OSRS Agility Guide: Basics, Quick Levelling, And Everything Else You Need To Kno
10.06.2024 - 20:23:02
Game Guides , Runescape
There are over 20 skills to master in Old School Runescape and each of them carries its own weight when it comes to your adventures in Gielinor. Although they're all important to invest time in, there's no doubt that some skills give you access to more and better rewards on your adventure. Of them all, one of the most important in our opinion is Agility.
What is Agility and why does it matter? This OSRS agility guide will help you understand why it's a must to keep your character agile on its feet at all times.
Note: OSRS received a major content update last March 20. This updated guide features all of the changes made to Agility training and more.
Why You Should Train Agility In Old School Runescape?
Agility is a skill that's accessed only by members of OSRS. It's one of eight members-only skills but it's also undoubtedly one of the most important ones as well. This gives you the ability to access various shortcuts around Gielinor. Aside from that, Agility also affects run energy restoration and access to certain outfits in the game.
Improving agility includes taking shortcuts. In most cases, however, you'll need to do agility training to level up this skill.
What Are OSRS Shortcuts?
Of these, the most important of course, is the access to shortcuts. There isn't always a guaranteed reward at the end of shortcuts. However, they save you a lot of valuable time when you go through them. There are a ton of shortcuts scattered throughout the game. If you want to check where they are and what skill levels you need, check out this table.
Skill Level Required | Shortcut | Location |
/A | Stile | Stile at Fred the Farmer's sheep field and the stile at Falador cabbage patch. (F2P) |
Agility - 1 | Stepping stones | Lumbridge Swamp Caves stepping stones |
Agility - 1 | Basalt rock | Lighthouse basalt rocks |
Agility - 1 | Bridge | Outside Nature Grotto |
Agility - 5 | Crumbling wall | Falador Agility Shortcut |
Agility - 5 | Climbing rocks | Yanille |
Agility - 8 Strength - 19 Range - 37 | Broken Raft | (Mith grapple) Over the River Lum to Al Kharid |
Agility - 10 | Rocks | Corsair Cove shortcut |
Agility - 10 | Ropeswing | Rope swing to Moss Giant Island |
Agility - 11 Strength - 37 Range - 19 | Wall | (Mith grapple) Scale Falador wall |
Agility - 12 | Stepping stones | Stepping stones in Brimhaven Dungeon |
Agility - 13 | Fence | Varrock south fence jump |
Agility - 14 | Tight-gap | Scale Goblin Village wall |
Agility - 15 | Pillar jump | Corsair Cove Dungeon shortcut |
Agility - 15 | Monkey bars | Monkey bars under Edgeville |
Agility - 16 | Underwall tunnel | Yanille Agility shortcut |
Agility - 17 | Crack | Catacombs of Kourend southern crack |
Agility - 20 | Log balance | Coal Trucks log balance |
Agility - 21 | Underwall tunnel | Grand Exchange Agility shortcut |
Agility - 22 | Pipe | Pipe contortion in Brimhaven Dungeon |
Agility - 23 Strength - 28 Range - 24 | Rocks | (Mith grapple) Scale the Observatory cliff |
Agility - 25 | Rocks | Eagles' Peak Agility shortcut |
Agility - 25 | Rocks | Wrecked ship near Port Phasmatys |
Agility - 26 | Underwall tunnel | Falador Agility shortcut |
Agility - 28 | Stones | North-west corner of the Catacombs of Kourend |
Agility - 29 | Rocks | Lower Mount Karuulm cliffside climb |
Agility - 30 | Rocks | Rocks in the Corsair Cove Resource Area |
Agility - 30 | Log balance | South-west of the red dragon area in Brimhaven Dungeon |
Agility - 30 | Stepping stones | Stepping stones near the waterfall east of Shilo Village |
Agility - 31 | Stepping stone | Draynor Manor stones to Champions' Guild |
Agility - 32 Strength - 35 Range - 35 | Rocks | (Mith grapple) Scale Catherby cliffside |
Agility - 32 | Rock slide | Cairn Isle rock slide climb |
Agility - 33 | Log balance | Ardougne log balance shortcut |
Agility - 34 | Crack | Catacombs of Kourend northern crack |
Agility - 34 | Pipe | Pipe contortion in Brimhaven Dungeon |
