With so many new players jumping into Old School RuneScape, now's the perfect time to talk about the kind of trivia and lesser-known mechanics that actually make a difference—especially early on. These aren't sweaty max-efficiency tricks meant only for veterans. They're practical, beginner-friendly facts that save time, gold, and sanity.

If you've ever thought, "There has to be a better way to do this," you're probably right.

Get 25% More Marks of Grace (Without Losing Your Mind)

Most players grind Marks of Grace by endlessly looping a single rooftop course. That still works—but it's not optimal anymore.

With the release of Varlamore, you can combine rooftop agility with the Wyrm Agility Course to gain around 25% more Marks of Grace per hour.

Here's how it works:

Run your normal rooftop course until you see a Mark of Grace spawn.

This triggers a 3-minute cooldown where no new marks can appear on that course.

During that cooldown, teleport to Civitas Illa Fortis and run one or two laps of the Wyrm course.

You'll often pick up Termites, which can later be traded for Amylase Packs.

Sell those packs back to Grace for extra Marks of Grace.

You lose a small amount of agility XP, but gain far more marks—and break up the monotony. One hour using this method can net 25+ Marks of Grace, plus bonus Prayer and Magic XP from side activities.

If you want Graceful faster, more Amylase, or just less boredom, this is one of the best agility tricks in the game.

Blighted Food Works Outside the Wilderness (Yes, Really)

Blighted supplies aren't wilderness-only like many players assume.

You can use Blighted Anglerfish, restores, and combat potions in:

Castle Wars lobby

Ferox Enclave

This means you can cheaply pre-boost before PvM:

Overheal with a blighted anglerfish

Restore prayer with blighted super restores

Apply combat boosts

Teleport straight into your activity

Blighted anglerfish are incredibly cheap and give you an easy 120+ HP start. For players without a maxed POH, this is one of the best low-cost alternatives available.

Ring of Returning: One of the Most Underrated Teleports in cheap RuneScape gold

The Ring of Returning teleports you to your current spawn point—and that makes it shockingly useful.

Some great uses:

Cheap Lumbridge, Varrock, Camelot, or Ardougne teleports early on

Fast access to Kourend Castle after A Kingdom Divided

Direct teleport into Prifddinas

Easy access to Civitas Illa Fortis, which pairs perfectly with the Wyrm agility method

Budget teleport to Edgeville or Ferox Enclave

It's cheap, craftable, rune-free, and incredibly flexible—especially for new accounts.

The Best Early Hunter Training Method You're Probably Ignoring

The Ring of Pursuit was quietly buffed to be absurdly good.

It now:

Activates 100% of the time

Reveals the full kebbit trail instantly

Removes almost all downtime

At level 49 Hunter, you can hit 125,000+ XP per hour tracking kebbits. It's faster than plugins, easy to learn, and profitable if you bring:

Bonecrusher (passive Prayer XP)

Chisel (turn spikes into bolts for GP)

What used to be a skip task is now one of the best Hunter methods from 50–60.

Flat Armour Makes Certain Monsters Insane for Training

Flat armour changes mean some monsters give way more XP than expected.

Ranged Training Options

Shades in the Catacombs

−3 flat armour

Safe-spottable

Massive early ranged XP if you can hit consistently

Grimy Lizards (Moons of Peril Dungeon)

−2 flat armour

Low defence

Infinite supplies inside the dungeon

Excellent AFK ranged training with strong loot

Grimy lizards also drop teak and mahogany seeds at very high rates, making this a sneaky Farming XP generator too.

Free Ranged XP While Training Melee

When killing Scurrius, bring knives.

The small rats always die in one hit, giving 60 ranged XP per kill. Over time, this adds up to thousands of free ranged XP—letting you hit level 50 ranged almost passively while training melee.

Zero effort. Zero downside.

Gem Stalls: One of the Best Thieving Methods at 75+

Gem stalls in Varlamore are massively underrated:

100% success rate

No damage

No stuns

Around 200k Thieving XP/hour

~150k GP/hour in gems

Jagex reduced stall cooldowns and rebalanced XP, making this a smooth, low-stress alternative to pickpocketing NPCs. With proper positioning, with OSRS gold,you can never get caught.

Quickfire OSRS Trivia That Actually Helps

Forestry rations restore 20% run energy when chopping trees

You can make money early by selling forestry rations

Oak leaves + compost bin = early supercompost

Attack level barely matters at Gemstone Crab—Strength is king

Black warlocks give free strength boosts

You can reclaim 80k GP from fixing the Arceuus fairy ring

Cemetery teleport is safer than burning amulet for Chaos Altar

Rada's Blessing unlocks fast Kourend minecart travel

Smart camera alignment makes iron mining far less click-heavy

The OSRS Wiki has a full list of top content creators worth watching

Final Thoughts

Old School RuneScape is full of systems that quietly reward players who experiment—even early on. Small optimizations like these add up fast, whether you're grinding skills, saving GP, or just trying to make the game feel smoother.

If you're new, returning, or just tired of doing things the hard way, try a few of these out. You'll feel the difference almost immediately.

Happy scaping.