Agility

Agility is a members-only skill. Agility gives access to various shortcuts around RuneScape, and higher Agility makes your run energy return significantly faster. It is also the only members-only skill to work in non-members worlds, due to the run energy regenerating faster.

It's one of the most straightforward skills in RuneScape, however, due to the fact that its trained through monotonous clicking on certain points on the map, its widely unpopular among players.

Training areas

It is helpful in almost all agility courses to take food in case you fall, and energy or super energy potions made using the Herblore skill. This allows you to keep running continually around the courses and gaining experience faster. For each course you normally receive an amount of experience per obstacle completed, and a bonus reward for completing the course.

On many courses, the amount of damage taken after failing an obstacle is based on your remaining Hitpoints, so to conserve food it is often worthwhile having your Hitpoints fairly low. For example, falling into the lava might cause 12 points of damage in the Wilderness course when you have full hitpoints, but only cause 6 if you have 20 hitpoints left.

It is also recommended that you wear:

• Boots of lightness obtained during the Temple of Ikov quest. These take 4.5 kg of weight off of you, which helps to conserve run energy.
• The Hunter skill allows players to collect furs that can be traded for weight reducing capes:
  • Spotted cape (Hunter level 40 to wear) 2 kg reduction or
  • Spottier Cape (level 66) 4.5 kg reduction.
• Penance gloves from Barbarian Assault minigame reduces about 5 kg more.

The training courses are identified with a running figure File:Agility training.png icon on the map.

Gnome Stronghold course

Main article: Gnome Stronghold agility course

As it has no requirements, it is recommended that new Agility trainers begin here. It is located near the Grand Tree in the Tree Gnome Stronghold, northwest of Ardougne.

Brimhaven agility arena

Main article: Brimhaven agility arena

The Brimhaven agility arena is different from other agility training spots. In the arena players have to tag pillars separated by agility obstacles. When players are able to tag two or more pillars consecutively, they receive tickets, which are redeemable by Pirate Jackie the Fruit for various rewards.

Agility pyramid

Main article: Agility Pyramid

The Agility pyramid is located in the Kharidian desert and is available for players with a minimum of level 30 agility. This agility course differs from others in that, along with the primary goal of completing the circuit, players can also complete a secondary task of retrieving an artifact for an NPC.

Penguin course

Only available to players after they have completed Cold War (level 30 Agility) and are in a penguin suit. This course offers some of the best Agility experience in the game. Players with low Hitpoints may find this course useful as minimal damage is received upon failure.

Obstacle	XP Gain
Platform Jump	22
Icicles	40
Ice Slope	24
Ramp jumps	10
Agility Bonus	100
Total Gain	564

Barbarian Outpost

Main article: Barbarian Outpost

The Barbarian Outpost Agility Training Area is available to players with 35 or higher agility and who have completed the Bar Crawl miniquest. This course is a lap-based obstacle course, similar to the Gnome Stronghold agility course. A completed lap yields 153 experience.

Wilderness course

The wilderness course requires level 52 agility to enter. A temporary agility boost (e.g. with an Agility potion) is sufficient to enter the course. After the entry, there are no agility constraints on using the course. It is one of the fastest agility experience gaining methods. Its only problem is the location in level 50-55 wilderness. Training here can be pretty dangerous and the course can be difficult to get to! You will be attacked by Skeletons as you go around the course, but these are only level 21 and should not do you much harm. It's recommended that you take plenty of food such as cakes, and energy potions if you can afford to lose them. The easiest method to get to the course is to use the Ardougne teleport lever behind the castle, which teleports to deep wilderness east of the Mage arena. In the wilderness, a knife is needed to slash a web to exit the peninsula with the teleport lever. After slashing the web, it is recommended to go south to the fence before traveling west to the entrance of the agility dungeon. This route avoids the nothern side of the Mage Arena which is a popular PK location. After dying, bank to obtain Ardougne teleport runes, steal some cakes and quickly return to the course using the wilderness teleport lever. World hopping may help avoiding PK-ers. Make sure not to bring more than 3 items.

You receive 571 agility experience per lap.

Werewolf course

The werewolf course is located between Port Phasmatys and Canifis in the swamps. It's almost directly east of Canifis bank, but you'll have to go around to get to it. You must have completed the Creature of Fenkenstrain quest to gain access to this course through the use of the Ring of Charos. You also need at level least 60 agility.

When you start the course (jump on to the stepping stones), the nearby trainer will throw a stick. Carry on over the jumps and through the pipe and pick up the stick. You will get an additional 190 experience if you return the stick to the trainer at the bottom of the death-slide.

