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.
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.
Big Chompy Bird Hunting: this requires 5 fletching, 30 cooking, and 30 ranged. It rewards players with 262 fletching experience upon completion. Animal magnetism: this requires 18 slayer, 19 crafting, 30 ranged, and 35 woodcutting. It rewards players with 1,000 fletching experience. Zogre Flesh Eaters: this requires 4 Smithing, 8 Herblore, 30 ranged, and completion of Big Chompy Bird and jungle potion. The Fremennik Trails: this requires 25 fletching, 40 woodcutting, and 40 crafting. It rewards players with 2,812.4 fletching experience upon completion. Temple 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.Zero-time methods of training fletching refer to methods that have no in-game delay, meaning they occur as soon as you click. For instance, when making darts, clicking on a feather and then a dart tip instantly creates a dart 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 is one of the best Zero-time methods of training fletching, but it is quite expensive. It’s best to purchase all the necessary materials in advance, as you will likely run out quickly. Darts require certain smithing and fletching before they can be made by combining a feather with a dart tip.
Experience rates and the cost of making Darts
 |
Dart |
Materials |
GP/XP |
|
10 |
Bronze |
  |
-10 |
|
22 |
Iron |
 |
-1 |
|
37 |
Steel |
 |
-9 |
|
52 |
Mithril |
 |
-7 |
|
67 |
Adamant |
 |
-7 |
|
81 |
Rune |
 |
-54 |
|
90 |
Amethyst |
 |
-7 |
|
95 |
Dragon |
 |
-10 |
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.
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 needed for Level 10 to 22 fletching
Cost = 187,740 GP
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 needed for Level 22 to 37 fletching
Cost = 961,356 GP
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 needed for Level 37 to 52 fletching
Cost = 4,713,163 GP
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 needed for Level 52 to 67 fletching
Cost = 35,640,612 GP
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 needed for Level 67 to 81 fletching
Cost = 360.2M GP
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 needed for Level 81 to 90 fletching
Cost = 3.1 billion GP
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 needed for Level 90 to 95 fletching
Cost = 1.55 billion GP
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 needed for Level 95 to 99 fletching
Cost = 6.1 billion GP
Fletching 1-99
Making bolts is another strong zero-time Fletching method that works the same way as dart fletching. Players attach feathers to unfinished bolts to gain experience. Making this method far more accessible for most players. Because unfinished bolts and feathers have buy limits, it is strongly recommended to purchase all materials ahead of time before starting long sessions.
|
Dart |
Materials |
GP/XP |
|
9 |
|
 |
-44 |
|
24 |
|
 |
0 |
|
39 |
|
 |
-5 |
|
43 |
|
 |
-3 |
|
46 |
|
 |
0 |
|
54 |
|
 |
-9 |
|
55 |
|
 |
1.3 |
|
61 |
|
 |
0.1 |
|
69 |
|
 |
-4 |
|
84 |
|
 |
-1 |
Players need 9 Fletching to start making bronze bolts.
This method provides modest experience and comes at a small loss.
Materials needed for Level 9 to 39 fletching
• Feathers
• Unfinished bronze bolts
Cost: –28 GP per bolt
At 39 Fletching, iron bolts become available and are commonly used because of their low cost.
Materials needed for Level 39 to 43 fletching
• Feathers
• Unfinished iron bolts
Cost: ~–25 GP per bolt
Experience rates when making Iron Bolts
Experience rate: up to 500,000 XP/hour
Silver bolts unlock at 43 Fletching and offer a better experience than iron bolts with minimal cost.
Experience rates when making Silver Bolts
Experience rate: up to 500,000 XP/hour
Materials needed for Level 43 to 46 fletching
• Feathers
• Unfinished silver bolts
Cost: ~–15 GP per bolt
At 46 Fletching, players gain access to steel bolts. Experience increases significantly at this point.
Experience rates when making Steel Bolts
Experience rate: up to 660,000 XP/hour
Materials needed for Level 46 to 54 fletching
• Feathers
• Unfinished steel bolts
Cost: ~–3.5 GP per bolt
Mithril bolts become available at 54 Fletching and provide strong experience, but at a noticeable cost.
Experience rates when making Mithril Bolts
Experience rate: up to 1,000,000 XP/hour
Materials needed for Level 55 to 61 fletching
• Feathers
• Unfinished mithril bolts
Cost: ~–80 GP per bolt
Adamant bolts unlock at 61 Fletching and provide high experience with a very small loss.
