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OSRS Fletching Training Guide: Leveling 1-99 Fastest XP Rates

OSRS Fletching Training Guide: Leveling 1-99 Fastest XP Rates

Fletching is one of the fastest and easiest skills to train in OSRS. Like most skills, the fastest methods of training are usually the most expensive while the profitable methods of training are significantly slower, this also applies to fletching. Players should always ensure to monitor prices when training fletching, as the prices on this article might be different from the current prices due to price fluctuations.


One unique feature of training fletching is that it can be trained while doing other activities, mainly activities that involve a lot of running or idle time like agility, stealing artefacts, farm runs, and even while questing. Training fletching while doing these kinds of activities makes it even more interesting, especially for players who enjoy more active gameplay.


Quests that give Fletching experience

When starting, players should complete quests that have little to no requirements and give fletching experience, these quests give the fastest fletching experience when starting and also come with other benefits as well.

Quests that give Fletching experience

  • quest symbolBig Chompy Bird Hunting: this requires 5 fletching, 30 cooking and 30 ranged. It rewards players with 262 fletching experience upon completion.
  • quest symbolAnimal magnetism: this requires 18 slayer, 19 crafting, 30 ranged, and 35 woodcutting. It rewards players with 1,000 fletching experience.
  • quest symbolZogre flesh eaters: this requires 4 smithing, 8 herblore, 30 ranged, and completion of Big Chompy bird and jungle potion. 
  • quest symbolThe Fremennik Trails: this requires 25 fletching, 40 woodcutting, and 40 crafting. It rewards players with 2,812.4 fletching experience upon completion.
  • quest symbolTemple of Ikov: this requires 42 thieving, 40 ranged and the ability to defeat a level 84 enemy with ranged. It rewards players with 8,000 fletching experience upon completion.


Fastest Methods of Training Fletching

Zero Time Methods of Training fletching

Zero-time methods of training fletching refers to methods of training that have no in-game delay, meaning they happen as soon as you click, for instance when making darts, when you click on a feather and then a dart tip, a dart is made instantly with no in-game delays. If you are quick enough, you can make up to 216,000 darts per hour, which is one dart every second. An advantage of this method is that it can be used for training fletching while doing other activities.


Making Darts

Making Darts is one of the best Zero-time methods of training fletching, but it is quite expensive. It’s best to buy all the materials needed in advance since you will run out quickly. Darts requires certain smithing and fletching before they can be made by combining a feather with a dart tip


Experience rates and cost of making Darts

Experience rates and cost of making Darts

Due to their buy limit, you won’t be able to fletch one type of dart for long periods unless you buy them in advance


Level 10–22: Fletching Bronze darts

Fletching Bronze darts

Players are required to have 4 smithing and 10 fletching to make bronze darts. Players can expect experience rates up to 388,800. It would take less than 1 minute to get to level 22


Materials required 

  • 2,484 feathers
  • 2,484 bronze dart tips
  • Cost = 96,850 GP
  • Loss = 52,149 GP


Level 22–37: Fletching Iron darts

Fletching Iron darts

Players are required to have 19 smithing and 22 fletching to make bronze darts. Players can expect experience rates up to 820,800 per hour. It would take roughly 1 minute and 30 seconds to get to level 37 from level 22.


Materials required 

  • 5,750 feathers
  • 5,750 iron dart tips
  • Cost = 230,000 GP
  • Loss = 51,750 GP


Level 37–52: Fletching Steel darts

Fletching Steel darts

Players are required to have 34 smithing and 37 fletching to make bronze darts. Players can expect experience rates up to 1,620,000 per hour. It would take roughly 3 minutes and 35 seconds to get to level 52.


Materials required 

  • 12,824 feathers
  • 12,824 steel dart tips
  • Cost = 602,728 GP
  • Loss = 577,080 GP


Level 52–67: Fletching Mithril darts

Fletching Mithril darts

Players are required to have 54 smithing and 52 fletching to make bronze darts. Players can expect experience rates up to 2,419,200 per hour. It would take roughly 10 minutes and 30 seconds to get to level 67.


