RS3 Ironman Prayer Training Guide
Bones are a drop-economy on Ironman. Use the Ectofuntus or POH gilded altar with dragon bones from QBD/KBD; Cleansing crystals after Plague’s End.
Prayer goes to level 99. 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 1–43
Quest XP (Restless Ghost, Holy Grail) + buried big bones
- Levels 43–70
Gilded altar with accumulated dragon bones
70 = Piety target
- Levels 70–95
Frost dragon bones (85 Dungeoneering) or cleansing crystals (75 Prayer, Prif)
Curses from The Temple at Senntisten (50 Prayer); 92 Soul Split, 95 Turmoil
Getting the resources
Without the Grand Exchange, every input comes from your own account.
- •Bones: keep every bone from combat/Slayer; dragon bones from KBD/QBD/Rune dragons, frost dragon bones at 85 Dungeoneering
- •Gilded altar: build in your POH (75 Construction) with two incense burners lit for 350% of base XP (3.5×)
- •Cleansing crystals: bought from Hefin monks in Prifddinas (110k coins each, 75 Prayer, after Plague’s End) — the no-bones Ironman method
Quests that give Prayer XP
33 quests have a set Prayer XP reward (lamps and choice rewards not counted).
- Another Slice of H.A.M.
- Beneath Scabaras' Sands
- Dealing with Scabaras
- Eye for an Eye
- Fur 'n Seek
- Ghosts Ahoy
- Holy Grail
- Hopespear's Will
- In Memory of the Myreque
- Land of the Goblins
- Making History
- Missing My Mummy
- Missing, Presumed Death
- Mountain Daughter
- One Piercing Note
- Plague's End
- Priest in Peril
- Rag and Bone Man
- Rebuilding Edgeville
- Recruitment Drive
- Ritual of the Mahjarrat
- Rum Deal
- Spirit of Summer
- Spirits of the Elid
- Summer's End
- Swan Song
- The Death of Chivalry
- The Great Brain Robbery
- The Light Within
- The Restless Ghost
- The Temple at Senntisten
- The World Wakes
- Vessel of the Harbinger
What Prayer unlocks for an Ironman
Gear and quality-of-life items from our gear progression and utility lists that need a Prayer level.
- 21
Bonecrusher
Quality of lifeAuto-crushes bones from kills into Prayer XP. Pair with a bone necklace (twisted bird skull or demon horn) to restore Prayer too.
- 30
Demon horn necklace / Twisted bird skull necklace
Quality of lifeRestores Prayer when bones are buried or crushed by a Bonecrusher — near-infinite Prayer at many tasks. The twisted bird skull necklace is the cheap early one the pathway guide buys alongside the Bonecrusher.
Voice of Seren
Prayer is boosted in the Hefin district of Prifddinas. When the Voice of Seren is active there, Prayer training in the district earns +20% XP, as does Agility. 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 | Max level |
Common questions
How should an Ironman train Prayer?
Bones are a drop-economy on Ironman. Use the Ectofuntus or POH gilded altar with dragon bones from QBD/KBD; Cleansing crystals after Plague’s End. The path in this guide: 1–43, Quest XP (Restless Ghost, Holy Grail) + buried big bones; 43–70, Gilded altar with accumulated dragon bones; 70–95, Frost dragon bones (85 Dungeoneering) or cleansing crystals (75 Prayer, Prif).
Which quests give Prayer XP?
33 quests give a set Prayer XP reward, including Another Slice of H.A.M., Beneath Scabaras' Sands, Dealing with Scabaras, Eye for an Eye, Fur 'n Seek, Ghosts Ahoy, Holy Grail and Hopespear's Will and 25 more.
How much XP is level 99 Prayer?
Level 99 Prayer needs 13,034,431 XP.
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