Agility - 36 Strength - 22 Range - 39 | Crossbow Tree | (Mith grapple) Escape from the Water Obelisk Island |
Agility - 37 | Rocks | Gnome Stronghold shortcut |
Agility - 38 | Rocks | Al Kharid mining pit cliffside scramble |
Agility - 39 Strength - 38 Range- 21 | Wall | (Mith grapple) Scale Yanille wall |
Agility - 40 | Balancing ledge | Yanille Agility Dungeon balance ledge |
Agility - 40 | Stepping stones | Kourend lake isle jump |
Agility - 41 | Rocks | Trollheim easy cliffside scramble |
Agility - 42 | Narrow crevice | Dwarven Mine narrow crevice |
Agility - 42 | Underwall tunnel | Draynor narrow tunnel |
Agility - 43 | Rocks | Trollheim medium cliffside scramble |
Agility - 44 | Rocks | Trollheim advanced cliffside scramble |
Agility - 45 | Stepping stones | Kourend river jump |
Agility - 45 | Log balance | Tirannwn log balance |
Agility - 46 | Jutting wall | Cosmic Temple - medium narrow walkway |
Agility - 46 | Narrow crevice | Deep Wilderness Dungeon narrow shortcut |
Agility - 47 | Rocks | Trollheim hard cliffside scramble |
Agility - 48 | Log balance | Log balance to Fremennik Province |
Agility - 49 | Obstacle pipe | Contortion in Yanille Agility Dungeon small room |
Agility - 49 | Boulder | Dense essence mine boulder leap |
Agility - 50 | Stepping stone | Stepping stone into Morytania west of the Nature Grotto |
Agility - 51 | Obstacle pipe | Pipe from Edgeville Dungeon to Varrock Sewers |
Agility - 52 | Rocks | Dense essence mine eastern scramble |
Agility - 53 Strength - 21 Range - 42 | Strong Tree | (Mith grapple) Karamja Volcano |
Agility - 54 | Dark tunnel | Motherlode Mine eastern wall shortcut |
Agility - 54 | Dark tunnel | Motherlode Mine southern wall shortcut |
Agility - 56 | Rubble | Rock climb in the Temple of the Eye |
Agility - 55 | Stepping stone | Stepping stone by Miscellania docks |
Agility - 57 | Monkey bars | Monkey bars under Yanille |
Agility - 57 | Broken Fence | Rellekka east fence shortcut |
Agility - 58 | Weathered wall | Port Phasmatys Ectopool shortcut |
Agility - 59 | Rocks | Elven Overpass (Arandar) easy cliffside scramble |
Agility - 60 | Rocky handholds | Wilderness from God Wars Dungeon area climb |
Agility - 60 | Little crack | Squeeze through to God Wars Dungeon surface access |
Agility - 60 | Stepping stone | Estuary crossing on Mos Le'Harmless |
Agility - 60 | Gap | Pillars in the Wintertodt's Prison |
Agility - 61 | Spikey chain | Slayer Tower medium spiked chain climb |
Agility - 62 | Crevice | Fremennik Slayer Dungeon near basilisks |
Agility - 62 | Rocks | Upper Mount Karuulm cliffside climb |
Agility - 62 | Rocks | Stepping stones in Necropolis |
Agility - 63 | Loose railing | Taverley Dungeon lesser demon fence |
Agility - 63 | Wall | Darkmeyer north-eastern wall |
Agility - 64 | Rocks | Trollheim Wilderness Route |
Agility - 64 | Rope | Rope to the Fossil Island Volcano |
Agility - 65 | Ornate railing | Temple on the Salve to Morytania shortcut |
Agility - 65 | Pillar Jump (Easy) | Revenant Caves |
Agility - 66 | Jutting wall | Cosmic Altar advanced narrow walkway |
Agility 66 | Wall | Taverley Wall shortcut located near Tree Farming Patch |
Agility - 66 | Stepping stone | Lumbridge Swamp to Kharidian Desert |
Agility - 67 | Crevice | Heroes' Guild tunnel |
Agility - 67 | Pile of rubble | Yanille Agility Dungeon's rubble climb |
Agility - 68 | Rocks | Elven Overpass (Arandar) medium cliffside scramble |
Agility - 6 | Rocks | Ice Mountain western scramble |
Agility - 69 | Rocks | Dense essence mine northern scramble |
Agility - 70 | Obstacle pipe | Taverley Dungeon pipe squeeze to Blue dragon lair |
Agility - 70 | Hole | Fossil Island hardwood shortcut |
Agility - 70 | Rock | Rope descent to Saradomin's Encampment |
Agility - 70 | Big window/Broken wall | Al Kharid Palace southern window |
Agility - 71 | Stepping stone | A stepping stone shortcut to Nardah |
Agility - 71 | Spikey chain | Slayer Tower advanced spiked chain climb |
Agility - 71 | Crumbling wall | Eastern Gu'Tanoth |
Agility - 72 | Wall | Barrows wall jump shortcut to get to the west side |
