Varrock achievements

The Varrock Diary is the part of the Achievement Diary relating to Varrock and its surrounding area, and was added on 10 September 2007.

Start by speaking to Rat Burgiss in the south of Varrock at blue star quest icon, Reldo in Varrock Library or Vannaka in Edgeville Dungeon east of wilderness entrance at slayer master icon. See the green star icon on the minimap.

Skill boosts
If skill level is not high enough to complete a certain task, temporary boosts may be available to raise it to allow completion. See skills for more information.

Easy Tasks
Items needed: Any pickaxe, any axe, at least 6,150 coins, bones, soft clay, a cup of tea, an earth tiara or an earth talisman, a fly fishing rod, a few feathers, a bucket of water

NOTE: In order to get 50 kudos, you need to have done various quests, as the kudos earned on the bottom floor only adds up to 28, if you haven't done the Shield of Arrav then you can't get Varrock Armour 1.

Easy task tips
Follow the steps below to complete all of the easy tasks. (An Image guide can be found here)

For the following tasks, you will need: A cup of tea (can be stolen from the tea stall next to the Varrock East Bank), some money to move your house (depending on where you move it, from 1,000 to 25,000 coins), and a normal bone.


 * Start at Northeast Varrock church.
 * Have Elsie tell you a story
 * Find the highest point in Varrock (top of the church)
 * Move your player-owned house portal to a different location using the Varrock estate agent opposite to the church
 * Speak to Haig Halen after obtaining at least 50 kudos in Varrock museum
 * Walk to the west in the city
 * Buy a copy of the Varrock Herald
 * Have Thessalia show you what outfits you can wear
 * Go south and turn east when players are near the south exit.
 * Have Aubury teleport you to the essence mine
 * Give a stray dog a bone near the East Varrock Bank

For the following tasks, you will need: A woodcutting axe (any type), 50 coins, a pickaxe (any type), a fly fishing rod, feathers (kill chickens), some soft clay (get some clay and use a bucket of water on it), an earth talisman or tiara, and a slash weapon, e.g. a sword, scimitar or longsword.


 * Chop down a dying tree in the Lumber Yard
 * Make a plank at the sawmill
 * Enter the Earth Altar using an earth tiara or talisman
 * Mine some limestone near Paterdomus, the temple to the east of Varrock
 * Return to the Saradomin Statue northeast of Varrock and go south
 * Mine some iron ore in the Mining spot, south-east of Varrock
 * Turn west, and the jump over the fence, south of Varrock
 * Go west with the bridge
 * Catch a trout in the river to the east of Barbarian Village
 * Enter the second level of the Stronghold of Security
 * Make a bowl on the pottery wheel then fire it in the pottery oven, all in the Barbarian Village
 * Go north to Edgeville
 * Enter Edgeville Dungeon using the entrance to the south of Edgeville
 * Go all the way in the Edgeville Dungeon
 * Go into Varrock Sewers by the obstacle pipe (51 agility required)
 * Venture through the cobwebbed corridor in Varrock Sewers

After you have done all of the above you will have completed all of the Easy tasks. Congratulations!

Rewards


Varrock armour 1 - When worn:


 * Chance of smelting two bars at once when smelting ores up to and including steel in new Edgeville furnace. (Note that the two bars together count as only a single "use" when using the Ring of Forging.)


 * Chance of Mining two ores at once when Mining ores up to and including coal.


 * Better prices when buying and selling in Varrock area


 * 16 Battlestaffs may be bought from Zaffs staffs store on a daily basis.


 * Option to change your Varrock teleport to the Grand Exchange by talking to Rat Burgiss.


 * Antique lamp - 1,000 experience in any skill at least at level 30.

