Elite Clue Scrolls OSRS

Elite clues are the best value per completed clue in the game. Here is what the casket pays and where that value actually comes from.

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What an elite clue casket is worth

An elite reward casket averages around 252k, from five rolls worth roughly 50k each. That is double the hard tier per roll and the second richest table in the game.

The completed figure is the one that makes elites stand out: the casket carries a 1 in 5 chance of a master clue scroll, easily the best rate of any tier, and that pushes a completed elite clue to around 380k. No other tier gains as much from what it feeds into.

Where the value comes from

Two places. The ordinary table is genuinely rich, so a typical elite casket pays well even when nothing special happens. And elites can drop third age pieces, which almost nothing else below master can.

The master clue rate is the other half of it. At 1 in 5, every five elites you finish is effectively a free master clue on top, and a master casket averages well over half a million. A meaningful share of the tier's real value is not in the elite casket at all, it is in what the elite casket hands you next.

Are elite clues worth doing

For most accounts that can do them, this is the ceiling worth aiming at. Per completed clue it is the best paying tier in the game, and unlike masters it is something you can farm rather than something you wait for.

The cost is real though. Elite steps assume a well developed account and the travel is long, so the clue count per hour is low. That is the trade the whole tier turns on: fewer, slower, much better boxes.

Elite against master

A master casket averages around 637k against an elite's 252k, so per box the master is better by a wide margin. Per clue you can actually go out and do, the elite wins, because master clues are not farmable in the same way. You get them from the tiers below.

That relationship is why the two tiers are usually run together. Elites are the engine and masters are what the engine produces.

The best way to get elite clue scrolls

The Corrupted Gauntlet is the strongest method at 1 in 20 per completion, and it is the one to pick if you can run it comfortably. High gambling at Barbarian Assault beats it on paper at 1 in 15, and it is the best rate in the tier if you have a team to run it with.

The Barrows chest is 1 in 29 once all six brothers are dead, which makes it the most accessible good source in the tier and the one most accounts will use. You are also getting the rest of the Barrows loot while you do it.

Dragon impling jars work at 1 in 50, but this is the tier where the impling route stops making sense: the jars are expensive enough that you are paying somewhere around 16M per clue, which is far more than the casket is worth. Buy them for the speed, not for the value.

Elites also drop from high level monsters and from several skilling sources, so an account doing endgame content accumulates them without any deliberate farming.

Clue scroll (elite)

Reward casket (elite)

Dragon impling jar

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Frequently asked questions

How much is an elite clue casket worth?

Around 252k on average, and roughly 380k for a completed elite clue once the 1 in 5 master clue chance is counted.

Which clue tier is the most profitable?

Per completed clue, elite, at roughly 380k. Per casket opened, master, at around 637k. Per hour it depends far more on your completion speed than on the tier.

Can elite clues give third age?

Yes. Elites are the lowest tier that can, which is part of why the table averages what it does.

Are elite clues worth doing?

For an account that can do them comfortably, yes. It is the best paying tier per completed clue and the most reliable way to generate master clues.

How many rolls does an elite casket give?

Five, at roughly 50k a roll.