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Leagues VI: Demonic Pacts

• Leagues VI: Demonic Pacts worlds will go online today at 10:30am UTC. Just like previous iterations, we've made some big changes which were gently requested by Yama:
• Demonic Pacts: We've developed a more flexible Skill Tree for you to really feel unique and powerful this time. Earn Pact Points and spend them to unlock insane buffs to combat.
• Echo Bosses: These powerful variants return, this time with items that benefit directly from the Demonic Pacts!
• New Starting Area: We're beginning our journey this time around in Varlamore, which is a huge shake up from previous leagues as you'd start in the iconic Misthalin. Did we mention you won't be able to visit Misthalin at all this league?
• Brand new Relics, QoL improvements and more!

Jagex Launcher Improvements - New RuneLite Installations

We’ve improved the way new RuneLite users can install the client via the Launcher:

• No longer need to click on “Install” and head to the RuneLite website to install the client. Simply select RuneLite as your preferred client within the Launcher, click “Play”, and the Launcher will automatically install the client for you and then load it.
• You might have to wait a few moments for the installer to finish, signalled by the “Play” button changing to a progress wheel.

This only applies to those who do not currently have RuneLite installed.

Other Changes

• We previously announced that the Easter 2026 Event would be removed today, but the Easter Bunny hasn’t packed up the stalls and decorations just yet! You have an extra week to go egg hunting before the event wraps up next Wednesday.
• Brutus icon now appears in HiScores interface on the Official Client.
• Some grammar has been corrected in the canoe experts' axe-related dialogue.
• The warning before climbing down the ladder from the Seers' Village rooftop course is now only shown if you're in the middle of the course at the time.

PvP Rota

The PvP rota has moved to Period B:

• 560 - (UK) - PvP World
• 319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
• 579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
• 561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 580 - (US) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.

World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been de-activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using '1 Def Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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Today's the day to roll up your sleeves and embrace the glory of Yama by committing yourself to his Demonic Pacts.

Before we jump into the details of this league, let's give you an overview of how the launch itself is going to happen. Please note: these are the times we are aiming for and we'll keep you updated if there are any changes.

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To get started, you'll need to log into an account with active membership. From there, you can head to one of the many worlds in highlighted green with the little trophy icon from the World Select page.

At launch, you'll have around ~150 Leagues worlds to choose from, with some having specific themes to help you find other players for certain activities, like Raids, Forestry, etc. You'll even notice we've added some of the newly launch Brazilian worlds for Leagues this time!

US East League Worlds:

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There are 36 US East League worlds in total:

• 400
• 401
• 581
• 598
• 629 - 659
• The following existing worlds are being temporarily repurposed as Leagues worlds:
• 616 and 617 (Members)

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US West League Worlds:

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There are 39 US West League worlds in total:

• 605
• 691
• 698-723
• The following existing worlds are being temporarily repurposed as Leagues worlds:
• 436, 437 (F2P)
• 544, 545, 546, 547, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604 (Members)

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UK League Worlds:

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There are 30 UK League worlds in total, from 660 to 690.
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EU League Worlds:

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There are 32 EU League worlds in total:

• 460
• 628
• 730-750
• The following existing worlds are being temporarily repurposed as Leagues worlds:
• 553, 554, 555 (F2P)
• 551, 556, 557, 582, 624, 625, 626 (Members)

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AUS League Worlds:

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There are 13 AUS League worlds in total:

• 592, 593, 594
• 724-729
• The following existing worlds are being temporarily repurposed as Leagues worlds:
• 425, 536 (Members)

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BR League Worlds:

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There are 2 BR League worlds in total, which are 696 and 697.
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To give you a quick run through of what a league is, then use the dropdowns below to find out more!


