Free-to-play Magic training

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See also: Pay-to-play Magic training

The Magic skill enables some helpful and freely-avaliable perks such as the Surge ability, Teleportation, and High level alchemy. This skill also enables non-melee combat within Daemonheim, which is very helpful in training Dungeoneering.

Quests with Magic experience

Quest	Members	Experience reward	Magic requirement	Other requirements
The Blood Pact		100	-
The Death of Chivalry		250	-
Rune Mysteries		250	-
Witch's Potion		325	-
Imp Catcher		875	-
Total		1,800

It is recommended that you finish these quests before training Magic, as it results in some quick Magic experience at low levels if the necessary items are bought.

• The Blood Pact gives 100 Magic experience and Caitlin's staff. It also gives 100 experience in Attack, Strength, Defence, and Ranged, which may make this quest undesirable for Magic pures.
• Witch's Potion, a miniquest that rewards 325 Magic experience.
• Imp Catcher gives 875 Magic experience.
• Rune Mysteries, an easy quest that awards the tower mindspike, 250 Magic experience, and 70 mind runes.
• Beneath Cursed Tides, a fairly lengthy quest that gives you a 10,000 experience combat lamp (requires level 30 magic)

Upon finishing Death Plateau, players can complete the Supply and Demand achievement, in which they perform supply runs for Commander Denulth (requires a minimum Combat level of 18 to fully complete). Every trip (a total of 5) provides the player with 3 experience lamps rewarding 180 experience each, totaling 2700 when finished.

No cost methods

Dungeoneering

Training magic while dungeoneering can be done with combat spells. Wands and orbs provide unlimited runes, and one should use the best wand and orb available to maximize accuracy. The players selection of enemies to train on is limited by the random generation of the dungeon. This limits the hourly rates of experience.

Weapon	Accuracy	level	Level to make	Materials
Tangle gum wand	150	1	8 Fletching	1 x Tangle gum branches
Salve orb	150	1	8 Crafting	1 x Salve cloth
Seeping elm wand	202	10	18 Fletching	1 x Seeping elm branches
Wildercress orb	202	10	18 Crafting	1 x Wildercress cloth
Blood spindle wand	316	20	28 Fletching	1 x Blood spindle branches
Blightleaf orb	316	20	28 Crafting	1 x Blightleaf cloth
Utuku wand	454	30	38 Fletching	1 x Utuku branches
Roseblood orb	454	30	38 Crafting	1 x Roseblood cloth
Spinebeam wand	628	40	48 Fletching	1 x Spinebeam branches
Bryll orb	628	40	48 Crafting	1 x Bryll cloth
Bovistrangler wand	850	50	58 Fletching	1 x Bovistrangler branches
Duskweed orb	850	50	58 Crafting	1 x Duskweed cloth
Thigat wand	1132	60	Cannot be made in F2P
Soulbell orb	1132	60	Cannot be made in F2P

Dungeneering tokens may be used to obtain the highest tier magic amulets and weapons available in F2P.

Icon	Item	Token cost	level	Accuracy	Description
	Arcane pulse necklace	6,500	30	N/A	Increases magic bonus by 13.
	Arcane blast necklace	15,500	50	N/A	Increases magic bonus by 24.
	Law staff	10,000	45	732	Stores up to 1,000 law runes. There is a 1/10 chance that the staff will negate the law rune cost of a spell that is cast with it.
	Tome of frost	43,000	48	801	When wielded in the shield slot, it provides an infinite stock of water runes.
	Nature staff	12,500	53	928	Stores up to 1,000 nature runes. When casting spells, there is a 1/10 chance that a nature rune will not be used.
	Gravite staff	40,000	55	983	Degradable 2h magic weapon.

Training Without Runes

Some combat spells require only runes that may be freely supplied by equipment. Air spells are entirely supplied by, in order increasing effectiveness, a staff of air, Caitlin's staff or mindspike, and the Avernic wand. The accuracy of the Avernic wand can be augmented by wielding an orb. Wielding both the Avernic wand and Tome of Frost provides unlimited use of water spells. However it is highly discouraged for players to train with weapons of low level only to save runes. Low level weapons highly limits your damage ability. Players are recommended to use the best weapon their magic level can support. With abilities, runes are consumed at a much lower rate only when basic abilities are cast.

