Prayer training for Ironmen
Prayer unlocks protection prayers at 37 to 43, Piety at 70 and Rigour and Augury at 74 and 77.
Bones. Ironmen kill for every bone, so the bonecrusher and ensouled heads matter a lot.
Methods and XP rates from the OSRS Wiki's Ironman and training guides, October 2026. Times are our estimates.
1 to 50
1.5 h
1 to 70
8 h
1 to 80
18 h
1 to 90
45 h
1 to 99
106 h
Methods by level
| Levels | Method | XP/hr | Time for this stretch | Needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–30 | Prayer quest rewards (Holy Grail, Priest in Peril, etc.)Quest XP, no hourly rate. These quests reach about 37. | Quest XP | — | — |
| 30–60 | Big bones at the Libation bowlExcludes time gathering bones. Safe alternative to the Chaos Altar. | ~122,400 | 4.5 h | Children of the Sun |
| 60–99 | Dragon bones at the Chaos AltarWilderness, PKer risk; avoid on hardcore. Excludes bone-gathering time. | ~504,000 | 102 h | — |
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 Prayer levels unlock
- 22Elite Voidgear
- 22Elite Voidunlock
- 25Another Slice of H.A.M.quest
- 31Scorpion Catcherquest
- 42Legends' Questquest
- 43Enakhra's Lamentquest
- 47Rum Dealquest
- 50The Great Brain Robberyquest
- 70Bonecrusher necklacegear
- 70Pietyunlock
- 80Elidinis' wardgear
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 Prayer take on an Ironman?
- Roughly 106 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 Prayer as an Ironman?
- It changes with level: Big bones at the Libation bowl from 30, then Dragon bones at the Chaos Altar from 60. The full table above shows every stage.