The only obstacle you can fail on this course is the death-slide, but be warned, you can be hit for over 30 damage if you fail this obstacle, and you can quite easily die if you're running around with low hitpoints! The higher your Strength, the less likely you are to fail this obstacle, so using the dragon battleaxe special every now and again on your laps can really help. A low weight also is highly effective, so take any weight reducing equipment if possible. Consider bringing low weight food items (e.g. baskets of strawberries) and Super energy potions.

You will gain 350 experience for a successful lap, plus another 190 experience if you retrieved the stick for a total of 540 experience per lap.

Though this course has higher minimum agility requirements than the wilderness course, the xp is slightly worse, and you take significantly more damage from falling so you have to return to the bank more often. However, this course lacks the dangerous player-killers who sometimes plague the Wilderness course.

At 72+ agility, players will fail the death-slide so infrequent that food is no longer necessary. From level 93 onwards the death-slide will always be successful, though by that point Agility experts should already be training at Ape Atoll anyway.

Ape Atoll

Main article: Ape Atoll Agility Course

The Ape Atoll agility course is available to players with agility level 48, or higher and who have completed the Monkey Madness quest. Also players need a Ninja greegree to play the course. This course is a lap-based obstacle course. One completed lap gives 580 experience.

Dorgesh-Kaan

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The Dorgesh-Kaan course was opened 20 March, 2007. To access it requires 70 Agility, completion of the quest Death to the Dorgeshuun, and a light source. The course can be used to train Agility, Ranged, or split for both skills. The basic premise of the course is to cross obstacles using one of two routes to retrieve an item requested by the goblin Turgall. Either path can also be used to return an item to Turgall, who will bestow an experience bonus depending on which route the player used to depart and return. In order to train Ranged, a mithril grapple and appropriate crossbow will be required, along with 70 Strength and 70 Ranged. The course looms above the Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon.

To reach the course, travel to Dorgesh-Kaan and go to the very south of the city and ascend to the highest level, not far from the anvil and furnace, then ascend the southern stairs to reach the south dungeon's upper level.

Turgall is found in a well-lit generator room at the northeast corner of the cave and down some stairs. To start training, a player will need to offer to help him retrieve an item from the other generator room to the southwest. Complete the conversation in order to receive the Spanner used to extract items from the other generator. He will always request two items, one being delicate and one being heavy. The heavy items can only be transported via the agility route, and the delicate items can only be transported via the grapple route. Using the wrong route will result in the item being destroyed (delicate).

Delicate Items	Heavy Items
Capacitor	Power box
Fuse	Lever
Meter	Cog

The player must travel to the disused southwest generator using either the agility obstacle route or the ranged grapple route and use the spanner on either the boiler (heavy items) or console (delicate items) to extract the item Turgall requested. Upon return with one of the correct items, the player is rewarded with agility experience (2432xp) when using the obstacle route and ranged experience (1142xp) when using the grapple route. If both were used, half experience is given for each.

Agility Route

The path of the obstacle course is as follows:

New Generator <-> Walk-across cable (tightrope) <-> Swing Cable <-> Swing-across Ladder <-> Swing Cable <-> Squeeze-past Jutting Wall <-> Squeeze-through tunnel <-> Walk-Across cable <-> Swing-across Ladder <-> Old Generator; and reverse to return.

Total experience for a single round trip is 2750; 2432 from the end bonus, 318 from the sum of the obstacles.

The Squeeze-through Tunnel serves as the checkpoint for delicate items, destroying any carried by the player. It is possible to fail on Cables and Ladders even at 99 Agility, but is not common even with the required minimum of 70 agility. A fall will drop a player to the lower level of the dungeon, causing about 10 damage and destroying any item retrieved from the generator. To return to the course, use the stairs found at the north side of the dungeon near the entrance from Dorgesh-Khan.

Having as low a weight as possible is as prudent as ever for agility training. The heavy item weighs 30kg, so running on the return will drain energy quickly. Running to the old generator and walking on the return will conserve energy, causing little to no energy loss over a whole lap. A typical lap time for the run-there, walk-back method is 3 minutes, 15 seconds, but can be shortened significantly by queuing up right-click menus and actions.

Dorgesh-Kaan's obstacles

Image	Name	XP	Image	Name	XP
File:Dka cable.png	Cable balance		File:Dka cable swing.png	Cable swing
File:Dka ladder.png	Ladder		File:Dka jwall.png	Wall
File:Dka tunnel.png	Tunnel		File:Dka generator room.png	Retrieving the requested object

Grapple Route

File:Dka grapple.png

The grapple route is much much faster than the agility route, needing only 3 obstacles to be bypassed - all grapples. A crossbow and mithril grapple is required to pass this course, and it is possible to lose the grapple whilst training, so if you use this route, bring several grapples. You receive ranged experience for using this route, and a small amount of agility experience. It is possible to fall whilst using this route.