Materials required 

  • 37,884 feathers
  • 37,884 mithril dart tips
  • Cost = 3.3M GP
  • Loss = 3.2M GP


Level 67–81: Fletching Adamant darts

Fletching Adamant darts

Players are required to have 74 smithing and 67 fletching to make bronze darts. Players can expect experience rates up to 3,240,000 per hour. It would take roughly 30 minutes to get to level 81.


Materials required 

  • 109,658 feathers
  • 109,658 adamant dart tips
  • Cost = 21.6M GP
  • Loss = 19M


Level 81–90: Fletching Rune darts

Fletching Rune darts

Players are required to have 89 smithing and 81 fletching to make bronze darts. Players can expect experience rates up to 4,060,800 per hour. It would take roughly 47 minutes to get to level 90.


Materials required 

  • 167,740 feather
  • 167,740 rune dart tips
  • Cost = 177M GP
  • Loss = 144M GP


Level 90–95: Fletching Amethyst darts

Fletching Amethyst darts

Players are required to have 90 fletching to make Amethyst darts. Players can expect experience rates up to 4,536,000 per hour. It would take roughly 46 minutes to get to level 95


Materials required 

  • 163,106 feathers
  • 163,106 amethyst dart
  • Cost = 72M GP
  • Loss = 31.6M


Level 95–99: Fletching Dragon darts

Fletching Dragon darts

Players are required to have 95 fletching to make dragon darts. Players can expect experience rates up to 5,400,000 per hour. It would take roughly 48 minutes to get to level 99.


Materials required 

  • 170,515 feathers
  • 170,515 dragon dart tips
  • Cost =283M GP
  • Loss = 64.5M


Level 10 to 99 fletching would take 3 hours and 9 minutes from making darts, total cost of 557.8 million GP, and total loss of 263 million GP if the darts are sold back to the grand exchange.


Alternative Method of Training Fletching

Making Arrows: Level 1–99

Headless arrows and arrow tips are required for making arrows. This method is quite expensive, but it is the fastest alternative method of training fletching in OSRS. It can also be done while running or doing other in-game activities, but this is less feasible than when making darts or bolts.


It’s best to buy all the materials needed for each method first so you won’t have to go to the exchange to purchase the items required.


Level 1 to 15: making headless arrow

making headless arrow

Arrows shafts and feathers are required to make headless arrows, every headless arrow made gives the player 1 fletching experience. Both of these are stackable.


Experience rates when making headless arrows

Players can get up to 45,000 experience per hour when making headless arrows, level 1 to 15 will take the player approximately 3 minutes with this method.


Materials needed for Level 1 to 15 fletching

  • 2,411 arrow shafts
  • 2,411 feathers

3 GP is required to make one arrow, and each arrow can be sold for 9 GP. This results in a profit per XP of 6 GP when making headless arrows


Level 15 to 30: Making Iron arrows

Making Iron arrows

Headless arrows and iron arrow tips are required to make iron arrows, every bronze arrow made rewards the player with 1.3 fletching experience.


Experience rates when making Iron arrows

Players can get 58,000 fletching experience per hour when making iron arrows, level 15 to 30 fletching takes about 11 minutes when using this method.


Materials needed for level 15 to 30 fletching

  • 4,381 iron arrow tips
  • 4,381 arrow shafts

16 GP is required to make an iron arrow, and each arrow can be sold for 5 GP. This results in a cost per XP of 4.40 when making iron arrows


Level 30 to 45: Making Steel arrows

Making Steel arrows

Steel arrow tips and headless arrows are required to make steel arrows, every steel arrow made rewards the player with 5 fletching experience.


Experience rates when making steel arrows

Players can expect about 225,000 experience per hour when making steel arrows, level 30 to 45 fletching will take approximately 13 minutes.


Materials needed for level 30 to 45 fletching

  • 9,630 steel arrow tips
  • 9,630 arrow shafts

35 GP is required to make an iron arrow, and each arrow can be sold for 12GP. This results in a cost per XP of 2.40 when making steel arrows


Level 45 to 52: Making Mithril arrows

Making Mithril arrows

Mithril arrow tips and headless arrows are required to make steel arrows, every mithril arrow made rewards the player with 7.5 fletching experience.


