Battle of the Monolith Requirements & Quick Guide
Everything you need before starting Battle of the Monolith in RuneScape 3: skill levels, the full chain of quests to finish first, and what completing it opens up. Check your own stats against it below.
Requirements from the RuneScape Wiki (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), snapshot 2026-09-28.
Skill requirements
Battle of the Monolith itself
No skill requirements for Battle of the Monolith itself.
Including every prerequisite quest
The highest level of each skill you need across Battle of the Monolith and all the quests you must finish first.
| Skill | Level | Needed for |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Azzanadra's Quest | |
| 58 | Azzanadra's Quest | |
| 58 | Azzanadra's Quest | |
| 50 | Desperate Times | |
| 50 | Desperate Times |
Quest requirements
1 direct prerequisite, 10 quests in the full chain. The tree shows each quest's own requirements beneath it.
- Azzanadra's Quest
- Desperate Creatures
- Desperate Measures
- Anachronia base camp tutorial
- Desperate Times
- Desperate Measures
- Raksha, the Shadow Colossus
- Anachronia base camp tutorial(requirements listed above)
- The Vault of Shadows
- Desperate Creatures
Quick guide: order to unlock Battle of the Monolith
One valid order: every quest comes after its own prerequisites. Skip any you have already done.
- Anachronia base camp tutorial
- The Needle Skips
- There's No Place Like Home...
- You Are It
- Desperate Times
- Desperate Measures
- Desperate Creatures
- Raksha, the Shadow Colossus
- The Vault of Shadows
- Azzanadra's Quest
- Battle of the Monolith
Quests that need Battle of the Monolith
Full walkthrough, items needed and exact rewards: Battle of the Monolith on the RuneScape Wiki . Requirement data is adapted from the wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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