Last updated: Oct 17 2025

OSRS Wintertodt Guide: XP Rates & Rewards

OSRS Wintertodt Guide: XP Rates & Rewards

All players, including ironmaen, can train firemaking at Wintertodt, a well-known boss that can be defeated with skills (not melee) rather than other bosses. Fighting this boss is well-known for giving high experience rates and is pretty relaxing to do. There is a risk of dying of cold, if we do not keep our body heat afloat (taking rejuvenation potions) this individuality is located in the top left of the screen and if we let it reach 0% our character will die, which is why it is highly recommended to always carry potions with you, not food and if you die, you will lose your hardcore Ironman status, as the Wintertodt is not classified as a safe place to die. While training Wintertodt, it is possible to get experience in other skills like Herblore, construction, and woodcutting.

Requirements 

  50 firemaking is the only requirement for Fighting the Wintertodt, but to be able to do other activities, here is a list of the things you need to do: 

  •   Owning a player house will enable you to get construction experience anytime you fix the braziers when they break (you can still fix them, but you won’t get any EXP)
  •   You need to complete the Druidic ritual quest to be able to pick Bruma herbs, which can be used to create a rejuvenation potion.

Inventory

  • Axe: This is used to cut Bruma roots from the Bruma roots
  • Knife: This is used to cut Bruma roots into kindlings, which gives better points.
  • Hammer: Hammers are used to fix braziers; you will get construction experience when you do this, only if you have a house.
  • Rejuvenation potion: The type of food you need for Wintertodtis is also needed if you are looking to get additional points, healing the pyromancer. 
  • Warm clothing: Warm clothing is extremely important when doing the Wintertodt, as it significantly reduces how much damage you take from the boss

Location

Wintertodt is a place quite far from everything, but it can be reached quite easily through various teleportation methods, which we will see later.

How to get there

  •   Games necklace: The fastest way to get to the Wintertodt is through the games necklace. When you right-click the game's necklace, you get the option to teleport directly to the Wintertodt camp.
  •   Fairy code CIS: This requires you to unlock the fairy rings when you get here. You can easily run to the wintertodt camp.
  •   You can also select the Northern Tundra teleport in the Lovankenj minecart network, which would bring you directly to the southeast of Wintertodt.

If none of the afore mentioned options are available to you, you can reach the Wintertodt camp by running from Port Piscarrilius after boarding the ship in Port Sarim.

Official worlds for Wintertodt

Here are the official worlds for fighting the wintertodt, where you can do this activity with other players: 

      

W307 -  United States

W309  -  United Kingdom

W311   - Germany

W389  -  Australia

How to Wintertodt 

Essentially, your primary goal when battling the Wintertodt is to chop off Bruma roots, burn them in braziers, and earn 500 points to gain the final firemaking experience and a supply crate at the end of the round, and—above all—keep your character alive.

You can join a Wintertodt round when you enter Dinh's doors in the Wintertodt camp. Since there is a bank directly outside, you should make sure you have everything you need before entering. You can also use this bank to deposit crates and get potions at the end of each round.

You can choose to play alone or with other players, but if you're new to the game, it's best to use official worlds first to get a complete understanding of how it functions before going solo.

Icons and their meanings during Wintertodt

The Wintertodt's energy is located in the top left cornerat the top left corner of the screen when you enter the Doors of Dinh, as shown above. It starts at 100% and decreases as you and other players burn the bruma roots; when it reaches 0%, the round ends, and you are awarded with more firemaking experience.

Lighting the Brazier

To light the brazier, you'll need a Bruma torch or a tinderbox in your inventory. Lighting the brazier should be your first move when beginning a round. During the round, it's important to keep it lit at all times, as it will provide firemaking experience and points.

Getting Bruma logs

When facing the Wintertodt boss, your woodcutting level affects how quickly you can cut the bruma roots during a round. Having a high woodcutting level could help you get better firemaking experience rates, as you would be able to cut the brimstone roots faster. You must have a complete inventory of bruma roots before you start to burn them to be able to get the most experience rates or points.

Burning Bruma logs using the braziers

You can start burning the Bruma roots by clicking on the brazier next to it after you've cut the roots. The rate at which you can burn the logs increases as your firemaking and woodcutting skill levels rise, so you can anticipate getting better experience rates in both areas as your firemaking and woodcutting skills rise.

Fixing the Braziers

The braziers break occasionally. You need to have a hammer in your inventory to fix this brazier. If you do, you'll receive an additional 25 points and some firemaking experience. You will also obtain construction experience if you own a home.