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• Your character starts in Yama's Lair with an exit to Civitas illa Fortis.
• Your character begins restricted to the area of Varlamore. As you complete tasks, you can unlock more areas. Karamja will be locked at the start of this league, but will be a forced unlocked once you reach your first area unlock, followed by three additional regions you choose yourself. Misthalin is completely inaccessible during this league.
• Full information about each of the areas can be found in the Area Selection menu. This can be accessed from the leagues menu in the Journal panel.
• All experience gained is heavily increased, and this will further increase as you unlock more relics. Exact multipliers can be viewed in the Relics menu.
• Sailing will not be enabled this league and content released during Leagues VI will be reviewed and enabled for the league on a case-by-case basis.
• Demonic Pacts offer customisable boosts to your combat power, and are earned by completing specific league tasks. Additionally, completing some tasks will grant you a limited number of Pact resets, which will allow you to reset your talent tree.
• Each area has an Echo Boss, these are enhanced bosses that pose a higher challenge and drop new unique rewards. Killing the regular boss may drop an Echo orb that lets you access the Echo variant. More information can be found in the area interfaces.
• Leagues VI: Demonic Pacts will run from April 15th until the game update on June 10th (a total of 84 days).

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Your character is an Ironman, meaning you cannot trade with other players or use the Grand Exchange.

You will start off in a new area this League, Varlamore.

You will auto complete the following quests:

• Dragon Slayer I
• Learning the Ropes
• The Restless Ghost
• Rune Mysteries
• Children of the Sun
• Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
• Druidic Ritual
• Eagles' Peak
• Elemental Workshop I
• Fairytale I - Growing Pains
• Fairytale II - Cure a Queen
• Lost City
• Nature Spirit
• Perilous Moons
• Priest in Peril
• Twilight's Promise

You will auto complete the following Combat Achievements:

• Back to Our Roots
• Demonic Rebound

You will start with the following stat increases:

• 3 Herblore
• 5 Runecraft

A Dramen staff will be added to your Inventory along with the usual starter items so that you can access Fairy rings. If lost, you can reclaim it from the leagues tutor in Yama's lair.

You can also claim a free spade, Impling jar and two Strange devices from the leagues Tutor in Yama's Lair.

As you progress through relic tiers, you'll also gain powerful passive effects starting with:

• All experience is multiplied by 5x.
• Items from eligible sources will be 2x as common.
• Farming ticks will occur every minute instead of every five minutes.
• Minigame points received are boosted by 4x.
• Run energy is never drained whilst running.
• All Clue scrolls will drop as stackable scroll boxes, and clue-step progress is saved between clues.

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• Echo Boss rewards are a guaranteed drop over a certain threshold
• Chambers of Xeric: Challenge Mode, Theatre of Blood: Hard Mode & Tombs of Amascut: 500+ have significantly buffed drop rates and difficulty, ToA and ToB will now provide uniques to all players in the raid if the raid obtains one
• Wilderness Bosses can be accessed without the Wilderness Medium Diary
• Zulrah has no damage cap or melee damage immunity
• Impling spawn rates have increased and you'll be more likely to see rare implings
• Dragon Implings drop reduced Dragon bones

Items:

• Most shop stock will not deplete.
• All Soulreaper axe pieces will drop from every Desert Treasure 2 boss
• Items that drop as components that require multiple regions to create a usable item will drop as the finished item
• The Twisted bow, Scythe of vitur, and Tumeken's shadow are available from all three raids
• Scythe of vitur can be charged with just Blood runes
• Nihil shards drop in increased quantity from Nex
• The Leagues Tutor in Yama's Lair can sell Max capes once you are eligible

Access:

• The Abyss and Zanaris are now counted as general regions, meaning you can access them from anywhere via a fairy ring (This includes the cosmic altar)
• Slayer Masters all share the same task list, taking into account the areas you have currently unlocked
• Players cannot enter the Ancient Guthixian Temple from the Chasm of Tears.
• Teleports and transportation methods to locations outside of areas you have unlocked are restricted
• When purchasing your Player Owned House it will be accessible from Aldarin. Your house can only be moved to areas you have unlocked
• Unlocking new areas will complete various quests and Achievement Diary tasks but will not award any quest completion XP. However, you may complete some quests on your own to gain their XP before unlocking the area which auto-completes it

