OSRS Combat & Skilling Are Changing Forever

Changes to Magic armor, a new Dragonbane weapon from a new dragon boss, powerful new potions, and more are coming to OSRS very soon!
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00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Skilling Changes
03:44 - Magic Item Changes
06:35 - Melee Items & Misc.
08:13 - New Herblore Activity
09:51 - New Herblore Rewards
11:23 - New Group Boss
12:07 - New Boss Rewards
14:12 - Game Jam 2024 Projects
16:04 - Sponsors & Outro

[@DeRang3rMan]

If we get the occult changes we are 100% getting new necklace upgrades. Much like DT2 rings or Zenytes are. The herb activity seems really nice! RSN DeRang3rMan

[@jll9764]

Ya nerf occult to add a necklace with same stats locked behind a quest wall. Wow so fun!

[@KaozOSRS]

Hey man! We just did the draw live on stream and you are this week's Bond winner! Please join Discord and show me a picture of this reply in your inbox so we can coordinate the drop!

[@SlimReaper1997]

That will be terrible its already bad enough the rings are locked behind DT2

[@rjramos33]

Honestly, shoutout to all the OSRS content creators because it is thanks to you all that a lot of these changes happen. You all point out things that I think a lot of people overlook, and it seems they addressed a lot of things that I have noticed other OSRS content creators complaining about, i.e., requirements for basic agility shortcuts, etc.

[@AnhNguyen-hn9vj]

something to do with offhand defender. I spend an hour to get a bronze defender that i can make 1 mil gp. in another word, that bronze defender worth a million gp. lol wtf. that's whyt worth like less than 100gp.

[@AnhNguyen-hn9vj]

used to drop defender a lot years ago easily get a rune defender in an hour, not sure what happen they make it drop like once an hr or something.

[@AnhNguyen-hn9vj]

people gonna sold occult necklace and it will worth less than 10k

[@carlsonkearley3727]

No its not lmfao

[@lokeijak]

Nah you got the reddit users to thank for. They're hella aggressive on there

[@envymeee5722]

The changes seem fun for casual players like me. I really like osrs its so chill if u dont sweat it much RSN Halfminhero

[@timothykeller9419]

I think Prayer Regen and Aggro pots need to have STEEP requirements in order to not be a net negative on the game. My biggest issue with Prayer Regen is its a straight powercreep. And any new content will be designed around its existence in the game. On the other side of that coin, everything that came out prior to prayer regen is much easier. Im not against making some things easier or more bearable, but this is sketchy waters.

[@brobeans420]

Power creep ? You must be asleep nibba. Tbow, shadow, blood fury, new quiver….power creep LOL

[@kingjaries]

Since I AFK big time, I think that the aggression potion will be a great addition for me.

[@Eskii_NZL]

You can just run out of render distance and agro timer resets.

[@kingjaries]

@Eskii_NZL Yes ofcourse however, to be optimally AFK an aggression potion is the best option

[@Sthasn]

@@Eskii_NZLand non aggressive mobs?

[@eentelefoon8945]

​@@Eskii_NZLyes making it less afk lol. I like to AFK so redwoods are nice You can just 3 tick teaks

[@3459787]

Thanks for mentioning the dog we never got, I thought everyone forgot about that. I’d love to have a corgi following me around!

[@Sthasn]

Corgi would be dope

[@Nate-1991]

OMG! I have a Corgi IRL, and would LOVE THIS!!!! :')

[@Buzzedcoyote]

Thank you for always making these update videos man!

[@SpookyDino255]

Just want to say your videos are such an inspiriation to me, I watch these while at the GE waiting for flips! Thanks for the banger video Kaoz!!

[@FinnishFox]

Can't wait to test the new herblore activity should be interesting

[@kevinoh5704]

Osrs is the best game ever

[@Skoglend]

FACTS

[@Gor3osrs]

Halo series at its peak over osrs anyday of the week

[@tavparsad1]

@@Gor3osrshalo 3 was goated

[@alanholverson6463]

@@Gor3osrs Halo was great, but has nowhere near the depth and versatility that OSRS has.

[@Sthasn]

Does anyone remember Diablo 2 and StarCraft during peak 90s battlenet?

[@slipstride6920]

Tysm dor the info on nats just swapped to it was doin zim for similer xp anyway

[@haydenap]

Excuse the potentially stupid question but are any of these changes implemented yet? Or are they just proposed/announced and not live. Is there a date when we can expect these changes to be live? I'm specifically interested in the mob defense, magic, and early combat changes.

