Beginner-Friendly OSRS Money Making: Bryophyta Boss Runs for Quick Cash

As an expert OSRS player with years of grinding bosses and flipping items on the GE I can tell you that finding good money makers for beginners is key to building your bank early on.Bryophyta the Moss Giantess boss stands out because it’s free-to-play friendly and offers decent gp per hour without needing high levels or expensive gear. Wondering if it’s worth your time? Yes especially if you’re just starting out and want quick cash from boss runs. In this post I’ll break it down step by step from getting keys to killing the boss and banking those drops. Let’s dive in.

What Makes Bryophyta a Great Beginner Money Maker

Bryophyta is a level 128 boss located in the Varrock Sewers making her accessible right from Lumbridge. She’s weak to fire spells and slash attacks so even with mid-level stats you can take her down fast. The real money comes from her unique drops like Bryophyta’s essence which sells for around 90k on the GE and other runes or items that add up. For F2P players this is one of the few bosses you can farm without membership perks. Your profit? Around 100k to 107k per hour assuming you get about 1.1 kills hourly but that can go higher with practice. Not bad for beginners right? Plus you might get lucky with rares like clue scrolls or mossy keys to keep the cycle going.

One thing to note is the risk from PKers when farming keys in the Wilderness but I’ll cover how to minimize that. Overall it’s low-risk high-reward if you play smart.

Requirements: Skills Gear and Prep

To start farming Bryophyta you need some basic stats but nothing crazy. Aim for Attack 50 Strength 50 Defence 50 and Prayer 43 for Protect from Magic. Woodcutting 57 helps for canoe travel to the Wilderness spot. Magic 55 is good for High Alch if you’re alching drops on the go. No quests required which is perfect for new accounts.

For gear keep it simple and cheap since you might die to PKers. Here’s a recommended setup in a table for clarity.

Inventory wise for boss runs bring 7 mossy keys a strength potion(4) and fill the rest with swordfish for food. That’s about 20-25 swordfish depending on your stats. For key farming pack swordfish (around 33) strength pots and runes for Snare and High Alch to escape PKers or alch junk. Don’t forget a bronze axe for the growthlings or chop one from logs in the lair.

Getting Mossy Keys: The First Hurdle

To access Bryophyta’s lair you need a mossy key at least once but after that it’s free entry. Keys drop from moss giants at 1/150 rate or 1/100 in the Wilderness. Bryophyta herself drops them at 1/16 so once you start killing her you can sustain. But for beginners head to the Wildy moss giants north of Ferox Enclave. How do you get there? Use the canoe from Lumbridge or Edgeville if your Woodcutting is 57.

In the Wildy risk is low if you bring cheap gear. Kill moss giants until you get 1-3 keys and maybe a beginner clue. If a PKer shows up cast Snare to root them and run south to Ferox. Got teleblocked? Walk to the GE or use the canoe. Pro tip: Use the suicide method if your stats are high. Set respawn to Edgeville bring only scim and axe protect item prayer and die to giants or PKers picking up keys later. Drop keys before death so PKers can’t loot them since they’re untradeable.

Expect some deaths but with practice you’ll lose little. Is it scary at first? Sure but the gp is worth it.

Location and Entering the Lair

Bryophyta’s lair is in the Varrock Sewers east of the moss giants section. From Varrock enter the sewers via the manhole go south then east slashing a web with your scim or a knife. If you have 51 Agility use the shortcut from Edgeville Dungeon. Once inside use the key on the gate if it’s your first time. The boss spawns in an instance so no one can crash you.

After killing her loot the chest with another key for extra drops. She respawns in 9 seconds after you try to open the chest so be ready for back-to-back kills.

Boss Fight Strategy: Step by Step

Bryophyta hits up to 16 with crush or magic and summons three growthlings that make her immune until you kill them. Use an axe to one-shot the growthlings bronze works fine. She’s weak to fire spells by 50% so if you’re maging use Fire Blast from afar. For melee use slash like rune scim and Protect from Magic to tank her hits.

Keep distance if possible she won’t melee if you’re out of range. In F2P no poison but members watch for venom starting at 8 damage. Flick prayers like Incredible Reflexes for attack boosts if you’re comfortable. With decent stats 50+ combat you can get 4-7 kills per trip eating swordfish as needed.

Here’s a quick strategy list:

• Enter lair equip gear and pot up strength.
• Attack Bryophyta with slash or fire spells.
• When growthlings spawn chop them quick with axe.
• Use Protect from Magic but conserve prayer for longer trips.
• Loot drops alch junk if you can and open chest with key.
• Repeat until out of food or keys.

Simple enough? Yeah and fights last under a minute with good DPS.

Drops and Profit Breakdown

The money comes from consistent drops like nature runes chaos runes and the rare Bryophyta’s essence. Common stuff includes steel bars coal uncut gems and rune items. From the chest you get more runes and possibly the essence to craft Bryophyta’s staff but sell it raw for profit.

Let’s look at average drops per kill in a table based on wiki data.

Profit per hour is about 102k after costs like food and pots. Factor in key farming time and it evens out. Luck on essence drops can spike your earnings to 200k+ in a good session. Don’t forget tertiary drops like clue scrolls for extra fun and potential big rewards.

Tips and Tricks for Success

As an expert I’ve learned a few things to make this smoother. First always bank after 3-5 keys from Wildy to avoid losing them. Use green d’hide for better magic defence against Bryophyta. If PKers are rampant farm keys from regular moss giants though drop rate is worse.

Bring anchovy pizza for combo eats if your HP is low. Practice prayer flicking to save pots. Wondering about ranging? It’s viable with 60 Ranged using maple bow and adamant arrows but melee is faster for beginners.

Risks: PKers in level 5-10 Wildy but with cheap gear you lose nothing. In lair deaths send items to grave outside so grab them quick. Overall safe for F2P grinding.

One more tip: Join a clan or friends chat for anti-PK help if you’re new.

Wrapping It Up: Start Your Bryophyta Runs Today

Bryophyta boss runs are a solid way for beginners to make quick cash in OSRS building your skills and bank at the same time. With low requirements and decent profit it’s better than skilling methods like mining or fishing early on. Give it a try farm those keys gear up and smash the boss.