Getting started
- 1.
Learning the Ropes
The tutorial quest that gets you to the mainland.
- 2.
Waterfall Quest
Huge early Attack and Strength XP for almost no requirements.
- 3.
Fight Arena
Early Attack XP and easy combat training.
- 4.
Tree Gnome Village
Early Attack XP and spirit tree travel.
- 5.
Witch's House
Early Hitpoints XP.
- 6.
Druidic Ritual
Unlocks Herblore.
- 7.
Rune Mysteries
Unlocks Runecraft and rune essence.
- 8.
Dwarf Cannon
Unlocks the dwarf multicannon for faster Slayer.
- 9.
Priest in Peril
Opens Morytania.
- 10.
Nature Spirit
Mort Myre and the silver sickle (b) for Prayer training.
- 11.
Client of Kourend
Opens Kourend travel and Kebos areas.
- 12.
X Marks the Spot
Quick quest point and early lamp.
- 13.
The Knight's Sword
Early Smithing XP; needed for Prying Times.
- 14.
Pandemonium
Unlocks the Sailing skill.
Varlamore, travel and early resources
- 1.
Children of the Sun
Opens Varlamore.
- 2.
Twilight's Promise
Civitas illa Fortis teleport and the quetzal network.
- 3.
Lost City
Dramen staff, needed for fairy rings.
- 4.
Fairytale I - Growing Pains
Step towards fairy rings.
- 5.
Fairytale II - Cure a Queen
Start it to unlock fairy rings, the best early travel network.
- 6.
Bone Voyage
Fossil Island: birdhouse runs, the easiest passive Hunter XP and bird nests.
- 7.
Animal Magnetism
Ava's accumulator saves arrows and bolts.
- 8.
Enter the Abyss
Abyss runecrafting access; needed for Temple of the Eye.
- 9.
Temple of the Eye
Guardians of the Rift: runes, pouches and Runecraft XP together.
- 10.
The Grand Tree
Gnome gliders and a step to Monkey Madness.
- 11.
Tai Bwo Wannai Trio
Karambwan fishing: the best early food for Ironmen.
- 12.
Death Plateau
Trollheim access.
- 13.
Troll Stronghold
Trollheim teleport and access to the God Wars Dungeon.
- 14.
Eadgar's Ruse
Trollheim herb patch that disease can't reach.
- 15.
My Arm's Big Adventure
Another disease-free herb patch.
The mid-game unlocks
- 1.
Monkey Madness I
Dragon scimitar and Ape Atoll.
- 2.
Holy Grail
Step to Kandarin diaries and the Camelot area.
- 3.
Horror from the Deep
God books and a big Magic XP reward.
- 4.
The Fremennik Trials
Fremennik access and the Rellekka market.
- 5.
The Fremennik Isles
Neitiznot helm and Jatizso/Neitiznot resources.
- 6.
Mountain Daughter
Prayer XP and a step to Recipe for Disaster.
- 7.
Recipe for Disaster
Barrows gloves, the best-in-slot gloves for most of the game.
- 8.
Lunar Diplomacy
Lunar spellbook: plank make, humidify, NPC contact and more.
- 9.
Dream Mentor
More Lunar spells and a step to Dragon Slayer II.
- 10.
Desert Treasure I
Ancient Magicks for ice barrage and burst training.
The elf questline and late unlocks
- 1.
Plague City
Ardougne teleport and the start of the elf questline.
- 2.
Underground Pass
Iban's staff and access to Tirannwn.
- 3.
Regicide
Tirannwn access: Zulrah and elf-land resources.
- 4.
Mourning's End Part I
Step to Prifddinas.
- 5.
Mourning's End Part II
Step to Prifddinas.
- 6.
Eagles' Peak
Box traps and Hunter progression.
- 7.
Monkey Madness II
Heavy ballista access and Demonic gorillas (zenyte).
- 8.
Song of the Elves
Prifddinas: crystal gear, the Gauntlet, Zalcano and elf thieving.
- 9.
Dragon Slayer I
Rune platebody and green dragonhide bodies.
- 10.
Dragon Slayer II
Vorkath and the Myths' Guild.
- 11.
Sins of the Father
Darkmeyer and Hallowed Sepulchre.
- 12.
A Kingdom Divided
Kourend's endgame spells and the Arceuus spellbook upgrades.
- 13.
Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
The four DT2 bosses and their endgame rings and weapons.
- 14.
While Guthix Sleeps
Tormented Demons and endgame lore.
- 15.
Perilous Moons
Moons of Peril: early-mid gear for all three styles.
- 16.
The Heart of Darkness
Varlamore's Colosseum path.
Questions
- What quests should an Ironman do first?
- Quick, high-XP quests with no requirements: Waterfall Quest, Fight Arena, Tree Gnome Village and Witch's House, plus Druidic Ritual and Rune Mysteries to unlock skills.
- Should Ironmen get the quest cape?
- Eventually. Most of the value comes from about 60 key quests; the rest can wait until the account needs their unlocks or quest points.
See where you stand
Look yourself up to see which of these you can do now, and exactly what's missing for the rest.