Dead and Buried Requirements & Quick Guide
Everything you need before starting Dead and Buried in RuneScape 3: skill levels, the full chain of quests to finish first, and what completing it opens up. Check your own stats against it below.
Requirements from the RuneScape Wiki (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), snapshot 2026-09-28.
Skill requirements
Dead and Buried itself
No skill requirements for Dead and Buried itself.
Including every prerequisite quest
The highest level of each skill you need across Dead and Buried and all the quests you must finish first.
| Skill | Level | Needed for |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Unwelcome Guests | |
| 10 | Unwelcome Guests |
Quest requirements
1 direct prerequisite, 3 quests in the full chain. The tree shows each quest's own requirements beneath it.
Quick guide: order to unlock Dead and Buried
One valid order: every quest comes after its own prerequisites. Skip any you have already done.
- New Foundations
- Murder on the Border
- Unwelcome Guests
- Dead and Buried
XP rewards
Skills Dead and Buried gives guaranteed XP in (fixed XP or a skill-locked lamp; choice lamps not listed). See the wiki for exact amounts.
Construction
Quests that need Dead and Buried
Full walkthrough, items needed and exact rewards: Dead and Buried on the RuneScape Wiki . Requirement data is adapted from the wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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