OSRS Bossing Progression Guide: Easiest to Hardest
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Bossing progression from easiest practice bosses to raids and awakened content.
Overview: Every Boss, Ordered Easiest to Hardest
97 bosses, sorted into five difficulty tiers: 8 at tier 1, 11 at tier 2, 32 at tier 3, 30 at tier 4 and 16 at tier 5.
The tiers are about mechanical demand, not about how long the fight takes or what it drops. A tier 3 boss expects you to hold prayer and switch under pressure; a tier 5 boss assumes everything below it is automatic. Skipping tiers is possible but it is where most people decide bossing is not for them.
Tier 1 — first bosses (8)
| Boss | Group | Solo or team | Requirement | Notable reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brutus (the Cow Boss) | Beginner bosses | Solo or team | The Ides of Milk | Mooleta, bottomless milk bucket, cow slippers |
| Bryophyta | Beginner bosses | Solo | Mossy key from moss giants | Bryophyta's essence (unlimited-charge staff) |
| Gemstone Crab | Beginner bosses | Team | None | Passive melee XP, gemstone drops |
| Giant Mole | Beginner bosses | Solo or team | None (Falador Mole Lair) | Mole claw and skin for Falador Hard Diary |
| Obor | Beginner bosses | Solo | Giant key from hill giants | Hill giant club |
| Scurrius | Beginner bosses | Solo or team | None (Varrock sewers) | Scurrius' spine, bones for Prayer XP |
| Tempoross | Skilling bosses | Solo or team | 35 Fishing | Fish barrel, tackle box, soaked pages |
| Wintertodt | Skilling bosses | Team | 50 Firemaking | Pyromancer outfit, warm gloves, tome of fire |
- Group
- Beginner bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- The Ides of Milk
- Notable reward
- Mooleta, bottomless milk bucket, cow slippers
- Boss
- Bryophyta
- Group
- Beginner bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Mossy key from moss giants
- Notable reward
- Bryophyta's essence (unlimited-charge staff)
- Boss
- Gemstone Crab
- Group
- Beginner bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- None
- Notable reward
- Passive melee XP, gemstone drops
- Boss
- Giant Mole
- Group
- Beginner bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- None (Falador Mole Lair)
- Notable reward
- Mole claw and skin for Falador Hard Diary
- Boss
- Obor
- Group
- Beginner bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Giant key from hill giants
- Notable reward
- Hill giant club
- Boss
- Scurrius
- Group
- Beginner bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- None (Varrock sewers)
- Notable reward
- Scurrius' spine, bones for Prayer XP
- Boss
- Tempoross
- Group
- Skilling bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- 35 Fishing
- Notable reward
- Fish barrel, tackle box, soaked pages
- Boss
- Wintertodt
- Group
- Skilling bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- 50 Firemaking
- Notable reward
- Pyromancer outfit, warm gloves, tome of fire
Tier 2 — early intermediate (11)
| Boss | Group | Solo or team | Requirement | Notable reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amoxliatl | Standalone bosses | Solo | Access to Cam Torum / Varlamore | Glacial temotli, tonalztics of ralos parts |
| Barrows brothers | Standalone bosses | Solo | Priest in Peril | Barrows equipment (Dharok's, Ahrim's, Karil's…) |
| Chaos Fanatic | Wilderness bosses | Solo | Deep Wilderness | Odium / malediction shard 1 |
| Crazy Archaeologist | Wilderness bosses | Solo | Wilderness (Fossil Island coastline) | Odium / malediction shard 2, fedora |
| Deranged Archaeologist | Standalone bosses | Solo | Fossil Island access | Unidentified fossils, Fossil Island notes |
| Hespori | Skilling bosses | Solo | Farming Guild access + Hespori seed | Bottomless compost bucket, anima seeds |
| King Black Dragon | Standalone bosses | Solo or team | Antifire protection | Dragon pickaxe, draconic visage |
| Kraken | Slayer bosses | Solo | 87 Slayer + cave kraken task | Trident of the seas, kraken tentacle |
| Sarachnis | Beginner bosses | Solo or team | None (Forthos Dungeon) | Sarachnis cudgel, strong herb and seed loot |
