Equipment roadmap

OSRS gear progression that follows the content you play

Build practical Melee, Ranged, and Magic loadouts without wasting the bank on tiny upgrades. Switch between Main and Ironman routes, filter by stage or weapon branch, and save your progress locally.

2026 equipment includedMain and Ironman pathsSaved checklistContent-specific branches

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See the complete roadmap across melee, Ranged, Magic, and utility.

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Metal armour and fast melee weapons

Starter · Core

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Upgrade the bottleneck, not the price tag

Expand a card for the account-specific route. Check it off when the upgrade or functional equivalent is complete.

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Starter

Cheap fundamentals and fast level-based replacements.

4 upgrade groups

Early

Permanent unlocks, quest gear, and the first useful weapon branches.

6 upgrade groups

Mid

Complete loadouts that can learn bosses, raids, and demanding Slayer.

14 upgrade groups

Late

Content-specific tools, powerful accessories, and expensive specialization.

17 upgrade groups

Endgame

Mega-weapons, max sets, and upgrades with increasingly narrow value.

7 upgrade groups

Rules that stay useful

Six principles behind every recommendation

Correct weapon first

Attack style, weapon speed, ammunition, spell system, and target defence usually matter more than a small armour upgrade.

Prayer counts as gear

Piety, Deadeye, Mystic Vigour, Rigour, and Augury can outperform expensive conventional equipment.

Check the breakpoint

A Strength or damage bonus is strongest when it adds a max hit. Accuracy still matters against tanky targets.

Keep useful sidegrades

Fury, Barrows gloves, tank sets, and low-switch gear can remain valuable after pure-DPS replacements are acquired.

Main and Ironman differ

Mains optimize cost and resale. Ironmen optimize quests, skill gates, supply sustainability, and content unlocked.

Start PvM earlier

Learning-ready equipment is enough. Mechanics and practice usually produce more progress than bankstanding for perfection.

Learning-ready

Enter and practice

Functional weapons, protection prayers, supplies, and a manageable switch count. Expect slower kills while learning mechanics.

Comfortable

Consistent clears

Major prayers, reliable weapons, better accessories, and enough sustain to recover from mistakes without overloading switches.

Efficient

Optimize the encounter

Content-specific specialists, special-attack plans, max-hit breakpoints, and enough mechanical experience to benefit from extra switches.

Continue building the account

Gear works best when quests, levels, and mechanics keep pace

Use the combat guide for mechanics and training, the Ironman guide for self-sufficient milestones, and the quest order when an unlock is blocking your next equipment route.

Exact prices, drop tables, and balance values can change. Use this page to choose the correct progression branch, then confirm the final setup with the in-game Wiki lookup or DPS calculator before a major purchase.