I remember when I first started playing RuneScape as a little kid, cooking meat of defeated creatures on the fires you lit yourself. I mainly did this to get myself the food I needed to level up my melee stats. However, the game has come a long way since then and there are many ways to level up your cooking. If you want to get the best cooking XP rates you want to minimize the amount of time you spend walking from the place you cook to the bank. Wondering what the best places to cook are in OSRS? Wonder no more. The places in this list will give you maximum efficiency.
Hosidius is the house that’s dedicated to agriculture. By that alone, the sorts of things you’d be making in for this house the name of Favour should be pretty obvious. The more Favour you get, the more content exclusive farming and cooking-related content you’ll get to unlock. Great Kourend was founded by refugees fleeing from the mainland during the God Wars; the exact date of this remains unknown. At the time, only Arceuus, Port Piscarilius and Lovakengj existed, led by leaders of their respective Houses; Hosidius and Shayzien were founded later during the Dragonkin Conflicts in the Fourth Age about 2,000 years ago. Players need at least 5% Hosidius favour in order to donate sulphurous fertilisers. Each bucket of fertiliser donated grants player 0.1% of progress. In order to get 100% favour purely from donating sulphurous fertilisers, a player will need 950 buckets of them.
10. Barbarian Village
Requirements: level 15 cooking to cook trout, ideally level 25 so you can cook both trout and salmon.
Good location to cook for: Free to Play players with limited GP.
Hosidius is the house that’s dedicated to agriculture. By that alone, the sorts of things you’d be making in for this house the name of Favour should be pretty obvious. The more Favour you get, the more content exclusive farming and cooking-related content you’ll get to unlock. At 0% Favour, you’ll begin by tilling the. In this video I show you guys the way to gain the fastest favor within House Hosidius.
If you’ve ever walked past Barbarian Village you’ll probably have noticed that there are a lot of people training fishing there. The good thing is that most people don’t bother to bank the fish they catch and instead drop them. You can pick up the fish they drop and cook them on the eternally lit campfire nearby. The nice thing about this is that you do not have to provide your own fish because others will drop it for you. The fishing spot is very close to the campfire so there’s not much walking involved. It’s easy to find a world where people are training fishing is this location and dropping them, but if you’re having trouble just use the most populated worlds.
You can choose to drop the fish you cook or bank it so you can sell it on the Grand Exchange later. If you choose to bank it there will be quite a bit of walking involved but you’ll make some decent F2P GP at the same time. If you choose to drop the fish you cooked it’s more click intensive because you’ll have to pick up all the fish and then drop it.
9. Edgeville Bank
Requirements: Whatever the required level is for the fish you want to cook. Most likely you’ll cook salmon and trout so 25+ cooking should be fine.
Good for: Free to play if you’ve banked fish from fishing at Barbarian Village.
The Edgeville bank is quite close to a cooking range. Take a look at the screenshot above and you’ll see that there’s not a huge distance between the bank and the range. It’s quite a good cooking spot for Free-to-play especially if you’ve just fished in Barbarian Village and banked your trout and salmon instead of dropping it.
Keep in mind though that there is a door in the building that contains the range. This door occasionally closes automatically which can be slightly annoying.
8. The Grand Exchange
Requirements: none.
Good for: People who don’t want to go out of their way to cook.
The grand exchange is a good place to cook because in busy worlds there’s always people training firemaking. You can use the grand exchange to buy raw food, cook it on their fires and sell it right back. This is especially useful if you have a low budget and can’t buy a lot of food at once. If you cook at the grand exchange you won’t have to go back and forth between other cooking places and the grand exchange to keep buying new food.
Hosidius House Favor Guide Osrs
It’s not the most efficient place to cook, but the XP rates aren’t bad. The fires are usually quite close to the bank which means there’s not much walking involved.
8. Al Kharid
Requirements: None.
Good for: Free-to-play cooking training.
The range in Al Kharid is the closest to a bank in all of Free-to-play RuneScape. This makes it the best place to train F2P cooking. The distance is very short and there are no obstacles (like doors) blocking your way. This means that you can simply click the building on your minimap while you’re standing in the bank, cook your food and click back to the bank.
Definitely the place to be if you’re free-to-play and want to get quick cooking levels.
