# RuneScape RuneScape's First ever Leagues: CATALYST Launches September 15 - Product: RuneScape (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/runescape) - Vendor: Jagex Ltd - Date: 2025-09-08 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343400/view/511842526981785407 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/runescape/releases/2025-09-08-runescape-s-first-ever-leagues-catalyst-launches What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Leagues game mode launched as a limited-time alternate character experience on dedicated servers - **added** — CATALYST League runs from September 15 to November 10 with accelerated XP rates starting at 4X - **added** — Tasks system introduced spanning Easy to Master difficulty tiers awarding 10 to 400 League points - **added** — Relics system with seven tiers providing passive bonuses and active gameplay effects that reshape the RuneScape experience - **added** — Complete access to all regions of Gielinor from League start with no region restrictions - **added** — Leagues available to all Members at no additional cost with no microtransactions ##### **RuneScape Leagues : CATALYST** Get ready to rewrite the rules, and bend RuneScape to your will in our first-ever League… **CATALYST! Releasing on September 15** Leagues is a time-limited game mode that lets you start fresh on an alternate version of your character and relive your journey through Gielinor. This is a completely free experience to all Members, with no additional Membership required and no microtransactions. This is the RuneScape you know experienced through a new lens - with sky-high XP rates, game-changing relics, a unique set of tasks to conquer - making your adventure more intense than ever. Before long, you’ll be blazing through levels, toppling the toughest bosses, and unleashing epic game changing powers as you tear through your task list. You’ll need every ounce of skill, knowledge, and determination to master the challenges, rack up points, unlock powerful relics and claim exclusive rewards. ##### **Into the Big Leagues** A** League** is a special limited-time game mode in RuneScape. Those familiar with Old School RuneScape will recognise it as a staple of OSRS since 2019 - but this will be our very first! When it begins, you can create a fresh League character on your account to access dedicated League worlds. This character does not replace your main account or take up a character slot if you’re new to RuneScape and is part of your existing membership. The upcoming League, titled "**CATALYST**," will run from **15th of September** until **10th of November**. During the **CATALYST** League, you’ll take on unique challenges known as **Tasks** and unlock **Relics**, powerful bonuses that reshape and elevate the classic RuneScape experience. You’ll compete on time-limited servers with accelerated XP rates that start at 4X, which only grows stronger as you climb through the Relic tiers. As this is our first-ever League, we’re focused on building strong foundations: creating something thrilling to play today while paving the way for bold new twists in the future. With **CATALYST**, you’ll have access to every region of Gielinor from the very start, giving you complete freedom to focus on what you want and to bring your powerful relics for a full world tour! There is no Treasure Hunter, and player-to-player trading is disabled. In this League you forge your own path. Let's dive right in! ** ** ##### **Tasks - Your Path to Glory** Tasks are your ticket to success in a League season. Tasks are a collection of challenges and achievements that push you to explore every corner of Gielinor. It's a classic positive feedback loop - the more Tasks you conquer, the more League points you’ll rack up and the more impactful Relics tiers you unlock, leading to even more points for even more powerful Relics! Tasks are split into tiers ranging from **Easy** all the way up to **Master **and each one tests your skills in a different way. Easy tasks are quick victories, like cutting down a goblin in Lumbridge, and net you a tidy **10 points** apiece. But at the other end of the spectrum lie the **Master tasks. **These monumental challenges demand dedication, grit, and skill, rewarding your legendary feats with a hefty **400 points** each. These tasks cover every corner of adventure in Gielinor: skilling, hunting rare drops, slaying fearsome creatures, completing epic quests, and diving headfirst into minigames. No matter your playstyle, there’s always a challenge waiting to push you further. Each tier is a treasure trove of trials scattered across the world. From rapid-fire wins to grueling achievements, every task you conquer earns you points fueling your climb through the tiers, and brings you ever closer to ultimate glory. Here's a few examples of what these Tasks can look like: And if you want to kick start your theorycrafting our friends on the RuneScape Wiki have dropped the [full Easy and Medium task list here!](https://runescape.wiki/w/Catalyst_League/Tasks) ##### **Relics - The Keys to Power _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1343400/view/511842526981785407]_