Misc:

• Rocks, trees, respawnable items, and main-world npcs will respawn faster than the main game. (3x in most cases, and much higher in other cases such as Runite Rocks).
• Forestry Events are three times as likely to spawn
• Pets and any pet transmog items that roll over between leagues do not count towards the collection log tasks
• Pet transmogs will now roll over between leagues

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We've got a ton of information when it comes to our sixth iteration, so if you're looking for an in-depth breakdown of everything we've showcased, then check out the Get Ready For Leagues VI[secure.runescape.com] newspost!

https://youtu.be/bubqREvkHrI?si=zShqwT9u3corBQX-


Our new Combat Mastery system gives you way more flexibility with what combat styles you want to specialise in as the Demonic Pacts form a skill tree, something we're trying for the very first time!

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While your first point will be spent on the centre pact during the tutorial, from this point on you may branch out however you please, providing that you have unlocked a previous node connected to it. You'll have a total of 40 points to spend if you gain them all from the specific tasks that give them and you have up to 3 full tree resets, by defeating your first three unique Echo Bosses and earn yourselves those sweet, sweet resets.

If you want a helping hand on you build, our friends over at the OSRS Wiki have created a fantastic Demonic Pacts Calculator[tools.runescape.wiki] which also works with their DPS Calculator! Alongside this, we've teamed up with Faux, Sardaco, Zizaran & JonMP4 to give you a couple of recommended build for you to try!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyxQMM5PZ6I

Note: those of you who've been keeping up with the teasers and information we've shared in the lead-up to Leagues VI are likely familiar with the tasks that provide Demonic Pacts points. Following some feedback around 'difficulty imbalance' in certain regions for these unlocks, we've made the following changes to make players obtaining their 40 points more achievable regardless of region choices:

• Kourend: "Equip a piece of Radiant Oathplate" is now "Equip a full set of Oathplate armour"
• Asgarnia: "Defeat the Awakened Whisperer" is now "Equip a pair of Avernic Treads (max)"

These two tasks stood out as the most 'skill-check' options where your additional power from Demonic Pacts and Relics isn't likely to be a difference maker like it is in many other Pact tasks, so we've brought them more in line with other tasks which can be reliably stat-checked by players with powerful builds, even though some of these tasks may still be more of a grind than others in spots!


Theses fearsome versions of iconic bosses return this leagues and while you'll be familiar with all but one of the bosses themselves, the rewards have been reworked to directly work with the Demonic Pacts to help amplify your build.

Battle the original version of the boss for a chance to score an Echo Orb, which will let you fight the more powerful variant, giving you a chance to come away with their exclusive items. All areas aside from Karamja have Echo Bosses, so you'll have a choice of 4 Echo Bosses you can face-off against this time around.

We worked with the wonderful Scritic to create a video all about this league's Echo Bosses and Items, so check it out for more info!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6BaYBWJiq8


Of course, just like a PKer without at least one spade worth of loot, what is a league without Relics? Leagues VI is no different in that aspect and we've made sure this versions roster will be one of the hardest to choose from, so beware!

You can find out all the information around the relics by visiting the Get Ready For Leagues VI[secure.runescape.com] newspost.

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The systems aren't the only things changing this league as you won't be starting in Misthalin for the very first time, in fact, Misthalin is not even available to visit at all! Instead you'll being your journey in a unique version of Yama's Lair and then right after the tutorial you can head into the Shining Kingdom itself, Varlamore!

This presents another twist on leagues most staple version by kicking things off in the most recently released region, which has plenty of content to get lost in! Once you've got your first area unlock, you'll automatically unlock Karamja, with the next three being up to you. Make sure to keep in mind what relics and Pacts you're choosing as theses areas can really make the difference.

What's nice this time around is all areas have the same amount of total points, which gives everyone racing for those top spots, some more freedom!