Weapons

Using the best available magic weapons increases the likelihood of landing hits on opponents.

level	Best Weapon	Accuracy	Details
1	Wizard book	110	can be crafted or obtained from Betty's or Zaff's shop
1	Wizard wand	150	can be crafted or obtained from Betty's or Zaff's shop
1	Staff	150	can be obtained from Zaff's shop or monster drops
1	Magic staff	150	can be obtained from Zaff's shop or monster drops
1	Staff of air	150	can be obtained from Zaff's shop or monster drops; provides unlimited air runes
1	Staff of water	150	can be obtained from Zaff's shop or monster drops; provides unlimited water runes
1	Staff of earth	150	can be obtained from Zaff's shop or monster drops; provides unlimited earth runes
1	Staff of fire	150	can be obtained from Zaff's shop or monster drops; provides unlimited fire runes
1	Caitlin's staff	160	dropped by Caitlin during The Blood Pact quest; provides unlimited air runes
1	Tower mindspike	160	received during the Rune Mysteries quest; provides unlimited air, water, earth, or fire runes (type can be changed at any time)
1	Avernic wand	160	received upon completing the Demon Slayer quest; provides unlimited air runes
1	Avernic book	160	received upon completing the Demon Slayer quest
5	Mindspike	202	received by talking to Gudrik; provides unlimited air, water, earth, or fire runes (type can be changed at any time)
10	Imp horn wand	202	can be crafted or obtained from Betty's or Zaff's shop
10	Imphide book	202	can be crafted or obtained from Betty's or Zaff's shop
20	Spider wand	316	can be crafted or obtained from Betty's or Zaff's shop
20	Spider orb	316	can be crafted or obtained from Betty's or Zaff's shop
30	Batwing wand	454	can be crafted or obtained from Betty's or Zaff's shop
30	Batwing book	454	can be crafted or obtained from Betty's or Zaff's shop
40	Splitbark wand	628	can be obtained from Wizard Jalarast at a cost
40	Splitbark orb	628	can be obtained from Wizard Jalarast at a cost
45	law staff	732	non-degradable; can be bought from the Dungeoneering rewards shop
48	Tome of frost	801	can be bought from the Dungeoneering rewards shop; provides unlimited water runes
50	mystic wand	850	can be crafted or bought from Marvellous Mysticism
50	mystic orb	850	can be crafted or bought from Marvellous Mysticism
53	nature staff	928	non-degradable; can be bought from the Dungeoneering rewards shop
55	gravite staff	983	degradable; can be bought from the Dungeoneering rewards shop

Armour

Using magic-type armour preserves accuracy. Using range or melee type armour causes magic attacks to suffer from less accuracy. Because magic-type armour is weaker against ranged attacks, it is generally better to avoid opponents who use ranged attacks while training Magic. Conversely, both magic-type armour and magic attacks are stronger against opponents who use melee attacks, making them ideal targets.

Level 1 Typical weapons Staff of air Wizard robes Levels required None

Level 10 Typical weapons Mindspike Imp horn wand and imphide book Imphide robes Levels required 10 Magic 10 Defence

Level 20 Typical weapons Spider wand and spider orb Spider silk robes Levels required 20 Magic 20 Defence

Level 30 Typical weapons Bat wand and bat book or batwing shield Batwing robes Levels required 30 Magic 30 Defence

Level 40 Typical weapons Splitbark wand and Splitbark orb Splitbark equipment Levels required 40 Magic 40 Defence

Level 45+ Typical weapons Law staff Splitbark wand and Splitbark orb Druidic mage robes Levels required 45 Magic 45 Dungeoneering 35 Defence

Level 48-49 Typical weapons Splitbark wand and tome of frost Druidic mage robes Levels required 48 Magic 48 Dungeoneering 35 Defence

Level 50+ Typical weapons Mystic wand and mystic orb or shield or tome of frost Mystic robes Levels required 50 Magic 50 Defence 48 Dungeoneering (tome of frost)

Level 53+ Typical weapons Mystic wand and tome of frost or Nature staff Battle robes Levels required 53 Magic 50 Defence 48 Dungeoneering (tome of frost) 53 Dungeoneering (nature staff)

Level 55+ Typical weapons Gravite staff Battle robes Levels required 55 Magic 50 Defence 45 Dungeoneering

Recommended revolution ability bars can be found here.