7. Cook-o-Matic 100 (Lumbridge Castle)
Requirements: Cook’s Assistant Quest.
Good for: People who want to burn less food.
The Cook-0-Matic 100 is the range in Lumbridge Castle that can be used once you’ve completed the Cook’s Assistant quest. It’s different from other ranges in the game because it decreases the likelihood that you will burn food. This makes a good option if you want to train cooking with expensive food that you can’t afford to burn.
The Cook’s Assistant Quest is very easy to complete at any level so that shouldn’t really prevent anyone from accessing it.
6. Catherby
Requirements: Membership so you can access Catherby. Cooking level to cook up to Swordfish recommended.
Good for: People who want to train cooking without using their own food.
Training cooking in Catherby is kind of similar to training in Barbarian Village. People often train fishing at the Catherby fishing spots and drop the fish they catch. The fishing spot is very close to a range, which in turn is very close to a bank. You’d start off by going to the fishing spot, picking up the fish people drop, cooking it on the range and then banking it.
This is a very cost-efficient way of training your cooking in OSRS. It might not give you the highest XP rates, but if you’re in need of money and cooking XP it’s a decent option.
5. Hosidius House Oven
Requirements: 100% Hosidius House Favor.
Good for: Ironmen, people who want to burn less food.
The Hosidium House Oven decreases the chance of burning your food by 5%. This makes it an especially good place to cook for for Ironman accounts because they can’t buy fish from the Grand Exchange. They have to catch all their own fish so burning less of it is very nice for them. Regular accounts who want to burn less food also benefit from it.
It’s also not far from a bank which makes it a very good place to level up your cooking.
4. Cooks’ Guild
Requirements: 32 cooking & Chef’s hat to enter, 99 cooking or Varrock Hard Diaries completed to use the bank.
Good for: People who want a peaceful place to cook close to a bank.
The requirements for getting in the cooks’ guild are low, but accessing the bank is much harder. The Varrock Hard Diaries have pretty high stat requirements. Alternatively, you can get 99 cooking to use the bank. If you’re crazy enough to go for post level 99 XP in free to play I believe this is the best place to go for 200 million XP since it’s the closest f2p location to a bank.
3. Rogues’ Den
Requirements: Membership, besides that none.
Good for: Everyone.
The Rogues’ Den was the best place to cook in RuneScape for a long time until the Myths’ Guild came out. The bank is right next to a fire which means you do not have to walk at all. In addition, there are no requirements to access the rogues’ den besides membership which makes it very accessible.
To get to the Rogues’ Den easily simply get a games necklace and teleport to burthorpe. From there you walk a little south east and go down the ladder.
2. Myths’ Guild
Requirements:Dragon Slayer 2.
Good for: High level accounts.
This is the best place to cook in all of OSRS. However, it’s not easy to access. Dragon Slayer II is no joke. The start requirements are high and the Grandmaster quest itself is very long. The benefit the Myths’ Guild provides over the Rogues’ Den is that there’s a range right next to the bank whereas the Rogues’ Den has a fire. Ranges decrease the chance of burning food compared to cooking on a fire.
If you have completed Dragon Slayer II this is the best place to cook, but I don’t think it’s worth it completing it just so you can cook here. The benefits of cooking in the Myths’ Guild are very minimal compared to cooking in the Rogues’ den so for most people the Rogues’ Den is going to be the best place to cook.
In-depth Thieving guide with tips on how to train it from level 1 to 99
From Scratch to Level 99
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Introduction
Thieving, a Member-Only Skill, allows you to steal Gold Coins and Items from Chests, Market Stalls, and even directly from NPC's pockets. It also enables you to disarm traps and pick locks on closed doors, allowing you to access some new areas and shortcuts. Thieving is definitely one of the more interesting Skills in the OSRS, and it is also one of the most profitable ones. Pickpocketing Master Farmer NPC's at 90+ Level Thieving allows you to make over 1000000 Gold per Hour, making Thieving a mandatory skill for every money-oriented player.
