PvME/Gear upgrades/Magic upgrade order
Introduction & Disclaimer
This guide lists the recommended general melee purchase/unlock progression for players to follow.
Last Revised: 26th October 2026
The order is subject to change at any time as prices change, updates occur, and knowledge expands
Please note the following assumptions:
⬥ The order assume a starting point of T70 gear subjgarb
⬥ Priorities may be different if you are doing niche content
⬥ "ROI" (meaning return-on-investment) typically means quality-of-life upgrades or typical damage increase
⬥ We do not recommend selling an item to buy another, unless it is a direct upgrade
⬥ Unlisted items are not worth buying
Feel free to ask in PvM help (external Discord) for a tailored list to the content that you do!
Magic Upgrade Order
For further information on each upgrade, check Armour And Weapons, Perks and Perk Information, Permanent Unlocks, or Eof Specs
Stage 1: High ROI
⬥ Work towards everything in Free Upgrades
⬥ Guthix Staff gstaff + unlock its special attack - coins free!
⬥ Obliteration obliteration with Entry Level Perks ancientweapongizmo - coins 2,158,626
⬥ Greater Concentrated Blast gconc - coins 13,259,356
⬥ Planted Feet pf - coins 6,139,820
⬥ Kerapac's Wrist Wraps + Blast Diffusion Boots kerapacswristwraps blastdiffusion - coins 10,240,444
⬥ Elite Tectonic armour elitetectmask elitetectbody elitetectlegs - coins 176,566,216
• Tectonic armour is a valid less expensive alternative tectmask tectbody tectlegs - coins 45,166,837
• The elite version can be resold later; the regular version cannot
⬥ Cinderbane Gloves Cinderbanes (only if doing poisonable content) - coins 41,219,331
⬥ Book slot: Scripture of Jas scriptureofjas, Amascut scriptureofamascut or Chaotic Grimoire chaoticgrimoire
• scriptureofjas - coins 2,468,912
• scriptureofamascut - coins 1,837,525
• chaoticgrimoire - dungtoken 150,000
⬥ Greater Chain gchain - coins 194,916,977
⬥ Caroming 4 switch caroming4 - TBC
⬥ Roar of Awakening roarofawakening - coins 124,106,922
⬥ Ode to Deceit odetodeceit - coins 104,862,098
⬥ Amulet of Souls aos - coins 38,647,279
⬥ Grasping Rune Pouches graspingpouchblack graspingpouchpink graspingpouchblue - coins 140,769,366
• Use !pouches to see how to fill and which spells are useable
⬥ Greater Sunshine gsunshine
• If purchasing from GE - coins 84,437,175
• If crafting - coins 34,594,991
Stage 2: Medium ROI
⬥ All other upgrades in Free Upgrades
⬥ Reaver's Ring reaverring (only where >96% hit chance) - coins 69,355,116
⬥ Biting 4 biting4 - coins 80,228,265
⬥ Fractured Staff of Armadyl + Erethdor's Grimoire soa grim - coins 1,190,845,129
⬥ Tumeken's resplendence top + bottom tumekenrobetop tumekenrobebottom - coins 413,360,920 + coins 537,421,215
⬥ Tumeken's resplendence boots + gloves + helm - coins 173,973,721 + coins 157,234,218 + coins 172,328,089
⬥ Channeller's Ring channellerring - coins 101,355,669
⬥ Essence of Finality (with Iban's staff) eofyellow (with ibansstaff) - coins 163,544,923
⬥ Magma Tempest magmatempest - coins 271,912,878
Stage 3: Low ROI
⬥ Divert divert - coins 22,178,750
⬥ Best-in-slot weapon perks
• C4AS1 + L4E2 for dual-wield weapons caroming4 as1 + lunge4 er2 - coins 111,186,425
• P6U4 AS4E2 for 2H weapons p6 ultimatums4 + as4 er2 - coins 84,562,576
• AS4 is a very strong perk in its own right. If you fail going for AS4E2, feel free to use AS4 in its place for the time being.
• Upon getting Aftershock you'll now need it on all of your weapons for that style
⬥ Shard of Genesis Essence shardofgenesisessence - coins 631,546,595
• Use on fsoa
⬥ Upgrade prayers depending on content:
• Affliction affliction - coins 647,519,856
• Eclipsed Soul eclipsedsoul + Divine Rage divinerage - coins 75,220,620
⬥ Vital Drain vitaldrain - coins 158,609,796
⬥ Enchantment of Metaphysics enchantmentofmetaphysics - coins 112,257,845
⬥ Corruption Blast corruptblast - Free from Raids or coins 32,498,144
⬥ Essence of Finality (with Guthix Staff) eofpurple (with gstaff) - coins 163,544,923
⬥ Legatus' Emberstaff legatusemberstaff - coins 28,149,539
• Replace ibansstaff in eofyellow
⬥ Cryptbloom set cryptbloomtop - coins 435,562,786
• Skip if not doing high-enrage bosses
⬥ Limitless limitless - coins 129,670,000
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