Money making guide/Free-to-play
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Free-to-play methods[edit | edit source]
| Method | Profit | Skill | Category | Intensity | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collecting ashes | 51,000 |  30
|
Collecting | Low |  |
| Killing cows and tanning cowhide | 53,000 |  20+ recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Picking potatoes | 33,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Grinding chocolate bars | 126,000 | None | Processing | Moderate | |
| Tanning cowhide | 62,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Catching lobsters | 36,000 |  40+ (60+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Making pastry dough | 156,000 |  1
|
Processing | Moderate | |
| Making flour | 32,000 | 32 (recommended)
|
Processing | Low | |
| Making pizza bases | 53,000 | 35
|
Processing | High | |
| Smelting iron bars | 83,000 |  15
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Collecting big bones from the Bone Yard | 33,000 | Decent and  recommended 25 recommended for Protect Item
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Buying feather packs | 228,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Tanning hard leather | 50,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Collecting iron ore | 29,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Collecting and tanning cowhide | 61,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Filling water containers | 73,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
| Making dyes | 144,000 | None | Processing | High | |
| Collecting monk's robes | 75,000 | 31 Prayer required
|
Collecting | Low | |
| Collecting cosmic runes | 254,000 | Decent and recommended 43 recommended for protection prayers
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Collecting chaos runes | 138,000 | Decent recommended 25 to teleport to Varrock
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Collecting steel platebodies | 82,000 | Decent and recommended 43 recommended for Protect from Melee 25 for Varrock Teleport
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Cutting yew logs (free-to-play) | 35,000 |  60 (80+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Woodcutting | Low | |
| Collecting anti-dragon shields (free-to-play) | 103,000 | None | Collecting | Moderate | |
| Buying ale from the Rising Sun Inn | 43,000 | None | Collecting | High | |
| Catching shrimp & anchovies | 51,000 | 15+
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Catching tuna & swordfish (free-to-play) | 35,000 | 50+ , 60+ recommended
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Killing Zamorak monks | 36,000 |  40+ recommended, 20+ if Dragon Slayer I is not completed, 37 to cast Falador Teleport/ 33 to cast Telekinetic Grab
|
Combat/Low | Moderate | |
| Blessing unblessed symbols | 73,000 | 31+
|
Processing | Low | |
| Mining runite ore (free-to-play) | 443,000 |  85+ ,  40 (optional), 40+ (optional), 25 (optional)
|
Skilling/Mining | Moderate | |
| Mining gold ore (Crafting Guild) | 26,000 | 40 and  40
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Buying kebabs in Al Kharid | 43,000 | None | Collecting | High | |
| Stealing Wydin's bananas | 41,000 | None | Collecting | High | |
| Killing chickens | 33,000 | None | Combat/Low | Low | |
| Making anchovy pizzas | 110,000 | 55
|
Skilling/Cooking | Moderate | |
| Cutting oak logs | 58,000 | 15 (60+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Woodcutting | Low | |
| Killing imps | 56,000 | 30+ recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Smithing rune items | 594,000 | 99
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Killing ogress warriors | 85,000 | 40 (60+ recommended)
|
Combat/Mid | Low | |
| Making chocolate cake | 35,000 | 50
|
Skilling/Cooking | Moderate | |
| Cooking raw chicken | 94,000 | 1 (20+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cooking raw anchovies | 79,000 | 1 (20+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cooking raw tuna | 26,000 | 30 (55+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Cooking raw swordfish | 34,000 | 45 (75+ recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Mining clay | 94,000 | 41+
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Smelting bronze bars | 45,000 | 1+
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Catching lobsters (free-to-play) | 23,000 | 40+
|
Skilling/Fishing | Low | |
| Killing ogress shamans | 125,000 | 80+  , 40 recommended
|
Combat/High | Moderate | |
| Killing dark wizards | 25,000 | 41+ recommended 40+ recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Killing hill giants | 51,000 | 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) | 170,000 | 69+ recommended
|
Collecting | Moderate | |
| Killing monkeys | 56,000 | 5+ recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Killing bears | 34,000 | 30+ recommended
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Killing wizards | 44,000 | 20+ recommended
|
Combat/Low | Low | |
| Collecting nature runes | 272,000 | Decent and recommended 43 recommended for protection prayers 33 required to cast Telekinetic Grab
|
Skilling/Magic | Moderate | |
| Killing chaos dwarves | 39,000 | 60+ recommended
|
Combat/Mid | Low | |
| Smelting silver bars | 48,000 | 20 Smithing required
|
Skilling/Smithing | Low | |
| Crafting gold jewellery | 70,000 | 5+ Crafting required
|
Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Collecting steel platebodies (High Alchemy) | 245,000 | 55 for High Level Alchemy Decent and 43 recommended for protection prayers
|
Skilling/Magic | Moderate | |
| Cooking plain pizzas | 98,000 | 35 (68 recommended)
|
Skilling/Cooking | Low | |
| Crafting ruby jewellery | 90,000 | 34+ Crafting required
|
Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Mining iron ore (free-to-play) | 27,000 | 15+ (41+ strongly recommended for Rune pickaxe), 65+ strongly recommended
|
Skilling/Mining | High | |
| Mining coal (free-to-play) | 42,000 | 35+ (41+ strongly recommended for Rune pickaxe), 65+ strongly recommended
|
Skilling/Mining | Moderate | |
| Mining adamantite ore (free-to-play) | 108,000 | 70+
|
Skilling/Mining | Low | |
| Crafting sapphire jewellery | 100,000 | 20+ Crafting required
|
Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Collecting wine of zamorak (free-to-play) | 116,000 | 37
|
Skilling/Magic | Low | |
| Crafting emerald jewellery | 106,000 | 29+ required
|
Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Killing hobgoblins (free-to-play) | 32,000 | 50+
|
Combat/Mid | Moderate | |
| Crafting diamond jewellery | 95,000 | 43+ Crafting required
|
Skilling/Crafting | Low | |
| Shearing sheep | 23,000 | None | Collecting | Low | |
| Drinking irresponsibly | 42,000 | None | Processing | Low | |
See also[edit | edit source]
- Money making guide
- Money making guide/Collecting
- Money making guide/Combat
- Money making guide/Processing
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