Nice gains. Im following the topic!
Day 10 The Final Day
Current Trades
Items Bought: Nature Talisman, Glory x3, Tooth Half Key
Items Sold: None
I was hard at work with my little emerald hunt.
Nice, 2 emeralds this trip, doing okay!
..Then it hit me. 44 herblore?
Wait ohh yeah I forgot about legends quest! I need to do legends quest for the dragon square but thatâs not a problem I just got one of the requirements. We can complete it before we go for 83 ranged!
While we are here might as well look at the emerald drop rate and crunch some numbersâŚ
After doing some math I realized I wont get the emeralds needed until 85 ranged assuming I go on rate; no that wonât work I need it to be below 83!
Ok we will deal with that later, tomorrow we have to get the requirements for legends! What? A rune axe??? Jagex are you insane!
No, I guess we will deal with this now⌠Seriously though they couldnât allow you to use an adamant one? Or put in a shop for a rune axe?
I need 85 smithing BEFORE I can get 83 ranged; in fact I was supposed to do this before starting this grind but we wonât go thereâŚ
Oh? We are done!
Okay, emerald time!
71 more emeralds if we make trips with silver for crafting
37 more emeralds if we just focus on smithing
Hmm.. I need to think of something we have emeralds for 85 smithing but 84 ranged is too steep.
Then it hit me wait a minute! Lets look at that setup again!
There two slots which are used for superheating; if we forgo that we will need less emeralds! No better idea we are after silver! Is there another mine with BOTH iron and silver? We can just superheat there!
Alright, Grand Tree mine it is. But, wait I tested rate there and only got around 18k mining xp an hour it sucked!
By the way, when dorgesh-kaan mine comes out in mid 05 sourcing silver and getting crafting xp will be much easier. Hopefully, silver hopping will be viable again with 24 silver ore trips.
I see the silver in my defense its easy to miss.
This formation is quite badâŚ
I did nab the silver ores since I do need them!
Cyanwarrior4 has encountered his next new challenge, will he be able to overcome it? Find out in the next episode of the Cyanwarrior4 Semi-Ironman Adventure! (I always wanted to say that!)
You can get rune axes from hard clues, probably quicker than 85 smithing
Yes I am aware, but legends quest came out before clue scrolls
From a game design perspective the rune axe isnât accessible which forces you to trade with somebody else. Thereâs no alternatives or anything else (well except for 85 smithing but it doesnât support all playstyles)
As for me Iâll be getting 85 smithing; I can try to dart blue dragons for a clue but Iâll end up having to do this grind anyway.
Day 11 244 Build Update day!
Current Trades
Items Bought: Nature Talisman, Glory x3, Tooth Half Key
Items Sold: None
Today is the big day! We have moved forward in time to June 28th so its time to check out the updates!
Cool item highlight!
Wow! Did not expect so many people to actually read this post!
Its crowded as I suspected with the thieving stall timer reduced!
Couldnât help myself to try out some thieving!
This is much more tolerable for me!
Nice! A thieving level!
The xp rates definitely feel faster too!
Sweet another level! Wait! Lets not get distracted we have mining and smithing to do!
Its wise from an overall perspective to do thieving now but honestly it doesnât synergize well with my build.
Moving on! Mining time!
Actually feels refreshing its been awhile!
Hmm does this rock work? Nah.
Its too far from the others to really workâŚ
Recorded xp/hr:
14,740 mining
4350 (8700 + 876.8 banked) smith
18,444 magic
3200 crafting banked
348 iron 64 silver mined
A tad bit too slow well I am mining the silverâŚ
I wonder if I can do better?
Oh! An emerald sweet!
To be continuedâŚ
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Day 12 The Grand Tree Training Arc Begins!
Current Trades
Items Bought: Nature Talisman, Glory x3, Tooth Half Key
Items Sold: None
For all who will hear and listen! Learn about the tale of Cyanwarrior4!
