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=== Introduction ===
This page presents one possible way to start your Melvor journey. Please note that the instructions below are for the Standard and {{Icon|Hardcore|nolink=true}} [[Game Mode|Game Modes]]. For {{Icon|Adventure|nolink=true}}, please refer to [[Adventure/Guide]].


The goal of the provided steps is to give you a helping hand in the early stages of the game by acting as tutorial by introducing you to more intermediate concepts of the game and some inter-skill synergies. Please keep in mind that this guide is NOT intended to be the most efficient way to do things. ''There is no right or wrong way to progress in the game''. Therefore, new players are heavily encouraged to try a larger diversity of [[:Category:Skills|skills]] as soon as they feel more comfortable with the basics.
Melvor Idle is a cut down RPG game with many hidden depths. There is no right or wrong way to progress in the game, and you will rarely (if ever) be punished for experimenting. Melvor Idle is about the journey not the destination.  


This page was originally inspired by the following [https://www.reddit.com/r/MelvorIdle/comments/r6e6wk/comment/hmsrvon/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 reddit post].
Enjoy!


=== Steps ===
=The Wiki=


# Level {{Skill|Astrology}} until the {{Icon|Ameria|type=constellation}} constellation is unlocked ({{SkillReq|Astrology|20}})
The Melvor Wiki is a majority community lead project. The raw data is imported directly from the game. This includes the pages with Monster, Item, Area, Spell, Skill Information/Data. One can almost guarantee that the information on those pages matches in-game content 100%.
#* Once {{SkillReq|Astrology|10}} is achieved, training on the {{Icon|Iridan|type=constellation}} constellation is the fastest path to Ameria. Generally speaking, the fastest method for training a skill is the one with the highest level requirement.  
# Continue training {{Skill|Astrology}} on the {{Icon|Ameria|type=constellation}} constellation until {{Icon|Mastery}} level 80 is achieved in Ameria.
#* Doing so will provide access to 3 basic modifiers and 2 unique modifiers from Ameria, which can then be activated and then upgraded by consuming {{ItemIcon|Stardust}} and {{ItemIcon|Golden Stardust}}. All of these bonuses are good, however, be aware that the cost '''doubles''' for each upgrade you purchase. For now, we recommend not purchasing past the following upgrade levels:
#** For {{ItemIcon|Stardust}} modifiers, be careful upgrading past star level 5-6
#** For {{ItemIcon|Golden Stardust}} modifiers, be careful upgrading past star level 3-4
#** ''You can always come back for more bonuses later!''
# Train {{Skill|Woodcutting}} until you obtain one {{Icon|Ent|type=mark|Mark of the Ent}}
#* [[Woodcutting#Axe Upgrades|Axe upgrades]] should be purchased as soon as possible, as they significantly decrease the amount of time required to cut all trees.
#* Open any {{ItemIcon|Bird Nest|Bird Nests}}, plant the seeds you're able to in {{Skill|Farming}}, and sell any seeds you're not able to plant. If able, always use {{ItemIcon|Weird Gloop}} (by combining 2 {{ItemIcon|Compost}} with 10 {{ItemIcon|Rune Essence}} in the {{Icon|Shop}}) when planting seeds as this guarantees their growth.
#** Farming works passively while you're doing something else, so harvesting crops/herb/trees and planting new ones as soon as they're available is the best strategy.
# Train {{Skill|Summoning}} by creating {{ItemIcon|Ent}} Tablets until about {{SkillReq|Summoning|5}}.
#* We will use these Tablets in {{Skill|Woodcutting}} to further level to around {{SkillReq|Summoning|10}} to unlock the Ent/Octopus [[Ent#Synergies|Synergy]] for Fishing later on. You can see all possible {{Skill|Summoning|Synergies}} here.
#* Summoning is a very {{GP}} expensive skill, especially in the early game. It may not be possible to complete this step immediately. This is a great time to explore some other skills and see what their basic requirements are while you grind up a bit of cash.
# Train {{Skill|Woodcutting}} with your {{ItemIcon|Ent}} Tablets equipped, until 5 more {{Icon|Ent|type=mark|Marks of the Ent}} have been discovered, making your {{Icon|Ent|type=mark|Mark of the Ent}} level 2, enabling one half of the {{ItemIcon|Ent}}/{{ItemIcon|Octopus}} synergy.
#* No matter what you're doing, try to ensure you always have Tablets equipped, even if this means temporarily stopping whatever skill you are doing to create some more. Having a {{Skill|Summoning|Tablet}} equipped that works in the skill you're training increases the amount of {{Skill|Summoning}} XP you gain per action.
#* Once at least 1 batch of Tablets of the appropriate Mark has been crafted, you have enabled finding additional Marks of that type even when the Tablets aren't equipped or present in your Bank. However, the drop chance for Marks is higher when respective Tablet(s) are equipped.
#* We want to prepare unlocking the {{ItemIcon|Ent}} half of the synergy now, so that it is immediately ready while we're training Fishing later. Having a synergy active further improves Summoning XP gained per action.
# If not already {{SkillReq|Summoning|15}}, train {{Skill|Summoning}} until {{SkillReq|Summoning|15}}. You can train Summoning by either:
#* Preferably, equipping and using Tablets in its appropriate action (e.g. equipping {{ItemIcon|Ent}} while {{Skill|Woodcutting}})
#* Alternatively, but slower and not recommended, creating additional Tablets (e.g. creating {{ItemIcon|Ent}} Tablets)
# Train {{Skill|Fishing}} until you receive one {{Icon|Octopus|type=mark|Mark of the Octopus}}.
#* Don't forget, after the first Mark is found, you must create at least 1 batch of Tablets of the associated Mark to be able to find any additional Marks of that type.
# Create at least 1 batch of {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} Tablets to enable finding additional {{Icon|Octopus|type=mark|Marks of the Octopus}}
# Train {{Skill|Fishing}} with both {{ItemIcon|Ent}} and {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} equipped until {{SkillReq|Summoning|25}}
#* Equipping both prepares you for the likely chance that you accumulate enough {{Icon|Octopus|type=mark|Marks of the Octopus}} to enable the Ent/Octopus synergy, enabling even faster Summoning XP gains
#* Synergies use both Tablets in the Synergy simultaneously, so expect the Tablet usage for both to go up when the Synergy is active.
# Train {{Skill|Cooking}} until you find a total of six {{Icon|Pig|type=mark|Mark of the Pig}}.
#* Again, remember to craft at least one batch of {{ItemIcon|Pig}} to be able to find more than one {{Icon|Pig|type=mark|Mark of the Pig}}.
#* The chance of mark discovery per action scales with the recipe's base cooking time for {{Skill|Cooking}}, therefore the recipe chosen has no impact on the mark drop rate.
# Train {{Skill|Fishing}} with {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} and either {{ItemIcon|Ent}} or {{ItemIcon|Pig}} equipped until both the {{ItemIcon|Ancient Ring of Skills}} and {{ItemIcon|Ancient Ring of Mastery}} have been acquired.
#* Remember that these rings are incredibly rare and may take a very long time to obtain, ''feel free to do something else if you get bored.'' You can always come back later when you have more bonuses.
#* Use the raw fish you catch to create {{ItemIcon|Octopus|Octopi}} and the cooked fish you earn from the synergy to create {{ItemIcon|Pig|Pigs}}. Some resources cannot be used to create Tablets.
#* {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} and {{ItemIcon|Ent}} should be phased out as you progress and transition into {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} and {{ItemIcon|Pig}}. The synergy will require the {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} to be Mark Level 3, and the {{ItemIcon|Pig}} to be Mark Level 2.
#* {{ItemIcon|Pig}} allows you to ''make money'' while training Fishing and Summoning, instead of pouring all of your {{GP}} into familiar tablets.
#* Once you start making more raw and cooked fish than you need to create Tablets, sell the excess for spare {{Icon|GP}}.
#* Most summoning Tablets allow you to select the recipe, changing the type and quantity of resources consumed per action. For example, {{ItemIcon|Pig}} needs 50 {{ItemIcon|Shrimp}} available at {{SkillReq|Fishing|1}}, making good {{ItemIcon|Pig}} Tablet uptime hard, but only needs 7 {{ItemIcon|Swordfish}} which is available at {{SkillReq|Fishing|50}}.
#* It is likely that {{SkillReq|Fishing|99}} will have been reached by the time this happens due to the rarity of these rings.
#* Like with Woodcutting's Axe upgrades, [[Fishing#Fishing Rods|Fishing Rods]] also provide a significant decrease to catch time and should be purchased as soon as they become available.
#* Open any {{ItemIcon|Treasure Chest|Treasure Chests}}, equipping the {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Fishing}} if it drops, as this greatly reduces the catch time for all fish.
#* Consume any {{ItemIcon|Mastery Token (Fishing)|Mastery Tokens}} acquired to increase your {{Icon|Mastery|Mastery Pool}}, as long as you don't cap your pool.
#* Keep any {{ItemIcon|Diamond|Diamonds}} gained along the way as these are required for a number of highly desirable things later, notably {{ItemIcon|Diamond Luck Potion|Diamond Luck Potions}} and the [[Agility#Obstacles|Ice Jump]] {{Skill|Agility}} obstacle.
#* Once you've obtained a decent amount of of {{Icon|GP}}, you can begin saving any {{ItemIcon|Emerald|Emeralds}}, and {{ItemIcon|Sapphire|Sapphires}} obtained from fishing, as these will be useful for creating {{ItemIcon|Devil}} Tablets later, and for various other skills further down the line.
#* Sell everything that isn't a rare special drop acquired while Fishing, which should provide enough {{Icon|GP}} to fund fishing rod upgrades
#** Special drops can be seen on [[Fishing#Special|Fishing Specials]], other notable drops include {{ItemIcon|Circlet of Rhaelyx}}
#* Once the 2M {{Icon|GP}} for the [[Dragon Fishing Rod]] upgrade is acquired, all gems can reasonably be saved at this point.