[@TheSgtpepper111]

Everything past 3:46 has yet to be implemented / still in the works. The skilling updates talked about before that went live about a week ago.

[@Sgogeta80]

Haven’t kept up with the game for a while due to being busy, but I appreciate you breaking things down like this. Definitely some things to look forward to. I’ve wanted a prayer renewal potion for so long, that’s really dope. The herb activity rewards sound interesting as well, thanks again Loadoats! Finally jeez

[@zachstoner5347]

@13:40 you said 12 ticks or every 8 minutes when you meant seconds. Just wanted to clarify that! Awesome video as always

[@jake8748]

No he has it right. 1 prayer point every 12 ticks (7.2seconds) for 8mins. Which equals 66 prayer points. Wonder how this works for holy wrench, is it 1,1,2 prayer restore? So total potion becomes 88 or something per dose?

[@redshelly9541]

Pretty excited about that prayer point renewal potion !! Thanks for breaking this all down...lots to go over lol. I'm Red Shelly in game ❤

[@Evelanderine]

I love the idea of the new collection log progress update. RSN Evelanderine

[@joshuapeterson4677]

Definitely the new Valamore group boss, we need more group bosses that aren't raids imo. RSN SlightyWet

[@sanguisugaboggie]

I’m most excited for the magic damage/gear rework! Gonna be exciting to see what happens. My rsn is hashologist :)

[@richardshea7138]

The herblore changes are the most exciting, gonna make stamina ca’s a lot less reliant on getting supply drops. RSN: MRDickButter

[@Geofie]

Prayer regeneration looks pog

[@reymon2722]

The new herblore changes seem interesting and there even is some potential for more afkscape! RSN Reym0n

[@way2foxy69]

Super excited for the DK agility shortcut. I've never done the DKs, so now I don't have to run through the maze every time I die. RSN: Way2Foxy69

[@Smartguy898]

Really looking forward to the gear and combat changes. I think the minimum hit is going to be big. RSN Murunix

[@AnalogGame]

I really hope they introduce dogs as pet soon and the equipment loadout, it will save tons of time!!!

[@cosianpirulo2]

Random question on 5:13 how is he switching from prayer to inventory without clickin on the tabs?

[@user-ey4hd3cp9q]

F keys

[@LadyClarice]

the F keys (F1, F2, etc.)

[@lotusdragon5]

Hi Kaoz, when you do your gear progression guide for 2024, will you please include Ironman too?

[@warne.7994]

Is it not wear whatever you got?

[@sum-dum_nerd]

@@warne.7994 thats litterally what ironman is

[@obibongkenobi2622]

Big dub of a vid. Prob most excited for the daggy kings shortcut and the dwh drop rate as I have yet to unlock the task. But excited to see the herby boss too later on too! Seems like they'll phase in certain things sooner given the work needed. Rsn ReyofGoats

[@mushaddiqmohtar2984]

I think having a new boss intrigues me so much even though I’m just a returning mid level player RSN: Dr NadiR

[@Silentman333]

Awesome video as always! Excited for the updates to draognbane - RSN - MrCream

[@danielramin6734]

Any and all of the updates that make it more like RS3 in tiny little ways are my favorite RSN: Jacksin24

[@michaelchristensen34]

I'm super excited for the herblore activity, RSN Jazz34

[@michaelazarzar]

The new aggro potion will be amazing for non-aggressive slayer monsters to speed it up. Rsn michaelazar

[@Hazel-cado]

Hopefully the Occult Necklace nerf isnt too much, specially since it was a very affordable upgrade for mid lvls and most likely with all this, gear upgrades will go up in gp making requirements a bit more expensive and as a poor osrscaper, that could hurt my purse u.u but as you said, it is all about adapting to the changes, so only have to wait and see how it goes and with the new weapon coming out, i suppose it shouldn't be bad In the other hand, prayer regen pot sounds good, interested to see how it balances with the prayer pot or if it will take over if only using above head prayers since the consumption isnt that fast; The item loadouts seem very nice, such a nice quality of life feature, hope it gets implemented. RSN Bladirs ♡

[@MolesfeetRs]

U can still butterfly when u get the black orbs btw just keep going theyll despawn before u get back to your starting orbs.

[@SSmithYT]

Holy loadouts, pk return gearing never got easier.

