Free Upgrades

PvME guide index

Introduction

This guide lists the general list of free and skilling upgrades.

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Disclaimer

These are worth looking at before looking at style specific upgrade orders.

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As prices change, updates occur, and knowledge expands, other unlocks may be added to this list at any time.

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Free & Cheap Upgrades

Feel free to ask in PvM help (external Discord) if unsure where upgrades are relevant for content that you do!

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For a checklist version, visit the RS Wiki page at https://runescape.wiki/w/PvM_unlock_guide#Upgrade_order.

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Worth obtaining ASAP - Severe Hindrance to PvM without these

⬥ At least level 90 in your relevant combat style

⬥ Ring of Vigour rov - dungtoken 50,000

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Can convert into a passive after Extinction with a warped gem

⬥ defencemastercape Defence 99 cape - provides a sign of life once per hour

⬥ Level 95 Prayer and The Temple at Senntisten quest for soulsplit torment anguish turmoil

⬥ Level 99 Herblore elderovlsalve adrenrenewal

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Can boost from 99 to make Elder Overloads with the aid of pulse cores, and can request assistance to make adrenrenewal

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Style Specific:

⬥ Sunshine sunshine , Death's Swiftness deathsswift

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• These both come from the world wakes

⬥ Style-specific Skillcapes - coins 99,000

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Strength (99) - extend Dismember dismember duration

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Attack (120) - +2% increased hit chance

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Ranged (99) - +20% ammo special effect procs

⬥ Melee "utility" specs

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Dragon battleaxe dba - coins 115,000

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Dragon scimitar dragonscimitar - coins 125,000

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Work towards these after finishing tier 1 unlocks

⬥ Entry Level Perks ancientweapongizmo ancientarmourgizmo

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Refer to Perks for setups as well as cost

⬥ Berserker's Fury berserkersfury (56 Archaeology archaeology)

⬥ 112 Archaeology archaeology (refer to !relic ‎for setups)

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Will need to use pulsecore boosts to unlock 650 energy and certain relics.

⬥ Claim the Codex Ultimatus to unlock shadowtend smoketendrils

⬥ Totem of Vitality vitalitytotem (85 Agility, 90 Slayer)

⬥ 120 combat stats (refer to Slayer guides for methods)

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Get these when you can

⬥ Summoning Summoning, notable milestones are:

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• 45 for Hellhound hellhoundpouch

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• 73 for Blood Reaver reaverpouch

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• 87 for Nihils shadownihil smokenihil icenihil bloodnihil

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• 90 for Kal'gerion Demon kalgpouch

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• 96 for Ripper Demon ripperpouch

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Use !familiar ‎to see where to use what familiar

⬥ Asylum Surgeon's Ring asr

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• This is a good all round ring for all styles.

⬥ Zorgoth's Soul Ring zorgothsring (Necromancy necromancy only)

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As soon as you are able to get these, get them.

⬥ Zuk Capes igneouskalxil igneouskalmej igneouskalmor igneouskalzuk igneouskalket

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• Can kill Zuk 4 times in one style to get all the capes

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• This is usually recommended around t85 gear

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎• The hardmode cape is not needed, and is mainly a quality of life upgrade

Attribution and source history

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