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2025 has been one of the most item-packed years in Old School RuneScape history. Even without a major content drop before Sailing, Jagex has quietly delivered an impressive lineup of weapons, gear, skilling items, and quality-of-life systems that have reshaped progression for both mains and irons. Some items became instant staples. Others filled important mid-game gaps. And a few turned the late-game meta upside down entirely.

Today, we’re breaking down every major item released in 2025, ranked from “nice convenience” to “game-changing power.” Whether you’re an Ironman wondering what’s worth grinding, or a main deciding where your GP is best spent, this guide covers everything you need to know.

10. Shark Lure & Diabolic Worms – Great Skilling Boosts, But Very Niche

2025 kicked off with two nearly identical fishing enhancers:

Shark Lure (from the Summer Sweep-Up & updated drop tables)

Diabolic Worms (from Yama)

These items let players dramatically increase catch rates for sharks and anglerfish. Perfect for:

Ironmen stocking food

Players pushing fishing levels

Collection log hunters farming Valor keys north of the Tallig Clan

But as money makers?

Not even close.

Sharks and anglers are too cheap for these items to turn a profit. And as a small disadvantage, the more lures you use, the lower your chance of the Fishing pet-a fair trade-off to prevent abuse.
Useful? Yes.

Essential? Not really-unless you’re an Ironman or chasing niche collection goals.

9. Desiccated Pages – A Quiet But Excellent Resource Generator

Dropped by the Royal Titans, desiccated pages seem useless at first. You can’t use them directly-but with a quick conversion at special elemental plinths, they transform into:

Burnt / Soaked / Soiled pages

Charges for your elemental tomes

For Ironmen, this is a huge win. Instead of grinding Wintertodt, Tempoross, or the WOL purely for pages, you can generate them passively while farming Titans for:

Prayer scrolls
Twinflame Staff
The pet

This makes mage training and bossing far smoother for early- and mid-game iron accounts.

8. The Arkan Blade – A Flexible, Underrated Mid-Game Weapon

Unlocked after the Final Dawn quest, the Arkan Blade isn’t strong enough to dethrone the Dragon Scimitar in raw stats. But it does bring something the scim can’t:

A stacking DoT special attack

Flames of Rallos hits 50% harder with boosted accuracy and applies 10 damage over 40 seconds. Stack it three times for chunky passive damage-excellent for high-HP quest bosses and Slayer monsters.

And unlike the scimitar, the Arkan Blade offers both stab and slash bonuses, making it more versatile for early Slayer.

A mid-game quality-of-life upgrade, and perfect for accounts transitioning into higher-level PvM.

7. Stackable Clue Boxes – One of 2025’s Best QoL Additions

First seen in Leagues 2, clue boxes became a dream feature that players begged Jagex to implement permanently. Six years later, they’re finally here-with balance.

You can now:

Hold up to five clues per tier
Increase your cap by completing and opening caskets
Stop wasting clues due to inventory overload

For mains, this means more efficient grinding.

For Ironmen, this is a massive time-saver that smooths out clue progression without constant bank juggling.

This single system makes clue hunting more enjoyable than it has ever been.

6. Ether Runes – High-Level Runecrafting With Huge Profit Potential

Thanks to Yama and the Ether Catalyst, players can now craft Ether Runes by combining:

Soul runes
Cosmic altar
Ether Catalyst in inventory

The result?

A powerful hybrid rune containing both soul and cosmic energy

Incredible synergy with the Arceuus spellbook

One more high-level Runecrafting training and money-making method

Level 90 Runecrafting is required-but this also means the rune offers extremely competitive profits, sometimes outperforming Bloods or ZMI.

Best of all? Several bosses drop catalysts now, keeping the method accessible long-term.

5. Royal Titan Prayer Scrolls – Mid-Game Power, Early-Game Accessibility

Before 2025, iron accounts were forced into Chambers of Xeric to unlock Rigor and Augury. Titans changed everything.

They now drop:

Deadeye (massive upgrade from Eagle Eye)

Mystic Vigor (a budget Augury alternative)

Both unlockable far earlier than raids, letting new irons ramp up into high-level PvM with smoother progression.

Deadeye is especially valuable-its ranged strength bonus alone is a game-changer for early Slayer, bossing, and questing.

For new iron accounts, Titans are no longer optional-they’re core progression.4. Rite of Vile Transference – Special Attack Energy on Steroids

Yama returns again with one of the strongest utility upgrades of the year. Reading this item improves Death Charge:

Instead of 30% special attack every two kills…

You now get 30% special attack per kill

Combine it with a Lightbearer and prepare to spam:

Claws
BGS
Purging Staff → special attack cycles
ZCB
Spec-transfer weapons

This isn’t just strong-it’s absurdly good for:

Raids
Slayer bosses
High-kill-per-hour content
Yama itself

Any account that focuses on efficient PvM should aim for this upgrade.

3. Avernic Treads – New BIS Boots After Nearly a Decade

Cerberus boots have dominated since 2015. But in 2025, the Avernic Treads from Doom of Makayote finally replaced them.

They require:

Primordials
Pegasians
Eternals
Demonic Tiers (for upgrading)

Once upgraded, these boots become the best melee, range, and mage boots simultaneously-something no item has ever done.

The only downside?

They’re expensive and deep into endgame progression.

But once you own a pair, you’re done. These boots are the “Eternal BIS”-nothing replaces them for years to come.

2. Twinflame Staff – The Mid-Game Magic Revolution

Magic was notoriously awkward in early levels. Trident was locked behind a long grind, and Shadow was wildly expensive. The Twinflame Staff changed that.

Why it’s so powerful:

Double hits with elemental spells
No level requirement to assemble
Only 60 Magic to wield
Abuses elemental weaknesses introduced in 2024-25
Incredible for mid-game Slayer, questing, and early bossing
Endgame players even use it to shred Titan ghosts.

It doesn’t rival Shadow or the Eye of Aak, but it fills the gap between early-level mage weapons and high-tier PvM gear better than anything before it.

1. The Eye of the AAK – 2025’s Most Influential Item (By Far)

Nothing in 2025 has shifted the PvM landscape more than the Eye of the AAK.

It was designed to bridge the gap between:

Trident / Sanguinesti
Tumeken’s Shadow

But it did more than bridge the gap-it fixed the gap.

Why the Eye is game-changing:

3-tick attack speed
Synergizes with Confliction Gauntlets
Double accuracy rolls on miss
Great DPS against dozens of bosses
Smooth, consistent damage that rivals the Shadow in some scenarios
Affordable compared to mega weapons

In many cases, the Eye feels better than Shadow because Shadow’s 5-tick cycle punishes every miss, whereas the Eye fires constantly.

For mid-game accounts, the Eye is the first real endgame weapon.

For late-game accounts, it remains relevant even after obtaining Shadow.

This is-without question-the most impactful item of the year.

Final Thoughts

2025 has been a surprisingly transformative year for OSRS gear progression. From small skilling conveniences to monstrous PvM upgrades, Jagex has quietly laid the groundwork for smoother early- and mid-game gameplay while giving late-game players new optimization paths.

Whether you’re grinding Titans for scrolls, crafting Ether runes for profit, assembling a Twinflame Staff, or saving for the Eye of the AAK, this year’s item roster has something meaningful for every stage of progression.

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