Skill mastery

The maximum skills level a player can advance to is level 99 (13,034,431 experience points), although players can have up to 200,000,000 experience in any skill. The following table shows the numbers of players at level 99 for a specific skill as of March 5, 2007.

The maximum total level is 2,277 (23 skills multipled by 99 = 2,277). Players reaching level 99 in a skill are entitled wear a Cape of Achievement. A cape can allow a player to have a temporary level of 100.

The table shows the relative rankings of what players achieve for each of the skills. Combat skills are the highest, followed by fletching and cooking which allow very fast training without a significant cost in coins.

This table can serve as a guide on selecting a skill to reach level 99.

See hiscores for the relative total rankings of the different skills.

The newest skill Hunter, released November 21, 2006, brings the maximum total level to 2,277.

Milestones in reaching level 99
Below is a list of the first players reaching noteworthy milestones related to level 99 skills.

When level 99 stats first started appearing, players with such stats were often well known around the RuneScape community. However, as more and more people obtained level 99 stats, it's often agreed that such players don't stand out much anymore. However, other members of the RuneScape community still consider it a major achievement.