OSRS Achievement Diary Quick Guide

If you just want the very quick version, here is how Achievement Diaries in OSRS work:

• There are 12 regional Achievement Diaries.
• Each diary contains Easy, Medium, Hard and Elite tiers.
• Each tier contains a number of tasks that must be completed in that region.
• Tasks themselves can generally be completed in whatever order you want.
• You must claim the tiers progressively. In other words, you cannot claim the Hard reward until the Easy and Medium tiers have also been completed.
• Completing a tier gives you an Achievement Diary equipment item, permanent regional benefits and an experience lamp.
• Completing every diary through Elite allows you to purchase the Achievement diary cape.

That is essentially the entire system. The complicated part is simply meeting all of the skill, quest, combat and item requirements.

What Is An OSRS Achievement Diary?

An OSRS Achievement Diary is basically a collection of regional challenges designed to test how much progress you have made across different parts of your account.

Unlike a normal quest, a diary is not one continuous storyline.

Instead, you are given a list of separate tasks.

One task might ask you to use a particular Agility shortcut.

Another might require you to craft an item.

Another might require you to defeat a monster, cast a spell, complete a lap of an Agility course, pickpocket an NPC, enter a guild or use a particular piece of game content.

This is what makes the Achievement Diary system interesting.

It doesn’t really test one skill.

It tests your entire account.

You need combat stats, gathering skills, production skills, quests, transportation unlocks and knowledge of different areas throughout Gielinor.

The Easy and Medium tiers are generally fairly reasonable.

Hard starts requiring a much more developed account.

Elite diaries are where OSRS basically starts asking, “How serious are you about finishing this account?”

OSRS Achievement Diary Difficulty Tiers

Every normal OSRS Achievement Diary is separated into four levels of difficulty:

• Easy
• Medium
• Hard
• Elite

Easy Achievement Diaries

Easy diary tasks are designed for relatively early accounts.

You may need some low-level skills and a few quests, but most Easy diaries are something you should start looking at fairly early rather than waiting until your account is hundreds of hours old.

Medium Achievement Diaries

Medium diaries begin requiring more serious account progression.

You will start seeing requirements in the 40s, 50s and sometimes 60s, along with more quest requirements and less convenient tasks.

This is also where some diary rewards begin becoming genuinely useful for everyday gameplay.

Hard Achievement Diaries

Hard diaries are where I would say Achievement Diaries turn into major account goals.

You may need higher combat levels, significant quest progression, expensive skills and requirements that take quite a while to reach.

The rewards also become much more interesting.

Elite Achievement Diaries

Elite diaries are endgame account progression.

Several of the highest individual diary requirements reach into the 90s.

Some tasks also require major quests, difficult PvM encounters or other pieces of content that an early or mid-game account simply isn’t going to have access to.

The Elite tier is supposed to be difficult, but the permanent rewards are one of the reasons maxed and near-maxed accounts spend the time completing them.

OSRS Achievement Diary XP Lamps

Every completed Achievement Diary tier rewards some form of experience lamp.

These are extremely useful because you can direct the experience toward a skill you actually want to train, assuming that skill meets the lamp’s minimum level requirement.

If you eventually complete all of the Achievement Diaries, those lamps add up to a very substantial amount of experience.

Personally, I would use diary lamps on skills that you either dislike training or that are particularly expensive or inconvenient for your account.

All OSRS Achievement Diaries

There are currently 12 Achievement Diary regions in Old School RuneScape.

Each one rewards its own line of equipment.

Completing Easy gives you the level 1 version, Medium upgrades it to level 2, Hard upgrades it to level 3 and Elite gives you the final level 4 version.

Keep in mind that the highest skill shown above is only a quick reference point. Completing a full Elite diary normally involves many other skills, quests, items and activities as well.

Ardougne Achievement Diary

The Ardougne Achievement Diary covers Ardougne and nearby areas including Yanille and Port Khazard.

Your reward item is the Ardougne cloak, which upgrades from Ardougne cloak 1 through Ardougne cloak 4.

This is one of the diaries I would pay attention to relatively early because the reward line is useful for travel and Thieving.

Even the Easy reward gives you a very useful teleport to the Ardougne Monastery.

As you continue upgrading the diary, the cloak and regional benefits become progressively more useful.

If you regularly train Thieving, farm around Ardougne or use this part of the map frequently, the Ardougne Diary is definitely worth working through as your stats allow.

