Prayer from Level 1 to 99 Guide OSRS

In the vast world of Old School RuneScape (OSRS), where skills reign supreme, one often-overlooked yet immensely valuable skill is Prayer. As you embark on your journey through the realm of Gielinor, mastering Prayer becomes not just a tactical advantage in combat but a pathway to unlocking divine potential. In this comprehensive guide, we'll navigate the challenges of leveling Prayer from 1 to 99, offering insights for both free-to-play and member accounts. Brace yourself for an enlightening journey into the realm of spiritual prowess.

Prayer is a combat skill available to all players, non-members and members alike. As you progress, unlocking new prayers enhances your combat capabilities, offering buffs such as Attack boosts, Magic immunity, and Hitpoint regeneration. Activating a prayer gradually depletes Prayer Points, requiring periodic visits to altars for rejuvenation.

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OSRS Prayer F2P Leveling Guide

For free-to-play (F2P) players, leveling Prayer proves to be a daunting task. Yet, armed with dedication, our guide paves the way for efficient training. Quests like "The Restless Ghost" provide an initial boost, setting the stage for more advanced methods.

The Altar of Camdozaal

For a less click-intensive approach, venture to the altar in the Ruins of Camdozaal. With at least level 7 Fishing and Cooking, prepare fish at a nearby table, obtaining Cooking XP. Offering the prepared fish at the altar grants Prayer XP, making this method a more relaxed yet effective training option.

Power-burying and scattering

The optimal method for F2P Prayer training involves power-burying large quantities of bones and demonic ashes. While click-intensive and costly, this approach offers unparalleled efficiency. Burying big bones and scattering vile ashes simultaneously yields a potential of nearly 116,000 XP per hour, making it the swiftest path to mastering Prayer.

Ashes/Bone type	Experience	XP/HR	Hours to 99	# for 99	Cost	Cost for 99	GP/XP
Bones	4.5	13.050	1000	2.896.541	68	196.964.788	-15.11
Monkey Bones	5	14.500	900	2.606.887	484	1.261.733.308	-96.80
Fiendish ashes	10	29.000	450	1.303.444	118	153.806.392	-11.80
Big Bones	15	43.500	300	868.962	220	191.171.640	-14.67
Vile Ashes	25	72.500	180	521.378	649	338.374.322	-25.96

Combat Leveling

For the daring adventurers, combat provides an alternative path to Prayer mastery. Engaging in combat not only levels Prayer but also enhances Attack, Magic, or Range skills. Equip yourself wisely and embark on combat endeavors, ensuring both risk and reward.

Bones

1. Lumbridge Swamp

2.Chicken Pens

3.Cow Fields

4. Goblins (e.g., near the gate to Al Kharid)

5. Imps (commonly found south of Falador) - Drop fiendish ashes that yield 10 Prayer XP when scattered.

These locations are frequently visited and offer a consistent supply of bones left on the ground.

As you progress to higher-level areas, focusing on specific monsters can optimize your bone gathering for Prayer training. Here are areas and monsters that drop big bones or ashes:

Big Bones

1. Giant Frogs (Lumbridge Swamp)

2.Hill Giants (Edgeville Dungeon or Giants' Plateau)

3.Moss Giants (Varrock Sewers or Crandor)

4. Ice Giants (Asgarnian Ice Dungeon)

5.Ogresses (Corsair Cove Dungeon)

Vile Ashes

1. Lesser Demons (Crandor and Karamja Dungeon, Lava Maze, or Demonic Ruins)

2.Greater Demons (Demonic Ruins)

For efficient Prayer training, targeting giant frogs is the fastest option due to their low hitpoints and defense. However, for greater profits, you can also kill lesser demons at higher levels, although this method offers a lower prayer XP rate.

Wilderness Training

The BoneYard, located in the Wilderness just north of Varrock, offers a prime opportunity for gathering bones and big bones without engaging in combat. Here are some recommendations and strategies to make the most of this method:

1. Food (optional):As there are level 20-25 skeletons in the area, consider bringing enough food to sustain you if you choose not to fight them.