Timings and Experience

Route	Time	Agility Experience	Ranged Experience
Agility course both ways	3.10	2750	0
Agility course there, grapple route return, or vice-versa	2.30	1444	625
Grapple route both ways	1.49	108	1250

Tips & Tricks

• This course seems well designed - there are large "hotspots" to click on for each obstacle (as opposed to 2-pixel wide targets at other courses), it involves a little brain-work (retrieving the correct item), and an option of using two separate paths go gain either agility or ranged experience, or both. One downside is that if you use the agility course all the time (as no doubt people will), is that any fall means that you receive a negligible amount of experience.
• A fairy ring AJQ is present at the eastern end of the Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon which is just below the agility course. The ladder to the agility course is north-east of the ring.
• When Turgall tells you what to retrieve, type it in public chat but don't hit return - then cross all the way to the other generator and the item you need to get is always at the bottom of the screen.

Other training

Werewolf skullball

Main article: Werewolf Skullball

Skull ball is played in the Werewolf agility area east of Canifis. You need to be wearing the Ring of Charos gained through the Creature of Fenkenstrain quest. You must also have a minimum of 25 Agility.

To play, talk to the Skullball boss at the start of the course. From there, you must kick the ball through a course of 10 obstacles. To kick the ball, right click on it and select how far you want to kick it. A tap advances the ball 1 space away from you, a kick is 5 spaces, and shoot is 10 spaces. You also have the option of having the map highlight the goal.

When you successfully get the ball through the final obstacle, you will get a reward based on your time. If it's under 4 minutes, you will gain the maximum 750 experience. Any more and the experience becomes less.

Gnome Ball

Main article: Gnome Ball

Gnome Ball is a small members only minigame in which one or more players aim to score goals against gnomes. This is done by throwing the gnome ball into the goal. Ranged experience is gained each time you throw the ball, you get ranged and Agility exp when you score a goal too. When you enter the field, you should talk to the referee to get the rules, and how to play.

Toy Mouse

You can make a Toy Mouse on a Crafting Table in your house or bought from a player who can make it. Winding, releasing and catching it will give you 15 Agility experience each time.

Blast Furnace

The multi player blast furnace activity has a facility to operate a belt to transport ores into the furnace. This gives a modest amount of agility experience. See the relevant page for more details.

Shortcuts

Shortcuts are identified with a twisting green arrow icon File:Shortcuticon.PNG on the minimap.