Desert Achievement Diary

The Desert Achievement Diary revolves around the large desert region and many of the activities located throughout it.

Its reward item is the Desert amulet.

The higher tiers become particularly useful if you spend significant time doing Desert content because the diary improves transportation and several regional activities.

The Desert Diary also includes requirements connected to content such as the Agility Pyramid, desert quests, skilling and combat.

Elite requires a very developed account, so I would treat the final Desert tier as a long-term goal rather than something you need to rush early.

Falador Achievement Diary

The Falador Achievement Diary covers Falador and many surrounding areas.

The reward item is the Falador shield.

This diary has some really nice utility for players who train Mining, Farming, Prayer or fight the Giant Mole.

The shield itself gains Prayer restoration utility as you progress through the diary, while additional unlocks affect different pieces of Falador content.

Falador is another diary where I think completing Easy and Medium reasonably early makes sense because the requirements are achievable and the rewards continue being useful later.

Fremennik Achievement Diary

The Fremennik Achievement Diary covers Rellekka, the Fremennik Province and several pieces of northern OSRS content.

The reward item is the Fremennik sea boots.

This diary becomes increasingly helpful for travel around the Fremennik region, Miscellania, Lunar content and several higher-level activities.

The interesting thing about the Fremennik Diary is that its highest headline skill requirement is lower than several other Elite diaries.

That obviously does not mean the entire Elite diary is easy, but it can make Fremennik Elite a reasonable target before some of the diaries requiring skills in the mid-90s.

Kandarin Achievement Diary

The Kandarin Achievement Diary covers a very large and heavily used part of the OSRS map.

Its reward item is the Kandarin headgear.

Kandarin diary rewards affect several different pieces of gameplay, including transportation and skilling around areas such as Seers’ Village and Catherby.

If you train Agility at the Seers’ Village Rooftop Course, you may already be familiar with how useful Achievement Diary bonuses can become because diary completion can directly improve training methods in the region.

This is a good example of why diaries should not be viewed only as collectibles. Their rewards can change the efficiency of content you are already doing.

Karamja Achievement Diary

The Karamja Achievement Diary covers Karamja, Brimhaven and other areas of the island.

The reward item is the Karamja gloves.

These gloves are useful for several different Karamja activities and become increasingly useful as you progress toward the Elite tier.

The Elite version also becomes particularly useful for players doing high-level Slayer because of its transportation utility around Duradel.

One thing to remember is that the Easy, Medium and Hard Karamja lamps do not use the same XP values as the equivalent tiers in the other diaries.

So if you are planning exactly how much free experience you will receive from diary completion, make sure you account for that difference.

Kourend & Kebos Achievement Diary

The Kourend & Kebos Achievement Diary covers Great Kourend and the Kebos Lowlands.

Its reward item is Rada’s blessing.

Rada’s blessing is particularly interesting because it occupies the ammunition slot, which makes it easy to carry during many skilling and general activities without sacrificing a normal armour slot.

The diary provides transportation and skilling benefits throughout Kourend and Kebos, areas that contain an enormous amount of content.

If you regularly do Slayer, Farming, Woodcutting, Fishing or PvM in this part of the map, working through the Kourend & Kebos Diary is very worthwhile.

Lumbridge & Draynor Achievement Diary

The Lumbridge & Draynor Achievement Diary is probably one of the first diaries I would recommend looking at on a developing account.

Its reward item is the Explorer’s ring.

The ring develops into a genuinely useful utility item with run energy restoration, transportation and eventually daily alchemy utility.

There are also several permanent account benefits attached to the higher tiers.

The funny thing about this diary is that the region sounds extremely beginner friendly because Lumbridge is where everybody starts.

The Elite tier absolutely is not beginner content.

It includes serious account progression and major quest requirements, so Easy and Medium may come very early while Elite could be one of your much later account goals.

Morytania Achievement Diary

The Morytania Achievement Diary covers Morytania and the large amount of skilling, Slayer and PvM content located there.

Its reward item is the Morytania legs.

This is a diary I would prioritize much more highly if you spend a lot of time doing Barrows, Slayer Tower content, Ectofuntus activities or other Morytania training.

The diary rewards are heavily tied into the region and can make repeated activities there noticeably better.