Medium Tasks
Items needed: 1 Limpwurt root, 1 Red spider eggs, 30,005 coins, Chaos talisman/tiara, Rat pole, Pet cat (kitten, cat, wily cat, or lazy cat), Ring of Charos(a), Digsite pendant / 1 ruby + 1 gold bar + 1 necklace mould + 1 cosmic rune + 5 fire rune, 1 Tiara, 1 Earth talisman, 1 Law rune, 1 Fire rune, 3 Air rune, 20 Mahogany logs, 11 willow logs, 1 tinderbox, Dramen/Lunar staff, 1 normal/oak/willow/yew/magic log, 1 tinderbox

Medium task tips
Follow the steps below for an easier and faster finish: What to bring in the first part: Skull scepter (optional), glory amulet (optional), dramen/lunar staff, a slash weapon, 1 law, fire and 3 air runes Bank!! What to bring in the second part: 1 limpwurt root, 1 red spiders' egg, ring of charos(a) (better to wear it), amulet of catspeak (optional), a rope, a digsite pendant (better to wear it), 30005 coins, chaos tiara or tiara (better to wear it), blank tiara, earth talisman, 1 normal log, 20 mahogany logs.
 * Skull scepter to Barbarian Village
 * Perform emote
 * Glory amulet to Edgeville
 * Browse Oziach's shop
 * Rat pit under Evil Dave's Home
 * Fairy ring to Varrock
 * Use Spirit Tree near Grand Exchange (to and fro)
 * Try agility shortcut
 * Pick fruit in Queens garden just outside of the palace.
 * Pickpocket guard in entrance to palace
 * Go under Sewers, trapdoor across Varrock Museum
 * Capture rats under Varrock Sewers
 * Run away from red spider Lair (and go back through web)
 * Try the pipe shortcut near moss giants (This needs 51 agility)
 * Ask for a slayer task, please note players need to finish your current one if you have one before getting another one.
 * Use Varrock Teleport
 * Make strength potions
 * Go to Champions' Guild
 * Get a kitten and medal
 * Use Digsite Pendant (teleport)
 * Go down to Tolna's Dungeon (and return to the ground)
 * Access Chaos Temple through shortcut (and return)
 * Craft earth tiara
 * Get planks
 * Use Balloon transport system

Rewards
Varrock armour 2 - In addition to the easy tasks' reward, when worn:


 * Chance of smelting two bars at once when smelting ores up to and including mithril in new Edgeville furnace.


 * Chance of Mining two ores at once when Mining ores up to and including mithril.


 * Chance of Smithing at a slightly faster rate.


 * 32 Battlestaffs may be bought from Zaffs staffs store on a daily basis.


 * Option to change your Varrock teleport to the Grand Exchange by talking to Reldo.


 * Antique lamp - 5,000 experience in any skill with a minimum level of 40.



Hard Tasks
Items needed: Battlestaff, Air orb, Poison ivy seed, Dashing kebbit fur, Adamant bar, Wild pie, Axe, Skull sceptre, 15,800 coins, chef's hat, soft clay, 1 law, 3 air and 1 fire runes.



Hard task tips

 * Players can use Spicy stew for various tasks that require a high level, if you have not reached it. This allows you a possible margin of 6 levels (I.E., level 64 farming for the bush, level 67 smithing for the helmet); however the 6 level boost is rare.
 * There are other temporary boosts also. See related skill guides. For example, in Farming, a garden pie gives a 3 level boost or players could add a brown spicy stew boost of up to 6.
 * Orlando will give you 5 kudos for each of the quests completed. After completing the Ghostly robes (miniquest), you will be able to receive 10 kudos.
 * Buy your pies

Rewards
Varrock armour 3 - In addition to the easy and medium tasks' reward, when worn:


 * Chance of smelting two bars at once when smelting ores up to and including adamantite in new Edgeville furnace.


 * Chance of Mining two ores at once when Mining ores up to and including adamantite


 * Access to new bank area in the Cooks' Guild 1st level with range in bank lobby


 * Armour can be used to access the Cooks' Guild in place of chef's hat


 * 64 Battlestaffs are now available daily for purchase from Zaffs magic shop


 * Option to change your Varrock teleport to the Grand Exchange by talking to Vannaka.

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 * Antique lamp - 10,000 experience in the skill of your choice [[Image:Cooks Guild Bank Varrock Diary.PNG|thumb|right|Cook's

Trivia

 * Orlando Smith is a nod to the character Indiana Jones from the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie.
 * Interestingly enough, when the Defender of Varrock quest was released, the requirement stayed at 153 instead of the new total.