Money Making
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There are many different ways to make money in Melvor Idle, below are some methods that provide the highest rates of GP gain.
Fletching Dragon Javelins with Alt Magic (Max ~9500k/hr)
Requirements
Improves GP Rate
- Woodcutting
Level 99,
Woodcutting Skillcape
Dragon Axe
Level 99
Master of Nature
Beavis
- Mining
Level 99,
Mining Skillcape
Dragon Pickaxe
Level 99
Level 99
Level 99
- Use
Mining Gloves preferably,
Gem Gloves otherwise
Perfect Swing Potion IV (requires
Level 53, 90 Mastery)
Master of Nature
Cool Rock
- Smithing
Level 99,
Smithing Skillcape
Level 99
Art of Control
Puff, the Baby Dragon
- Fletching
Level 99,
Fletching Skillcape
Level 99
Skilled Fletching Potion IV (requires
Level 42, 90 Mastery)
Perpetual Haste
Quill
- Runecrafting
Level 99,
Runecrafting Skillcape
Level 99
Level 99
Level 99
Expanded Knowledge
Gunter
- Magic
Level 99,
Magic Skillcape
- Other
- File:Aorpheats Signet Ring (item).png Aorpheats Signet Ring affects all skills above
Crown of Rhaelyx affects all skills above except
Alternative Magic
Level 99,
Herblore Skillcape
- Cut
Normal Logs while gathering
Redwood Logs with
Bird Nest Potion IV to maxmize profit while
Woodcutting
Bird Nest Potion IV, increases the number of
Bird Nests obtained that can be sold for additional profit
- (minor)
Clue Chasers Insignia increases the chance for
Bird Nests while
Woodcutting, Gems while
Mining (when not wearing
Gem Gloves), and Mastery tokens for all skills by 10%
Method
- Mine
Dragonite Ore and
Runite Ore in a 1:2 ratio. Ideally
Mining Skillcape and
Mining Gloves are equipped and
Perfect Swing Potions are active while mining
- Mine
Rune Essence while the
Mining Skillcape and
Mining Gloves are equipped. Potions do not need to be active here due to the very low respawn time of
Rune Essence
- Cut
Redwood Logs. Simultaneously cutting
Normal Logs with
Bird Nest Potion IV active will drop a significant amount of
Bird Nests which can later be sold, greatly increasing the GP rate
- Runecraft
Fire Runes,
Nature Runes, and
Spirit Runes in a 7:2:3 ratio
- Smelt
Dragonite Bars using
Superheat IV while the
Magic Skillcape and
Mystic Earth Staff are equipped (avoids the need for any
Earth Runes)
- Smith
Dragon Javelin Heads, equipping the
Crown of Rhaelyx and using
Charge Stones for a reasonable increase in the GP rate
- Fletch
Dragon Javelins while the
Fletching Skillcape is equipped and
Skilled Fletching Potion IV is active. Using
Charge Stones while the
Crown of Rhaelyx is equipped during this step provides a significant increase to the GP rate
Smithing Dragon Platebodies (Max 2117k/hr)
Requirements
- Level 99 Mining
- Level 99 Smithing
- Mining Skillcape
- Smithing Skillcape
- Dragon Pickaxe
- 500k gp to purchase Gem Gloves
Improves GP Rate
- Making diamonds into Diamond Luck Potions with the Herblore Skillcape more than doubles their value. This requires:
- Aorpheats Signet Ring for a 10% chance to double ore, bar, platebody, and potion gains
- Perfect Swing Potions to increase the idle rate that ore can be mined at.
- Increasing Mastery Level of items provide additional resource-saving and doubling benefits.
Method
- Gather Dragonite Ore, Runite Ore and Coal Ore in a 1:2:6 ratio. This should be done wearing the Mining Skillcape. Depending on Mastery Levels and whether or not Diamond Luck Potions are being made, either Gem Gloves or Mining Gloves should be worn.
- Make Dragonite Bars while wearing the Smithing Skillcape.
- Make Dragon Platebodies
- Make the diamonds into Diamond Luck Potions with the Herblore Skillcape if possible.
- Sell the Gems, Diamond Luck Potions and Dragon Platebodies for profit
GP Rates with different Equipment and Mastery
The mastery in the tables below assume that every item has that mastery level. Note that the time to gather the ingredients for and make Perfect Swing Potions has not been included in the calculation due to it being negligible. It is also assumed that the Barrentoe Herbs for creating Diamond Luck Potions is grown concurrently during the money-making method, and do not add additional time.
