Woodcutting

Woodcutting

Woodcutting is a gathering skill that lets players chop trees into logs. Logs are used in Firemaking and future crafting content.

Getting Started

To begin woodcutting, equip an axe in your hotbar. Approach a tree and tap Chop. Your success chance depends on the tree type and your current axe.

Axes

AxeLevelNotes
Bronze AxeBronze Axe1Starting axe for early trees
Iron AxeIron Axe10Required minimum for Oak trees
Mithril AxeMithril Axe20Required minimum for Pine trees
Adamant AxeAdamant Axe30Required minimum for Cedar trees

Trees

TreeLevelXPRespawn TimeMinimum AxeNotes
Birch LogsBirch Logs1104-6 secondsBronze AxeBronze AxeFastest early training
Oak LogsOak Logs10215-8 secondsIron AxeIron AxeBetter XP than Birch
Pine LogsPine Logs20327-10 secondsMithril AxeMithril AxeStrong mid-level XP
Cedar LogsCedar Logs30449-12 secondsAdamant AxeAdamant AxeBest currently released tree

Training Tips

  1. Levels 1-10: Chop Birch LogsBirch Logs trees for quick gains.
  2. Levels 10-20: Move to Oak LogsOak Logs once you have an Iron AxeIron Axe.
  3. Levels 20-30: Focus Pine LogsPine Logs with a Mithril AxeMithril Axe.
  4. Levels 30+: Chop Cedar LogsCedar Logs for the highest current XP.

Related Pages

  • Firemaking - Burn logs for Firemaking XP and fuel