Untradable items are some of the most impactful upgrades you can unlock in Old School RuneScape. Unlike tradable gear, these items permanently improve how your account functions. They save time, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and often unlock entirely new ways to play the game. From faster travel and better Slayer efficiency to powerful combat bonuses and skilling conveniences, untradables form the backbone of long-term account progression.

In this guide, we break down the most useful untradable items in OSRS, explain why they matter, and rank them based on their true impact. Whether you are a fresh account or pushing into end-game PvM, this tier list will help you prioritise what to unlock first.

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Why Untradables Matter in OSRS

Untradable items function as permanent account upgrades. Once unlocked, they support you across nearly all activities in Old School RuneScape. Many of them cannot be replaced by gold alone, and some remain best-in-slot even at endgame.

Examples include:

• Void Knight armour, allowing powerful PvM setups without expensive gear

• Herb Sack and Bonecrusher, making Slayer more AFK and efficient

• Ornament kits, which reduce death fees and save millions over time

• Graceful, cutting travel time dramatically across quests, skilling, and farm runs

In short, untradables are not optional conveniences. They are a core pillar of efficient account progression.

Best Early Game Untradables

Graceful Outfit

The Graceful set is arguably the most important early-game untradable in OSRS.

How to Get It

Train rooftop Agility courses and collect 260 Marks of Grace, then purchase the full set from the Rogues’ Den beneath the Burthorpe pub.

Main Uses

  • Reduces weight by 25 kg

  • Increases run energy restoration by 30%

This set significantly enhances questing, farming, runecrafting, and general travel. The quality-of-life gain is massive, especially before stamina potions become easily affordable.

Ardougne Cloak

A strong early teleport and utility item.

How to Get It

Reward from the Ardougne Achievement Diary. Even the easy tier is extremely useful.

Main Uses

  • Free teleport to Ardougne Monastery

  • Nearby altar for prayer restoration

  • Close access to a fairy ring

  • Decent stat bonuses

This cloak solves early-game Ardougne access and pairs perfectly with fairy ring travel.

Ava’s Device

A must-have for any Ranged setup.

How to Get It

Complete Animal Magnetism.

  • Ava’s Attractor: 30 Ranged

  • Ava’s Accumulator: 50 Ranged

Main Uses

  • Recovers fired ammunition

  • Provides Ranged attack bonuses

Without Ava’s device, Ranged becomes extremely expensive over time. This item pays for itself many times over.

Dramen Staff

The gateway to OSRS’s best teleport system.

How to Get It

Obtained during the Lost City quest.

Main Uses

After starting Fairytale II – Cure a Queen, the Dramen staff allows access to fairy rings, which are among the fastest and most versatile travel options in the game.

Salve Amulet

Best-in-slot against undead enemies.

How to Get It

Complete Haunted Mine.

Main Uses

  • 16.67% accuracy and damage boost vs undead (melee)

  • Upgradable and imbueable for 20% accuracy and damage across all styles

This amulet is essential for content like Barrows, Slayer tasks, and undead bosses.

Rune Pouch

One of the most impactful inventory upgrades in OSRS.

How to Get It

  • Buy a Rune Pouch note from the Grand Exchange

  • 750 Slayer points

  • Mage Training Arena points

  • Last Man Standing points

Main Uses

  • Holds 3 rune types (4 with Thread of Elidinis from Tombs of Amascut)

  • Saves inventory space for PvM and skilling

Early-game accounts often struggle to afford this item. If you want to fast-track upgrades like this, you can buy safe and secure OSRS gold from our OSRS Store.

Best Combat Mid-Late Game Untradables

Barrows Gloves

The gold standard for hybrid gloves.

How to Get It

Complete Recipe for Disaster.

Main Uses

  • Strong bonuses for all combat styles

  • Used almost everywhere until best-in-slot gloves are unlocked

Void Knight Armour

A powerful glass-cannon armour set.

How to Get It

Earn 1,250 Commendation Points from Pest Control. Combat Achievements increase point gain per game.

Main Uses

  • Set bonus increases accuracy and damage

  • Easily switches combat styles by changing helmets

  • Ranged Void can outperform Masori in some scenarios

  • Elite Void available after Western Provinces Hard Diary

Fighter Torso

Exceptional melee strength for its cost.

