OSRS Magic Calculator

Magic splits into cheap-and-slow and fast-and-pricey. The budget route is splashing or alchemy, which you can do almost AFK while you watch something else; the fast route is bursting and barraging stacked Slayer or maniacal-monkey tasks, which top out around 400k XP/hr. There are also profitable utility spells like Plank Make and High Alchemy that make money while you train.

Want the full breakdown? Read our 1–99 Magic training guide — every method, the gear, AFK routes, profit and tips.

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Fastest route to 99 Magic

Lvl 1 Gemstone Crab (combat spells, AFK) 7,000 XP/hr
Lvl 7 Lvl-1 Enchant (sapphire amulets) 32,000 XP/hr
Lvl 20 Arceuus Library (book deliveries) 36,000 XP/hr
Lvl 21 Low Level Alchemy 60,000 XP/hr
Lvl 37 Arceuus Library (book deliveries) 66,600 XP/hr
Lvl 43 Superheat Item 97,000 XP/hr
Lvl 60 Arceuus Library (book deliveries) 108,000 XP/hr
Lvl 70 Bursting (Ice Burst) 280,000 XP/hr
Lvl 71 Cure Me (Morytania Spider Cave) 414,000 XP/hr

Cheap & AFK: splashing and High Alchemy train Magic in the background — far slower than barraging but very low effort and, for alching, even profitable.

All Magic training methods

Method	Unlock	XP/hr	Per action	AFK	F2P
Gemstone Crab (combat spells, AFK)	Lvl 1	7,000–73,500	Fire rune, Air rune, Death rune	AFK	—
Splashing (Curse)	Lvl 19	15,000	Body rune, Earth rune, Water rune	AFK	Yes
Low Level Alchemy	Lvl 21	60,000	Fire rune, Nature rune	—	Yes
Superheat Item	Lvl 43	97,000	Fire rune, Nature rune	—	Yes
High Level Alchemy	Lvl 55	78,000	Fire rune, Nature rune	AFK	Yes
Bursting (Ice Burst)	Lvl 70	280,000	Chaos rune, Death rune, Water rune	—	—
Tan Leather (Lunar)	Lvl 78	130,000	Astral rune, Fire rune, Nature rune	—	—
Plank Make (Lunar)	Lvl 86	166,000	Astral rune, Earth rune, Nature rune	—	—
Barraging (Ice Barrage)	Lvl 94	400,000	Blood rune, Death rune, Water rune	—	—
Arceuus Library (book deliveries)	Lvl 1	1,800–178,200	—	—	—
Cure Me (Morytania Spider Cave)	Lvl 71	414,000	Astral rune, Cosmic rune, Law rune	—	—
Lvl-1 Enchant (sapphire amulets)	Lvl 7	32,000	Cosmic rune, Water rune, Sapphire amulet	—	Yes
Camelot Teleport	Lvl 45	80,000	Air rune, Law rune	—	—
Bake Pie (Lunar, passive)	Lvl 65	113,000	Astral rune, Fire rune, Water rune	AFK	—
Magic Imbue (Lunar, passive)	Lvl 82	20,000	Astral rune, Fire rune, Water rune	AFK	—
String Jewellery (Lunar)	Lvl 80	150,000	Astral rune, Earth rune, Water rune	AFK	—

See the full Magic training guide for the level-by-level breakdown, gear and FAQ.

Training with High Alchemy? Compare items by gain per cast and buy limit in the High Alch calculator.

Magic calculator — FAQ

What's the fastest way to train Magic in OSRS?

Barraging or bursting tightly-packed monsters — stacked Slayer tasks like dust devils or smoke devils, or maniacal monkeys — is the fastest Magic XP, roughly 300k–400k XP/hr. It only needs runes, so even ironmen can sustain it by crafting their own.

How do you train Magic cheaply in OSRS?

Splashing (casting a weak spell on a monster you can't damage) is the cheapest near-AFK method, and High Alchemy actually makes a small profit while training. Both are slow but cost little attention, which is why they're popular background methods.

Is alching good Magic XP?

High Alchemy is a solid passive method at roughly 78k XP/hr — slow compared to barraging, but you can do it while doing other things and it usually turns a small profit on the right items, so it effectively trains for free.