| Thermonuclear Smoke Devil | Slayer bosses | Solo or team | 93 Slayer | Occult necklace, smoke battlestaff |
| Zalcano | Skilling bosses | Team | Song of the Elves + 70 Mining/Smithing | Crystal tool seed, zalcano shard |
- Boss
- Amoxliatl
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Access to Cam Torum / Varlamore
- Notable reward
- Glacial temotli, tonalztics of ralos parts
- Boss
- Barrows brothers
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Priest in Peril
- Notable reward
- Barrows equipment (Dharok's, Ahrim's, Karil's…)
- Boss
- Chaos Fanatic
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Deep Wilderness
- Notable reward
- Odium / malediction shard 1
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Wilderness (Fossil Island coastline)
- Notable reward
- Odium / malediction shard 2, fedora
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Fossil Island access
- Notable reward
- Unidentified fossils, Fossil Island notes
- Boss
- Hespori
- Group
- Skilling bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Farming Guild access + Hespori seed
- Notable reward
- Bottomless compost bucket, anima seeds
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Antifire protection
- Notable reward
- Dragon pickaxe, draconic visage
- Boss
- Kraken
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- 87 Slayer + cave kraken task
- Notable reward
- Trident of the seas, kraken tentacle
- Boss
- Sarachnis
- Group
- Beginner bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- None (Forthos Dungeon)
- Notable reward
- Sarachnis cudgel, strong herb and seed loot
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- 93 Slayer
- Notable reward
- Occult necklace, smoke battlestaff
- Boss
- Zalcano
- Group
- Skilling bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Song of the Elves + 70 Mining/Smithing
- Notable reward
- Crystal tool seed, zalcano shard
Tier 3 — mid game (32)
| Boss | Group | Solo or team | Requirement | Notable reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Wyverns | Elite monsters | Solo | 82 Slayer + elemental/mind shield | Granite legs, wyvern visage |
| Artio | Wilderness bosses | Solo | Wilderness singles-plus area | Same unique table at lower rates |
| Basilisk Knights | Slayer bosses | Solo | Basilisk task + mirror shield | Basilisk jaw (neitiznot faceguard) |
| Blood Moon | Moons of Peril | Solo | Perilous Moons quest | Blood moon armour set, dual macuahuitl |
| Blue Moon | Moons of Peril | Solo | Perilous Moons quest | Blue moon armour set, blue moon spear |
| Calvar'ion | Wilderness bosses | Solo | Wilderness singles-plus area | Same unique table at lower rates |
| Cerberus | Slayer bosses | Solo | 91 Slayer + hellhounds task | Primordial / pegasian / eternal crystals, smouldering stone |
| Chaos Elemental | Wilderness bosses | Solo or team | Deep Wilderness | Dragon pickaxe, pet chaos elemental |
| Dagannoth Kings | Standalone bosses | Solo or team | Horror from the Deep | Berserker / archer / warrior / seers rings, dragon axe |
| Dagannoth Prime | Standalone bosses | Solo | Horror from the Deep | Seers ring, Dagannoth Prime pet |
| Dagannoth Rex | Standalone bosses | Solo | Horror from the Deep | Berserker ring |
| Dagannoth Supreme | Standalone bosses | Solo | Horror from the Deep | Archers ring, dragon axe |
| Eclipse Moon | Moons of Peril | Solo | Perilous Moons quest | Eclipse moon armour set, eclipse atlatl |
| Gauntlet demi-bosses | Gauntlet | Solo | Song of the Elves | Crystal shards and paddlefish for the Hunllef fight |
| General Graardor | God Wars Dungeon | Solo or team | 40 kill count + Troll Stronghold / Death Plateau route | Bandos chestplate and tassets, bandos hilt |
| K'ril Tsutsaroth | God Wars Dungeon | Solo or team | 70 Hitpoints + 40 kill count | Zamorakian spear, staff of the dead, zamorak hilt |
| Kalphite Queen | Standalone bosses | Solo or team | Rope + light source for the lair shortcut | Dragon chainbody, Kq head |
| Maggot King | Slayer bosses | Solo | Slayer unlock | Unique drops and Combat Achievement tasks |
