OSRS Strength Calculator

Turn your Strength grind into an exact number of nights - and a date. Free-to-play skill.

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Nights of grinding

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Training methods

Tap a method to plan your goal with it. Rates are realistic averages, not tick-perfect world records.

Method	Lvl	XP/hr	GP/XP	To goal	Hours
Sand crabs cheapest Hordes of 60 HP, 1-max-hit rocks on the Hosidius beach; hop worlds every 10 min to reset aggro. Free, near-AFK early melee staple. · 240 xp/kill	1	30,000	—	—	—
Hill giants f2p Edgeville Dungeon classic; every kill drops big bones (~240 gp each), so early F2P levels pay for themselves. · 140 xp/kill	10	15,000	+1.7	—	—
Gemstone crab afk July 2025 addition; attack once and AFK up to 10 min per crab, then mine its shell for 3 uncut gems. Pays 3.5 xp per damage, not 4.	1	40,000	+0.5	—	—
Ogress warriors f2p Corsair Cove Dungeon; top F2P melee xp late game with rune and gem drops. Bring Protect from Magic at 37 Prayer. · 328 xp/kill	40	28,000	+2	—	—
Scurrius Varrock Sewers rat boss with +20% xp on all damage; 100k gp buys a private 500 HP instance. Mid-level meta since 2024. · 2400 xp/kill	50	60,000	—	—	—
Slayer tasks On-task melee with a fang or lance; slower pure Strength xp but tasks bankroll you (1-5M gp/hr at high level) and unlock bossing.	40	55,000	+3	—	—
Sulphur naguas profit Perilous Moons prison snakes; Blood Moon set + dual macuahuitl hits ~170k/hr while noted ore drops pay out. Needs 48 Slayer. · 400 xp/kill	60	100,000	+2.2	—	—
NMZ Dharok's fastest Rock-cake to 1 HP, sip absorptions, and Dharok's set turns every swing into a 60+; the long-standing fastest route to 99.	70	105,000	—	—	—

About training Strength

Strength xp comes from melee damage - 4 xp per point of damage on the aggressive combat style - so training is all about finding monsters that are pure hitpoints with no defence. Knock out Waterfall Quest first for an instant jump to level 30, camp crabs or Scurrius through the mid levels, then finish at Nightmare Zone with Dharok's or Varlamore's sulphur naguas. Every Strength level raises your max hit, which quietly speeds up every other combat grind you do.

Did you know: Maxing Strength from 1 to 99 takes 13,034,431 xp - roughly 54,300 sand crab kills at 240 xp apiece, or about 124 hours of lying at 1 HP in Dharok's armour inside the Nightmare Zone.

Strength FAQ

How long does 99 Strength take in OSRS?

Roughly 124 hours of focused training from level 1 using NMZ Dharok's at about 105,000 XP/hr. At two hours a night that is around 62 evenings. Enter your current level above and the calculator turns it into an exact date.

How many kills do you need for 99 Strength?

From level 1 you would need about 32,587 kills via Sulphur naguas (400 XP each). Your personal count from your current XP appears in the results panel above.

Can you make money training Strength?

Yes - Hill giants earns roughly 1.7 gp per XP, and Gemstone crab earns roughly 0.5 gp per XP, and Ogress warriors earns roughly 2 gp per XP, and Slayer tasks earns roughly 3 gp per XP, and Sulphur naguas earns roughly 2.2 gp per XP. Slower than the fastest methods, but the grind pays you.

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