Woodcutting/Training

This article is about training the Woodcutting skill. For the skill itself, see Woodcutting.

Training

Cut the two highest level trees available, while avoiding Magic Trees due to their lower XP per hour compared to most of the lower level trees. Make sure to purchase Axes when they become available from the shop. The table below assumes you have the Multi-Tree upgrade; if you haven't purchased it yet, simply cut the higher level of the two listed logs.

Level	Trees
1-10	Normal Trees
10-25	Normal Trees & Oak Trees
25-35	Oak Trees & Willow Trees
35-45	Willow Trees & Teak Trees
45-55	Teak Trees & Maple Trees
55-60	Maple Trees & Mahogany Trees
60-90	Mahogany Trees & Yew Trees
90-99	Yew Trees & Redwood Trees

Selling logs is advisable to make it possible to purchase essential upgrades such as Axes or Multi-Tree, but this might slow down Firemaking, so keeping some is recommended. To further this goal, Magic Trees are usually worth cutting until Redwood Trees are unlocked as they are worth a large amount of GP.

It is also possible to sell the Bird Nests that are produced, which are worth more unopened on average compared to selling the seeds after opening. However, you should consider opening enough for Farming.

Seeds worth keeping include:

Potato Seeds for Bird Nest Potions.
Strawberry Seeds for Gentle Hands Potions.
Magic Tree Seeds, these seeds are quite rare and can turn a healthy profit of GP and XP when used in Farming. Very useful for obtaining logs for Firemaking without sacrificing Woodcutting exp.

Throne of the Herald Training

With added content from the Throne of the Herald expansion, Woodcutting becomes more complex for obtaining optimal XP rates. As always, make sure to purchase Axes when they become available from the shop, there are new Axes for level 100+ content that are required for cutting trees of a certain level.

Maximizing the amount of interval reduction is key! Due to the way these modifiers stack additively, missing even a few can be a major hindrance in the amount of experience earned over time. For example, Redwood Trees with all other available bonuses can go from 800k XP/h to 3,000k XP/h simply by adding Stepping Stones.

XP rates will vary drastically based on the player's mastery level in each tree and how many relevant bonuses they are using. As usual, always make use of Multi-Tree. The following table will try to provide an approximate guide using most of the available buffs, though the player should always check for themselves or use a mod like ETA to be sure:

Level	Trees
100-102	Redwood Trees & Spruce Trees
102-105	Redwood Trees & Hornbeam Trees
105-108	Redwood Trees & Grove Trees
108-110	Redwood Trees & Grove Trees
110-112	Redwood Trees & Elderwood Trees
112-115	Redwood Trees & Elderwood Trees
115-118	Redwood Trees & Elderwood Trees
118-120	Redwood Trees & Elderwood Trees

Since the player will be spending a lot of time on the same logs, and due to Multi-Tree and the generally very high XP rates available in Woodcutting with the appropriate buffs, it is very likely the player will complete Mastery on multiple Trees while leveling. It is therefore advised to work start cutting a different tree even if it is a skill XP loss, the time gained in Mastery completion will be more useful overall.

Raven Nests are a great way to unlock seeds for Farming and also include fragments for the Meteorite Woodcutting Amulet and Meteorite Woodcutting Ring, which also provide Firemaking XP equal to 10% of the Woodcutting XP the player earns. Raven Nests only drop while cutting at least one Tree that has a level requirement of 100 or greater.

Boosters

Below is an automatically generated list of boosts that will speed up leveling. Remember that these are all optional.

