OSRS Magic Gear Progression Guide 2025

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Created - 23.04.2024 Updated - 02.03.2025

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Magic is an excellent combat style to focus on in OSRS because many bosses and raids are weak to it. Your magical journey can be very challenging to progress through the game without the right magic gear progression though. In this guide, we’ll show you how to get from early to endgame on Magic gear alone.

OSRS Magic Gear Progression Guide

What this simply means is that this is a guide that will walk you through on the builds that are best for you and your magical prowess depending on your current status in the game. It’s affected by whether you’re a F2P or P2P member, as well as the amount of gold you can invest towards your gear. Let’s first talk about the best OSRS F2P magic gear progression.

OSRS F2P Magic Gear Progression

For starters, we’re going to talk about the best Magic gear setup that F2P players can have. This only costs 7K gold and you can get it relatively early on in the game. Unfortunately, your choices are very limited on a F2P account in OSRS but if you really want to make the most out of what you have, get these gear.

• Blue Wizard Hat
• Amulet of Magic
• Blue Wizard Top
• Zamorak Monk Bottom
• Elemental Staff (Any)

Aside from being cheap, the gear here is actually very easy to find and can get you through many parts of the game. You can complete this setup early on as the Magic requirement for using any of them is very low. There’s not much to get here in terms of magic attack bonus though.

Mage gear progression is comparatively limited on a free account. You’ll have to rely on your skills to yield deadly accurate spells.

P2P Early Game Magic Gear

For the early game Magic Gear, you’ll need the following:

• Level 60 Magic
• Level 20 Defense
• 30,000+ Gold

Though this takes more money and time to work with, the setup below is going to be perfect for early game Magic builds. Our goal here is to gradually work your way up into more high-end gear that’s perfect for the endgame activities in OSRS. Once you have the requirements above, get this gear.

• Xercian Robes (Hat, Top Robe)
• Book of Darkness
• Mystic Gloves
• Mystic Boots
• Lunar Ring
• Fire Staff
• Mage Arena 1 Cape
• Amulet of Magic

As you progress through the early game, you can add more higher-end gear to your setup. You can start by replacing your Xercian Hat with a Mystic Hat and then follow it up with your Fire Staff which you’ll replace with a Mystic Staff. Keep in mind that the Mystic Staff has a level 40 Attack requirement. Players prefer mystic robes because of their bonuses. You can choose that instead of the boots or gloves upgrade. If not, then the Xercian robes is still the best mystic robes equivalent.

Getting those upgrades will set you back around 72-80k in gold. If you’re able to complete this build, you’re looking at a total Magic bonus of 69.

P2P Mid-Game Magic Gear

At mid-game, this is when your build will start to really shape up. The requirements are far steeper but if you’ve followed the guide above, you should be strong enough to have access to many money-making tricks. With that, prepare the following:

• Level 75 Magic
• Level 20 Defense
• Level 40 Attack
• 364,000+ Gold

The gear setup looks like this:

• Mystic Robe Top
• Mystic Hat
• Book of Darkness
• Mystic Gloves
• Mystic Boots
• Lunar Ring
• Trident of the Seas
• Mage Arena 2 Cape
• Amulet of Magic

For this part, you can first start off by upgrading your Fire Staff into the Trident of the Seas. It’s the most expensive upgrade you’ll have at this point but it’s also the most powerful one you’ll get. It makes money farming and bosses a lot easier. With this build, you’ll have a Magic Bonus of 100 and a 2% bonus to your Magic Damage.

If you want to upgrade it further, the best upgrade you can get at this point is the Occult Necklace. It increases your Magic Bonus to 102 but most importantly, it will increase your Magic Damage bonus by 12%. It’s a very expensive upgrade however and it nearly triples the gold you’ll need for this stage in the game.

P2P Mid To Late Game Gear

At this point in the game, you’re going to start seeing some huge budget jumps for the build. However, as you have access to better and better gear, you’ll find that money-making is going to be a lot easier as well.