[@Gremrin_]

New agility shortcuts and faster training is so exciting! RSN Gremrin

[@torchingsnowflakes7141]

really looking forward to agression potion RSN- WuOSReaper

[@sagevance8563]

Hyped for the defense changes personally. Should give the devs much more room when designing future content. RSN Enginseer

[@emmanuelkharzoo5948]

Prayer renewal best item on the list.

[@jetstream7666]

whats your clan name? its been a few months since ijoined osrs but still no clan xD decided will join if possible

[@beautykilljr9442]

The new boss and the Herblore is probably what I am waiting the most on this update. RSN beautykill13

[@tempo9641]

I’m most excited for the equipment load outs, that just makes sense and is kinda crazy it’s not in the game already.. also having pet dogs would be better than cats, hopefully one day… RSN gananondorf

[@rsn.maxskullzzzz]

Most excited about herblore activity... especially the new prayer rejuvenation potion. That's going to be huge for pvm. Rsn maxskullzzzz ✌️

[@clancymitchell9949]

Absolutely not, it’s going to completely trivialize prayer potions which are an insane early-mid game money maker and herblore xp

[@cibrig8719]

​​@@clancymitchell9949 try to not be so sensationalist, it's no bigger nerf to standard prayer pots than moonlight moths are. And I don't see people using or complaining about those. The only content it'll change is afk slayer, everything else it's just a nice boost. And even then moonlight moths are better for afk slayer since they're free.

[@clancymitchell9949]

@@cibrig8719 this is completely different than moonlight moths. Moths restore only 22 prayer points at one time and they’re meant for group encounters like raids. Prayer rejuvenation pots restore 66 prayer points over time meaning that you will need to bring far less prayer potions with you, and almost directly devalues prayer potions.

[@cibrig8719]

@@clancymitchell9949 66 points over 8 mins. Ya lemme just stall a bandos kill so I can take advantage of that. Do you bring antelope because it heals more than sharks? Its a good item but you're high if you think it'll invalidate anything. Hard healing will always be superior to HoT. You need a massive prayer bonus to see any meaningful benefit from it over prayer pots lmao Like it'll be good, and useful. But invalidating things? Take an inventory full to any MEANINGFUL content and tell me how much it changes the game. Meanwhile, 22 prayer points for absolutely free and it didn't do shit to prayer pots. It's almost like... Having a burst of prayer is always better.

[@clancymitchell9949]

@@cibrig8719 I’m not exactly sure what you’re on about. 1) moths are one time use. They’re way less useful than 4 dose prayer pots. 2) 66 prayer points is 66 prayer points, whether it’s HoT or not. Regens are meant to be used along with prayer potions, they don’t devalue prayer pots completely but they absolutely can have an impact on their price because you will need to buy fewer prayer pots to preserve your points. That’s basic supply and demand, and you’re laughing like you actually said something intelligent.

[@sydneywest1623]

When does the dwh update drop or did it already?

[@commandershepard4235]

I'm fairly certain nothing in this video is added into the game yet. This is stuff they're talking about adding, dwh hasn't changed yet.

[@danielrepuri5041]

Super excited about more options for magic now so I can finally get to the whisperer haha! RSN RuneDan27

[@Schmidddyyy]

Prayer renewals were fucking dope in RS3. Stoked they're coming to OSRS.

[@OmarTheGoat]

My internal passion to be right wants to remind folk the potion was introduced RS2 and not 3 :(

[@Schmidddyyy]

@@OmarTheGoat I know, but it's easier to say RS3 to make the distinction.

[@blalink6458]

Fkin rs3 players taking over osrs

[@Schmidddyyy]

@@blalink6458 Buddy I've been playing since 2005 and have been on OSRS since day 1.

[@wuka2289]

New boss sounds really cool, excited to fight it just because it's visually stunning! RSN Toad Fingers

[@commandershepard4235]

So many quality of life updates that 10 year old me could have only ever dreamed of, maybe not even dreamed of.

[@yesno-dm1dx]

Im really on the fence with the aggro potion. It seems like an item tailored for griefers especially with some afk slayer monster spawns being far enough for it to not instantly get aggro'd.

[@aurah8245]

So nice to see some of the best qol features from rs3 coming to osrs. inventory presets should have been added years ago, nothing worse than grabbing an armour set and forgetting your necklace or gloves or similar.

[@jake8748]

Forgetting your slayer helm is so annoying lol.

