XP Rates

How fast every skill trains, from the level you unlock a method to level 99 in the best gear. A level costs the same XP in every skill — 13,034,431 XP to reach 99 — so the rates below are directly comparable, and the hours column is just that number divided by the rate.

How to read the numbers

no gear = the rate at that level with nothing equipped and no upgrades. best gear = the same level in the recommended loadout for the skill, including the skill glove (+5% XP) and every permanent upgrade the rate formula sees. Both come from the game's own calcExpectedXpPerHour, success curves and action timers included. Event multipliers, potions and gem baits are not counted — they stack on top.

Want a level the tables below skip? The XP-rate dashboard is a slider over this same data.

Fastest training per skill

Skills you can sit on: the node, the fish or the monster is the only input, so this rate is also a schedule. The best method at level 99, and how long 1 → 99 takes at it.

Skill	Best method	No gear	Best gear	1 → 99	Notes
Melee	Rune Colossus	437k	437k	30 h	plus 145k Hitpoints xp/hr
Woodcutting	Elderwood Tree	48.3k	236k	55 h	active
Fishing	Raw Leviathan	126k	208k	63 h	active
Mining	Runite Ore	72.0k	134k	97 h	active
Thieving	The Vault Keeper	72.0k	134k	98 h	active
Exploring	Elderwild Canopy	49.2k	104k	126 h	active
Farming	Dragon Pepper × 16 fields	27.8k	27.8k	468 h	passive · grows while you are away

XP/hr.

Processing skills

These consume something you had to gather first, so their timer rate is a ceiling, not a schedule: one Runite Bar is a Runite Ore and four Coal, and the smithing itself takes three seconds. Sorted by XP per item consumed — the number that actually decides what to do with a full bank. The per-hour column is what the skill pays while the materials last.

Skill	Best recipe	Eats	XP / action	XP per item	Ceiling
Prayer	Offer Warden's Urn	1 Warden's Urn	9,400	9.4k	6.9M
Cooking	Raw Leviathan	1 Raw Leviathan	2,100	2.1k	185k
Crafting	Black D-hide Body	3 Black Dragonhide	4,125	1.4k	2.1M
Firemaking	Burn Elderwood Logs	1 Elderwood Logs	684	684	166k
Brewing	Witch's Cauldron Brew	4 Ranarr Weed + 5 Avantoe + 3 Kwuarm	7,160	597	2.7M
Fletching	Redwood Longbow	12 Redwood Logs	2,160	180	816k
Smithing	Runite Dagger	1 Runite Bar	140	140	196k
Runecrafting	Air Rune	1 Rune Essence	65	65	122k

Ceiling is XP/hr with the inputs already banked. How fast you can actually supply them is the Money Making guide's loop model.

Skill by skill

The fastest method available at each level and what it pays. The method is picked on the best-gear rate, and a ↳ means nothing new has unlocked since the row above. Every action with its own XP and timer is on the skill page.

Woodcutting

Loadout: Formal's Emberwood Hatchet, Timberfall helmet, Timberfall body, Timberfall legs, Timberfall boots, Woodcutting Gloves, Timberfall belt, Woodcutting Skill Cape, Ring of the Grove, Sapling. The full axe ladder cuts 35% off every swing, and the Timberfall set never fails.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Normal Tree	15	8.6k	31.2k
10	Oak Tree	30	14.5k	52.0k
20	Willow Tree	50	15.9k	65.0k
30	Teak Tree	80	18.9k	83.2k
40	Maple Tree	110	20.0k	95.3k
50	Mahogany Tree	150	21.4k	111k
60	Elder Spirit Tree	300	40.0k	208k
70	↳ Elder Spirit Tree	300	46.8k	208k
80	↳ Elder Spirit Tree	300	54.0k	208k
90	Elderwood Tree	500	40.9k	236k
99	↳ Elderwood Tree	500	48.3k	236k

