800K-1.2M GP/hr
Barrows Money Making Guide
Barrows is one of the best beginner-friendly money making methods in OSRS, offering consistent profit with multiple unique armor pieces to collect.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
- • 43 Prayer (Protect from Melee/Magic/Range)
- • 70+ Combat stats recommended
- • Completion of Priest in Peril (for Morytania access)
Recommended:
- • Morytania Hard Diary (50% more runes from chest)
- • 70+ Magic and Ranged
- • Access to Ancient Magicks or Trident
- • Barrows teleport tabs or house teleport
Gear Setup
Hybrid setup for efficiency
Recommended Gear:
Weapon:
Trident of the Swamp / Ibans Staff
Off-hand:
Book of Darkness / Mage's Book
Head:
Slayer Helmet (i) on task / Mystic Hat
Cape:
Imbued God Cape / Ava's Device
Neck:
Occult Necklace / Amulet of Glory
Body:
Mystic Robe Top / Ahrims Top
Legs:
Mystic Robe Bottom / Ahrims Skirt
Boots:
Mystic Boots / Eternal Boots
Ring:
Ring of Life / Ring of Dueling
Gloves:
Barrows Gloves / Mystic Gloves
Bring Ranged switch (weapon + body) for Ahrim to speed up kills significantly.
Inventory Setup
- • Spade (for digging to tunnel)
- • 1-2 Prayer potions (depending on prayer level)
- • 1 Super restore or Sanfew serum (for stats)
- • House teleport or Barrows teleport tabs
- • Ranged weapon switch (for Ahrim)
- • Body switch if using ranged
- • Rest of inventory: Food (Sharks or better)
Optimal Kill Order
Recommended Order:
- 1. Dharok (use Protect from Melee, kill him first when he's at lower HP)
- 2. Ahrim (switch to ranged gear and use Protect from Magic)
- 3. Karil (use Protect from Ranged and magic attacks)
- 4. Verac (use Protect from Melee, be aware he can hit through prayer)
- 5. Guthan (use Protect from Melee)
- 6. Torag (use Protect from Melee, easiest brother)
Important: After killing all 6 brothers, check your kill count before entering the tunnels. You need exactly 6 brothers killed for maximum loot potential.
Tunnel Navigation
After killing all 6 brothers, enter the tunnel by digging in the center of the Barrows area. Navigate to the chest room by:
- • Opening doors (not searching, which spawns monsters)
- • Kill 2-3 monsters in the tunnel for maximum reward potential (88% reward potential)
- • The 7th brother will spawn when you open the chest - be ready with prayer
- • Loot the chest after defeating the tunnel brother
Profit Analysis
Average Loot per Chest:
60,000 - 100,000 GP (not counting armor pieces)
Chests per Hour:
10-12 chests
Unique Armor Pieces:
- • Ahrim's Hood - 500K-1M
- • Dharok's Platebody - 1-2M
- • Guthan's Helm - 800K-1.5M
- • Karil's Coif - 400K-800K
- • And many more valuable pieces!
Expected GP/Hour:
800,000 - 1,200,000 GP
Tips for Success
- • Complete Morytania Hard Diary for 50% more runes from chest
- • Use Barrows teleport tabs for fastest banking
- • Build a Portal Chamber in your POH with Barrows teleport
- • Kill exactly 2-3 monsters in the tunnel for 88% reward potential
- • Watch out for Dharok when he's low HP - he can one-shot you
- • Verac can hit through prayer, so keep HP high when fighting him
- • Use a looting bag to extend trips if you have one
- • Track your drops to estimate long-term GP/hr accurately