Agility - 72 | Tunnel | Stronghold Slayer Cave narrow tunnel |
Agility - 72 | Tunnel | Asgarnian Ice Dungeon tunnel |
Agility - 73 | Rocks | Troll Stronghold wall-climb |
Agility - 73 | Rocks | Dense essence mine western descent |
Agility - 74 | Stepping stone | Lava Dragon Isle jump |
Agility - 74 | Cave | Meiyerditch Laboratories tunnels |
Agility - 75 | Strange floor | Forthos Dungeon jump |
Agility - 75 | Pillar Jump (Medium) | Revenant Caves |
Agility - 76 | Stepping stone | Island crossing near Zul-Andra |
Agility - 77 | Stepping stone | Shilo Village stepping stones over the river |
Agility - 78 | Tight gap | Iorwerth Dungeon northern shortcut |
Agility - 79 | Vine | Kharazi Jungle vine climb |
Agility 79 | Tight gap | North Shilo village shortcut, located between trees at the eastern corner |
Agility - 80 | Strange floor | Taverley Dungeon |
Agility - 81 | Strange floor | Fremennik Slayer Dungeon near pyrefiends |
Agility - 81 | Wall | Located inside Dagannoth Kings tunnel in the first 'Giant Rock Crab. It's on the far wall |
Agility 82 | Ladder | Asgarnia Ice Dungeon shortcut from ladder. This gets you to the Skeletal Wyvern area. |
Agility - 82 | Stepping stone | Lava Maze northern jump |
Agility - 83 | Stepping stones | Brimhaven Dungeon eastern stepping stones |
Agility - 84 | Tight gap | Iorwerth Dungeon southern shortcut |
Agility - 84 | Rocks | Located on the south side of the Island's peak in Crandor Rock |
Agility - 85 | Rocks | Elven Overpass (Arandar) advanced cliffside scramble |
Agility - 85 | Rocks | Helps you skip thrownaxe + pet rock section. Located on Waterbirth Island rock climb, just south of the Lunar spell book teleport. |
Agility - 86 | Crevice | Kalphite Lair wall shortcut |
Agility - 87 | Vine | Brimhaven Dungeon vine to baby green dragons |
Agility - 88 | Mysterious pipe | Karuulm Slayer Dungeon |
Agility - 89 | Pillar Jump (Hard) | Revenant Caves |
Agility - 91 | Rocks (Viyeldi caves) | Viyeldi Caves cliff climb |
Agility - 93 | Cave | Meiyerditch Laboratories tunnels |
Agility - 86 | Cave | Viyeldi Caves shortcut from the main room closer to the relevant Clue step. |
A Guide To Training Agility
While it's one of the most useful skills, the Agility skill is also one of the hardest to train out there. Its training methods are fairly limited. However, if you know what to do, you can gain a ton of XP per hour.
The good news is that you can undertake agility courses which is a click intensive training option that gives you a huge XP boost. As tiring as it may be, doing this click intensive training option is one of the best and fastest ways to reach level 99 in Agility.
What Are Agility Courses?
These are key spots in Gielonor that are focused solely on improving your Agility. To complete each course, you'll need to run through a series of obstacles. Failing to pass through an obstacle can result in getting damaged.
While equipping heavy armor to improve your defenses might seem like a good idea, it's always better to carry lighter equipment instead. This will drain your run energy slower than heavy armor so you can finish the course with ease. If you're still having trouble with the course, you should bring food to keep your health up when needed.
Speaking of food, you should bring Summer Pies whenever you want to train Agility. Each Summer Pie gives you two bites that heal 11 HP. Additionally, you get +5 to your Agility level, as well as boost to run energy which is very important for this build.
There are a few types of courses.
- Regular Course - Standard courses that require you to complete a set of obstacles.
- Rooftop Course - Regular courses that reward you with a chance at Marks of Grace.
- Special Course - These are courses that have unique mechanics and obstacles. They're typically harder as well.
Aside from loot, you can also get Marks of Grace inside any of the Rooftop Agility Courses. We'll detail what you can do with these later but make sure that you get them whenever they drop. They disappear after 10 minutes after being picked up. Here's a look at the agility courses in the game.