#* Catching the following fish is suggested:
#** Below {{SkillReq|Fishing|99}}:
#*** See [[Fishing/Training|Fishing Training]]. Your fish selection should always be the highest XP/h fish.
#**** Keep leveling {{Skill|Summoning}} simultaneously by always having the {{ItemIcon|Octopus}}/{{ItemIcon|Pig}} Synergy equipped, and making sure your selected fish can actually cook. It is preferable to only pick fish that work with this synergy, even if it means losing a bit of {{Skill|Fishing}} XP/h.
#** {{SkillReq|Fishing|99}} with [[Fishing Skillcape]] unlocked (requiring {{SkillReq|Fishing|99}} and costing 1M [[Currency#Gold Pieces|GP]]):
#*** {{ItemIcon|Raw Whale|Whales}} for GP and eventually so they can be cooked into valuable food and {{Skill|Cooking}} XP, or turned into {{Skill|Summoning}} Tablets ({{ItemIcon|Octopus}}, {{ItemIcon|Wolf}}, and {{ItemIcon|Pig}}), as well as other uses, including as a resource for an {{Skill|Agility}} Obstacle.
#*** {{ItemIcon|Raw Magic Fish|Magic Fish}} are generally not recommended if using Summoning. If you're ''not'' using Summoning, they are technically worth approximately [[Money Making#Fishing (Max  4,421k/hr)|1% more]] GP/h than Whales, which makes Magic Fish require the least amount of setup to be effective for GP. However {{ItemIcon|Raw Whale|Whales}} seriously outweigh Magic Fish in flexibility in other uses in the game, as well as severely outvaluing the GP/h when Whales are used with the {{ItemIcon|Octopus}}/{{ItemIcon|Pig}} synergy.
#** For maximum special drops, once {{ItemIcon|Message in a Bottle}} is acquired: ('''Only suggested if stacked on cooked fish and GP'''):
#*** By reading the {{ItemIcon|Message in a Bottle}}, you unlock the [[Secret Area|Secret Fishing area]] which has a 5% special catch rate, the highest in the base game. With Level 50 {{Icon|Mastery}} in the respective fish, the special catch rate is 8%.
#*** Equipping the {{ItemIcon|Ent}}/{{ItemIcon|Octopus}} Synergy for an additional +6% chance to acquire special items will push the special chance to 11%, or 14% with Level 50 {{Icon|Mastery}} in the respective fish.
#**** The Level 20 {{Icon|Mastery}} Unique star from the {{Icon|Ameria|type=constellation}} constellation in {{Skill|Astrology}} can further increase the special catch rate by another +1% per point invested.
#**# For the most special rolls per hour: {{ItemIcon|Raw Seahorse|Seahorses}}
#**#* Fastest catch speed in this area, which maximizes the chance of acquiring both rings
#**#* Contrary to the other fish in the Secret Area, Seahorses can be synergized with {{ItemIcon|Octopus}}/{{ItemIcon|Pig}} if {{ItemIcon|Ent}} resources are hard to come by.
#**# For prayer points: {{ItemIcon|Raw Skeleton Fish|Skeleton Fish}}
#**#* Can be redeemed for 3 {{Skill|Prayer}} points each, but can not be cooked
#**# {{ItemIcon|Raw Magic Fish|Magic Fish}} is not recommended for special drops, as their catch rate is the one of the slowest in the base game, with {{ItemIcon|Raw Skeleton Fish|Skeleton Fish}} having an almost 100% increased rate of special catches per hour in comparison.
#* Any spare GP can be spent on bank slots. It is advised to leave a sizeable buffer of GP (at least 3M) remaining to be able to afford Shards for additional {{Skill|Summoning}} Tablets, as well as other upgrades.
#* When your {{Skill|Fishing}} Mastery pool exceeds 95%, you can start spending your Mastery pool to increase your {{Icon|Mastery}} level for individual fish. First, level all fish to at least level 20, then focus spending on whichever fish you're currently working on, if it is below 88 Mastery.
#** Level 88 {{Icon|Mastery}} is an approximate point where spending Mastery pool becomes inefficient, while you can use the pool to level an item higher than 88, it is recommended at that point to simply train the item until it hits 99 and spend your pool on other, lower leveled items.
#** Higher total {{Icon|Mastery}} levels across all items and all skills increase the rate at which you obtain certain rare items, so your first goal when hitting above 95% Pool in any skill should be to level as many items as possible as high as possible.
# Train {{Skill|Astrology}} further. Equip the {{ItemIcon|Ancient Ring of Mastery}} and study {{Icon|Deedree|type=constellation}} until level 80 {{Icon|Mastery}}.
#* Like suggested in the start of the guide, purchase modifiers as you see fit, but as earlier, upgrade costs double each time for each respective area upgraded.
#* For {{ItemIcon|Stardust}} modifiers, be careful upgrading past star level 5-6
#* For {{ItemIcon|Golden Stardust}} modifiers, be careful upgrading past star level 3-4
# Alternate between training {{Skill|Woodcutting}} and {{Skill|Firemaking}} until {{SkillReq|Firemaking|15}}
#* The ultimate goal here is {{SkillReq|Firemaking|99}} to unlock the {{ItemIcon|Firemaking Skillcape}}.
#* '''Equip the {{ItemIcon|Ancient Ring of Skills}} before starting.'''
#* Any [[Woodcutting#Axe Upgrades|Axe upgrades]] should be purchased as soon as possible, as they significantly decrease the amount of time required to cut trees
#* Open any {{ItemIcon|Bird Nest|Bird Nests}} dropped for seeds, then plant those you can in {{Skill|Farming}}. Don't forget to buy new Farming plots when available.
#** Keep all {{ItemIcon|Strawberry Seeds}} for {{ItemIcon|Gentle Hands Potion|Gentle Hands Potions}} used in {{Skill|Thieving}}, and keep 3000x {{ItemIcon|Watermelons}} for {{Skill|Agility}}.
#** High Mastery level in Farming gives a chance to return seeds (to the point where crops sustain themselves), so a surplus of Strawberry Seeds can be planted if its Mastery level is high enough.
#* Manually lighting bonfires is ''not'' recommended
# Train {{Skill|Agility}} until {{SkillReq|Agility|10}} is reached. This will allow the Monkey Bars [[Agility#Obstacles|Agility obstacle]] to be created, providing a 4% decrease to the Firemaking interval
# Train to {{SkillReq|Woodcutting|35}}<!--This is not a typo, the obstacle requires level 30 but also uses Teak logs to build, meaning for this guide the effective level requirement is 35--> and {{SkillReq|Firemaking|30}}
#* If you haven't already trained {{Skill|Township}} a bit ({{SkillReq|Township|15}}), it is worth doing this now to unlock {{ItemIcon|Warm Beanie}} for additional {{Skill|Firemaking}} boosts. If you've followed the full guide up to this point, you should have plenty of Township ticks to easily reach {{SkillReq|Township|80}} or higher, so it is highly recommended to be mindful when spending ticks.
# Train {{Skill|Agility}} once more, this time until {{SkillReq|Agility|20}} is reached for the purpose of creating the Stepping Stones obstacle. This obstacle provides both a 6% decrease to Woodcutting interval and a 3% increase to Firemaking skill XP.
# Continue training {{Skill|Woodcutting}} and {{Skill|Firemaking}} until {{SkillReq|Firemaking|99}}
#* Having {{ItemIcon|Ent}} and {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} equipped will increase the number of {{ItemIcon|Bird Nest|Bird Nests}} dropped and continue to grant you more summoning XP.
#* If you have reached {{SkillReq|Summoning|90}}, as soon as you obtain one {{Icon|Devil|type=mark|Mark of the Devil}} you can begin to craft {{ItemIcon|Devil}} and use them for Firemaking to increase your summoning XP/action considerably as well as your Firemaking XP/h.
#* Once again, keep planting seeds awarded from [[Bird Nest]]s and keep the ones noted in the first {{Skill|Woodcutting}} section.
#* Skip cutting {{ItemIcon|Magic Logs|Magic Trees}} due to the long cut time
#* It is highly suggested to have the {{UpgradeIcon|Multi-Tree}} upgrade by the time you reach {{ItemIcon|Redwood Logs|Redwood Tree}}s as this allows you to level Woodcutting with the best XP rates while keeping the primary Firemaking resource ({{ItemIcon|Yew Logs}}) intact
#** This means using {{UpgradeIcon|Multi-Tree}} to simultaneously cut {{ItemIcon|Redwood Logs|Redwood}} and {{ItemIcon|Yew Logs|Yew}} logs.
#* Save any {{ItemIcon|Redwood Logs}} gained as these should be turned into {{ItemIcon|Dragon Javelin|Dragon Javelins}} later, burning only up to and including {{ItemIcon|Yew Logs}} to achieve {{SkillReq|Firemaking|99}}.
#* Although lighting bonfires will increase the {{Skill|Firemaking}} Skill XP gained, this is very manual to maintain and uses significantly more logs per hour.
#** Lighting bonfires automatically by using {{ItemIcon|Controlled Heat Potion}}s is highly recommended if you are able to reach {{SkillReq|Herblore|20}} by creating only {{ItemIcon|Bird Nest Potion|Bird Nest Potions}}, requiring {{ItemIcon|Garum Herb|Garum Herbs}} from {{Skill|Farming}} and {{ItemIcon|Potato Seeds}} from {{ItemIcon|Bird Nest|Bird Nests}} to create.
# Purchase and equip the {{ItemIcon|Firemaking Skillcape}}
#* It might be worth checking your {{Skill|Firemaking}} {{Icon|Mastery}} pool and seeing whether the 95% checkpoint is active. This provides an additional +5% Global Mastery XP - if not, go back and finish this this up now. Continuing on your moderately mastered {{ItemIcon|Yew Logs}} you should be getting a bit more than 1% pool per hour.
#* Reaching maximum level in a skill increases the amount of pool provided per action from 25% to 50% of the Mastery XP.
# Train {{Skill|Astrology}} once more, this time until {{SkillReq|Astrology|99}} is reached in order to unlock many more bonuses, including the {{ItemIcon|Astrology Skillcape}}, which - when equipped - further speeds up the rate at which you find both types of Dust.
# Go back to {{Skill|Astrology}} and ensure all your constellations are at least {{Icon|Mastery}} Level 40, and train those which are not.
#* {{Icon|Mastery}} Level 40 unlocks the 2nd tier of normal modifiers, which contain Skill XP or Mastery XP (or both) bonuses.
#* Many {{Skill|Astrology|notext=true|nolink=true}} {{Icon|Mastery}} Level 60, 80 and 99 unlocks provide modifiers that are rarely seen elsewhere in the game, with some of them only being useful in edge cases, so it is suggested to only further master the constellations that you know you will be benefiting from. You can see the list of constellation modifiers on the {{Skill|Astrology|notext=true|nolink=true}} [[Astrology#Constellations|Astrology]] page.