[@melcosta5494]

New mage weapon! RSN Arvona

[@SwiftsSubs]

I can’t find out how he made his achievement cape teleport a left click, won’t it always show the tele menu first? Help

[@AltmerSupremacy]

Menu entry swapper plugin

[@austinhall6319]

If you use rune lite, I believe it’s shift+right click. You should then be presented the option to swap your menu; doing so, you can make your left-click whatever you want. I could be wrong though on the shift+right click on the item though. Need menu entry swapper tool/plugin.

[@keyanklupacs6333]

Oh thank christ for an herblore game.

[@robertwyke3487]

New group boss seems fun. rsn lockdownking

[@suffer8318]

Everyone complains about occult, how about the fact that stupid imbued heart is so rare for such a massive boost. Put into perspective ahrims + heart is more dps than ancestral no heart... I dont understand why heart is so rare for how good it is yet something like occult is cheap and fairly easy to get but it needs to be nerfed... make it make sense

[@MF_RUNE]

Can't wait for void mage set to be viable more places Rsn F15H

[@clancymitchell9949]

Honestly a lot of these updates are simply things that people think they want but could ultimately trivialize some important early-mid game fun items and activities like the occult necklace being a cheap but very effective upgrade, and herb runs for Ranarrs being such an awesome money maker. It carries money making in the early game in such a nice way. As soon as you start taking away value from early-midgame you lose the magic that makes old mmorpgs so great. Every game nowadays is about grinding endgame garbage forever because there is so little value in early game and making players spend more and more time on the game ultimately. Not good.

[@jll9764]

Finally someone with a brain! They are punishing mid game too much.

[@Flajukas]

Agility changes to me. RSN: mining day

[@TheNamesXander]

Honestly super hyped about the agility changes, haven't gotten to do the Hard Fremennik Dairy for herb runs so now I don't gotta worry about doing it right away. RSN XanderLGreat

[@DeezNutzszs]

What did he say? I couldn’t understand him

[@Tallvin]

Did any of the changes affect BIS method? Did we got anything new BIS?

[@stevegonzales527]

major changes are coming so be sure to stock up on bonds to not miss out RSN BrownerSteve

[@TruCanadianEh]

RSN: TruCanadian Username: TruCanadianEh Cant wait to see the new boss in action! not going to be high enough level yet, but wont miss seeing you bring it down! Also brining new ways to train skills such as herblore are always welcome :)

[@trevorhummel9933]

Another skilling minigame to acquire another skilling outfit, Can't wait! RSN Bain Dramage

[@dc3565]

Cant wait for the Asian Godsword update

[@tiedjai9774]

There is nothing anywhere that has ever said anything about a “Asian godsword” not only that .. but they wouldn’t call it that

[@zakharyrashid9040]

I am excited to see the changes, but I am worried that the game is moving towards some more QOL changes that arent in line with what makes OSRS different from RS3. RSN Bob Flagon

[@SE4NNNN]

Diary cape - use pvp world and sir rebral

[@Ch33f482]

Always appreciate the effort that goes into making these update vids + the insightful commentary, but the opinion on the magic gear changes feels a bit rough here. This is the third unpolled gear update (pipe, fang, occult) where mid-game items have been nerfed purely to appease the concerns of end game players. Bit frustrating that the “solution” always involved kicking mid-level players in the balls and leaving them without a decent alternative.

[@SamuelFunk-pv4sk]

Great vid

[@wahoo42069]

the dueling wand and prayer regen pots seem kinda worrying to me, both have the potential to be really broken.

[@robertwyke3487]

Dragonbane magic is needed!! Keep the combat balance rsn lockdownking

[@michodagher8818]

love that this game still gets cool updates like this, cant wait to see the changes :) RSN DaagherFX

[@alexlarsen372]

Good ol agility shortcuts, a smooth 150 hour grind to save 2 minutes once per month

[@ugotschooled03]

The agility course buffs might make me want to train it more often 😬 Rsn ButAhoys

[@LinkorbGaming]

RSN: Linkorb I'm most excited about the new Quetzalcoatl boss. Feeling butt hurt about the occult nerf

[@keyanklupacs6333]

Idk the wilderness shortcuts probably SHOULD be locked behind the diary imo.

[@squashmvd]

Occult necklace was one of the only decent end-game upgrades my account can afford. Hopefully the nerf isnt so much that it adds an absurd amount of unimportant gameplay hours to current bosses. Also, is the new herblore stuff actually game changing for anyone? Just seems like youre going through a hassle for items which over simplify an already simple activity and with no saved time. Also, pot storage.. thats not a toggleable option right off the bat which is just evil imo.