| Muttadiles | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Chambers of Xeric | Raid points toward CoX uniques |
| Penance Queen | Minigame bosses | Team | Barbarian Assault wave 10 | Fighter torso, penance gloves |
| Revenant Maledictus | Wilderness bosses | Solo or team | Revenant Caves access | Amulet of avarice, ancient relics/emblems |
| Scorpia | Wilderness bosses | Solo or team | Deep Wilderness | Odium / malediction shard 3 |
| Shellbane Gryphon | Slayer bosses | Solo | Slayer unlock + weight mechanic prep | Slayer-only unique drops |
| Skotizo | Slayer bosses | Solo | Dark totem (four totem pieces) | Dark claw, jar of darkness, skotos pet |
| Spindel | Wilderness bosses | Solo | Wilderness singles-plus area | Same unique table at lower rates |
| The Mimic | Mini-bosses | Solo | Mimic cave key (master clue reward) | Ring of 3rd age, 3rd age items |
| The Royal Titans (Branda & Eldric) | Standalone bosses | Solo or team | None (Varrock entrance) | Deadeye and Mystic prayer scrolls, mith gloves i |
| Vanguards | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Chambers of Xeric | Raid points toward CoX uniques |
| Vasa Nistirio | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Chambers of Xeric | Raid points toward CoX uniques |
| Vespula | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Chambers of Xeric | Raid points toward CoX uniques |
| Vorkath | Standalone bosses | Solo | Dragon Slayer II | Dragonbone necklace, vorki, superior dragon bones |
| Zulrah | Standalone bosses | Solo | Regicide | Tanzanite fang / magic fang / serpentine visage |
- Boss
- Ancient Wyverns
- Group
- Elite monsters
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- 82 Slayer + elemental/mind shield
- Notable reward
- Granite legs, wyvern visage
- Boss
- Artio
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Wilderness singles-plus area
- Notable reward
- Same unique table at lower rates
- Boss
- Basilisk Knights
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Basilisk task + mirror shield
- Notable reward
- Basilisk jaw (neitiznot faceguard)
- Boss
- Blood Moon
- Group
- Moons of Peril
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Perilous Moons quest
- Notable reward
- Blood moon armour set, dual macuahuitl
- Boss
- Blue Moon
- Group
- Moons of Peril
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Perilous Moons quest
- Notable reward
- Blue moon armour set, blue moon spear
- Boss
- Calvar'ion
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Wilderness singles-plus area
- Notable reward
- Same unique table at lower rates
- Boss
- Cerberus
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- 91 Slayer + hellhounds task
- Notable reward
- Primordial / pegasian / eternal crystals, smouldering stone
- Boss
- Chaos Elemental
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Deep Wilderness
- Notable reward
- Dragon pickaxe, pet chaos elemental
- Boss
- Dagannoth Kings
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Horror from the Deep
- Notable reward
- Berserker / archer / warrior / seers rings, dragon axe
- Boss
- Dagannoth Prime
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Horror from the Deep
- Notable reward
- Seers ring, Dagannoth Prime pet
- Boss
- Dagannoth Rex
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Horror from the Deep
- Notable reward
- Berserker ring
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Horror from the Deep
- Notable reward
- Archers ring, dragon axe
- Boss
- Eclipse Moon
- Group
- Moons of Peril
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Perilous Moons quest
- Notable reward
- Eclipse moon armour set, eclipse atlatl
- Group
- Gauntlet
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Song of the Elves
- Notable reward
- Crystal shards and paddlefish for the Hunllef fight
- Boss
- General Graardor
- Group
- God Wars Dungeon
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- 40 kill count + Troll Stronghold / Death Plateau route
- Notable reward
- Bandos chestplate and tassets, bandos hilt
- Boss
- K'ril Tsutsaroth