The Elite tier has one of the highest skill requirements among all Achievement Diaries, so expect this one to remain on your account checklist for quite a while.

Varrock Achievement Diary

The Varrock Achievement Diary is another one I think is useful on almost any account.

The reward item is Varrock armour.

Varrock armour is strongly associated with Mining benefits, but the full diary reward package extends beyond the armour itself.

The diary also interacts with useful everyday content including battlestaves and transportation around one of the most frequently visited parts of RuneScape.

Because most players spend an enormous amount of time around Varrock and the Grand Exchange, even fairly small improvements can add up over the life of an account.

I would definitely include Varrock Easy and Medium in an early-to-mid game Achievement Diary checklist.

Western Provinces Achievement Diary

The Western Provinces Achievement Diary covers a very wide collection of western OSRS content.

Its reward item is the Western banner.

The diary connects with areas and activities such as the gnome lands, chompy hunting, Pest Control and the elven regions.

For many players, the Hard Western Provinces Diary becomes an important milestone because Western Province progression is connected to useful equipment and account upgrades.

This diary has requirements spread across a lot of unrelated content, so it is a really good example of why preparing for diaries gradually is easier than suddenly deciding you want to finish all four tiers in one afternoon.

Wilderness Achievement Diary

The Wilderness Achievement Diary is exactly what it sounds like.

You will be completing tasks throughout the Wilderness.

Its reward item is the Wilderness sword.

The higher diary tiers improve transportation and different resource-based activities within the Wilderness.

Obviously, there is one major difference between this diary and most of the others.

Other players can attack you.

So when you are completing Wilderness Diary tasks, do not mindlessly bring your normal expensive gear just because the task seems simple.

Plan the task, bring the minimum amount of risk necessary, complete it and get out.

Which OSRS Achievement Diaries Should You Complete First?

There is no rule saying you need to finish the Achievement Diaries in a particular regional order.

You can work on whichever ones make sense for your account.

That being said, if I were starting an account and wanted a practical order, I would roughly think about them like this.

Good Early Achievement Diaries

• Lumbridge & Draynor
• Ardougne
• Varrock
• Falador

These regions have rewards that can affect normal everyday gameplay relatively early.

You are going to spend a lot of time in these areas anyway, so grabbing easy permanent benefits makes sense.

Good Mid-Game Achievement Diaries

• Kandarin
• Morytania
• Fremennik
• Kourend & Kebos

These become especially valuable once your account starts interacting heavily with Slayer, PvM, Farming, Agility and larger regional content.

Higher-Level Achievement Diary Goals

• Desert
• Karamja
• Western Provinces
• Wilderness

That does not mean you should ignore the Easy and Medium versions of these diaries.

It simply means I would not build an early account around rushing their final Elite requirements unless there is a specific reward you desperately want.

Best Way To Complete OSRS Achievement Diaries

I think one of the biggest mistakes people make with the OSRS Achievement Diary system is waiting until they suddenly decide they want one particular reward.

Then they open the requirements and discover that they are missing eight quests and ten different skill levels.

A much better approach is to treat Achievement Diaries as a permanent account checklist.

1. Complete Easy Diaries Early

Once your basic stats and quests start developing, look through every Easy diary.

You may discover that you already meet almost all of the requirements.

At that point, you might only need an hour or two to unlock several permanent rewards.

2. Use Medium Diaries As Account Goals

Medium diaries are excellent targets for developing an account because the requirements force you to train a balanced collection of skills.

Instead of getting 80 in one skill while leaving five others at level 10, diaries encourage you to build a more functional account.

3. Start Tracking Hard Requirements Before You Need Them

By the time Hard diaries become relevant, requirements can take significantly longer.

If you know you eventually need a particular skill level anyway, it makes sense to know what diary requirement is waiting for you.

4. Use Boosts Where They Are Allowed

Many diary skill requirements can be completed using temporary boosts.

That can save a substantial amount of training.

However, some specific diary tasks explicitly do not allow boosting.

So always check the individual task before assuming that a stew, potion or other temporary boost will work.

5. Combine Tasks By Location

Do not teleport across RuneScape for every individual task if you can avoid it.

Look through several tasks in the same region, gather all the required items and complete them together.

That sounds obvious, but some diaries contain tasks spread across enormous regions.

6. Complete Farming Tasks Early

If a diary requires you to grow something, do that part first.