For this build, you’re going to progress through a few levels and you’ll need the following:

• Level 78 Magic
• Level 70 Defense
• Level 40 Attack
• 1.09M-10M Gold

Now, you’ll be spending a lot of money for this part of the game but at this stage, you have access to a ton of raids, quests, and bosses. The huge boost to your Magic prowess with the following gear will certainly help.

• Ahrim’s Robe Top
• Ahrim’s Hood (Helm of Neitiznot or Slayer Helm are cheaper alternatives)
• Book of Darkness
• Barrows Gloves
• Mystic Boots
• Lunar Ring
• Trident of the Swamps/Ancient Staff
• Mage Arena 2 Cape
• Amulet of Magic

You’re going to want to start this build by changing your gloves into the Barrows Gloves as it’s the best one you can get at this point. You can then switch out your weapon for Trident of the Swamps. This is very expensive and takes up most of the budget for this build but it’s worth getting. Make sure to get an Ancient Staff as well as this will help with bursting and barraging.

Ideally, you’d want to get the entire Ahrim’s set at this point but if it’s too expensive, you can settle for the Robe Top and the Hood instead. The Ahrim’s set is a popular medium level armour at this point and it’s highly advisable that you work towards getting these.

Depending on what you’re doing, you can switch things out with the Helm of Neitiznot or the Slayer Helm. The latter is highly recommended for Slayer tasks.

By the end of this build, you’ll have 122 Magic Bonus and 12% Magic Damage Bonus.

P2P Late Game Magic Gear

Now we’re at the late game. At this point in the game, you should be capable of taking on most of the challenges in the game which means you’ll have access to many money-making methods from the get-go. This setup is going to take awhile but it’s worth it in the end. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Level 80 Magic
• Level 80 Defense
• Level 40 Attack
• Level 80 Prayer
• 12.8M-100M Gold

You’ll now need to work on your Prayer Skill as well as some of the gear from this point on will require that. Money is going to be the biggest thing to prepare here too and 500M gold isn’t that easy to get. Here’s how the build should look.

• Ahrim’s Robe Top
• Ancestral Hat/Slayer Helm
• Ahrim’s Robe Skirt
• Elidini’s Ward/Tome Of Fire
• Tormented Bracelet
• Eternal Boots
• Seers Ring (i)
• Trident of the Swamps/Master Wand
• Mage Arena 2 Cape
• Amulet of Magic

To start your late-game gear, get the Ahrim’s Robe Skirt to round up the Ahrim’s Set and get its bonuses. As odd as it sounds, you’ll have to switch your Book of Darkness for Elidini’s Ward. It will decrease your Magic Bonus by 5 but it will increase your Magic Damage Bonus effectively. As an off-hand alternative, you can also bring the Tome of Fire. This is especially a great choice if you’re looking to use fire spells.

Next, you’ll want to swap out your Barrows Gloves for the Tormented Bracelet which will give you a whopping bonus to your Magic accuracy and Magic Damage bonus. It’s very expensive but it makes the build more effective.

Your Trident of the Swamps will remain but you’ll have to swap out your bursting and barraging weapon for the Master Wand. This gives you more versatility and damage in the long run.

At this stage, you’re going to want to buy the best-in-slot boots and ring which are the Eternal Boots and Seers Ring (i). The former is non-negotiable but the Seers Rings (i) can be interchangeable with the Berserker Ring. However, if you want to get the most magic bonus, this is the best ring to get.

The last upgrade for this stage is the Ancestral Hat which also serves as the best-in-slot item for your headgear. Like in the previous section, the Ancestral hat can be interchanged with the Slayer Helm if you’re doing Slayer tasks. With this build, you’ll have 145 Magic Bonus and 22% Magic Damage Bonus.

In truth, this build is good enough to get you through most part of the game but now comes the best part - min-maxing your damage build.

500M Budget Magic Gear

If you’re lucky (and very active in the game), reaching 500M gold is actually very doable. With this budget, you can start creating builds that will make any boss, raid, or quest, a cinch. Aside from the extravagant budget, here’s what else you’ll need for this build.

• Level 80 Magic
• Level 80 Defense
• Level 40 Attack
• Level 80 Prayer

Although the budget is extremely big, there aren’t actually a lot of upgrades to get this time around. This says a lot about how expensive items get at this point.

