Skill mastery

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

Skill	Players at 99
	212,258
	240,048
	132,412
	236,179
	101,003
	128,850
	222,842
	160,742
	150,857
	209,828
	115,999
	204,671
	165,071
	117,362
	199,750
	235,348
	173,715
	180,555
	105,350
	148,441
	102,949
	101,331
	102,010
	144,434
	119,157
	96,752
	84,060
As of 04 February 2023^{[nb 1]}

Skill mastery is achieved by reaching level 99 in any skill. Level 99 is achieved by reaching 13,034,431 experience points in a skill with the exception being Invention (36,073,511 experience to reach skill mastery). Level 99 is the maximum level in most skills. Dungeoneering and Invention are the only skills with a maximum level of 120 (referred to as true skill mastery), achieved at 104,273,167 experience points for Dungeoneering and 80,618,654 for Invention. The current maximum total level is 2,715 (level 99 in all skills and level 120 in Dungeoneering and Invention). When level 99 is reached in any skill, there is a different fireworks animation that can be heard by everyone nearby.

Pay-to-play players reaching level 99 in a skill are entitled to wear a Cape of Accomplishment for that particular skill. This cape is bought from a specific skill master for 99,000 coins. Every Cape of Accomplishment gives access to a unique emote. Furthermore, it can be used to boost the corresponding skill's level to 100 for a short time. If the player reaches level 99 in more than one skill, the player's skill cape becomes trimmed and any more skill capes the player obtains will also become trimmed along with the newly received cape.

Before the Skill interface update, players with a level 99 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), and the newest skill, Invention, the maximum total level is now 2,715.

Rarity of level 99s

Strength is currently the most common 99 skill in the game, followed by Magic, Constitution, Defence, and Cooking. Currently, the rarest 99 skill is Invention, since it was just released on January 25, 2016. Otherwise, the rarest are Divination, Agility, Hunter, and Construction. Most people consider Cooking and Fletching to be the easiest 99s to achieve. It should be noted however, that although they are considered the easiest by many people, they are not necessarily the fastest. For example, it is possible to earn several hundred thousand Construction experience points per hour, but only by using extremely expensive methods. Opinions on skills vary greatly, so it comes down to the individual to decide for themselves which they prefer and dislike.

Announcements

A player gaining level 99 in a skill

A player reaching level 99 in Cooking.

Main article: Server Wide Announcements

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 120 Dungeoneering or Invention, 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 in red text. A similar message, again in red text, was displayed when the first player reached 99 in Divination (on 29 August 2013) reading: "Congratulations to Im Choice for being the first to reach 99 Divination!"

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.

Level 99 parties

Level 99 Jingle

Sound acquired at any level 99 skill.

A level 99 party may be held by a player to celebrate his/her achievement in getting a level 99 in a skill. This party can happen anywhere; many players have them at their POH, and some choose to be near the skill master so they can get their cape quicker.

Players tend to invite friends to follow them as they level up from 98 to 99. After levelling, they usually head to the master of that skillcape. The player will then buy the cape (value of 99,000) of the 99 skill and equip it.

Players may take videos or get a friend to take a video of their journey to 99 and of them getting their cape. These videos are some of the most common RuneScape videos shown on sites such as YouTube. These videos are made to congratulate, or in memory of another user, or the owners themselves and to commemorate their efforts in receiving 99 in the particular skill they have achieved.

First players to achieve level 99

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.

Everdred 99 — The first player to reach level 99 in any skill and in Woodcutting.

Bluerose9913dec2001pw2 — The first player to reach level 99 in Smithing.

2002 - zonghui - 99melee — The first player to reach level 99 in all melee stats.

2003-03-23 - ltangel - 99 crafting — The first player to reach level 99 in Crafting.

Achievement	Date achieved	Player
99 Woodcutting	28 August 2001	Template:Rsplayers
99 Magic	21 October 2001	Template:Rsplayers
99 Smithing	13 December 2001	Template:Rsplayers
99 Cooking	8 January 2002	Template:Rsplayers
99 Firemaking	5 April 2002	Template:Rsplayers ^{[notes 1]}
99 Fishing	16 May 2002	Template:Rsplayers
99 Attack	16 May 2002	Template:Rsplayers ^{[notes 2]}
99 Strength	7 June 2002	Template:Rsplayers ^{[notes 2]}
99 Constitution	7 June 2002	Template:Rsplayers
99 Defence	7 June 2002	Template:Rsplayers ^{[notes 2]}
99 Thieving	3 August 2002	Template:Rsplayers
99 Mining	11 October 2002	Template:Rsplayers
99 Ranged	17 November 2002	Template:Rsplayers
99 Agility	23 March 2003	Template:Rsplayers
99 Crafting	30 March 2003	Template:Rsplayers
99 Fletching	9 April 2003	Template:Rsplayers
99 Herblore	9 June 2003	Template:Rsplayers
99 Prayer	17 May 2004	Template:Rsplayers
99 Runecrafting	15 September 2004	Template:Rsplayers
99 Slayer	9 July 2005	Template:Rsplayers
99 Farming	27 September 2005	Template:Rsplayers
99 Construction	6 June 2006	Template:Rsplayers
99 Hunter	2 December 2006	Template:Rsplayers
99 Summoning	8 February 2008	Template:Rsplayers
99 Dungeoneering	7 May 2010	Template:Rsplayers
120 Dungeoneering	22 August 2010	Template:Rsplayers
99 Divination	29 August 2013	Template:Rsplayers
99 Invention	26 January 2016	Template:Rsplayers
120 Invention	27 January 2016	Template:Rsplayers

^ Cowchicken and Dragoon 787 reached level 99 Firemaking on the same day, but it is commonly accepted that Cowchicken reached it earlier.
^ ^a ^b ^c Attack, Strength and Defence did not appear on the hiscores until 2004, making it very difficult to track who achieved 99 in these skills.

Ironmen and Hardcore Ironmen

Main article: List of Ironman firsts § First players to achieve level 99

First players to reach maximum skill totals

Achievement (Members)	Date achieved	Player
1980 Overall	9 July 2005	Template:Rsplayers
2079 Overall	4 October 2005	Template:Rsplayers
2178 Overall	11 June 2006	Template:Rsplayers
2277 Overall	8 December 2006	Template:Rsplayers
2376 Overall	12 February 2008	Template:Rsplayers
2475 Overall	7 May 2010	Template:Rsplayers
2496 Overall	22 August 2010	Template:Rsplayers
2595 Overall	29 August 2013	Template:Rsplayers
2694 Overall	25 January 2016	Template:Rsplayers
2715 Overall	27 January 2016	Template:Rsplayers
Achievement (Free-to-play)	Date achieved	Player
1494 Overall	28 January 2008	Template:Rsplayers
1593 Overall	11 June 2010	Template:Rsplayers
1614 Overall	9 October 2010	Template:Rsplayers
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
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

Notes

^ These numbers only include players who are listed on the hiscores.

External links

RuneScape HiScores

[2] Cowchicken and Dragoon 787 reached level 99 Firemaking on the same day, but it is commonly accepted that Cowchicken reached it earlier.

[asd-3] Attack, Strength and Defence did not appear on the hiscores until 2004, making it very difficult to track who achieved 99 in these skills.

[1] These numbers only include players who are listed on the hiscores.

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