Magic training methods

Levels 1-10

icon	Levels	Type (Combat/Non-Combat)	What & Where?	Cost	GP Cost	XP
	1-9	Combat	Cast Air Strike on troll brutes in the west cave of the Abandoned Burthorpe mine north of Burthorpe.	Free*	Free*	30 XP and 9.9 XP per kill
	1-9	Combat	Cast Air strike on cows and cow calves east of the River Lum.	Free*	Free*	25.5 XP and 8.4 XP per kill
	1	Combat	Cast Confuse using any safe spot.	1 x per cast	16	13 XP per successful curse
	9	Combat	Cast Earth Strike on cockroach drones in the Stronghold of Player Safety.	1 x per cast	28	XP will depend on the level of the target

• Eliminate the need for air runes by using the air staff, mindspike (air), or avernic wand. Players using the avernic wand should also wield the best book or orb that they can.

Levels 10-20

icon	Level Required	Type (Combat/Non-Combat)	What & Where?	Cost	GP Cost	XP
	10	Combat	Cast Water Strike on guards or Al Kharid warriors at Al Kharid palace or Varrock Castle.	1 x per cast or Free*	191 or Free*	Depends on target
	11	Combat	Cast Weaken using any safe spot	1 x per cast	22	21 XP per successful curse
	17	Combat	Cast Air Bolt on hobgoblins.	Free*	Free*	Depends on target
	17	Combat	Cast Air Bolt on cockroach workers	Free*	Free*	Depends on target
	19	Combat	Cast Curse using any safe spot	1 x per cast	146	29 XP per successful curse

• As above, air runes may be replaced by certain weapons. Equipping the avernic wand with the Tome of frost will make water spells free to cast.

Levels 20-30

icon	Level Required	Type (Combat/Non-Combat)	What & Where?	Cost	GP Cost	XP
	21	Non-combat	Cast Low Level Alchemy.	1 x	418	31 XP per cast
	23	Combat	Cast Water Bolt on Al Kharid warriors	2 x or Free* Possible food cost	382 or Free*	35.7 XP and 11.7 XP per kill
	25	Non-combat	Cast Varrock Teleport repeatedly	1 x and 1 x per cast	143	35 XP per cast Approx. 65k XP per hour
	29	Combat	Cast Earth Bolt on cockroach soldiers	2 x per cast	56	Depends on target

• Use the appropriate staff or wand to replace runes. Low Level Alchemy is profitable with an explorer's ring 2 or better.
• Water spells become free when one is wielding the avernic wand with the Tome of frost.

Levels 31-40

icon	Level Required	Type (Combat/Non-Combat)	What & Where?	Cost	GP Cost	XP
	31	Non-combat	Cast Lumbridge Teleport repeatedly	1 x and 1 x per cast	267	41 XP per cast Approx. 75k XP per hour
	35	Combat	Cast Fire Bolt on ice giants	2 x and 2 x per cast	354	136.3 XP and 44.9 XP per kill
	37	Non-combat	Cast Falador Teleport repeatedly	1 x and 1 x per cast	430	48 XP per cast Approx. 88k XP per hour

• Use the appropriate staff or wand to replace the unmentioned (most expensive) runes.

Levels 40+

icon	Level Required	Type (Combat/Non-Combat)	What & Where?	Cost	GP Cost	XP
	41	Combat	Cast Air Blast on hill giants Safe spots can be found in the Edgeville Dungeon.	3 x per cast or Free*	573	108.9 XP and 35.9 XP per kill
	43	Non-combat	Cast Superheat Item to create gold bars. See the Superheat Item page.	1 x per cast Potential 750k/hr profit	418	53 XP per cast - up to 94k XP per hour Up to 22.4k XP per hour based on what is superheated

• Use a bank preset to superheat approximately 1800 times an hour. One must have the Smithing level to smelt the bar normally.