Experience rates when making Mithril arrows

Players can expect about 337,500 experience per hour when making steel arrows, level 45 to 52 fletching will take approximately 11 minutes.


Materials needed for level 45 to 52 fletching

  • 8,287 mithril arrow tips
  • 8,287 arrow shafts

41 GP is required to make an iron arrow, and each arrow can be sold for 3GP. This results in a cost per XP of 5.07 GP when making Mithril arrows


Level 52 to 75: Making Broad arrows

Making Broad arrows

Making Broad arrows requires the broader fletching slayer reward. Broad arrow tips and headless arrows are required to make Broad arrows. Every Broad arrow rewards the player with 10 fletching experience.


Experience rates when making Broad arrows

Players can expect about 450,000 experience per hour when making steel arrows, level 52 to 75 fletching will take approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes.


Materials needed for level 52 to 75 fletching

108,677 broad arrow tips

108,677 arrow shafts

64 GP is required to make a broad arrow. 


Level 75 to 82: Making Rune arrows

Making Rune arrows

Rune arrow tips and headless arrows are required to make rune arrows, every rune arrow made rewards the player with 12.5 fletching experience, but 15 rune arrows are made each time granting 187.5 fletching experience.


Experience rates when making Rune arrows

Players can expect about 562,000 experience per hour when making steel arrows, level 75 to 82 fletching will take approximately two hours and ten minutes.


Materials needed for level 75 to 82 fletching

  • 96,854 Rune arrow tips
  • 96,854 arrow shafts

297 GP is required to make a rune arrow, each rune arrow can be sold for 59GP. This results in a cost per XP of 19.04 GP when making rune arrows


Level 82 to 90: Making Amethyst arrows

Making Amethyst arrows

Amethyst arrow tips and headless arrows are required to make Amethyst arrows, every Amethyst arrow made rewards the player with a 13.5 fletching experience.


Experience rates when making Amethyst arrows

Players can expect about 607,500 experience per hour when making steel arrows, level 82 to 90 fletching will take approximately 4 hours and 49 minutes.


Materials needed for level 82 to 90 fletching

  • 217,000 Amethyst arrow tips
  • 217,000 arrow shafts

247 GP is required to make an Amethyst arrow, and each arrow can be sold for 201 GP. This results in a cost per XP of 3.41 GP when making Amethyst arrows


Level 90 to 99: Making Dragon arrows

Making Dragon arrows

These are the strongest arrows available in OSRS. Dragon arrowtips and headless arrows are required to make them. Every dragon arrow made rewards the player with 15 fletching experience. 15 can be made at a time, granting the player with 225 fletching experience.


Experience rates when making Dragon arrows

Making dragon arrows offers the fastest fletching experience if you don’t want to make darts. Players can expect about 675,000 experience per hour when making dragon arrows, level 90 to 99 fletching will take approximately 11 hours and 24 minutes.


Materials needed for level 90 to 99 fletching

  • 512,534 dragon arrow tips
  • 512,534 arrow shafts

1238 GP is required to make a dragon arrow; each arrow can be sold for 1,187GP. This results in a cost per XP of 3.60 GP when making Dragon arrows


Cheap Method of Training Fletching

If the methods above are too expensive, and you don’t mind trading off some speed to get lower costs, this section is for you. 


Making Bows

Making bows involves fletching and stringing bows. It is a very slow way of training fletching, but it requires little effort and is usually cheap or profitable.


Experience rates and Costs of Making Bows

Stringing a bow is faster but demands more focus while fletching an unstrung bow is more AFK but gives less experience per hour. Fletching unstrung bows require three ticks per bow, so it takes 48.6 seconds to fletch an inventory; stringing bows require two ticks per bow, so it takes 16.8 seconds to string an inventory.


The following table assumes that 2,450 bows are strung per hour and 1,700 bows are fletched per hour.

Experience rates and Costs of Making Bows


Tipping Bolts ( 84+ fletching)

Tipping Bolts

Tipping bolts is a cheap way of training fletching. It can also be profitable with some methods, however, they have significantly lower experience rates.


Experience Rates and Cost of Making Bolt tips

Optimally, you can do 3,000 actions of 10 bolt tips every hour, which the table below is based on.

Experience Rates and Cost of Making Bolt tips

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