• Ancestral Robe Top
• Ancestral Hat/Slayer Helm
• Ancestral Robe Bottom
• Elidini’s Ward/Tome Of Fire
• Tormented Bracelet
• Eternal Boots
• Seers Ring (i)
• Sanguinesti Staff/Master Wand
• Mage Arena 2 Cape
• Amulet of Magic

The first thing you’re going to want to do is to get the Sanguinesti Staff which will help you deal more damage. It’s an expensive buy and if you’re struggling to get it, you can sell your Ancestral hat first and switch it out for Ahrim’s Hood for extra money.

Once you have the staff, you can start completing the Ancestral Set so that you can get a ton of bonuses for your character. By completing all of these, you can a total of 156 Magic Bonus and 26% Magic Damage Bonus.

Final Gear Upgrades For More Magic Attack Bonus

If money isn’t an issue and you have more to spend, then it’s time to max out your Magic gear. By doing this, you can be unstoppable in most cases. It will take a significant amount of time, money, and effort to get this far but if you follow our progression guide above, then it’ll be a lot easier. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Level 82 Magic
• Level 80 Defense
• Level 40 Attack
• Level 80 Prayer
• As much money as possible.

The gear setup should look like this:

• Ancestral Robe Top
• Ancestral Hat/Slayer Helm
• Ancestral Robe Bottom
• Fortified Elidini’s Ward/Tome Of Fire
• Tormented Bracelet
• Eternal Boots
• Seers Ring (i)
• Tumeken’s Shadow/Kodai Wand
• Mage Arena 2 Cape
• Amulet of Magic

As you can see, there’s not much else to buy at this point in the game. You’ll only have to change your weapons and off-hand gear. The Kodai Wand is the best weapon for bursting or barraging magic and it’s also great for Slayer tasks. The Tumeken’s Shadow is the most expensive item on this guide and it’s actually more expensive than the entirety of the builds here.

The Fortified Elidin’s Ward should be your last concern for choosing the best-in-slot items in the game as it only has a slightly smaller bonus compared to the regular ward you have. However, it still provides decent bonuses for the entire build.

While the gear setups above are all great and highly recommended, it’s still important that you know how to properly adjust your equipment depending on the situation. Other gear are best suited for certain situations. For instance, the Slayer helm is always advisable for Slayer tasks. The more versatile you are, the more powerful you’ll be when it comes to raids and bosses in the game.

These builds are solely focused on increasing your magic based attacks. While there are some defence bonuses already, you’re still better off using other builds to increase your defence. Some medium level armour are even better for defence than what’s on here. If you want a high magic defence set, you’re better off switching some armor pieces while retaining your weapons. This might affect your damage bonuses however.

All Magic Gear In OSRS

The guide above simply shows you how it’s best to progress through all of the game’s phases if you want to focus on magic. What you wear and use in the game will still entirely depend on what you want to do. In this part of the guide, we’re showing you a list of all the weapons and gear in the game.

Standard Staves

Item	Attack Bonuses					Defense Bonuses					Otder
	Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab Defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Melee Strengtd	Magic Damage	Ranged Strengtd	Prayer Bonus	Weight	P2P?
Staff	0	-1	7	4	0	2	3	1	4	0	3%	0	1.8	14	No
Magic staff	2	-1	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	7	0%	0	2.2	67	No
White magic staff	2	-1	10	10	2	3	1	10	0	7	0%	1	2.2	67	Yes
Battles staff	7	-1	25	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	32%	0	2.67	67	Yes

Elemental Staves

Regular

Item	Attack Bonuses					Defense Bonuses					Otder
	Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab Defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Melee Strengtd	Magic Damage	Ranged Strengtd	Prayer Bonus	Weight	P2P?
	Staff of Air	0	-1	7	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	3	0%	0	2.267	No
	Staff of Water	0	-1	7	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	3	0%	0	2.267	No
	Staff of Eartd	1	-1	9	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	5	0%	0	2.267	No
	Staff of Fire	3	-1	9	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	6	0%	0	2.267	No