XP

Source	Type	XP Boost	Other Modifiers
Pit Jump	Agility Obstacle 3	+3% Global Skill XP	-4% Agility Skill XP
Tree Climb	Agility Obstacle 5	+4% Global Skill XP	-10% Ammo Preservation -10% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills -10% Rune Preservation +3% Global Mastery XP
A Lovely Jog	Agility Obstacle 8	+5% Global Skill XP	-6% Global Mastery XP
Deedree	Constellation	+8% Woodcutting Skill XP	+5% Chance for Bird Nests to drop in Woodcutting +5% chance to receive Stardust when cutting Magic Logs in Woodcutting (Quantity equal to Logs received) +8% Chance to Double Items in Woodcutting +8% Chance to Double Items in Farming +5% Farming Yield +8% Woodcutting Mastery XP +8% Farming Mastery XP +8% Farming Skill XP
Skillers Boots	Item (Boots)	+2% non-Combat Skill XP
Woodcutters Boots	Item (Boots)	+2% Woodcutting Skill XP
Cape of Completion	Item (Cape)	+5% Global Skill XP	Bypass Slayer Area item requirements for areas that require less than level 100 Slayer -20% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -50% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers (Prayer Point cost cannot go below 1) -0.5s Thieving Interval -0.5s Crafting Interval -15% Woodcutting Interval -15% Cooking Interval -50% Coal Costs for Smithing -15% Township Building Cost (Does not affect GP cost. Capped at -80%) x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore Create +5 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +50% Ammo Preservation +1 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +100% chance to receive Ash per log burnt in Firemaking +2% Global Perfect Cook chance +100% chance to successfully Cook an item +15% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +5% Damage To Slayer Tasks +25% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +10% GP From Agility +100% GP From Thieving +10 Flat Hitpoints Regeneration +25% Mastery Pool XP Cap Items that reduce Rune costs are now 2x as effective +20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +25% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +150 Stealth while Thieving
Firemaking Skillcape	Item (Cape)	+5% Global Skill XP	+100% chance to receive Ash per log burnt in Firemaking +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking
Maximum Skillcape	Item (Cape)	+5% Global Skill XP	Bypass Slayer Area item requirements for areas that require less than level 100 Slayer -20% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -50% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers (Prayer Point cost cannot go below 1) -0.5s Thieving Interval -0.5s Crafting Interval -15% Woodcutting Interval -15% Cooking Interval -50% Coal Costs for Smithing -15% Township Building Cost (Does not affect GP cost. Capped at -80%) x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore Create +5 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +50% Ammo Preservation +1 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +100% chance to receive Ash per log burnt in Firemaking +2% Global Perfect Cook chance +100% chance to successfully Cook an item +15% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +5% Damage To Slayer Tasks +25% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +10% GP From Agility +100% GP From Thieving +10 Flat Hitpoints Regeneration Items that reduce Rune costs are now 2x as effective +20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +25% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +150 Stealth while Thieving
Superior Cape of Completion	Item (Cape)	+8% Global Skill XP	Bypass All Slayer Area item requirements -30% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -20% Agility Pillar build costs -75% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers (Prayer Point cost cannot go below 1) -0.8s Thieving Interval -0.8s Crafting Interval -20% Woodcutting Interval -25% Cooking Interval -10% Summoning Interval -10% Astrology Interval -75% Coal Costs for Smithing -20% Township Building Cost (Does not affect GP cost. Capped at -80%) x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore Create +8 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +75% Ammo Preservation +2 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Bolts produced per action in Fletching +2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +50% Chance to gain +1 additional bar in Smithing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fishing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fletching (Cannot be doubled) +15% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Crafting (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Herblore (Cannot be doubled) +20% Chance to Double Farming Yield +100% chance to receive Ash per log burnt in Firemaking +100% chance to receive Charcoal per burn in Firemaking +4% Global Perfect Cook chance +100% chance