Experience rates when making Adamant Bolts
Experience rate: up to 1,420,000 XP/hour
Materials needed for Level 61 to 69 fletching
• Feathers
• Unfinished adamant bolts
Cost: ~–200 GP per bolt
At 69 Fletching, runite bolts become available and offer very strong experience.
Experience rates when making Runite Bolts
Experience rate: up to 1,900,000 XP/hour
Materials needed for Level 69 to 84 fletching
• Feathers
• Unfinished runite bolts
Cost: ~–10 GP per bolt
Dragon bolts unlock at 84 Fletching and provide the highest experience from all bolt types.
Experience rates when making Dragon Bolts
Experience rate: up to 2,320,000 XP/hour
Materials needed for Level 84 to 99 fletching
• Feathers
• Unfinished dragon bolts
Profit: ~+10 GP per bolt
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.
|
Dart |
Materials |
XP/hr |
| 1 |
|
 |
30.000 |
|
1 |
|
 |
50,500 |
|
15 |
|
 |
100,000 |
|
30 |
|
 |
200,000 |
|
45 |
|
 |
330,000 |
|
52 |
|
 |
400,000 |
|
60 |
|
 |
420,000 |
|
75 |
|
 |
550,000 |
|
82 |
|
 |
600,000 |
|
90 |
|
 |
700,000 |
Arrows, shafts,s 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
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
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
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
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
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
Mithril arrow tips and headless arrows are required to make steel arrows. Every mithril arrow 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 levels 45 to 52 fletching
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
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
64 GP is required to make a broad arrow.
Rune arrow tips and headless arrows are required to make rune arrows. Every rune arrow 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
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
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
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
These are the strongest arrows available in OSRS. Dragon arrowtips and headless arrows are required to make them. Every dragon arrow rewards the player with 15 fletching experience. 15 can be made at a time, granting the player 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
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
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.
Vale Totems is a new minigame introduced to the game about fletching, a skill that has long been forgotten and is intended to revive its popularity. Vale Totems takes place in the northern part of Varlamore and offers high fletching exp rates and a new, less boring method than repeatedly chopping logs on the bench and trying not to die of boredom. This guide will cover requirements, how to get there, how the minigame works, strategies for efficiency, rewards, and the best XP rates.
Requirements
20 Fletching
Quest: Completion of the Vale Totems miniquest.
Agility 45 (recommended): unlocks shortcuts between certain totems for faster laps.Location
How to Get There
Items
Knife
Logs
AxeExperience rates at Vale Totems
200k–420k/h Money Making at at Vale Totems
Fletching Knife
Bowstring Spool
Greenman mask
Ent Branches
General LootMaking 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 requires three ticks per bow, so it takes 48.6 seconds to fletch an inventory; stringing bowsrequirese 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.
|
Bow |
XP/hr (stringing) |
GP/XP (stringing) |
| 5-10 |
|
12.000 |
-8 |
|
10–20 |
|
20,500 |
-5 |
|
20–25 |
|
40,000 |
-8 |
|
25–35 |
|
60,000 |
-2.5 |
|
35–40 |
|
85,000 |
-1.5 |
|
40–50 |
|
95,000 |
-0.4 |
|
50–55 |
|
120,000 |
-1.4 |
|
55–65 |
|
140,000 |
-1.5 |
|
65–70 |
|
160,000 |
-0.2 |
|
70–80 |
|
180,000 |
1.7 |
|
80–85 |
|
190,000 |
0.5 |
|
85–99 |
|
200,000 |
1.2 |
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. |
Dart |
Materials |
XP/h |
GP/XP |
|
11 |
|
  |
48,000 |
+2 |
|
26 |
|
  |
70,000 |
-3 |
|
41 |
|
  |
90,000 |
+3 |
|
48 |
|
  |
110,000 |
+18 |
|
51 |
|
  |
250,000 |
0 |
|
56 |
|
  |
140,000 |
+5 |
|
58 |
Emerald-tipped mithril |
 |
160,000 |
+4 |
|
63 |
Ruby-tipped adamant |
  |
180,000 |
+4 |
|
65 |
Diamond-tipped adamant |
 |
200,000 |
+4 |
|
71 |
Dragonstone-tipped runite |
  |
250,000 |
+10 |
|
73 |
|
  |
285,000 |
+27 |
|
76 |
|
  |
300,000 |
+1 |
Fletching is one of those skills you can level up faster if you're willing to spend money, or you can take it slow to make a profit along the way. Either way is fine. Ultimately, this skill is one of the easiest to get to 99 since you can AFK while at the bank. I hope you get the 99 cape sooner rather than later. Good luck!
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