Woodcutting training methods, level 1 to 99
13 ways to train Woodcutting 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 Teak trees (1.5-tick) at up to about 235k XP an hour, from level 35. The best AFK option is Rosewood trees at up to about 88k XP an hour, from level 92.
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| Level | Method | XP | Attention | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early quests, then trees and oaksMonk's Friend and three other quests give 9,000 XP, level 26. Otherwise regular trees to 15, then oaks to 35. Ironmen burn the logs. | no hourly rate | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 35 | Teak trees (1.5-tick)Tick-perfect 1.5-tick on teaks you planted on Fossil Island. Fastest Woodcutting XP in the game but very click-intensive. Needs Bone Voyage, 35 Farming. | ≈ 93k to 235k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 35 | Teak treesDrop the logs. Fastest without tick tricks up to 65. Rates assume felling axes with rations from 61. Ironmen bank teaks for planks. | ≈ 34k to 93k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 50 | WintertodtIronmen take Woodcutting from about 50 to 60 here while training Firemaking, then buy a rune axe at the Woodcutting Guild. Needs 50 Firemaking. | no hourly rate | Semi-AFK | Ironmen |
| 60 | Yews with Forestry eventsChop yews on a Forestry world (388, 444, 487 or 510) and join the events. Decent XP plus anima-infused bark for the shop. | ≈ 85k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 62 | Blisterwood treeDarkmeyer tree that never depletes, with a sound cue when you stop chopping. Sins of the Father only needs to be partly done. Needs Sins of the Father. | ≈ 59k to 73k an hour | AFK | Everyone |
| 65 | SulliuscepsTar Swamp mushrooms on Fossil Island. Fast without tick manipulation and gives fossils. Bring antipoison and some food. Dragon axe rates. Needs Bone Voyage. | ≈ 83k to 102k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 66 | Camphor treesThe Great Conch, Troubled Tortugans only partly needed. The Sacred Grove spot (after The Red Reef) has a deposit box. Forestry events spawn. Needs Troubled Tortugans, 45 Sailing. | ≈ 70k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 77 | Bloodwood treesVampyrium, tapping three trees at once into buckets of sap. Fastest without tick manipulation. Over 210,000 with a crystal felling axe. Needs The Blood Moon Rises. | ≈ 170k an hour | Active | Everyone |
| 77 | Engorged bloodwood treeSingle large tree south of the Ruined Village in Vampyrium. Far fewer clicks than the three-tree spot and the sap still sells. Needs The Blood Moon Rises. | ≈ 70k an hour | AFK | Everyone |
| 80 | Ironwood treesSunbleak Island, 14 trees. Over 110,000 with a crystal felling axe and rations. The bank chest there needs 70 Construction to build. Needs 72 Sailing. | ≈ 80k an hour | Semi-AFK | Everyone |
| 90 | Redwood treesWoodcutting Guild. Needs very little attention. Drop the logs or fletch them into shafts. A crystal axe reaches 70,000 to 75,000. | ≈ 58k to 65k an hour | AFK | Everyone |
| 92 | Rosewood treesDrumstick Isle. A tree lasts about 4 minutes 35 seconds, so it is very low effort. No bank on the island, drop the logs. Needs 79 Sailing. | ≈ 88k an hour | AFK | 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: Ironman Guide/Woodcutting, Pay-to-play Woodcutting training. Rates are the wiki’s and assume its listed setups. Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.