How to Get It

Reward from Barbarian Assault.

Main Uses

Provides the same melee strength bonus as Bandos, Inquisitor, and Oathplate chestpieces, making it a staple mid-game upgrade.Slayer Helmet (i)

Best-in-slot Slayer helmet.

How to Get It

Unlock with Slayer points, then craft and imbue.

Main Uses

  • 16.67% melee accuracy and strength boost on task

  • Imbued version grants 15% accuracy and damage for Ranged and Magic

Fire Cape / Infernal Cape

Iconic melee capes.

How to Get It

  • Fire Cape: Fight Caves

  • Infernal Cape: The Inferno

Main Uses

Best-in-slot melee capes. Infernal is a direct upgrade but significantly harder to obtain.

Arclight / Emberlight

Demonbane weapons with massive bonuses.

How to Get It

  • Arclight: Darklight + Ancient Shards

  • Emberlight: Tormented Synapse + Charged Arclight

Main Uses

  • 70% accuracy and damage boost against demons

  • Stat-draining special attack

Imbued God Cape

Best magic cape in the game.

How to Get It

Complete Mage Arena II in the Wilderness.

Main Uses

Provides the strongest Magic bonuses available.

Ornament Kits

A hidden gold-saving upgrade.

How to Get It

Treasure Trails or Grand Exchange.

Main Uses

  • Makes gear untradable

  • Removes item value from death calculations

  • Significantly reduces death fees

Best Skilling Untradables

Varrock Armour

Mining efficiency staple.

How to Get It

Varrock Achievement Diaries.

Main Uses

Elite version grants:

  • 10% chance to mine double ores

  • 10% chance to smelt double bars at Edgeville

Magic Secateurs

Essential for farming.

How to Get It

Fairytale I – Growing Pains.

Main Uses

Increases crop yield chance by 10%, making it invaluable for Herb Runs.

Crystal Saw

Construction progression accelerator.

How to Get It

The Eyes of Glouphrie.

Main Uses

Invisible +3 Construction boost, commonly stacked with stews to build a maxed POH earlier.

Cooking / Goldsmith Gauntlets

Versatile skilling gloves.

How to Get It

Family Crest quest.

Main Uses

  • Cooking: Reduced burn rates

  • Goldsmith: 2.5x Smithing XP at Blast Furnace

Mining Gloves

AFK mining upgrade.

How to Get It

Mining Guild minerals.

Main Uses

Allows multiple ore pulls before depletion.

Log Basket

Woodcutting efficiency tool.

How to Get It

Forestry Shop.

Main Uses

Holds up to 28 logs for longer trips and higher XP.

Fish Barrel

AFK Fishing staple.

How to Get It

Reward from Tempoross.

Main Uses

Stores 28 fish, doubling inventory capacity.

OSRS Untradable Tier List

S-Rank (Mandatory Upgrades)

  • Graceful Outfit

  • Rune Pouch

  • Barrows Gloves

  • Avernic / Dragon Defender

  • Slayer Helmet (i)

  • Void Knight Armour

  • Fire / Infernal Cape

  • Ava’s Assembler / Dizana’s Quiver

  • Imbued God Cape

  • Emberlight / Arclight

  • Magic Secateurs

A-Rank (Highly Recommended)

  • Soulbearer

  • Ash Sanctifier

  • Herb Sack

  • Bonecrusher

  • Log Basket

  • Fish Barrel

  • Plank Sack

  • Crystal Saw

  • Cooking / Goldsmith Gauntlets

  • Ectophial

B-Rank (Nice to Have)

  • Expert Mining Gloves

  • Varrock Armour 4

  • Quetzal Whistle

  • Pendant of Ates

  • Trawler’s Trust

  • Royal Seed Pod

  • Skilling Outfits

  • Gem Bag

  • Coal Bag

  • Xeric’s Talisman

Final Thoughts

That wraps up our OSRS Untradable Items Tier List. These upgrades may not be tradable, but their value compounds every single time you log in. Whether you are skilling, training Slayer, or pushing into end-game PvM, untradables consistently save time, gold, and effort.

Prioritise the upgrades that align with your goals, unlock them as early as possible, and your account will feel stronger and smoother with every milestone reached.

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