Agility Required | Course | Category | Experience per hour |
1 | Gnome Stronghold Agility Course | Regular Course | 9,250 |
1 | Brimhaven Agility Arena | Special Course | 67,000 |
5 | Shayzien Basic Course | Regular Course | 8,750 |
10 | Draynor Village Rooftop Course | Rooftop Agility Course | 9,000 |
20 | Al Kharid Rooftop Course | Rooftop Agility Course | 9,360 |
30 | Agility Pyramid | Special Course | 44,750 |
30 | Varrock Rooftop Course | Rooftop Agility Course | 13,000 |
30 | Penguin Agility Course | Regular Course | 30,000 |
35 | Barbarian Outpost Agility Course | Regular Course | 18,200 |
40 | Canifis Rooftop Course | Rooftop Agility Course | 19,200 |
48 | Shayzien Advanced Course | Regular Course | 28,000 |
48 | Ape Atoll Agility Course | Regular Course | 53,300 |
50 | Falador Rooftop Course | Rooftop Agility Course | 27,200 |
52 | Wilderness Agility Course | Regular Course | 47,500 |
52 | Hallowed Sepulchre | Special Course | 75,000 |
60 | Werewolf Agility Course | Regular Course | 69,500 |
60 | Seers' Village Rooftop Course | Rooftop Agility Course | 45,600 |
70 | Dorgesh-Kaan Agility Course | Special Course | 63,000 |
70 | Pollnivneach Rooftop Course | Rooftop Agility Course | 52,300 |
75 | Prifddinas Agility Course | Regular Course | 66,000 |
80 | Rellekka Rooftop Course | Rooftop Agility Course | 55,000 |
90 | Ardougne Rooftop Course | Rooftop Agility Course | 62,300 |
With the recent content update to OSRS, the developers have announced a few key changes being made to some of the Agility courses in the game. First up, let's talk about the Hallowed Sepulchre.
In the first change, you'll now have the chance to unlock an instanced version of the course. This is a good update as it allows you to maximize your XP gain without having to get the initiative to start the Floor's trap cycle.
The developers are also moving some of the XP you get from Floor 5's completion to Floors 3 and 4. This makes the journey through those levels more worth it.
There are also proposed new XP rates for certain Agility courses in the game. If you're planning on doing these methods, take note of the following:
Level Requirement | Course | Current XP/hr | Revised Proposed XP/hr |
60 | Seers' Village with Diary | 56,000 | 56,000 |
70 | pollnivneach with Diary | (52,300, no diary option) | 60,000 + Better Marks of Grace than Seers' Village |
72 | Hallowed Sepulchre Floors 1-3 | 66,700 | ~71,000 |
80 | Rellekka with Diary | (55,000, no diary option) | 65,000 + Better Marks of Grace than pollnivneach |
82< | Hallowed Sepulchre Floors 1-4 | 76,000 | ~81,000 |
90 | Ardougne | 62,300 | 70,000 |
92 | Hallowed Sepulchre Floors 1-5 | 90,000 - 108,000 | 90,000 - 108,000 |
OSRS Agility Training Guide From Level 1 To 99
Getting to 99 Agility is actually quite the journey. A lot of people will find training it more boring since there's no combat involved but in our opinion, it's still rather fun. There are a lot of ways to actually start getting to level 99 and if you want to make sure you get there as efficiently as possible, here's a quick guide to follow.
Levels 1-33
Instead of grinding for levels early on, we highly suggest focusing on doing quests at the start first. This will help you skip a huge portion of grinding in the early levels, while giving you access to some neat rewards as well. Moreover, if you're looking to get the Quest Point Cape, then doing quests is the way to go.
Quests That Grant Agility Experience
1. Recruitment Drive
This quest is the start of the Temple Knight Series. In it, you'll have to go through the qust while doing a few puzzles. There's only one combat sequence involved but it's easy to. You can start the quest by talking to Sir Amik Varze who's on the White Knight's Castle's third floor. If you're having trouble finding him, check the western tower.
Quick Walkthrough |
Puzzle Rooms:Sir Kuam Ferentse:
Lady Table (Statue Room):
Sir Ren Itchood (Standing on a Crate):
Sir Tinley:
Sir Spishyus (Grain, Chicken, and Fox Puzzle):
Ms. Hynn Terprett (Sitting on Throne):
Miss Cheevers (Bookshelf Room): First Door:
Second Door:
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2. The Tourist Trap
Head to the Kharidian Desert and talk to Irena who's in Shantay Pass which is south of Al Kharid. This is an intermediate quest that will task you with rescuing Irena's daughter.
Quick Walkthrough |
Entering the camp Recommendation: Bring food and combat gear.
