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Agility Guide

By: Makoto with Maps by Deathbyape, Oli, Geo1988, PieCakes and Seiferoth, shortcuts by Luckk13, additions by Data/Loggy

(This is a members-only skill.)

Starting Agility
Agility Courses
Other Agility Options
Agility Shortcuts
Extra Agility Info
Agility EXP Quest Rewards

Agility is an important skill offering several benefits to members, such as aiding other skills such as Herblore and Runecrafting Guide, and allowing players to recover their energy faster. This is certainly useful in situations such as the Wilderness. This guide will cover all aspects of Agility, starting off with beginning the skill.

Starting Agility

Agility experience is usually obtained by completing Agility Courses. There are a large variety of these in the RuneScape world, and they mostly follow the same format. Players attempt to bypass obstacles (which each give a small amount of experience) until they complete the course, when they receive a course bonus. This bonus usually gives far more experience than the obstacles of the course, so generally the best method of training is to do 'laps' of an Agility Course. Some course obstacles can be failed, often causing players to take damage or sometimes become poisoned. If a player fails an obstacle, he must re-attempt it until completing it successfully to receive the bonus at the end of the course.

Agility Courses

The table below will show you all the available Agility Courses, and link to a short guide on each one. Also listed are the agility level requirements only - however, there may be some other requirements to use the course; see the guide for more info.

Course Name	Level Required
Gnome Course	Level 1 Agility
Penguin Course	Level 30 Agility
Pyramid Course	Level 30 Agility
Barbarian Course	Level 35 Agility
Wilderness Course	Level 55 Agility
Ape Atoll Course	Level 48 Agility (70+ Recommended)
Werewolf Course & Skullball	Level 60 Agility
Dorgesh-Kaan Course	70 Agility, Strength & Ranged

Brimhaven Agility Arena

The Agility Arena in Brimhaven, located just by the gate that seperates Karamja and Brimhaven, differs to the other Agility Courses, and can be useful to players of almost all Agility levels. There is no level requirement for this course, but at least Level 40 Agility is recommended, otherwise you will fail many of the obstacles. Once you pay Cap'n Izzy No Beard the 200 coins entrance fee, you go down a ladder into the arena, which is shown by the map below.

The object of the arena is to collect tickets, which appear at a random location every so often. The location will be indicated by an arrow on the screen, and players must get to the ticket dispensers by overcoming a series of obstacles. These obstacles give small amounts of experience, and most can be failed. Experience given by successfully bypassing these obstacles can be found below.

Obstacle	Experience
Low Wall	8
Planks	6
Pressure Pads	26
Balancing Rope	10
Log Balance	12
Blade	None
Spinning Blades	28
Monkey Bars	14
Darts	30
Floor Spikes	24
Pillars	18
Rope Swings	20
Balancing Ledge	16
Handholds	22

Tickets are gained by hitting the dispenser (with a flashing arrow over it) when players stand next to it. Tickets can be traded in for experience, as detailed by the table below.

Number of tickets	Experience
1	240
10	2,480
25	6,500
100	28,000
1,000	320,000

You can also trade your tickets in for other items, such as the rare herbs Toadflax (3 tickets) and Snapdragon (10 tickets) for further use in Herblore. You can also purchase a Pirate's Hook for 800 tickets, but this is just a wearable novelty item.

Course Bonus: None.

Other Agility Options

Besides the courses, there are a few other ways you can raise your agility.

Yanille Agility Dungeon

This is not officially a course, but contains a series of obstacles which allow players access to various benefits. Note that failing most of the obstacles in the dungeon lands you into an area full of Poison Spiders, so it is a good idea to bring an antipoison potion.

Obstacle	Failure possible?	Level Required	Experience
Balancing ledge	Yes	40	22.5
An out of the way obstacle pipe	No	49	7.5
Monkeybars	Yes	57	20
Rubble Pile (leads to Salarin the Twisted)	No	67	5.5

Once you get past the last rubble pile, you can access Salarin the Twisted, which is a big help in the Herblore Skill, and a few other things. For more info, see the Yanille Dungeon section of the Herblore Guide.

Gnomeball

Gnomeball is a Mini-Game located in the Gnome Stronghold. Gnomeball can be a fun way to gain some Agility Experience. See the Gnomeball Guide for more info.

Agility Shortcuts

A handy aspect of Agility is the ability to use shortcuts to get around quicker.

Regular Agility Shortcuts

Agility shortcuts are located all throughout Runescape. They give us quick ways to get around and get past barriers and obstacles, as well as some XP, but nothing major. These shortcuts are listed below.

