House Tabs OSRS: Guide to Making & Using POH Tabs
Teleport to house tablets, universally known as house tabs osrs players rely on daily, are among the most versatile utility items in Old School RuneScape. Whether you are running Slayer tasks, grinding bosses, completing clue steps, or training Farm runs, breaking a house tab instantly transports you to your Player-Owned House (POH). From there, an optimized house provides immediate healing, stat restoration, and instant travel across the entire game world.
This guide explains how to make and use house tabs, how to maximize their utility with Nightmare Zone redirection scrolls, and when it makes financial sense to craft them yourself versus purchasing them from the Grand Exchange.
What Makes the House Tab So Powerful?
A standard house tab requires only an inventory slot, carries no risk of Magic failure, and bypasses the need to switch to the standard spellbook. Unlike standard teleport spells, tablets can be used while on the Ancients, Lunar, or Arceuus spellbooks without requiring a spellbook swap or a magic altar.
By default, breaking a house tab places you inside your house portal. However, by right-clicking the tablet, you can select "Outside" to teleport directly outside your house portal location—a handy trick for quick access to areas like Rimmington, Hosidius, or Brimhaven without walking through your house instance.
The POH as a Central Transit Hub
A well-built POH acts as a nexus for almost every teleport network in Gielinor. Once inside, you can access:
- Ornate Rejuvenation Pool: Instantly restores Special Attack, run energy, prayer points, and hitpoints, while curing poison and venom.
- Portal Nexus / Portal Chambers: Direct teleports to dozens of towns, dungeons, and remote areas across multiple spellbooks.
- Jewellery Box: Unlimited charges for Rings of Dueling, Games Necklaces, Combat Bracelets, Skills Necklaces, Amulets of Glory, and Rings of Wealth.
- Fairy Ring and Spirit Tree: Full access to the Zanaris Fairy Ring network and local tree patches right from your garden.
- Occult Altar: Instant switching between Standard, Ancient, Lunar, and Arceuus spellbooks.
How to Make House Tabs in OSRS
Crafting your own house tabs is a viable way to level Magic, save coins on ironman accounts, or generate profit depending on current Grand Exchange margins.
Requirements
- Magic Level: Level 40 Magic (the requirement for the Teleport to House spell).
- Construction Level: Level 67 Construction to build a Teak Eagle Lectern in your Study, or level 77 for a Mahogany Eagle Lectern. Alternatively, you can use another player's lectern in World 330 or a friend's house.
- Quests: None strictly required, though starting or completing Love Story allows you to create chipped tablets.
Materials per Tablet
- 1 Soft Clay
- 1 Law Rune
- 1 Earth Rune
- 1 Air Rune
Pro Tip: Always wield an Air staff, Earth staff, or an elemental combination staff (such as a Dust Battlestaff or Mud Battlestaff) while crafting. Equipping an elemental staff eliminates the need for Earth and Air runes entirely, meaning each tablet will only consume one soft clay and one law rune.
Crafting Process
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- Withdraw a full inventory of Soft Clay and your Law Runes (with your staff equipped).
- Enter a POH containing an Eagle Lectern (Teak or Mahogany).
- Click the lectern, select the "Teleport to House" option, and choose "Make All."
- Your character will automatically craft tablets one by one. Each tablet grants 30 Magic experience.
If you do not have the required Construction level to build your own Study and Eagle Lectern, head to World 330 at the Rimmington portal. Enter an advertised host's house and use their lectern freely.
Modifying House Tabs with Scrolls of Redirection
One of the most underutilized mechanics for newer players is using Scrolls of Redirection on house tabs. These scrolls are purchased from the Nightmare Zone (NMZ) rewards chest for 775 reward points each.
Using a scroll on a standard house tab converts it into a modified tablet that teleports you outside of a specific POH portal, regardless of where your actual house is currently located. This is exceptionally useful for questing, clue scrolls, and Farming patches.
| Destination | Construction Level Required | Key Nearby Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Rimmington | Level 1 | Bush patch, general store unnoting, beginner clues |
| Taverley | Level 10 | Taverley Dungeon, tree patch, master clues |
| Pollnivneach | Level 20 | Al Kharid desert, agility pyramid, crocodile tasks |
| Hosidius | Level 25 | Tithe Farm, disease-free herb patch, Woodcutting Guild |
| Rellekka | Level 30 | Vorkath boat, Fremennik slayer dungeon, Miscellania |
| Brimhaven | Level 40 | Fruit tree patch, Brimhaven Dungeon, metal dragons |
| Yanille | Level 50 | Nightmare Zone, Wizard's Guild, sandpit |
| Trollheim | Level 61 (Requires Eadgar's Ruse) | Disease-free herb patch, God Wars Dungeon |
House Tabs vs. Alternatives
While house tabs are indispensable for mid-level accounts, high-level players often transition to other teleport setups depending on their gear and goals.
House Tabs vs. Rune Pouch
If you carry a Rune Pouch, you can store Law, Dust, and Steam/Fire runes inside it. This allows you to cast Teleport to House directly from the standard spellbook without carrying tablets. However, this setup restricts you to the standard spellbook. If you are doing activities like Bursting Slayer tasks on Ancients or Zulrah on Lunars, carrying house tabs is vastly superior to swapping spellbooks.
House Tabs vs. Construction Cape
The ultimate upgrade to house tabs is the level 99 Construction skillcape. The trimmed and untrimmed Construction capes offer unlimited, free teleports directly inside your house, outside your house portal, or directly to any POH portal location in the game. Achieving 99 Construction costs millions of coins and significant training time, but once unlocked, you will never need to buy or craft a house tab again.
Summary and Best Practices
To get the most out of your house tabs in OSRS, keep these practical habits in mind:
- Keep a dedicated stack in your bank: Maintain at least 500 to 1,000 tablets near your gear tabs so you never run out mid-bossing trip.
- Set your left-click option: In RuneLite, use the Menu Entry Swapper plugin to configure whether your shift-click or left-click teleports you inside your house or directly outside the portal.
- Stockpile redirection scrolls: Spend excess NMZ points on scrolls to create quick Trollheim and Hosidius teleports for farm runs before you have a Portal Nexus built.
House tabs remain the golden standard for mobility in Old School RuneScape until reaching level 99 Construction. Investing in your house early and keeping a healthy supply of tabs will save you hundreds of hours in travel time across your account's progression.
