Old School RuneScape Leagues 6: Demonic Pacts throws you into a fresh Ironman account with boosted XP, increased drop rates, and a relic system that completely reshapes how the game works. Whether you are playing for the first time or returning from a previous league, the decisions you make in the first two hours define your entire run.
This OSRS Leagues 6 guide covers your best day one route, which relics to pick and why, the strongest regions for early points, combat builds, and hidden mechanics that most players miss.
What Is OSRS Leagues 6?
Leagues 6 is a temporary seasonal mode where every player starts fresh as an Ironman on a separate save file. You complete tasks to earn League Points, and those points unlock relics, regions, and end-of-league cosmetic rewards.
Key differences from the main game include a base 5x experience multiplier that scales up to 16x as you unlock more relics, drop rate boosts up to 5x, and unlimited run energy from the start. Misthalin is completely locked this league, and you begin in Varlamore instead of the usual tutorial areas.
Starting Conditions You Need to Know
You spawn in Varlamore with the following items:
- Dramen Staff
- Spade
- Impling Jar
- Strange Devices
Your boosted starting stats are Runecrafting at level 5, Herblore at level 3, and all other skills at level 1. Fairy rings and Zanaris are available from the start without any quest requirements. Karamja unlocks automatically as your first region, and you then choose three additional regions from everything else available.
How Progression Works in Leagues 6
Progression runs through three connected systems.
Tasks are the main driver. You earn points by cutting trees, leveling skills, killing bosses, completing quests, and hitting milestones. Tasks range from ten points for simple actions up to 400 or more for endgame completions.
Relics are the permanent passive boosts you unlock by spending points at tier thresholds. Each relic changes how you train skills, gather resources, or fight enemies. Your relic choices matter more than your region choices because they define your entire playstyle.
Regions expand the map you can access. More regions mean more bosses, more tasks, and better gear. You get Varlamore and Karamja automatically, plus three more of your choice.
Best Day 1 Routes for Fast Points
Your goal on day one is to reach the Tier 2 relic unlock as fast as possible. This requires roughly 80 tasks completed. The three routes below each target a different playstyle.
Route 1: The Varlamore Scavenge
Drop your heavy starter gear, grab bakery cakes from the shops for food, and pickpocket citizens to reach level 20 Thieving. Use that GP to afford your tools. Head to Ralos Rise and mine 15 Copper and Tin ore. Then take the Quetzal transport network to the Hunter Guild, gather farm vegetables including potatoes, onions, sweetcorn, and wheat, then milk a dairy buffalo.
This route is best for players who want to complete gathering tasks quickly and secure a free food supply without spending GP.
Route 2: The Civitas GP Spike
Grab a glassblowing pipe from the Civitas port and blow beer glasses to reach level 20 Crafting. Then head to Toci Gem Store in Aldarin and buy uncut sapphires for 25 GP each, cut them, and sell them back for 175 GP each. Running this loop consistently can generate over 300,000 GP in a short session.
This route suits players who want to build early wealth quickly and fund their first major upgrades without grinding combat.
Route 3: Outskirts Skilling and Karamja Unlock
Grind Firemaking and Woodcutting to level 15 in the outskirts, then fish the coast until level 20 Fishing. Clear your easy combat tasks by killing a scorpion, five chickens, and five bunnies. Then Earth Strike an Imp, scatter its ashes in Yama Lair, and toss a Slayer Staff into Death Coffer for 30 fast points.
This route is built for efficiency chasers who want to complete the 80 tasks needed for a day one Karamja unlock as quickly as possible.
Best Relic Picks and Synergies
Relics are the most important decisions you make in this league. Each tier below includes the top pick and why it works.
Tier 1
Endless Harvest is the strongest pick for most players. It lets you fish, chop wood, and mine with a single click while doubling your resource gains. It is the best AFK relic in the game and sets up strong synergies with Tier 2.
Abundance works well if you are planning an active early game and want passive GP and XP flowing in without dedicating time to skilling.