Obstacle	Location	Purpose	Level
Low Wall	Falador	A faster way to cross from Taverley Dungeon to Falador West Bank	5
Rope Swing	North of Gu`Tanoth and West of Brimhaven	The rope swing near Gu`Tanoth leads to a part of the Watchtower Quest, and is also the same island upon which Jangerberries spawn. The other rope swing puts you on a small island that gives great lower level combat experience against Moss Giants	10
Monkey Bars	Edgeville Wilderness Dungeon	The only way to access the Earth Warriors, which offer rapid combat training experience and valuable drops	15
Tunnel	Yanille	A shortcut from the north side of the city wall to the middle of the city. Useful only if going south or west of Yanille	16
Log	Coal Trucks, north-west of Seers	A very quick way to access the Coal Mines/Trucks without having to walk around from Ardougne	20
Tunnel	Varrock	A quick way to get outside Varrock walls, into the forest	21
Tunnel	Falador	A shortcut from south of the West Bank to the Crafting Guild	26
Fence Squeeze	Lumbridge	A quick route from the Lumbridge church graveyard to the north-east part of the Lumbridge swamps. This is the fastest route to the town of Zanaris	29
Hopping Stones	Champions Guild	These stones are west of the Champions Guild and the nearby mine. The stones cross the river and come out north-east of Draynor Manor	31
Log	Ardougne	Cross the river west of the North Bank and comes out on the other side of the river near the road going north	33
Rock Climb	Gnome Stronghold	Provides access to the Barbarian Outpost from the Grand Tree Area.	37
Rock Climb	Scorpion Chasm Mine	Exits the north side of the mine for an easier trip to Varrock	38
Cliffside Scramble: Easy	Trollheim	Allows a quicker route to climb down the mountain	41
Narrow Crevice	Dwarven Mines	Goes from the passage directly south of the Ice Mountain entrance to the tunnel to the east. Not very useful	42
Cliffside Scramble: Medium	Trollheim	Allows a quicker route to climb down the mountain	43
Cliffside Scramble: Hard	Trollheim	Allows a quicker route to climb down the mountain	44
Medium Walkway	Cosmic Temple	Cuts off part of that long bend in the passage to the Cosmic Temple. Beware! It is trapped!	46
Log	Fremnik Province	Goes from north of the Sinclair Mansion over the river to the Fremennik lands. Very useful when going to the Slayer Dungeon near Rellekka	48
Pipe	Edgeville Dungeon to Varrock Sewers	Travels from south east of Vannaka the Slayer Master to the northern Moss Giant area	51
Railing Jump	Ectopool, Port Phasmatys	Jump over the railing directly as you enter the top floor of the basement, landing on the exact spot one floor down	58
Rock Climb	Elven Overpass	Cuts right across the northern-most bend after you take the south fork in the road	59
Spiked Chain	Canifis Slayer Tower	Goes from the Crawling Hands, second chamber on the first floor to the north Aberrant Specters chamber on the second floor. Deals damage if you are not wearing a Nosepeg	61
Narrow Crevice	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon	A narrow crevice that leads from the Basilisks to the Turoth areas	62
Rock Climb	Trollheim	Goes from east of Trollheim mountain through a series of rock climbs to a final rock climb down into Level 21 Wilderness. One way only, cannot be used to exit the Wilderness	64
Fence Squeeze, Rock Climb	Salve Temple	There is a hole in the fence to the southeast of the Salve Temple that leads to a rock climb and then another hole in the fence. Allows you to enter Morytania without using the underground route	65
Narrow Crevice	Cosmic Temple	There are two narrow squeeze places with a connecting corridor that allows you to chop off the big loop in the Cosmic crafting route. Closer then the medium walkway and includes no trap	66
Rock Climb	Elven Overpass	Goes over the cliff that the second bend in the path goes around	68
Pipe	Taverley Dungeon	Pipe leads from the east side of the entrance hall to the Blue Dragons. Deals damage when you go through it	70
Spiked Chain	Canifis Slayer Tower	Leads from the Infernal Mages north room on the second floor to the Nechryaels on the third floor	71
Spiked Blades	Taverley Dungeon	Shortcut between the west side of the entrance hall and the Poison Spiders. Highly useful if going to Black Dragons	80
Spiked Blades	Fremennik Slayer Dungeon	Traverses the wall between the cave crawlers and the Pyrefiends	81
Rock Climb	Elven Overpass	Cuts across the place where the path bends to the west	85

Grapple Short Cuts

Certain shortcuts require grapples to get past. These are listed below. 'Agility', 'Strength', & 'Ranged' refer to the level required to complete the shortcut.

Obstacle	Location	Purpose	Agility	Strength	Ranged
Falador Wall	Falador	Get past the Falador Wall	11	37	19
Catherby Cliff	Near Catherby	Quickly scale the cliff	32	35	35
Water Obelisk Island	Water Obelisk	Quickly leave the Water Obelisk Island without traversing back through the Taverly Dungeon	36	22	39
Yanille Wall	Yanille	Get past the Yanille Wall	39	38	21
Karamja Volcano	Karamja Volcano	Traverse the Volcano	53	21	42

For more information about Grapples, see the Ranged Guide.

Extra Agility Info

There are some other, extra things that you should know about while raising agility:

Cape of Accomplishment

The ultimate reward for getting level 99 Agility is not only the great ability you will have in the skill, but the Cape of Accomplishment that you will have the oppurtunity to purchase. For more information on Capes of Accomplishment, see the Skill Capes page.

Related Links

The following links may help you with your Agility.

Agility EXP Rewards in Quests

Quest	Exp
Recruitment Drive	1000 exp
Fremennik Trials	2812.4 exp
Land of Goblins	3000 exp
Underground Pass	3000 exp
Icthlarin's Little Helper	4000 exp
Cold War	5000 exp
Royal Trouble	5000 exp
Grim Tales	6000 exp
Cabin Fever	7000 exp
Darkness of Hallowvale	7000 exp
Dealing With Scabaras	7000 exp
The Grand Tree	7900 exp
Troll Romance	8000 exp
Awowogei subquest (Recipe for Disaster)	10000 exp
Regicide	13750 exp
Back To My Roots	15000 exp
Mourning's End Part 2 (The Temple Of Light)	20000 exp

Good luck with your Agility!