Every League brings a new Banner, Home Teleport Animation, and Leagues Outfit, so you can show off your progress wherever you go. Plus, we have a range of new rewards to get your mitts on, including weapon ornament kits, overrides for the Slayer Helm, Thrall Imps, Yama's Throne and Butler in your POH. Check out all out at the "Rewards" section of this blog here[secure.runescape.com]. You’ll also be able to get your hands on a series of Trophies, depending on where you place in the final ranking. Note that the rewards are unavailable on launch, but we'll keep you updated once the Leagues VI Rewards shop is open.

• Demonic Pacts Banner: 500 points
• Impish Ritual Kit (Home teleport override):1,000 points
• Demonic Pacts Outfit (T1): 1,000 points
• Demonic Staff Ornament Kit (Iban's Staff): 2,000 points
• Demonic Throne Override: 3,000 points
• Demonic Skin Colour (Red skin override): 3,000 points
• Demonic Quill (Oathplate Slayer helm override): 3,000 points
• Demonic Butler Scroll: 4,000 points
• Demonic Trident Ornament Kit (Trident of the Seas and Trident of the Swamp): 4,500 points
• Demonic Pacts Outfit (T2): 5,000 points
• Impish Whistle (Thrall overrides): 8,000 points
• Demonic Axe Ornament Kit (Soulreaper Axe): 10,000 points
• Demonic Pacts Outfit (T3): 20,000 points

Trophy requirements:

• Dragon Trophy: 65,000 points
• Rune Trophy: 47,500 points
• Adamant Trophy: 32,000 points
• Mithril Trophy: 22,000 points
• Steel Trophy: 10,000 points
• Iron Trophy: 4,000 points
• Bronze Trophy: 2,000 points

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Synq has revisited and reworked his Chambers of Xeric solo raids guide into something truly special, making it a fantastic resource for anyone looking to take their first steps into raiding, especially if you're diving into Leagues! With boosted progression, Leagues offers the perfect opportunity to try content you may not have tackled before and build confidence along the way. A big thank you to Synq[www.twitch.tv] for the time and dedication poured into creating such a comprehensive guide! Be sure to give it a watch and show your support!

https://youtu.be/klhBxOH8reQ?si=WQrZv1ttfgUbmcMD

What's left to say rather than good luck 'scapers and try not to give too much of your soul away…

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Today introduces further improvements to the Jagex Launcher, with seamless installation of the popular community led third-party client, RuneLite!

We’ve improved the way new RuneLite users can install the client via the Launcher. Before today, you’d have had to click on “Install” and head to the RuneLite website to install the client. Now however, it is a simple case of selecting RuneLite as your preferred client within the Launcher, clicking “Play”, and the Launcher will automatically install the client for you and then load it.

You might have to wait a few moments for the installer to finish, signalled by the “Play” button changing to a progress wheel.

For many of you reading this post, you won’t notice a change, this only applies to those who do not currently have RuneLite installed. It is also possible to continue installing RuneLite directly from their site https://runelite.net/.

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We previously announced that the Easter 2026 Event would be removed today. However, the Easter Bunny hasn’t packed up the stalls and decorations just yet! You now have an extra week to go egg hunting before the event wraps up next Wednesday.

Now, onto the other changes of the week:

• Brutus icon now appears in HiScores interface on the Official Client.
• Some grammar has been corrected in the canoe experts' axe-related dialogue.
• The warning before climbing down the ladder from the Seers' Village rooftop course is now only shown if you're in the middle of the course at the time.

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The PvP rota has moved to Period B:

• 560 - (UK) - PvP World
• 319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
• 579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
• 561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 580 - (US) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.

World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been de-activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using '1 Def Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.

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You can also discuss this update on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord[discord.gg] in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki[oldschool.runescape.wiki].

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The Old School Team.

This week brings the rest of the Getting Around Poll changes, along with tweaks to boat combat and Last Man Standing QoL improvements!

