The Onyx Journal
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Guides, strategies and stories from the world of Old School RuneScape. A little knowledge goes a long way.
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OSRS Theatre of Blood Entry Guide: First Clear & Verzik
Learn all six ToB Entry encounters with clear Nylocas colours, bandage checkpoints and Verzik phases. Includes solo preparation, poison and death rules.
OSRS Tombs of Amascut Guide: Your First Entry Raid
Learn a level-0 ToA route through all four paths and Wardens. Includes learner gear, supply choices, prayer cues, recovery and gradual invocation progress.
OSRS Chambers of Xeric Guide: Learner Teams & Olm
Prepare for a first team CoX clear with gear roles, raid potions, room priorities and Olm cues. Includes final-hand coordination, deaths and recovery.
OSRS Raids Preparation: Gear, Skills & Your First Raid
Choose your first OSRS raid with practical gear, supplies and team checks. Compare CoX, ToA and Theatre Entry, including Ironman and death-rule differences.
OSRS Kree’arra Guide: Armadyl Gear, Prayers & First Kills
Learn Kree’arra with Ranged protection, suitable gear and bodyguard healing. Covers first team kills, solo movement and when to learn chinchompas.
OSRS K’ril Tsutsaroth Guide: Scorching Bow & First Kills
Prepare K’ril with poison protection, prayer-smash awareness and a scorching-bow route. Includes melee team roles, demon bodyguards and recovery.
OSRS Commander Zilyana Guide: Ranged Kiting & First Kills
Learn Zilyana with clear Ranged movement, run-energy planning and bodyguard recovery. Includes Saradomin access, gear options and first-trip checks.
OSRS Bandos Guide: Graardor First Kills & Team Roles
Learn General Graardor with clear tank and attacker roles, gear choices, minion prayers and a repeatable kill sequence. Includes solo options and recovery.
OSRS God Wars Dungeon Guide: Access, God Items & Killcount
Prepare your first GWD trip with routes, god protection, wing requirements and killcount. Includes boss-door checks, altars, instances and recovery.
OSRS Corrupted Gauntlet Guide: T2 Prep & Hunllef
Build a reliable T2 Corrupted Gauntlet prep with current shard costs, two perfected weapons and clear Hunllef movement priorities for your first completions.
OSRS Gauntlet Guide: Prep, Hunllef & Your First Clear
Learn regular Gauntlet preparation, current crafting costs and Hunllef switches. Build two weapons, cook supplies and handle tornadoes for your first clear.
OSRS Alchemical Hydra Guide: Vents, Prayers & First Kills
Learn Hydra with a clear vent-colour route, three-attack prayer rhythm, fire walking and the final alternation. Includes task access and heat-safe recovery.