At this point, you have both Ancient rings (providing +8% Skill or +7% Mastery XP, depending on which is equipped), the {{ItemIcon|Firemaking Skillcape}} (providing +5% Skill XP to all skills), and a variety of other bonuses from {{Skill|Astrology}} and {{Skill|Agility}}.


The choices on what path to take next start to open up, some suggestions are:
As mentioned, the rest of the wiki is written by users/players such as yourself. Although there are a few Discord Administrators/Moderators that (occasionally) participate in helping on the Wiki, the majority is done by Players. There is no active professional team that keeps the wiki up to date. This is done to the best of the abilities of the people maintaining the Wiki, but things do fall through the cracks. If you notice something that is incorrect/misspelled/out of date or just could be better in general, feel free to create your own Wiki Account and edit it!
* {{Skill|Thieving}} for [[Currency#Gold Pieces|GP]], and various [[Thieving#Areas|Area unique]] & [[Thieving#Thieving Targets|NPC unique]] items, a number of which provide various bonuses to other skills.
* {{Skill|Mining}}, {{Skill|Smithing}}, and {{Skill|Fletching}} for the {{ItemIcon|Dragon Javelin|notext=true}} [[Money Making#Fletching_Dragon_Javelins_with_Alt_Magic_.28Max_.7E9500k.2Fhr.29|Dragon Javelin money-making method]], which is one of the best in the game. This is where any saved {{ItemIcon|Redwood Logs}} from Woodcutting will be used.
* {{Skill|Agility}} to unlock further [[Agility#Obstacles|obstacles]], providing additional bonuses. Reaching any further than obstacle 5 or 6 may be difficult initially however, due to the significant cost of obstacles and various level requirements.


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= Goal of this Guide =
This guide gives one method for how to start your Melvor Idle journey. The goal is to give players a helping hand in the early stages of the game. It is in no way complete, or optimal for all play styles.
 
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There are several ways to play this game. Some choices can be found [here]
 
 
= Why not to use this guide?=
There are many reasons that this guide may not be useful:
*This guide is intended for Standard and {{Icon|Hardcore|nolink=true}} [[Game Mode|Game Modes]]:
**If you are playing {{Icon|Adventure|nolink=true}} game-mode then please refer to the [[Adventure/Guide]].
**If you are playing {{AoD}} [[Ancient Relics]] game-mode then please refer to the [[Ancient Relics/Guide]].
 
=Before you start=
In general:
*This game is meant to be idled - this means that it is intended that you do not actively play this game, but instead do other things, such as go on a walk, or visit the zoo! And when you come back, hopefully you will start to see some progress, but do not expect to complete this game in a week.
**This game however also some more active play when it comes to the combat. You can spend as little or as much time as you want optimizing your farming there.
*Items and equipment will give you small benefits that stack up over time, so do not expect to be a Melvor god after you have completed all of the steps outlined below - you will still have ''a lot'' of gameplay left, and the expansions are a great investment if you are yearning for more!
* You should expect some parts of these guide to take many days and weeks to complete, so feel free to deviate from the guide at any time.
*Offline progress is capped to 24-hours, and so once you start following these steps, you may feel it necessary to keep the game running continuously, or feel the need to check-in on progress regularly. If you do need a break, this is ok - the progress cap might feel like a limitation at first, but it also means that your township doesn't fall into disarray after a long break.
**If you're unable or unwilling to log in within the 24 hour timespan, there's the option to download the "Unlimited Offline" [[Mods|Mod]]. Please be aware that the longer you stay offline with that mod, the longer it will take for the game to load in.
 
==Skills That Boost Other Skills==
 
These skills are mostly centered around "if you invest in this skill, other skills will get stronger". Some of these skills also provide some direction about what order to work on other skills, because the bonuses to work on other skills come in a certain order. For the sake of simplicity, this section only discusses non-combat bonuses. See the full skill page for how they provide buffs for combat skills.
 
There is a far more comprehensive list of what Skills do exactly to be found at [[Beginners Guide]].
 
If you wish to see how Skills effect other Skills please expand the column below.
 
