Warnings / notes: No AI was used. Many methods are better than the popular meta and this seems to piss people off when pointed out. I take the downvotes as a good sign. If you are easily triggered, you can skip this guide and fish your karambwans in peace. Most guides and videos out there list multiple suboptimal AFK training methods. This one aims to give the best method for mains. I generally prefer more AFK time even if it means slightly less xp/h. The idea is to have long stretches of minutes with no click at all to allow doing something else at the same time, ideally on mobile. All skills are either AFKable, low-intensity or fast to train, except runecrafting. This guide still gives the “best” (least painful or click intensive) activity to train all skills. I give the useful level goal for each skill. Unless you are after the 99 number, there is no real use to go beyond the given level. All skillcape perks are bad, including the construction and crafting skillcapes. (Trigger #1, go ahead and downvote) People are ignorant of NMZ and teleport options. I skip the lower level training methods. Do quests and enjoy the journey at those levels. Melee (Att/Str/Def/HP) Useful level goal: 99 Method : NMZ, 80-120k xp/h, 20 min AFK Put your alarm for 20 minutes on your phone. I don’t know if the gemstone crab is better at lower levels. People seem to be genuinely ignorant about NMZ, hence the gem crab hype and the construction cape perk hype. Ranged Useful level goal: 99 Method: See Slayer section. NMZ and maniacal monkeys are good as well. Magic Useful level goal: 99 Method: Maniacal monkeys, 10 min AFK Use the NPC Aggression Timer plugin to know where to move to reset aggression. Prayer Useful level goal: 99 Method: Blessed shard or gilded altar Use your blessed shards if you have them, else POH gilded altar. It is a fast skill and I am not aware of an AFK method for it. Agility Useful level goal: 85 for diary req, 91 if you don’t want to suffer when doing master clue steps Method: Watch movie while doing rooftop agility You need to create a runelite profile with the following plugins: Rooftop Agility Improved (only highlight the next obstacle as a big green box) Blindfold Unmovable Entity Hider (hide everything) Hide Widgets (hide chat, minimap, inventory) Disable Ground Items Runelite (set Opacity to 10-20%) This is not AFK in the same way as the other skills, but with this setup, you essentially forget about the grind and just watch movie and click green boxes on your movie when they appear. It is an easy skill to train if you enjoy watching movies. (Trigger #2, go ahead and downvote) Woodcutting Useful level goal: 87 Method: Ironwood/rosewood, 4-4.5 min AFK Forget redwoods. They are worse xp than Ironwoods. Crafting Useful level goal: 83 for master clues Method: Spin cotton at Nemus Retreat, 150k xp/h, 50 sec AFK Fast expensive active methods exist, if you prefer that. Spinning cottons at Nemus Retreat is profitable, somewhat AFK and good xp rates. Fishing Useful level goal: 90 for diary req Method: Cave eels, 6-7 min AFK, 40-45k xp/h Forget about karambwans. Cave eels with barrel are better xp, more AFK, does not require karambwanjis and are available at 38 fishing instead of 65. Just use fairy ring code AJQ instead of DKP. Even the wiki has a long section about karambwans and none about cave eels. Quite the persistant common misconception! It has been the best AFK training method since their release in 2007! (Trigger #3, go ahead and downvote) Note for Ironmen: Apparently, I have to clarify that ironmen should grab by themselves the resources that they need. Of course, this applies to karambwans, dark crabs and anglers. As AFK fishing methods, they are worse than cave eels, but if you need the fish, go ahead. I don’t know why I have to clarify that… This guide is about the best training method, not what items ironmen need to gather. Monkfish can now be fished on a boat and have slightly lower xp rates and AFK time if you drop them. If you don’t have a barrel or prefer dropping fish instead of teleporting and interacting with the bank, then it can be a great alternative. Moreover, fly fishing at CoX or near Prifddinas gives slightly more xp/h, but the AFK time drops to 1-2 minutes, if that is acceptable to you. Tip: Use Sailor’s amulet to Port Roberts instead of Karamja gloves if you use them for cave eels. It is as close to a deposit box, without the animation delay. Runecrafting Useful level goal: 86 for diary req Method: ZMI, maybe with daeyalt essence. There are no fast or AFK methods for RC. With ZMI you should setup your runelite client so that you never move the camera and also draw boxes around where you need to click with Screen Markers Groups plugin, to reduce the mental load of it. Also, consider mining daeyalt in advance. Also make sure you have your abyssal needle, lantern and set from GOTR. Forget about Zeah RC. It does not have long stretches of seconds between clicks. It is also very slow compared to ZMI. Fletching Useful level goal: 90 for diary req