Skill mastery
| Skill | Players with 99s |
Ironmen with 99s |
|---|---|---|
 |
262,914 | 7,064 |
 |
291,966 | 9,730 |
 |
191,162 | 9,489 |
 |
283,308 | 6,821 |
 |
145,834 | 4,136 |
 |
198,745 | 8,036 |
 |
277,226 | 9,116 |
 |
207,181 | 5,948 |
 |
187,610 | 6,537 |
 |
255,085 | 7,318 |
 |
164,951 | 9,019 |
 |
234,005 | 5,631 |
 |
207,730 | 5,842 |
 |
167,320 | 5,528 |
 |
239,512 | 5,113 |
 |
286,308 | 10,043 |
 |
215,820 | 4,784 |
 |
211,177 | 5,201 |
 |
138,863 | 4,953 |
 |
187,185 | 7,056 |
 |
155,810 | 7,509 |
 |
145,387 | 4,180 |
 |
148,429 | 5,072 |
 |
190,070 | 5,477 |
 |
156,144 | 5,284 |
 |
141,738 | 6,803 |
 |
133,390 | 6,828 |
 |
69,860 | 3,756 |
| As of 18 November 2020 for all players[nb 1] As of 18 November 2020 for ironmen[nb 2] | ||
Skill mastery is achieved by reaching level 99 in any skill. Level 99 is achieved by reaching 13,034,431 experience in a skill, except for Invention (36,073,511 experience to reach skill mastery). Level 99 is the maximum level in most skills. Dungeoneering, Invention, Slayer, Herblore, Farming, and Archaeology are the only skills with a maximum level of 120 (referred to as true skill mastery), achieved at 104,273,167 experience for Dungeoneering and 80,618,654 for Invention. The current maximum total level is 2,898 (level 99 in all skills and level 120 in Dungeoneering, Invention, Slayer, Farming, Herblore, and Archaeology). When level 99 is reached in any skill, there is a different fireworks animation that can be heard by everyone nearby.
Members reaching level 99 in a skill are entitled to wear a skillcape. These capes can be bought from a specific skill master for 99,000 coins. Every skillcape gives access to a unique emote. Furthermore, they can be used to boost the corresponding skill's level to 100 for a short time. Every skillcape has its own unique perk, some of which can be activated by right-clicking on the cape; others are passive. If the player reaches level 99 in more than one skill, the player's skillcape becomes trimmed, and any additional skillcapes the player obtains will also become trimmed.
Before the Skill interface update, players with a level 99 in a skill could view the experience needed to earn level 100. With the virtual levels update, players could once again view the experience needed all the way to level 120.
In RuneScape Classic, the maximum total level was 1,782. With the addition of Runecrafting (1,881), Slayer (1,980), Farming (2,079), Construction (2,178), Hunter (2,277), Summoning (2,376), Dungeoneering (2,496), Divination (2,595), Invention (2,715), the increase of Slayer from level 99 to 120 (2,736), the increase of Farming and Herblore from level 99 to 120 (2,778), and the addition of Archaeology, the maximum total level is now 2,898.
Announcements[edit | edit source]
When a player achieves level 99 in a skill, a message will appear in orange text to the other players on the same server. However, one may only see another player's achievements if they have the 'Broadcast Messages' button toggled to on, located next to the trade and assist button. Broadcasts may be disabled by untoggling the 'Broadcast Messages' button.
Achieving level 120 in Dungeoneering, Invention, Slayer, Herblore, Farming, or Archaeology, reaching 99 in every skill, or earning the right to wear the Completionist cape or its trimmed version will be announced on all of RuneScape's servers by default in red text. Being the first to achieve a milestone on either a regular, ironman, or hardcore ironman account also grants a global broadcast: Congratulations to Player for being the first to reach level skill!
When a player achieves a 99 and their private chat is set at least on 'friends', it will be announced in green text to all logged-in players on their friends list regardless of whether they are on the server.
First players to achieve level 99[edit | edit source]
When level 99 skills first started appearing, players with such stats were often well known around the RuneScape community since they were one of the few to have achieved a skill mastery.
Below is a chronological list of the known first players to reach level 99 and level 120 in their respective skill.
Ironmen and Hardcore Ironmen[edit | edit source]
First players to reach maximum skill totals[edit | edit source]
| Achievement (Members) | Date achieved | Player |
|---|---|---|
1980  Overall
|
9 July 2005 | Zezima |
| 2079 Overall
|
4 October 2005 | Zezima |
| 2178 Overall
|
11 June 2006 | N0valyfe |
| 2277 Overall
|
8 December 2006 | Thehate |
| 2376 Overall
|
12 February 2008 | Kingduffy 1 |
| 2475 Overall
|
7 May 2010 | Skiller 703 |
| 2496 Overall
|
22 August 2010 | Telmomarques |
| 2595 Overall
|
29 August 2013 | Im Choice |
| 2694 Overall
|
25 January 2016 | Scuzzy5 |
| 2715 Overall
|
27 January 2016 | Scuzzy5 |
| 2877 Overall
|
4 April 2020 | le me |
| 2898 Overall
|
10 April 2020 | le me |
| Achievement (Free-to-play) | Date achieved | Player |
| 1494 Overall
|
28 January 2008 | Syzygy |
| 1593 Overall
|
11 June 2010 | S Diamant Y |
| 1614 Overall
|
9 October 2010 | El Popo1 |
| 1750 Overall
|
9 October 2017 | Meneer Naab |
| 1770 Overall
|
30 March 2020 | Naruto 1001 |
| Achievement (Ironman) | Date achieved | Player |
| 2574 Overall
|
13 March 2015 | Dreyri |
| 2595 Overall
|
6 May 2015 | Sausage |
| 2694 Overall
|
29 January 2016 | Sausage |
| 2715 Overall
|
3 February 2016 | Llama Ore |
| 2877 Overall
|
6 April 2020 | Aj |
| 2898 Overall
|
19 April 2020 | Gecu |
| Achievement (Hardcore Ironman) | Date achieved | Player |
| 2574 Overall
|
13 March 2015 | Dreyri |
| 2595 Overall
|
6 May 2015 | Sausage |
| 2694 Overall
|
29 January 2016 | Sausage |
| 2715 Overall
|
3 February 2016 | Sausage |
| 2877 Overall
|
Unknown | Unknown |
| 2898 Overall
|
24 April 2020 | devlar |
Notes[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Players sometimes hold parties with their friends to celebrate their achievements in mastering a skill, usually at their player-owned house. This was extremely common prior to 2013, where mastering a skill was a rarer achievement for someone to have.