Equipment | |||||||
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Gloves | Mining | Gem | Mining | Gem | Gem | Gem | Gem |
Signet Ring | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Make Diamond Luck | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Perfect Swing | No | No | No | No | No | No | Tier 4 |
Mastery | GP Per Hour | ||||||
1 | 35,053 | 92,850 | 61,748 | 109,548 | 143,643 | 168,705 | 470,490 |
10 | 99,836 | 203,815 | 157,843 | 240,733 | 303,798 | 355,771 | 700,881 |
20 | 185,162 | 308,001 | 272,655 | 364,947 | 450,083 | 526,414 | 853,812 |
30 | 277,900 | 404,524 | 393,769 | 481,140 | 572,598 | 670,720 | 979,278 |
40 | 405,089 | 513,805 | 553,085 | 614,290 | 718,743 | 842,954 | 1,137,911 |
50 | 526,119 | 617,919 | 705,407 | 741,425 | 839,503 | 987,252 | 1,270,966 |
60 | 717,626 | 767,405 | 938,896 | 924,779 | 992,359 | 1,172,130 | 1,442,452 |
70 | 874,577 | 894,775 | 1,132,811 | 1,080,840 | 1,156,265 | 1,366,490 | 1,637,861 |
80 | 1,165,196 | 1,122,613 | 1,480,715 | 1,358,751 | 1,375,280 | 1,631,844 | 1,895,516 |
90 | 1,368,183 | 1,286,852 | 1,727,857 | 1,559,149 | 1,545,851 | 1,837,532 | 2,099,939 |
99 | 1,382,560 | 1,306,346 | 1,744,793 | 1,581,345 | 1,577,716 | 1,872,574 | 2,117,292 |
Calculating the GP Rate
The GP rate can be calculated by finding the profit of completing a single platebody action and dividing by the time to complete the action and gather/craft all sub-components.
Fishing
Raw Whales (Max 1,746
k/hr)
Requirements
Improves GP Rate
Name | Description |
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The strongest Fishing Rod, reduces fishing catch time by 40%. | |
Reduces fishing catch time by 20%. (Stacks multiplicatively with Fishing Rod bonus) | |
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Doubles the number of fish caught. |
File:Aorpheats Signet Ring (item).png Aorpheats Signet Ring | Increases the chance of doubling the number of fish caught by 10%. |
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Increases the chance of doubling the number of fish caught by 5%. |
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Doubles the number of fish caught. |
95% Fishing Mastery Pool Checkpoint | Provides a 25% chance to receive an additional random special item whenever special items are received. |
NOTE: The Fishing Skillcape and Level 99 Mastery bonuses will stack, causing at least four fish to be caught each time. The Signet Ring and pet bonuses will provide a 15% chance of catching eight fish.
Expected Outputs Per Hour
- 2,328
Raw Whale, worth 750
each.
Method
Equip Fishing gear and fish for Whales. Each piece of equipment will give a substantial boost to profit per hour. 65 Whale Mastery or 25% Fishing Mastery Pool Checkpoint are the most important targets, either of which will remove the junk catch chance. Fishing is the most profitable single-skill money making method, though it gets outclassed by the multiplicative benefits of the combinations above. This method does not include extra gold gained from special chances which would boost profit per hour marginally. Maximum gp/hr rates assume all improvements to GP rate are obtained and in use.
Alternative Fish
Players who do not yet have level 95 fishing may also choose to consider the following options: (Note that the numbers below include the boost from the Fishing Skillcape, and as such the actual profit per hour will be substantially lower for players who do not have it)
Fish | Requirements | Expected Output/Hr | GP/Fish | Max GP/Hr |
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1,656 ![]() |
960 |
1,589 |
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2,280 ![]() |
650 |
1,482 | |
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3,492 ![]() |
270 |
942 |
Fletching Magic Longbows (Max 975k/hr)
Requirements
- Level 99 Woodcutting
- Level 99 Fletching
- Dragon Axe Upgrade
- Multi-Tree Upgrade
- Woodcutting Skillcape
- Fletching Skillcape
- (Optional) Aorpheats Signet Ring
- (Optional) Skilled Fletching Potion IV
Method
By utilizing the output doubling of the Fletching Skillcape, the value of magic logs can be more than quadrupled; it is doubled once making unstrung bows, and another time making strung bows. Profits can be further increased by using Skilled Fletching Potion IV and Aorpheats Signet Ring. To calculate the maximum GP per hour, 99 mastery level will be assumed. The entire process is as follows:
- Cut yew logs and magic logs simultaneously while wearing the Woodcutting Skillcape. The yew logs should be sold.
