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Checklist hub for quest, level, and item requirements before major OSRS bosses.

Overview: Every Boss Requirement in One Table

Of the 97 bosses in our index, 92 sit behind a quest, Slayer level or area unlock and 5 can be fought as soon as you can survive them. This page is the full list, grouped so you can clear several gates in one trip instead of discovering them one boss at a time.

The pattern worth noticing: the expensive requirements cluster. Finishing one questline usually opens several bosses at once, which is why checking this table before you start is cheaper than checking it per boss.

Every Boss Requirement in One Table — 97 entries
  • Group
    Beginner bosses
    Requirement
    The Ides of Milk
    Difficulty
    1 / 5
  • Group
    Beginner bosses
    Requirement
    Mossy key from moss giants
    Difficulty
    1 / 5
  • Group
    Beginner bosses
    Requirement
    None
    Difficulty
    1 / 5
  • Group
    Beginner bosses
    Requirement
    None (Falador Mole Lair)
    Difficulty
    1 / 5
  • Boss
    Obor
    Group
    Beginner bosses
    Requirement
    Giant key from hill giants
    Difficulty
    1 / 5
  • Group
    Beginner bosses
    Requirement
    None (Varrock sewers)
    Difficulty
    1 / 5
  • Group
    Beginner bosses
    Requirement
    None (Forthos Dungeon)
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Group
    Desert Treasure II
    Requirement
    Desert Treasure II (Awakener's orb for Awakened)
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Desert Treasure II
    Requirement
    Awakener's orb + base boss cleared
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Desert Treasure II
    Requirement
    Desert Treasure II
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Desert Treasure II
    Requirement
    Desert Treasure II
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Desert Treasure II
    Requirement
    Desert Treasure II
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Elite monsters
    Requirement
    82 Slayer + elemental/mind shield
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Elite monsters
    Requirement
    Monkey Madness II
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Elite monsters
    Requirement
    While Guthix Sleeps
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Gauntlet
    Requirement
    Song of the Elves
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Gauntlet
    Requirement
    Song of the Elves
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Gauntlet
    Requirement
    Song of the Elves
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    God Wars Dungeon
    Requirement
    40 kill count + Troll Stronghold / Death Plateau route
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    God Wars Dungeon
    Requirement
    70 Hitpoints + 40 kill count
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    God Wars Dungeon
    Requirement
    70 Agility + 40 kill count
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    God Wars Dungeon
    Requirement
    70 Ranged + 40 kill count
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Boss
    Nex
    Group
    God Wars Dungeon
    Requirement
    Frozen key (four GWD shards)
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Mini-bosses
    Requirement
    Mimic cave key (master clue reward)
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Minigame bosses
    Requirement
    Barbarian Assault wave 10
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Moons of Peril
    Requirement
    Perilous Moons quest
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Moons of Peril
    Requirement
    Perilous Moons quest
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Moons of Peril
    Requirement
    Perilous Moons quest
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Quest bosses
    Requirement
    Sins of the Father
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Quest bosses
    Requirement
    Wyrmscraig quest line
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Chambers of Xeric
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Chambers of Xeric
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Chambers of Xeric
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Chambers of Xeric
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Boss
    Akkha
    Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Tombs of Amascut
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Boss
    Ba-Ba
    Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Tombs of Amascut
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Boss
    Kephri
    Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Tombs of Amascut
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Theatre of Blood
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Theatre of Blood
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Theatre of Blood
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Boss
    Tekton
    Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Chambers of Xeric
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Theatre of Blood
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Boss
    Xarpus
    Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Theatre of Blood
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Boss
    Zebak
    Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Tombs of Amascut
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Chambers of Xeric
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Tombs of Amascut
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Raid bosses
    Requirement
    Theatre of Blood
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Skilling bosses
    Requirement
    35 Fishing
    Difficulty
    1 / 5
  • Group
    Skilling bosses
    Requirement
    50 Firemaking
    Difficulty
    1 / 5
  • Group
    Skilling bosses
    Requirement
    Farming Guild access + Hespori seed
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Group
    Skilling bosses
    Requirement
    Song of the Elves + 70 Mining/Smithing
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Boss
    Kraken
    Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    87 Slayer + cave kraken task
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    93 Slayer
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    Basilisk task + mirror shield
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    91 Slayer + hellhounds task
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    Slayer unlock
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    Slayer unlock + weight mechanic prep
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    Dark totem (four totem pieces)
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    85 Slayer + abyssal demons task
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    95 Slayer + hydra task
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    92 Slayer
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Slayer bosses
    Requirement
    75 Slayer + brittle key
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Access to Cam Torum / Varlamore
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Priest in Peril
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Fossil Island access
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Antifire protection
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Horror from the Deep
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Horror from the Deep
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Horror from the Deep
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Horror from the Deep
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Rope + light source for the lair shortcut
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    None (Varrock entrance)
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Dragon Slayer II
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Boss
    Zulrah
    Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Regicide
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Summer's End
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Secrets of the North
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Access to Varlamore: The Rising Darkness content
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Sins of the Father
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Access to the Doom of Mokhaiotl delve
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Sins of the Father + Nightmare unlock
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Boss
    Yama
    Group
    Standalone bosses
    Requirement
    Contracts from the Chasm of Fire
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Wave and challenge bosses
    Requirement
    Access to the TzHaar Fight Cave
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Wave and challenge bosses
    Requirement
    Varlamore access
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Wave and challenge bosses
    Requirement
    Fortis Colosseum access
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Wave and challenge bosses
    Requirement
    Inferno access
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Wave and challenge bosses
    Requirement
    Inferno access + fire cape-level consistency
    Difficulty
    5 / 5
  • Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Deep Wilderness
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Wilderness (Fossil Island coastline)
    Difficulty
    2 / 5
  • Boss
    Artio
    Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Wilderness singles-plus area
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Wilderness singles-plus area
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Deep Wilderness
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Revenant Caves access
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Deep Wilderness
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Wilderness singles-plus area
    Difficulty
    3 / 5
  • Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Deep Wilderness + anti-PK setup
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Deep Wilderness + anti-PK setup
    Difficulty
    4 / 5
  • Group
    Wilderness bosses
    Requirement
    Deep Wilderness + anti-PK setup
    Difficulty
    4 / 5

