OSRS account builds: what are you actually comparing?

Game mode and build are separate

Main, Pure, Zerker and Skiller describe how an account is trained or intended to be played. Standard Account, Ironman, Hardcore Ironman and Ultimate Ironman describe its game mode. A listing can therefore be both an Ironman and a pure, or both a Hardcore Ironman and a skiller.

Group Ironman modes are also distinct modes. Do not infer membership of a group or its current status from an Ironman abbreviation. Ask the seller to state the current mode and any restrictions that matter to you. The AuctionHouse Ironman landing page groups ordinary, Hardcore and Ultimate Ironman accounts; it does not silently include every group mode.

Pure and Zerker: compare the combat choices

A build name is a starting point rather than a complete set of stats. Compare Attack, Strength, Defence, Hitpoints, Ranged, Magic and Prayer. Different combinations can put accounts in different combat brackets even when the seller gives them the same broad label.

Think about the equipment and spells you want to use. Then check the necessary levels, completed quests and named unlocks in the offer. A Pure label does not promise 1 Defence, and a title saying PK ready does not prove that your particular setup is available.

• Write down your required combat levels and acceptable bracket.
• Check the quests and unlocks relevant to your planned setup.
• Confirm every cape or untradeable you expect to receive.

Main and Skiller: look beyond the total

For a main, compare the skill and quest requirements for the content you want to play. Two accounts with similar totals can distribute their levels very differently. Quest points are useful context, but named quest completions and actual access are more specific.

For a skiller, check which skills have been trained and the current combat stats. On an Ironman skiller, supplies and unlocks can change what you can do next. A large experience total in one skill does not imply balanced progression elsewhere.

Maxed build, maxed combat or maximum total?

These are different claims. A maxed medium-level PvP build can deliberately stop some combat stats below their maximum. A maxed combat account can still have unfinished non-combat skills. An account at maximum total level describes a different milestone again.

AuctionHouse's Maxed category follows the seller's build classification. Compare the listed total and individual skills, and ask which milestone the seller is claiming. Do not treat the category label as proof that every skill is complete. Gear, quest completion, Combat Achievements, Infernal cape and Quiver remain separate details.

Buy an account or arrange work on your own?

An account with an Infernal cape is an account purchase. An Infernal Cape service is work on an account you already have. Compare the former on the account page and the latter on the boosting page, where scope, requirements and access method determine the offer.

Once you have chosen the right type of listing, use the buying checklist to review access and delivery. Jagex does not authorise account trading, and neither a build label nor a marketplace order removes recovery or enforcement risks. Read the publisher rules and the platform's actual Buyer Protection terms.