Defender of Varrock Requirements & Quick Guide
Everything you need before starting Defender of Varrock 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
Defender of Varrock itself
| Skill | Level |
|---|---|
| 59 | |
| 54 | |
| 51 | |
| 51 |
Including every prerequisite quest
The highest level of each skill you need across Defender of Varrock and all the quests you must finish first.
| Skill | Level | Needed for |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Family Crest | |
| 59 | Defender of Varrock | |
| 54 | Defender of Varrock | |
| 51 | Defender of Varrock | |
| 51 | Defender of Varrock | |
| 40 | Family Crest | |
| 35 | What Lies Below |
Quest requirements
4 direct prerequisites, 4 quests in the full chain. The tree shows each quest's own requirements beneath it.
Other requirements
- Claim Kudos from Historian Minas in Varrock Museum for completing Shield of Arrav
Quick guide: order to unlock Defender of Varrock
One valid order: every quest comes after its own prerequisites. Skip any you have already done.
- Family Crest
- Shield of Arrav
- The Knight's Sword
- What Lies Below
- Defender of Varrock
Ironman notes
High Ironman priority (7/10 in our Ironman ranking).
See where it fits in the Ironman Quest Cape order.
XP rewards
Skills Defender of Varrock gives guaranteed XP in (fixed XP or a skill-locked lamp; choice lamps not listed). See the wiki for exact amounts.
Agility
Defence
Hunter
Mining
Smithing
Quests that need Defender of Varrock
Full walkthrough, items needed and exact rewards: Defender of Varrock on the RuneScape Wiki . Requirement data is adapted from the wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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