There will be no game update next week as the team's focusing on getting everything ready for the Leagues VI: Demonic Pacts launch. We'll be back with our sixth League on Wednesday, April 15th!

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Remaining Getting Around Changes

• The Perfected Quetzal Whistle has been given the same functionality as the Corrupted Bow of Faerdhinen: charging any Quetzal Whistle now contributes to the infinite Perfected Quetzal Whistle unlock.
• Added a new canoe route along the River Dougne, with 5 new canoe stations:
• Near Castle Wars
• West of Tree Gnome Village
• South of Ardougne Zoo
• East of Chaos Druid Tower
• North of Combat Training Camp
• Made several Agility Shortcuts faster by shortening animations, removing pauses, and allowing stepping stones to be crossed with a single click:
• Draynor to Port Sarim tunnel
• Falador crumbled wall
• Rocks north-west of Corsair Cove
• Kalphite Queen entrance
• Falador fence jump
• Dwarven Mine crevice
• Alchemical Hydra shortcut
• Added a new 'Favourites' right-click option for Fairy rings, if you have at least one destination marked as favourite. Hovering over this option will display a sub-menu of your favourite destinations, allowing you to teleport immediately with a single click.
• Added a 'Last Destination' right-click option to Spirit Trees, with the exception of Spiritual Fairy Trees in the POH. Selecting this option will teleport you straight to the last location you travelled to using any Spirit Tree.
• Added a toggle to the Lunar return orb so you can choose whether it immediately teleports you on left-click.

Boat Combat Tweaks

• Applied a buff to cannons when they are actively manned by a player, ensuring that a player using a cannon is on par to the DPS of traditional combat +2 Crew members using cannons.
• Reduced the HP of some sea creatures, especially for those that are smaller and lower-level, so that they are less tanky and their health is more thematically suitable.
• In relation to the changes above, Bounty Task XP has been reduced by 25% so that the position of Bounty Task within the meta is kept intact.
• Enabled ranged modifiers such as the Void Armour effect and Ranged Prayers to work in cannon combat, meaning your worn ranged gear will now correctly apply its stats to the overall damage.

Last Man Standing QoL Tweaks

• Increased the timer before a game is forcefully ended to 20 minutes, up from 16 minutes 15 seconds.
• Venom effect from the Noxious Halberd and Burn effect from the Eclipse Set are now cleared from your player character when you win a fight in Last Man Standing.
• You can now hold up to 2 Sanfew Serums in your Last Man Standing setup, rather than just 1.
• Rebalanced the points awarded, increasing them for the end of the game.
• Increased placement points by 1 for the last 9 players standing.
• Increased kill points by 1 for 3 kills and 5 kills.
• This means that the new max points a player can get is now 9 points, in the case that the player places 1st (6 points) and scores 5 or more kills (3 points).

Other Changes

• Resolved a set of Z-buffer issues across the game:
• Verzik Vitur no longer clips into her throne.
• The shield no longer clips into the arena at Inferno during the final stage.
• Fixed flickering on the floor and cups clipping through a table at Cam Torum.
• Water flowing from a Varlamore Ancient Fountainhead no longer cuts through the ground.
• Clipping issues of bed models and the wish list at north Silvarea are fixed.
• Fixed rendering issues at the Agility Pyramid.
• Portals found at the Training Grounds during the Recruitment Drive quest no longer clip into the ground.
• The POH teleport nexus now shows the correct spell icon for Paddewwa Teleport for mobile users.
• Some text referring to cannonballs has been made more consistent with the objects' names.
• A typo has been fixed in the description of Armadyl brew(1).
• A picture of a pink skirt has been removed from the Prayer skill guide.

PvP Rota

The PvP rota has moved to Period B:

• 560 - (UK) - PvP World
• 319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
• 579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
• 561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 580 - (US) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.

World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been de-activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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The final round of changes from the Getting Around Poll[secure.runescape.com] are here! You can see the batches we've previously released from this here[secure.runescape.com], here[secure.runescape.com], here[secure.runescape.com] and here[secure.runescape.com].