Caution: Avoid skipping dialogue and attacking directly, as this results in arrest or expulsion into the desert without waterskins, potentially leading to immediate death from heat damage for low-health players. Equipping armor or weapons, or removing slave clothing inside the camp will result in jail time! Guards occasionally become aggressive, so low-level players should stay vigilant. Tip: Set up a dwarf multicannon west of the gate. Lure the Mercenary Captain to the edge of his roaming area where the cannon can hit him. Note: Wearing the Graceful outfit won't get you jailed, provided it's not substituted for desert clothing. Equipping armor or weapons, or removing slave clothing inside the camp will result in jail time! Guards occasionally become aggressive, so low-level players should stay vigilant. Entering the mine
Caution: You will be jailed if you leave the camp through the front gate without unequipping your slave robes, or if you exit the mine doors with them unequipped! The plans
Locating Ana
Caution: Do not attempt to teleport with Ana in your inventory, as the barrel will drop first. Rescuing Ana
Caution: Do not remove clothing to go to jail, or you'll need to mine 15 rocks to escape.
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3. The Depths of Despair
You're eventually going to have to start the Gear Kourend questline. Your journey there starts with this quest which you can begin by talking to Lord Kandur Hosidius. He's located in Hosidius, northwest of the Vinery.
Quick Walkthrough |
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4. The Grand Tree
Head to the Grand Tree and talk to King Narnode Shareen. In this quest, you'll have to prevent the Grand Tree from dying.
Quick Walkthrough |
Start the quest
Travel to the island east of Yanille
Talk to Hazelmere
Glough Location: Glough's house.
Investigation Items needed: 1000 coins (if you haven't helped Femi) Items recommended: A teleport out of Karamja.
Karamja
Tuzo Items needed: Lumber order.
Encountering the Black demon Items needed: Combat equipment and food to withstand a fight against a level 172 Black demon. Warning: This safespot is risky, especially for those with low Hitpoints, due to the chance of being drawn into melee range. The Black demon has a max hit of 16.
Warning: The demon will despawn if not killed within 10 minutes. If this happens, you must exit through the ladder in the center of the cave and go through Glough's trapdoor again.
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Completing the quests will reward you a total of 19,700 XP for Agility. This will boost your level to 33 immediately but of coruse, there are also a ton of rewards along the way. There are many more quests that reward Agility but for beginners, make sure to do these first.
Levels 34-99
Getting to 99 from level 34 is actually pretty straightforward as you'll only have to do Agility courses next. There are plenty of these around Gielinor and as you progress towards your Agility level, you can unlock more and more. Aside from getting better XP, these Agility courses will also reward you with special items and bonuses.
We highly advise going through the Agility courses according to your level. Don't try to head to ones that are far beyond your reach first as it's likely that you'll fail at your attempts in going through the obstacles. This is impractical and will just result in you wasting your time.
Agility Level Recommended | Course | Agility Requirement | Estimated XP per hour |
1-10 | Gnome Stronghold Agility Course | 1 - Agility | 8000 |
10-20/30 | Draynor Village Rooftop Course | 10 - Agility | 9000 |
15-40 | Monkeybars (Edgeville Dungeon) | 15 - Agility | 13,200 |
20-25/30 | Al Kharid Rooftop Course | 20 - Agility | 9360 |
25-48 | Werewolf Skullball | 25 - Agility Creature of Fenkenstrain Ring of Charos | 18,000 |
30-40 | Varrock Rooftop Course | 30 - Agility | 13,200 |
40-48/50/52/60 | Canifis Rooftop Course | 40 - Agility | 17,800 (no fails) |
48-52/60 | Ape Atoll Agility Course | 48 - Agility Monkey Madness I (Chapter 2) Ninja Monkey Greegree or Kruk Greegree | 45,000-,50,000 (no fails, stam pots) |
50-60 | Falador Rooftop Course | 50 - Agility | 26,400 (no fails) |
52-99 | Hallowed Sepulcher | 52 - Agility Sins of the Father | 90,000 -95,000 (level 92+) |
If you've done the quests that will get you to level 33, you can skip straight ahead to Werewolf Skullball. Doing most of the courses with low Agility can be tough as it can cause you to fail most of the obstacles.
If you don't and prefer doing only agility courses to train agility, you should start with the Gnome Stronghold Agility Course and follow this guide as intended.
Levels 1-10: Gnome Stronghold Agility Course
If you don't prefer doing quests to get through the early levels of Agility, we highly recommend going to the Gnome Stronghold Agility Course first. With a maximum peformance XP gain of 8,000 per hour, you can get to level 10 relatively quickly. However, you can finish the four quests above in a few hours or so and that will get you to 33 which is much quicker overall.
If not for leveling, we still recommend going through the Agility course because it gives you a better feel of how these minigames will work moving forward. This will make you understand what you need to do as you progress through your Agility skill.
