RS3 Ironman Construction Training Guide
Plank-make spell or sawmill with own logs. Construction Contracts are the modern mainline from 60. 99 Invention passively converts logs to planks in bulk.
Construction goes to level 120. Every method below is self-sufficient: no Grand Exchange, only what you gather, craft or earn yourself.
Last verified against the RuneScape Wiki: 28 September 2026 ·
Training path
3 stages from level 1, each starting at the level you unlock it.
- Levels 1–19
Sawmill planks → oak planks (10) at the sawmill
- Levels 19–60
Oak → teak → mahogany flatpacks (chairs, tables, bookcases) in your POH workshop
Fort Forinthry buildings (New Foundations quest line) are the most plank-efficient alternative; buy a plank box from the Estate Agent with contract credits
- Levels 60–120
Construction Contracts (from 40) — teak contracts 60–70, mahogany 70–100, eternal magic from 100
Scroll of proficiency (60 Construction + 60 Dungeoneering) and the 99 Invention plank maker cut the prep; Construction now caps at 120
Getting the resources
Without the Grand Exchange, every input comes from your own account.
- •Planks: pay a sawmill to convert your logs, or cast Plank Make (Lunar spellbook) on your own logs
- •Nails: smith from your bars; cloth/bolts of cloth from shops
- •Stone/marble for high tiers: quarry limestone or buy from the Stonemason
Quests that give Construction XP
39 quests have a set Construction XP reward (lamps and choice rewards not counted).
- A Clockwork Syringe
- A Void Dance
- Bringing Home the Bacon
- Carnillean Rising
- Catapult Construction
- Cold War
- Dead and Buried
- Dimension of Disaster: Defender of Varrock
- Do No Evil
- Harbinger
- Hermit Permits
- Hunt for Red Raktuber
- In Memory of the Myreque
- Legacy of Seergaze
- Love Story
- Missing My Mummy
- Murder on the Border
- Nomad's Elegy
- Perils of Ice Mountain
- Pieces of Hate
- Plague's End
- Princess and the Pauper
- Rebuilding Edgeville
- Rune Mechanics
- Secrets of Amberfell
- Some Like It Cold
- Spirit of Summer
- The Darkness of Hallowvale
- The Eyes of Glouphrie
- The Fremennik Isles
- The Great Brain Robbery
- The Jack of Spades
- The Lord of Vampyrium
- The Prisoner of Glouphrie
- The Void Stares Back
- There's No Place Like Home...
- Toktz-Ket-Dill
- Tortle Combat
- Tower of Life
Voice of Seren
Construction is boosted in the Ithell district of Prifddinas. When the Voice of Seren is active there, Construction training in the district earns +20% XP, as does Crafting. See which districts are active now.
Key XP milestones
Total XP needed to reach each level, from the standard RuneScape XP formula.
| Level | Total XP | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 101,333 | |
| 70 | 737,627 | |
| 92 | 6,517,253 | About half the XP of 99 |
| 99 | 13,034,431 | |
| 120 | 104,273,167 | Max level |
Common questions
How should an Ironman train Construction?
Plank-make spell or sawmill with own logs. Construction Contracts are the modern mainline from 60. 99 Invention passively converts logs to planks in bulk. The path in this guide: 1–19, Sawmill planks → oak planks (10) at the sawmill; 19–60, Oak → teak → mahogany flatpacks (chairs, tables, bookcases) in your POH workshop; 60–120, Construction Contracts (from 40) — teak contracts 60–70, mahogany 70–100, eternal magic from 100.
Which quests give Construction XP?
39 quests give a set Construction XP reward, including A Clockwork Syringe, A Void Dance, Bringing Home the Bacon, Carnillean Rising, Catapult Construction, Cold War, Dead and Buried and Dimension of Disaster: Defender of Varrock and 31 more.
How much XP is level 99 Construction?
Level 99 Construction needs 13,034,431 XP. Construction goes to 120, which needs 104,273,167 XP.
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