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!Skill!!Description!!Order of unlocks for other skills
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|{{Skill|Astrology}}|| style="width: 50%" |This is the most straightforward Skill Boosting-skill. Study constellations to unlock permanent bonuses for the respective skills. Note that it takes a lot of investment in Astrology before Astrology buffs itself.||* {{Skill|Farming}} <br> * {{Skill|Woodcutting}} <br> * {{Skill|Smithing}} <br> * {{Skill|Firemaking}} <br> * {{Skill|Fishing}} <br> * {{Skill|Mining}} <br> * {{Skill|Cooking}} <br> * {{AoD}}{{Skill|Cartography}} <br> * {{Skill|Archaeology}} <br> * {{Skill|Fletching}} <br> * {{Skill|Runecrafting}} <br> * {{Skill|Agility}} <br> * {{Skill|Thieving}} <br> * {{Skill|Crafting}} <br> * {{Skill|Herblore}} <br> * {{Skill|Summoning}} <br> * {{TotH}} {{Skill|Astrology}}
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|{{Skill|Summoning}}||Create Summoning tablets that provide a small bonus to the corresponding skill, using a combination of materials that use ingredients from the skill and materials you buy for GP. Unlock much stronger bonuses by using [[synergies]] after progressing in multiple different summons.||* {{Skill|Woodcutting}}  <br> * {{Skill|Mining}} <br> * {{Skill|Fishing}} <br> * {{Skill|Cooking}} <br> * {{Skill|Runecrafting}} <br> * {{Skill|Thieving}} <br> * {{Skill|Crafting}} <br> * {{Skill|Smithing}}  <br> * {{Skill|Herblore}} <br> * {{Skill|Firemaking}}  <br> * {{TotH}} {{Skill|Agility}} <br> * {{TotH}} {{Skill|Astrology}} <br> * {{TotH}} {{Skill|Fletching}}  <br> * {{TotH}} {{Skill|Summoning}}
|-
|{{Skill|Firemaking}}||Firemaking provides flat percentage bonuses for all skills: skill XP in the form of {{ItemIcon|Firemaking Skillcape}}, and mastery XP from the pool checkpoint and achieving 99 item mastery. It's also required to unlock better [[Cooking|cooking fires]].||* {{Skill|Cooking}}
 
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|{{Skill|Herblore}}||Most skills have at least one potion that provides a bonus. For non-combat skills, these potions are usually increased output of resources, but there are some important exceptions for speeding up progression.||* {{Skill|Firemaking}} - {{ItemIcon|Controlled Heat Potion}} <br> * {{Skill|Astrology}} - {{ItemIcon|Secret Stardust Potion}} <br> * {{Skill|Mining}} - {{ItemIcon|Perfect Swing Potion}} <br> * {{Skill|Agility}} - {{ItemIcon|Performance Enhancing Potion}} <br> * {{Skill|Runecrafting}} - {{ItemIcon|Elemental Potion}}
|-
|{{Skill|Agility}}||Build obstacles that provide fixed bonuses to specific skills. The higher your skill level, the more obstacles you can build, at higher tiers. However, these obstacles also get progressively more difficult to build, both in terms of money and in terms of items, but they also have some of the strongest bonuses in the game. As you progress in Melvor, you will find yourself swapping between obstacles reasonable often.||Agility has too many bonuses with complicated ordering, so it's difficult to enumerate them like in the previous sections. Please see the {{Skill|Agility}} page for full information.
|}
 
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== Raw Material Gathering Skills ==
 
These skills provide items that usually aren't useful for themselves, but are very important for doing other skills.  <br> {{Skill|Herblore}} and {{Skill|Agility}} aren't explicitly included because the materials for these skills come from everywhere.
 
If you wish to look at which Skills power which other Skills, please expand the table below. <!-- below? isn't the table above? -->
 
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!Skill!!Description!!Primary skills powered by these items
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|{{Skill|Woodcutting}}|| style="width: 30%" |Chop Trees. Get logs.||* {{Skill|Firemaking}} <br> * {{Skill|Fletching}} - Bows & Javelins <br> * {{Skill|Farming}} - {{ItemIcon|Bird Nest}} and {{TotH}}  {{ItemIcon|Raven Nest}} <br> * {{TotH}} {{Skill|Crafting}} - Hardwood Armor
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|{{Skill|Mining}}|| Hit Rocks. Get Ores.||* {{Skill|Smithing}} <br> * {{Skill|Crafting}} - Gems <br> * {{Skill|Runecrafting}} - {{ItemIcon|Rune Essence}} and {{TotH}} {{ItemIcon|Pure Essence}}
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|{{Skill|Fishing}}||Catch Fish.||* {{Skill|Cooking}}  <br> * {{Skill|Crafting}} - Gems
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|{{Skill|Thieving}}||Steal all kinds of things. Each thieving target gives different stuff from all over the game. Thieving targets also provide unique items that can provide unique bonuses for many different skills.||These items are used everywhere.
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|{{Skill|Farming}}||Plant Crops. Harvest them after some time has passed. Farming is passive output, you don't activate Farming.||* {{Skill|Cooking}}  <br> * {{Skill|Herblore}} - Herbs for all potions are made in Farming. <br /> ** Also makes logs for the same things as {{Skill|Woodcutting}}
 
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|{{AoD}} {{Skill|Archaeology}}||Go to dig sites, and find cool stuff. Most of these items don't impact other non-combat skills, but there are some exceptions.||* {{ItemIcon|Crystalized Mithril Fragment}} <br> * {{ItemIcon|Crystalized Dragon Fragment}} <br> * {{Skill|Woodcutting}} <br> * {{Skill|Crafting}}  <br> * {{Skill|Summoning}}
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==Finished Goods Artisan Skills ==
 
These skills provide finished items, usually used for combat.
 
If you wish to look at these items, please expand the table below.
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!Skill!!Description!!Primary skills powered by these items
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|{{Skill|Smithing}}|| style="width: 30%" |Make bars (ingots), then turn them into metal items.||[[Melee]] weapons and armor. <br /> {{Skill|Fletching}} - Javelins, Arrows and Crossbows
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|{{Skill|Crafting}}||Make items that you wouldn't use a forge for.||{{Skill|Ranged}} armor <br /> Jewelry (a wide variety of uses) <br /> Consumables (also wide variety of uses)
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|{{Skill|Fletching}}||Ranged weapons and ammunition.||{{Skill|Ranged}}
 
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|{{Skill|Runecrafting}}||Transform essence (from {{Skill|Mining}}) into materials needed for magic||{{Skill|Magic}} <br /> {{Skill|Alt. Magic}}
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=Choosing the Way to Play The Game=
 
There are several ways to play the Game, depending on your goals and preferred game play. Here are some suggested ways to play the game and a guide on how to do it.
 
*[[#Laid back|Laid back]]: Only logging in once/twice per day or at least not actively playing, knowing what to set your offline times to and what to do when online.
*[[#Combat Focus for Max efficiency with Throne of the Herald / Age of Discover|Combat Focus for Max efficiency with Throne of the Herald/ Atlas of Discovery]]: road to 100% completion. This will be combat focused, since it involves leveling as little non-combat as possible to rush {{PetIcon|Harold}} for the 2% interval, after which skills and item collection will be done.
 
=Before Settling on Desired Game-play=
 
Before we get into the actual different way to play. It is generally advised you get a good feel of the game and how it works / interacts. This is generally achieved by leveling all the skills to around Level 30-40 and beat a Dungeon or 2.
Once everything is around level 35 you should better understand how the game works and if you like it. The Core Game Mechanics won't really change much, it gets slightly more complicated especially when it comes to Combat later on, there will be more and more Skill interactions once you get to higher levels. Faster Experience Gains and you'll receive loot quicker. But this is about it. This would be an excellent point to determine if this game is for you or you'd rather move on.
 
 
The entire process of leveling everything to around level 35 should take about 2-3 hours. If you don't have that time to spare in 1 sitting, do what you can and then switch to {{Skill|Astrology}} until the next time you log back in. There is never any harm to level {{Skill|Astrology}}, it will only give you more benefits. At later stages you might want to switch to different skills for other benefits, for now this is your best choice.
 
