Best Money Making Methods in OSRS 2026: Complete GP Guide

Making gold in Old School RuneScape has never been more important with rising gear costs and new content. This comprehensive 2026 guide covers the best GP per hour methods across all skill and combat levels.

Quick answer: The best money maker is Theatre of Blood with an experienced team (4-7M/hr), while Vorkath (2-4M/hr) is the most accessible high-profit solo method for most players.

GP/hr rates below are based on the OSRS Wiki and our own in-game testing. Grand Exchange prices change daily, so treat every figure as an estimate and confirm current prices with the OSRS Wiki price tracker before committing to a method.

Quick Navigation

• Low Level Methods (3-60)
• Mid Level Methods (60-90)
• High Level Methods (90+)
• AFK Methods
• F2P Methods

What Changed in 2026?

Recent updates have shifted the money-making meta:

• New boss drop tables offer improved GP/hour rates
• Price fluctuations in high-demand items like Dragon bones
• Skill requirements for some methods have been rebalanced
• Wilderness changes affecting Revenant farming
• New skilling activities providing profitable alternatives

Low Level Money Making (3-60) {#low-level-money-making}

1. Collecting Blue Dragon Scales (300-500K/hr)

Requirements: Agility 70 recommended, Falador Hard Diary

• Location: Taverley Dungeon
• GP/Hour: 300-500K
• Difficulty: Very Easy
• AFK Level: Low

Blue dragon scales remain consistently profitable. With the Falador Hard Diary, you get easy access and can collect 200+ scales per hour.

Tips:

• Bring a looting bag for extended trips
• Use the agility shortcut to save time
• World hop for more spawns

2. Picking Mort Myre Fungi (400-600K/hr)

Requirements: Nature Spirit quest, Prayer 50+

• Location: Mort Myre Swamp
• GP/Hour: 400-600K
• Difficulty: Easy
• AFK Level: Low

Consistently profitable gathering method. Cast Bloom near rotting logs to spawn fungi.

Optimal Setup:

• Prayer gear for Prayer bonus
• Silver sickle (blessed)
• Morytania legs 3+ for teleport
• 6-8 Prayer potions

3. Looting in Wilderness (500K-1M/hr)

Requirements: None (higher combat = more risk/reward)

• Location: Wilderness hotspots
• GP/Hour: 500K-1M+
• Difficulty: Easy
• Risk: High (PK activity)

Loot valuable items dropped by PvPers. Focus on Rev caves, Ferox Enclave, and popular PK spots.

Safety Tips:

• Bring only 3-4 valuable items
• Use protection prayers
• Know escape routes
• Check population before looting

4. Spinning Flax (150-250K/hr)

Requirements: Lumbridge Elite Diary recommended

• Location: Lumbridge Castle
• GP/Hour: 150-250K
• Difficulty: Very Easy
• AFK Level: Medium

Classic low-requirement method. With Lumbridge Elite Diary, you can use the bank chest upstairs.

5. Making Unfinished Potions (300-400K/hr)

Requirements: None

• Location: Grand Exchange area
• GP/Hour: 300-400K
• Difficulty: Very Easy
• AFK Level: High

Combine clean herbs with vials of water. Consistently profitable with minimal requirements.

Best Herbs to Process:

• Ranarr (best profit)
• Snapdragon
• Torstol
• Cadantine

Mid Level Money Making (60-90) {#mid-level-money-making}

1. Barrows (500K-1M/hr)

Requirements: Combat 70+, Morytania Hard Diary recommended

• Location: Barrows
• GP/Hour: 500K-1M
• Difficulty: Easy-Medium
• AFK Level: Low

Classic mid-level money maker. Complete chest runs efficiently for consistent profit.

Optimal Stats:

• Magic 75+ (Trident of the Seas)
• Range 75+ (Blowpipe/Crossbow)
• Prayer 43+ (Protection prayers)
• Defence 70+ recommended

Strategy:

• Kill all 6 brothers
• Aim for 88% reward potential
• Complete 20-25 chests per hour
• Use Barrows teleport tabs

2. Killing Green Dragons (500-700K/hr)

Requirements: Combat 70+, Wildy weapon

• Location: Wilderness (west of Ferox)
• GP/Hour: 500-700K
• Difficulty: Easy
• Risk: Medium (PKers)

Collect dragon bones and green dragonhide. Use looting bag to maximize trips.

Setup:

• +1 protection item (weapon)
• Cheap armor (risk ~50K)
• Food and anti-PK gear
• Looting bag

3. Slayer (Variable: 300K-2M/hr)

Requirements: Slayer 75+ recommended

• Location: Various
• GP/Hour: Scales with level
• Difficulty: Medium
• AFK Level: Low-Medium

Higher Slayer levels = better tasks = more GP. Gargoyles, Wyrms, and Hydra are especially profitable.