Method: Amethyst arrow tips This is not really AFK, but the xp rate is very high and it is cheap/profitable compared to other methods. Just don’t rush your GE offers. Cooking Useful level goal: 89 for diary req Method: Wines Not really AFK, but very good rates. Don’t forget to end your subscription before the grind. You do not need to pay Jagex while making wines. (Trigger #4, go ahead, downvote and pay) Sailing Useful level goal: 81 for master clues Method: Salvage with 2 crewmates on hooks Every 30 minutes, sort a few inventories of salvage. Herblore Useful level goal: 85 for diary req Method: Mastering mixology, but see the Agility section above Using a technique similar to the one described in the Agility section with the Mastering Mixology plugin, you can watch movies while training Herblore and it is cheap. Make sure to make the highlight border of the objects very fat in the plugin settings so they are visible even with opacity at 35%. Otherwise, brew potions. Slayer Useful level goal: 95 for hydras Method: Venator bow or melee, 7 min AFK, 30-35k xp/h You either AFK venator or AFK melee the indicated list of monsters and use the correct protection prayer with Preserve. That’s all! Use NPC Aggression Timer plugin to show the aggression zone and where to move every 7 minutes to reset aggression. Use NPC contact. Enable alarms for good drops, clues and superiors. People do not believe this AFK slayer method works and requires no attention at all for 7 minutes. (Trigger #5, go ahead and downvote) The idea is to use equipment with prayer bonus to keep protection prayer for as long as possible. Your slayer points will build up over time as well. Equipment : Venator bow, Hueycoatl chaps/body, Devout boots, Barrows gloves, Amulet of fury, Amethyst arrows, Slayer helm, Ring of the gods (i), Ava’s assembler Inventory : House tablets, prayer pots, ranging pots, super combat pots, abyssal tentacle, emberlight, rock hammer, proselyte body/legs, bonecrusher, ash sanctifier, Taverley tablets, hallowed crystal shards, slayer ring, Blue keris, Rune pouch for NPC contact, Necklace of passage, Goading pot, Rada’s blessing AFK Venator monsters : Abyssal demons (Catacombs), Ankous (Catacombs), Bloodvelds (Catacombs), Dagannoths (Catacombs), Fire giants (Catacombs), Hellhoulds (Catacombs), Araxxytes, Dust devils (Smoke dungeon), Tzhaar (Mor-Ul-Rek), Wyrms (Wyrmscraig, goading pot), Nechs (Catacombs), Trolls (South of Quidamortem) AFK Melee monsters : Black dragons (Taverley, whip), Dark beasts (Mourner tunnel, whip), Kalphites (Kalphite cave, blue keris), Greater/black demons (Catacombs, emberlight), Aberrant spectres (Slayer tower, whip) Block/skip everything else. Firemaking Useful goal level: 90 to light a redwood abyssal lantern for RC Method: Logs at campfires, 2.5 min AFK You can also stop your subscription for this grind. Thieving Useful goal level: 91 for diary req Method: Collecting keys in Varlamore, 60k xp/h Collecting keys from wealthy citizens in Varlamore is low effort. I found it very boring and slow. I would recommend blackjacking or stealing from the varlamore houses instead even if it is more active. At 82-85, pickpocket vyres/elves or do rogues chests. They are not AFK, but fast. Use the “wild chests” friend chat to help with pkers if doing rogues chests. Mining Useful level goal: 82 for diary req Method: stars, 7 min AFK Smithing Useful goal level: 87 for diary req Method: Blast furnace (active method) or Adamant plate bodies, 240k xp/h I would say just do gold bar blast furnace or Giants Foundry. They are not low intensity, but it is a fast skill. Smith dart tips at 80 sec AFK, but lower xp and profitable. If you decide to go beyond 87 smithing, adamant platebodies or rune swords (80 sec AFK and 80k xp/h) are less intensive than blast furnace. You can use Smith’s uniform if you have it and anvil in Prifddinas. You can also stop your subscription and use the anvil in Varrock. Farming Useful goal level: 86 for diary req Method: Every 5 days: trees, fruit trees, hespori, celastrus, calquats, ironwoods, redwood. This should give a 300k xp drop every 5 days. Keep going for a few months and you will be 99 fast. For the impatient, you can plant some of the trees above every day. This is an easy and fast skill. Construction Useful goal level: 84 for maxed house Method: mahogany repair kits This is the only low-intensity method and the cost is a little lower than making mahogany tables. The XP is about 1/3 of mahogany tables. Remember, 99 construction is useless because the construction cape perk is useless. All teleports are available as house tablets, easily obtainable. (Trigger #6, go ahead and downvote) Hunter Goal level: 73 for master clues Method: Stymphikes, 140k XP/h The target level is 73, so this AFK method is meaningless. I would just follow the wiki guide. At 60 hunter, you can catch maniacal monkeys, but it is 25 sec of AFK for 55k xp/h. submitted by /u/polktim
Originally posted by u/polktim on r/2007scape
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