# It is advised you start by leveling {{Skill|Astrology}} for the minor gains you'll get from that at low levels.
#* You can stop at {{SkillReq|Astrology|40}} for now.
#** Buy the the first 5 levels of the first 2 [[Astrology#Modifiers|Stars]] (the Blue ones) in each [[Astrology#Constellations|Constellations]] ({{ConstellationIcon|Deedree}}, {{ConstellationIcon|Iridan}}, {{ConstellationIcon|Ameria}}, {{ConstellationIcon|Terra}} and {{ConstellationIcon|Vale}}). If you have enough {{ItemIcon|Stardust}}.
#** This will give you 15% Global [[Accuracy]], 5% experience and {{Icon|Mastery}} gain in: {{Skill|Woodcutting}}, {{Skill|Farming}}, {{Skill|Smithing}}, {{Skill|Fishing}}, {{Skill|Firemaking}}, {{Skill|Mining}} and 5% Experience in {{Skill|Attack}} and {{Skill|Strength}}
# Your next skills should be {{Skill|Woodcutting}} and {{Skill|Summoning}}
#* Summoning is a very important skill for boosting all your other skills, and it is leveled by equipping summoning tablets. It levels very slowly while you do everything else, and it is nearly impossible to come back later and rush level it.
#* Start chopping {{ItemIcon|Normal Logs}} until you get your first {{ItemIcon|Ent}} mark.
#* Sell some of your logs and use the money to buy {{ItemIcon|Summoning Shard (Green)}} to make about 100 {{ItemIcon|Ent}} tablets.
#* Repeat (moving up to {{ItemIcon|Oak Logs}} and {{ItemIcon|Willow Logs}} as they become available) until you have {{SkillReq|Summoning|15}}
# Your next skills should be {{Skill|Fishing}} and {{Skill|Cooking}} (and more {{Skill|Summoning}})
#* To get enough Gold Pieces to upgrade the [[Shop]] upgrades for the first 2 Axes, Fishing Rods and Pickaxes, {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} and {{ItemIcon|Pig}} tablets.
#* Once you get to roughly {{SkillReq|Fishing|23}} you should get enough Gold Pieces to upgrade the Fishng Rod to the level 20 one.
#* At {{SkillReq|Fishing|30}} Sell all the [[Junk]] that you got apart from the [[Fish]], and about half of the fish.
#* When you unlock {{ItemIcon|Octopus}}, stop to make some tablets and equip them.
#* Make sure to save 300 {{ItemIcon|Raw Herring}} and 300 {{ItemIcon|Raw Salmon}} for the next section.
#* Next is {{Skill|Cooking}} the fish caught from {{Skill|Fishing}}, this will be used in [[Combat]].
#** Make sure {{SkillReq|Summoning|25}} before you switch to {{Skill|Cooking}}, so you can unlock {{ItemIcon|Pig}}.
# The next skill would be {{Skill|Agility}}
#* This has some minor increases for {{Skill|Woodcutting}}, {{Skill|Cooking}}, {{Skill|Agility}}, {{Skill|Herblore}}, {{Skill|Firemaking}}, {{Skill|Mining}} and {{Skill|Archaeology}} at low levels.
#* Switching {{Skill|Agility}} Obstacles can be quite pricy at these levels, especially before you have a good moneymaking Method. If you can focus on 1 Obstacle in each Tier and leave them for now, we can start switching later on.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|20}}, make sure to build {{AgilityIcon|Pit Jump}} as your Tier 3 obstacle with the {{ItemIcon|Raw Salmon|notext=true}} {{ItemIcon|Raw Herring|notext=true}} fish you saved from the previous step.
# After this finish the rest of the Skills to Level 30, the order in which you do this is not very important, you might run into not being to some Artisan Skills yet as you don't have the resources from the Gathering Skills yet, just come back later to those skills.
 
There are several ways to earn Gold Pieces in this Game. Below are some suggestions on how you can obtain them effectively.
When Combat is the main focus, it is generally recommended that your first {{GP|1000000}} goes towards {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}}
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
|Skill
|Level
|Method
|Comment
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|{{Skill|Thieving}}||54 / 57 / 77||At apropriate Levels thieving {{Icon|Fisherman|type=thieving}}, {{Icon|Cyclops|type=thieving}} and {{Icon|Knight|type=thieving}} provides some of the best GP/h, but<br> you will need to obtain {{ItemIcon|Chapeau Noir}}, {{ItemIcon|Golbin Mask}}, {{ItemIcon|Thiever's Cape}}, {{ItemIcon|Sneak-Ers}} from {{Skill|Thieving}}, and also <br>{{ItemIcon|Gloves of Silence}} from {{MonsterIcon|Thief}} in {{ZoneIcon|Runic Ruins}}, which requires {{SkillReq|Slayer|45}}||It takes quite a while to set up {{Skill|Thieving}} correctly, be sure you don't do this before {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}} as you'll most likely die. Also don't forget to enable the "Continue on Stun" option if you have plenty of Food available
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|{{Skill|Fishing}}|| ??||Fishing in general is quite bad for {{GP}}, but it is an easy AFK method to grind out the first {{GP|1000000}}
|-
| Low Level {{Skill|Mining}}||0|| Low Level Mining with {{ItemIcon|Gem Gloves}} might sound like a good idea; it does give you some profit, but it yields very poor hourly gains.
|-
|{{AoD}} {{Skill|Mining}}||85||Mining is a really good way to earn {{GP}}, but it doesn't really start generating a lot before Level 85. It also requires you to have {{AoD}}. {{ItemIcon|Pure Crystal}} sells for {{GP|750}} each, which racks up quite quickly and should average around {{GP|4000000}} per hour without any boosts. {{ItemIcon|Perfect Swing Potion}} will help immensely if you wish to farm {{GP}} with this Method
|-
|}
 
With this minor preparation of the Skills, we're now ready to start picking the desired [[#Choosing the Way to Play The Game|Way to Play]], be it Skilling or [[Combat]] you should be set for both!
 
== Ways To Play The Game==
 
===Laid Back===
This Guide is aimed at people that don't have a lot of time, or don't want to log in more than once or twice a day.
If you have 10-20 minutes to play and want to do something else than is suggested here, feel more than free to do so, the majority of these things will take a long time, 10 to 30 minutes won't impact the overall progress that much.
 