Battlestaff

Item	Attack Bonuses					Defense Bonuses					Otder
	Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab Defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Melee Strengtd	Magic Damage	Ranged Strengtd	Prayer Bonus	Weight	P2P?
	Air battlestaff	7	-1	28	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	35	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Water battlestaff	7	-1	28	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	35	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Eartd battlestaff	7	-1	28	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	35	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Fire battlestaff	7	-1	28	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	35	0%	0	2.267	Yes

Mystic

Item	Attack Bonuses					Defense Bonuses					Otder
	Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab Defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Melee Strengtd	Magic Damage	Ranged Strengtd	Prayer Bonus	Weight	P2P?
	Mystic air staff	10	-1	40	14	0	2	3	1	14	0	50	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Mystic water staff	10	-1	40	14	0	2	3	1	14	0	50	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Mystic eartd staff	10	-1	40	14	0	2	3	1	14	0	50	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Mystic fire staff	10	-1	40	14	0	2	3	1	14	0	50	0%	0	2.267	Yes

Combination Staves

Battlestaves

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defense Bonuses					Other
		Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Melee Strength	Magic Damage	Ranged Strength	Prayer Bonus	Weight	Membership P2P?
	Dust battlestaff	7	-1	28	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	35	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Lava battlestaff	7	-1	28	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	35	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Mist battlestaff	7	-1	28	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	35	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Mud battlestaff	7	-1	28	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	35	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Smoke battlestaff	7	-1	28	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	35	0%	0	2.267	Yes
	Steam battlestaff	7	-1	28	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	35	0%	0	2.267	Yes

Mystic

God Staves

Item		Attack Bonuses					Defense Bonuses					Other
		Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab Defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Melee Strength	Magic Damage	Ranged Strength	Prayer Bonus	Weight	P2P?
Guthix staff		-1	-1	6	6	0	2	3	1	6	0	2	0%	0	2.267	Yes
Saradomin staff		-1	-1	6	6	0	2	3	1	6	0	2	0%	0	2.267	Yes
Zamorak staff		-1	-1	6	6	0	2	3	1	6	0	2	0%	0	2.267	Yes

Advanced God Staves

Powered Staves

Item	Attack Bonuses					Defense Bonuses					Otder
	Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab Defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Melee Strengtd	Magic Damage	Ranged Strengtd	Prayer Bonus	Weight	P2P?
Starter staff	0	0	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	0%	0	1.8	14	No
Warped sceptre	0	0	12	0	2	3	1	12	0	0%	0	1.8	14	Yes
Bone staff	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	2.2	67	Yes
tdammaron's sceptre	0	0	15	0	0	20	0	0%	0	0	0	0.1	98	Yes
Trident of tde seas	0	0	15	0	2	3	1	15	0	0%	0	1.8	14	Yes
Trident of tde seas (e)	0	0	15	0	2	3	1	15	0	0%	0	1.8	14	Yes
Accursed sceptre	0	0	22	0	0	0	20	0	0%	0	0.1	98	Yes
Dawnbringer	0	0	25	0	2	3	1	15	0	0%	0	1.5	Yes
Sanguinesti staff	0	0	25	-4	2	3	1	15	0	0%	0	1.5	Yes
Trident of tde swamp	0	0	25	0	2	3	1	15	0	0%	0	1.8	14	Yes
Trident of tde swamp (e)	0	0	25	0	2	3	1	15	0	0%	0	1.8	14	Yes
Tumeken's shadow	0	0	35	0	0	20	0	0%	0	1.5	Yes
Crystal staff (basic)	0	0	84	0	0	0	0%	0	1.3	Yes
Crystal staff (attuned)	0	0	12	8	0	0%	2	1.3	Yes
Crystal staff (perfected)	0	0	18	4	0	0%	3	1.3	Yes

Charged Staves

Item	Attack Bonuses					Defense Bonuses					Otder
	Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab Defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Melee Strengtd	Magic Damage	Ranged Strengtd	Prayer Bonus	Weight	P2P?
Iban's staff	10	-1	40	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	50%	0	2.2	67	Yes
Iban's staff (u)	10	-1	40	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	50%	0	2.2	67	Yes
Slayer's staff	7	-1	25	12	0	2	3	1	10	0	35%	0	1.8	14	Yes
Slayer's staff (e)	7	-1	25	12	0	2	3	1	10	0	35%	0	1.9	5	Yes