Levels 10-30: Draynor Village Rooftop Course
Once you reach level 10 in your Agility skill, try going to the Draynor Village Rooftop Course next. At a maximum efficiency rate of 9,000 XP Agility per hour, doing this course can get you to level 30 relatively quickly. It's definitely more challenging than the previous course.
We suggest using stamina potions so that you can run through the Agility course much quicker. If these are too expensive or if you don't have access to good stamina potions just yet, you can use summer pies as an alternative.
Levels 15-40: Edgeville Dungeon Monkeybars
Yes, even the Wilderness areas in OSRS have a few Agility courses. The very first one you can do is the Edgevill Dungeon Monkeybars. While going here puts you at risk of PK'ers inside the Wilderness, this Agility course is actually a lot easier than the two previous ones because it takes less work to do.
With proper placement, you can keep your cursor in one spot. Just click on it and you'll be getting XP in no time.
Whenever you're going here, make sure to at least switch to less populated worlds so that you'll have lower risk of going up against other players in the area.
Level 20-30: Al Kharid Rooftop Course
If you don't want to put yourself at risk in the Wilderness area, go to the Al Kharid Rooftop instead as it offers better XP rates to get you to level 30. With stamina potions, you can get at least 9,360 XP per hour. The course itself is relatively easy and it has low requirements as well so it's a good alternative in many scenarios.
Levels 25-48: Werewolf Skullball
The fastest way to get to level 40 Agility is by doing the Werewolf Skullball. A lot of players actually skip this because it means doing the Creature of Fenkenstrain quest which is actually quite long. Other than that, you'll need the Ring of Charos to get to the area. If these seems like too much work on your end, the Al Kharid Rooftop Course and Varrock Rooftop Course are the better choices.
The good thing about this course is that you don't need for it. Despite this, the course itself requires your complete attention and is click-intensive. Take it slow for the first couple of tries so that you can get used to it immediately.
Levels 30-40: Varrock Rooftop Course
The Varrock Rooftop Course doesn't give as much XP as Werewolf Skullball. However, it's a lot less work on your end as well. If you want to something that's a lot easier to do or something that you can do with minimal effort, this is it. Even with multiple failures, you can still get a decent amount of Agility XP on the Varrock Rooftop Course.
This is one of the easiest courses out there and for many players, this is used as a means to prepare for more complex courses in the game.
Levels 40-60: Canifis Rooftop Course
The Marks of Grace are important for all those that want to improve their Agility Skill completely. To get them, you'll have to go through multiple rounds on the Canifis Rooftop Course.
Aside from the Marks of Grace, this Agility Course also gives a decent amount of XP at this level. In fact, it's second to the Werewolf Skullball. At maximum efficiency, you can expect to net at least 18-22 Marks of Grace per hour. That totals to a whopping 313,000+ coins in your pocket too.
Failing in some of the obstacle courses in the Canifis Rooftop Course will still give you around 14,000-16,000 XP. At max performance though, you can earn around 17,800 XP.
Levels 48-60: Ape Atoll Agility Course
To get this course, you'll first have to finish Monkey Madness I Chapter 2. You better start doing it as this course nets you a whopping 30,000-35,000 XP per hour. Having stamina potions will give you as much as 50,000 XP per hour. Unlike most Agility course, this one isn't very forgiving. Each failure results in a major hit to your XP gain so be as efficient as possible and don't rush it.
Levels 50-60: Falador Rooftop Course
A single lap on this course takes around one minute and this is why people love the Falador Rooftop Course so much. It has a maximum hourly XP gain of 26,400 without fails. In total, you can average at around 22,000-24,500 per hour. What's great is that you can get a decent amount of Marks of Grace in this area as well.
Levels 52-99: Hallowed Sepulcher
To unlock this, you'll first need to finish the Sins of the Father quest.
The Hallowed Sepulcher provides a ton of XP for Agility training, making it one of the best of all the courses out there. Of course, the XP gain in Hallowed Sepulcher is tantamount to the fact that the course itself is one of the toughest in the game just yet. It will take some time and practice but you'll need to work hard to get through this.
It's best to finish this Agility Course without failing any of the obstacles as the penalties are rather heavy when you fail. At first, your goal should be to get to the Grand Hallowed Coffin which is located on the final floor. The ring of endurance there can significantly increase your run energy, thus making any course feel easier.
The coffins here will require level 66 Thieving so make sure to train first.
ring of endurance. However, you'll need to be at level 66 Thieving if you want to loot the coffins.
Additionally, make sure that you've finished the Sins of the Father quest as this area won't be accessible if you haven't yet.
