OSRS Master Combat Achievements: Approaching the Peak

The Master Tier of Old School RuneScape's Combat Achievements represents the penultimate challenge, pushing players to execute complex strategies flawlessly and demonstrate exceptional PvM prowess across nearly all high-level content. These tasks grant a massive 5 points each, contributing towards the 1804 total points needed to unlock Ghommal's Hilt 5 and its truly elite rewards.

This tier builds upon the skills and knowledge tested in previous tiers: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Elite. Check our main OSRS Combat Achievements Guide for context.

Master Tier Requirements

Only the most prepared adventurers should attempt this tier:

  • Skills: Maxed or near-maxed combat stats are highly recommended. 95+ Slayer required for some bosses. Agility/Farming/Ranged minimums as noted in Hard/Elite tiers for access.
  • Items: Best-in-slot or near BiS gear is often essential for success, especially for speed runs and perfection tasks. Specific items noted: Chinchompas, Salamander, Dragonbane weapon, Brittle/Dark keys, Hespori seed. Avernic Defender needed to create Ghommal's Avernic Defender 5.
  • Quests: All major PvM-unlocking quests completed, including Song of the Elves, Dragon Slayer II, Beneath Cursed Sands, Secrets of the North, Desert Treasure II.

Master Tier Tasks (158 Tasks, 5 Points Each)

Prepare for intense challenges with these 158 Master tasks:

  • Alchemical Hydra: Speed-Chaser (< 1:45), Unrequired Antipoisons (No acid pool damage), Alcleanical Hydra (No damage taken), Lightning Lure (No lightning damage), Master (Kill 150), Flame Skipper (No flame wall spawn), Mixing Correctly (No empowering), Don't Flame Me (No flame wall damage), Working Overtime (Kill 15 without leaving)
  • Araxxor: Let it seep in (No venom/poison immunity), Araxyte Betrayal (Have Araxyte kill 3 others), Speed-Chaser (Kill 5 in 10:00), Perfect Araxxor (Kill perfectly), Master (Kill 75), Arachnid Lover (Kill 10 without leaving)
  • Cerberus: Arooo No More (Kill without souls spawning), Master (Kill 150)
  • Chambers of Xeric (CoX): Blind Spot (Kill Tekton no damage), Undying Raider (Solo no death), Master (Complete 75), Trio Speed-Chaser (< 16:30), Stop Drop and Roll (Kill Vasa before 2nd teleport), No Time for Death (Clear Tightrope without killing deathlies), A Not So Special Lizard (Solo Olm no specific specials P2), Anvil No More (Kill Tekton before 2nd anvil return), Solo Speed-Chaser (< 21:00), Putting It Olm on the Line (Solo >40k points), Perfect Olm (Trio) (Perfect kill trio), 5-Scale Speed-Chaser (< 15:00), Perfect Olm (Solo) (Perfect kill solo), Playing with Lasers (Clear Crabs no wasted orb)
  • Chambers of Xeric: Challenge Mode (CM): Immortal Raid Team (CM no deaths), Immortal Raider (CM Solo no death), CM Trio Speed-Chaser (< 35:00), CM Master (Complete 10), CM 5-Scale Speed-Chaser (< 30:00), CM Solo Speed-Chaser (< 45:00)
  • Commander Zilyana: Moving Collateral (Kill Zilyana private instance indirect damage only)
  • Corporeal Beast: Master (Kill 50)
  • Corrupted Gauntlet: Perfect Corrupted Hunllef (Perfect kill), Defence Doesn't Matter II (Kill no armour), Corrupted Warrior (Kill full perfected corrupted armour), Master (Complete 10), Speed-Chaser (< 7:30)
  • Crystalline Gauntlet: Speed-Chaser (< 5:00), Master (Complete 20), Defence Doesn't Matter (Kill no armour), Perfect Crystalline Hunllef (Perfect kill)
  • Duke Sucellus: Cold Feet (Kill no avoidable damage, no running), Perfect Duke Sucellus (Perfect kill 5 times without leaving), Speed-Chaser (< 1:35 no task), Master (Kill 50)
  • Fortis Colosseum: Sportsmanship (Defeat Sol Heredit 1 time), Showboating (Defeat Sol after saluting all directions <10% HP), Speed-Chaser (Complete < 28:00), I Brought Mine Too (Defeat Sol Spear/Hasta/Halberd only), One-off (Wave 11 with specific modifier)
  • Grotesque Guardians: Speed-Chaser (< 1:40), Perfect Grotesque Guardians II (Perfect kill 5 times without leaving), ... 'til Dawn (Kill 20 without leaving)
  • Hespori: Speed-Chaser (< 36s)
  • Kraken: One Hundred Tentacles (Kill 100 in private instance without leaving)
  • Kree'arra: Swoop No More (Kill private instance no melee damage), Collateral Damage (Kill private instance indirect damage only)
  • Leviathan: Speed-Chaser (< 1:25 no task), Perfect Leviathan (Perfect kill 5 times without leaving), Serpentine Solo (Kill stunning <= once), Master (Kill 50)
  • Nex: Trio (Kill <= 3 players), A siphon will solve this (Kill no Blood Siphon heal), Master (Kill 25), Contain this! (Kill no Ice special damage), There is no escape! (Kill no Smoke Dash damage), Shadows Move... (Kill no Shadow Smash damage)
  • Phantom Muspah: Master (Kill 50), Speed-Chaser (< 2:00 no task), Space is Tight (Kill while surrounded by spikes), More than just a ranged weapon (Kill salamander only), Essence Farmer (Kill 10 in one trip), Walk Straight Pray True (Kill no avoidable damage)
  • Phosani's Nightmare: Crush Hour (Kill killing parasites/husks 1 hit), I Would Simply React (Kill prayer never disabled), Speedchaser (< 9:00), Master (Kill 5), Dreamland Express (Kill no sleepwalker reaches her desperation phase)
  • Skotizo: Precise Positioning (Finish with Chinchompa)
  • The Hueycoatl: Is it a bird? (Kill dragonbane only), Speed-Chaser (Kill < 2:30 <= 5 players)
  • The Nightmare: Perfect Nightmare (Kill perfectly), 5-Scale Speed-Chaser (< 4:00), Master (Kill 50), Solo Speed-Chaser (< 19:00)
  • Theatre of Blood (ToB): Two-Down (Kill Bloat before 3rd shutdown), Back in My Day... (Complete no Scythe equipped), Pop It (Kill Verzik no frozen Nylos/Nylos damage), Perfect Sotetseg (Kill Sotetseg perfectly), Perfect Xarpus (Kill Xarpus perfectly), Perfect Verzik (Kill Verzik perfectly), A Timely Snack (Kill Sotetseg after surviving 3 solo balls), Can't Drain This (Kill Maiden no prayer loss), Perfect Bloat (Kill Bloat perfectly), Trio Speed-Chaser (< 20:00), Can You Dance? (Kill Xarpus melee only), 5-Scale Speed-Chaser (< 16:00), Master (Complete 75), Perfect Maiden (Kill Maiden perfectly), Perfect Nylocas (Kill Nylocas Vasilias perfectly), 4-Scale Speed-Chaser (< 17:00)
  • Theatre of Blood: Entry Mode: SM Speed-Chaser (< 17:00)
  • Theatre of Blood: Hard Mode (HM): Hard Mode? Completed It (Complete HM in challenge time)
  • Tombs of Amascut (ToA): Chompington (Kill Zebak melee only), Speed Runner (Complete Normal < 18:00), Perfect Zebak (Kill Zebak perfectly, all Zebak invos), Perfect Wardens (Kill Wardens perfectly group >=2, all Warden invos), Perfect Kephri (Kill Kephri perfectly group >=2), Tomb Looter (Complete Normal 25), Tomb Raider (Complete Normal 50), Perfect Akkha (Kill Akkha perfectly group >=2, all Akkha invos), You are not prepared (Complete full ToA tomb supplies only, no deaths), Perfect Ba-Ba (Kill Ba-Ba perfectly group >=2, all Ba-Ba invos), Better get movin' (Kill Elidinis Warden P3 specific invos), Perfect Scabaras (Complete Scabaras room perfectly < 1 min)
  • Tombs of Amascut: Expert Mode: All out of medics (Kill Kephri no heal >25% after first down, Medic invo), But... Damage (Complete ToA no gear tier 75+ equipped), Ba-Bananza (Kill Ba-Ba all Ba-Ba invos, path >=4), Something of an expert myself (Complete ToA level 350+ no deaths), Doesn't bug me (Kill Kephri all Kephri invos, path >=4), Expert Tomb Looter (Complete Expert 25), Fancy feet (Complete Wardens P3 melee only, Insanity invo), Warden't you believe it (Kill Wardens all Wardens invos, expert level), Resourceful Raider (Complete ToA On a diet/Dehydration invos, no deaths), Rockin' around the croc (Kill Zebak all Zebak invos, path >=4)
  • Tormented Demon: Three Times the Thrashing (Kill 3 TDs within 3s)
  • TzHaar-Ket-Rak's Challenges: The IV Jad Challenge (Complete Challenge 4), Multi-Style Specialist (Complete Challenge 3 different style per Jad), Facing Jad Head-on IV (Complete Challenge 4 melee only), Speed-Chaser (Complete Challenge 3 < 3 mins), Supplies? Who Needs 'em? (Complete Challenge 3 empty inventory)
  • TzKal-Zuk (Inferno): Nibblers, Begone! (Kill Zuk pillar intact before wave 67)
  • TzTok-Jad (Fight Caves): You Didn't Say Anything About a Bat (Complete no Tz-Kih attacks), Master (Complete 5), Speed-Chaser (< 30:00), Denying the Healers (Complete no Yt-MejKot heals)
  • Vardorvis: Master (Kill 50), Speed-Chaser (< 1:05 no task), Perfect Vardorvis (Perfect kill 5 times without leaving), Budget Cutter (Kill gear <= 2m total value)
  • Vorkath: Dodging the Dragon (Kill 5 times no special damage, no leaving), The Walk (Hit Vorkath 12 times during acid special perfectly), Extended Encounter (Kill 10 without leaving), Speed-Chaser (< 1:15), Master (Kill 100)
  • Whisperer: Speed-Chaser (< 2:25 no task), Master (Kill 50), Perfect Whisperer (Perfect kill 5 times without leaving)
  • Zulrah: Perfect Zulrah (Kill perfectly), Master (Kill 150), Speed-Chaser (< 1:00 no task)