[@sHaterred-vh7cs]

Yeah all they do add unnecessary stuff maybe prayer pot and angrronpotion is somehow good but this bank space saving thing is lame just more things to do I guess

[@crispypotatoz9263]

If they havent fixed zolcano for rewards you dont get KC all the time because it dies so fast and they havent changed the min damage for a drop.

[@scapingby]

most excited for the removal of autocast delay for ancient spells RSN scapingby

[@williewonks6359]

Comment for the algorithm

[@FFunnyKrazyKids]

prayer regen? yes yes! rsn : DaWhiteSnoop

[@airplane312]

The gear changing and lock items one. Rsn: Airplane312

[@toastmang]

The aggression potion should be scrapped it will just make botting mobs even worse, things like crabs will become almost impossible to find a spot for new players.

[@KaozOSRS]

Never thought about bots. That's a good point.

[@OnyxSilas]

Not having an aggression potion isn’t going to fix the bots. Dancing around something is never a solution.

[@GylleneGott]

I just want the Varlamore armor available to players so I can dress like Solaire of Astora

[@jordanlego]

I honestly can’t wait until more rs3 items come to osrs.

[@chandlernagy9168]

Literally everything is a copy of rs3 what do you mean? 🤣 the bosses are legit the same concepts and the scythe of vitur is the noxious scythe from rs3.. the boss zulrah is the same concept as Queen black dragon on rs3 and the raids system is almost identical. I don’t even play osrs and it looks so much like rs3 before I quit 🤣🤣 the ghazier rapier looks like chaotic same with corrupted gauntlet being dungeoneering without the skill level..

[@GhostlyGhille]

Maybe they should just raise the alch price of the occult necklace much higher. It takes killing a task only slayer monster with 93 slayer. The problem isn't it's power it's that op it's that it's undervalued while simultaneously the rest of mage gear mostly is trash.

[@HavocParadox]

I am waiting for the hit chance change.. my def pure will go from 1.4k xp afk to 14k xp

[@mpresz1]

my stance on this kinda shit is that if they wanna nerf shit they should do so same week it comes out. not years later.

[@BlackLemonDemon]

this would be the first time i get to a boss on release and actually fight (ratboi not counted in) RSN BagoolSuolis

[@nobobonobo]

Why does his game look so nice? Is it a runelite plugin?

[@JannuPass]

117HD plugin

[@nobobonobo]

@@JannuPass thx

[@JannuPass]

@@nobobonobo actually, I think its called 117HD, not 188hd haha, sorry for that, edited for future people!

[@Bkn7kt]

My favorite change is probably the Dagannoth King shortcuts. I've only recently finished the Freminik Elite Diary to make bones stack and the short amount of time I've grinded Rex, allowed me to get enough money so I can try Nex masses (no luck) and to chin MM2 for higher range. Currently on CG grind for enhanced but it might be more worth it if I go back to DKs if they lower the respawn timer as well. Need money for prayer and bonds smh. RSN Koo Koo34

[@JARREttgg]

RSN- CM PP LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PRAYER RENEWALS!!! (IF ADDED)

[@ketchupboi]

What is the name of the song at the start of the video? It's from AOE 3, right?

[@robertseptim3579]

It's RS3 music

[@ketchupboi]

@@robertseptim3579 At :25?

[@timmyjebus]

Gimme that wand wonder what it will be like at Cox RSN: PandaJebus

[@08goodbutbad]

Rsn goodbutbad08 I'm excited for the new herblore activities, herblore needed something!

[@DixieNormous11]

I’m excited for all the changes coming, slayer is my favorite I hate wasting points on the cringe assignments so that rework should be great! Thanks for always putting together amazing and helpful content! RSN Avacado_FTW

[@MrArkAngelz]

As long as whomever didn't want the Voidwaker passive "I cannot miss, ever, and I deal minimum 50% your max hit", recognize that as a broken ass mechanic to have in a video game, I'm good with it staying that way 😂

[@carlsonkearley3727]

Qol changes or ez scape changes

[@JesusLovesYou11111]

Here comes RS3

[@sedrickholmes2180]

Ohhh so there’s a short cut to dags now??whereee

[@KaozOSRS]

It is quite literally shown in the video

[@sedrickholmes2180]

@@KaozOSRS lol I honestly don’t look at the videos I listen lol but I hopped website n read up on everything

[@KaozOSRS]

Understandable.