Skilling

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Skilling is the training of a RuneScape player's non-combat-related skills.

For members of PvP-orientated clans, there are a number of reasons to train non-combat skills. Having a higher total/overall level permits access to skill total worlds on PK trips, where there is often increased activity in the Wilderness. Skilling also unlocks quest and achievement diary rewards which benefit PvP: for example, the Wilderness diary allows members to redirect the Wilderness obelisks, and upon completion of Desert Treasure 2 members gain access to the Ring of Shadows (a good and reasonably-cheap ring to use in PvP). Skilling can also serve as a moneymaking method for members to buy PvP equipment, or to unlock other aspects of the game such as PvM.

Training skills with a clan is often more productive and enjoyable than training alone, and the Wilderness Guardians hosts numerous skilling events and competitions to help members level their non-combat skills.

Historical

Skill Olympics

The Skill Olympics were annual skilling competitions between WG and their allies from 2006 to 2009. Four Skill Olympics took place, and WG was victorious in all four.

Skill Olympics

Year	Opponent	WG XP gained	Ally XP gained	Difference
2006	Blades of Serenity	unknown	unknown	unknown
2007	3v0luti0n_X	16,200,000	unknown	unknown
2008	The Death Monkeighs	35,500,000	19,400,000	16,100,000
2009	The British Elites	73,400,000	58,100,000	15,300,000

The Skill Olympics was not held in 2010 due to WG taking part in the Jagex Cup, and there were no subsequent plans to revive the competition.

Operation Blue Haze

Main article: Operation Purple Haze

Operation Blue Haze was a skilling programme for WG's Skills Sector.

Skills Academy

The Skill Academy was the follow up to OBH. It worked in a similar fashion in that it had a dedicated section of the forums, for which every member had a topic in which they could post screenshots of levels achieved. The programme was restarted on 2 February 2008 and re-worked as a race, in which members competed to gain the most levels per month. Winners would receive an underbanner for use in their forum signature.