Other Useful Agility Training Information
Although this is the most optimized agility training method you can find, it will still take hours before you can get to 99. You don't need to dedicate yourself completely to this guide as there are other training methods that you can try out. Here are a few more tips to consider for training Agility.
- Take Your Time
Raising your Agility skill is honestly taxing. You'll start to get reckless and clumsy once you've done a few rounds of the rooftop courses. Whether it's the challenging Canifis rooftop course or any other rooftop course, you need to take your time.
If you want to train agility as optimally as possible, you'll want to focus on getting more successful obstacles over failed ones. Failing can result in huge penalties which can make training agility take longer.
- Invest in Energy Potions
Aside from Summer Pie, you should also bring stamina potions or energy potions when training Agility. An Energy Potion can give you that extra boost you need to keep your Agility training as smooth as possible. If you don't have the Herblore skill, you can purchase this from a merchant in Varrock.
- Switch It Up
Agility training can be very redundant. Don't be afraid to switch up your rooftop courses or wilderness courses from time to time. There are a ton of courses in the game. Rooftop courses are typically the most challenging but they're also the most fun to do so they're far less boring.
- Wear Light Gear
Light gear doesn't increase your chances of succeeding obstacles in courses. However, they make your character lighter, thus allowing them to spend less run energy. As such, you should do your best to avoid wearing heavy gear when doing agility courses. You won't need the defenses much but you'll need a lot of energy to get the most out of each run.
Quests That Grant Agility Experience
Aside from agility courses, you should also consider doing quests that reward you with Agility XP. The good news is that there are plenty of them in OSRS. However, some of them require other skills too.
Quest | Experience reward | Agility requirement | Other requirements |
Recruitment Drive | 1,000 | - | Quest Points -12 |
The Depths of Despair | 1,500 | 18 | 20% Hosidius favour |
The Fremennik Trials | 2,812 | - | Fletching -25 Woodcutting - 40 Crafting - 40 |
Underground Pass | 3,000 | - | Range - 25 |
Icthlarin's Little Helper | 4,000 | - | |
Cold War | 5,000 | 30 | Construction - 34 , Crafting - 30 Hunter - 10 |
Royal Trouble | 5,000 | 40 | Slayer - 40 |
Cabin Fever | 7,000 | 42 | Crafting - 45 Smithing - 50 Range - 40 |
Darkness of Hallowvale | 7,000 | 26 | Construction - 5 Mining - 20 Thieving - 22 Crafting - 32 Magic - 33 Strength - 40 |
The Grand Tree | 7,900 | 25 | - |
Troll Romance | 8,000 | 28 | - |
Land of the Goblins | 8,000 | 38 | Fishing - 40 Thieving - 45 Herblore - 48 |
Recipe for Disaster (Awowogei subquest) | 10,000 | 48 | Cooking - 70 |
Regicide | 13,750 | 56 | Crafting - 10 |
Grim Tales | 25,000 | 59 | Farming - 45 Herblore - 52 Thieving - 58 Woodcutting - 71 |
Song of the Elves | 40,000 | 70 | Construction - 70 Farming -70 Herblore - 70 Hunting - 70 Mining - 70 Smithing - 70 Woodcutting -70 |
Dragon Slayer II | 50,000 | 60 | Quest Points - 200 Magic - 75 Smithing - 70 Mining - 68 Construction - 62 Thieving - 160 Construction - 50 Hitpoints - 50 |
Beneath Cursed Sands | 50,000 | 62 | Crafting - 55 Firemaking - 55 |
Making Friends with My Arm | 50,000 | 68 | Construction - 35 Firemaking - 66 Mining - 72 |
Mourning's End Part II | 60,000 | - | - |
Monkey Madness II | 60,000 | 55 | Slaying - 69 Crafting - 70 Hunting - 60 Thieving - 55 |
Secrets of the North | 60,000 | 69 | Thieving - 64 Hunting - 56 |
Alternative Training Methods
If you want to change the pace of your training or you're bored of Agility courses, here are other methods you can consider.
Barbarian Fishing
An alternative to getting more XP once you hit level 33 is Barbarian Fishing. This method can grant you enough XP to reach level 74 XP with ease. What's great is that you're able to level up your character's Strength with this as well.
It's a good alternative if you're sick of doing the courses in the game.
Blast Furnace
This is a minigame that requires you to transport ores into a furnace. You can get a maximum of 6,000 experience per hour. The downside of Blast Furnace is that it quickly drains your energy so it's hard to maximize what you earn per hour.
Gnome Ball
If you want to increase your Ranged skills as well, you should try out Gnome Ball.In this minigame, your aim is to score goals against gnomes, by throwing a ball into the goal. You can get Ranged and Agility XP each time you throw the ball.