- Group
- God Wars Dungeon
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- 70 Hitpoints + 40 kill count
- Notable reward
- Zamorakian spear, staff of the dead, zamorak hilt
- Boss
- Kalphite Queen
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Rope + light source for the lair shortcut
- Notable reward
- Dragon chainbody, Kq head
- Boss
- Maggot King
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Slayer unlock
- Notable reward
- Unique drops and Combat Achievement tasks
- Boss
- Muttadiles
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Chambers of Xeric
- Notable reward
- Raid points toward CoX uniques
- Boss
- Penance Queen
- Group
- Minigame bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Barbarian Assault wave 10
- Notable reward
- Fighter torso, penance gloves
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Revenant Caves access
- Notable reward
- Amulet of avarice, ancient relics/emblems
- Boss
- Scorpia
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Deep Wilderness
- Notable reward
- Odium / malediction shard 3
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Slayer unlock + weight mechanic prep
- Notable reward
- Slayer-only unique drops
- Boss
- Skotizo
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Dark totem (four totem pieces)
- Notable reward
- Dark claw, jar of darkness, skotos pet
- Boss
- Spindel
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Wilderness singles-plus area
- Notable reward
- Same unique table at lower rates
- Boss
- The Mimic
- Group
- Mini-bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Mimic cave key (master clue reward)
- Notable reward
- Ring of 3rd age, 3rd age items
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- None (Varrock entrance)
- Notable reward
- Deadeye and Mystic prayer scrolls, mith gloves i
- Boss
- Vanguards
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Chambers of Xeric
- Notable reward
- Raid points toward CoX uniques
- Boss
- Vasa Nistirio
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Chambers of Xeric
- Notable reward
- Raid points toward CoX uniques
- Boss
- Vespula
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Chambers of Xeric
- Notable reward
- Raid points toward CoX uniques
- Boss
- Vorkath
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Dragon Slayer II
- Notable reward
- Dragonbone necklace, vorki, superior dragon bones
- Boss
- Zulrah
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Regicide
- Notable reward
- Tanzanite fang / magic fang / serpentine visage
Tier 4 — late game (30)
| Boss | Group | Solo or team | Requirement | Notable reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssal Sire | Slayer bosses | Solo | 85 Slayer + abyssal demons task | Abyssal dagger, bludgeon pieces, abyssal whip |
| Akkha | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Tombs of Amascut | Raid points toward ToA uniques |
| Alchemical Hydra | Slayer bosses | Solo | 95 Slayer + hydra task | Hydra's claw, hydra leather, brimstone ring pieces |
| Araxxor | Slayer bosses | Solo | 92 Slayer | Amulet of rancour pieces, araxyte fang |
| Ba-Ba | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Tombs of Amascut | Raid points toward ToA uniques |
| Callisto | Wilderness bosses | Team | Deep Wilderness + anti-PK setup | Voidwaker hilt, dragon pickaxe, tyrannical ring |
| Commander Zilyana | God Wars Dungeon | Solo or team | 70 Agility + 40 kill count | Armadyl crossbow, saradomin sword and hilt |
| Corporeal Beast | Standalone bosses | Team | Summer's End | Spirit shield and sigils |
| Crystalline Hunllef | Gauntlet | Solo | Song of the Elves | Crystal armour seeds, enhanced crystal weapon seed |
| Demonic Gorillas | Elite monsters | Solo or team | Monkey Madness II | Zenyte shard, heavy ballista parts |
| Duke Sucellus | Desert Treasure II | Solo | Desert Treasure II (Awakener's orb for Awakened) | Magus vestige, eye of the duke, chromium ingot |
| Grotesque Guardians | Slayer bosses | Solo | 75 Slayer + brittle key | Black tourmaline core, granite gloves, granite ring |
