Money making guide
A money making guide for Ironmen can be found here.
This is a list of some of the ways to make money (money makers) in Old School RuneScape and the requirements to do so. The prices and hourly rates are simply an estimate. The actual rates and profit are likely to differ. There are likely other ways that aren't included here; feel free to suggest them on the talk page.
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Note: Any method in the "Hourly Profit" section that relies on buying an item from the Grand Exchange is shown only for completeness, as most of those methods ignore the item's buy limit. Such methods include processing materials. Therefore, you shouldn't rely on methods that rely on certain purchase prices or have restrictive buy limits.
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Hourly profit table
Note: Most money making methods rely on Grand Exchange item prices, which may fluctuate as players constantly sell for higher or lower than the listed price, and some items are less stable than others. For methods involving the processing of items, it is recommended to test each method with a small sample size before investing a lot of money, as the prices may not be fully accurate, possibly resulting in loss instead of profit.
| Method | Profit | Skill | Category | Intensity | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crafting nature runes through the Abyss | 1,071,000 |
|
Skilling/Runecraft | High |  |
| Killing green dragons (Wilderness) | 292,000 |
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Collecting ashes | 25,000 |  30
|
Collecting | Low |  |
| Killing cows and tanning cowhide | 83,000 |  20+ recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Picking bananas | 115,000 | None | Collecting | Moderate | |
| Collecting mort myre fungi | 224,000 | Decent  recommended
|
Collecting | Low | |
| Killing blue dragons | 347,000 | Combat/Mid | Moderate | | |
| Picking potatoes | 22,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Collecting wine of zamorak | 146,000 |  33  20+ recommended
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Collecting snape grass | 160,000 | 72 recommended
|
Collecting | Low | |
| Grinding chocolate bars | 108,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Killing aviansies | 233,000 |
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Killing black dragons | 162,000 |  80+ recommended 70 recommended
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing cave horrors | 233,000 |  58 70 ,  , or 50 (Along with 70 Defence) recommended
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Killing chickens | 32,000 | None | Combat/Low | Low | |
| Killing skeletal wyverns | 699,000 |
|
Combat/High | Low | |
| Killing fiyr shades | 603,000 | 65 (can be boosted) 80+ ,  , recommended
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing the King Black Dragon | 103,000 | Combat/High | High | | |
| Killing brutal green dragons | 166,000 | 70+ recommended 37+ (Protect from Magic)
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing lava dragons | 1,166,000 |
|
Combat/High | Moderate | |
| Killing red dragons | 141,000 |
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Killing mithril dragons | 171,000 | Combat/High | High | | |
| Killing Zulrah | 1,333,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing spiritual mages | 400,000 |
|
Combat/High | Moderate | |
| Killing brine rats | 115,000 |
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Killing skogres and zogres | 222,000 | 40+ or & recommended 40+ recommended
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Killing the Crazy archaeologist | 315,000 | 50+ , for Iban's staff (u) (75+ recommended for powered staves) 40+ (Protect from Missiles)
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing ents | 561,000 |
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Cutting magic logs | 130,000 |
|
Skilling/Woodcutting | Low | |
| Killing chaos druids | 152,000 | 40+ recommended 25 recommended for Protect Item
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Killing ankous | 115,000 | 60+ , , recommended
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Killing ice troll runts | 179,000 | 60+ , , , or recommended 43+ recommended
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Making mahogany planks | 584,000 | 50
|
Processing | High | |
| Making oak planks | 445,000 | 50
|
Processing | Moderate | |
| Making teak planks | 513,000 | 50
|
Processing | Moderate | |
| Tanning cowhide | 81,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Tanning black dragonhide | 378,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Tanning blue dragonhide | 319,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Tanning red dragonhide | 395,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Exchanging impling jars | 247,000 |