Profitable Slayer Monsters:

• Gargoyles (75 Slayer): 600-800K/hr
• Brutal Black Dragons (77 Slayer): 800K-1M/hr
• Demonic Gorillas: 1-1.5M/hr
• Alchemical Hydra (95 Slayer): 2-3M/hr

Use our Slayer Calculator to track your progress!

4. Blast Furnace (600K-1M/hr)

Requirements: Smithing 60+, Ice gloves

• Location: Keldagrim
• GP/Hour: 600K-1M
• Difficulty: Medium
• AFK Level: Low

Smelt bars for profit. Runite bars offer best profit but require Smithing 85.

Best Bars:

• Adamantite (70 Smithing): ~600K/hr
• Runite (85 Smithing): ~900K-1M/hr
• Gold (with Goldsmith gauntlets): 700K/hr

Check our Blast Furnace Calculator for exact profits!

5. Farming Herb Runs (300-500K per run)

Requirements: Farming 32+, higher = better

• Location: All herb patches
• GP/Hour: 300-500K per 10-minute run
• Difficulty: Easy
• AFK Level: Low

Ultra-efficient money making. Do runs between other activities.

Optimal Herbs:

• Ranarr (32): ~100K profit per run
• Snapdragon (62): ~200K profit per run
• Torstol (85): ~300K profit per run

Use our Herb Run Calculator to maximize profit, then schedule every patch with Farming Timers so you never miss a harvest window.

High Level Money Making (90+) {#high-level-money-making}

1. Vorkath (2-4M/hr)

Requirements: Combat 90+, Quest: Dragon Slayer II

• Location: Ungael
• GP/Hour: 2-4M
• Difficulty: Medium-Hard
• AFK Level: None

One of the most consistent money makers. Average 25-30 kills per hour.

Gear Requirements:

• Ranged 90+ (Dragon hunter lance or crossbow)
• Defence 90+ recommended
• Prayer 74+ (Rigour highly recommended)

Strategy:

• Learn to woox walk
• Use extended super antifire
• POH pool between trips
• 30+ kills per hour possible

2. Zulrah (2-3M/hr)

Requirements: Magic 85+, Range 85+

• Location: Zul-Andra
• GP/Hour: 2-3M
• Difficulty: Hard
• AFK Level: None

Requires learning rotations but incredibly profitable once mastered.

Optimal Gear:

• Toxic trident and Toxic blowpipe
• Ancestral/Armadyl armor
• Anguish/Tormented bracelet
• Ring of suffering (i)

Tips:

• Learn rotation indicators
• Use Zulrah Helper plugins
• Aim for 25+ kills/hour
• Teleport scrolls for quick banking

3. Chambers of Xeric (3-5M/hr)

Requirements: High combat stats, experience

• Location: Mount Quidamortem
• GP/Hour: 3-5M+ (team dependent)
• Difficulty: Very Hard
• AFK Level: None

Raids 1 offers consistent profit with purple chance. Join experienced teams or learn solo raids.

Requirements:

• Combat 100+
• Multiple 90+ combat stats
• Good gear (~100M+ bank)
• Discord/raid team

4. Theatre of Blood (4-7M/hr)

Requirements: Near-maxed combat, BiS gear

• Location: Ver Sinhaza
• GP/Hour: 4-7M+
• Difficulty: Very Hard
• AFK Level: None

Highest GP/hour in-game with experienced teams. Very challenging but extremely rewarding.

5. Chambers of Xeric: Challenge Mode (5-8M/hr)

Requirements: CoX mastery, top-tier gear

• Location: Mount Quidamortem
• GP/Hour: 5-8M+
• Difficulty: Extreme
• AFK Level: None

For experienced raiders only. Better drop rates and twisted kit chance.

6. Revenant Farming (2-5M/hr)

Requirements: Combat 90+, Revenant ether

• Location: Revenant Caves (Wilderness)
• GP/Hour: 2-5M+ (RNG heavy)
• Difficulty: Medium
• Risk: Very High

High risk, high reward. Can make massive profits from rare drops.

