OSRS Gathering Efficiencies: Every Change (Sept & Oct 2026)

Jagex shipped Gathering Efficiencies in two October-adjacent batches: 23 September and 14 October 2026. Both are rolling quality-of-life changes for skilling, and the second batch includes the stackable net traps that were still pending in September.

Here is every change and what it means for your grind.

23 September: Daeyalt, Dynamite and Traps

Daeyalt Shards Now Double With the Celestial Ring

The headline change is for anyone mining Daeyalt Essence for Runecrafting XP.

• The Celestial Ring's and Celestial Signet's Mining enhancer effect now applies to Daeyalt Shards.
• On a successful Mining action you get a 1 in 10 chance to receive double the shards.
• The Ring is included, not just the upgraded Signet, so you do not need to have upgraded it.

If you use the mining guide for Daeyalt, this nudges the effective shards per hour up noticeably.

Noted Daeyalt Essence

• You can claim noted Daeyalt Essence when converting shards.
• Toggle it by speaking to Noranna Tytanin in the Daeyalt Essence Mine.
• Ultimate Ironmen always receive essence in their inventory, but can choose noted or unnoted.

Poison Dynamite Needs One Nightshade

• Creating Poison Dynamite requires 1 Nightshade or Cave Nightshade instead of 3.
• This roughly triples your output from the same herbs.

If you use our Ironman Herblore Calculator, this makes the dynamite route much easier to sustain.

Traps Work With Your Log Basket

• You can now build Deadfall and Pitfall traps from logs stored in your Log Basket.
• Logs in your inventory are still consumed first, so the basket is a backup supply.

Stock up at the bank and spend less time racing back to respawns. See the hunter guide for trap spots.

Compost Overlay in the Official Client

• A visual indicator appears on patches showing whether and what tier of compost is used.
• C means composted, U ultracompost, S supercompost, and E empty.
• Toggle it under Settings → Activities → Farming compost overlay, and pick your colour.

This brings the official client closer to the common RuneLite plugins, and helps farming runs at a glance.

Cooking at the Nex Bank

You can now light a fire at the Nex bank area, so you can cook food on the spot before the fight. This is a particular win for Ultimate Ironmen.

Sailing Fish in the Hitpoints Guide

The Sailing fish added to the game are now listed in the Healing tab of the Hitpoints skill guide: Giant krill, Haddock, Yellowfin, Halibut, Bluefin, and Marlin.

14 October: Runite Golems and Tool Touch-Ups

Runite Golems

• You now have a higher chance to receive a Runite ore from a defeated Runite Golem.
• Additional ores scale with your Wilderness Diary tier: Medium can give 2, Hard can give 3, Elite can give 4.
• Expert Mining Gloves now prevent ore depletion on Runite Golems, as they do on normal runite rocks.
• The gloves do not stop the golem from respawning.

The Wilderness Resource Area becomes a more reliable runite source, especially with the Elite diary done.

Infernal Tools

• You can recharge Infernal tools without fully depleting their charges first. This applies to the pickaxe, harpoon and axe.
• A new toggle disables the auto-burn functions (cook, light, smelt) on Infernal tools.
• The toggle is in the right-click menu and persists between sessions.

The auto-burn toggle is the important one. You no longer need a second tool to stockpile raw resources.

Tackle Box

• You can store a knife and hammer in the Tackle Box.
• Bait can be used directly from the Tackle Box, including standard fishing, aerial fishing, crab trapping and deep sea trawling with a rod.
• Spirit flakes can be stored in the box but do not work as bait while stored.

Miscellania and Fossil Island

• Kingdom Management bonus resource rounding was adjusted, giving slightly more bonus resources.
• You can deposit fossils by using them on the fossil storage crate without entering a bank PIN.
• The deposit respects your Bank Deposit Box quantity setting.

Smaller Changes

• The Colossal pouch skill guide and level-up messages at 50, 75 and 85 now show the increased essence capacity.
• Roe's left-click option is now Use rather than Eat.
• Empty butterfly jars now share the buy limit of empty vials and impling jars.
• The official client removed the E icon on empty farm patches and moved the compost icon so it no longer covers the seed.
• Active Daeyalt Essence now stands out more.
• Pets now follow you through teleports such as fairy rings and POH exits.

What This Means for Your Grind

1. Bring a Celestial Ring to Daeyalt and bank the extra shards.
2. Swap to the 1-nightshade Poison Dynamite recipe.
3. Use the Infernal tool toggle instead of carrying a second axe or pickaxe.
4. Do Runite Golems with the Elite Wilderness Diary if you want the best ore output.
5. Keep a knife and hammer in the Tackle Box to free inventory space.

Small changes like these add up over a grind, and most need no new unlocks.

FAQ

When were the Gathering Efficiencies updates?

The batches covered here released on 23 September and 14 October 2026. More changes are planned.

Did stackable net traps release?

Yes. They shipped in the 7 October update, not the September batch. They require 29 Hunter and can be stored in the Huntsman's Kit.

Do Expert Mining Gloves work on Runite Golems?

Yes. They can prevent the rock from depleting once, but they do not stop the golem from respawning.

Can you recharge Infernal tools before they run out?

Yes. The 14 October update allows recharging at any charge level.

Can you turn off Infernal tool auto-burn?

Yes. Use the right-click toggle on the pickaxe, harpoon or axe. The setting persists between sessions.

Does the Tackle Box hold bait?

Yes. Bait can be used directly from the box, though spirit flakes stored inside do not function as bait.