|
Processing | Moderate | |
| Collecting blue dragon scales | 330,000 |  70 recommended 37 recommended
|
Collecting | Low | |
| Collecting potato cacti | 139,000 | Decent and recommended 43+ recommended
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Collecting red spiders' eggs | 229,000 | Decent and recommended 25 recommended for Protect Item
|
Collecting | Low | |
| Opening sinister chests | 767,000 | 49 58 recommended
|
Processing | High | |
| Delivering food in Gnome Restaurant | 254,000 |
|
Collecting | High | |
| Making anchovy pizzas | 235,000 |  55
|
Skilling/Cooking | Moderate | |
| Making raw summer pies | 513,000 | 95
|
Processing | Moderate | |
| Making raw wild pies | 617,000 | 85
|
Processing | High | |
| Making tuna potatoes | 774,000 | 68
|
Processing | Moderate | |
| Cooking raw dark crabs | 311,000 | 90 (99 recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cooking raw karambwan | 165,000 | 30+ (90+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cooking raw sharks | 203,000 | 80+ (89+ strongly recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Catching lobsters | 33,000 |  40+ (60+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Catching sharks | 125,000 | 76+ (90+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Cutting diamond bolt tips | 301,000 |  65
|
Processing | Low | |
| Cutting ruby bolt tips | 302,000 | 63
|
Processing | Low | |
| Fletching diamond bolts | 432,000 | 65
|
Skilling/Fletching | Low | |
| Fletching unstrung maple longbows | 104,000 | 55
|
Skilling/Fletching | Low | |
| Fletching unstrung yew longbows | 129,000 | 70
|
Skilling/Fletching | Low | |
| Stringing yew longbows | 266,000 | 70
|
Skilling/Fletching | Low | |
| Cleaning grimy avantoe | 175,000 |  48
|
Skilling/Herblore | High | |
| Cleaning grimy kwuarm | 155,000 | 54
|
Skilling/Herblore | High | |
| Cleaning grimy ranarr weed | 330,000 | 25
|
Skilling/Herblore | High | |
| Cleaning grimy snapdragon | 205,000 | 59
|
Skilling/Herblore | High | |
| Cleaning grimy toadflax | 285,000 | 30
|
Skilling/Herblore | High | |
| Cleaning grimy torstol | 185,000 | 75
|
Skilling/Herblore | High | |
| Making avantoe potions | 464,000 | 50
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making dwarf weed potions | 504,000 | 72
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making irit potions | 480,000 | 45
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making kwuarm potions | 576,000 | 55
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making lantadyme potions | 576,000 | 69
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making ranarr potions | 484,000 | 30
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making snapdragon potions | 828,000 | 63
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making toadflax potions | 624,000 | 34
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making weapon poison(++) | 172,000 | 82
|
Collecting | High | |
| Hunting chinchompas | 147,000 |  53+
|
Skilling/Hunter | Moderate | |
| Hunting carnivorous chinchompas | 519,000 | 63+ (80+ strongly recommended)
|
Skilling/Hunter | Moderate | |
| Hunting implings | 598,000 | 83 strongly recommended 60+ recommended
|
Skilling/Hunter | High | |
| Casting Superglass Make (Giant seaweed) | 638,000 | 77
|
Skilling/Magic | High | |
| Charging air orbs | 297,000 | 66
|
Skilling/Magic | Moderate | |
| Charging earth orbs | 262,000 | 60
|
Skilling/Magic | Moderate | |
| Charging fire orbs | 260,000 |
|
Skilling/Magic | Low | |
| Charging water orbs | 291,000 |
|
Skilling/Magic | Low | |
| Enchanting diamond necklaces | 110,000 | 57
|
Skilling/Magic | Moderate | |
| Enchanting sapphire rings | 344,000 | 7
|
Skilling/Magic | Moderate | |
| Humidifying clay | 872,000 |
|
Skilling/Magic | Moderate | |
| Mining adamantite ore | 172,000 |  70+
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Mining runite ore | 724,000 | 85+
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Fletching ruby bolts | 216,000 | 63
|
Skilling/Fletching | Low | |
| Casting Tan Leather | 531,000 | 78
|
Skilling/Magic | Moderate | |
| Crafting astral runes | 1,081,000 |  82 (40 decreases profit) 69 recommended
|
Skilling/Runecraft | High | |
| Crafting cosmic runes | 525,000 |
|
Skilling/Runecraft | High | |
| Crafting cosmic runes through the Abyss | 632,000 |
|
Skilling/Runecraft | Moderate | |
| Crafting death runes through the Abyss | 1,107,000 |
|
Skilling/Runecraft | Moderate | |
| Crafting law runes through the Abyss | 837,000 | 54 required (95 strongly recommended) 70+ , and (optional)
|
Skilling/Runecraft | Moderate | |
| Smelting adamantite bars at Blast Furnace | 1,222,000 |  70
|
Skilling/Smithing | High | |
| Smelting mithril bars at Blast Furnace | 940,000 | 50 (60+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Smithing | High | |
