Construction training methods, level 1 to 99
10 ways to train Construction in Old School RuneScape, from level 1 to 99, with the XP an hour the wiki gives for each, how much attention it takes and what it needs.
The fastest listed is Gnome benches at up to about 935k XP an hour, from level 77. None of them is fully AFK.
Open the plannerType your name to see which of these your account has unlocked.
| Level | Method | XP | Attention | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shipwright hull partsWorkbench by a bank, about 1,000 parts an hour. Half the XP per plank but the parts sell or feed Sailing. Relaxed pace. Needs Pandemonium. | ≈ 73k to 475k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 1 | Mahogany HomesContracts in four cities. Far more XP per plank and less clicking. A plank sack lifts expert contracts to about 260,000. | ≈ 43k to 198k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 1 | Daddy's Home, then starter furnitureMiniquest takes you to 8 and gives supplies. Then chairs, bookcases and larders, oak from 15, carved oak tables to 33. | no hourly rate | Active | Everyone |
| 30 | Fishing crane repairPort Piscarilius. Each repair gives 4x your level in Construction and Crafting for 3 planks and nails. Slow but very cheap. Needs 30 Crafting. | no hourly rate | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 33 | Oak lardersEight oak planks, 480 XP each. About 485,000 an hour from 50 with a demon butler. The cheap standard route to 74. | ≈ 485k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 50 | Mounted mythical capesThree teak planks and the cape for 370 XP. Best XP per teak plank. Up to 430,000 an hour at maximum efficiency. Needs Dragon Slayer II. | ≈ 366k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 52 | Mahogany tablesSix mahogany planks, 840 XP each with a demon butler. Up to about 900,000 an hour. Fastest until gnome benches at 77. | ≈ 765k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 66 | Teak garden benchesFastest use of teak planks, 540 XP each in the superior garden. Needs precise timing. 700,000 with perfect execution. | ≈ 550k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 74 | Oak dungeon doorsTen oak planks, 600 XP each. Cheaper and less click-intensive than mahogany or teak. Up to 550,000 at maximum efficiency. | ≈ 500k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 77 | Gnome benchesTwo adjacent hotspots in the superior garden with mahogany planks. Best rate in the game at just over 1,100,000 an hour. | ≈ 935k an hour | Active | Everyone |
This list is not complete. Every method here was checked against the Old School RuneScape Wiki, and some good ones will be missing. If you know one, suggest it and it will be checked and added.
Adapted from the Old School RuneScape Wiki: Construction training. Rates are the wiki’s and assume its listed setups. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.