Have you ever wondered how you could make enough money to buy a
full set of Rune, or how you could possible save up enough to buy a
Party Hat? There are numerous ways that you can make money in
RuneScape, and this guide explains several of the most profitable
ways to earn cash in RuneScape. You can also find strategies for
increasing your levels efficiently so that you can follow the
guide.
Money-Making Index
Thieving
High-Alchemizing
Mining
Smithing
Merchanting
Dragon & Giant Slaying
Fishing & RuneCrafting
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Thieving
Thieving is a very useful Members-Only skill that can be used to
make quick cash as you get higher in levels. To make big cash you
will need at least 50 Thieving, so if you aren't a high enough
level, follow these steps to increase your level:
From level 1-10, pickpocket Men in Edgeville 145 times.
From level 10-30, steal cakes from the Baker's Stall in Ardougne
764 times.
From level 30-50, pickpocket Al Kharid Warriors 3,384 times.
Now that you're level 50 thieving, you should be able to easily
pickpocket guards to get some good amounts of gp.
From level 50-70, pickpocket guards 13,684 times to steal
410,500gp.
From 70-80, pickpocket watchmen to thieve another 364,520gp and
9,113 bread.
At level 80, it should be easier to pickpocket Paladins to make
100,000gp an hour. Just be sure to bring lots of food with
you.
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High Alchemizing
In order to use the High Alchemy magic spell, you need at least 55
Magic. Firstly, decide what you think may be the quickest for you
to make. If you have a high enough Mining and Smithing level, you
can smith Steel Platemail. Someone who has a high Fletching level
can make Yew or Magic bows.
Commonly High-Alched Items
Item High Alchemy Price
Magic Longbow 1,536gp
Steel Platemail 1,200gp
Magic Shortbow 960gp
Yew Longbow 768gp
Yew Shortbow 480gp
Smithing Levels
Buy Coal for 100gp each.
Mine half as much iron as you have Coal.
Smelt the ores into Steel bars and Smith the bars into Steel
Platemail.
Buy or use your RuneCrafting skill to get a huge amount of Nature
Runes.
Use High Alchemy on the Platemail for money, and repeat the above
steps for more Smithing levels.
Making Money With Fletching
Pick flax in the Gnome Stronghold and spin them on a Spinning Wheel
to make bowstrings.
Fletch the best bow that you can and string the bow.
Use High Alchemy on the bows, and then buy more bowstrings with the
money.
Fletch more bows to earn even more money.
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Mining
Mining is one of the most vital skills in RuneScape. Everyone
should have at least 40 Mining, so here's how you can level up if
you aren't already level 40. You may also want to bank the ores
later.
From level 1-20 mine Copper from the South Varrock mine.
From level 20-40 mine Iron from the mine near Rimmington or
Varrock.
Now that you have a Mining level of 40, it should be easier to mine
Coal. Even though you only need 30 Mining for Coal, it would be
much more difficult to mine it at that level. You should also buy
either an Adamantite or Rune pick.
For Members, a great place to mine coal is at the mine near
Ardougne, and a bank is nearby. Free-Players can mine in the
Dwarven mines, but there isn't a bank very close to you.
Now mine 4,731 coal and sell for around 100-150gp each, or keep
them for Smithing.
You should be at level 60 Mining, which means that you can go
inside the Miner's Guild.
Mine 59,598 coal and sell for around 100-150gp each, or keep them
for Smithing.
Now that you're level 85 Mining, you can mine Rune in the
Wilderness, or from the Heroes Guild. Each ore sells for around
10,000-15,000gp!
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Smithing
Some time ago, Smithing was voted the most popular non-combat skill
in the official RuneScape Polls. It can be a long, hard and tedious
skill at times, but it gives the greatest rewards. In the early
days of RuneScape, you could sell a Rune 2-Hander for 1 million
gp!
You need to be at least level 48 Smithing to be a good Smither. You
can buy your own ores if you have the money, or you could mine the
ores yourself. Unless you have a Ring of Forging, don't smith
iron!
From level 1-15, smith 131 Bronze bars.
From level 15-30, smith either 592 Bronze bars or 293 Iron
bars.
From level 30-48, smith 1,858 Iron bars or 1,267 Steel bars.
