OSRS Raids Progression Guide

Raids are OSRS's endgame PvM content: multi-room, multi-boss challenges that reward the best items in the game. There are three — Chambers of Xeric (CoX), Theatre of Blood (ToB) and Tombs of Amascut (ToA) — each with its own mechanics, difficulty curve and unique drop table. Unlike a single boss, a raid tests your consistency across a whole gauntlet, so it demands broader gear and cleaner play.

They're worth learning for two reasons: the loot (best-in-slot weapons and armour) and the fact that raids are where a “finished” account keeps progressing. But you don't walk in cold — each raid has real prerequisites.

For almost everyone the answer is Tombs of Amascut. Its invocation system lets you dial the difficulty up or down: you can start at a very low, forgiving raid level to learn the rooms with little risk, then raise the level for better loot as you improve. It's soloable, and its rewards — Osmumten's fang, Masori ranged armour and the Tumeken's shadow — are broadly useful.

The original OSRS raid. CoX generates a randomised dungeon of skilling and combat rooms leading to the Great Olm. It rewards versatility — you may need to fight, skill and solve small puzzles in one run — and favours magic and ranged. Its headline drops are the Twisted bow(one of the best ranged weapons in the game), the Dragon hunter crossbow, the Dinh's bulwark and the Kodai wand. Solo CoX is a common progression step after ToA.

The hardest and most team-oriented of the three. ToB is a fixed sequence of bosses culminating in the Verzik fight, with punishing mechanics and shared team health pressure — a single player's mistake can wipe the run. It rewards the Scythe of Vitur (the best melee weapon for many bosses), the Ghrazi rapier, the Sanguinesti staff and Justiciar armour. Learn it last, ideally with a group, once your gear and prayer play are solid.

ToA is built around four boss paths and a final fight against Tumeken's warden, wrapped in the invocation system that makes it the most approachable raid. You choose which invocations to switch on, each adding difficulty and reward. Because you control the difficulty, ToA is the best place to learn raid fundamentals — prayer switching under pressure, gear swaps, and reading boss attacks — without the high entry cost of the other two.

Don't buy a full endgame setup to start — but do bring the basics that make learning survivable:

• A capable weapon in at least two styles (e.g. blowpipe + a magic weapon + a melee spec).
• Solid prayer bonus gear and enough Prayer/Herblore for brews and restores.
• Comfortable prayer-switching — raids punish slow flicks harder than any single boss.
• Quests that gate gear you'll rely on (Ancient Magicks, dragon slayer path, etc.).