Tier 2
Hotfoot pairs perfectly with Endless Harvest. It automatically cooks any fish you catch and smelts any ore you mine just by running agility laps. This removes two entire skill grinds from your schedule and stacks multiple 99s with minimal effort.
Friendly Forager is the alternative if you want to focus on Herblore. It forces high-tier herb drops and saves your secondary ingredients automatically.
Tier 3
Evil Eye is the standout pick here for PvM players. It provides direct teleports to specific bosses for fast banking between kills, including a Hueycoatl teleport that doubles as a quick banking option and an Abyssal Sire teleport that doubles as a fairy ring shortcut.
Tier 4
Conniving Clue turns clue contracts into endless free teleports across the map. It generates quick points early and provides useful starting gear and GP from clue rewards. Usefulness drops in late game but you will have earned significant points by then.
Transmutation is the more efficient pick if you prefer passive magic leveling and want to convert lower-tier resources into high-value ones throughout the game.
Butler Belt gives zero-time crafting experience and fits any build that prioritizes Crafting milestones.
Tier 5
Larcenist combined with the full Rogue outfit unlocks a 20x loot multiplier from pickpocketing. This is one of the most broken combinations in the entire league for generating GP and completing Thieving tasks simultaneously.
Soul Harvest converts every bone drop from enemies into soul shards that give Prayer or Runecraft XP. If you are killing large amounts of enemies anyway, this relic effectively solves two skill grinds for free.
Tier 7
Reloaded lets you go back and claim any relic you were forced to skip in earlier tiers. This is the safest late-game pick because it removes the regret of early decisions.
Tier 8
Flask of Fervor provides instant prayer and health restoration during raids, making it the top pick for endgame PvM.
Minion summons a thrall that automatically targets enemy weaknesses, which works well in any combat build without requiring specific gear.
Best Regions to Unlock First
You get three region choices beyond Varlamore and Karamja. The combination of Asgarnia and Desert is the strongest for most players.
Asgarnia
Asgarnia is the best PvM region in the game for Leagues 6. It unlocks God Wars Dungeon, Cerberus, and Leagues 6 Pest Control. The Echo boss here is Cerberus, who drops the Fang of the Hound. Pick this region if you want top-tier combat upgrades and consistent boss content.
Desert
Desert is mandatory for mages. It unlocks Ancient Magicks, the Tombs of Amascut raid, and access to the Kalphite Queen who drops the Dragor Blowpipe. It also has multiple easy 200-point tasks including the Mage Training Arena rewards, which at Tier 4 gives eight times the normal points per run. You can earn 200 points each from equipping a Mage Book, Master Wand, any Infinity Robe piece, and 400 points for the full Infinity Robe set.
Kandarin
Kandarin is a strong mid-game region for players with the right relic setup. The Ranging Guild has an infinite arrow shaft shop. With Abundance and Woodsman relics, buying feather packs and arrow shafts then combining them into headless arrows can generate up to 1,400 points from this single method. The Echo boss here is the Smoke Devil, dropping the Shadow Flame Quadrant.
Kourend
Kourend gives you Chambers of Xeric and the Alchemical Hydra. The Hespori is the Echo boss and drops the Nature Recurve bow. With Endless Harvest or Barbarian Gathering, you can complete the Catch 150 Anglerfish and Cook 150 Anglerfish tasks for 200 points each.
Tirannwn
Tirannwn works well as a second region pick. You can mine 100 Runite ore for 200 points, easily done with Endless Harvest. With Woodsman, catching 300 Red Chinchompas gives another 200 points. Crystal Implings from the region passively drop the Elven Signet needed for another task.
Regions to Avoid Early
Morytania has almost nothing for early-game points and is best skipped until later. Fremennik requires high skill levels like 85 Smithing and 75 Mining before the 200-point tasks become accessible.
Combat Builds and Mastery Tree
Leagues 6 introduces a 40-point combat mastery tree. You earn points through PvM in your unlocked regions and can reset the tree later using Pact Resets, so early mistakes are not permanent.