| Kephri | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Tombs of Amascut | Raid points toward ToA uniques |
| Kree'arra | God Wars Dungeon | Solo or team | 70 Ranged + 40 kill count | Armadyl armour, armadyl hilt |
| Nylocas Vasilias | Raid bosses | Team | Theatre of Blood | Progress toward ToB purple |
| Pestilent Bloat | Raid bosses | Team | Theatre of Blood | Progress toward ToB purple |
| Phantom Muspah | Standalone bosses | Solo | Secrets of the North | Venator bow shard, ancient icon |
| Sotetseg | Raid bosses | Team | Theatre of Blood | Progress toward ToB purple |
| Tekton | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Chambers of Xeric | Raid points toward CoX uniques |
| The Hueycoatl | Standalone bosses | Team | Access to Varlamore: The Rising Darkness content | Dragon hunter wand, hueycoatl hide |
| The Maiden of Sugadinti | Raid bosses | Team | Theatre of Blood | Progress toward ToB purple |
| The Nightmare | Standalone bosses | Solo or team | Sins of the Father | Inquisitor's armour, nightmare staff, harmonised orb |
| Tormented Demons | Elite monsters | Solo or team | While Guthix Sleeps | Burning claws, synapse, tormented synapse |
| TzTok-Jad (Fight Caves) | Wave and challenge bosses | Solo | Access to the TzHaar Fight Cave | Fire cape, tzrek-jad |
| Vanstrom Klause | Quest bosses | Solo | Sins of the Father | Unlocks Nightmare and blisterwood weapons |
| Venenatis | Wilderness bosses | Team | Deep Wilderness + anti-PK setup | Voidwaker gem, treasonous ring, dragon pickaxe |
| Vet'ion | Wilderness bosses | Team | Deep Wilderness + anti-PK setup | Voidwaker blade, ring of the gods, skeletal visage |
| Wyrmscraig boss | Quest bosses | Solo | Wyrmscraig quest line | Wyrmscraig unique drops |
| Xarpus | Raid bosses | Team | Theatre of Blood | Progress toward ToB purple |
| Zebak | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Tombs of Amascut | Raid points toward ToA uniques |
- Boss
- Abyssal Sire
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- 85 Slayer + abyssal demons task
- Notable reward
- Abyssal dagger, bludgeon pieces, abyssal whip
- Boss
- Akkha
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Tombs of Amascut
- Notable reward
- Raid points toward ToA uniques
- Boss
- Alchemical Hydra
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- 95 Slayer + hydra task
- Notable reward
- Hydra's claw, hydra leather, brimstone ring pieces
- Boss
- Araxxor
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- 92 Slayer
- Notable reward
- Amulet of rancour pieces, araxyte fang
- Boss
- Ba-Ba
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Tombs of Amascut
- Notable reward
- Raid points toward ToA uniques
- Boss
- Callisto
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Deep Wilderness + anti-PK setup
- Notable reward
- Voidwaker hilt, dragon pickaxe, tyrannical ring
- Group
- God Wars Dungeon
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- 70 Agility + 40 kill count
- Notable reward
- Armadyl crossbow, saradomin sword and hilt
- Boss
- Corporeal Beast
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Summer's End
- Notable reward
- Spirit shield and sigils
- Group
- Gauntlet
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Song of the Elves
- Notable reward
- Crystal armour seeds, enhanced crystal weapon seed
- Boss
- Demonic Gorillas
- Group
- Elite monsters
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Monkey Madness II
- Notable reward
- Zenyte shard, heavy ballista parts
- Boss
- Duke Sucellus
- Group
- Desert Treasure II
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Desert Treasure II (Awakener's orb for Awakened)
- Notable reward
- Magus vestige, eye of the duke, chromium ingot
- Group
- Slayer bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- 75 Slayer + brittle key
- Notable reward
- Black tourmaline core, granite gloves, granite ring
- Boss
- Kephri
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Tombs of Amascut
- Notable reward
- Raid points toward ToA uniques
- Boss
- Kree'arra
- Group
- God Wars Dungeon
