Within the Light Requirements & Quick Guide
Everything you need before starting Within the Light 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
Within the Light itself
| Skill | Level |
|---|---|
| 75 | |
| 75 | |
| 70 | |
| 69 |
Including every prerequisite quest
The highest level of each skill you need across Within the Light and all the quests you must finish first.
| Skill | Level | Needed for |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Within the Light | |
| 75 | Within the Light | |
| 70 | Within the Light | |
| 69 | Within the Light | |
| 50 | Mourning's End Part I | |
| 30 | Big Chompy Bird Hunting |
Quest requirements
1 direct prerequisite, 10 quests in the full chain. The tree shows each quest's own requirements beneath it.
Quick guide: order to unlock Within the Light
One valid order: every quest comes after its own prerequisites. Skip any you have already done.
Ironman notes
Top Ironman priority (9/10 in our Ironman ranking).
See where it fits in the Ironman Quest Cape order.
XP rewards
Skills Within the Light gives guaranteed XP in (fixed XP or a skill-locked lamp; choice lamps not listed). See the wiki for exact amounts.
Agility
Fletching
Ranged
Woodcutting
Quests that need Within the Light
Full walkthrough, items needed and exact rewards: Within the Light on the RuneScape Wiki . Requirement data is adapted from the wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
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