The graceful outfit costs 260 marks of grace total. At Canifis Rooftop — the most popular early farming spot — you earn roughly 12–15 marks per hour. That's 17–22 hours of laps just to clothe your character. Knowing which course to run at each level, and when to switch, cuts that grind significantly.
This guide covers which marks of grace OSRS rooftop agility courses give the best marks per hour at each level bracket, how the spawn mechanic works, and the fastest path from 40 Agility to a full graceful set.
How Marks of Grace Work in OSRS
Marks of Grace are a currency exclusive to Rooftop Agility courses. They appear as ground items during laps — spawning randomly on obstacles — and disappear after 10 minutes if not collected. You must pick them up before finishing the next lap or they are gone permanently.
The spawn mechanic follows a few key rules:
- Each rooftop course has a base chance per obstacle to spawn a mark of grace during a lap.
- If no mark spawned in the previous lap, the probability slightly increases for the next lap.
- Failing obstacles wastes time but does not directly affect spawn rates — it just lowers your marks per hour by slowing laps down.
- Higher Agility relative to the course minimum can marginally improve rates, but the effect is small.
Marks are redeemed exclusively at Grace's Grace shop in the Rogues' Den (Burthorpe) for pieces of the graceful outfit.
Graceful Outfit Cost Breakdown
Before picking a farming strategy, know what you're working toward:
| Piece | Marks Required |
|---|---|
| Hood | 35 |
| Top | 55 |
| Legs | 60 |
| Gloves | 30 |
| Boots | 40 |
| Cape | 40 |
| Total | 260 |
Buy the gloves first (cheapest at 30 marks) and the hood second. The full set gives −25 kg weight reduction and a 30% passive run energy restoration bonus — making it mandatory for virtually every activity in the game that requires movement.
Best Agility Courses for Marks of Grace OSRS — By Level
Not all rooftop courses are equal. Higher-level courses give faster XP but don't always give more marks per hour. What matters is marks per lap multiplied by laps per hour. Here's what to run at each stage:
Levels 10–39: Draynor, Al Kharid, and Varrock
These early rooftop courses exist to get you to 40 Agility and Canifis as fast as possible. At low levels you'll fail obstacles frequently, hurting both XP and marks per hour. Don't try to farm marks here — just push through to 40.
- Draynor Village Rooftop (10 Agility): ~10–12 marks/hr at low level
- Al Kharid Rooftop (20 Agility): ~10–13 marks/hr
- Varrock Rooftop (30 Agility): ~11–14 marks/hr
Levels 40–59: Canifis Rooftop (Best Early Marks Spot)
Canifis is where most OSRS players collect their 260 marks. The lap time is short (~55 seconds at 60+ Agility), the failure rate drops to near zero by mid-40s, and the course has a good marks-per-lap ratio. Many players camp Canifis until they have the full graceful set before advancing to 60.
Marks per hour: ~12–15
Levels 60–89: Seers' Village Rooftop
Seers' Village offers comparable marks per hour to Canifis but significantly better XP (~45–50k XP/hr). The key unlock here is the Kandarin Hard Diary — completing it moves the Camelot teleport directly to the Seers' bank, allowing you to reset between obstacles via teleport and dramatically increasing lap speed. Without the diary, Seers' is fine but not exceptional.
Marks per hour: ~12–15 (same as Canifis; better XP gain)
Levels 70–89: Pollnivneach Rooftop (Skip for Marks)
Pollnivneach gives solid XP (~60–65k XP/hr) but longer lap times kill your marks-per-hour rate. If marks of grace are your primary goal, skip this course. If you're pushing for 90 Agility and don't care about marks right now, Pollnivneach is fine.
Marks per hour: ~10–12 (worst efficiency for marks)
Levels 90+: Ardougne Rooftop (Best Endgame Marks Rate)
Ardougne is the best course for marks of grace in the game. At 90 Agility you have high lap speed, almost zero failures, and the highest marks spawn rate of any rooftop course. This is where high-level players farm marks for graceful recolours (which cost 90 marks per piece at the Hallowed Sepulchre).
Marks per hour: ~16–20
Tips to Maximise Marks of Grace Per Hour
Pick up marks as you go, not at the end
Marks despawn exactly 10 minutes after spawning. If you're halfway through a long course and see a mark from two obstacles ago, loop back or grab it on the way through. Never plan to collect at lap end — by the time you loop a second time, earlier marks may already be gone.