There is nothing more annoying than finishing every other task and then realizing you need to wait hours for a tree to grow.

7. Do Not Forget To Claim Your Reward

Completing the tasks is only part of the process.

Once a tier is complete, visit that diary’s taskmaster and claim the reward.

That is when you receive your upgraded diary equipment, lamp and applicable benefits.

OSRS Achievement Diary Cape

The final long-term goal of the entire OSRS Achievement Diary system is the Achievement diary cape.

To obtain it, you must complete every Achievement Diary through the Elite tier.

Once that is done, the cape and hood can be purchased from Twiggy O’Korn in Draynor Village for 99,000 coins.

At that point, you have effectively proven that your account has progressed through an enormous percentage of Old School RuneScape’s skills, quests, combat and regional content.

The cape also interacts with the trim status of other completion capes, making full diary completion part of broader endgame completion goals.

If you want to verify individual tasks or the most current requirement for a particular tier, the Old School RuneScape Wiki Achievement Diary is also a useful reference.

OSRS Achievement Diary FAQ

What is an OSRS Achievement Diary?

An OSRS Achievement Diary is a collection of region-specific tasks in Old School RuneScape. Completing all tasks in a tier gives you experience, diary equipment and permanent benefits related to that region.

How many Achievement Diaries are there in OSRS?

There are 12 regional Achievement Diaries in Old School RuneScape.

What are the four Achievement Diary difficulties?

The four difficulties are Easy, Medium, Hard and Elite.

Do you have to complete Achievement Diary tasks in order?

Individual tasks can generally be completed in whatever order you want, including tasks from higher tiers if you already meet their requirements. However, you must complete the lower diary tiers before claiming the rewards from the higher tiers.

Can you boost skills for OSRS Achievement Diaries?

Many Achievement Diary skill requirements can be temporarily boosted, but there are specific tasks where boosts are not allowed. Always check the individual requirement before relying on a boost.

How much XP do Achievement Diary lamps give?

Normally, Easy gives 2,500 XP, Medium gives 7,500 XP, Hard gives 15,000 XP and Elite gives 50,000 XP. Karamja has different lamp values for its Easy, Medium and Hard tiers.

Which OSRS Achievement Diary should I do first?

For a developing account, I would start by looking at Lumbridge & Draynor, Ardougne, Varrock and Falador. Their lower tiers are relatively approachable and provide utility that can remain useful throughout the game.

What do you get for completing an Achievement Diary?

Completing an Achievement Diary tier generally gives you an experience lamp, an upgraded regional diary equipment item and permanent benefits connected to that region.

Are Achievement Diaries members only?

Yes. The Achievement Diary system is members-only content in Old School RuneScape.

What is the hardest Achievement Diary in OSRS?

There is not one universally hardest diary because the answer depends heavily on your account. Elite requirements across diaries can involve skills in the 90s, major quests and difficult combat content. A player with 99 Slayer may find one diary easy while struggling with a high Runecraft, Fishing or Fletching requirement in another.

How do you get the Achievement Diary cape?

Complete every Easy, Medium, Hard and Elite Achievement Diary. You can then purchase the Achievement diary cape and hood from Twiggy O’Korn in Draynor Village for 99,000 coins.

Are OSRS Achievement Diaries worth doing?

Yes. Achievement Diaries provide some of the best permanent quality-of-life upgrades available to an account. Even if you do not care about getting the Achievement diary cape, individual Easy, Medium and Hard rewards can improve activities you may do hundreds or thousands of times.

Conclusion

The OSRS Achievement Diary system is basically a giant checklist showing how developed your Old School RuneScape account has become.

At first, you are doing simple tasks with low requirements.

Then suddenly you are completing Hard diaries that require dozens of quests and skills throughout the 60s and 70s.

Eventually, you reach the Elite tiers and OSRS starts asking for skills in the 80s and 90s, difficult combat achievements and some of the largest quest requirements in the game.

But the important thing is that you do not need to wait until then to benefit from Achievement Diaries.

Complete Easy tiers when you can.

Complete Medium tiers as your account naturally develops.

Start knocking out Hard diaries when the rewards become useful for whatever content you are doing.

Then slowly work toward Elite.

The experience lamps are nice, but the real value is in all of the permanent account upgrades you collect along the way.

And once every single Elite diary is finally finished, you can pick up the Achievement diary cape and officially never have to look at that giant list of requirements again.