Among a massive population spike Cyanwarrior4 was born! Like all the others he started his adventure as a feeble essence miner.
However he was different he had grit and determination.
100,000 miles by foot in the harsh jungle, evading hidden spiders and poisonous spears. 50,000 magic stones mined 50,000 magic stones crafted.
With the magic stones the once hidden power of the Superheat spell became available! This became the foundation of his powerâŚ
He took on the spells properties⌠Magic was mastered.
Even mining was no match.
Smithing only partially conquered the adventure continues..
He possessed a clear mind with keen intellect.
He was even swift with a pickaxe, but agile he was notâŚ
Okay, Iâm done! Iâm just grinding now what did you expect?
Recorded xp/hr:
15,775 mining
4663(9325 + 931.6 banked) smith
19,769 magic
3400 crafting banked
373 iron 68 silver mined
Better but still not good enough, but I know where I made my mistake. I should have been mining here before the old journal stall was corrected⌠I donât want to think about how much crafting experience I missed!
At this point Iâm going to get some agility levels. A guide on this when I master it I promise!
Oh yeah and this!
See ya tomorrow!
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Which skill did you train to manage this? I need to level that ASAP.
Love reading these, keep 'em coming
Donât tell anyone about grand tree mine, itâs my favorite mine and I donât want competition!
Lol. Itâs not that Iâm so smart its just that with this playstyle I am forced to be creative and try various things even if they donât seem viable or efficient. Itâs similar to the Swampletics series.
Iâm glad you enjoy reading these as much as I enjoy writing them!
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Aww, Iâm sorry. But my kindness is going to want to inform them about the effective methods to train.
Community over xp gains anyday in my book!
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Day 13 Grand Tree Preparations
Current Trades
Items Bought: Nature Talisman, Glory x3, Tooth Half Key
Items Sold: None
After being unsatisfied with my attempts at the Grand Tree I went to go craft and smith what I made so far.
I promise Iâll explain why Iâm obsessed with these when the time comes!
Much needed crafting level! The silver really helps!
Good idea to do smelting in stages since its tedious.
Friendly neighborhood Cyanwarrior4 helping people out!
Not sure how I feel about this though⌠Getting free smithing xp kinda goes against the challenge, but at the same time I didnât want to say no to his request! Probably overthinking this!
You should always help others when you can itâs good karma!
Just one more!
Every smithing level is huge to get from here!
Now off to run some laps!
Ohh this is faster than I expected!
And⌠Iâm dead!
Iâve never laughed so hard at my own death before! Some pker ran at me and took me out in one hit; my health was very low!
The wilderness agility grind continues!
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I definitely think you should allow yourself to smith the odd items for people here and there. It wonât make a noticeable difference in your journey but itâs good karma just like you said 
And grats on 84 smithing, just one more for that legendary rune bar 
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Alright will do then! Thanks again for reading!
Day 14 Wilderness Agility
Current Trades
Items Bought: Nature Talisman, Glory x3, Tooth Half Key
Items Sold: None
Round, round, round we go to get agility!
Round, round, round we go through the pipe!
(So far so good)
Round, round, round we go swing across the pit!
(Why are there spikes down there, I hope I dont slip!)
Round, round - ow!
(That hurts! Why are there skeletons here as if that wasnât enough!)
Round, round, round we go across the lava pit!
(Why is there a random pit of lava here?)
Round, round - ouch that burns!
(How did I survive that?)
Ok who built this course? Iâll give them a piece of my mind!
Gah, I need these levels.
Round, round, we go across the log!
(As if the first set of spikes werenât enough!)
Round, round, we go up the - sweet an agility level!
(Can i go now?)
Round, round, we go - look a running partner! Yay!
Come sing with me!
YEAH LETS GO! TRAINING COMPLETE!!!
Sorry, Salarin I wonât be paying you a visit just yet!
