RuneScape 2027: Dragon Slayer II, Arposandra and the Agility rework

RuneScape 2027: what is coming, and when?

• From January: Hoard of Dragons — a return to the Dragon Slayer storyline.
• Summer: The City of Gnomes — a journey to Arposandra.
• Third cycle: Secrets of Karamja — a new raid, with no exact date yet.

Each cycle is expected to last around four months. Its overarching story is intended to connect different activities, rather than being confined to a single quest chain.

Dragon Slayer II and changes to Agility

Dragon Slayer II will take players to Dragon Isle and explore Oziach's past. The island is also set to offer activities outside the quest, including stealing and hatching dragon eggs. The first cycle will introduce Grandmaster Clue Scrolls, a new highest tier of challenges for treasure hunters.

The Agility rework aims to connect the skill more closely to movement, including Surge, Dive and Escape. Jagex also plans to refresh training, with options ranging from fast courses that demand active input to slower methods requiring less attention.

Arposandra: gnomes, a new city and bosses

The Curse of Arposandra is planned as a Grandmaster quest that opens up the gnome city. This cycle will also bring the solo boss Glouphrie the Untrusted and Argento's Nightmare, a shared skilling challenge that players can join without forming a group in advance.

According to Jagex's summary, this continues a storyline that began back in 2002. For players who remember those old quests, revisiting familiar stories may be more appealing than the sheer number of new bosses.

Secrets of Karamja and a new raid

The third cycle will introduce The Temple of Ah Za Rhoon, a raid connected to an Archaeology Guild expedition. Further announcements will expand on the details. This is part of the plan for advanced characters; the broad outline alone does not yet tell us how difficult it will be or how long preparation will take.

Is this a good reason to return to RuneScape?

Our take: the most promising part is the combination of new adventures and improvements to everyday play. Jagex has announced further work under Road to Restoration. Returning players may also benefit from tools that help them find their way through quests — we covered the earlier announcement in our article about official plugins and Quest Helper.

These plans should be distinguished from the announcement of a new MMORPG with the working title RS4. This roadmap concerns the existing RuneScape, and 2027 is not a confirmed release year for RS4.

RuneScape Reignited's rules were a separate issue. In its 9 October statement, Jagex said it was reconsidering some proposals following community feedback. At the time of this article's original publication, players considering a return therefore needed to check the final access and progression rules rather than treating every RuneFest proposal as settled.