Saturday, July 10, 2010

Skilling Guide: Agility 1 - 99

Reccomended Equipment:

  1. Boots of Lightness (obtained from Temple of Iknov Quest)
  2. Penance Gloves (obtained from the Barbarian Assault Minigame)
  3. HIGHLY RECCOMENDED: Spottier Cape (Req of 66 hunter) OR Spotted Cape (Req of 40 hunter)

What to do:

Levels 1 – 35:

These levels are some of the funnest/ funniest levels in the game but can get a little repetitive. You are going to be doing the GNOME STRONGHOLD Agility course. For this course it is pretty self explanatory and there are normally quite a few other running it with you :) ENJOY.



Levels 35 – 50:

Here you have two options…

  1. Continue with the GNOME SRONGHOLD if you are lazy and don’t want to do a small quest yet (you should do the quest anyways at somepoint to do levels 85+)
  2. Do the Alfred Grimhand Bar Crawl Miniquest (here is the guide) then train at the BARBARIAN AGILITY COURSE. (This is the reccomended option)

Levels 50 – 74: NOTE: This is not the fastest way for the higher levels in the range but is much more fun.

For these levels it is reccomended that you have atleast 5 thieving. They can take quite a while and are generally the first set of levels which demotivate the player. Don’t get demotivated! What you require in your inventory these levels: Some coins ( 360GP for each run).


What to do:

Head to Ardrougne. Once there, steal 27 cakes from the bakers stall (your 28th inventory slot should be occupied by atleast 360GP) Now walk south to the dock in Ardrougne. Buy yourself a journey from the captain to brimhaven for 30GP). Once on Brimhaven check you map for the Agility skill icon. Head to it. Talk to the captain in the little building, you will be asked for 300 coins to enter the BRIMHAVEN AGILITY ARENA pay it. Now you have discovered your new “course” how this works is you have to get to the pillar with the little yellow arrow on top of it twice in a row then you get a ticket. Say i get to it three times in a row then i would have got a total of 2 tickets, 1 for the first 1+1 pillars and another for the second 1+1 pillars but the pillars were just 1+1+1. Using this info shows that it is essential you try and tag the pillar everytime it switches for maximum speed.

When to eat:

Only eat when you are very low on health, and only eat 1/3 of a cake. When you are very low on health you receive less damage in the arena if you fail an obstacle (you will only receive 2 damage) so keeping your health low maximizes your time in the arena for every inventory of food. When you do run out of food (you should have monitored this to ensure you can get out without dying, so generally by the time you only have one cake left you should head out) simply head out and get a trip to Ardrougne where you simply restock on food and coins.

How to get the experience:

You will notice that you receive a very small amount of xp for every obstacle, This is NOT your xp source! BUT: once you have tagged a pillar try and head a little more to the center of the arena in preperation for the next pillar. If you are close to the centre and the pillar hasn’t switched yet then find and easy obstacle like a low wall to do continously for a little extra xp. Your main source of xp is when you have 1K tickets. If you trade in 1K tickets at once (You HAVE to WAIT until you have 1K tickets else the xp per ticket is much LESS) you receive 320K xp – That’s ALOT! you will pass SEVERAL levels. For 50- 74 You will need around 3K tickets if you also try grind a little xp from doing the obstacles a lot, as mentioned earlier.

Levels 74-85:

Well done! If you are here then you are considered to have a WOW! Agility level and people will be like Agility levels? and when you say 74 they will be absolutely astonished at how someone can have such a level.

The training method for these levels is to go to APE TOLL and do the agility course there. You will have to have done monkey madness and should also have got yourself a ninja monkey greegree (Click here to find out how to get one – it’s at the bottom of the link page). Try to race other runners to let the time pass by faster and gain quicker xp. The reccomended running world is World 46. IF you want more info about the team that trains there then please go searh the runescape forums for their thread, regarding the “World 46 All Terrain Agility Team”

Levels 85-95:

You’re almost there! These levels are at the GNOME STRONGHOLD ADVANCED agility course. Nothing much else to say about them.

Levels 95-99:

The final stretch is here! For these levels you should do the BARBARIAN AGILITY ADVANCED course.

Well done! you’ve done it! Enjoy.


Introduction

This guide will tell you in detail where and how to train your woodcutting level - from level 1 to 99, which hatchets you should use, and everything you need to know when training your woodcutting level.

FREE PLAYERS

The first part of the guide is for free players. If you are a member, scroll down to the Members section.

Levels 1-15: Normal Trees

In these first levels, you can only cut normal trees. This also includes Evergreens and Dead Trees. There are also 4 hatchets that you can wield in this level range:
Picture Name Info
Bronze hatchet Bronze hatchet No level needed. Only costs a few gp.
Iron hatchet Iron hatchet No level needed. This is much better than a bronze hatchet.
Steel hatchet Steel hatchet Level 6 needed. Better than iron, but not as good as black.
Black hatchet Black hatchet Level 6 needed. Best hatchet you can wield in this level range.


