The Brink of Extinction Requirements & Quick Guide
Everything you need before starting The Brink of Extinction 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
The Brink of Extinction itself
| Skill | Level |
|---|---|
| 80 | |
| 72 |
Including every prerequisite quest
The highest level of each skill you need across The Brink of Extinction and all the quests you must finish first.
| Skill | Level | Needed for |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | The Brink of Extinction | |
| 75 | The Elder Kiln | |
| 72 | The Brink of Extinction | |
| 60 | The Elder Kiln |
Quest requirements
1 direct prerequisite, 1 quest in the full chain. The tree shows each quest's own requirements beneath it.
Quick guide: order to unlock The Brink of Extinction
One valid order: every quest comes after its own prerequisites. Skip any you have already done.
- The Elder Kiln
- The Brink of Extinction
XP rewards
Skills The Brink of Extinction gives guaranteed XP in (fixed XP or a skill-locked lamp; choice lamps not listed). See the wiki for exact amounts.
Mining
Quests that need The Brink of Extinction
Full walkthrough, items needed and exact rewards: The Brink of Extinction on the RuneScape Wiki . Requirement data is adapted from the wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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