2. Armour: Given the Wilderness location and presence of skeletons, wear armor that you don't mind losing in case of an attack.

3. Weapon (optional): If you decide to combat the skeletons, a weapon will be necessary. Fighting them not only gains you a bit of combat XP but also yields bones upon defeat.

Method One

• Run in and swiftly collect bones.
• Retreat to a safe spot and bury the bones.
• Repeat this cycle.

Method Two

• Engage and defeat skeletons to acquire their bones. Having a higher combat level will make this process easier.
• Once the area is clear and safe, gather all the bones dropped.
• Proceed to bury all the bones.
• Repeat this sequence.

Method Three

• Although this method delays the start of your prayer training, it involves waiting in two non-aggressive areas among the bone piles.
• After 10 minutes, the skeletons will cease being aggressive in those specific areas.
• Be cautious not to wander too far and enter a new aggressive area, as it would reset the aggression timer.
• No need for food or armor in this method, and if you keep your weight at 0 kg, you can efficiently run around burying bones for an extended period before running out of run energy.
• Despite the 10-minute wait to commence training, you can expect a faster XP rate once you start collecting and burying bones continuously.

OSRS Prayer P2P Leveling Guide

Although still challenging, leveling your Prayer Skill to 99 on a P2P account is still a lot easier compared to a free account. Aside from that, you have access to more Prayers, more Quests, and areas to train Prayer. Here are some methods worth doing when leveling Prayer on a P2P account.

Questing For A Huge Level Boost

As with the F2P method, you should start off by doing a few quests first. These quests will help boost your level significantly. Here are the quests you should do before doing any actual Prayer training.

1.Restless Ghost

2.Priest in Peril

3.Recruitment Drive

4.Holy Grail

Completing these four quests will reward you with 14,531 Prayer XP which is more than enough to get you from level 1 to 30 on a free account.

Bones at the Gilded Altar

The pinnacle of efficient Prayer training lies at the gilded altar within a player-owned house. Achieving an impressive 350% XP boost per bone, this method demands a Construction level of 75. Lighting incense burners with marrentill herbs and a Firemaking level of 30 enhances the XP gain. Equip a dust battlestaff, a tinderbox, and law runes for optimal efficiency.

Optimizing Efficiency:

Use the bank chest near Camelot Castle in a PvP world for quick access.

Manually use each bone on the altar for optimal rates.

Consider using alternative accounts for incense burner lighting and bone fetching, elevating rates to around 3,500 bones per hour.

XP Rates:

Superior Dragon Bones: ~1,340,000 XP per hour

Dragon Bones: ~643,000 XP per hour

Bones at the Chaos Temple

For a cost-effective yet riskier alternative, the Chaos Temple in level 38 Wilderness offers comparable XP boosts to the gilded altar. Notably, there's a 50% chance that the bone won't be consumed, effectively doubling the experience gained per bone. Be cautious of player killers in this dangerous zone.

Strategies for Survival

1.Minimize risk by carrying only unnoted bones and suiciding to bank.

2.Utilize respawn points in Ferox Enclave or Edgeville for swift banking.

3.Wear defensive gear like Dinh's bulwark for added survival against player killers.

XP Rates:

1.Superior Dragon Bones: ~1,800,000 XP per hour (with optimal efficiency)

2.Dragon or Wyvern Bones: ~500,000 XP per hour

Reanimating Ensouled Heads

Embrace a less intensive yet cost-effective method by reanimating ensouled heads. With 60% favor in Arceuus, access to the Dark Altar, and a reliable source of ensouled heads, this method provides an alternative avenue for Prayer training.

1.Gather bones, a teleport to the Wilderness, and optionally a locator orb or a dwarven rock cake from the bank.

2.Teleport to the Wilderness and head to the Chaos Temple to offer the bones at the altar.