| Smelting runite bars at Blast Furnace | 1,433,000 | 85
|
Skilling/Smithing | High | |
| Smelting steel bars at Blast Furnace | 852,000 | 30 (60+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Smithing | High | |
| Smelting iron bars at Blast Furnace | 407,000 | 15 (60+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Smithing | High | |
| Smelting iron bars | 78,000 | 15
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Smithing cannonballs | 215,000 | 35
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Pickpocketing H.A.M. members | 1,220,000 |
|
Skilling/Thieving | High | |
| Pickpocketing master farmers | 1,044,000 |
|
Skilling/Thieving | Moderate | |
| Cutting mahogany logs | 111,000 |  50
|
Skilling/Woodcutting | Low | |
| Mining gemstones | 377,000 | 40 (41+ recommended, 61+ strongly recommended)
|
Skilling/Mining | Moderate | |
| Stealing from Rogues' Castle chests | 338,000 | 84 43+ strongly recommended
|
Collecting | High | |
| Barrows | 679,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Collecting big bones from the Bone Yard | 25,000 | Decent and recommended 25 recommended for Protect Item
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Killing K'ril Tsutsaroth | 1,747,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Crafting blood runes | 655,000 |
|
Skilling/Runecraft | Low | |
| Crafting soul runes | 227,000 |
|
Skilling/Runecraft | High | |
| Catching anglerfish | 253,000 | 82+ (95+ recommended) 15 optional (to dig for sandworms)
|
Skilling/Fishing | Moderate | |
| Catching sacred eels | 170,000 | 87 (99 recommended) 72 (96 recommended)
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Baking potatoes | 124,000 | 7 (41+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Killing brutal black dragons | 1,105,000 |
|
Combat/High | Low | |
| Buying feather packs | 228,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Collecting anti-dragon shields | 128,000 | High recommended to have increased running energy restoration.
|
Collecting | High | |
| Stringing magic longbows | 343,000 | 85
|
Skilling/Fletching | High | |
| Cleaning grimy tarromin | 120,000 | 11
|
Skilling/Herblore | High | |
| Cleaning grimy cadantine | 225,000 | 65
|
Skilling/Herblore | High | |
| Making guam potions | 200,000 | 3
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making marrentill potions | 116,000 | 5
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making tarromin potions | 180,000 | 12
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making harralander potions | 424,000 | 22
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making cadantine potions | 696,000 | 66
|
Processing | Low | |
| Crushing bird nests | 580,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Grinding desert goat horns | 396,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Grinding unicorn horns | 360,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Cutting oak logs | 59,000 | 15 (60+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Woodcutting | Low | |
| Stringing maple longbows | 264,000 | 55
|
Skilling/Fletching | Low | |
| Killing disciples of Iban | 308,000 | 50+ recommended 60 recommended
|
Combat/Low | Moderate | |
| Smithing steel dart tips | 103,000 | 34
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Smithing iron dart tips | 183,000 | 19
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Smithing bronze dart tips | 171,000 | 4
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Chambers of Xeric | 1,677,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing brutal red dragons | 288,000 | 80+ recommended 37+ (Protect from Magic)
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Creating Ardougne teleport tablets | 181,000 | 51  57 recommended
|
Processing | Low | |
| Catching minnows | 293,000 | 82
|
Skilling/Fishing | Moderate | |
| Mining volcanic ash | 162,000 | 22+ (41+ strongly recommended for Rune pickaxe)
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Killing gargoyles | 330,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Opening eclectic impling jars | 1,984,000 | 42 recommended
|
Processing | High | |
| Killing Cerberus | 2,188,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing the Giant Mole | 767,000 | 70+ , , recommended 43+ recommended 92+
|
Combat/Mid | Low | |
| Exchanging mole parts | 2,871,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Hunting black chinchompas | 1,039,000 |
|
Skilling/Hunter | Moderate | |
| Fletching Amethyst broad bolts | 110,000 | 76
|
Skilling/Fletching | Unknown | |
| Crafting wrath runes | 1,337,000 | 95
|
Skilling/Runecraft | High | |
| Collecting climbing boots | 308,000 | Decent recommended
|
Collecting | High | |
| Charging and alchemising bracelets of ethereum | 586,000 | 55
|
Processing | Moderate | |
| Creating bones to peaches tablets | 152,000 | 60 30 67 recommended