All 11 woodcutting actions →

Mining

Loadout: Ohno's Prospector Pick, Hightech's Ore Sorter, Stoneheart helmet, Stoneheart body, Stoneheart legs, Stoneheart boots, Mining Gloves, Stoneheart belt, Mining Skill Cape, Mining Helmet, Geode Charm. Silver Ore, Gold Ore, Dragonite Ore are finite discovery nodes, not a rate you can sit on, so they are left out.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Rune Essence	10	14.4k	26.7k
10	↳ Rune Essence	10	14.4k	26.7k
20	Iron Ore	18	17.3k	32.1k
30	Coal Ore	21	20.2k	37.4k
40	↳ Coal Ore	21	20.2k	37.4k
50	Mithril Ore	35	25.2k	46.8k
60	↳ Mithril Ore	35	25.2k	46.8k
70	Adamantite Ore	100	57.6k	107k
80	Runite Ore	150	72.0k	134k
90	↳ Runite Ore	150	72.0k	134k
99	↳ Runite Ore	150	72.0k	134k

All 11 mining actions →

Fishing

Loadout: Horencio's Tackle Box, Fishing Gloves, Fishing Skill Cape, Reed Charm. Plain gold-shop bait only; gem baits are faster and pay bonus XP on top.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Raw Shrimp	12	7.2k	11.9k
10	Raw Sardine	24	10.8k	17.8k
20	Raw Herring	48	14.4k	23.8k
30	Raw Trout	140	31.5k	52.0k
40	Raw Pike	200	44.0k	70.4k
50	↳ Raw Pike	200	52.0k	79.2k
60	↳ Raw Pike	200	60.0k	83.6k
70	Raw Shark	750	67.5k	111k
80	Raw Manta Ray	1,000	81.8k	135k
90	Raw Anglerfish	1,250	93.8k	155k
99	Raw Leviathan	2,100	126k	208k

All 14 fishing actions →

Thieving

Loadout: Bandit Brad's Lockpicks, Vault Keeper's Coinpurse, Thieving Gloves, Thieving Skill Cape, Guild Signet Ring, Scum's Loaded Dice. Target mastery is 1 in the no-gear column and 99 in the best-gear column.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Man	12	8.7k	14.6k
10	Fisherman	15	10.8k	18.1k
20	Farmer	25	18.0k	29.8k
30	Golo The Master Farmer	35	25.2k	41.2k
40	Lumberjack	40	28.9k	46.9k
50	Miner	50	36.1k	58.1k
60	Mage	60	43.3k	69.2k
70	Bandit Brad	70	50.6k	80.5k
80	Knight	80	57.7k	91.5k
90	↳ Knight	80	60.9k	95.2k
99	The Vault Keeper	120	72.0k	134k

All 10 thieving actions →

Exploring

Loadout: Zey's Field Journal, Lodestone Charm. "Best gear" here means full area mastery — 1,000 surveys halve the timer.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Gloomwood	300	7.2k	15.2k
10	Saltreed Shallows	370	8.9k	18.7k
20	Hollowdeep Mine	450	10.8k	22.7k
30	Emberhall Ruins	700	16.8k	35.4k
40	Ashen Forge	850	20.4k	42.9k
50	Thornfield Estate	1,000	24.0k	50.5k
60	Ossuary Reach	1,250	30.0k	63.2k
70	Wreckers' Strand	1,450	34.8k	73.3k
80	Runestone Spire	1,650	39.6k	83.4k
90	Elderwild Canopy	2,050	49.2k	104k
99	↳ Elderwild Canopy	2,050	49.2k	104k

