Tomes of the Warlock Requirements & Quick Guide
Everything you need before starting Tomes of the Warlock 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
Tomes of the Warlock itself
| Skill | Level |
|---|---|
| 86 | |
| 75 | |
| 66 |
Including every prerequisite quest
The highest level of each skill you need across Tomes of the Warlock and all the quests you must finish first.
| Skill | Level | Needed for |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Tomes of the Warlock | |
| 75 | Tomes of the Warlock | |
| 66 | Tomes of the Warlock | |
| 40 | Vessel of the Harbinger | |
| 25 | Ghosts Ahoy | |
| 20 | Ghosts Ahoy |
Quest requirements
2 direct prerequisites, 9 quests in the full chain. The tree shows each quest's own requirements beneath it.
Quick guide: order to unlock Tomes of the Warlock
One valid order: every quest comes after its own prerequisites. Skip any you have already done.
XP rewards
Skills Tomes of the Warlock gives guaranteed XP in (fixed XP or a skill-locked lamp; choice lamps not listed). See the wiki for exact amounts.
Archaeology
Necromancy
Quests that need Tomes of the Warlock
Full walkthrough, items needed and exact rewards: Tomes of the Warlock on the RuneScape Wiki . Requirement data is adapted from the wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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