- Fletch the magic logs into Magic Longbow (u) while wearing the Fletching Skillcape.
- Purchase bowstrings from the Shop and fletch the unstrung bows into Magic Longbow.
- Sell the longbows for profit.
Without using Aorpheats Signet Ring and Skilled Fletching Potion IV profits are around 624k/hr, however, using the ring and potion increases profits by 351k/hr.
Mining with Gem Gloves (Max 729k/hr Idle)
Requirements
- 500k gp to purchase
Gem Gloves
Improves GP Rate
- The
Mining Skillcape provides additional coal to sell
- Higher tier Pickaxes increase the rate that ore is mined
- The
Master of Nature god upgrade decreases the mining interval by 20%
- Higher
Mastery levels for an ore allow it to be mined more before it needs to respawn
- Perfect Swing Potions (
Level 53) can increase idle GP rates by decreasing the amount of time spent waiting for ores to respawn
- Mining and selling
Adamantite Ore provides the highest GP rate when using Perfect Swing Potion III and below. When using
Perfect Swing Potion IV,
Dragonite Ore provides the highest GP rate.
- Actively switching to the highest tier ore yields higher GP rates
Method
This method relies on Gem Gloves increasing the gem chance to 100% when mining (excluding
Rune Essence). The average value of a Gem is 381.25
, while a single charge of the Gem Gloves costs only 250
. Thus 131.25
of profit is earned per mining action from gems. It is recommended to use this method while gathering the large quantities of ore required to train the
Smithing skill.
With the Dragon Pickaxe,
Master of Nature,
Level 99, and
Perfect Swing Potion IVs, and the
Mining Skillcape, an average of 2,423
Dragonite Ore mining actions can be done per hour. Between the ore, extra ore from the pickaxe and mastery double ore chance, the gems from the gloves, and the coal, 279
profit is earned per action on average, for a total of 728,960
profit per hour.
With the Dragon Pickaxe and
Level 50, an average of 2,117
Adamantite Ore mining actions can be done per hour. Between the ore, extra ore from the pickaxe and mastery double ore chance, and the gems from the gloves, 219
profit is earned per action on average, for a total of 486,114
profit per hour.
Woodcutting
Improves GP Rate
- Higher tier axes increase the rate that trees are chopped
- Bird Nest Potions increase the rate at which bird nests are gained
- Clue Chasers Insignia can further increase the rate of bird nests
- Aorpheats Signet Ring grants an additional 10% chance to double logs cut.
- The Multi-Tree upgrade allows the player to also cut a second log for additional profit
- The Master of Nature god upgrade increases the GP rate by 25%.
- The Woodcutting Skillcape doubles the rate that trees are chopped
- Higher levels of log Mastery increase the chance to receive double the amount of logs
Chopping Magic and Yew Logs (Max 1,006
k/hr)
Requirements
Method
Simply cut down Magic Logs and your chosen secondary log (if the Multi-Tree upgrade has been purchased) and sell the logs and bird nests for profit.
Expected Resources Per Hour
The maximum rates assume Dragon Axe, Multi-Tree, Signet, Clue Chaser's Insignia, Beavis, Master of Nature, Woodcutting Skillcape, 95% Woodcutting Mastery Pool Checkpoint and 99 log mastery.
Logs | Requirements | Expected Output/Hr | Max GP/Hr |
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1,563 ![]() 10 ![]() |
707 | |
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2,700 ![]() 18 ![]() |
310 |
Chopping Logs With Bird Nests Potions (Max 3,304
k/hr)
Requirements
Method
Cut down Normal Logs and your chosen secondary log (if the Multi-Tree upgrade has been purchased) and sell the logs and bird nests for profit. If using Bird Nest Potions, a portion of the nests can be opened for Potato Seeds to make more potions.
With Bird Nest Potion II and below, players should cut Normal and Magic Logs for maximum profit.
Expected Resources Per Hour
The maximum rates assume all improvements to GP rates have been obtained and that the player already has the Bird Nest Potions IV made.
Logs | Requirements | Expected Output/Hr | Max GP/Hr |
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14,850 ![]() 5,500 ![]() |
1,947 | |
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9,900 ![]() 3,666 ![]() |
1,357 |
Combat
Combat can yield some of the highest GP rates in the game. Due to the complexity of combat, exact rates are difficult to determine, but some of the highest GP rate targets are as follows: Infernal Stronghold,
Master Farmers,
Black Dragons.
When you reach the endgame in combat, it becomes the best money making method.
The 2 items that makes this money making method really good are Chapeau Noir and
Aorpheat's Signet Ring.