Before getting into the remaining changes from the poll, let's kick things off with a tweak for the Perfected Quetzal (i)...


To start with, we're giving the Perfected Quetzal Whistle the same functionality as the Corrupted Bow of Faerdhinen. This means you can now work toward unlocking infinite charges gradually, rather than sticking with Hunter Rumours for extended periods before getting the most out of your whistle. Starting with this game update, charging any Quetzal Whistle will now contribute to the infinite unlock, counting toward the total requirement of 10,000 teleport charges worth of Hunter meat.

You can check your progress towards the unlock by asking about the Perfected Quetzal (i) to Soar Leader Pitri and giving him some hunter meat.

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Once you've reached the total amount of charges required, you'll get an in-game notification informing you that you've unlocked the infinite version of the Perfected Quetzal, which you can get by showing the whistle to Pitri.

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Now, let's dive right into the remaining updates from the poll...


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To make your travels across Kandarin smoother, we've added a new canoe route along the River Dougne, similar to the one along the River Lum. You'll find 5 new canoe stations added, connecting key locations across Kandarin while keeping the system rooted in its original design:

• Near Castle Wars: Links up with the Ring of dueling and Balloon Network, and should be handy for Clue Scrolls.
• West of Tree Gnome Village: Close to the Farming patch and Spirit Tree.
• South of Ardougne Zoo: Provides easier access to central Ardougne, and also close to the Spirit Tree.
• East of Chaos Druid Tower: Improves travel to the Fishing Guild and North Ardougne.
• North of Combat Training Camp: Connects to Tree Gnome Stronghold and Barbarian Assault.

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For consistency, the River Lum canoe station interface has been updated to match that of the River Dougne.

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Plus, you can now store and withdraw an axe at any canoe station along both the River Lum and River Dougne. Stored axes are shared across all stations, so once you’ve stored one, you’ll never have to worry about bringing an axe to use canoes again. You'll also find that you don't need to withdraw the axe to use it - just interact with the tree and you're good to go!

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Note that existing canoe types and level requirements also apply to the River Dougne canoe stations.


We feel that some Agility shortcuts can do with a bit of trimming to really feel like shortcuts. For this reason, we've made the following changes:

• Stepping stone shortcuts now require just a single click to cross, rather than having to click each stone.
• Animations for certain Agility shortcuts have been shortened where they previously felt too long, so you’ll spend less time watching your character shuffle about.
• Unnecessary delays have been removed. For example, your character won’t be left standing around before crossing.

We've made these changes the below shortcuts:

• Draynor to Port Sarim tunnel
• Falador crumbled wall
• Rocks north-west of Corsair Cove
• Kalphite Queen entrance
• Falador fence jump
• Dwarven Mine crevice
• Alchemical Hydra shortcut

No more awkward pauses and unnecessary clicks at certain shortcuts, making them feel more worthwhile once you've unlocked them.


Previously, even if you've favourited destinations on a Fairy ring, you had to go through the Configure option first. With this change, we've removed a few unnecessary clicks and reduced the menu navigation for players who know where they’re going.

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You'll now see a new 'Favourites' right-click option added to Fairy rings, if you have at least one destination marked as favourite. Hovering over this option will display a sub-menu of your favourite destinations, allowing you to teleport immediately with a single click! If you don't see this option at Fairy rings, it just means you haven't saved any favourites yet.


To make Spirit Tree travels more convenient for those who regularly bounce between the same locations, we've added a 'Last Destination' option to them. Right-clicking a Spirit Tree and selecting this option will teleport you straight to the last location you travelled to using any Spirit Tree, without needing to open the full destination menu.

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• The Last Destination is shared across all Spirit Trees.
• If you haven’t travelled using a Spirit Tree yet, you’ll be told there’s no destination to return to.
• If you’re already at your last destination, the game will let you know instead of teleporting you.
• This option is available on all Spirit Trees except Spiritual Fairy Tree in the Player-Owned houses. In the POH, Spirit Trees share menu space with Fairy rings, leaving no room for the Last Destination option to be added.

