What are RuneScape Leagues?

Leagues are seasonal, time-limited game modes in Old School RuneScape and RuneScape 3. Everyone starts a fresh character on separate league worlds, earns league points by completing tasks, and spends those points on relics: powerful passive effects that bend the game's rules, from massive XP multipliers to teleports and combat buffs.

Most leagues restrict which regions of the world you can unlock, forcing build choices that make every run different. When a league ends, your seasonal character is archived and the cosmetic rewards you earned carry over to your main account.

Old School has run six leagues since 2019, roughly one per year. RuneScape 3 joined the format in 2025 with the Catalyst League. Its second, Equilibrium, starting 10 August 2026, is the first league in either game open to free-to-play players.

Every League so far

LeagueGameDatesTheme
Equilibrium LeagueRS310 August 2026 – TBCOrder, Balance & Chaos: Saradomin, Guthix and Zamorak
Catalyst LeagueRS315 September 2025 – 10 November 2025RS3's first League: boosted XP, relics and fresh-start competition
Demonic PactsOSRS15 April 2026 – 10 June 2026Yama-themed pacts and a 40-point demonic skill tree
Raging EchoesOSRS27 November 2024 – 22 January 2025Echoes of Gielinor's past: combat masteries return
Trailblazer ReloadedOSRS15 November 2023 – 10 January 2024The fan-favourite region-unlock formula, reloaded
Shattered RelicsOSRS19 January 2022 – 2 March 2022Unlock skills and content piece by shattered piece
TrailblazerOSRS28 October 2020 – 6 January 2021Choose your regions, blaze your trail
Twisted LeagueOSRS14 November 2019 – 16 January 2020The original, locked to Zeah