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Runescape 3 is nostalgic for many players familiar with the MMO genre. One of its best features is the number of different character costume options and the incredible number of different pets players can collect. While pets don’t offer battle bonuses and can’t help in battle, they’re still well designed by Jagex!



Skilling pets are special pets that players can use to show off their prestige and are acquired during training. There are currently 28 skill pets in total, one for each skill runescape 3. As in pokemon, players can collect all these pets to earn the “Jack of All Trades” title to show to other players. This list has arranged all RuneScape‘s skilled pets by their appearance and details of how to obtain them.

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Players should note that skilling pets are randomly awarded. All 28 pets are divided into two groups; either time-based or experience-based. The time-based skill drop formula is based on how long it takes to complete an in-game action: Agility, Divination, Making Fire, Fishing, Hunter, Mining, Thieves and Woodcarving.

Experience-based skills include: Archeology, Attack, Constitution, Construction, Cooking, Crafting, Defending, Dungeoneering, Farming, Fletching, Heblore, Invention, Magic, Prayer, Ranged, Runecrafting, Slayer, Smithing, Strength and Summoning. The higher the amount of experience gained in a skill at one time, the greater the chance of getting that particular skill pet.

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28 rocky

Rocky is the Mining skill cap, a pun on the adjective rocky. He can be unlocked by mining ores, rune essence, Serenstones, granite, shooting stars and more.

His research text reads, “Don’t worry, he’s used to people looking at him in awe,” a play on words that refers to looking at someone in awe.

27 Woody

Woody is the skill animal for woodcarving. It can be unlocked by cutting down trees (including bamboo and crystal), ivy locations, splitting logs, or training woodcarving in the Clan Citadel.

His research paper refers to Pinocchio, as it reads, “It doesn’t look like he’s told a lie in his life.”

26 forge

Smithy can be unlocked by training Smithing by smelting ingots/damaged ore, forging metal ingots, and casting the magic spell Superheat item.

Players should note that forging Protean bars does NOT provide a chance to unlock Smithy.

25 gemi

Gemi is the Crafting pet available through various Crafting methods. Players can unlock her by crafting jewelry, leather, glass blowing, or sheathing on a clan citadel loom.

The word Gemi is of Indonesian origin, meaning ‘modest lifestyle’, ironic given that she is a walking gem.

24 Bernie

Bernie is available by training the Make Fire skill. All standard Firemaking methods have a chance of dropping Bernie. However, Burning Protean logs cannot be used to obtain Bernie.

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Bernie looks like a burning version of Woody. When he becomes aware that he is on fire, Bernie’s animation turns into him running madly with his arms in his arm.

23 Ace

Ace is the hunter skilling pet. It can be obtained by training Hunter in a variety of ways, including Box trapping, Tortle trapping, and more.

His name refers to the nickname given to airmen who were credited with defeating enemies in dogfights, hence his eagle appearance.

22 Malcolm

Malcolm is the pet of the invention and resembles a clockwork firefly. He can be found by training Invention through disassembly, siphoning, item crafting, or gadget crafting.

While summoned, Malcolm blinks in Morse code, which translates to “Existence is pain”, referenced home piece character Serenity who is also a firefly.

21 Dojo Mojo

Dojo Mojo is the agility animal. He is earned by training the agility skill on various agility courses around Gielinor. Using silverhawk boots to passively train agility does not give a chance to obtain Dojo Mojo.

His character design and name refer to the main villain in The Powerpuff GirlsMojo Jojo.

20 Gordie

Gordie is the Dungeoneering pet. It is obtained by gaining Dungeeonering experience by completing dungeon floors and elite dungeons.

His research text reads: “Forever a noob.”

19 Wallace

Wallace is the Defense Combat pet obtained by training Defense skill during combat. He is a grenwall with a helmet and a shield, which represent the icon for the defense ability.

18 Ramsay

Ramsay is the skill animal for cooking, unlocked by cooking food or brewing beer.

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Its name is a reference to British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. His dialogue references the “Idiot Sandwich” meme and adds some much-needed humor to the game.

17 Ralph

Ralph is the Thieving skill pet. Players can participate in petty crimes such as pickpocketing, safe-cracking, and Pyramid Plunder to get a chance to unlock it.

Ralph is a raccoon, as they are often known as thieving bandits in real life.

16 Brain

Brains is the Farming Skilling Pet, unlocked by planting seeds, harvesting produce, and training on the Player-Owned-Farm.

His name and appearance are references to the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. He also jumps after the players when called up.

15 Sparky

Sparky is the Ranged Combat Pet you earn by training Ranged in Combat. Its visual appearance is a squirrel holding a crossbow and seems loosely based on: Robin Hood.

14 crabbe

Crabbe is the Slayer skilling pet and resembles a commonly assigned Slayer task monster, the gargoyle.

Crabbe can be obtained by training the Slayer ability by completing Slayer or Soul Reaper quests. His name is also a reference to Krabbe and Goyle from Harry Potter.

13 Kangali

Kangali is the Strength cap, earned by training the Strength skill during combat.

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The name Kangali is derived from Kangaroo and a subtle reference to Mohammed Ali, a professional boxer, hence the boxing gloves Kangali wears.

12 bubbles

Bubbles is the fishing skill animal unlocked by training on normal and barbarian fishing hotspots all over Gielinor. Bubbles resembles the divine rocktail bubble and the pet’s name is the same as a character in the Pixar movie Finding Nemo.


11 Baby Yaga .’s house

Baby Yaga’s House is the construction pet. It is unlocked through furniture building hotspots and flatpacks. The aesthetic design refers to the legend of Baba Yaga’s house, which has chicken legs.

10 sifu

Sifu is the Attack skill pet that is unlocked by earning Attack experience. Battle dummies don’t give a chance to unlock Sifu.

He resembles the traditional Chinese dragon and resembles Mushu from the Disney movie Mulan. Its red and yellow color is based on the Attack Mastery skillcape.

9 Spooky

Ghostly is the Prayer Fighter. By training the Prayer skill, players have a small chance of being rewarded with Ghostly. They can do this by burning bones and scattering ashes.