Use the RuneLite Agility plugin
RuneLite's built-in Agility plugin highlights obstacles, flags mark locations on screen, and tracks your XP rate. The "Mark of Grace" highlight is especially useful on crowded courses (Seers', Ardougne) where marks can blend into the scenery. This is non-negotiable for efficient farming.
Minimise clicks with Menu Entry Swapper
RuneLite's Menu Entry Swapper lets you left-click obstacles instead of right-clicking to select "Climb" or "Jump." Fewer clicks per lap = faster laps = more marks per hour. Set it up before your session.
Use stamina potions if you don't have graceful yet
The irony of farming graceful is you need run energy to farm it efficiently. A 4-dose stamina potion lasts roughly 2 minutes of continuous running. If you're pre-graceful and struggling with run energy, either sip stamina potions or rest at benches during obstacle animations. Once you have the gloves and boots, the drain rate becomes manageable.
Don't bank mid-session unless using the Seers' diary shortcut
Banking breaks your rhythm and costs 30–60 seconds per trip. The only time it's worth banking is at Seers' Village with the Kandarin Hard Diary teleport — in which case the bank trip is practically zero time and it's factored into the course's efficiency figures above.
Top Courses
The OSRS wiki and community guides cover the in-game mechanics thoroughly, but if you're working through English-language resources — wiki guides, Reddit threads, YouTube walkthroughs — and find the language barrier a challenge, improving your English reading comprehension directly helps with OSRS research.
Canadian Language Benchmarks CLBPT Practice Tests
A structured preparation course for English language benchmarking — useful for players in ESL communities who want to get faster at reading game documentation, patch notes, and OSRS wiki articles without losing key mechanic details in translation.
FAQ
What is the best course for marks of grace in OSRS?
At 90 Agility, Ardougne Rooftop gives the best marks per hour (~16–20/hr). For players between 40–59, Canifis Rooftop is the go-to spot at ~12–15 marks/hr. Avoid Pollnivneach if marks are your primary goal — its longer lap time cuts the hourly rate.
How long does it take to get the full graceful set?
At Canifis (12–15 marks/hr), collecting all 260 marks takes roughly 17–22 hours. At Ardougne (16–20 marks/hr), you can do it in 13–17 hours. Many players spread this grind over time naturally as they level Agility.
Do marks of grace despawn?
Yes. Each mark of grace despawns exactly 10 minutes after it spawns on the ground. Pick them up as you pass — never save them for the end of a lap. On longer courses like Ardougne, marks from the early obstacles can expire before you loop back.
Can you get marks of grace on non-rooftop courses?
No. Marks of grace only spawn on Rooftop Agility courses. The Gnome Stronghold, Barbarian Outpost, Ape Atoll, and Dorgesh-Kaan courses do not produce marks, regardless of your level.
Is Canifis or Seers' Village better for marks of grace?
Both give similar marks per hour (12–15). Seers' Village offers significantly better XP, and with the Kandarin Hard Diary the lap speed improves noticeably. If you're 60+ and want marks alongside efficient leveling, Seers' edges out Canifis. At 40–59, Canifis is your only viable option anyway.
What should I spend marks of grace on first?
Buy the gloves (30 marks) first — cheapest piece, still contributes to the weight reduction bonus. Then hood (35), cape (40), boots (40), top (55), legs (60). This order gets you partial set bonuses sooner rather than waiting to buy the expensive top and legs first.
Bottom Line
For most players, the marks of grace grind in OSRS follows a clear path: camp Canifis Rooftop from 40–60 Agility to collect the full 260 marks, then switch to Seers' Village or Ardougne for better XP while marks continue to accumulate passively.
If you're purely optimising for marks per hour, Ardougne at 90 is the best option in the game. If you're 40–60, Canifis is your answer. Skip Pollnivneach entirely if marks are the goal — the lap time penalty is too steep.
Install RuneLite, enable the Agility plugin, set up Menu Entry Swapper, and keep stamina potions on hand if you're pre-graceful. The 260-mark grind is real — roughly 20 hours at Canifis — but it's one of the better passive grinds in OSRS since you're gaining Agility XP the entire time.