How long does 99 Hunter take on an Ironman?

Roughly 115 h with the methods on this page, including rough time to gather your own supplies. Faster methods exist if you push harder.

What is the best way to train Hunter as an Ironman?

It changes with level: Red salamanders from 60, then Herbiboar on Fossil Island from 80. The full table above shows every stage.

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Hunter training for Ironmen

Hunter gives birdhouses for seeds, chinchompas for Ranged and herbiboar for herbs.

Time. Birdhouse runs train it passively.

Methods and XP rates from the OSRS Wiki's Ironman and training guides, October 2026. Times are our estimates.

1 to 50

2.5 h

1 to 70

11 h

1 to 80

25 h

1 to 90

52 h

1 to 99

115 h

Methods by level

Levels	Method	XP/hr	Time for this stretch	Needs
1–9	Varrock Museum natural history quizOne-off 1,000 XP reward taking minutes; no hourly rate.	Quest XP	—	—
9–13	Feldip weasels	~13,000	5 min	—
13–25	Desert devils	~18,500	20 min	—
25–39	Sapphire glacialis butterflies	~28,500	55 min	—
39–47	Embertailed jerboasFairy ring AJP is beside the area.	~50,000	50 min	Fairytale II - Cure a Queen
47–60	Orange salamanders (Uzer)Wiki 40k-50k; low attention.	~45,000	4.5 h	—
60–80	Red salamandersWiki: 80-85k at 60, 100-105k at 67.	~95,000	18 h	—
80–99	Herbiboar on Fossil IslandWiki 115k-130k; herbs feed Herblore.	~122,500	90 h	Bone Voyage, 31 Herblore

XP rates are typical, not maximum. Our time column scales skills where you gather your own supplies (Prayer, Herblore, Cooking, Construction, Smithing, Fletching, Crafting) to include that gathering.

What Hunter levels unlock

Plan it for your account

Look yourself up and use Goal mode: it shows the levels a target needs and roughly how long each takes from your real XP.

Questions

How long does 99 Hunter take on an Ironman?: Roughly 115 h with the methods on this page, including rough time to gather your own supplies. Faster methods exist if you push harder.
What is the best way to train Hunter as an Ironman?: It changes with level: Red salamanders from 60, then Herbiboar on Fossil Island from 80. The full table above shows every stage.