to successfully Cook an item +20% chance to avoid the stun interval and stun damage in Thieving when pickpocket attempt fails +25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +1% chance to find a Lost Chest while Fishing (This is separate to the Special Fishing Chance) +5% Chance to Preserve Food when eaten +5% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points +8% Damage To Slayer Tasks +40% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +20% GP From Agility +150% GP From Thieving +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining +15 Flat Hitpoints Regeneration +5% Lifesteal +5% Magic Damage Bonus from Equipment +5% Melee Strength Bonus from Equipment +1 minimum Bird Nest's received from Woodcutting +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% Ranged Strength Bonus from Equipment +5% Reflect Damage +10% Rune Preservation Items that reduce Rune costs are now 4x as effective +25% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +35% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Slayer Coins +15% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +10% Summoning Maximum Hit +270 Stealth while Thieving
Superior Firemaking Skillcape	Item (Cape)	+8% Global Skill XP	+100% chance to receive Ash per log burnt in Firemaking +100% chance to receive Charcoal per burn in Firemaking +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking
Superior Max Skillcape	Item (Cape)	+8% Global Skill XP	Bypass All Slayer Area item requirements -30% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -20% Agility Pillar build costs -75% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers (Prayer Point cost cannot go below 1) -0.8s Thieving Interval -0.8s Crafting Interval -20% Woodcutting Interval -25% Cooking Interval -10% Summoning Interval -10% Astrology Interval -75% Coal Costs for Smithing -20% Township Building Cost (Does not affect GP cost. Capped at -80%) x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore Create +8 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +75% Ammo Preservation +2 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Bolts produced per action in Fletching +2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +50% Chance to gain +1 additional bar in Smithing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fishing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fletching (Cannot be doubled) +15% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Crafting (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Herblore (Cannot be doubled) +20% Chance to Double Farming Yield +100% chance to receive Ash per log burnt in Firemaking +100% chance to receive Charcoal per burn in Firemaking +4% Global Perfect Cook chance +100% chance to successfully Cook an item +20% chance to avoid the stun interval and stun damage in Thieving when pickpocket attempt fails +25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +1% chance to find a Lost Chest while Fishing (This is separate to the Special Fishing Chance) +5% Chance to Preserve Food when eaten +5% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points +8% Damage To Slayer Tasks +40% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +20% GP From Agility +150% GP From Thieving +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining +15 Flat Hitpoints Regeneration +5% Lifesteal +5% Magic Damage Bonus from Equipment +5% Melee Strength Bonus from Equipment +1 minimum Bird Nest's received from Woodcutting +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% Ranged Strength Bonus from Equipment +5% Reflect Damage +10% Rune Preservation Items that reduce Rune costs are now 4x as effective +25% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +35% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Slayer Coins +15% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +10% Summoning Maximum Hit +270 Stealth while Thieving
Candelabra (Lit)	Item (Consumable)	+4% non-Combat Skill XP	-3% Interval for all non-Combat Skills +4% Global Mastery XP +3% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills
Woodcutting Scroll of XP	Item (Consumable)	+3% Woodcutting Skill XP
Skillers Hat	Item (Helmet)	+2% non-Combat Skill XP
Woodcutters Hat	Item (Helmet)	+2% Woodcutting Skill XP
Golden Wreath	Item (Helmet, Passive)	+3% non-Combat Skill XP	+100 GP gained when earning GP, except Alt. Magic and Item Sales +3% Global Mastery XP
Skillers Body	Item (Platebody)	+2% non-Combat Skill XP
Woodcutters Body	Item (Platebody)	+2% Woodcutting Skill XP
Skillers Leggings	Item (Platelegs)	+2% non-Combat Skill XP
Woodcutters Leggings	Item (Platelegs)	+2% Woodcutting Skill XP
Ancient Ring of Skills	Item (Ring)	+8% non-Combat Skill XP
Book of Scholars	Item (Shield, Passive)	+3% Global Skill XP	-15% Global GP (except Item Sales)
Pyro	Pet	+1% Global Skill XP