3. Lower your Hitpoints using the locator orb or the dwarven rock cake, then suicide to the wine of zamorak spawn. Alternatively, you can let the Chaos Fanatic kill you.

4.Run from the respawn point to the nearest bank to get more bones. Repeat this process.

5.For added survival against potential player killers, you may choose to wear a piece of defensive equipment like Dinh's bulwark. This will increase your chances of lasting long enough to use up all your bones before succumbing to attackers.

XP Rates:

1.Ensouled Dragon Heads: ~343,000 XP per hour (with high combat stats)

Passive Training Methods

Passive training in Prayer proves to be a cost-effective and time-efficient approach, seamlessly integrating with various in-game activities. Whether you're engaged in Slayer training, exploring the Nightmare Zone, or partaking in other extended stays, these methods offer continuous Prayer experience gains without the need for dedicated attention.

Bonecrusher

Harness the power of the bonecrusher or bonecrusher necklace charged with ecto-tokens. Defeating monsters that drop bones triggers the bonecrusher to automatically crush them, providing half the Prayer experience of burying the bones manually. Completing the elite Morytania Diary enhances this experience gain, and each usage consumes one charge.

Ash Sanctifier

Equip the ash sanctifier charged with death runes to automatically scatter ashes when defeating monsters. Similar to the bonecrusher, this method grants half the Prayer experience of manually scattering ashes and consumes one charge. Completion of the elite Kourend & Kebos Diary maximizes the experience gained.

Ectoplasmator

Unlock the ectoplasmator, a remarkable tool granting Prayer experience equal to 20% of a spectral creature's maximum health upon defeating them (e.g., aberrant specter). Obtainable from the Soul Wars minigame for 250 Zeal Tokens, the ectoplasmator stacks with the bonecrusher when facing spectral monsters that drop bones.

Bird's Eggs

During activities like woodcutting or managing Bird houses, the occasional acquisition of bird's nests with red, green, or blue bird's eggs becomes an opportunity for passive Prayer experience. Offering these eggs to the shrine at the woodcutting guild rewards 100 Prayer XP each, facilitating experience gains while focusing on other skills.

Prayer Mechanics Explained

Understanding the mechanics of the Prayer skill in OSRS is essential for maximizing its benefits and training effectively. Let's delve into key concepts that shape the Prayer experience:

Prayer Drain

 While active, each prayer gradually consumes a player's prayer points. Different prayers drain points at varying rates, and the prayer bonus from equipped gear plays a crucial role in mitigating this drain. Each point of prayer bonus extends the duration that prayer points last by approximately 3.33%. For instance, a +15 Prayer bonus increases the duration by 50%.

It's important to note that the prayer bonus does not counteract the side-effects of locations and monsters that drain Prayer.

Prayer Flicking

Prayer flicking, a technique to minimize Prayer point usage, involves activating prayers right before their effects are necessary and swiftly deactivating them afterward. This prevents continuous draining of prayer points between attacks.

To master prayer flicking, precise timing is essential. Here's a detailed approach for effective prayer flicking:

1. Combat Prayers:Activate the prayer on the game tick you attack.

2. Protection Prayers:Activate the prayer on the tick your enemy's attack animation begins (not necessarily when you take damage).

3. Against Monsters:Knowing the monster's attack speed is beneficial for successful prayer flicking.

Offensive Prayer Flicking:

Activate the offensive prayer just before your attack animation begins (and the XP drop appears, if your hit is successful).

Swiftly deactivate the prayer within the next tick to avoid consuming prayer points.

Choosing the Right Monster for Practice:

Start with monsters that have a 2.4-second (4 tick) melee attack interval while using a 4-tick weapon if you're new to prayer flicking.

Consider practicing during Slayer tasks for a safe learning XP.

Monsters like Mutated Bloodvelds are ideal for practice—non-aggressive, accurate hits, and easily accessible.

Execution Tips

Combat Prayers: Activate on the game tick you attack.

Protection Prayers: Activate on the tick your enemy's attack animation begins.

