Passive Income in OSRS
Not all money making requires active grinding. These passive methods generate GP with minimal time investment, often just 5-10 minutes per day. Stack them together for millions of daily GP.
The 10 Best Passive Methods
1. Herb Runs — 150-250K per run (every 80 min)
Plant Ranarr or Snapdragon at all 9 herb patches. 5 minutes per run, 6-8 runs per day. Potential: 1-2M GP/day.
2. Birdhouse Runs — 50-100K per run (every 50 min)
Set and check birdhouses on Fossil Island. 2 minutes per run. Also trains Hunter. Potential: 500K-1M GP/day.
3. Varrock Elite Staves — 900K/day
Buy 120 Battlestaves from Zaff daily (Varrock Elite Diary). Sell on GE for 7-8K profit each. 2 minutes of work.
4. Kingdom of Miscellania — 100-200K/day
Keep Royal Coffers funded (75K/day) after Throne of Miscellania quest. Collect herbs, coal, and other resources weekly. Set workers to herbs for best profit.
5. Calquat Tree — 12K Farming XP/day
Plant one Calquat tree daily. Costs 200 GP, gives 12,096 Farming XP. Not money but free XP daily.
6. Farming Contracts — Free Seeds
Complete Farming Guild contracts every run. Rewards include valuable seeds you would otherwise buy.
7. Daily Battlestaves from GE — Variable
Buy all daily-limited items from GE (Battlestaves, broad arrows/bolts supplies) and sell at peak prices.
8. Hespori Boss — 12,600 Farming XP + Loot
Plant Hespori seeds every 22-32 hours. Kill for XP + chance at Bottomless Compost Bucket.
9. Seaweed/Birdnest Farming — Passive Crafting Supplies
Plant Giant Seaweed underwater. Grows automatically. Use for Crafting training (saves millions).
10. NMZ Herb Boxes — 150K/day
Buy 15 Herb Boxes daily from NMZ shop for 150K+ profit. Requires NMZ points accumulated from training.
Total Daily Passive Income
Stacking all methods: 2-4M GP/day for 30-45 minutes of total effort. That is 60-120M GP/month completely passively.
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