Action Time

Source	Type	Action Interval	Other Modifiers
Stepping Stones	Agility Obstacle 3	-6% Woodcutting Interval	+3% Firemaking Skill XP
Elite Pillar of Expertise	Agility Pillar	-3% Interval for all non-Combat Skills	+8% Chance to Double Items Globally +40% Global GP (except Item Sales) +8% Global Mastery XP
Cape of Completion	Item (Cape)	-15% Woodcutting Interval	Bypass Slayer Area item requirements for areas that require less than level 100 Slayer -20% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -50% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers (Prayer Point cost cannot go below 1) -0.5s Thieving Interval -0.5s Crafting Interval -15% Cooking Interval -50% Coal Costs for Smithing -15% Township Building Cost (Does not affect GP cost. Capped at -80%) x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore Create +5 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +50% Ammo Preservation +1 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +100% chance to receive Ash per log burnt in Firemaking +2% Global Perfect Cook chance +100% chance to successfully Cook an item +15% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +5% Damage To Slayer Tasks +25% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +10% GP From Agility +100% GP From Thieving +5% Global Skill XP +10 Flat Hitpoints Regeneration +25% Mastery Pool XP Cap Items that reduce Rune costs are now 2x as effective +20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +25% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +150 Stealth while Thieving
Maximum Skillcape	Item (Cape)	-15% Woodcutting Interval	Bypass Slayer Area item requirements for areas that require less than level 100 Slayer -20% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -50% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers (Prayer Point cost cannot go below 1) -0.5s Thieving Interval -0.5s Crafting Interval -15% Cooking Interval -50% Coal Costs for Smithing -15% Township Building Cost (Does not affect GP cost. Capped at -80%) x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore Create +5 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +50% Ammo Preservation +1 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +100% chance to receive Ash per log burnt in Firemaking +2% Global Perfect Cook chance +100% chance to successfully Cook an item +15% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +5% Damage To Slayer Tasks +25% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +10% GP From Agility +100% GP From Thieving +5% Global Skill XP +10 Flat Hitpoints Regeneration Items that reduce Rune costs are now 2x as effective +20% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +25% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +150 Stealth while Thieving
Superior Cape of Completion	Item (Cape)	-20% Woodcutting Interval	Bypass All Slayer Area item requirements -30% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -20% Agility Pillar build costs -75% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers (Prayer Point cost cannot go below 1) -0.8s Thieving Interval -0.8s Crafting Interval -25% Cooking Interval -10% Summoning Interval -10% Astrology Interval -75% Coal Costs for Smithing -20% Township Building Cost (Does not affect GP cost. Capped at -80%) x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore Create +8 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +75% Ammo Preservation +2 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Bolts produced per action in Fletching +2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +50% Chance to gain +1 additional bar in Smithing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fishing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fletching (Cannot be doubled) +15% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Crafting (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Herblore (Cannot be doubled) +20% Chance to Double Farming Yield +100% chance to receive Ash per log burnt in Firemaking +100% chance to receive Charcoal per burn in Firemaking +4% Global Perfect Cook chance +100% chance to successfully Cook an item +20% chance to avoid the stun interval and stun damage in Thieving when pickpocket attempt fails +25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +1% chance to find a Lost Chest while Fishing (This is separate to the Special Fishing Chance) +5% Chance to Preserve Food when eaten +5% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points +8% Damage To Slayer Tasks +40% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +20% GP From Agility +150% GP From Thieving +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining +8% Global Skill XP +15 Flat Hitpoints Regeneration +5% Lifesteal +5% Magic Damage Bonus from Equipment +5% Melee Strength Bonus from Equipment +1 minimum Bird Nest's received from Woodcutting +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% Ranged Strength Bonus from Equipment +5% Reflect Damage +10% Rune Preservation Items that reduce Rune costs are now 4x as effective +25% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +35% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Slayer Coins +15% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +10% Summoning Maximum Hit +270 Stealth while Thieving
