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[[Fishing]] is a strong choice as a first skill to level first in Melvor Idle and allows you to catch [[Fishing#Fish|raw fish]] which can be [[Cooking|Cooked]] for [[food]]. [[Treasure Chest|Treasure Chests]] are special items found randomly through Fishing or dropped by [[Giant Crab|Giant Crabs]]. The [[Treasure Chest]] will contain an [[Amulet of Fishing]] 1% of the time, which increases your base fishing speed by +20%. [[Fishing]] is also the only way to obtain the [[Ancient Ring of Skills]], which provides a +8% XP bonus to non-combat skills.  [[Fishing]] for [[Raw Whale|Raw Whales]] is one of the most profitable [[Money Making]] strategies.

[[Firemaking]] is levelled to unlock higher tier [[Cooking#Cooking_Fires|Cooking Fires]] and create [[Coal Ore]]. [[Cooking#Cooking_Fires|Cooking Fires]] are [[Shop#Cooking_Fires|Skill Upgrades]] purchased from the [[Shop]] and are used in [[Cooking]] to obtain a Cooking Experience Bonus. You will only earn [[Coal Ore]] 40% of the time from burning Logs and other methods - such as [[Mining]] - are more efficient for gathering coal.

[[Mining]] is another strong option to level first. The [[Mastery|Mastery Level]] of each [[Mining#Ores|ore]] affects how many times you can mine it before it's depleted and needs to respawn. The more valuable the [[Mining#Ores|ore]] is the longer the respawn time will be, with durations ranging from 1 to 120 seconds. Every time you mine there's a 1% chance you will find a random [[Mining#Gems|Gem]] in addition to your [[Mining#Ores|ore]].

Mining with [[Gem Gloves]] is one of the most effective [[Money Making]] strategies available in the early game. At 99 Mining with Gem Gloves and a [[Mining Skillcape]] you can earn up to 500k [[GP]] an hour while idle mining.

[[Farming#Seeds|Seeds]] planted without [[Compost|fertiliser]] have a 50% chance to yield crops after growing. To increase the chance above 50% you must fertilise the [[Farming#Seeds|Seeds]] using [[Compost]]. Each [[Compost]] used on a [[Farming#Seeds|Seed]] will increase its survival chance by 10%, raising your [[Compost]] Level to 5 will guarantee your crops survive. [[Compost]] must be used every time a [[Farming#Seeds|Seed]] is planted to have an effect. Any crop that reaches [[Mastery|Mastery Level]] 50 will always survive without [[Compost]], and any crop that reaches [[Mastery|Mastery Level]] 70 will yield enough [[Farming#Seeds|Seeds]] on average to be replanted perpetually.

To start [[Farming]] you will need [[Farming#Seeds|Seeds]]. The most efficient way to gather [[Farming#Seeds|Seeds]] is to level [[Thieving]] to 30 and Pickpocket the [[Farmer]]. [[Farming#Seeds|Seeds]] can also be found by killing enemies like the [[Junior Farmer|Junior]], [[Adult Farmer|Adult]], and [[Master Farmer]], in the [[Farmlands]], from [[Bird Nest|Bird Nests]] found during [[Woodcutting]], and from [[Chest Drop Tables|Chests]] acquired in [[dungeons|Dungeons]]. It is recommended that you start levelling [[Farming]] early on as the levelling process is fairly active and lengthy.

[[Runecrafting]] uses [[Rune Essence]] to create Runes which are used to cast [[Magic#Spells|Magic Spells]].

[[Herblore]] is used to Brew Potions. A single Potion has many Charges and can be equipped to the Potion slot available for each Skill, which is accessed from the top right of your screen. Once the Charges from a single Potion have been consumed, a new one can be used automatically if "Auto re-use potion" has been enabled in the [[Settings]] Menu. [[Bird Nest Potion I|Bird Nest Potions]] are useful in the early game when levelling [[Woodcutting]] for extra Seeds or [[GP]].