In a similar vein, we've made a small tweak to the Lunar return orb.

We've added a toggle to the Lunar return orb so you can choose whether it immediately teleports you on left-click. You can access this toggle by using the new right-click 'Ponder' option on the Return orb.

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You can enable the toggle by choosing the "Yes, and don't ask again" option.
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• When the toggle is enabled, left-clicking the Return Orb will teleport you to Rellekka immediately, without opening a confirmation dialogue. This will offer a quicker option for those who frequently use the orb.
• When the toggle is disabled, the Return Orb will behave exactly as it has always did, showing the confirmation dialogue before teleporting, for safeguard reasons.
• The toggle is enabled by default, but can be switched off at any time, maintaining the previous behaviour available for players who prefer the extra confirmation.

And that's a wrap for the Getting Around Poll changes! Now that all of them have made their way into the game, we hope these changes make your journeys across Gielinor smoother and snappier. More convenience, less clicks!

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Following your feedback, we've got further boat combat balancing changes, as we mentioned last week[secure.runescape.com]. We'll be closely monitoring how these changes feel in practice, so let us know your thoughts on our usual social channels.


To start with, we've applied a buff to cannonballs and cannons when they are actively manned by a player. Our goal here was to close the gap between cannons and player gear, ensuring that a player using a cannon is on par to the DPS of traditional combat +2 Crew members using cannons.

You can expect max hits like in this video[cdn.runescape.com] while you man the Dragon Cannon.

To clarify further, cannons and cannonballs now have new stats applied to them called Heavy Ranged Accuracy and Heavy Ranged Strength. These work as you expect - they add bonuses to your Heavy Ranged combat with cannons, on top of the existing stats. However, crewmates do not benefit from these new stats.

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We've also reduced the HP of some sea creatures, especially for those that are smaller and lower-level, so that they are less tanky and their health is more thematically suitable. You can see the reduced Sea Creature HP as follows:

• In relation to the changes above, we've adjusted the Bounty Task XP so that the position of Bounty Task within the meta is kept intact. As part of this, Bounty Task XP has been reduced by 25%.
• We've also tackled an issue where the player's worn gear wasn't contributing as expected to the damage calculations. We've enabled ranged modifiers such as the Void Armour effect and Ranged Prayers to work in cannon combat, meaning your worn ranged gear will now correctly apply its stats to the overall damage.

We’re also aware that boat combat can feel overly intense against some high-level sea creatures, particularly as they’re currently fought in multi-combat areas. To address this, we’re working on introducing single-way combat encounters for the Vampyre Kraken, Armoured Kraken, and Great White Shark. While we don’t have an ETA just yet, we’re aiming to release this change in the coming weeks.

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Last week[secure.runescape.com], we released a series of PvP Quality of Life changes, including for the Last Man Standing minigame. After monitoring your feedback thoroughly, we've made the following tweaks:

• Increased the timer before a game is forcefully ended to 20 minutes, up from 16 minutes 15 seconds.
• Venom effect from the Noxious Halberd and Burn effect from the Eclipse Set are now cleared from your player character when you win a fight in Last Man Standing.
• You can now hold up to 2 Sanfew Serums in your Last Man Standing setup, rather than just 1.
• Rebalanced the points awarded, increasing them for the end of the game.
• Increased placement points by 1 for the last 9 players standing.
• Increased kill points by 1 for 3 kills and 5 kills.
• This means that the new max points a player can get is now 9 points, in the case that the player places 1st (6 points) and scores 5 or more kills (3 points).

