Fire Making came out during the release of RuneScape classic. It’s quite fast to train if you ask us. But the only downside is that there are no rewards and requires a good amount of OSRS Gold to level up. But hey, you do get an achievement cape! Let’s start with the guide, shall we?
Getting started
You can’t expect to get ‘anything’ out of the skill until the requirements to access Wintertodt and Shades of Mort’ton are unlocked. You’ll want to consider starting at a wide near close to a bank as it takes space to burn multiple logs. We recommend the Grand Exchange as you can see many power-leveling players Woodcutting and Fire Making together.
Level 1 to 50
Fire Making is rather expensive at the early levels because most players prefer purchasing the logs to save time. If you’re tight on money or playing on an Ironman account, we suggest you cut your own Logs and start burning them.
You can get around 50k XP per hour through regular Logs and get about 133k XP per hour with Willows. You can consider completing The Giant Dwarf and Enlightened Journey quests to get Fire Making XP and skip a few annoying levels.
Level 50 to 99
Being the most useless skill in the game, Jagex thought, “Hey, why not spice it up a little?”. Well, the result is Wintertodt minigame. Players often continue here till they max out. The approach is kind of AFK and requires no RS Gold to level up.
Make sure you have a warm outfit to avoid damage from the cold. The standard items that you should bring include a Bear Head, Fire Cape, Tome of Fire, Fremmenik Gloves, Clue Hunter Outfit, and a Fire Staff. You can also equip a Lumberjack Hat for Woodcutting XP.
The objective is to reach a minimum of 500 points in every game, or else you won’t be rewarded with XP or a loot crate. You can get about 150k XP per hour in Wintertodt, and once past level 90, the XP rates rise up to 300k per hour.
Level 60+
Burning Yew Logs are quicker than the Wintertodt approach at or after level 60 Fire Marking. While Yews are cheaper than Magic, the price reflects a lot because they’re used to train Fletching. You can expect about 300k XP per hour through this method.
Level 90+
Redwood Trees were the latest addition back in the day. You can find them at the Woodcutting Guild. They don’t have any real use in the game, so you can purchase them at a lower price. But hey, in terms of XP, you can get about 500k per hour. Redwood costs 3x lower than Magic Logs!
Shades of Mort’ton
Another interactive way (similar to Wintertodt) to train your Fire Making is Shades of Mort’ton. The objective is to burn corpses drenched in Sacred Oil to receive Keys. You can use these keys on doors and chests for rewards. You can get over 150k XP per hour at Shades of Mort’ton.
THE F2P WAY!
As a F2P beginner, you need to grab an Axe and Tinderbox, and then start chopping and burning logs starting from regular at level 1, to oak at level 15, willow at level 30, maple at level 45, and yew at level 60. Continue with Yew Logs all the way to level 99.
Conclusion
Fire Making is a pretty straightforward skill to train. It may be a little click-intensive, but that’s something you need to master being an OSRS player. We hope our guide helps you on your journey to achieving level 99. Good luck!