RuneScape Leagues : CATALYST
Get ready to rewrite the rules, and bend RuneScape to your will in our first-ever League… CATALYST!
Leagues is a time-limited game mode that lets you start fresh on an alternate version of your character and relive your journey through Gielinor. This is a completely free experience to all Members, with no additional Membership required and no microtransactions.
This is the RuneScape you know experienced through a new lens - with sky-high XP rates, game-changing relics, a unique set of tasks to conquer - making your adventure more intense than ever. Before long, you’ll be blazing through levels, toppling the toughest bosses, and unleashing epic game changing powers as you tear through your task list.
You’ll need every ounce of skill, knowledge, and determination to master the challenges, rack up points, unlock powerful relics and claim exclusive rewards.
Into the Big Leagues
A League is a special limited-time game mode in RuneScape. Those familiar with Old School RuneScape will recognise it as a staple of OSRS since 2019 - but this will be our very first!
When it begins, you can create a fresh League character on your account to access dedicated League worlds. This character does not replace your main account or take up a character slot if you’re new to RuneScape and is part of your existing membership.
The upcoming League, titled "CATALYST," will run from 15th of September until 10th of November.
During the CATALYST League, you’ll take on unique challenges known as Tasks and unlock Relics, powerful bonuses that reshape and elevate the classic RuneScape experience. You’ll compete on time-limited servers with accelerated XP rates that start at 4X, which only grows stronger as you climb through the Relic tiers.
As this is our first-ever League, we’re focused on building strong foundations: creating something thrilling to play today while paving the way for bold new twists in the future.
With CATALYST, you’ll have access to every region of Gielinor from the very start, giving you complete freedom to focus on what you want and to bring your powerful relics for a full world tour! There is no Treasure Hunter, and player-to-player trading is disabled. In this League you forge your own path.
Let's dive right in!
Tasks - Your Path to Glory
Tasks are your ticket to success in a League season. Tasks are a collection of challenges and achievements that push you to explore every corner of Gielinor. It's a classic positive feedback loop - the more Tasks you conquer, the more League points you’ll rack up and the more impactful Relics tiers you unlock, leading to even more points for even more powerful Relics!
Tasks are split into tiers ranging from Easy all the way up to Master and each one tests your skills in a different way. Easy tasks are quick victories, like cutting down a goblin in Lumbridge, and net you a tidy 10 points apiece. But at the other end of the spectrum lie the Master tasks. These monumental challenges demand dedication, grit, and skill, rewarding your legendary feats with a hefty 400 points each.
These tasks cover every corner of adventure in Gielinor: skilling, hunting rare drops, slaying fearsome creatures, completing epic quests, and diving headfirst into minigames. No matter your playstyle, there’s always a challenge waiting to push you further.
Each tier is a treasure trove of trials scattered across the world. From rapid-fire wins to grueling achievements, every task you conquer earns you points fueling your climb through the tiers, and brings you ever closer to ultimate glory.
While we'll leave you to discover the Tasks on the road to release, here's a few examples of what these Tasks can look like:
Relics - The Keys to Power
Relics are a League-exclusive source of power, spread across seven tiers. Each tier unlocks at increasing League Point milestones, pushing you to tackle tougher and tougher tasks to raise your power level. Every tier grants useful passive benefits like increased XP multipliers, unlimited run energy and super faster growth for your farming crops. Each Tier also has you choose between multiple powerful Relics packed with bonuses that supercharge your gameplay, boosting everything from gathering and processing to teleportation and combat, letting you carve your own path through the League. Which ones you choose will radically shape your experience.
As you rise through the tiers and tackle tougher challenges, you’ll unlock ever more powerful Relics, each one expanding your options and letting you shape your build in new ways. By the time you reach Tier 7, your setup can be entirely unique, forged by your playstyle and the path you’ve carved through the League.
Every tier adds a new layer of strategy, bringing fresh choices that can refine your strengths or open up entirely new paths toward your goals.
After setting up your League account, your adventure begins in Lumbridge, where you’ll immediately be faced with your first big decision: choosing a Tier 1 Relic to kickstart your journey. These starting Relics focus on gathering skills, giving you valuable tools and boosts to help you hit the ground running as you begin your League adventure. You can choose between:
Animal Wrangler
This Relic grants you a versatile Fishing and Hunter harpoon, merging two vital skills into one powerful tool. With it, bait is no longer required, and you’ll enjoy a 50% increased catch rate on all fish. Every catch is sent directly to your Bank, keeping your inventory clear, and you can even toggle auto-cooking for fresh meals as you go - perfect for staying supplied without slowing down.
For Hunters, this Relic ensures your traps never fail, instantly sending all catches straight to your Bank. You’ll also gain double Hunter loot, turning every hunt into a far more rewarding venture.
Divine Woodcutter
This Relic grants you a powerful hatchet that not only chops logs but can also burn them instantly as you cut through a nifty toggle. Alongside any unburnt logs, any bird nests you find will be sent straight to your Bank for safekeeping.
The hatchet also enhances your Divination skills: memories are automatically deposited straight into the rift, Chronicles are captured instantly, and Energy Springs last longer. On top of that, you’ll receive double divine energy from both springs and memory conversions.
Excavator
This Relic fuses the powers of Mining and Archaeology, creating a versatile tool that works as both a pickaxe and a mattock at a very high level to mine ores and unearth artefacts seamlessly.
With this tool, ores are automatically smelted into bars, gems are instantly cut, and resources are sent straight to your Bank as you mine. You’ll also gain more Chronotes, use half the usual materials when restoring artefacts, and enjoy stationary time sprites for easier efficiency. Plus, you’ll deal extra damage during Rockertunities and occasionally, your geodes will even yield Archaeology materials.
These are just the first Relics you’ll choose from, with each new tier presenting fresh options with potent powerups, many of which can synergize in surprising ways. So… which one will you pick? In truth, there’s no “right” choice or perfect path, each Relic is designed to complement different playstyles. The key is choosing the one that feels right for your journey.
As we approach the launch of the League, we’ll be revealing the full list of Relics along with their tiered passive benefits, so you can start theorycrafting your path to victory. Speaking of which...
Spoils of Your Journey
Feeling competitive? Those League points you will be gathering aren't only for unlocking new Relics but also indicate your score in the League HiScores! Those who gather up the most League points will be immortalised in game and, at the end of the League, you’ll receive your very own Leagues Trophy, showcasing the tier you finished in, all the way from Bronze to Dragon.
Alongside the Trophy you will be able to spend your League's Points for exclusive League-themed rewards available back in the main game.
For the CATALYST League, you can get your hands on:
- A New Outfit that comes in three different tiers, so you can show off exactly how well you did
- A New Hatchet, Pickaxe and Harpoon Override
- A New Catalyst Staff and Override
Alongside this, we'll also be throwing in a New Cosmetic Aura, New Leagues Pet, Combat Ability Overrides, Teleport Animations... but you'll have to wait till the launch to get a glimpse of these rewards!
Charting the Road Ahead
Be sure to keep an eye on our social channels and our upcoming news post, because starting on August 29th we're going to be revealing brand-new relics every day right up until launch.
We're really excited to bring our first League to life, and learn about what it means to bring a League to RuneScape. For you though, it’s time to start theorycrafting, because CATALYST is calling.
Get ready to rewrite the rules of Gielinor and take part in something truly epic—our very first RuneScape League!
See you on September 15.