Skilling pets

Skilling pets are a type of pet that are obtained from non-combat skilling, released on 22 August 2016 with an update. There is a total of 19 pets including all skills with the exception of the combat skills; Constitution, Attack, Strength, Defence, Ranged, Magic, Prayer, and Summoning. They can be obtained from any skilling actions that also give a chance of obtaining strange rocks or golden rocks. The Voice of Seren's increased chance of getting strange and golden rocks does not apply to skilling pets. The pets may be obtained at any level, and free to play players may obtain pets from free to play skills.

Having a higher skill level increases the chance of receiving a pet, in addition to an increased chance with virtual levels up to 120, and a further increase at 200m experience. For gathering skills, the chance to get a pet occurs alongside the chance to gather a resource; so the resource's level and success chance does not affect the chance of getting a pet. For production skills, the chance to get a pet is affected by size of experience drops. Using experience lamps and protean materials does not give a chance of getting a skilling pet.

There are Server-wide Announcements for players receiving pets, as well as for the first ironmen to receive pets. Additionally, players are able to unlock the title for obtaining 5 skilling pets and the  title for obtaining all 19 skilling pets. Unlocking the title for owning all 19 pets has a global broadcast. Skilling pets display the player's experience in the associated skill when they are examined. It is possible to override familiars with skilling pets. This update was developed as it was rated the third most desired update in the RuneScape 2017 survey of potential future content.