|
Processing | Low | |
| Catching infernal eels | 197,000 | 80 (99 recommended) 25 (For oily fishing rod)
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Collecting black scimitars from Ardougne Castle | 176,000 | 61
|
Collecting | Low | |
| Mining amethyst | 349,000 | 92+
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Pickpocketing paladins | 373,000 |
|
Skilling/Thieving | Moderate | |
| Collecting runes at Ourania Altar | 297,000 | Decent and recommended 43+ recommended
|
Collecting | Low | |
| Catching dark crabs | 335,000 | 85+
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Killing demonic gorillas | 1,747,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing rune dragons | 1,312,000 | 90+ , , , recommended 75+ , recommended
|
Combat/High | Moderate | |
| Growing palm saplings | 292,000 |  68 , recommended 85 needed for Dream Mentor, to unlock the spell "Humidify"
|
Processing | Moderate | |
| Growing magic saplings | 774,000 | 75 68 85 needed for Dream Mentor, to unlock the spell "Humidify"
|
Processing | Moderate | |
| Spinning flax to bow strings | 144,000 |  10
|
Processing | Low | |
| Tanning hard leather | 70,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Killing General Graardor | 2,028,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing the Abyssal Sire | 1,496,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing the Kraken | 911,000 |
|
Combat/High | Low | |
| Killing the Alchemical Hydra | 3,517,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing Callisto | 1,248,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing Commander Zilyana | 1,106,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing Venenatis | 549,000 | 80+ 74+ recommended for Rigour
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing the Grotesque Guardians | 697,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing the Thermonuclear smoke devil | 1,014,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing Sarachnis | 540,000 | Combat/Mid | Moderate | | |
| Opening crystal chests | 762,000 | 10
|
Processing | High | |
| Drift net fishing | 117,000 | 90+ 44+
|
Skilling/Fishing | High | |
| Making Guthix rests | 543,000 | 18
|
Processing | High | |
| Killing Vorkath (Toxic blowpipe) | 1,881,000 | Combat/High | High | | |
| Killing Vorkath (Dragon hunter crossbow) | 2,921,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing Vorkath (Dragon hunter lance) | 3,074,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Crafting clockwork | 190,000 | 8 25 , 50 recommended for Demon butler
|
Skilling/Crafting | High | |
| Making toy cats | 645,000 | 85 42 , 50 recommended for Demon butler
|
Processing | High | |
| Stealing cave goblin wire | 311,000 | 44
|
Collecting | High | |
| Making pineapple pizzas | 318,000 | 65
|
Skilling/Cooking | High | |
| Making raw admiral pies | 321,000 | 70
|
Processing | High | |
| Making ultracompost | 383,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Making bottled dragonbreath | 654,000 | 50 recommended
|
Processing | Moderate | |
| Mining basalt | 294,000 | 72+
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Buying monkey nuts | 933,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Crafting mud runes | 578,000 |
|
Skilling/Runecraft | Moderate | |
| Collecting iron ore | 24,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Collecting and tanning cowhide | 96,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Crafting drift nets | 296,000 |
|
Skilling/Crafting | Moderate | |
| Crafting clockwork (teleport method) | 235,000 | 8 25 , 45
|
Skilling/Crafting | High | |
| Killing revenants | 994,000 |
|
Combat/Mid | High | |
| Killing revenants | 974,000 |
|
Combat/Mid | High | |
| Killing imps | 56,000 | 30+ recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Buying beer tankards | 348,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Looting ogre coffins | 325,000 | High agility recommended
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Smithing rune items | 509,000 | 99
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Killing ogress warriors | 83,000 | 40 (60+ recommended)
|
Combat/Mid | Low | |
| Cooking raw chicken | 61,000 | 1 (20+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cooking raw anchovies | 30,000 | 1 (20+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cooking raw salmon | 30,000 | 25 (50+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cooking raw tuna | 48,000 | 30 (55+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cooking raw lobster | 26,000 | 40 (65+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cooking raw swordfish | 35,000 | 45 (75+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Killing spidines | 332,000 | 40 , , recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Planting mithril seeds | 105,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Making pastry dough | 127,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Completing The Gauntlet | 1,944,000 | All Song of the Elves' quest requirements. |