Bosses You Can Fight Right Now

These have no quest or Slayer gate at all, so the only requirement is your combat stats:

Ungated bosses
  • Difficulty
    1 / 5
    Solo or team
    Team
    Notable reward
    Passive melee XP, gemstone drops
  • Difficulty
    1 / 5
    Solo or team
    Solo or team
    Notable reward
    Mole claw and skin for Falador Hard Diary
  • Difficulty
    1 / 5
    Solo or team
    Solo or team
    Notable reward
    Scurrius' spine, bones for Prayer XP
  • Difficulty
    2 / 5
    Solo or team
    Solo or team
    Notable reward
    Sarachnis cudgel, strong herb and seed loot
  • Difficulty
    3 / 5
    Solo or team
    Solo or team
    Notable reward
    Deadeye and Mystic prayer scrolls, mith gloves i

The Requirements That Unlock the Most

Grouping the gated bosses by what unlocks them shows which requirements pay for themselves:

Requirements that unlock more than one boss

FAQ

Which boss requirement should I clear first?

Whichever one unlocks the most content you actually want. The table above shows requirements sorted by how many bosses they open — that is the cheapest order.

How many bosses have no requirements?

5 of 97. They are listed in their own table above.

Bottom Line

97 entries, difficulty 1 to 5.

Start at Brutus (the Cow Boss). The ceiling here is TzKal-Zuk (Inferno).

If you want one thing to go and do after reading this, it is Chambers of Xeric — 6 of the entries here need it, so it unlocks more of this page than any other single requirement.

Each row links to its own guide for mechanics and drops.

Generated from the boss index in src/lib/osrs-bosses.ts (97 entries). Game content changes with updates; verify current details on the Old School RuneScape Wiki.

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