Healing of the Pyromancer

Since only one person can heal the pyromancer in official worlds, you must act quickly to heal him to have a chance to earn points. To do this, you will need the rejuvenation potion.

With these items, a rejuvenation potion can be created:

Unfinished rejuvenation: The concoction crates in the picture below allow you to pick up an unfinished rejuvenation potion.  

Bruma herb: You will require a Bruma herb, which is obtained from the roots that are sprouting in the location below. By applying the incomplete Rejuvenation potion to the Bruma herb, you will obtain a Rejuvenation potion. Every one of the four doses in a full potion allows you to heal a pyromancer. With the new update, this potion also serves to heal us, thus making it unnecessary to carry food to Wintertodt; just have potions prepared.

The Wintertoodt attacks

Cold from the Wintertodt: You will intermittently take cold damage and receive a message in your chat box. This passive damage is calculated based on your Firemaking level, warm clothes, etc. To heal yourself from the cold, you can use rejuvenation potions. Wearing warm clothing may make the damage from the cold seem insignificant, but it happens frequently. If you are unaware of your warmth, your character will probably die during a round. You won't be interrupted by wintertodt's cold attacks when cutting bruma roots, but you may be when fletching or burning them.

Brazier breaking: This occurs less frequently than the wintertodt cold, and it won't harm you unless you're near a brazier. However, when it breaks, it tends to inflict more damage to your character, and if you're near a brazier, it will interrupt or stop the burning of Bruma roots or fletching.

Snowfalls: In the Wintertodt camp, there is a 3 x 3 snowfall area where only one player can be hit at a time. It is easy to avoid this area because you can see where the snow will fall on the ground around it. However, if you get hit by it, the damage will be comparable to that of Wintertodt's cold. 

Wintertodt Rounds

You can check the doors to see how far the round has gone before trying to enter the wintertodt and determine whether it is worthwhile to do so. In most cases, if you arrive late, you should try to fetch as much as you can to earn enough points—up to 500—to be eligible for both the firemaking experience and a crate.

A Wintertodt round takes about 5 minutes and 20 seconds, and there is a break of about 60 seconds after each round.

Wintertodt point system

You can find the number of points you have on this side of the screen, shown below, anytime you enter the Doors of Dinh.

  • You will receive 10 points for each bruma root you burn, 
  • But if you fletch it to make kindling first, you will get 25 points per bruma root. 
  • You will receive 25 points for lighting the brazier. If you own a house, you will gain construction and firemaking experience up to 100 times your current firemaking level.

Obtaining 500 points will earn you a search in the reward cart for a chance of obtaining loot such as the Tome of Fire, Pyromancer Outfit, and the Phoenix pet.

How to get the best experience rates when doing the Wintertodt

When doing the Wintertodt, experience rates can vary depending on how much you fletch before burning the logs. To get the best experience rates, you should only fletch when necessary. Burning kindling gives 30% more firemaking experience than burning Bruma root, but the process of cutting those Bruma roots into kindlings takes a lot longer than burning them directly, making this method significantly slower, especially at higher levels.

Avoiding healing the pyromancer will also help you gain better experience rates because it will take the time you could have used to burn bruma roots and earn more firemaking experience instead of points. 

When attempting to obtain the highest experience rates, it may be necessary to slightly fletch on a few rounds to be certain that you will receive up to 500 points and earn a supply crate to be able to gain the additional firemaking experience. It is advisable to fletch the first batch of bruma roots into kindling at lower firemaking experience levels to ensure that you always receive 500 points to get the additional firemaking experience. This will help you get the best firemaking experience rates.

How to get the most points when doing the Wintertodt

While obtaining the highest points yields lesser experience rates, you'll receive the most rewards and have fairly decent experience rates. You'll need to heal the pyromancer as frequently as possible and keep an eye on the brazier, fixing it every time it breaks.

If you follow all the steps above, you should get the highest points during each round.

Experience Rates When doing the Wintertodt

If you follow the fastest experience method and only fletch when you need to you should expect the experience rates listed below:

experience rates when fighting Wintertodt

At level 50, Players can get 160,000 firemaking and 10,000 woodcutting experience per hour.

At level 60, Players can get 190,000 firemaking and 12,000 woodcutting experience per hour.

At level 70, Players can get 220,000 firemaking and 15,000 woodcutting experience per hour.

At level 80, Players can get 260,000 firemaking and 17,000 woodcutting experience per hour.

At level 90, Players can get 290,000 firemaking and 19,000 woodcutting experience per hour.