# Start by vising your {{Skill|Township}}, Select the {{MonsterIcon|Aeris}} Worship. This grants the best benefits for a while.
# We start off with a little preparing to do some minor Combat.
# Level {{Skill|Mining}} to Level 50. This gives us access to {{ItemIcon|Mithril Ore}}.
#* Save all the [[Ore]] you mine for the next step.
# Level {{Skill|Smithing}} to Level 57. - Has a minimal Guide [[Smithing/Training|here]].
#* At {{SkillReq|Smithing|57}} Smith 2x {{ItemIcon|Mithril Helmet}}, 1x {{ItemIcon|Mithril Platebody}}, 2x {{ItemIcon|Mithril Platelegs}}, 2x {{ItemIcon|Mithril Boots}}, {{ItemIcon|Mithril Gloves}} and a {{ItemIcon|Mithril Sword}}
#** Turn 1 set of these items in for [[Township/Tasks#Normal|Normal Township Task #1]], this rewards a {{ItemIcon|(G) Mithril Platebody}} and {{ItemIcon|(G) Mithril Shield}}, saving you some time needing to gather the {{ItemIcon|Silver Bar}} and {{ItemIcon|Gold Bar}}.
#** Upgrade the {{ItemIcon|Mithril Helmet}}, {{ItemIcon|Mithril Platelegs}} and {{ItemIcon|Mithril Boots}} to (G) by pressing Upgrade in the bank (orange button on the right). The first step requires a certain amount of {{ItemIcon|Silver Bar}} and the second upgrade will require {{ItemIcon|Gold Bar|Gold Bars}} after both those upgrades are done the items gain the [[Damage Reduction]] stat too. [[Gloves]] have no upgrades but do provide [[Evasion Rating]].
#*** This will require {{ItemIcon|Silver Bar|qty=525}} and {{ItemIcon|Gold Bar|qty=750}}.
# Sell all the Crafted {{Skill|Smithing}} Items and sell all the rest of your [[Ore|Ores]].
#* This should get you closer to {{GP|1000000}}.
#** Either go {{Skill|Fishing}} or mine {{ItemIcon|Crystal}} in {{Skill|Mining}} (Requires the {{AoD}}[[Atlas of Discovery Expansion]]) until you reach {{GP|1000000}}
#** Once {{GP|1000000}} has been obtained, buy {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}} from the [[Shop]].
#** If you still have some food from leveling {{Skill|Fishing}} to Level 30, equip the food and you're ready for some Combat.
#** If you're out of [[Food]] Fish up some {{ItemIcon|Shrimp}} and cook those in {{Skill|Cooking}} so they can be eaten.
#** To consume food, it must first be equipped through the [[Bank]] and then selected using the food drop-down menu on the {{Icon|Combat}} or {{Skill|Thieving}} page.
#** The suggested target for now is the {{MonsterIcon|Master Farmer}}. He drops Seeds which will be needed for {{Skill|Farming}}. With {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}} and {{Skill|Hitpoints}} Level 30 this should be completely safe as long as you don't run out of food. Killing {{MonsterIcon|Master Farmer}} will {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}} around {{ItemIcon|Shrimp|qty=420}} per hour. If you have higher healing food than {{ItemIcon|Shrimp}} you will be using less than 420 per hour.
# Plant a few of your found [[Seeds]] in {{Skill|Farming}} [[Farming#Farming_Plots|Farming Plots]].
#* Be sure to this once every so often to passively Level {{Skill|Farming}}.
#** If you run out of [[Seeds]] that you can plant, you can always get more from the {{MonsterIcon|Master Farmer}}.
# {{Skill|Astrology}} is our next Skill.
# The first large goal is to reach {{SkillReq|Astrology|99}}, this increases {{Icon|Mastery}} and {{ItemIcon|Stardust}} gains.
#* Start with Deedree and work your way up through the other [[Constellations]] when they unlock.
#* If they're close to Level 80 {{Icon|Mastery}} it will be worth waiting a little while then switch as soon as they reach Level 80 {{Icon|Mastery}}.
#* Once you're {{SkillReq|Astrology|99}} buy the {{ItemIcon|Astrology Skillcape}} from the [[Shop]] and equip it.
#* Keep training {{Skill|Astrology}} until all [[Constellations]] are at least Level 80 {{Icon|Mastery}}, this allows you to Purchase 5 of the 6 Stars.
#** There are a few [[Constellations]] where it's worth to Level them all the way to 99 {{Icon|Mastery}} and Purchase all the stars, those are: {{ConstellationIcon|Iridan}}, {{ConstellationIcon|Terra}}, {{AoD}}{{ConstellationIcon|Nysa}}, {{ConstellationIcon|Arachi}} and {{ConstellationIcon|Ko}}.
#* If the {{TotH}}[[Throne of the Herald Expansion]] is owned, this skill can go to Level 120.
#** In which case it's worth sticking to {{Skill|Astrology}}.
#** {{ConstellationIcon|Haemir}} is only used to level {{Skill|Astrology}} if you're not at Level 110 yet.
#*** If you're already at {{SkillReq|Astrology|110}} you can completely ignore {{ConstellationIcon|Haemir}}, the rewards from this [[Constellations|Constellation]] will not provide any bonuses for now.
#** {{ConstellationIcon|Rosaniya}} is a very good [[Constellations|Constellation]] and should be fully maxed to 99 {{Icon|Mastery}} and Purchase all the stars.
#** {{ConstellationIcon|Ashtar}} is also extremely powerful, but can be skipped until you start combat. If you do combat in the times you are online, it is highly recommended you max out this [[Constellations|Constellation]] to 99 {{Icon|Mastery}} too and Purchase all the stars.
# The next step is to make some Gold Pieces {{GP}}
#* We start by {{Skill|Woodcutting}}.
#* Keep {{Skill|Woodcutting}} until you find the {{ItemIcon|Ent}} [[Mark]]
#** Craft {{ItemIcon|Ent}} Tablets until you're out of wood.
#*** You'll need to buy some [[Summoning Shards]] from the [[Shop]], which you should have enough Gold Pieces {{GP}} for from selling all the stuff you got from leveling everything to Level 30.
#*** You will need to craft at least 1 Tablet to be able obtain more [[Marks]] for the same Familiar.
#*** Equipping the Tablet doubles your chances of getting [[Marks]].
#* After the {{ItemIcon|Ent}} tablets have been crafted, equip them.
#* Then continue {{Skill|Woodcutting}} until you find {{ItemIcon|Ent|Ent Mark Level 2}}.
#* Don't Sell your {{ItemIcon|Normal Logs}} for now. Keep {{ItemIcon|Normal Logs|qty=630}} in the [[Bank]], they will be needed later.
# {{Skill|Fishing}} is our next target.
#* Start by buying the {{UpgradeIcon|Iron Fishing Rod}} from the [[Shop]] for {{GP|100}}.
#* Buy further Fishing Rod upgrades when they unlock at Levels 10, 20, 35, 50, 60 and 80.
#* Fish the highest experience Fish you can, there is a list of the experience/second to be referenced [[Fishing#Fish| here]]. Alternatively you can installed the "ETA" [[Mods|Mod]] which will tell you exactly how much Experience per Hour you'll get on each Fish.
#* Just pick the highest one until you get to {{ItemIcon|Shark}} then keep fishing {{ItemIcon|Shark}} until {{SkillReq|Fishing|85}}
#* Open any {{ItemIcon|Treasure Chest}} you get in the hopes of getting a {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Fishing}}. Equip it as soon as you find one.
#* When a {{ItemIcon|Pirates Lost Ring}} is found, you should also Equip it as soon as possible.
#** At {{SkillReq|Fishing|85}} it is best to switch to {{ItemIcon|Manta Ray}} until {{SkillReq|Fishing|95}}
#** At {{SkillReq|Fishing|95}} it is best to switch to {{ItemIcon|Whale}}
#* Keep {{Skill|Fishing}} until you find a {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} Mark
#** Make a bunch of {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} Tablets and Equip them in the other slot than where {{ItemIcon|Ent}} is equiped
#*** 2 different Familiars together offer what is called a Synergy, when the Synergy is active the arrows in between the 2 Familiars will turn Green. This means the Synergy is active, it will use 1 Skill Related Tablet per action (in this Case Octopus) and when the Synergy is Active it will use an additional Related Tablet and 1 Synergy Companion Tablet, so in short, it will use 2 {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} and 1 {{ItemIcon|Ent}} as soon as the Synergy is active.
#**** Synergies require {{Skill|Summoning|Summoning Marks}} to be a certain Level, their current Level can be viewed in the {{Skill|Summoning}} Menu. In this Case with {ItemIcon|Octopus}} and {{ItemIcon|Ent}} it will require both [[Marks]] to be Level 2. As soon as you find enough {ItemIcon|Octopus}} Marks for another Level, the Synergy will activate.
#** Keep {{Skill|Fishing}} until your {{Skill|Summoning}} reaches Level 25 and your {{ItemIcon|Octopus}} is Mark Level 3.
# Start by {{Skill|Cooking}} the [[Fish]] you caught in {{Skill|Fishing}}.
#** We're looking for {{ItemIcon|Pig}} [[Marks]] here
#** Once you receive your first Mark, craft some {{ItemIcon|Pig}} Tablets and continue {{Skill|Cooking}}.
#** Keep Cooking your Fish until your {{ItemIcon|Pig}} is Mark Level 3.
#*** If you run out of [[Fish]] you can buy {{ItemIcon|Bag of Flour}} and turn those into {{ItemIcon|Bread}}.
#*** For this the {{UpgradeIcon|Basic Furnace}} will be needed. If your {{ItemIcon|Pig}} is already at Mark Level 3, you can skip these steps for now and move on to point #6 .
#**** Go to {{Skill|Firemaking}} and burn {{ItemIcon|Normal Logs|qty=130}} to reach Level 15.
#**** Mine {{ItemIcon|Copper Ore|qty=500}} and {{ItemIcon|Tin Ore|qty=500}} in {{Skill|Mining}}.
#**** Smelt {{ItemIcon|Bronze Bar|qty=500}} in {{Skill|Smithing}}
#**** Purchase the [[Shop]] Upgrade {{UpgradeIcon|Basic Furnace}}
#The {{Synergy|Pig|Octopus}} will give a 75% chance to give you a Cooked version of the Fish you're fishing.
#* Keep {{Skill|Fishing}} selling all the Raw and Cooked fish you obtain. Your goal is around {{GP|47000000}} to prepare for {{Skill|Agility}}
#* You can also keep {{Skill|Fishing}} for more {{GP}} to buy some [[Bank#Bank_Slots|Bank Slots]]. How many slots is up to the Player, a minimum of 100-150 would be suggested.
# This is also a good time to upgrade to {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier II}} for {{GP|5000000}} and then {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat - Tier III}} for {{GP|20000000}}. This makes your {{UpgradeIcon|Auto Eat}} more effective.
# Visit {{Skill|Township}} and check out the [[Tasks]] some are quite easy to do and very worth your time.
#* You can buy {{ItemIcon|Bar Box I}}, {{ItemIcon|Wood Box I}} and {{ItemIcon|Herb Box I}} after completing 40 [[Tasks]] and having Level 40 in the relevant skill. These boxes will help a lot while leveling {{Skill|Smithing}}, {{Skill|Fletching}} and {{Skill|Herblore}}.
#* Now that you have a way to make {{GP}} start investing in your Town. Build buildings that increase your resource generation.
#** You can't completely mess up your Town, if you don't notice in time that one of your resources is running low and you're not producing very much of it, all that it is gonna do is cost you time. Production of resources never falls to 0 so you will be able to build some buildings eventually. It just might take time.
#** Looking up a Guide for how to build your Town is not needed, almost all guides relating to that are from before the rework of {{Skill|Township}} and are no longer relevant.
# If {{AoD}}[[Atlas of Discovery Expansion]] is owned {{Skill|Agility}} is next.
#* There is a whole list of items and Skill Requirements for this. This Guide will not go in detail where to obtain the items, you can click the items to view their sources and requirements.
#* The 3 required skills and {{Skill|Fishing}} have Guides next to them with tips on how to Level them,.
#* Keep in mind that things like {{ItemIcon|Agility Skillcape}} and the {{Icon|Mastery|Mastery Pool Thresholds}} will lower the cost of items. These reductions are not calculated in these item requirements.
#* {{ItemIcon|Raw Herring|qty=300}}
#* {{ItemIcon|Raw Salmon|qty=300}}
#* {{ItemIcon|Bones|qty=300}}
#* {{ItemIcon|Mind Rune|qty=500}}
#* {{ItemIcon|Maple Logs|qty=1500}}
#* {{ItemIcon|Coral|qty=500}} - Obtainable from {{Hex|22|6}}{{POIIcon|The Vibrant Coral Gardens}}.
#* {{ItemIcon|Paper|qty=5500}}
#* {{ItemIcon|Magic Logs|qty=10000}}
#* {{SC|250000}}
#** Visit {{Hex|4|26}}{{POIIcon|Shrouded Horizon}} for {{SC|50000}}
#** Visit {{Hex|22|13}}{{POIIcon|Dragon Valley}} for {{SC|50000}}
#** Visit {{Hex|2|10}}{{POIIcon|Shrouded Badlands}} for {{SC|150000}}
#* {{SkillReq|Archaeology|70}} - Has a Guide [[Archaeology/Training|here]]
#* {{SkillReq|Cartography|70}} - Has a Guide [[Cartography/Training|here]]
#* {{SkillReq|Fishing|70}} - Should already be covered in previous Steps.
#* {{SkillReq|Mining|70}} - Has a Guide [[Mining/Training|here]]
#* {{SkillReq|Firemaking|70}} - Has a Guide [[Firemaking/Training|here]]
#* Now to actually start {{Skill|Agility}}
#* Build {{AgilityIcon|Cargo Net}}
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|10}} build {{AgilityIcon|Balance Beam}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|20}} build {{AgilityIcon|River Crossing}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}. Build {{AgilityIcon|Pit Jump}} if {{AoD}} is not owned. Requires {{ItemIcon|Raw Herring|qty=300}} and {{ItemIcon|Raw Salmon|qty=300}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|30}} build {{AgilityIcon|Gap Jump}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|40}} build {{AgilityIcon|Mountain Climb}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|50}} build {{AgilityIcon|Tree Balance}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|60}} build {{AgilityIcon|Heat Trap}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|70}} build {{AgilityIcon|A Lovely Jog}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}. If {{AoD}} is '''not''' owned, this is where we stop. Skip to step #17.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|80}} build {{AgilityIcon|Ocean Drifting}}.
#* If {{AoD}} is '''NOT''' owned, skip this step and go to step #17.
#* Visit [[Cartography/Training|This Wiki Page]] for more information on how to level it.
#* The goal here is {{SkillReq|Cartography|120}} and Full Hex {{Icon|Mastery}}.
# Continue training {{Skill|Agility}}
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|90}} build {{AgilityIcon|Waterfall}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|99}} build {{AgilityIcon|Pillar of Skilling}} - Requires {{ItemIcon|Silver Bar|qty=3500}} and {{ItemIcon|Gold Bar|qty=3500}}.
#* If {{TotH}}[[Throne of the Herald Expansion]] is owned, we continue to {{SkillReq|Agility|120}}.
#* For this the following items and Skill Levels will be required.
#** {{SkillReq|Smithing|115}} - Has a minimal Guide [[Smithing/Training|here]].
#** {{SkillReq|Mining|120}} - Has a minimal Guide [[Mining/Training|here]]
#** {{SkillReq|Fishing|120}} - Has a Guide [[Fishing/Training|here]] if needed.
#** {{SkillReq|Woodcutting|120}} - Has a Guide [[Woodcutting/Training|here]].
#** {{ItemIcon|Corundumite Ore|qty=12500}}
#** {{ItemIcon|Meteorite Ore|qty=5000}}
#** {{ItemIcon|Oricha|qty=12500}}
#** {{ItemIcon|Terrorfish|qty=20000}}
#** {{ItemIcon|Divinite Ore|qty=20000}}
#** {{ItemIcon|Carrion Logs|qty=20000}}
#* At this point it is advised you level {{Skill|Crafting}} to Level 115 for access to {{ItemIcon|Stamina Pouch}}.
#** You can get {{ItemIcon|Basic Bag}} from {{Skill|Thieving}} or if you have the {{AoD}}[[Atlas of Discovery Expansion]] the better choice is to dig up {{ItemIcon|Ancient Woven Bags}} from {{POIIcon|Bazaar}} (Medium) and turn those in to {{ItemIcon|Basic Bag}} in {{Skill|Crafting}}.
#* To continue {{Skill|Agility}}. These aren't the most effective Obstacles but they are the easiest to build.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|100}} build {{AgilityIcon|Pit Maze}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|105}} build {{AgilityIcon|Forest Jog}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|110}} build {{AgilityIcon|Ice Trap}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|115}} build {{AgilityIcon|Forest Climb}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|118}} build {{AgilityIcon|Water Dive}} and continue training {{Skill|Agility}}.
#* At {{SkillReq|Agility|120}} build {{AgilityIcon|Elite Pillar of Expertise}}
# This is where the Guide ends. Feel free to look up how to level other Skills by visiting their Guides.
# When you're active and online it is advised you do some Combat. Especially at the start Combat sessions don't last long and desired items are gotten rather quickly.
# Please don't forget to return to the Step you were on when you're going offline again. Offline Combat can kill you if you run out of [[Food]].
 