Combat/High | High | |
| Completing The Corrupted Gauntlet | 4,323,000 | All Song of the Elves' quest requirements. |
Combat/High | High | |
| Mining clay | 120,000 | 41+
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Smelting bronze bars | 78,000 | 1+
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Catching lobsters (free-to-play) | 21,000 | 40+
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Smelting steel bars | 28,000 | 30+
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Smelting runite bars | 59,000 | 85+
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Killing the Kalphite Queen | 803,000 |
|
Combat/High | High | |
| Killing ogress shamans | 123,000 | 80+ , 40 recommended
|
Combat/High | Moderate | |
| Killing dark wizards | 22,000 | 41+ recommended 40+ recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Drinking irresponsibly | 49,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Killing hill giants | 47,000 | 30+ (40 recommended for rune scimitar) 30+ (40+ recommended) 30+ (40 recommended for rune armour)
|
Combat/Low | Moderate | |
| Collecting red spiders' eggs (free-to-play) | 151,000 | 69+ recommended
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Filling water containers | 95,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Killing monkeys | 51,000 | 5+ recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Making dyes | 126,000 | None | Processing | High | |
| Killing bears | 34,000 | 30+ recommended
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Killing wizards | 45,000 | 20+ recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Collecting monk's robes | 88,000 | 31 Prayer required
|
Collecting | Low | |
| Making flour | 26,000 | 32 (recommended)
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making pizza bases | 149,000 | 35
|
Processing | High | |
| Collecting nature runes | 268,000 | Decent and recommended 43 recommended for protection prayers 33 required to cast Telekinetic Grab
|
Skilling/Magic | Moderate | |
| Killing chaos dwarves | 42,000 | 60+ recommended
|
Combat/Mid | Low | |
| Collecting cosmic runes | 183,000 | Decent and recommended 43 recommended for protection prayers
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Smelting silver bars | 36,000 | 20 Smithing required
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Collecting chaos runes | 117,000 | Decent recommended 25 to teleport to Varrock
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Crafting gold jewellery | 53,000 | 5+ Crafting required
|
Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Collecting steel platebodies | 87,000 | Decent and recommended 43 recommended for Protect from Melee 25 for Varrock Teleport
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Collecting steel platebodies (High Alchemy) | 244,000 | 55 for High Level Alchemy Decent and 43 recommended for protection prayers
|
Skilling/Magic | Moderate | |
| Cooking plain pizzas | 119,000 | 35 (68 recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cutting yew logs (free-to-play) | 35,000 | 60 (80+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Woodcutting | Low | |
| Crafting ruby jewellery | 134,000 | 34+ Crafting required
|
Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Collecting anti-dragon shields (free-to-play) | 140,000 | None | Collecting | Moderate | |
| Buying ale from the Rising Sun Inn | 41,000 | None | Collecting | High | |
| Mining iron ore (free-to-play) | 23,000 |
|
Skilling/Mining | High | |
| Mining coal (free-to-play) | 33,000 | 35+ (41+ strongly recommended for Rune pickaxe), 65+ strongly recommended
|
Skilling/Mining | Moderate | |
| Mining gold ore (free-to-play) | 20,000 | 40 65+ recommended to avoid King Scorpion aggression
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Mining adamantite ore (free-to-play) | 122,000 | 70+
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Crafting sapphire jewellery | 143,000 | 20+ Crafting required
|
Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Collecting wine of zamorak (free-to-play) | 81,000 | 37
|
Skilling/Magic | Low | |
| Catching shrimp & anchovies | 28,000 | 15+
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Catching tuna & swordfish (free-to-play) | 24,000 | 50+ , 60+ recommended
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Killing Zamorak monks | 22,000 | 40+ recommended, 20+ if Dragon Slayer I is not completed, 37 to cast Falador Teleport (optional)
|
Combat/Low | Moderate | |
| Crafting emerald jewellery | 151,000 | 29+ required
|
Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Mining runite ore (free-to-play) | 446,000 | 85+ , 40 (optional), 40+ (optional), 25 (optional)