(Task list based on provided data dump, includes tasks added up to Feb 18, 2025 update reference)

Master Tier Rewards (1804 Points Total)

Reaching the lofty goal of 1804 Combat Achievement points unlocks the Master Tier rewards:

  • Antique Lamp: 35,000 XP in any skill level 60+.
  • Ghommal's Hilt 5:
    • 5 daily teleports to Mor Ul Rek.
    • Ability to combine with Avernic Defender to create Ghommal's Avernic Defender 5.
  • Ghommal's Lucky Penny: Equippable item providing a 5% chance to not consume item charges.
  • Slayer Perks:
    • 'Like a boss' unlock increased to 60 kills per task (+25 total).
    • TzTok-Jad/TzKal-Zuk tasks increased to 2 kills.
  • God Wars Dungeon Perks:
    • Kill count requirement reduced to 25.
    • Ecumenical Key drop rate increased (1/45).
    • Private instance cost reduced to 100k coins.
  • Slayer Helm: Ability to create Vampyric Slayer Helmet (via Ghommal).
  • Thralls: Summoned thralls last 50% longer.

View the complete reward structure in our Complete Ghommal's Hilt Guide.

Conclusion

The Master Combat Achievements tier separates the skilled from the truly exceptional PvMers in OSRS. The tasks demand near-perfection, intricate knowledge, and often, significant time investment. The rewards, particularly the Hilt 5 / Avernic combination and Ghommal's Lucky Penny, are fittingly powerful. Only one tier remains: the ultimate challenge. Dare to attempt it? See our Grandmaster Combat Achievements Guide.

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