Toy Mouse
If you have high Crafting, you should make a toy mouse through a Crafting table. Winding and releasing, and then catching the toy will net you 3 Agility XP. It's a tiring process but it's more fun than running through courses again and again.
Underwater Agility and Thieving Trading
As the name suggests, this requires Agility and Thieving. To start it, you'll need to head to the Underwater area of Fossil Island. You'll need to swim around the area and look for chests and giant clam shells. You need to look for mermaid's tears and glistening tears specifically. You can exchange these items for Agility or Thieving experience.
Important Items To Train Agility
You're still going to want to snag a few more items to help you make training agility a lot easier to do. Whether it's to increase your run energy or to increase your agility temporarily, it's definitely a must to get these items.
- Agility Cape
This is a substitute for the Graceful Cape. You can use the Agility Cape once a day which can then restore your run energy to 100%. It can also provide the effects of a stamina potion for one minute. It also increases agility by 1.
- Elven Dawn
Elven Dawn increases your Agility by 1. Unfortunately, it decreases your Strength by a level but it gives you a bit of HP.
- Agility Potion
Increases your Agility by 3.
- Agility Mix
Increases your Agility by 3. It also gives you 6 HP per dose but you need to finish Barbarian Training to gain access to this.
- Spicy Stew
Can give you 0-5 Agility and can heal you for up to 11 HP as well.
- Summer Pie
Easily one of the best items you'll learn of in this OSRS Agility guide. It boosts your Agility and enhances your run energy restoration significantly as well.
While the Agility boost for these items is temporary, they're still pretty helpful. They're particularly great if you're going to a course that's higher than your intended level and you want to get a bit of a boost. The temporary increase in Agility will of course, improve your chances at successfully passing the obstacle.
What Are Marks of Grace?
Some of the Rooftop Agility Courses will reward you with a special item called Makrs of Grace. These can be used to get the graceful outfit which is one of the best sets to have if you're planning on training Agility. You can also recolor the set using Marks of Grace, as well as purchase amylase crystals.
A single amylase crystal costs 14,260 coins. Which means you can effectively increase your wealth at the same time while training your Agility.
If you want to farm Marks of Grace, here are some of the courses that you can get them from.
- Draynor: 10-13.8 per hour
- Al Kharid: 8-11.5 per hour
- Varrock: 8-11.3 per hour
- Canifis: 16-18.0 per hour
- Falador: 10-12.1 per hour
- Seers: 11-13.8 per hour
- Pollnivneach: 9-11.9 per hour
- Rellekka: 13-15.5 per hour
- Ardougne: 16-18.1 per hour
Getting The Graceful Set
If not for the coins you get for selling Marks of Grace, you should hoard them to build the graceful set. You can trade in the Marks of Grace to Grace an NPD inside the Rogues Den. The full set of this outfit will require exactly 260 Marks of Grace which isn't a lot especially if you're doing a lot of Agility training through the courses.
Item | Price sold at | Price bought at | Weight reduction | Run energy restoration rate |
Graceful hood | 35 | 28 | -3 kg | +3% |
Graceful top | 55 | 44 | -5 kg | +4% |
Graceful legs | 60 | 48 | -6 kg | +4% |
Graceful gloves | 30 | 24 | -3 kg | +3% |
Graceful boots | 40 | 32 | -4 kg | +3% |
Graceful cape | 40 | 32 | -4 kg | +3% |
The set looks good enough already in our opinion. However, if you want to fully max out your style with this build, you can also recolor each of the pieces of this set. You're looking at 90 Marks of Grace to recolor the full grace outfit. That's 15 Marks of Grace per piece just in case you're wondering.
Keep in mind that recoloring your set won't add to its value or stats in any way. This is purely cosmetic, so you might want to save your Marks of Grace for more important things.
The Rogues Den rewards for getting Marks of Grace is definitely worth it. As you can see from the chart above, you can get significant bonuses for weight reduction, as well as energy restoration. With that, you can significantly improve your runs. The graceful set is definitely a must for those who want to focus on Agility training.
Extra: Fastest Way To Get The Full Graceful Outfit
Farming for Marks of Grace can be tiring. Once you reach level 40 on Agility, we suggest farming for the item on the Canifis Rooftop Course. You can get the entire outfit in around 13-16 hours. While long, this is still the fastest method available.
May This OSRS Agility Guide Help You Out
That concludes this OSRS Agility guide. We've taught you about the importance of Agility, stamina potions, marks of grace, and so much more with this guide. Give it time and patience, and your character will be one of the most agile characters in all Gielonor.