
OSRS Crazy Archaeologist Guide: Strategy & Gear Setups
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Crafting can be an expensive skill to train, even in F2P. While there are profitable methods available, the fastest training options typically come at a cost. That said, crafting is still quick to level compared to other F2P skills, and there are several viable methods to get you to level 99.
While crafting leather gloves is faster, it's best to complete the quests below first—especially if you plan to do them eventually. They offer easy Crafting XP with minimal effort:
These quests offer a total of 950 crafting XP, taking the player from 1 to 8 crafting.
Note: The prices listed below are based on Grand Exchange prices at the time this article was written. Always check current market prices before using any of these methods.
Level |
Items |
XP per item |
XP per hour |
Materials |
Material cost (GP) |
Product cost (GP) |
Profit/loss (GP) |
XP needed |
Time |
1-5 |
Leather gloves |
13.8 |
18,900 |
29 leather |
9,500 |
29 |
-9,471 |
388 |
1.23 minutes |
5-6 |
Gold ring |
15 |
20,250 |
8 gold bars |
1,032 |
1,224 |
+192 |
124 |
36 seconds |
6-8 |
Gold necklace |
20 |
27,000 |
15 gold bars |
1,935 |
2,700 |
+765 |
289 |
39 seconds |
8-20 |
Gold amulet (u) |
30 |
40,500 |
122 gold bars |
15,867 |
19,434 |
+3,567 |
3,669 |
5.4 minutes |
20-27 |
Sapphire |
50 |
145,000 |
105 uncut sapphire |
30,870 |
30,660 |
-210 |
5,260 |
2.2 minutes |
27-34 |
Emerald |
67.5 |
175,000 |
155 uncut diamond |
69,595 |
63,395 |
-6,200 |
10,494 |
3.6 minutes |
34-43 |
Ruby |
85 |
230,000 |
354 Uncut ruby |
341,256 |
280,722 |
-60,534 |
30,115 |
7.9 minutes |
43-99 |
Diamond |
107.5 |
290,000 |
120,783 Uncut diamond |
275,385,240 |
203,398,572 |
-71,986,668 |
12,984,092 |
44.8 hours |
A total of 275,855,295 GP (29 leather, 131,506 gold bars, 175 sapphires, 320 emeralds, 175 rubies, and 129,719 diamonds), for a total loss of 71,905,709 GP, and 66 hours, 22.8 minutes are required to get to 99 crafting using fastest f2p crafting methods above.
Making Jewerellery is the most profitable path to 99 crafting in F2P. However, it still requires a large capital to do as shown in the table below
Level |
Items |
XP per item |
XP per hour |
Materials needed |
Material cost (GP) |
Product Value (GP) |
Profit/loss (GP) |
1-5 |
Leather gloves |
13.8 |
18,900 |
29 leather |
9,500 |
29 |
9,471 |
5–6 |
Gold ring |
15 |
20,250 |
8× Gold bar |
1,032 |
1,224 |
192 |
6–8 |
Gold necklace |
20 |
27,000 |
15× Gold bar |
1,935 |
2,700 |
765 |
8–20 |
Gold amulet (u) |
30 |
40,500 |
122× Gold bar |
15,867 |
19,434 |
3,567 |
20–22 |
Sapphire ring |
40 |
42,000 |
29× Gold bar, 29× Sapphire |
12,209 |
14,500 |
2,291 |
22–24 |
Sapphire necklace |
55 |
57,750 |
26× Gold bar, 26× Sapphire |
10,946 |
12,922 |
1,976 |
24–31 |
Sapphire amulet (u) |
65 |
68,250 |
120× Gold bar, 120× Sapphire |
50,520 |
53,880 |
3,360 |
31–40 |
Emerald amulet (u) |
70 |
73,500 |
320× Gold bar, 320× Emerald |
172,160 |
217,600 |
45,440 |
40–43 |
Ruby necklace |
75 |
78,750 |
175× Gold bar, 175× Ruby |
161,350 |
190,750 |
29,400 |
43–56 |
Diamond ring |
85 |
89,250 |
1,573× Gold bar, 1,573× Diamond |
2,851,849 |
2,939,937 |
88,088 |
56–70 |
Diamond necklace |
90 |
94,500 |
6,151× Gold bar, 6,151× Diamond |
11,151,763 |
12,019,054 |
867,291 |
70–99 |
Diamond amulet (u) |
100 |
105,000 |
122,968× Gold bar, 122,968× Diamond |
222,940,984 |
232,778,424 |
9,837,440 |
Total capital of 235,741,325 GP is required to get 99 crafting through this path and will turn in a profit of 10,690,255 GP.
Petecleff13 is a passionate writer who has authored hundreds of articles in many areas throughout the years. He has also played OSRS with several account builds for over 5 years. He uses his passion for playing OSRS and writing to provide informative guides for both novice and experienced OSRS players. He is originally from South Africa and joined LuckyCharmGold as an Author in 2020.
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