We've got more upcoming changes we'd like to make but didn't have time to implement this week, including:

• For the "Max/Med" starter kit, replace the Rune Crossbow and diamond bolts (e) with a Dragon Crossobw and Opal dragon bolts (e).
• Replace the Dragon dagger with Dragon claws in the "Max/Med" starter kit.
• Add the Oathplate helm into the "Max/Med defensive" loot pool.
• If the "Automatically smash empty vials" option is disabled, players will keep their vials in their Inventory once a potion is fully consumed. The vials will be cleared upon killing another player.
• Adjust the default preset for players who have never played Last Man Standing before to have 3 Saradomin brews, 2 Sanfew serums and 10 sharks.
• Set the default spellbook to Ancient Magicks if the player is brand new to the Last Man Standing gear setup.
• Allow Zuriel's staff in Last Man Standing to autocast Ancient Magicks spells as well.
• Replace the Berserker ring with the Berserker ring (i) in the starter kit for all builds.

In addition, an upcoming tweak for Emir's Arena:

• Add Ancient warriors' weapons to the list of items that can be used at Emir's Arena.

While these changes didn't make it in this week, we're aiming to release them as soon as possible. Appreciate your patience while we work on these changes, and we'll keep you updated.

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• Resolved a set of Z-buffer issues across the game:
• Verzik Vitur no longer clips into her throne.
• The shield no longer clips into the arena at Inferno during the final stage.
• Fixed flickering on the floor and cups clipping through a table at Cam Torum.
• Water flowing from a Varlamore Ancient Fountainhead no longer cuts through the ground.
• Clipping issues of bed models and the wish list at north Silvarea are fixed.
• Fixed rendering issues at the Agility Pyramid.
• Portals found at the Training Grounds during the Recruitment Drive quest no longer clip into the ground.
• The POH teleport nexus now shows the correct spell icon for Paddewwa Teleport for mobile users.
• Some text referring to cannonballs has been made more consistent with the objects' names.
• A typo has been fixed in the description of Armadyl brew(1).
• A picture of a pink skirt has been removed from the Prayer skill guide.

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If you can’t see the image above, click here[cdn.runescape.com]!

Mark your calendars for our Easter 2026 Livestream TOMORROW!

• When: April 2nd, 15:30 UTC
• Where: Our official Twitch channel[www.twitch.tv]
• We'll be sailing across Gielinor in Easter fashionscape on World 520.
• The finalists of the egg decoration competition will be polled by the Twitch chat.
• We'll be playing Hide and Seek with you live on Twitch.
• Mass Nex event with Mod Rach on World 521

Check out our sail route map below:

If you can’t see the image above, click here[cdn.runescape.com]!

See you tomorrow!

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As part of our Organised Choas[secure.runescape.com] event series, we’re kicking things off with a mass Nex over on world 520.

If you can’t see the image above, click here[cdn.runescape.com]!

Join Community Manager Mod Rach, Mod Lenny (one of the developers behind Nex’s creation), and community creator Muts as we take on Nex together on mass. Expect a relaxed, low-pressure sesh, plenty of players, and the kind of chaos that comes with it.

When?

• April 10th, 15:00 - 16:00 UTC (16:00 BST, 11:00 ET, 08:00 PT, 01:00 AET)

Where?

We'll start over on world 520, if this world gets full, we'll move over to 521, 522 and so on.

We’ll be live over on http://twitch.tv/oldschoolrs - but this stream will be less formal and structured than our usual broadcasts - so expect something more relaxed here. You can read more about Organised Chaos and what to expect in our dedicated blog[secure.runescape.com].

We may grab a few questions for Mod Lenny and Muts during the event, so if there’s something you’re curious about, feel free to share it in advance and we’ll see what we can cover.

Let’s just try not to kick off the series by ending Muts’ Grandmaster Hardcore account, please…

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The PvP rota has moved to Period B:

• 560 - (UK) - PvP World
• 319 - (US) - Bounty Hunter World
• 579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
• 561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 580 - (US) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.

World 569 (AUS) for Bounty Hunter has been de-activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.

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You can also discuss this update on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord[discord.gg] in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki[oldschool.runescape.wiki].

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