Level	Obstacle	Location	Grapple?	Description
5	Crumbling wall	Falador	No	Right next to the west bank. Provides easy access to the areas south of Taverly.
8	Broken raft	South of Lumbridge	Yes	Provides slightly quicker route between Lumbridge Swamp and Al Kharid. Goes both ways.
10	Rope swing	West Brimhaven	No	Provides access to small island with Moss Giants and a respawn of a slice of cake.
11	Wall	Falador	Yes	Allows you to climb the wall northeast of the Park. Faster access from Falador east bank to the north entrance of the Dwarven mine and Barbarian Village.
12	Stepping stones	Brimhaven Dungeon	No	A quick shortcut deeper into the dungeon. Just west of the entrance.
15	Monkey bars	Edgeville Dungeon	No	Provides access to the Earth Warriors
16	Underwall tunnel	Yanille	No	Near the Watchtower. Gives easy access to the west parts of Yanille from the teleport point.
20	Log balance	West of Seers' Village	No	Near the coal trucks. Provides easier access between the mining spot and the pickup location near Seers' Village
21	Underwall tunnel	Varrock	No	Northwest side of the Palace. Gives easier access to the nearby Spirit tree.
22	Pipe squeeze	Brimhaven Dungeon	No	Provides easier access to the Moss Giants. Just west of the entrance.
26	Underwall tunnel	Falador	No	Southwest corner of Falador. Provides easier travel between the west bank and Rimmington, as well as the Crafting Guild.
29	Obstacle pipe	Agility Dungeon	No	Allows access to a room with Skeletons and the Sinister chest.
30	Stepping stones	Brimhaven Dungeon	No	Allows access to the Red Dragons.
31	Stepping stones	Near Draynor Manor	No	Allows you to cross the River Lum between the Manor and Varrock.
32	Rock	East Catherby	Yes	Allows easier passage from Catherby to Taverly. One way. Must have completed Fishing Contest.
33	Log balance	Ardougne	No	Allows easy passage across the river.
34	Pipe squeeze	Brimhaven Dungeon	No	Allows passage between the Red dragon and Black demon rooms.
36	Rock	Taverly Dungeon	Yes	Allows escape from the Taverly Dungeon by crossing the water to Catherby from the Water obelisk island. One way.
37	Rocks	Tree Gnome Stronghold	No	Northeast of the Grand Tree. Allows easy access to Barbarian Outpost and the Lighthouse.
38	Rocks	Al Kharid	No	Allows easy access into the desert mining area from the north end.
39	Wall	Yanille	Yes	South-west Yanille. Provides easier access to Gu'Tanoth and southern areas.
40	Balancing ledge	Agility Dungeon	No	First obstacle into the Agility Dungeon, giving access to the Chaos druid warriors. Drops you into a pit of Poison spiders if you fail.
41	Rocks	Trollheim	No	Easy cliffside scramble. Allows easier travel over the hill near the Troll Stronghold.
42	Narrow crevice	Dwarven mine	No	Provides a shortcut between the two arms of the mine.
43	Rocks	Trollheim	No	Medium cliffside scramble. Allows easier travel over the hill near the Troll Stronghold.
44	Rocks	Trollheim	No	Advanced cliffside scramble. Allows easier travel over the hill near the Troll Stronghold.
45	Log balance	Tirannwn	No	Allows passage between different parts of the forest.
46	Narrow walkway	Zanaris	No	Provides faster travel between the bank and the Cosmic altar.
47	Rocks	Trollheim	No	Hard cliffside scramble. Allows easier travel over the hill near the Troll Stronghold.
48	Log balance	North of Camelot	No	Provides slightly faster travel to eastern Fremmenick province.
51	Pipe squeeze	Varrock Sewers/Edgeville Dungeon	No	Allows passage between the eastern part of the Edgeville Dungeon and the Moss Giants in the Varrock Sewers.
53	Rock	Karamja	Yes	Provides easier travel between the Karamja volcano area and lower Karamja.
57	Monkey bars	Agility Dungeon	No	Provides access to the Chaos druids deeper in the dungeon, as well as a lockpick respawn down the nearby stairs.
58	Weathered wall	Ectofunctus	No	Provides faster travel down to the pool of slime.
59	Rocks	Arandar	No	Easy cliffside scramble. Helps when using the elven shortcut to Tirannwn.
61	Spiked chain	Slayer Tower	No	Shortcut between Crawling hand area and Aberrant Specter area on the second floor.
62	Narrow crevice	Slayer Dungeon	No	Shortcut between Basilisk area and Turoth area.
64	Rocks	Trollheim	No	Shortcut from Trollheim to level 20 Wilderness. One way.
65	Loose railing	River Salve	No	Slightly faster way to get from one bank to the other, bypassing the underground route.
66	Narrow walkway	Zanaris	No	Much faster travel between the bank and the Cosmic altar.
67	Pile of rubble	Agility Dungeon	No	Access to an area with 4 Chaos druids and Salarin the Twisted.
68	Rocks	Arandar	No	Medium cliffside scramble. Helps when using the elven shortcut to Tirannwn.
70	Pipe squeeze	Taverley Dungeon	No	Quick passage between the entrance and the Blue dragon area. Bypasses need for the Dusty key.
71	Spiked chain	Slayer Tower	No	Shortcut between Infernal Mages area on the second floor and Nechraeyl area on the third floor.
80	Spiked blades	Taverley Dungeon	No	Shortcut between the entrance and the Poison spider area. Bypasses need for the Dusty key.
81	Spiked blades	Slayer Dungeon	No	Shortcut between the Cave crawler area and the Pyrefiend area.
85	Rocks	Arandar	No	Advanced cliffside scramble. Helps when using the elven shortcut to Tirannwn.

Temporary boosts

• An Agility potion will boost Agility by 3. You can make these using the Herblore skill.
• A Summer pie will boost Agility by 5. You can make these using the Cooking skill.
• A yellow Spicy stew will boost or lower Agility by 6.

Quests rewarding Agility experience

Quest	Experience
Cabin Fever	7,000
Cold War	5,000
Darkness of Hallowvale	7,000
The Fremennik Trials	2,812
The Grand Tree	7,900
Icthlarin's Little Helper	4,000
Mourning's Ends Part II	20,000
Recipe for Disaster (Awowogei section)	10,000
Recruitment Drive	1,000
Regicide	13,750
Royal Trouble	5,000
Troll Romance	8,000
Underground Pass	3,000