AFK Training for Every Skill
Sometimes you want to play OSRS but cant give it full attention. Here is the most AFK training method for every single skill.
Combat Skills
- Attack/Strength/Defence: NMZ Dharoks with Absorption pots. Check every 20 minutes.
- Ranged: NMZ with MSB(i) + Rune arrows. Check every 20 minutes.
- Magic: Splashing in full metal armor. Check every 20 minutes.
- Prayer: Gilded Altar with Dragon bones. Semi-AFK (click every 10 seconds).
- Hitpoints: Trains passively with any combat method.
Gathering Skills
- Mining: Amethyst in Mining Guild (92+). Check every 3-5 minutes.
- Woodcutting: Redwoods in WC Guild (90+). Check every 3-5 minutes.
- Fishing: Anglerfish at Piscarilius (82+). Check every 5 minutes.
- Farming: Tree runs every 6-12 hours. 5 minutes per run.
- Hunter: Birdhouse runs every 50 minutes. 2 minutes per run.
Production Skills
- Cooking: Wines. Make a full inventory, wait 12 seconds, bank, repeat.
- Crafting: Gold Bracelets. Bank and craft cycle every 30 seconds.
- Fletching: Stringing bows. 60 seconds between banks.
- Herblore: Cleaning herbs. Click once per 30 seconds.
- Smithing: Cannonballs. 2.5 minutes between clicks.
- Runecrafting: Blood Runes at Arceuus. Repetitive but low attention.
- Construction: No truly AFK method. Oak Larders with Demon Butler is lowest effort.
Other Skills
- Agility: Rellekka/Ardougne Rooftop. Semi-AFK (click per obstacle).
- Thieving: Ardy Knights with auto-click location. Check every 60 seconds.
- Slayer: AFK tasks like Gargoyles, Brutal Black Dragons. Check every 3-5 minutes.
- Firemaking: Wintertodt. Semi-AFK between Wintertodt attacks.
- Sailing: Port tasks with AFK voyages. New in 2026.
Pro Tips
- Use RuneLite Idle Notifications. Get pinged when your character stops.
- Alt-tab friendly activities are your friend for productivity.
- Stack passive methods: NMZ + herb runs + birdhouses = max efficiency.
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