Offensive Prayer Flicking: Activate just before your attack animation begins and deactivate swiftly in the next tick.

Choosing the Right Monster for Practice:

Start with monsters with a 2.4-second (4 tick) melee attack interval.

Consider practicing during Slayer tasks for safe learning XP.

Monsters like Mutated Bloodvelds are ideal for practice—non-aggressive, accurate hits, and easily accessible.

Mastering prayer flicking demands precise timing, and wearing gear with substantial prayer bonus simplifies the process. While prayer flicking offers advantages, it requires high click intensity and time investment for proficiency.

OSRS Prayer List

The core of the Prayer skill lies in the abilities, known as Prayers, that players can utilize in combat. These abilities play a crucial role in challenging fights and can be pivotal for success in OSRS.

Master these passive training methods, understand the intricacies of Prayer mechanics, and familiarize yourself with the essential Prayers to truly become a Prayer master in the realm of Old School RuneScape. May your prayers guide you to victory in every adventure!

Level	Prayer	Effect	Drain rate	Drain effect	Members
1	Thick Skin	+5% Defence	1 point per 12 seconds	3	No
4	Burst of Strength	+5% Strength	1 point per 12 seconds	3	No
7	Clarity of Thought	+5% Attack	1 point per 12 seconds	3	No
8	Sharp Eye	+5% Ranged	1 point per 12 seconds	3	No
9	Mystic Will	+5% Magic Attack and Defence	1 point per 12 seconds	3	No
10	Rock Skin	+10% Defence	1 point per 6 seconds	6	No
13	Superhuman Strength	+10% Strength	1 point per 6 seconds	6	No
16	Improved Reflexes	+10% Attack	1 point per 6 seconds	6	No
19	Rapid Restore	2x restore rate for all skills, except Hitpoints and Prayer	1 point per 36 seconds	1	No
22	Rapid Heal	2x Restore rate for Hitpoints	1 point per 18 seconds	2	No
25	Protect Item	Keep one extra item upon death	1 point per 18 seconds	2	No
26	Hawk Eye	+10% Ranged	1 point per 6 seconds	6	No
27	Mystic Lore	+10% Magic Attack and Defence	1 point per 6 seconds	6	No
28	Steel Skin	+15% Defence	1 point per 3 seconds	12	No
31	Ultimate Strength	+15% Strength	1 point per 3 seconds	12	No
34	Incredible Reflexes	+15% Attack	1 point per 3 seconds	12	No
37	Protect from Magic	100% protection from magic attacks by NPCs, 40% from players	1 point per 3 seconds	12	No
40	Protect from Missiles	100% protection from ranged attacks by NPCs, 40% from players	1 point per 3 seconds	12	No
43	Protect from Melee	100% protection from melee attacks by NPCs, 40% from players	1 point per 3 seconds	12	No
44	Eagle Eye	+15% Ranged	1 point per 3 seconds	12	No
45	Mystic Might	+15% Magic Attack and Defence	1 point per 3 seconds	12	No
46	Retribution	Upon death, deals damage up to 25% of the player's base Prayer level to targets in a 3x3 radius	1 point per 12 seconds	3	Si
49	Redemption	Heals the player by 25% of their base Prayer level if they fall below 10% health, draining their prayer points fully	1 point per 6 seconds	6	Si
52	Smite	Reduces the opponent's prayer points by 25% of damage dealt	1 point per 2 seconds	18	Si
55	Preserve	Boosted stats last 50% longer	1 point per 18 seconds	2	Si
60	Chivalry	+15% Attack, +18% Strength, and +20% Defence	1 point per 1.5 seconds	24	Si
70	Piety	+20% Attack, +23% Strength, and +25% Defence	1 point per 1.5 seconds	24	Si
74	Rigour	+20% Ranged attack, +23% Ranged Strength, and +25% Defence	1 point per 1.5 seconds	24	Si
77	Augury	+25% Magic Attack and Defence, +25% Defence	1 point per 1.5 seconds	24	Si