(Infernal Stronghold got nerfed in Patch v0.19: Malcs, the Leader of Dragons now drops 100K - 150K GP on death, down from 150K - 225K GP. Resulting in 125,000 less gp/clear or around 18% reduced gp/hr)
Calculating the specific gp/hr depends on your stats, your gear and what method you want to use.
Using the Combat Simulator in Scripting and Extensions is very powerfull. And can show you, mainly for this, how many kills/hr you are doing.
The one of the most valuable dungeons to farm is the
Infernal Stronghold
The reason for this is that it drops a lot of pure gp, which gets doubled with the
Aorpheat's Signet Ring.
Dropping 100,000 to 150,000 gp, average is then 125,000. Double that is 250,000 gp/clear.
On top of that it drops 1
Infernal Cape and 1
Infernal Core.
The cape is worth 250,000 gp (which you can High Alchemy III for 1,6 times the value at a total of 400,000gp)
The core is only woth 1,500gp.
The 5% and 10% chance for double loot from the
Chapeau Noir and
Aorpheat's Signet Ring dosent work on the cape.
Meaning clearing
Infernal Stronghold will grant you 250,000+400,000+1,500gp = 651,500gp/clear.
Would advice you to get the extention and look at whats the best option for you. If you dont want to use the extension i will list some diffrent setups below.
I will list the loadouts with gear, stats, kills/hr and gp/hr. All of the sets will have Aorpheat's Signet Ring in ring slot, and no passive slot unless mentioned. And no
Prayer or
Potions.
Magic (Max ~12652k/hr)
Full Glacia God Armor,
Elite Amulet of Magic,
Skull Cape,
Air Imbued Wand,
Book of Eli,
85
Magic, using Wind Surge (2,610 runes/hr), 9,5 kills/hr = 6,189,250 gp/hr
Full Glacial God Gear,
Elite Amulet of Magic,
Skull Cape,
Fire Imbued Wand,
Book of Eli,
85
Magic, using Fire Surge (12,850 runes/hr), 10,5 kills/hr = 6,840,750 gp/hr
Full Glacia God Armor,
Elite Amulet of Magic,
Skull Cape,
Air Imbued Wand,
Book of Eli,
85
Magic, using Slicing Winds (15,010 runes/hr), 12,93 kills/hr = 8,423,895 gp/hr
Full Glacia God Armor,
Elite Amulet of Magic,
Skull Cape,
Air Imbued Wand,
Book of Eli,
99
Magic, using Gust (16,900 runes/hr), 15 kills/hr = 9,772,500 gp/hr
Full Glacia God Armor,
Elite Amulet of Magic,
Skull Cape,
Ocean Song,
Book of Eli,
Warlock Ring (
Signet in Passive slot),
99
Magic, using Water Surge (10,380 runes/hr), 19,42 kills/hr = 12,652,130 gp/hr
Remember to take the crafting of runes into account. Looking at the Max Magic right above 10,380 runes at maxed mining and runecrafting takes around 20min to get, 5min mining essence and 15min runecrafting. Putting it down to a efficient 9,5mil gp/hr
Melee (Max ~8449k/hr)
Full Terran God Gear,
Amulet of Torture,
Infernal Cape,
Infernal Claw,
Dragonfire Shield,
85
Melee stats,
85 hp, 6,57 kills/hr = 4,280,355 gp/hr
Full Ragnar God Gear,
Amulet of Torture,
Infernal Cape,
Infernal Claw,
Earth Layered Shield,
85
Melee stats,
90 hp, 7,63 kills/hr = 4,970,945 gp/hr
Full Ragnar God Gear,
FEZ,
Infernal Cape,
Tidal Edge,
Earth Layered Shield,
Fighter Ring (
Signet in Passive slot),
99
Melee stats,
99 hp, 12,97 kills/hr = 8,449,955 gp/hr
Ranged (Max ~8730k/hr)
Full Aeris God Gear,
Elite Amulet of Ranged,
Ancient Crossbow,
Emerald Bolts,
Dragonfire Shield,
Infernal Cape,
85
Ranged,
90 hp, 7,27 kills/hr = 4,736,405 gp/hr
Full Aeris God Gear,
Deadeye Amulet,
Shockwave,
Emerald Bolts,
Dragonfire Shield,
Cape of Prat,
Deadeye Ring (
Signet in Passive slot),
99
Ranged,
99 hp, 13,4 kills/hr = 8,730,100 gp/hr
Summary of combat:
Magic is king. You need BiS setup and 99 stats to beat 85 magic in god armor.
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