 
 
===Combat Focus for Max efficiency with Throne of the Herald / Age of Discover===
 
This Method aims at clearing {{ZoneIcon|Throne of the Herald}} as soon as possible for the {{PetIcon|Harold}} pet. This gives:  
* Max Pool Mastery Cap increased by 25%
*2% Global Interval reduction
* 0.1s Attack Speed Interval reduction
*5% Global Mastery Gain
*as well as many more useful things.<!-- what do you mean by "& required Playtime"? -->
 
Doing this first has great benefits on the entirety of your account & required Playtime to reach 100% Completion.
 
This will be combat focused. Level as little non-combat as possible to rush {{PetIcon|Harold}} for the benefits, after which skilling and attacking will be faster/easier. It's the biggest boost one can get in the entire game.
 
It is recommended you completely ignore {{Skill|Township}} buildings after setting {{MonsterIcon|Aeris}} as your [[Worship]].
*Keeping {{Skill|Township}} low will allow for cheaper rerolls of [[Township#Casual_Tasks|Casual Tasks]].
*We will be using these [[Township#Casual_Tasks|Casual Tasks]] for free {{SC}}[[Slayer Coins]].
*Tasks that provide {{SC}}[[Slayer Coins]] will reward {{SC|1000}} per {{Skill|Slayer}} Level.
**{{Skill|Township}} Level has no influence on that.
**Equipment that awards extra {{SC}} does effect the amount, so wearing [[Slayer Equipment]], {{ItemIcon|Hunter's Ring}} and the {{Skill|Cartography}} Point of Interest {{POIIcon|Dark Waters}} do effect the amount.
*Once you feel you no longer need the [[Food]], [[Prayer Points]], [[Bolts]] or [[Arrows]] from them, and you have a decent Gold {{GP}} income, feel free to start leveling {{Skill|Township}}.
 
 
Before going into Combat it is recommended to Level these Non-Combat Skills:
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|{{Skill|Astrology}}||60|| Max out the first stars (They give Global Accuracy which applies to all Attack Styles) <br>in the [[Constellations]] {{ConstellationIcon|Iridan}}, {{ConstellationIcon|Terra}}, {{ConstellationIcon|Vale}}, {{ConstellationIcon|Syllia}} and {{ConstellationIcon|Arachi}}. If there is not enough {{ItemIcon|Stardust}} obtained, try to balance out where you spend it and maximize the amount of [[Accuracy]] Gained.
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|{{Skill|Runecrafting}}||85|| For {{ItemIcon|Ancient Rune|Ancient Runes}} & decently crafted [[Wizard Equipment]].
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|{{Skill|Mining}} & {{Skill|Smithing}}||40||At 40 {{Skill|Mining}} and 40 {{Skill|Smithing}} you can mine & craft {{ItemIcon|Silver Bar}} and {{ItemIcon|Gold Bar}}, which are required to upgrade [[Melee]] Armour to (G), so they actually get their [[Damage Reduction]].
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|{{Skill|Agility}}||70||To start with {{SkillReq|Agility|50}} will be enough. {{SkillReq|Agility|99}} should be the aim once {{ZoneIcon|Impending Darkness Event}} is beaten.
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Later Aims should be:
 