At level 99, Players can get 320,000 firemaking and 21,000 woodcutting experience per hour

And if you decide to fletch most of the bruma roots to 99, here are the experience rates you should expect;

experience rates when fighting Wintertodt when fletching

At level 50, Players can get 135,000 firemaking and 5,000 woodcutting experience per hour.

At level 60, Players can get 165,000 firemaking and 7,000 woodcutting experience per hour.

At level 70, Players can get 190,000 firemaking and 7,500 woodcutting experience per hour.

At level 80, Players can get 220,000 firemaking and 9,000 woodcutting experience per hour.

At level 90, Players can get 250,000 firemaking and 10,000 woodcutting experience per hour.

At level 99, Players can get 270,000 firemaking and 11,000 woodcutting experience per hour

Tips for Efficiency

  • Bring cakes or wine for cheap warmth and healing.
  • Always equip four pieces of warm clothing.
  • Keep a hammer and knife in your inventory at all times.
  • Make Rejuvenation potions between rounds for free healing.
  • Join official Wintertodt worlds for faster games and less risk.

Rewards

Obtaining 500 points will earn you a search in the reward cart for a chance of obtaining loot such as the Tome of Fire, Pyromancer Outfit, and the Phoenix pet. Also note that: If you get an item that you have gotten before or you don’t want, you can switch it for a crate by talking to Ignis, who is found around the Wintertodt camp shown below.

Uniques
  Burnt page (7–29, 1/45)

  Bruma torch (1, 1/150)

  Pyromancer piece (1, 1/150)

  Tome of fire (empty) (1, 1/1,000)

  Phoenix (1, 1/5,000)

  Dragon axe (1, 1/10,000)

  Logs
Oak logs (10–20, varies), Willow logs (10–20, varies), Teak logs (10–20, varies), Maple logs (10–20, varies), Mahogany logs (10–20, varies), Yew logs (10–20, varies), Magic logs (10–20, varies),

  Gems
Uncut sapphire (1–3, varies), Uncut emerald (1–3, varies), Uncut ruby (2–4, varies), Uncut diamond (1–3, varies),

  Ores
Pure essence (20–70, varies), Limestone (3–7, varies), Silver ore (10–12, varies), Iron ore (5–15, varies), Coal (10–14, varies), Gold ore (8–11, varies), Mithril ore (3–5, varies), Adamantite ore (2–3, varies), Runite ore (1–2, varies),

  Herbs
Grimy guam leaf (3–6, varies), Grimy marrentill (3–6, varies), Grimy tarromin (3–6, varies), Grimy harralander (3–6, varies), Grimy ranarr weed (1–3, varies), Grimy irit leaf (3–5, varies), Grimy avantoe (3–5, varies), Grimy kwuarm (2–4, varies), Grimy cadantine (2–4, varies), Grimy lantadyme (2–4, varies), Grimy dwarf weed (2–4, varies), Grimy torstol (1–3, varies),

  Seeds
Acorn (1, varies), Willow seed (1–2, varies), Maple seed (1–2, varies), Banana tree seed (1–2, varies), Teak seed (1–2, varies), Mahogany seed (1–2, varies), Yew seed (1–2, varies), Ranarr seed (1–3, varies), Tarromin seed (1–3, varies), Harralander seed (1–3, varies), Toadflax seed (1–3, varies), Irit seed (1–3, varies), Avantoe seed (1–3, varies), Kwuarm seed (1–3, varies), Snapdragon seed (1–3, varies), Cadantine seed (1–3, varies), Lantadyme seed (1–3, varies), Dwarf weed seed (1–3, varies), Watermelon seed (3–7, varies), Snape grass seed (3–7, varies), Spirit seed (1, varies),

Special Seeds
Magic seed (1, varies), Torstol seed (2–3, varies),

  Fish
Raw anchovies (6–11, varies), Raw trout (6–11, varies), Raw salmon (6–11, varies), Raw tuna (6–11, varies), Raw lobster (6–11, varies), Raw swordfish (6–11, varies), Raw shark (6–11, varies),

  Other
Coins (2,000–4,999, 1/5), Saltpetre (3–5, 1/25), Dynamite (3–5, 1/25).

Conclusion

The Wintertodt is one of OSRS’s most rewarding skills, combining Firemaking XP, profitable loot, and semi-AFK gameplay. Whether you’re a beginner hitting 50 Firemaking or a 99 Firemaking player chasing the Phoenix pet, this activity offers excellent experience and not too great gold per hour, but still profitable. Stay warm, light those braziers, and enjoy one of the most lit (ironically) training methods in OSRS.

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