OSRS Crafting Guide 1–99: Fastest and Cheapest XP Methods

Crafting 1–99 at a Glance

Cutting gems is the fastest Crafting XP up to 77, and d’hide bodies are fastest after that, topping out at about 440,000 XP an hour with black d’hide from 84. Golem crafting from 60 is the cheap route at close to zero GP per XP.

XP rates below come from the OSRS Wiki’s Crafting training page, checked on 12 October 2026. Crafting costs swing more than most skills because hides, gems and orbs all trade separately, so check the OSRS Wiki for GP per XP before you buy in bulk.

Crafting 1–99 XP Rates by Method

Gems are the fastest XP up to 77. Dragonstones from 55 give about 382,000 XP an hour but cost about 28 gp per XP. From 77, red d’hide bodies take over, then black at 84. Green and blue d’hide from 63 and 71, or fire and air battlestaves, are the lower-cost alternative. The cheapest fast XP is golem crafting on Wyrmscraig from 60, at about −0.11 gp per XP.

Gem cutting assumes 2,780 gems an hour and loses money on every gem type at wiki prices. D’hide bodies assume about 1,705 an hour with the costume needle from Death on the Isle, which needs no thread and fits nine bodies per inventory; with needle and thread it is 1,685 an hour, eight per inventory, and each rate drops by about 3,700 to 5,200 XP. Superglass Make needs 77 Magic and Lunar Diplomacy and gives Magic XP alongside. Golem crafting needs Fallen From Grace.

Before 20, craft the highest leather item you can, from gloves at 1 to chaps at 18. The wiki puts that at 215 leather, about 44,000 gp.

Crafting 1–99 Level Path

Crafting breaks into five stages between level 1 and 99. Speed and cost split at 55, where dragonstones become the fastest gem and also the most expensive one.

1. 1

   1–20: Sheep Shearer (150 XP) and Goblin Diplomacy (200 XP), then leather from gloves up to chaps.

2. 2

   20–77: cut gems, sapphires first and dragonstones from 55 for the fastest XP at about 28 gp per XP.

3. 3

   55–77 for less GP:

   keep cutting diamonds to 62, then fire battlestaves, air battlestaves from 66, or green d’hide from 63 and blue from 71.

4. 4

   60+: golem crafting on Wyrmscraig after Fallen From Grace if cost matters more than speed.

5. 5

   77–99: red d’hide bodies, then black from 84 for the top rate.

Fastest XP Methods

Black d’hide bodies at 84 are the fastest standard Crafting XP at about 440,000 an hour with the costume needle. Red bodies from 77 give about 399,000. Below 77, cut gems are faster than any d’hide: dragonstones give about 382,000 XP an hour from 55.

Battlestaves are simpler to buy for. Air battlestaves at 66 give about 337,000 XP an hour, and orb and battlestaff prices decide whether they lose less than d’hide that week.

Cheapest / Budget Approach

Golem crafting is the cheapest fast option at about −0.11 gp per XP, and every golem gives an uncut gem you can cut later for more XP.

Superglass Make with giant seaweed and sand trains Crafting and Magic together, and irons can supply it themselves.

Recalculate every few levels, because Crafting costs flip with the GE.

AFK & Lower-Intensity Options

Crafting is bankstanding. Low risk, medium attention.

Golem crafting at an easy pace still gives about 100,000 Crafting XP an hour, plus some Hunter XP if you catch the fur yourself.

The Jeweller’s chisel, a 1/300 drop from golem crafting, gives a 10% chance to cut two gems at once and cuts bolt tips faster.

Practical Tips That Actually Matter

• Do Death on the Isle before d’hide bodies. The costume needle removes thread from most Crafting recipes.
• Do not train Crafting without a product plan (armour, jewellery, glass).
• Superglass Make with 18 buckets of sand and 3 giant seaweed makes up to 1.6 molten glass per sand, enough to supply your own glassblowing.

Ironman Notes

Crafting takes inputs from several unrelated places: hides from combat, molten glass from Superglass Make, gems from Mining, golem crafting and Slayer drops. On an iron that makes it a skill you chip at while doing other content rather than one you sit down and grind.

It is also worth checking what you actually want out of it before starting. Crafting gates jewellery teleports and some Ironman-relevant armour; the cape is usually the least useful thing it unlocks.

When Paid Training Makes Sense

Gems to 77 are the fastest route, but the wiki prices dragonstones from 55 to 77 at about 37M gp. Diamonds to 62 and then fire and air battlestaves lose only about 3.5 gp per XP at 306,000 to 337,000 XP an hour, and golem crafting from 60 costs close to nothing.

Say which of those routes you want and your current level when you order through the Crafting page. The account is trained by hand.

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Final Takeaway

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