The Invincible Magic Build
This build suits beginners or players learning new bosses. It regenerates runes and prayer automatically, provides a permanent plus 35 defense boost with overheal stacking, and gives 130% accuracy across all combat styles with a major boost to magic strength. The high survivability makes it ideal for solo raiding and boss learning.
The Early Melee Rush Build
Use this build to kill the first Varlamore boss, Amoxliatl, as fast as possible. Most early Varlamore targets are weak to melee but tanky against magic and ranged. Start with an Abyssal Dagger or Dragon Dagger and spend your first 7 to 10 mastery points strictly on Accuracy Nodes to halve your kill times. Then transition into Glacial Totems, which are exceptionally strong because dual-hitting weapons double-dip on your damage bonuses. The goal is to farm Amoxliatl for the Echo Orb and the Infernal Tech Paddle.
Infinite Shops and Minigame Mechanics
Shops in Leagues 6 have infinite stock, so you never compete with other players for basic resources.
The Varlamore rune shop stocks infinite nature, death, and chaos runes. With the Transmutation relic, you can buy death runes and convert them into blood or wrath runes instantly. The Ranging Guild sells infinite arrow shafts for Fletching power-leveling. The Aldarin gem store sells sapphires and emeralds for fast Crafting XP. In Karamja, raw sharks and cooked Karambwans are available in bulk for healing supplies.
Minigames become significantly more efficient after your Tier 4 relic unlock. You earn eight times the normal minigame points per activity, which applies to Tempoross, Wintertodt, and Guardians of the Rift. Minigame teleports also have no cooldown, letting you jump between regions instantly to chain tasks without downtime.
Hidden Mechanics That Save You Time
Motherlode Mine bug: The game hard caps nugget production at three per deposit. Depositing more than 14 pay-dirt at once causes extras to disappear. Make two separate deposits of 14 instead of one large load to maximize nuggets per hour.
Farming cycle speed: Crops run on 60-second cycles instead of the usual five minutes. Snapdragons fully grow in just 16 minutes automatically without any relic needed.
Lamp strategy: Save all Achievement Diary lamps until you reach the 16x XP multiplier. A single lamp at that stage delivers millions of experience and can skip entire skill grinds outright.
Impling spawns: Everyone in the league has access to Puro-Puro with boosted spawn rates. With the Conniving Clue relic, you get a 1 in 15 chance of a clue scroll drop per impling.
Combat and Boss Reward Changes
Drop rates across all bosses are significantly increased in Leagues 6. Endgame weapons including the Twisted Bow, Scythe of Vitur, and Tumeken Shadow can drop from multiple raids, so you are not locked into farming a single raid for your best-in-slot gear. Unique items can be shared between team members, and some bosses have restrictions removed compared to the main game.
End-of-League Rewards
Your total points determine your final ranking, which runs from Bronze through Dragon tier. Rewards include unique cosmetic outfits, weapon skins, teleport animations, and trophy items. After the league ends, all your points convert into a currency you can spend on tradable cosmetics and trophies from previous leagues. Play Now!
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Motherlode Mine bugged in Leagues 6?
Yes. Only deposit 14 pay-dirt at a time to avoid losing nuggets above the three-nugget cap per deposit.
Should I use my XP lamps right away?
No. Hold all Achievement Diary lamps until you unlock the 16x XP multiplier. Using them at that stage turns a single lamp into millions of experience.
Can I play my main account and Leagues account at the same time?
No. Both accounts use the same login, so you can only be logged into one at a time.
Do pets earned in Leagues carry over?
Yes. Any pet you earn transfers to your main account after the league ends.
What happens to my points when Leagues 6 ends?
Points convert into a reward currency you can use to buy trophies and tradable cosmetics from the rewards shop.
Which region gives the most early points?
Desert is the strongest for early 200-point tasks, followed by Wilderness and Kandarin with the right relic setup. Avoid Morytania as your first pick.