All 10 exploring actions →

Cooking

Loadout: Guild Ladle, Cooking Gloves, Cooking Skill Cape, Ember Charm. Assumes the inputs are already banked.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Raw Shrimp	30	27.0k	33.0k
10	↳ Raw Shrimp	30	31.9k	38.9k
20	↳ Raw Shrimp	30	37.3k	45.5k
30	Raw Trout	150	54.0k	66.0k
40	↳ Raw Trout	150	64.8k	79.2k
50	↳ Raw Trout	150	75.6k	92.4k
60	↳ Raw Trout	150	86.4k	106k
70	Raw Tuna	400	101k	123k
80	↳ Raw Tuna	400	115k	141k
90	↳ Raw Tuna	400	130k	158k
99	Raw Leviathan	2,100	151k	185k

All 14 cooking actions →

Firemaking

Loadout: Emberward Apron, Firemaking Skill Cape, Pyro Necklace, Cinder Ring. Assumes the inputs are already banked.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Burn Logs	30	43.2k	51.8k
10	Burn Oak Logs	60	59.6k	71.1k
20	Burn Willow Logs	92	66.2k	79.5k
30	Burn Teak Logs	127	73.2k	87.8k
40	Burn Maple Logs	168	80.6k	96.8k
50	Burn Mahogany Logs	232	89.1k	107k
60	Burn Yew Logs	307	98.2k	118k
70	Burn Magic Logs	451	108k	130k
80	Burn Redwood Logs	621	119k	143k
90	Burn Elderwood Logs	684	131k	158k
99	↳ Burn Elderwood Logs	684	140k	166k

All 11 firemaking actions →

Smithing

Loadout: Norbi's Boomhammer, Smithing Gloves, Smithing Skill Cape, Anvil Pendant, Forgemaster's Ring, Cinder Charm. Assumes the inputs are already banked. The 186 plating recipes are left out too: each one upgrades a single item you already own, so their six-figure XP is a one-off, not a rate. 201 recipes are left out because an input has no repeatable source (chest-only gems, the finite veins) — they are great XP you cannot farm on demand: Silver Bar, Gold Bar, Dragonite Bar, Dragon Dagger, Dragon Sword, Dragon Gloves and 195 more.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Bronze Dagger	20	19.2k	28.0k
10	Iron Dagger	30	28.8k	42.0k
20	↳ Iron Dagger	30	28.8k	42.0k
30	Steel Dagger	50	48.0k	70.0k
40	Mithril Dagger	100	96.0k	140k
50	↳ Mithril Dagger	100	96.0k	140k
60	Adamantite Dagger	120	115k	168k
70	Runite Dagger	140	134k	196k
80	↳ Runite Dagger	140	134k	196k
90	↳ Runite Dagger	140	134k	196k
99	↳ Runite Dagger	140	134k	196k

All 279 smithing actions →

Crafting

Loadout: Wrecker's Charm. Assumes the inputs are already banked. 6 recipes are left out because an input has no repeatable source (chest-only gems, the finite veins) — they are great XP you cannot farm on demand: Sapphire Ring, Ruby Ring, Emerald Ring, Sapphire Necklace, Ruby Necklace, Emerald Necklace.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Leather Gloves	25	24.0k	25.2k
10	Leather Cowl	150	108k	113k
20	Leather Body	275	158k	166k
30	↳ Leather Body	275	158k	166k
40	Ashen Urn	600	288k	302k
50	↳ Ashen Urn	600	288k	302k
60	Ember Urn	1,400	504k	529k
70	Green D-hide Cowl	900	648k	680k
80	Green D-hide Body	1,650	950k	998k
90	Warden's Urn	7,200	1.7M	1.8M
99	Black D-hide Body	4,125	2.0M	2.1M

All 41 crafting actions →

Fletching

Loadout: DoodleBob's Quill, Fletcher's Charm. Assumes the inputs are already banked. 4 recipes are left out because an input has no repeatable source (chest-only gems, the finite veins) — they are great XP you cannot farm on demand: Dragonite Arrow (15), Redwood Crossbow, Dragon Bolt, Storm Arrow.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Wooden Longbow	90	32.4k	34.0k
10	Oak Longbow	180	64.8k	68.0k
20	↳ Oak Longbow	180	64.8k	68.0k
30	Willow Longbow	300	108k	113k
40	Maple Longbow	660	238k	249k
50	↳ Maple Longbow	660	238k	249k
60	Yew Longbow	1,200	432k	454k
70	Magic Longbow	1,620	583k	612k
80	↳ Magic Longbow	1,620	583k	612k
90	Redwood Longbow	2,160	778k	816k
99	↳ Redwood Longbow	2,160	778k	816k