As you can see, the Iron hatchet is better than the Bronze one, so you that's what you should get. Hatchets can be smithed, or you can buy them from Bob in Lumbridge [map].
Normal trees are spread all over RuneScape, and you should just find a place with many trees and no-one else and start chopping. The normal logs are not really worth anything, so you should burn them. Put one tinderbox in your inventory, and when your inventory gets full, burn all your logs. This will give you good woodcutting XP and firemaking XP!

To reach level 15, you will need to cut 97 trees.

Some good places are:
– Just west of Lumbridge [map]
– Between Draynor Manor and Draynor Village (good if you want to bank) [map]
– West of Barbarian Village / South of Monastery (evergreens) [map]
There are of course many, many other good places, as I said earlier. Just find a place with many trees and start chopping.

Levels 15-35: Oaks

Congratulations, you can now cut oak trees! Like the normal trees, oaks are found all over the RuneScape world. And they are not really worth keeping, so burn them too. Unlike the normal trees, you can now cut oaks many times and get several logs before the tree actually disappears. But remember that this will be more challenging; you will need to cut oaks 534 times to get to level 35!

Some good places are:
– Just south of the southern Varrock gates; northeast of the Champions' Guild (most likely the best place) [map]
– Many trees around Draynor Village. 3 oaks next to each other north of the village (closer to bank) [map]
After some training, you will also be able to use two new hatchets!
Picture Name Info
Mithril hatchet Mithril hatchet Level 21 needed. Can be smithed or bought from fellow players
Adamant hatchet Adamant hatchet Level 31 needed. Can be smithed or bought from fellow players.

Levels 35-65: Willows

You have been able to cut willows from level 30, but since it would be too slow to cut it at that level, you should not start before level 35. Willow logs sells for 25-40 gp, so you might want to sell them. If you're not selling them, then just burn them as the oaks and normal logs, or store them in your bank. You won't be able to cut anything new until you reach level 60, when you're able to cut yews, so you'll be cutting willows for a while. This will be boring after a while, so don't train only this, as you will need to cut 6327 willows to reach level 65!

Some good places are:
– South of Draynor Bank (good if you want to bank your logs. Usually crowded) [map]
– The water between Draynor Village and Lumbridge (good if you want to burn your logs, hardly anyone there) [map]
After some training, you'll be able to use a rune hatchet, the best hatchet for free players:
Picture Name Info
Rune hatchet Rune hatchet Level 41 needed. Costs about 8500 gp; can be bought from fellow players


Levels 65-99: Yews

As you probably know, you have been able to cut yews from level 60. However, it is really too slow and you would not gain fast xp or money that way. If you are only looking for xp, you should continue with willows, at least until level 70, as yews are still slow to get. However, if you're the one looking for money, yews are exactly the thing for you. Members are making lots of Yew Longbows, which they either sell or use high alchemy on. So they sell for alot, even in the free world, and it's easy to sell it. Each yew log can be sold for 400-430 gp. Unfortunately, yews are very popular, so there are almost always other woodcutters where you chop your yew.

Reaching level 99 won't be an easy task. You will need to cut 71915 yews to reach that level! Most of the people will give up, but remember that it's one of the best ways to make money!

Some good places are:
– South of Edgeville Bank (not far to the bank) [map]
– Just north of Varrock Palace [map]
– South of Falador [map]
– Between Draynor Village and Lumbridge (usually no-one there) [map]

MEMBERS

The rest of the guide is for members (paying players). If you're a free player, please go back to the Free Player section above.

Levels 1-15: Normal Trees

In these first levels, you can only cut normal trees. This also includes Evergreens and Dead Trees. There are also 4 hatchets that you can wield in this level range:
Picture Name Info
Bronze hatchet Bronze hatchet No level needed. Only costs a few gp.
Iron hatchet Iron hatchet No level needed. This is much better than a bronze hatchet.
Steel hatchet Steel hatchet Level 6 needed. Better than iron, but not as good as black.
Black hatchet Black hatchet Level 6 needed. Best hatchet you can wield in this level range.
As you may see, the Iron hatchet is better than the Bronze one, so you should get one. Hatchets can be made in smithing, or you can buy them from Bob in Lumbridge [map].
Normal trees are spread all over RuneScape, and you should just find a place with many trees and no-one else and start chopping. The normal logs are not really worth anything, so you should burn them. Put one tinderbox in your inventory, and when your inventory gets full, burn all your logs. This will give you good woodcutting XP and firemaking XP! You can also bring a knife with you, and cut the logs into headless arrows, and later into bows. This will increase your fletching level!