icon	Level Required	Type (Combat/Non-Combat)	What & Where?	Cost	GP Cost	XP
	49	Non-combat	Cast Enchant Level 3 Jewellery.	1 x per cast	270	59 XP per cast
	53	Combat	Cast Earth Blast on ankous in the Stronghold of Security.	3 x and 3 x per cast Potential 30k/hr profit	234	Depends on target Approx. 70k XP per hour
	55+	Non-combat	Cast High-level Alchemy on any profitable item.	1 x per cast Potential 1M/hr profit	418	65 XP per cast 78k XP per hour
	59	Combat	Cast Fire Blast on lesser demons in the Karamja Volcano, the Wilderness Volcano, or (with progress in the Dragon Slayer quest) on the island of Crandor. See the strategy guide.	3 x and 3 x per cast Potential 50-100k/hr profit	531	250.2 XP and 82.5 XP per kill Approx. 100k XP per hour

Players would benefit from bringing nature runes and a fire staff or mindspike (fire) in order to alchemize the loot dropped by lesser demons. One may also achieve 5k XP per hour if using accursed urns.

icon	Suggested Level	Type (Combat/Non-Combat)	What & Where?	Cost	GP Cost	XP
	70	Combat	Cast Air Blast on greater demons in Forinthry Dungeon (Wilderness) or the Wilderness volcano. See the strategy guide.	3 x per cast or Free* 50-100k/hr profit	150	385.2 XP and 127.1 XP per kill Approx. 120k XP per hour

Players would benefit from bringing nature runes and a fire staff or mindspike (fire) in order to alchemize the loot dropped by lesser demons such as medium plated rune salvage. One may also achieve 5k XP per hour if using accursed urns.

icon	Suggested Level	Type (Combat/Non-Combat)	What & Where?	Cost	GP Cost	XP
	90	Combat	Cast Air Blast on deadly red spiders in the Varrock Sewers. or inside the Karamja Volcano. See the strategy guide.	3 x per cast or Free Potential 15k/hr profit	150	399 XP and 131.6 XP per kill Approx. 110k XP per hour
	90	Combat	Cast Air Blast on hellhounds in Forinthry Dungeon (Wilderness) or in the Wilderness Volcano.	3 x per cast or Free Not profitable	150	361.5 XP and 119.2 XP per kill Approx. 115k XP per hour

Because deadly red spiders and hellhounds have high defence, it is important to use the highest-accuracy gear when fighting them. Hellhounds are more susceptible to magic attacks than deadly red spiders. Free-to-play lacks efficient, high-level magic training method. Some players opt to perform high level alchemy to train at higher levels.

Magic Pure Training Guide

Some players wish to train magic without leveling up constitution. When casting curse spells it is important that the target does not die until at least its health has reset. Even if another player kills the target, the player that hit it first will get constitution XP. As curse occasionally do damage, one must also be careful to not kill any non-player target. One may disable XP from player kills in the settings.

The Imp Catcher quest and the Witch's Potion quests, as well as the Stronghold of Player Safety rewards, may be used for magic XP to reach a magic level of 14 without gaining any constitution XP.

Leveling up

icon	Level Required	Type (Combat/Non-Combat)	What & Where?	Cost	GP Cost	XP
	1	Combat	Cast Confuse using any safe spot.	1 x per cast	16	13 XP per successful curse
	7	Non-combat	Cast Enchant Level 1 Jewellery.	1 x per cast	270	17.5 XP per cast
	21	Non-combat	Cast Low Level Alchemy.	1 x per cast	418	31 XP per cast
	43	Non-combat	Cast Superheat Item to create gold bars. See the Superheat Item page.	1 x per cast	418 Potential 500k/hr profit	53 XP per cast - up to 94k XP per hour Up to 22.4k XP per hour based on what is superheated

• Use a bank preset to superheat approximately 1800 times an hour. One must have the Smithing level to smelt the bar normally. Without bonus XP, Superheat Item must be cast 2,626 times to reach a magic level of 55.

icon	Level Required	Type (Combat/Non-Combat)	What & Where?	Cost	GP Cost	XP
	55	Non-combat	Cast High-level Alchemy on any profitable item.	1 x per cast Potential 1M/hr profit	418	65 XP per cast 78k XP per hour
	57	Non-combat	Cast Enchant Level 4 Jewellery.	1 x per cast	270	67 XP per cast

Using equipment that supplements earth runes and enchanting diamond amulets may allow a player to break even, but High-level Alchemy has the potential to be profitable at a rate of 1M per hour.