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!Skill!!Level!!Reason
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|{{Skill|Herblore}} or {{Skill|Cartography}}||90||Both these Skills grant access to {{ItemIcon|Damage Reduction Potion IV}} which is very helpful, especially in the {{TotH}}[[Throne of the Herald Expansion]]. <br> When {{Skill|Herblore}} is chosen it will also need {{MasteryReq|Damage Reduction Potion IV|90}}. In {{Skill|Cartography}} 1000 can be  obtained at {{Hex|31|19}} {{POIIcon|The Sand-Covered Treasure}}. These can be turned in for {{ItemIcon|Damage Reduction Potion IV|qty=5000}} with [[Township/Tasks#Hard|Township Task Hard 15]].
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|{{Skill|Archaeology}}||90||Only when also doing {{SkillReq|Cartography|90}}, since this allows access to {{ZoneIcon|Underwater Ruins}} which has the very powerful {{ItemIcon|Engulfing Vortex Longbow}}. This is quite a grind but well worth it; the weapon shreds through Throne of the Herald content
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|{{Skill|Archaeology}}|| 118||'''This is highly Optional''' Not required but very fun to play with, {{ItemIcon|Merman Pendant}} and {{ItemIcon|Pirate Hook}} are 2 very powerful items only obtainable from very high {{Skill|Archaeology}}. You can defeat the entire game without them, they will however make some parts of the game faster/more fun.
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====Starting Off Your Journey====
 
Once you've got all the skills at around Level 30, with {{Skill|Astrology}} at level 60, {{Skill|Agility}} at Level 50, {{Skill|Runecrafting}} at Level 85 and {{Skill|Mining}} & {{Skill|Smithing}} at Level 40. You're ready to start your Combat Journey.
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#It is assumed that Combat Stats are also at Level 30.
#* If your Combat Skills are not Level 30, go beat up some {{MonsterIcon|Chicken}}, {{MonsterIcon|Cow}} or {{MonsterIcon|Golbin}} to get to at least {{Skill|Attack}} and {{Skill|Defence}} Level 5.
#* Craft some [[Steel Equipment]] and upgrade it twice with {{ItemIcon|Silver Bar}} and {{ItemIcon|Gold Bar}} to it's (G) version so it gets the [[Damage Reduction]].
#**Equip the armour and continue your Combat.
#**It is suggested to do [[Slayer Task|Slayer Tasks]]. Since they are free to reroll at this point, keep getting new tasks until you see a task you can easily do.
# When you're roughly level 20-25 in Combat Skills (or 30 from Leveling everything to 30), it's time to switch to [[Mithril Equipment]]. Seeing as our {{Skill|Mining}} and {{Skill|Smithing}} isn't high enough to craft this, we can get these items from {{MonsterIcon|Mithril Knight}}.
#*Collect: 2x {{ItemIcon|Mithril Helmet}}, 1x {{ItemIcon|Mithril Platebody}}, 2x {{ItemIcon|Mithril Platelegs}} and 2x{{ItemIcon|Mithril Boots}}.
#**Turn 1 set of these items in for [[Township/Tasks#Normal|Normal Township Task #1]], this rewards a {{ItemIcon|(G) Mithril Platebody}} and {{ItemIcon|(G) Mithril Shield}}, saving you some time needing to gather the {{ItemIcon|Silver Bar}} and {{ItemIcon|Gold Bar}}.
#**Upgrade the {{ItemIcon|Mithril Helmet}}, {{ItemIcon|Mithril Platelegs}} and {{ItemIcon|Mithril Boots}} to (G) the normal way so they get [[Damage Reduction]] too.
#***This will require {{ItemIcon|Silver Bar|qty=525}} and {{ItemIcon|Gold Bar|qty=750}}.
#Continue Farming {{Skill|Slayer}} while leveling your Combat Skills.
#*Once you reach Combat Levels around Level 40-45 it's time to upgrade the Armour and Weapon again. This time we'll be aiming for [[Rune Equipment]], completely skipping [[Adamant Equipment]].
#**We also can't craft [[Rune Equipment]] so we'll be getting it from {{MonsterIcon|Rune Knight}}.
#**This will be the last [[Melee]] [[Armour]] Set needed before upgrading to [[God Equipment]].
#**A good Weapon alternative at this point is {{ItemIcon|Ice Sword}} or {{ItemIcon|Ice Dagger}} or {{ItemIcon|Ice Battleaxe}}. This can be obtained from {{ZoneIcon|Frozen Cove}}.
#***A {{ItemIcon|Rune Claw}} would also be a very good weapon but requires some {{Icon|Barrier}} combat.
#**Upgrade the {{ItemIcon|Rune Helmet}}, {{ItemIcon|Rune Platebody}}, {{ItemIcon|Rune Platelegs}}, {{ItemIcon|Rune Boots}} and {{ItemIcon|Rune Shield}} to (G).
#*** This will require {{ItemIcon|Silver Bar|qty=2000}} and {{ItemIcon|Gold Bar|qty=3750}}.
#You will also need to level your {{Skill|Magic}} and {{Skill|Ranged}}.
#*{{Skill|Magic}} [[Wizard Equipment|Wizard Armour]] you can craft in {{Skill|Runecrafting}}.
#**Simply craft the highest [[Wizard Equipment|Wizard Armour]] you can craft that matches the Element of the highest Spell you can Cast. This will increase the Minimum Damage of the Spell.
#**A {{ItemIcon|Magic Wand (Powerful)}} can be crafted by upgrading {{ItemIcon|Magic Wand (Basic)|qty=100}} 
#***Or as a drop from {{MonsterIcon|Angel}} or {{MonsterIcon|Dark Wizard}}, which are both {{Skill|Magic}} enemies and can be rather rough unless your {{Skill|Ranged}} is already decently leveled.
#*[[D-Hide Equipment]] is slightly harder to come by. For this, {{ZoneIcon|Spider Forest}} needs to be cleared several times
#**This drops [[D-Hide_Equipment#Green D-Hide|Green D-Hide Equipment]] (Level 40), [[D-Hide_Equipment#Blue D-Hide|Blue D-Hide Equipment]] (Level 50), [[D-Hide_Equipment#Red D-Hide|Red D-Hide Equipment]] (Level 60) and [[D-Hide_Equipment#Black D-Hide|Black D-Hide Equipment]] (Level 70).
#**Clearing {{ZoneIcon|Spider Forest}} 30 times rewards {{SC|10000}}, {{GP|25000}} and a {{ItemIcon|(U) Green D-hide Body}} through [[Township/Tasks#Normal|Normal Township Task #3]]
#**{{ItemIcon|Amulet of Looting}} also drops in this dungeon. When worn this item loots all items directly into your bank instead of the Loot Box. 
#***It is recommended you keep {{ItemIcon|Amulet of Looting|qty=5}} for the {{UpgradeIcon|Loot Container Stacking}} later on.
#***There is also a [[Township/Tasks|Township Task]] to turn one in, although this only provides {{GP|25000}} and is not worth it at this time.
#** You can get a {{ItemIcon|Adamant Crossbow}}, {{ItemIcon|Rune Crossbow}} or {{ItemIcon|Dragon Crossbow}} by thieving {{Icon|Marauder|type=thieving}} at {{SkillReq|Thieving|21}}.
#**An easy way to get [[Bolts]] is by buying [[Slayer Resupplies]]. This will also provide you [[Prayer Points]] and some [[Food]].
#At this point you should have all 3 Combat Styles available to you. Keep fighting {{Skill|Slayer}} tasks until you reach {{SkillReq|Hitpoints|77}}.
#*At {{SkillReq|Hitpoints|77}} you're set to start {{ZoneIcon|Volcanic Cave}}, you can find a guide [[Volcanic_Cave/Guide|here]].
# This is where this guide ends. You should have grasped the basics of Combat and Upgrading at this point.
#*Further [[Guides]] can be found with each [[Dungeons|Dungeon]]. They all have a list of recommended/required [[Equipment]] and Skill Levels.
#* The Dungeon Guides have been kept as low as possible on the Requirements and Gear needed.
#*If you want to know what the next objectives are, look at the Next Dungeon guide. This should give you Items and Skill Levels to aim for.
# After defeating {{ZoneIcon|Throne of the Herald}}.
#* Fully max out {{Skill|Cartography}} if {{AoD}}[[Atlas of Discovery Expansion]] is owned. Including Hex Mastery.
#* Level {{Skill|Agility}} to Level 120.
#** It is suggested to get {{Skill|Crafting}} to Level 115 for {{ItemIcon|Stamina Pouch}} to lower interval even further.
#* You will need several Skills at high Levels to be able to build {{Skill|Agility}} Obstacles.
#* Build your {{AgilityIcon|Pillar of Expertise}} when available.
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