All 36 fletching actions →

Runecrafting

Loadout: Aetherweave hood, Aetherweave body, Aetherweave legs, Aetherweave boots, Runecrafting Gloves, Aetherweave belt, Runecrafting Skill Cape. The Loremaster's Codex pays your highest unlocked rune's XP on every craft, so the best-gear column crafts the cheapest rune it can. Assumes the inputs are already banked.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Air Rune	15	21.6k	28.1k
10	↳ Air Rune	15	21.6k	28.1k
20	↳ Air Rune	25	21.6k	46.8k
30	↳ Air Rune	25	21.6k	46.8k
40	↳ Air Rune	35	21.6k	65.5k
50	↳ Air Rune	40	21.6k	74.9k
60	↳ Air Rune	40	21.6k	74.9k
70	↳ Air Rune	45	21.6k	84.2k
80	↳ Air Rune	55	21.6k	103k
90	↳ Air Rune	60	21.6k	112k
99	↳ Air Rune	65	21.6k	122k

All 18 runecrafting actions →

Brewing

Loadout: Belquerst's Stirring Rod, Brewing Gloves, Helmumm's Reims Reserve, Fermenter's Signet. Assumes the inputs are already banked. Prospector's Fortune is left out because an input has no repeatable source (chest-only gems, the finite veins) — it is great XP you cannot farm on demand.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Woodcutter's Brew	40	11.5k	15.1k
10	Stoker's Elixir	660	190k	249k
20	↳ Stoker's Elixir	660	190k	249k
30	↳ Stoker's Elixir	660	190k	249k
40	Elemental Infusion	960	276k	363k
50	Scholar's Tincture	4,020	1.2M	1.5M
60	Witch's Cauldron Brew	7,160	2.1M	2.7M
70	↳ Witch's Cauldron Brew	7,160	2.1M	2.7M
80	↳ Witch's Cauldron Brew	7,160	2.1M	2.7M
90	↳ Witch's Cauldron Brew	7,160	2.1M	2.7M
99	↳ Witch's Cauldron Brew	7,160	2.1M	2.7M

All 15 brewing actions →

Prayer

Loadout: Gravekeeper's Spade, Niks' Lucky Socks, Bone Necklace, Bone Ring, Grave Charm. Assumes the inputs are already banked.

Your level	Best method	XP / action	No gear	Best gear
1	Offer Small Bones	12	6.9k	8.8k
10	↳ Offer Small Bones	12	6.9k	8.8k
20	Offer Cracked Urn	400	230k	294k
30	↳ Offer Cracked Urn	400	230k	294k
40	Offer Ashen Urn	900	518k	662k
50	↳ Offer Ashen Urn	900	518k	662k
60	Offer Ember Urn	2,000	1.2M	1.5M
70	↳ Offer Ember Urn	2,000	1.2M	1.5M
80	Offer Emberglass Urn	4,400	2.5M	3.2M
90	Offer Warden's Urn	9,400	5.4M	6.9M
99	↳ Offer Warden's Urn	9,400	5.4M	6.9M

All 9 prayer actions →

Farming

Farming is the one skill that trains while you do something else: crops grow on a real clock, so its rate comes from grow time and how many fields you own, not from clicking. A harvest pays 8 XP per grow-minute plus 1 per crop level, and 50% of plantings survive (compost makes that 100%). "All fields" runs the 16 fields unlocked by level 99, replanted the moment they finish — which is what the Auto Farmer does for you.