Leveling up Thieving Skill can be quite engaging, especially when compared to leveling up Skills like Runecrafting, but some AFK-friendly methods are present as well. There are various ways of raising up this Skill efficiently, while also making a good profit. This Guide will go over the fastest, the most efficient, and the most profitable, alternative methods of leveling up Thieving from 1 to 99. It will also cover stealing methods in general, Thieving-related Quests, and some optional Gear and Items that can make skilling process smoother.
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Before You Start
There are some preparations to be made before you begin to level up Thieving Skill. Some of these preparation steps are mandatory, while others are optional but recommended. These steps take a form of Quests and Items that improve your Skilling efficiency and generally make your Leveling process much more bearable. There are also a few things you should remember when Leveling Thieving, we will cover these as well. |
Quests |
Some Quests are a great way of getting the few additional Thieving Levels under your belt without the painful grind. Completing them is generally much faster (and quite cheaper) than Grinding through the corresponding Thieving Levels traditionally. Quests with higher requirements (and the longer ones) can be used for getting some additional Thieving Experience or as a small leap away from the boring, repeatable grind. They might be slower, but they are very engaging, and rewards are generally worth the hassle. Note: There are about 24 Quests that award you with Thieving Experience in the OSRS. We have decided to mention some of the more interesting and worth-while ones.
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Items and Equipment |
If there are any OSRS Skilling rules, this is certainly one of them: If there is an item or a piece of equipment that can make your grind easier, you should use it. Below, we present you a list of items that will make your Hunter journey a little easier.
Note: Gloves of Silence do not stack with the Ardougne Cloak, so you should go for one or the other (Gloves are a simpler option if you have the skill to wear them, but they grant a lower bonus and the Cloaks are harder to get but give you 5 extra percent of pickpocketing success rate). |
Things to Remember |
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The Training For the most part, leveling up Thieving is straightforward, but there are some alternative methods available here and there, so you should pick the ones that suit you (and your wallet) the best. |
Skill Levels 1-14 ⇒ The 'Fight Arena' Quest |
Note: This is the recommended way of getting the first few Thieving levels, as it is a lot less time-consuming than the standard Experience Grind. |
& An alternative approach for Levels 1-5 ⇒ Pickpocketing Women and Men |
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/ Skill Levels 5-20 ⇒ Thieving from Cake Stalls in Ardougne/Thieving from Tea Stalls in Varrock |
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Skill Levels 20-25 ⇒ Thieving from Silk Stalls in Ardougne |
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Skill Levels 25-45 ⇒ Thieving from Fruit Stalls in Hosidius |
Note: You can buy Baskets from the nearby Vannah's Farm Store (walk east of the Fruit Stalls). A single basket can store up to 5 Fruits, effectively increasing your efficiency if you want to bank/sell stolen Fruits instead of just dropping them on the ground (you should buy at least 20 of them for the best effect). |
An alternative approach for Levels 30-37 ⇒ 'The Feud' Quest |
Note: For more information about the Quest itself and Rewards from it, please check its description in the 'Quests' section of this Guide. |
Skill Levels 45-91 ⇒ Blackjacking |
Note: The best place to trap Bandits for faster leveling is Ali the Dyer's House, located just north of where the Banknote Exchange Merchant stands. |
Skill Levels 91-99 ⇒ The Pyramid Plunder |
Note: Completing the Quest 'Contact!' gives you access to a Bank located near the Pyramid. You should consider completing this Quest if you want to maximize your Skilling efficiency at the Pyramid. |
An alternative approach for Levels 38-99 ⇒ Pickpocketing Master Farmers |
Note: If you want to know more about Pickpocketing Master Farmers, check our OSRS Gold farming Guide. |
An alternative approach for Levels 55-99 ⇒ Pickpocketing Knights of Ardougne |
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Osrs Fastest Way To Hosidius
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Osrs Hosidius House Favor Guide
END NOTE
This Guide has covered the basics of Leveling up Thieving Skill and should allow you to Grind Thieving experience efficiently. Please remember that all steps featured above are just raw guidelines, and you are free to develop your Skills however you want, but nevertheless, we hope that you will find this Guide at least somewhat helpful.
Please do note that this is an early version of our guide, and we will be happy to receive constructive criticism, that will help us improve it, so leave your suggestions in the comment section below. We also plan to add further, less known Skilling methods to the list in the foreseeable future.
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