|
Skilling/Mining | Moderate | |
| Blessing unblessed symbols | 67,000 | 31+
|
Processing | Low | |
| Buying team capes | 180,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Mining gold ore (Crafting Guild) | 35,000 | 40 and 40
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Killing hobgoblins (free-to-play) | 34,000 | 50+
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Crafting diamond jewellery | 87,000 | 43+ Crafting required
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Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Crafting gold bracelets | 161,000 | 7
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Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Crafting limestone bricks | 260,000 | 12
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Processing | High | |
| Crafting runes at Ourania Altar | 184,000 | High and recommended 71 strongly recommended 75+ recommended High for crafting higher level runes and using Runecraft pouches
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Skilling/Runecraft | High | |
| Killing Green Dragons (Myths Guild) | 502,000 | Combat/Mid | Moderate | | |
| Pickpocketing elves | 2,532,000 |
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Skilling/Thieving | High | |
| Filling water containers (Hosidius kitchen) | 171,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Buying kebabs in Al Kharid | 47,000 | None | Collecting | High | |
| Stealing Wydin's bananas | 28,000 | None | Collecting | High | |
| Making mahogany planks at the Woodcutting Guild | 540,000 | 60
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Processing | Moderate | |
| Killing Feral Vampyres | 176,000 | 75+ recommended |
Combat/Mid | Low | |
| Creating Barrows teleport tablets | 244,000 |
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Skilling/Magic | Low | |
| Killing hydras | 745,000 |
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Combat/High | High | |
| Pickpocketing vyres | 2,371,000 |
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Skilling/Thieving | High | |
| Blast Mining | 665,000 | 43 (75+ recommended)
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Skilling/Mining | Moderate | |
| Theatre of Blood | 2,971,000 |
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Combat/High | High | |
| Hallowed Sepulchre | 2,825,000 | Sins of the Father quest requirements |
Skilling/Agility | High | |
| Killing Vyrewatch Sentinels | 705,000 | High melee stats |
Combat/High | Low | |
| Killing The Nightmare | 3,993,000 |
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Combat/High | High | |
| Cooking anglerfish | 208,000 | 84 (99 recommended)
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Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Supply-running in Skeletal Wyvern Cavern | 343,000 | High |
Collecting | High | |
| Climbing the Agility Pyramid | 200,000 | 30+ (50+ recommended) 20+
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Skilling/Agility | High | |
| Filling bullseye lantern (empty) | 461,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Buying kegs of beer | 676,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Casting plank make | 259,000 | 86
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Skilling/Magic | Low | |
| Killing the Corporeal Beast | 2,444,000 | High melee stats |
Combat/High | High | |
| Buying iron ore | 65,000 | 60 for access to Mining Guild
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Collecting | High | |
| Making pie shells | 194,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Making uncooked apple pies | 83,000 | 30
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Processing | Low | |
| Making uncooked berry pies | 76,000 | 10
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Processing | Low | |
| Cremating urium remains | 1,427,000 |
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Skilling/Firemaking | Moderate | |
| Killing urium shades | 529,000 | 80 (can be boosted) 80+ , , recommended
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Combat/High | Unknown | |
| Making redwood pyre logs | 663,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Taking Bronze Picks | 112,000 | None | Collecting | High | |
| Killing Vet'ion | 1,073,000 | High melee stats |
Combat/High | High | |
| Collecting air talismans | 26,000 | None | Collecting | Moderate | |
| Collecting garlic | 31,000 | None | Collecting | Moderate | |
| Collecting beer glasses | 57,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
Recurring methods
Effective hourly profit is the amount of money you would make in an hour if you could continuously use these money makers. It is best not to use activities that have an effective profit less than what you can normally make otherwise.