Ancient Magicks

Item	Attack Bonuses					Defense Bonuses					Otder
	Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab Defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Melee Strengtd	Magic Damage	Ranged Strengtd	Prayer Bonus	Weight	P2P?
Ancient staff	10	-1	40	15	0	2	3	1	15	0	50%	0	-1	2.2	67	Yes
tdammaron's sceptre (a)	0	0	15	0	0	2	3	1	20	0	0%	0	0.1	98	Yes
Master wand	0	0	20	0	0	2	3	1	20	0	0%	0	0.1	98	Yes
Accursed sceptre (a)	0	0	22	0	0	2	3	1	20	0	0%	0	0.1	98	Yes
Ahrim's staff	12	-1	65	15	0	3	5	2	15	0	68%	5%	0	2.2	67	Yes
Ancient sceptre	20	-1	50	20	0	2	3	1	15	0	60%	5%	0	2.2	67	Yes
Nightmare staff	0	0	16	0	0	2	3	1	14	0	15%	0	1.5	Yes
Eldritch nightmare staff	0	0	16	0	0	2	3	1	14	0	15%	0	1.6	Yes
Volatile nightmare staff	0	0	16	0	0	2	3	1	14	0	15%	0	1.6	Yes
Kodai wand	0	0	28	0	3	2	3	1	15	0	20%	0	0.1	98	Yes

Fairy Rings

Croziers

Item	Attack Bonuses					Defense Bonuses					Other
	Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab Defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Melee Strength	Magic Damage	Ranged Strength	Prayer Bonus	Weight	P2P?
Ancient crozier	7	-1	25	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	32%	0	6	0.05	Yes
Armadyl crozier	7	-1	25	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	32%	0	6	0.2	Yes
Bandos crozier	7	-1	25	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	32%	0	6	0.2	Yes
Guthix crozier	7	-1	25	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	32%	0	6	0.2	Yes
Saradomin crozier	7	-1	25	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	32%	0	6	0.2	Yes
Zamorak crozier	7	-1	25	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	32%	0	6	0.2	Yes

Other Staves

Item	Stab Attack	Slash Attack	Crush Attack	Magic Attack	Ranged Attack	Stab Defense	Slash Defense	Crush Defense	Magic Defense	Ranged Defense	Magic Strength	Prayer Bonus	Weight	P2P?
Cursed goblin staff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	2.267	No
Rod of ivandis	0	-1	7	4	0	2	3	1	4	0	3%	0	0.001	Yes
Skull sceptre	0	-1	7	10	0	2	3	1	4	0	3%	0	1.814	No
Skull sceptre (i)	0	-1	7	10	0	2	3	1	4	0	3%	0	1.814	No
Pharaoh's sceptre	7	-1	25	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	32%	0	2	Yes
Staff of bob the cat	2	-1	10	10	0	2	3	1	10	0	7%	0	2	Yes
Bryophyta's staff	10	-1	40	15	0	2	3	1	15	0	50%	0	1.5	No
Toktz-mej-tal	15	-1	55	55	0	10	15	5	15	0	55%	0	5	Yes
Harmonised nightmare staff	0	0	16	0	0	14	0	15%	0	0	1.6	Yes

Magic Armor Sets

These are entire pieces of armor that often provide bonuses when worn together. They’re great in many scenarios but it can be very limiting to wear them especially if you’re going for specific builds. There are some instances where the set bonuses are great though.

Magic Armor Pieces

Magic armor pieces are great for creating specific builds and in most cases, they can round out many of the best builds in the game. Majority of the best builds in OSRS will focus mainly on rounding them out with specific pieces of armor.

Become Gielinor’s Most Powerful Mage

This guide is updated for the best gear in OSRS in 2024. While it may sound easy on paper, there’s still so much for you to do in your magical journey to get to the point where you’re unbeatable in the game. If you’re having a tough time earning gold and raising your certain combat levels, don’t be afraid to reach out to us for help.