Prayer training methods, level 1 to 99
14 ways to train Prayer 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 Libation bowl, banked bone shards at up to about 1.37M XP an hour, from level 30. None of them is fully AFK.
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| Level | Method | XP | Attention | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilded altar, dragon bonesBoth burners lit for 350% XP, 2,550 bones an hour clicking each bone. Your own altar needs 75 Construction, or use a host's house at Rimmington. | ≈ 643k an hour | Active | Mains |
| 1 | Gilded altar, your own bonesIronmen cannot use other players' altars. Rate is for dragon bones with both burners lit. Bank at the Camelot chest on a PvP world or use Phials. Needs 75 Construction. | ≈ 643k an hour | Active | Ironmen |
| 1 | Chaos altar, dragon bonesLevel 38 Wilderness. 350% XP and half the bones are saved, so double the XP per bone. Rate is one inventory a trip, then dying. 860k with noted bones. | ≈ 500k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 1 | Sinister Offering, dragon bonesArceuus spell that offers three bones a cast for 300% XP with no banking. One blood and one wrath rune a cast. Also 108k Magic XP an hour. Late game for ironmen. Needs A Kingdom Divided, 92 Magic. | ≈ 389k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 1 | Ensouled dragon headsReanimate and kill them by the Dark Altar, 220 heads an hour with high combat stats. Less effort than an altar and no Wilderness. Buy heads in advance. Needs 90 Magic. | ≈ 343k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 1 | Ensouled bloodveld headsExpert Reanimation at the Dark Altar, 220 heads an hour. Demon and hellhound heads in the same tier give up to 264k. Ironmen save heads from Slayer. Needs 72 Magic. | ≈ 229k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 1 | Cremating urium remainsShades of Mort'ton with redwood pyre logs. Slow XP but usually profitable and the fastest way to zealot's robes. 57k with the hard Morytania diary. Needs 95 Firemaking. | ≈ 35k an hour | Active | Mains |
| 1 | Quest skip to level 30The Restless Ghost, Priest in Peril, Recruitment Drive and Holy Grail give 14,531 XP for level 30. The ironman guide's nine-quest list reaches 37. | no hourly rate | Active | Everyone |
| 1 | Ectofuntus400% XP per bone but slow: grind the bones, collect slime, worship. The safe choice for hardcore ironmen before a gilded altar. No rate in either guide. Needs Priest in Peril. | no hourly rate | Active | Everyone |
| 30 | Libation bowl, banked bone shardsThe Teomat. Offer shards you already hold with blessed sunfire wine. Shards also come from Moons of Peril, rumours and calcified rocks. Shard making not counted. Needs Children of the Sun. | ≈ 809k to 1.37M an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 62 | Libation bowl, dragon bones to shardsUnnote, bless and chisel dragon bones, then offer with sunfire wine. 1,700 bones an hour all in. More XP per bone than a gilded altar. Usable from 30, slower. Needs Children of the Sun. | ≈ 592k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 70 | Gilded altar, superior dragon bonesSame method with superior dragon bones, which need 70 Prayer. The fastest Prayer XP without Wilderness risk and the most expensive. | ≈ 1.34M an hour | Active | Mains |
| 70 | Chaos altar, superior dragon bonesSame altar with superior dragon bones. 1.05m dying after each inventory, up to 1.8m bringing noted bones and risking them to PKers. | ≈ 1.05M an hour | Active | Mains |
| 80 | Pest Control pointsSpend commendation points on Prayer XP. About 40k at level 80 with 8 points a game from hard combat achievements. Usable from 25 but far slower. Needs 100 combat. | ≈ 40k an hour | Active | Ironmen |
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: Ironman Guide/Prayer, Pay-to-play Prayer training. Rates are the wiki’s and assume its listed setups. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.