Essential Quests for New Accounts
By Expos.GG Team · 2026-01-29
These quests unlock crucial content and teleports that every OSRS account needs. Complete them early for maximum benefit.
Why These Quests Matter
Certain quests unlock content so important that playing without them is significantly harder. Do these early!
Travel Unlocks
Fairy Tale Part II (Started)
What It Unlocks: - Fairy ring teleport network - Travel anywhere instantly
Requirements: - Fairy Tale Part I - Don't need to finish II
Why Essential: - Best teleport system - Reaches everywhere - Used constantly
Tree Gnome Village
What It Unlocks: - Spirit tree network - Fast travel to key areas
Requirements: - None
Why Essential: - Free teleports - Links major areas - No runes needed
Recipe for Disaster (Partially)
What It Unlocks: - Culinaromancer's chest - Access to gloves
Requirements: - Subquest dependent
Why Essential: - Barrows gloves (best gloves) - Multiple subquests = good XP - Major account milestone
Combat Unlocks
Dragon Slayer I
What It Unlocks: - Rune platebody (F2P) - Green dragonhide body
Requirements: - 32 Quest Points
Why Essential: - Best F2P armor - Iconic quest - Opens future content
Monkey Madness I
What It Unlocks: - Dragon scimitar (best training weapon) - Ape Atoll area
Requirements: - 43 Prayer recommended
Why Essential: - Dragon scimitar is crucial - Opens MM2 later - Good XP rewards
Priest in Peril
What It Unlocks: - Entire Morytania region - Barrows access - Slayer tower
Requirements: - Kill level 30 enemy
Why Essential: - Opens huge content area - Barrows for money - Many quests locked behind
Skilling Unlocks
Bone Voyage
What It Unlocks: - Fossil Island - Ammonite crabs (best training) - Herbiboar, Volcanic Mine
Requirements: - 100 Kudos - Completion of specific quests
Why Essential: - Ammonite crabs are amazing - Fossil Island has great content - Museum is worth building
A Kingdom Divided
What It Unlocks: - Full Arceuus spellbook - Various useful spells
Requirements: - Many quests - 100% Kourend favour
Why Essential: - Death charge - Ensouled head training - Utility spells
Gear Unlocks
Horror from the Deep
What It Unlocks: - God books (BiS shields)
Requirements: - 35 Agility
Why Essential: - Book of law (ranged) - Book of darkness (mage) - Cheap, effective off-hands
Desert Treasure I
What It Unlocks: - Ancient Magicks - Ice spells for PvM/PvP
Requirements: - Many subquests
Why Essential: - Ice Barrage training - Freezing in PvP - Essential for late game
Money/Training Unlocks
The Knight's Sword
What It Unlocks: - 12,725 Smithing XP - Levels 1-29 instantly
Requirements: - None
Why Essential: - Massive XP skip - Very short quest - Do early
Throne of Miscellania
What It Unlocks: - Kingdom management - Passive daily income
Requirements: - Fremennik Trials
Why Essential: - Passive herbs/logs - Great for ironmen - Daily profit
Quest Order Suggestion
Week 1 1. Waterfall Quest 2. Tree Gnome Village 3. Grand Tree 4. Lost City 5. Fairy Tale I + start II
Week 2 6. Priest in Peril 7. Bone Voyage (start Kudos) 8. Horror from the Deep 9. Animal Magnetism
Ongoing 10. Recipe for Disaster subquests 11. Desert Treasure I 12. Monkey Madness I
Quest Tracking
Use Runelite's quest helper: - Guides you step by step - Shows requirements - Tracks progress
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