Introduction

Throughout the land of RuneScape there are a wide variety of Agility training areas and shortcuts. These range from easy ‘no-risk’ courses for beginners up to challenging high-level courses deep in the Wilderness.

To begin your training, look for the Agility icon in the Gnome Stronghold on your mini map. To pinpoint all Agility areas you will need to left click on the Agility icon within the key menu that will cause all symbols of that type to briefly flash yellow. However, only those on the section of the map you are currently viewing will be highlighted in this fashion.

Players wishing to use the agility skill will have to begin by using the obstacle course in the Tree Gnome Stronghold and then progress onto other courses such as the Agility Pyramid and Barbarian Outpost once they meet the requirements.

To proceed through each course you will simply need to left-click on the obstacle you wish to pass and, if you have the appropriate Agility level, you will attempt to do so, though you may not always succeed.

Some obstacles are hazardous and if you fail them it can cause a loss of hitpoints and prevent you from gaining experience for that attempt. Due to this, it is advised for most courses that you bring some food with you - it is down to you to discover which obstacles are safe or not.

If you choose to follow the course properly, you will gain experience for each obstacle you successfully complete, as well as a bonus upon completion of the lap.

Please see the table below for courses and their level requirements:

Please remember, if you die in any of the Agility courses, it is the same as if you die anywhere else in RuneScape: you will lose all but three of your most valuable items and be teleported to your respawn location.

As well as allowing you to get through various obstacles, Agility is also used to recover energy spent on running.

The higher your Agility level, the faster your energy will recover, letting you effectively run for longer. Players with very high levels of Agility will find that they can move quickly around RuneScape, this also carries over to non-member servers.

The more weight you carry, the faster you will lose energy while running. It is advisable to wear Ikov’s Boots of Lightness (obtained during the Temple of Ikov Quest) when planning on running long distances: these will subtract 4 kilograms from your total weight, making your run energy drain at a slower rate.

You can check your run energy by clicking on the ’spanner’ icon at the bottom of your player interface.

Other methods of restoring your energy are:

Click here to view the Agility FAQs