Ok, Iâm exaggerating the grind wasnât too bad. It was faster than I expected! Time to test these agility levels in the Grand Tree mine!
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Day 15 Cyanwarrior4 vs Grand Tree Mine! Rematch!
Current Trades
Items Bought: Nature Talisman, Glory x3, Tooth Half Key
Items Sold: None
Ok! So round 2. This plan should work fairly well!
Ready⌠set go!
Wait wait wait, I forgot my staff!
Ok, now!
Alright silver is cleared so switch to walkâŚ
Ok remember not to superheat the middle rock so⌠noooo!
Any other random but that one would have been fineâŚ
Now I have to start over!
Ok mine this last and superheat the ores on the way to bank and..
We are done!
Recorded xp/hr:
16,595 mining
4900 (9825 + 986.4 banked) smith
20,841 magic
3600 crafting banked
393 iron 72 silver mined
Ok, not bad but we can still do better and optimize some parts. Only way to do that is to get another stall Bull Roarer could help, hopefully we can get it without a rune axe!
Questing time!
So glad I waited to do this the small spiders were not aggressive toward me at 74 combat!
Why are these locked in a cage and the other ones arent?
Completed! I can now start legends!
Yeeeaaaahhh! Inside the jungle without a rune axe!
#addyaxegang
Ohh this is pretty good!
Sorry, but youâll have to wait and see!
Day 16 Grand Tree Mine conquered!
Current Trades
Items Bought: Nature Talisman, Glory x3, Tooth Half Key
Items Sold: None
After obtaining the Bullroarer I was finally able to optimize my new method!
..and a bullroarer here!
Oh sweet a useful level
No chaos druids were killed in the making of this!
..and a bullroarer there!
..fully optimized plan we have!
Recorded xp/hr:
16,795 mining
4913 (9825 + 1041.2 banked) smith
20,841 magic
3800 crafting banked
393 iron 76 silver mined
This is as fast as this method gets Iâm quite sure. Iâll also note I lose an inventory slot so less iron is banked.
Alright Iâm done memeing (at least for now!) so on to the guide!
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WHAT ARE THE REAL RATES? WHAT ARE THEY HIDING FROM US
Once again here is another guide! This one I recommend to pretty much anyone looking to do any serious mining training post 60 because you will gain solid passive crafting xp on your journey! Below 55-60 mining I wouldnât recommend this and here is why.
Iron has a 100% success rate at 63 mining or higher. For this method you will be gathering silver on the side, so mining the iron quickly is critical!
Superheat Silver Gathering Method
Requirements:
Grand Tree Quest
Recommended:
55+ Mining
43+ Magic
Nature Runes - Ironmen plan accordingly!
*You only need a few per trip if limited access
Bullroarer - You just need to be able to start legends quest
*Itâs okay if you donât have this though but expect to use more natures!
XP/HR - Tested with 87 mining but doesnât matter as much since youâre mostly mining iron.
16795 Mining XP
4913 Smithing XP (9825 iron bars, 1041.2 smelting silver)
*assuming you superheat all your ore
20841 Magic XP
*again assuming you superheat all your ore
3800 Crafting XP - banked in symbols
Gear:
Inventory:
You can still do this method without the bullroarer
Ok, listen carefully or better yet read carefully! This method is a bit complex but it will work for most account builds!
Start at Grand Tree West bank so you can avoid camera movement! Run toward the center of the tree and use your bullroarer once.
You can use bullroarer twice if you time it right but personally I donât bother. Obviously just run if you donât have bullroarer.
Go down to the lowest level use bullroarer if youâre a lower agility level and need to conserve energy; otherwise just run.
Push through the roots run toward the silver rocks and use bullroarer again; the animation time to open the roots is long enough for you to use bullroarer again
Run to the first silver rock and mine it; afterward turn off your run energy before you mine the other 3
You donât want to waste energy here since youâll no longer be 0kg!
After mining the final silver rock you have three choices.