Crop	Level	Grows in	XP / harvest	One field	All fields
Wheat	1	1h	540	270	4.3k
Marrentill	1	1h	540	270	4.3k
Lettuce	2	1.5h	900	300	4.8k
Carrot	3	2h	1,320	330	5.3k
Radish	5	2h	1,560	390	6.2k
Tarromin	6	2.5h	2,100	420	6.7k
Cabbage	7	3h	2,700	450	7.2k
Corn	10	4h	4,320	540	8.6k
Purple Rose	10	4h	4,320	540	8.6k
Tomato	12	5h	6,000	600	9.6k
Harralander	14	5.5h	7,260	660	10.6k
Onion	15	6h	8,280	690	11.0k
Rice	18	7h	10,920	780	12.5k
Barley	20	8h	13,440	840	13.4k
Ranarr Weed	24	9.5h	18,240	960	15.4k
Potato	25	10h	19,800	990	15.8k
Pumpkin	30	12h	27,360	1.1k	18.2k
Sunflower	35	14h	36,120	1.3k	20.6k
Avantoe	38	15h	41,400	1.4k	22.1k
Magic Herb	40	18h	51,840	1.4k	23.0k
Dragon Pepper	50	24h	83,520	1.7k	27.8k
Kwuarm	50	22h	76,560	1.7k	27.8k

XP/hr. Fields unlock at 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 99, 99, 99, 99, 99 — see Farming.

Combat

Combat XP is paid per point of damage dealt: 4 XP to the attack style per damage, plus 1.33 XP to Hitpoints on the same damage. Monsters below your level pay less: both are multiplied by min(1, (monster level + 10) ÷ (your level + 10)), so at 99 the top of this table is the highest-level monsters, not the softest. A monster's XP/hr is therefore its HP, scaled by that ratio, over how long it takes to kill: hit chance, max hit and the combat triangle use the game's own formulas, one second of respawn is added, and food is assumed free. "At unlock" fights at the area's level in the best melee gear of that level; "at 99" is Melee 99 in the best gear available. Ranged and Magic kill faster on their side of the triangle but pay for ammo and runes. Top 12 of 28 open-world monsters:

Monster	Area	HP	Kill time	At unlock	At 99	Hitpoints
Rune Colossus	Abyssal Rift	4500	148s → 148.3s	437k	437k	145k
Abyssal Titan	Abyssal Rift	2900	100s → 91.7s	419k	435k	144k
Leviathan Spawn	The Sunken Reach	1400	64s → 42.6s	311k	365k	121k
Rift Hound	Abyssal Rift	1000	53s → 30.2s	269k	332k	110k
The Drowned King	The Sunken Reach	2600	119s → 109.1s	315k	318k	106k
Red Dragon	Valley of Dragons	3500	166s → 153.4s	303k	316k	105k
Black Dragon	Valley of Dragons	4500	205s → 204.9s	316k	316k	105k
Tempest Roc	The Sunken Reach	4500	205s → 204.9s	316k	316k	105k
Tidewrought Golem	The Sunken Reach	900	41s → 27.5s	271k	316k	105k
Chaos Dragon	Abyssal Rift	2400	109s → 99.6s	317k	312k	104k
Blue Dragon	Valley of Dragons	2800	129s → 118.7s	312k	312k	104k
Ashen Revenant	Abyssal Rift	820	44s → 24.8s	268k	310k	103k

XP/hr. Dungeons run fixed waves and pay a completion chest instead — see Dungeons.

What these numbers leave out

• Events. A live XP event multiplies the skill it names on top of everything here — check the in-game Events tab.
• Potions and gem baits. Brewed potions and premium bait raise speed or XP for their skill; none of them are counted above.
• Offline time. Idle progress runs these same rates through the offline simulation, capped by your offline-cap upgrades.
• Quests and the Weekly Board pay XP in lump sums no per-hour rate captures — for a long stretch of the early game they out-earn grinding.