Total level is the sum of the levels of all of a player's skills. The current maximum for members is 2,277, the maximum for free players is 1,493. Total level is a common way for players to compare their stats.
The opening page on the HiScores ranks players by their total level, then by experience. Other than when new skills have been recently released, the top ranked players in the hiscores are generally listed in order of experience rather than rank. The number one player won't have a higher level than the number two player, but certainly more experience.
Certain worlds require total level requirement to access
| World | Location | Members | Total Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 349 |  United Kingdom
|
|
2000 |
| 353 |  United States (east)
|
|
1250 |
| 361 | United States (east)
|
|
2000 |
| 366 | United Kingdom
|
|
1500 |
| 373 | United Kingdom
|
|
1750 |
| 381 | United Kingdom
|
|
500 |
| 385 | United States (east)
|
|
750 |
| 391 |  Australia
|
|
1750 |
| 396 |  Germany
|
|
2000 |
| 415 | United States (east)
|
|
2200 |
| 416 | United States (east)
|
|
1500 |
| 419 | United States (west)
|
|
500 |
| 420 | United States (west)
|
|
1500 |
Average skill levels to access these worlds are as follows (rounded up): 500 (34), 750 (50), 1250 (55), 1500 (66), 1750 (77), 2000 (87), 2200 (96). It is necessary to get more than the listed total level for the free to play total worlds, since levels in members skills (including the initial 8 if level 1 in those skills) do not count toward the total level required for the free to play worlds 81, 85 and 119.
The fireworks that appear when a player reaches the max total level.
Once players reach the max total level, a different set of fireworks will appear in place of the regular set of fireworks usually seen when levelling up.
In RuneScape Classic, the maximum total level was 1,782 (1,390 for free players). The addition of Runecrafting (1,881), Slayer (1,980), Farming (2,079), Construction (2,178) and the latest skill, Hunter (2,277), brought the maximum total level to 2,277 (1,493 for free players).
Trivia[]
- The first player to reach the current maximum total level was Jebrim on 27 October 2013, 247 days after the servers were first opened.