Free Upgrades
Introduction
This channel lists the general list of free and skilling upgrades.
Disclaimer
These are worth looking at before looking at style specific upgrade orders.
As prices change, updates occur, and knowledge expands, other unlocks may be added to this list at any time.
Feel free to ask in #pvm-help if unsure where upgrades are relevent for content that you do!
Early Money Making
To make money to fund your skilling early on, it is recommended to do either Croesus or easy clue scrolls. However it is worth noting many of the skills listed here can be trained for a profit.
For a checklist version, visit the RS Wiki page at https://runescape.wiki/w/PvM_unlock_guide#Upgrade_order.
Tier 1
Worth obtaining ASAP - Severe Hinderance to PvM without these
⬥ At least level 90 in your relevent combat style
⬥ Ring of Vigour 
- 
50,000
• Can convert into a passive after Extinction with a warped gem
⬥ Level 95 Prayer and The Temple at Senntisten quest for 
⬥ Level 99 Herblore 
• Can boost from 99 to make Elder Overloads with the aid of pulse cores, and can request assistance to make
Style Specific:
⬥ Sunshine 
, Death's Swiftness 
• These both come from the world wakes
⬥ Strength Skillcape 
- 
free!
• Primarily for extended Dismember 
duration.
Tier 2
Work towards these after finishing tier 1 unlocks
⬥ Entry Level Perks 
• Refer to #perks for setups as well as cost
⬥ Berserker's Fury 
(56 Archaeology 
)
⬥ 112 Archaeology (refer to !relic for setups)
• Will need to use 
boosts to unlock 650 energy and certain relics.
⬥ Claim the Codex Ultimatus to unlock 
Tier 3
Get these when you can
⬥ Summoning 
, notable milestones are:
• 45 for Hellhound 
• 73 for Blood Reaver 
• 87 for Nihils 
• 90 for Kal'gerion Demon 
• 96 for Ripper Demon
• Use !familiar to see where to use what familiar
⬥ Asylum Surgeon's Ring 
• This is a good all round ring for all styles.
⬥ Greater Dazing Shot 
(Ranged 
only)
• Costs 63,000,000 Shattered Anima
⬥ Zorgoth's Soul Ring 
(Necromancy 
only)
⬥ Berserker Auras - 
- 
25,000 each
• Passively unlocked while bossing.
⬥ Mahjarrat aura 
- 3 x 
or 1000 x 
⬥ Other relevent auras - 
- Require loyalty points, unlock when you can.
• is particularly good early into PvM before having access to 
and 
Other
As soon as you are able to get these, get them.
⬥ Zuk Capes 
• Can kill Zuk 4 times in one style to get all the capes
• This is usually recommended around t85 gear
• The hardmode cape is not needed, and is mainly a quality of life upgrade