To reach level 15, you will need to cut 97 trees.

Some good places are:
– Just west of Lumbridge [map]
– Between Draynor Manor and Draynor Village (good if you want to bank) [map]
– West of Barbarian Village / South of Monastery (evergreens) [map]
There are of course many, many other good places, as I said earlier. Just find a place with many trees and start chopping.

Levels 15-35: Oaks

At level 15, you can cut oak trees, just like the free players. There's no need to keep them, as they don't really sell for much. So, you can either burn them or cut them into bows. Unlike the normal trees, you can now cut oaks many times and get several logs before the tree actually disappears. But remember that this will be more challenging; you will need to cut oaks 534 times to get to level 35!

Some good places are:
– Just south of the southern Varrock gates; northeast of the Champions' Guild (most likely the best place) [map]
– Many trees around Draynor Village. 3 oaks next to each other north of the village (closer to bank) [map]
After some training, you will also be able to use two new hatchets!
Picture Name Info
Mithril hatchet Mithril hatchet Level 21 needed. Can be smithed or bought from fellow players
Adamant hatchet Adamant hatchet Level 31 needed. Can be smithed or bought from fellow players.


Levels 35-50: Willows

You have been able to cut willows from level 30, but since it would be too slow to cut it at that level, you should not start before level 35. Willow logs sells for 25-40 gp, so you might want to sell them. If you're not selling them, then just burn them as the oaks and normal logs, fletch them into bows or store them in your bank. To reach level 50, you will need to cut 1170 willows.

Some good places are:
– South of Draynor Bank (good if you want to bank your logs. Usually crowded) [map]
– The water between Draynor Village and Lumbridge (good if you want to burn your logs, rarely anyone there) [map]
– North-west of Seers' Bank [map]
After some training, you'll be able to use the Rune hatchet and Dragon hatchet:
Picture Name Info
Rune hatchet Rune hatchet Level 41 needed. Costs 15000-20000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting5k-10k; can be bought from fellow players
Dragon hatchet Dragon hatchet Level 61 needed. Costs 2M, can be bought from fellow players


Levels 50-65: Maple / Powercutting

There are now two options. The first option is to cut Maples, which is useful if you are training your firemaking or fletching, or if you are selling your logs. The other option is Powercutting, which will not give you any money; just very fast woodcutting XP.

Maples

Maples are easy to see; both on the RuneScape map and in the RuneScape world: They are, unlike the other trees, red. Maple trees are only located a few places in RuneScape. To reach level 65, you will have to cut 3481 maple trees.

Some good places are:
– North of Seers' Bank (close to bank, but often crowded) [map]
– East of the Legends' Guild [map]
– North-West of Seers' Village [map]

Powercutting

Powercutting is a special way to cut. This is one of the best ways to train if you're only looking for woodcutting XP. You actually get XP faster than tree logs until level 90!

To start powercutting, you will have to have started on the Legends' Quest, or completed it. You won't need an hatchet, but a machete.
There are 4 types of machetes:
– Normal Machete
– Opal Machete
– Jade Machete
– Red Topaz Machete
Red Topaz Machete is currently the best machete.

When you have the machete, head to the Kharazi Jungle south on the Karamja Island; south of Shilo Village. Start chopping. Note that jungle bushes gives more and faster experience than the jungle trees!

Levels 65-75: Yews / Powercutting

You can either continue with the powercutting, explained above, or start with yews. Yews is easy to sell, and each yew log sells for around 400-430gp each. Many people makes the yew logs into yew longbows, and adds a string to it, then use high level alchemy. This gives alot of xp and money. But after all, you can decide what you want to do with your logs. :)

You will need to cut 4349 yews to reach level 75.

Some good places are:
– South of Edgeville Bank (not far to the bank) [map]
– South of the beehives west of Catherby (6 yews here) [map]
– Just north of Varrock Palace [map]
– South of Falador [map]
– Between Draynor Village and Lumbridge (usually no-one there) [map]

Levels 75-99: Magic Trees / Yews / Powercutting


You can either continue with the powercutting, the yews or start with magics. Magic trees are not really a good way to earn experience, as they are very slow to cut. However, each magic log can be sold for 1000gp each! You can also continue cutting yews, which will give you more experience, or continue with the powercutting; both explained above. Note that you will earn more experience from yews than powercutting after level 90!

But whatever you chose, it will be hard to reach level 99. You will need to cut 67566 yews or 47297 magic logs to reach level 99!

Some good places with magic trees are:
– Just south of the Sorcerers' Tower (4 magic trees) [map]
– West of the Sorcerers' Tower (3 magic trees) [map]
– Tree Gnome Stronghold (1 tree close to bank) [map]