Old School RuneScape is full of strange rumors, hidden mechanics, and player theories that have survived for years. Some myths sound ridiculous, while others feel so believable that players swear they must be true. In a recent RuneScape Mythbusters experiment, several long-standing community myths were finally tested to see whether they were real or completely fake. An ample supply of cheap OSRS gold can also provide you with an excellent gaming experience.

From mining tricks and Brassican Mage mechanics to hidden cutscene exploits, here’s what was confirmed, busted, and surprisingly complicated.

Does Reclicking a Rock Make You Mine Faster?

This is one of the oldest RuneScape habits ever. Every player has clicked away from a rock and then clicked back, hoping it would somehow speed up mining.

Surprisingly, this myth is partially true.

Mining in OSRS works using invisible “rolls” that occur every few game ticks. Different pickaxes roll at different speeds. A bronze pickaxe checks for ore far less often than a rune or dragon pickaxe.

When you stop mining and restart at the correct tick timing, you can occasionally trigger what players call a “double roll.” That means the game checks twice in quick succession to see if you successfully mine the ore. If timed correctly, this can make you instantly mine a rock.

This mechanic has even appeared in competitive RuneScape events and challenges, where experienced players intentionally manipulate mining ticks for faster results.

However, this only applies to mining.

Woodcutting does not work the same way. Every axe in the game rolls on identical timing intervals regardless of axe tier. Clicking away from a tree and restarting simply resets your animation and wastes time.

So the verdict is:

Mining reclicking: partially confirmed

Woodcutting reclicking: completely busted

Can Any Pheasant Complete the Freaky Forester Event?

During the Freaky Forester random event, players are told to kill a pheasant with a specific number of tails. Naturally, most players assume they must bring the exact correct pheasant.

But the event has a hidden twist.

Testing revealed that the Forester actually accepts any pheasant you give him, even the wrong one. You can hand him a completely incorrect bird and still leave the random event successfully.

The explanation comes from Mod Ash. Originally, the event was designed as an anti-bot mechanic. Bots were not supposed to repeatedly guess until they found the correct pheasant. Instead, the game quietly allowed any pheasant submission while secretly adjusting the reward quality depending on whether you chose correctly.

Interestingly, the Forester never even asks for a one-tailed pheasant, yet he still accepts one if you bring it to him.

So this myth is fully confirmed.

Does Protect from Magic Work Against the Brassican Mage?

The Brassican Mage from clue scrolls is notorious for throwing magical cabbages at players. Since the attacks look magical, many players believe Protect from Magic reduces the damage.

Testing proved otherwise.

The damage itself is typeless, meaning protection prayers cannot block it. Protect from Magic had virtually no meaningful effect during thousands of recorded attacks.

However, there was an important discovery.

While the damage cannot be reduced, the Brassican Mage still rolls accuracy against your magic defense stat. This means boosts that improve magic defense actually reduce how often the mage lands hits.

Several setups were tested:

No prayer

Protect from Magic

Rigour prayer

Saturated Heart boost

Rigour plus Saturated Heart

Protect from Magic showed no real improvement.

But Rigour and Saturated Heart both noticeably lowered the mage’s successful hit rate. Combining both reduced incoming hits even further.

The conclusion:

Protect from Magic: busted

Magic defense boosts: confirmed

The best strategy is still simple — kill the Brassican Mage as quickly as possible.

Are Hell Rats Better Than Hell-Rat Behemoths After the Update?

Getting spices from Evil Dave’s basement has always been a painful grind for Ironmen. But a recent update dramatically improved the experience.

Cats now catch rats much faster, players can move while their cat hunts, and spices appear instantly after a successful catch.

This raised a major question: are regular Hell Rats now better than fighting Hell-Rat Behemoths?

After extensive testing with both regular Hellcats and Wily Hellcats, the answer became clear.

Catching normal Hell Rats now produces huge amounts of spices incredibly quickly. Wily Hellcats perform far better than regular Hellcats.

Meanwhile, Hell-Rat Behemoths still guarantee four-dose spice drops, but the fights are relatively slow.

For players needing large spice stacks, regular Hell Rats are now clearly superior overall. Behemoths are only worthwhile if you need a few guaranteed four-dose spices quickly.

This myth was essentially confirmed after the update completely changed efficiency.

Do Broken Barrows Sets Still Give Set Effects?

Barrows' equipment remains equipped even after degrading to zero durability, leading many players to wonder whether the set effects still function while broken.

Testing with Guthan’s armor provided the answer.

Even though the broken equipment stayed visually equipped, and attacks could still be performed, the healing effect from Guthan’s set never activated.

Additional testing with an Amulet of the Damned also failed.

The result is straightforward:

Broken Barrows armor does not provide set effects.

Myth busted.

Which Morytania Herb Patch Teleport Is Fastest?

Efficiency-minded players constantly search for the fastest farm run routes.

Several teleport methods to the Morytania herb patch were timed:

Ectophial teleport

Fairy ring ALQ

Fenkenstrain’s Castle teleport tab

The Ectophial was slightly faster than the fairy ring route.

But surprisingly, the Fenkenstrain’s Castle teleport tab turned out to be the fastest option overall, saving roughly one second over the Ectophial.

It may sound tiny, but over thousands of farm runs, those seconds add up.

Could Players Really Obtain the Fake Blue Party Hat?

One of RuneScape’s oldest urban legends involved the Draynor bank robbery cutscene featuring the Wise Old Man. During the cutscene, a fake Blue Partyhat appears on the ground after an NPC dies.

For years, players claimed there was once a way to enter the cutscene and pick up the hat.

This myth turned out to be true.

An old video resurfaced showing glitch hunters successfully entering the cutscene through a bug known as PAFT — Personalized Area Force Teleport. This exploit manipulated instance coordinates to teleport players into private cutscene areas.

Players were able to run around inside the bank robbery event and actually pick up the Blue Party Hat.

However, the item was fake. It used a separate item ID, could not be traded or worn, and displayed an error message instructing players to report the bug.

The exploit has long since been patched, but the myth itself was completely confirmed.

RuneScape Myths Never Really Die

One of the reasons OSRS remains so fascinating is how many hidden mechanics still exist beneath the surface. Some myths come from misunderstood game systems, while others are rooted in actual bugs, obscure mechanics, or ancient updates.

Sometimes the community is completely wrong.

Other times, players accidentally discover mechanics that even developers barely remember. A large amount of OSRS gold can also provide you with an excellent gaming experience.

And in classic RuneScape fashion, the truth is often stranger than the myth itself.