Top Wilderness Strategies for Profitable OSRS Gameplay

In 2024, Old School Runescape (OSRS) has seen an influx of fresh content and reworked features, offering players brand new ways to make money. Whether you're an old-school veteran or a new player, understanding these innovative methods will help you rake in the GP (gold pieces) more efficiently than ever before. This article will explore some of the best new money-making methods introduced or reworked this year, giving you a complete breakdown of their mechanics, profits, and tips on how to maximize your gains.

1. Sunlight Antelopes: Profitable Hunter Training

The Sunlight Antelopes offer an exciting, if slightly unconventional, money-making opportunity. Introduced with the Vmore expansion, this method combines training the Hunter skill with solid profit-making potential.

The Sunlight Antelopes can earn you up to 900k GP per hour, while also granting around 85k Hunter XP per hour, which makes it a great dual-purpose method. While not the most efficient in terms of XP, it’s reasonably profitable and easy to perform once you get the hang of the mechanics.

Requirements:

• Inventory setup: Fur pouches, meat pouches, axe, chisel, knife, teasing stick, and a teleport (e.g., Civitas teleport).
• Bone Crusher Necklace: Useful for auto-burying bones and adding a prayer bonus.

Method Breakdown:

• The method is simple yet engaging: tease the antelope, trap it in a pitfall, and collect valuable items like Sunfire Splinters, Antelope Fur, Antelope Antlers, and Big Bones.
• To maximize efficiency, keep your fur and meat pouches open to automatically store materials, use your chisel to break down antlers into stackable bolts, and protect yourself using melee protection prayers.

2. Runecrafting Rework: Double Nature Runes

Runecrafting has historically been one of the most profitable skills in OSRS, and in 2024, a slight rebalance has made crafting double Nature Runes the most lucrative Runecrafting method in the game.

Requirements:

• 79 Agility: To use the newly added agility shortcut.
• 91 Runecrafting: Required to craft double Nature Runes.
• Achievement Diary Cape: Essential for teleporting to Karamja, making the route far faster.

Method Overview:

The new agility shortcut near the Nature Altar significantly speeds up the process, allowing skilled players to earn up to 3.4 million GP per hour while also gaining 74k Runecrafting XP. However, this method's profitability hinges on having access to the Achievement Diary Cape for efficient teleportation. Without it, profits are cut in half, and the method becomes far less efficient.

3. Wilderness Agility Course: High-Risk, High-Reward

The Wilderness Agility Course has always been a hotspot for agility training, but the 2024 rework has introduced the added incentive of serious GP gains. With relatively low requirements, this is an appealing money-making option for players willing to brave the dangers of the Wilderness.

Key Details:

• 52 Agility: Minimum requirement to use the course.
• 150k Deposit: Each lap requires you to deposit 150k GP, which is returned as loot after completing laps.
• Loot potential: After building up a streak of laps, players can earn up to 40k GP per lap, resulting in 2.5 to 3 million GP per hour.

Tips for Success:

• Bring minimal risk gear to avoid major losses if PKers (player killers) attack.
• A looting bag is essential to store items, as your inventory will fill up quickly.
• To maximize earnings, avoid leaving the course until you’ve completed a substantial number of laps, as logging out or dying results in losing your deposit or streak progress.

4. Zombie Pirates: Low Requirements, High Profits

One of the most surprising moneymakers introduced this year is the Zombie Pirates. Located in the Wilderness, these monsters offer lucrative rewards with minimal skill requirements, making them a great option for lower-level players.

Requirements:

• Decent Range level: For effective killing.
• Medium Wilderness Diary: Required for full loot potential.

Method:

Using a cannon or Vador Bow, players can farm Zombie Pirates while earning up to 2 million GP per hour. The best part? You’ll also gain a significant amount of Ranged XP in the process. Just ensure you have adequate defenses, as they can deal damage.

5. The Coliseum: A PvM Money-Making Powerhouse

The Coliseum, added earlier in the year, has remained one of the most competitive money-making methods, particularly for players with higher combat stats. Despite its difficulty, the sheer profit potential makes this a top contender for the best money maker of 2024.

Key Details:

• Wave 1 Farming: Lower-level players can farm the first wave repeatedly for around 2 million GP per hour.
• Full Coliseum Runs: For skilled players with max combat stats and high-end gear, completing the full Coliseum can earn upwards of 10 to 16 million GP per hour.

This flexibility means that players can tackle the Coliseum at their own pace, starting with easier waves and working their way up as they become more skilled and better geared.

6. Moons Apparel: The New Barrows

A new addition to the Vmore region, the Moons Apparel is similar to the Barrows minigame but offers significantly more challenging combat and a potential for double the profit.

Key Details:

• Blood Moon Tassets and other items are fetching upwards of 10 million GP each.
• Mid-level players with 70 combat stats can expect to make around 2 million GP per hour.

While this is a harder challenge compared to Barrows, it’s a highly profitable alternative that also offers valuable melee experience.

7. Rogues' Chest: Reworked for 2024

The Rogues' Chest was revamped this year, offering a new and exciting thieving method with high-profit potential.

Requirements:

• 84 Thieving: To unlock the chest.
• Wilderness Hard Diary: For the best possible loot.

Method:

While the risk of being attacked by PKers is always present, the Rogues’ Chest offers players up to 2 million GP per hour, along with 300k Thieving XP per hour. This makes it one of the best thieving money makers, but with the usual Wilderness-related risks.

Conclusion: Maximize Your Wealth in 2024

Old School Runescape's 2024 updates have provided players with a wealth of new content and methods to earn GP, from hunter-based money-makers like Sunlight and Moonlight Antelopes to PvM powerhouses like the Coliseum and tormented demons. Whether you're looking for high-risk, high-reward methods like the Wilderness Agility Course or chill alternatives like Moonlight Antelopes, there’s a method out there that fits your skill level and playstyle.

As always, assess the risks before diving into Wilderness methods and optimize your gear and inventory setup to make the most of each money-making opportunity. With the strategies outlined here, you’ll be well on your way to amassing wealth in Old School Runescape in 2024.