking	31 October 2015	DEADMAN CHEF
99 Agility	31 October 2015	Jamzie
99 Fishing	1 November 2015	Home Page
99 Firemaking	2 November 2015	Brobson
99 Fletching	2 November 2015	Zerosopp DMM
99 Strength	2 November 2015	Iron Hyger
99 Hunter	2 November 2015	Gif Weed
99 Ranged	3 November 2015	Bereadytodie
99 Woodcutting	3 November 2015	Sakura Ice
99 Mining	4 November 2015	V A K L E V
99 Attack	5 November 2015	Iron Hyger
99 Smithing	7 November 2015	Sell Axes Pm
99 Crafting	7 November 2015	DreekzSwaps
99 Magic	7 November 2015	chimi dalala
99 Hitpoints	8 November 2015	Iron Hyger
99 Defence	8 November 2015	Iron Hyger
99 Herblore	8 November 2015	SeverusSnipe
99 Slayer	10 November 2015	Iron Hyger
99 Prayer	12 November 2015	Iron Hyger
99 Farming	13 November 2015	Ezlo
99 Construction	14 November 2015	IronPlanks
99 Runecraft	16 November 2015	maxed crafts

Free-to-play

Free-to-play servers first opened 19 February 2015.

Achievement	Date Achieved	Player
99 Strength	8 March 2015	F2P Runeman
99 Woodcutting	21 March 2015	2277 to Max
99 Cooking	4 April 2015	Part
99 Ranged	11 April 2015	Northug1
99 Defence	1 May 2015	Netbook Pro
99 Hitpoints	4 May 2015	Netbook Pro
99 Attack	4 May 2015	Netbook Pro
99 Fishing	13 May 2015	Austinster
99 Firemaking	10 June 2015	Netbook Pro
99 Magic	22 June 2015	Northug1
99 Smithing	22 July 2015	Dying Sea
99 Mining	14 August 2015	Ironribs
99 Crafting	13 September 2015	2277 to Max
99 Runecraft	11 March 2016	Pawz
99 Prayer	23 August 2016	Pawz

First players to max skill total

Achievement (Members)	Date Achieved	Player	Days from Release
2277 Overall	27 October 2013	Jebrim IV	248
2376 Overall	23 November 2025	AsianGrinder	4
Achievement (Ironman)	Date Achieved	Player	Days from Release
2277 Overall	13 October 2015	Lezley	366
2376 Overall	23 November 2025	Shampoo	4
Achievement (Ultimate Ironman)	Date Achieved	Player	Days from Release
2277 Overall	17 July 2016	Lowlander	644
2376 Overall	24 November 2025	JabbaU	5
Achievement (Hardcore Ironman)	Date Achieved	Player	Days from Release
2277 Overall	12 October 2017	Guile	337
2376 Overall	23 November 2025	Shampoo	4
Achievement (Deadman mode)	Date Achieved	Player	Days from Release
2277 Overall	1 January 2016	Iron Hyger	65
Achievement (Free-to-play)	Date Achieved	Player	Days from Release
1493 Overall	23 August 2016	Pawz	552

See also

• 200 million experience
• HiScores

Changes

Date	Changes
10 August 2017 (Update)	Reaching level 99 in a skill will now yield a bright and colourful animation. Maxing your character will result in a longer-lasting red and gold animation.

Trivia

• Originally, the Gower brothers did not anticipate any player reaching level 99 in any of the skills, due to the estimated amount of hours required to reach a level 99. At the time, this was vastly more difficult than even just a few years after the game had launched, due to the limited availability of the faster training methods that were introduced later in the game's history.