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- 70 Ranged + 40 kill count
- Notable reward
- Armadyl armour, armadyl hilt
- Boss
- Nylocas Vasilias
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Theatre of Blood
- Notable reward
- Progress toward ToB purple
- Boss
- Pestilent Bloat
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Theatre of Blood
- Notable reward
- Progress toward ToB purple
- Boss
- Phantom Muspah
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Secrets of the North
- Notable reward
- Venator bow shard, ancient icon
- Boss
- Sotetseg
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Theatre of Blood
- Notable reward
- Progress toward ToB purple
- Boss
- Tekton
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Chambers of Xeric
- Notable reward
- Raid points toward CoX uniques
- Boss
- The Hueycoatl
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Access to Varlamore: The Rising Darkness content
- Notable reward
- Dragon hunter wand, hueycoatl hide
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Theatre of Blood
- Notable reward
- Progress toward ToB purple
- Boss
- The Nightmare
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Sins of the Father
- Notable reward
- Inquisitor's armour, nightmare staff, harmonised orb
- Boss
- Tormented Demons
- Group
- Elite monsters
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- While Guthix Sleeps
- Notable reward
- Burning claws, synapse, tormented synapse
- Group
- Wave and challenge bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Access to the TzHaar Fight Cave
- Notable reward
- Fire cape, tzrek-jad
- Boss
- Vanstrom Klause
- Group
- Quest bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Sins of the Father
- Notable reward
- Unlocks Nightmare and blisterwood weapons
- Boss
- Venenatis
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Deep Wilderness + anti-PK setup
- Notable reward
- Voidwaker gem, treasonous ring, dragon pickaxe
- Boss
- Vet'ion
- Group
- Wilderness bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Deep Wilderness + anti-PK setup
- Notable reward
- Voidwaker blade, ring of the gods, skeletal visage
- Boss
- Wyrmscraig boss
- Group
- Quest bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Wyrmscraig quest line
- Notable reward
- Wyrmscraig unique drops
- Boss
- Xarpus
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Theatre of Blood
- Notable reward
- Progress toward ToB purple
- Boss
- Zebak
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Tombs of Amascut
- Notable reward
- Raid points toward ToA uniques
Tier 5 — endgame (16)
| Boss | Group | Solo or team | Requirement | Notable reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awakened DT2 bosses | Desert Treasure II | Solo | Awakener's orb + base boss cleared | Guaranteed vestige, Awakened CA tasks |
| Corrupted Hunllef | Gauntlet | Solo | Song of the Elves | Higher enhanced seed rate, blade of saeldor |
| Doom of Mokhaiotl | Standalone bosses | Solo | Access to the Doom of Mokhaiotl delve | Eye of ayak, avernic treads, dom scrolls |
| Fortis Colosseum waves | Wave and challenge bosses | Solo | Varlamore access | Dizana's quiver, sunfire splinters |
| Great Olm | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Chambers of Xeric | Twisted bow, elder maul, kodai insignia, dragon claws |
| Nex | God Wars Dungeon | Team | Frozen key (four GWD shards) | Torva armour, zaryte crossbow, ancient hilt |
| Phosani's Nightmare | Standalone bosses | Solo | Sins of the Father + Nightmare unlock | Higher unique rates, Phosani's pet |
| Sol Heredit (Fortis Colosseum) | Wave and challenge bosses | Solo | Fortis Colosseum access | Dizana's quiver, sunfire fanatic armour |
| The Leviathan | Desert Treasure II | Solo | Desert Treasure II | Venator vestige, leviathan's lure |
| The Whisperer | Desert Treasure II | Solo | Desert Treasure II | Bellator vestige, siren's staff |
| Triple Jads (Inferno wave 69) | Wave and challenge bosses | Solo | Inferno access | Clears the hardest pre-Zuk wave |
