Player Owned Houses (POH) in OSRS are one of the most customizable and useful features in the game. Whether you're a skiller, PvMer, or an Ironman, upgrading your POH offers a huge range of quality-of-life improvements that make your gameplay smoother and more efficient. In this article, we'll explore the best POH upgrades for 2025, breaking down the essential upgrades you should consider to get the most out of your house.

Recent Improvements to POH

In January 2024, Jagex made a significant improvement to house loading times. Before this update, the number of rooms in your house would directly affect the load time, but this is no longer the case. This makes the experience of building and upgrading your POH much smoother and less time-consuming. Additionally, during the Summer Summit of 2023, Jagex teased an upcoming large expansion for POHs, though updates have been scarce since then. It's unclear when exactly we'll see these changes, but with POH already being such an integral part of gameplay, any expansion is sure to add exciting new features.

Key POH Upgrades

While you can start upgrading your POH at lower levels of Construction, certain upgrades unlock powerful teleports, storage options, and other utilities that significantly improve your gameplay. Let's go over the most essential POH upgrades for every stage of your account's progression.

1. Costume Room (Level 42 Construction)

At level 42 Construction, you can build a costume room, which provides an excellent solution for storage and organizing various outfits and gear. This room can store a wide array of items:

• Cape rack: Stores most capes.

• Fancy dress box: Holds random event outfits.

• Magic wardrobe: Holds magical outfits.

• Toy box: Stores holiday items.

• Treasure chest: Holds clue items.

• Armor case: Organizes armor sets.

This room is essential for keeping your bank organized and saving space, especially if you're frequently engaging in clue scrolls, events, or quests.

2. Prayer Altar and Mounted Glory (Levels 45 and 47 Construction)

At level 45 Construction, you unlock the Prayer Altar, which is an essential upgrade for both skilling and PvM. It restores your Prayer points and is an important addition to your POH. Then, at level 47 Construction, you can build a mounted Glory, which is a highly convenient teleport option. If you're training agility, completing quests, or doing certain Slayer tasks, this is a must-have upgrade for easier travel to places like Edgeville and the Heroes' Guild.

3. Teleportation Portals (Level 50 Construction)

Teleportation portals are another vital upgrade, especially for Ironman accounts where teleports can be difficult to access. At level 50 Construction, you can build your first teleportation portal, which allows you to place several teleportation options in your POH, making travel around Gielinor faster and more efficient.

4. Combat Dummies (Level 48+ Construction)

Combat dummies are a nice-to-have upgrade, especially for players focused on optimizing their gear and weapon setups. You only need level 48 Construction to build your first combat dummy, which shows the maximum hits for your current setup. If you upgrade to the ornate combat dummy, you can even customize it to cater to specific monsters, like turning it into a cave crawler dummy by charging it with heads. This is great for testing your gear before taking on tough bosses.

5. Armor Repair Stand (Level 55 Construction)

The armor repair stand is a must-have upgrade at level 55 Construction. While you can use repair stands in public houses, having your own is a huge convenience. It repairs items like Barrow gear and Pernix armor for a lower cost than using Bob's repair service in Lumbridge. Repairing your gear at home is much more convenient, especially when preparing for long PvM sessions.

6. Restoration Pool (Levels 65, 90, and 92 Construction)

One of the most important upgrades for any account is the restoration pool. The base restoration pool at level 65 restores your special attack, but with higher Construction levels, you can upgrade it. At level 90, you unlock the ornate pool, which restores hitpoints, Prayer, poison stats, run energy, and special attacks all in one go. This is essential for long Slayer tasks, boss fights like the Corporal Beast, and any activity where you need quick healing. The ornate pool costs around 2.1 million OSRS GP to fully upgrade and is an essential quality-of-life upgrade for players who regularly engage in PvM activities.

7. Portal Nexus (Levels 72 and 92 Construction)

The Portal Nexus is an essential upgrade for players looking to optimize their teleportation system. At level 72 Construction, you can build your first portal Nexus, which allows you to store multiple teleports in one portal. The first version holds four teleports, but at level 92, you can build the Crystalline Portal Nexus, which can store up to 31 teleports. This is especially useful for both standard players and Ironmen, making long trips much easier. Fully upgrading the Nexus can cost upwards of 18 million GP for Ironmen if they purchase the supplies from shops.

8. Spirit Tree and Fairy Ring (Levels 75 and 85 Construction)

Having a spirit tree in your house is a nice convenience for fast travel. It requires level 75 Construction and 83 Farming to plant, but it gives access to quick teleportation to places like Taverley. At level 85 Construction, you can build a fairy ring in your POH, and when combined with the spirit tree at level 95, you have a highly efficient teleportation system for multiple locations.

9. Occult Altar (Level 90 Construction)

The Occult Altar is one of the most powerful upgrades for Magic users. At level 90 Construction, you can build the Occult Altar, which combines all three Spellbook Altar types into one. This allows you to freely change between the Ancient, Lunar, and Standard Spellbooks without needing a magic skillcape. It costs around 9 million GP to build, but the ability to switch Spellbooks on the fly is invaluable, especially for PvM and PvP.

10. Jewelry Box (Level 81 Construction)

At level 81 Construction, you can build the jewelry box, which holds jewelry with unlimited charges for teleports. You can unlock different upgrades at various levels:

• Ring of jeweling: Teleports to key locations like Castle Wars and the Karamja Volcano.

• Combat bracelet: Useful for teleporting to places like the Warriors' Guild or the Heroes' Guild.

• Skills necklace: Useful for teleporting to places like the Farming Guild and the Mining Guild.

Upgrading the jewelry box provides the convenience of having all your teleportation jewelry in one place, saving both bank space and time. It costs around 740,000 GP to upgrade the jewelry box, making it one of the more affordable but useful upgrades.

11. Menagerie (Level 37+ Construction)

For pet lovers, the menagerie is an essential upgrade, unlocking the ability to store and display your pets in your house. You can start at level 37 Construction with the basic pet house, and as you level up, you can increase the size of the menagerie to store more pets. At level 90 Construction, the fully upgraded pet house holds unlimited pets, letting you show off all of your hard-earned companions.

Conclusion

Upgrading your POH in OSRS is an essential part of progressing your account, and the upgrades available provide substantial quality-of-life improvements. Whether you're looking for better teleportation options, storage solutions, or ways to restore your stats, there's a POH upgrade for every need. If you're serious about maximizing your efficiency in OSRS, investing in these upgrades is a must. As always, stay tuned for any updates to the POH system, as Jagex may continue to introduce exciting features shortly. Happy building!

RSorder Team