The World Wakes Requirements & Quick Guide
Everything you need before starting The World Wakes 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
The World Wakes itself
No skill requirements for The World Wakes itself.
Quest requirements
No quests need to be completed before The World Wakes.
Ironman notes
Top Ironman priority (9/10 in our Ironman ranking).
Why it matters: Death's Swiftness/Sunshine ultimates + big XP lamps.
See where it fits in the Ironman Quest Cape order.
XP rewards
Skills The World Wakes gives guaranteed XP in (fixed XP or a skill-locked lamp; choice lamps not listed). See the wiki for exact amounts.
Firemaking
Prayer
Slayer
Quests that need The World Wakes
Full walkthrough, items needed and exact rewards: The World Wakes on the RuneScape Wiki . Requirement data is adapted from the wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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