| Tumeken's and Elidinis' Warden | Raid bosses | Solo or team | Tombs of Amascut | Tumeken's shadow, masori armour, osmumten's fang |
| TzKal-Zuk (Inferno) | Wave and challenge bosses | Solo | Inferno access + fire cape-level consistency | Infernal cape, jal-nib-rek |
| Vardorvis | Desert Treasure II | Solo | Desert Treasure II | Executioner's axe head, ultor vestige |
| Verzik Vitur | Raid bosses | Team | Theatre of Blood | Scythe of vitur, ghrazi rapier, avernic defender hilt |
| Yama | Standalone bosses | Solo or team | Contracts from the Chasm of Fire | Oathplate armour, Soulflame horn |
- Group
- Desert Treasure II
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Awakener's orb + base boss cleared
- Notable reward
- Guaranteed vestige, Awakened CA tasks
- Group
- Gauntlet
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Song of the Elves
- Notable reward
- Higher enhanced seed rate, blade of saeldor
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Access to the Doom of Mokhaiotl delve
- Notable reward
- Eye of ayak, avernic treads, dom scrolls
- Group
- Wave and challenge bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Varlamore access
- Notable reward
- Dizana's quiver, sunfire splinters
- Boss
- Great Olm
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Chambers of Xeric
- Notable reward
- Twisted bow, elder maul, kodai insignia, dragon claws
- Boss
- Nex
- Group
- God Wars Dungeon
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Frozen key (four GWD shards)
- Notable reward
- Torva armour, zaryte crossbow, ancient hilt
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Sins of the Father + Nightmare unlock
- Notable reward
- Higher unique rates, Phosani's pet
- Group
- Wave and challenge bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Fortis Colosseum access
- Notable reward
- Dizana's quiver, sunfire fanatic armour
- Boss
- The Leviathan
- Group
- Desert Treasure II
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Desert Treasure II
- Notable reward
- Venator vestige, leviathan's lure
- Boss
- The Whisperer
- Group
- Desert Treasure II
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Desert Treasure II
- Notable reward
- Bellator vestige, siren's staff
- Group
- Wave and challenge bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Inferno access
- Notable reward
- Clears the hardest pre-Zuk wave
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Tombs of Amascut
- Notable reward
- Tumeken's shadow, masori armour, osmumten's fang
- Group
- Wave and challenge bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Inferno access + fire cape-level consistency
- Notable reward
- Infernal cape, jal-nib-rek
- Boss
- Vardorvis
- Group
- Desert Treasure II
- Solo or team
- Solo
- Requirement
- Desert Treasure II
- Notable reward
- Executioner's axe head, ultor vestige
- Boss
- Verzik Vitur
- Group
- Raid bosses
- Solo or team
- Team
- Requirement
- Theatre of Blood
- Notable reward
- Scythe of vitur, ghrazi rapier, avernic defender hilt
- Boss
- Yama
- Group
- Standalone bosses
- Solo or team
- Solo or team
- Requirement
- Contracts from the Chasm of Fire
- Notable reward
- Oathplate armour, Soulflame horn
How to Use the Tiers
Work upward, and treat a tier as cleared when the fight is boring rather than when you have survived it once. The gap between "I killed it" and "I kill it reliably" is where the next tier's deaths come from.
If a tier feels impossible, the problem is usually one specific mechanic rather than the whole fight. Each boss's own guide names the mechanic that kills learners first.
FAQ
How many bosses are there in OSRS?
Our index tracks 97, of which 97 have a dedicated guide. The full list is in the bosses list.
Can I skip tiers?
Mechanically, sometimes. In practice the skipped tier is where you would have learned the habit the harder boss assumes you already have.
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Bottom Line
97 entries, difficulty 1 to 5.
Start at Brutus (the Cow Boss). The ceiling here is Yama.
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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