Superior Max Skillcape	Item (Cape)	-20% Woodcutting Interval	Bypass All Slayer Area item requirements -30% Agility Obstacle Build Costs -20% Agility Pillar build costs -75% Prayer Point Cost for Prayers (Prayer Point cost cannot go below 1) -0.8s Thieving Interval -0.8s Crafting Interval -25% Cooking Interval -10% Summoning Interval -10% Astrology Interval -75% Coal Costs for Smithing -20% Township Building Cost (Does not affect GP cost. Capped at -80%) x2 Items received from Fishing x2 Items received from Fletching x2 Items received from Herblore Create +8 Additional Runes of the same type in Runecrafting +75% Ammo Preservation +2 to base drop quantity of Stardust and Golden Stardust from Astrology +1 Bolts produced per action in Fletching +2 Coal Ore per Ore Mined. (Item doubling does not apply) +50% Chance to gain +1 additional bar in Smithing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fishing (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Fletching (Cannot be doubled) +15% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Crafting (Cannot be doubled) +100% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Herblore (Cannot be doubled) +20% Chance to Double Farming Yield +100% chance to receive Ash per log burnt in Firemaking +100% chance to receive Charcoal per burn in Firemaking +4% Global Perfect Cook chance +100% chance to successfully Cook an item +20% chance to avoid the stun interval and stun damage in Thieving when pickpocket attempt fails +25% Chance to Double Items in Runecrafting +1% chance to find a Lost Chest while Fishing (This is separate to the Special Fishing Chance) +5% Chance to Preserve Food when eaten +5% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% Chance To Preserve Prayer Points +8% Damage To Slayer Tasks +40% Farming Yield +100% chance to receive coal when burning logs in Firemaking +20% GP From Agility +150% GP From Thieving +5% Chance to find gem veins when Mining +8% Global Skill XP +15 Flat Hitpoints Regeneration +5% Lifesteal +5% Magic Damage Bonus from Equipment +5% Melee Strength Bonus from Equipment +1 minimum Bird Nest's received from Woodcutting +5% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +5% Ranged Strength Bonus from Equipment +5% Reflect Damage +10% Rune Preservation Items that reduce Rune costs are now 4x as effective +25% Chance to Preserve Resources in Summoning +35% Flat Slayer Area Effect Negation +10% Slayer Coins +15% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges +10 Base Quantity for Summoning Tablet Creation +10% Summoning Maximum Hit +270 Stealth while Thieving
Superior Woodcutting Skillcape	Item (Cape)	-20% Woodcutting Interval	+1 minimum Bird Nest's received from Woodcutting
Woodcutting Skillcape	Item (Cape)	-15% Woodcutting Interval
Candelabra (Lit)	Item (Consumable)	-3% Interval for all non-Combat Skills	+4% Global Mastery XP +3% Chance to Preserve Resources in Skills +4% non-Combat Skill XP
Woodcutting Lesser Relic	Item (Consumable)	-5% Woodcutting Interval	+1 minimum Bird Nest's received from Woodcutting +10% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit
Harold	Pet	-2% Interval for all non-Combat Skills	-0.1s Attack Interval -0.2s Monster Respawn Timer +3% Ammo Preservation +2% Chance to Double Items Globally +3% Chance To Preserve Potion Charge +5% Global GP (except Item Sales) +5% Accuracy Rating +5% Global Evasion +5% Global Mastery XP +50% Mastery Pool XP Cap +2% of Maximum Hit added to Minimum Hit +3% Rune Preservation +5% Slayer Coins +3% Chance to preserve Summoning Charges
Terran Dungeon Ruins	Point of Interest	-0.1s Woodcutting Interval	-0.1s Mining Interval +10% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Mining (Cannot be doubled) +10% Chance to gain +1 additional resource in Woodcutting (Cannot be doubled)
Adamant Axe	Upgrade	-5% Woodcutting Interval
Black Axe	Upgrade	-5% Woodcutting Interval
Dragon Axe	Upgrade	-10% Woodcutting Interval
Iron Axe	Upgrade	-5% Woodcutting Interval
Master of Nature	Upgrade	-15% Woodcutting Interval	-15% Mining Interval
Mithril Axe	Upgrade	-5% Woodcutting Interval
Rune Axe	Upgrade	-5% Woodcutting Interval
Steel Axe	Upgrade	-5% Woodcutting Interval