Now that you've got ten to level 48 Smithing, you can incorporate
this method of earning money with method 2 - High Alchemy.
Earning Money From Steel
Get 2,000 Coal and 1,000 Iron.
Smelt them into Steel, and then Smith them into Steel
Platemail.
Use your High Alchemy spell on the plates for 1,200gp each, or sell
to Horvik in Varrock for no less than 980gp.
You can make anywhere from 196,000-240,000gp this way!
Mithril at Level 68
Get 4,000 Coal and 1,000 Mithril.
Smelt the ores into bars, and then smith them into Mithril
Platemail.
Use your High Alchemy spell on the plates to make 3,112gp
each.
After High-Alching the plates, you've made 622,400gp!
Steel appears to be better since you can make more money with fewer
coal, and iron is much easier to get than Mithril. At level 99, go
for the big kill...
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Merchanting
Merchanting is making money from the market by buying and selling
things such as armor, weapons and food. With merchanting, you don't
raise any skills. However, you get a deep insight into RuneScape
and how the economy works, and you could probably control it once
you master it!
The rule of using Merchanting to gain a profit is: Buy low, sell
high. You need to have at least a 500,000gp investment to make a
big profit. To do this, take a look at one of the other methods
mentioned in this guide. Once you have a good-sized
investment:
Look for items that are high in demand.
Buy it for the lowest price possible.
Now wait for the peak hours, which are around 4-6pm GMT on
weekdays.
Sell the item for the highest price you can.
Merchanting Tips
When you're buying things, try and haggle down the price.
Try offering things like Runes or food when trying to buy or
sell.
Don't be desperate when trying to buy or sell. Show the buyer or
seller that you can just walk away if your price is not met.
Offer freebies like herbs or Runes.
Don't talk too much, just cut to the point.
Be friendly but formal at the same time.
By following these tips, your customer will respect you and want to
do business with you.
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Dragon & Giant Slaying
There are several monsters that are quite worthwhile to kill. This
method doesn't explain how to kill monsters, but it offers a short
bestiary which you can choose a kind of monster to kill.
You Should Also Have...
Stats: At least 70 Attack, Defense and Hits. Also, you should have
around 80 Strength, 60-80 Magic and 50 Prayer.
Bring: Lots of good food such as Bass or Shark, a Ring of Wealth,
Prayer Potions, and Anti-DragonBreath Shield, and a back-up
friend.
Bestiary
Monster Where to Find Loot
Blue Dragon (111) Taverly Dungeon Dragon Bones, Rune Items, Runes,
Mithril Items
Fire Giant(86) Waterfall Dragon Helmet, Rune Items, Runes, Half
Key.
Black Dragon (227) Taverly Dungeon Dragon Bones, Coins, Runes, Rune
Items, Dragon Helmet & Spear
King Black Dragon (276) Near the Lava Maze Dragon Bones, Coins,
Runes, Rune Items, Dragon Helmet & Spear
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Fishing & RuneCrafting
Fishing is a very useful skill, not only to make money, but for
yourself to use. It can also help you with the above method, Dragon
& Giant Slaying. You need a minimum of 50 Fishing until you can
start making a big profit from this method.
From level 1-20, fish 447 Shrimps from Al Kharid.
From level 20-50, fish 1,938 Trout from the Barbarian Village or
Shilo Village.
From level 50-80, fish 20,942 Lobsters from Catherby or the Fishing
Guild.
Lobsters sell for around 100-200gp each. At level 80, fish for
Sharks and sell them for about 700-1,000gp each.
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RuneCrafting is a great skill to gain money from selling your
Runes, but you need at least level 35.
From level 1-35, make Air Runes using 4,482 Rune Essence.
From level 35-44, make Chaos Runes using 3,911 Rune Essence.
Of course, you can sell Chaos Runes for 50-200gp each, but you
should save these to level your Magic up. Remember, at level 44 you
can make Nature Runes which can be sold for 300-500gp each!
Making Nature Runes Quickly
Put all of your Rune Essence into bank notes.
Take 4 times the amount of gp as you have Essence.
Run to the Shop near the village.
Sell your notes to the shop and buy them back so that they're in
real form.
Craft Nature Runes in the alter.
Run back to the shop and repeat