- Just walk to the iron rocks if you donât have bullroarer and need to manage energy
- Turn on run and superheat the silver ore as you run
to the iron rocks - Turn on run and use bullroarer spam click the walk option to ensure you only lose minimal energy
Ensure you are walking as you mine the iron rock formation! Very important!
For this next part you only want to superheat most of your iron ore so you can use them as a stall for running back to the bank. You will also regain more energy by partially superheating since the superheat stall also stalls run regen.
Superheat the rocks marked green and donât superheat the rock marked red, good rhythm for long sessions.
Otherwise if youâre low on nature runes just mine the three rock formation circled; you will also regain more energy!
Optional but if youâre using bull roarer on your final rock rotation do not superheat the last rock; youâll use it later.
Otherwise if you donât have bullroarer youâll have an extra inventory slot so just walk to the final rock and mine it; or you can superheat if you want to I guess..
Once youâre full use bullroarer and then superheat two or three times depending on your clicks as you run toward the exit
2-3 nature runes used so far if conserving
Otherwise, if you lack bullroarer just superheat as you run toward the exit
Usually 3-4 superheats.
Once you push the roots on your way out superheat once or use bullroarer instead if youâre conserving natures.
2-3 nature runes used so far if conserving
Climb to the second floor. On the way back to the bank superheat four times; if you have extra ores just superheat them at the bank or if you have to few run the remaining distance.
If youâre conserving nature runes use bull roarer then superheat once or twice; 3-5 nature runes per trip.
Rise and repeat! Sorry, I know this is very long. Lets just say Iâm a very meticulous person!
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Day 17 Road to 85 Smithing
Current Trades
Items Bought: Nature Talisman, Glory x3, Tooth Half Key
Items Sold: None
Iâll be straight Iâm still grinding away toward 85 smith
87 Mining but I missed the screenshot!
In the meantime lets talk about Smithing!
By default it requires x2 of your Mining skill to gain Smithing. So it is a fairly difficult skill.
There are 3 main ways to train it (4 with goldsmithing):
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Do pure mining x2 with either iron or steel; iron is faster but steel yields more gp.
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Use rings of forging for 100% iron smelt. This is what I did in f2p osrs it took around 3 months. I ended up with 92 ranged, 90 mining and 89 smith; since I had to gather the rubies. In 04 there is a shop for them in zanaris.
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Superheat to bypass the smelting process with 100% accuracy, this is the most efficient but it requires a ton of nature runes. Itâs success is highly dependent on how many nature runes you can craft per hour. I did this but we will get into this in a bit!
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Mine gold and use goldsmithing gauntlets. I personally havenât tried it yet but there must be a caveat, since the other methods require some outside source to work. Gold mines slow and even with higher mining youâre getting nerfed by the 2 minute respawn timer. Iâll test this later!
As you already know I Superheated my smithing but I had what I call a build loop for my almost ironman. I have an afk activity and a non afk activity that synergize together!
You guessed it! My afk activity is mining rune essence.
I always do this on time when I canât really play this game for efficiency.
For active time I crafted nature runes when my stack got below 5k and superheated when it was above to ensure I was able to consistently superheat.
However as I start to burn through my remaining natures, this build loop will change soon!
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Day 18 Grand Tree Training Arc Complete!
Current Trades
Items Bought: Nature Talisman, Glory x3, Tooth Half Key
Items Sold: None
This was the day that I finally banked all the iron bars I needed for 85 smithing!
The spoils of war! Yay!
Knocked out this quest for the extra smithing and crafting!
Brings back memories as a kid one of the first quests Iâve ever done!
Much needed crafting level!
I do buy feathers while Iâm smelting for my unfinished iron dart collection
I made enough to get me to 70 fletching for a future build but we will discuss this later!
Another crafting level! Gosh these feel so satisfying to get!
I was rather busy that day so this is as far I went! Stay tuned for more updates!