Note that you can only do one type of herb farming at once, one type of brewing at once, and one of either picking papayas or coconuts.
| Method | Profit | Time | Effective profit | Recurrence time | Skills | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farming avantoe | 108,000 | 00:06:00 | 1,080,000 | 01:30:00 |
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Farming |
| Farming cadantine | 105,000 | 00:06:00 | 1,047,000 | 01:30:00 |
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Farming |
| Farming dwarf weed | 23,000 | 00:06:00 | 229,000 | 01:30:00 |
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Farming |
| Farming irit leaves | 24,000 | 00:06:00 | 244,000 | 00:00:00 |
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Farming |
| Farming kwuarm | 68,000 | 00:06:00 | 682,000 | 01:30:00 |
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Farming |
| Farming lantadyme | 73,000 | 00:06:00 | 731,000 | 01:30:00 |
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Farming |
| Farming snapdragon | 118,000 | 00:06:00 | 1,183,000 | 01:30:00 |
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Farming |
| Farming toadflax | 125,000 | 00:06:00 | 1,249,000 | 01:30:00 |
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Farming |
| Farming torstol | 75,000 | 00:06:00 | 750,000 | 01:30:00 |
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Farming |
| Farming ranarr weed | 124,000 | 00:06:00 | 1,243,000 | 01:30:00 |
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Farming |
| Picking cactus spines | 21,000 | 00:01:00 | 1,232,000 | 01:15:00 | 55 (higher recommended)
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Farming |
| Picking coconuts | 24,000 | 00:03:00 | 490,000 | 03:00:00 | 68 or 85 (recommended)
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Farming |
| Picking papayas | 25,000 | 00:03:00 | 494,000 | 03:00:00 | 57 or 85 (recommended)
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Farming |
| Buying battlestaves from Zaff | 133,000 | 00:01:00 | 8,006,000 | 24:00:00 | None | Recurring |
| Brewing greenman's ale | 279,000 | 00:25:00 | 669,000 | 48:00:00 | 29+
|
Cooking |
| Claiming pure essence from Wizard Cromperty | 0 | 00:01:00 | 15,000 | 24:00:00 | None | Recurring |
| Opening herb boxes | 139,000 | 00:10:00 | 832,000 | 24:00:00 | For getting Nightmare Zone points, see this section. | Minigame |
| Farming yanillian hops | 67,000 | 00:05:00 | 806,000 | 01:00:00 |
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Farming |
| Farming jute fibre | 76,000 | 00:05:00 | 916,000 | 01:00:00 |
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Farming |
| Managing Miscellania | 36,000 | 00:02:00 | 1,082,000 | 24:00:00 | Recommended for approval gaining: 45 Woodcutting to cut Maple trees, 10 Farming to rake flax and 35 Herblore to rake herb patch.
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Collecting |
Starting off
Players can visit the Stronghold of Security for some quick coins. Players can get 10,000 just for completing the first three levels. This can be done even at Combat level 3, making it a good way to obtain your first bit of money.
Miscellaneous methods
Merchanting
Grand Exchange flipping, or merchanting, is the high-risk, high-reward activity of buying items for a low price and selling them at a higher price. You are looking for items that are unstable, but are frequently traded, with a changing price due to supply and demand.
Other links
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