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what other xp boosting items are being discontinued on rs3?

The main XP-boosting items being discontinued on RS3 include Treasure Hunter rewards and a long list of Direct XP / skilling items, with 225 items removed from sale starting January 19, 2026. Jagex also says some items are intended to be permanently removed after the grace period through the end of 2026, while a smaller group may only be temporarily unavailable or remain under review.

What’s being cut

The clearest confirmed removal is the broad set of Direct XP and skilling- related items tied to Treasure Hunter, which Jagex says are being taken out to stop purchasable XP from bypassing normal gameplay. A forum-circulated list tied to that update includes items such as proteans, unstable proteans, training dummies, pulse cores, lamps, stars, portable skilling stations, and various wildcard or XP chest items.

Examples from the list

A few of the more recognizable XP-boosting items on the removal list are:

  • Protean items, including protean logs, planks, bars, hides, traps, protein shakes, and their unstable versions.
  • Lamps and stars, including bubbling lamps, erupting lamps, shiny prismatic lamps, volanic lamps, and supreme stars.
  • Dummies and training items, including agility, archaeology, combat, dungeoneering, hunting, slayer, and thieving training dummies.
  • Boost/utility items like advanced pulse cores, cinder core, knowledge bombs, and portable skilling stations such as portable range, fletcher, brazier, and workbench.

What may still remain unclear

The official announcement confirms the removal of 225 Direct XP and skilling- related items, but it does not spell out every single item in the article itself. The most detailed public breakdown available in the sources here is the community-compiled list, which is useful for identifying likely removals but is not as authoritative as a full item-by-item official table.

Practical takeaway

If you’re trying to burn through XP boosters before they disappear, the safest assumption is that anything that gives direct XP, bonus XP in a consumable form, or fast-track skilling value is a candidate for removal. The biggest buckets are proteans, lamps/stars, dummies, pulse cores, portables, and similar MTX-linked skilling items.

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