Safety Measures:

• Use Protect Item
• Join anti-PK clans
• Bring teleport to 30 wilderness
• Risk only essentials

AFK Money Making {#afk-money-making}

1. Gargoyles (600-800K/hr)

Requirements: Slayer 75, Combat 80+

• Super AFK with Guthan's
• Can be on mobile
• Rock hammer for finishing blows

2. Rune Dragons (1.5-2M/hr)

Requirements: Dragon Slayer II, Combat 90+

• Extended super antifire
• Decent gear required
• 60-70% AFK

3. Brutal Black Dragons (800K-1M/hr)

Requirements: Slayer 77, Range 80+

• Very AFK ranged training
• Dragon hunter crossbow recommended
• Extended super antifire

4. Skeletal Wyverns (700-900K/hr)

Requirements: Slayer 72, Range/Melee 80+

• Elemental shield required
• Decent AFK potential
• Consistent profit

5. Smithing Dart Tips (400-600K/hr)

Requirements: Smithing 70+

• Extremely AFK
• Watch movies while smithing
• Dragon dart tips best profit

F2P Money Making {#f2p-money-making}

1. Collecting Zamorak Wines (300-500K/hr)

• Teleport grab spell required
• Fast method with telegrab
• World hop for respawns

2. Smithing Steel Bars (200-300K/hr)

• Smithing 30 required
• Superheat Item spell
• AFK at blast furnace

3. Cutting Yew Logs (150-250K/hr)

• Woodcutting 60
• Very AFK
• Consistent profit

4. Killing Hill Giants (100-200K/hr)

• Collect big bones and limpwurt roots
• Low requirements
• Good for beginners

5. Making Headless Arrows (100-150K/hr)

• Zero requirements
• Extremely AFK
• Netflix method

Money Making Tips & Strategies

Maximize Efficiency

1. Do herb runs every 75 minutes - Passive 3-4M per day
2. Complete bird house runs - Free Hunter XP + profit
3. Check shop stocks daily - Quick 100-500K
4. Flip items overnight - Wake up to profit
5. Combine methods - AFK + active tasks

Market Timing

• Buy supplies Sunday evening (lowest prices)
• Sell during prime time (highest demand)
• Watch for update announcements
• Stock up before double XP events

Gear Investment Priority

1. Rigour/Augury - Best DPS increase per GP
2. Dragon Hunter weapons - Essential for dragons
3. Zenyte jewelry - Huge upgrades
4. Ferocious gloves - Melee must-have
5. Ancestral/Armadyl - Last purchases

Banking Strategy

• Keep 50% liquid for merching opportunities
• Invest 30% in gear upgrades
• Save 20% for supplies/consumables
• Never dump entire bank on one method

Common Mistakes to Avoid

❌ Buying gear before supplies - Can't make money if you can't afford to use your gear ❌ Ignoring Slayer - Missing out on consistent profit + levels ❌ Panic selling - Wait for prices to recover ❌ Neglecting diaries - QOL improvements = more GP/hour ❌ Following dated guides - Metas change, stay updated

FAQ

What's the absolute best money maker in OSRS?

Theatre of Blood with an experienced team (4-7M/hr), but requires near-maxed stats and BiS gear. For most players, Vorkath (2-4M/hr) is the most accessible high-profit method.

How can I make money with low stats?

Focus on gathering methods like blue dragon scales, mort myre fungi, or running supplies for other players. These require minimal stats but offer 300-600K/hr.

Is merchanting/flipping worth it?

Yes, but requires capital (10M+ recommended). Can make 10-20% daily returns with good margins. Start small and learn the market.

Should I do Slayer for money?

Absolutely. Slayer is the best long-term money maker. You'll profit while training and unlock high-GP monsters like Hydra and Gargoyles.

How do I protect myself in Wilderness methods?

Use Protect Item prayer, risk minimal gear, know escape routes, and join anti-PK clans. Only bring what you're willing to lose.

What about Sailing for money?

The new Sailing skill offers unique money-making opportunities. Trade routes and rare discoveries can net 1-2M/hr at higher levels.

Related Tools & Guides

• OSRS Combat Calculator - Calculate your combat level
• Best Training Methods - Efficient training guides
• Blast Furnace Calculator - Calculate smithing profit
• Herb Run Calculator - Maximize farming profits
• Farming Timers - Track patch-ready status across all farming locations

Conclusion

Money making in OSRS is about finding the right method for your stats, goals, and playstyle. Whether you're grinding Vorkath for consistent 3M/hr or doing casual herb runs between bossing, there's a profitable method for everyone.

Start with methods matching your current stats, invest profits into gear upgrades, and gradually work toward high-level content. The key to wealth in OSRS is consistency—do profitable activities daily and watch your bank grow.

Pro tip: Combine multiple methods! Do herb runs between Vorkath kills, flip items overnight, and complete birdhouse runs. This stacking approach can easily add 1-2M/day passively.