Runecraft

NOTE: Before you can use Runecraft, you must first complete the Rune Mysteries Quest

Runecraft is the skill used to make runes. This skill can help boost your Magic level since it can sometimes be difficult to gather the amount of runes you need to level up.

Mining Rune Essence
Talismans
Talisman drops
Mysterious Ruin locations
Tiaras
Crafting the Runes
Combining Runes
Levels for extra Runes

Runecrafting - The Mini-Quest (Members Runescape)
For use of the Abyss

Mining Rune Essence

There are 2 different kinds of essence:

Rune Essence (used for Air, Earth, Fire, Water, Mind, and Body Runes)
Pure Rune Essence (used for any runes including combined runes)

The servers you play on and your Mining level will decide which kind of essence you get when you mine.

• If you mine on the Free Servers you will always get normal Rune Essence.
• If you mine on the Members Servers and have lower then level 30 Mining you will get normal Rune Essence. If you Mining is over level 30 you will get Pure Rune Essence.

Items needed:

Pickaxe (Adamantite Pickaxe shown)

To use Runecraft, you must first mine essence. You will need a pick. Then find an NPC (Non Player Character) that can teleport you. There are a few different NPCs that can do this. They are:

• Sedridor - the Head Wizard in the basement of the Wizards' Tower (met during the Rune Mysteries Quest)
• Aubury - runs the rune shop south of the eastern bank in Varrock (met during the Rune Mysteries Quest)
• Wizard Cromperty - in the building with a blue floor, north of Ardougne's eastern entrance
• Brimstail - in the Tree Gnome Stronghold. Go into the Tree Gnome Stronghold, turn west after you go through the entrance gate. Follow the fence west. Near where the fence meets the water, you will see a 'Hollowed Rock', enter it. Follow the cavern, you will see Brimstail.
• Wizard Distentor - on the main floor of the Magic Guild (NOTE: Level 66 Magic required to enter the guild)

Talk to the NPC and ask to be taken to the Rune Essence or you can right click on them and then click 'Teleport'. You will then be teleported to the Rune Essence. (NOTE: You may need to look around a bit, sometime you are teleported to the center of the area between the Rune Essences.)

Map of the Rune Essence area

Click on the Rune Essence to mine. You will automatically keep mining until your inventory is full. Each Rune Essence is worth 5 Mining experience. Once full, click on the Portal to leave.

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Talismans

Talismans direct you to the location of the Mysterious Ruin, which are the portals to the temples where the runes are crafted. There is a Talisman, Mysterious Ruins, and Temple for each rune in the game.

Talisman	Where to get Talismans	Mysterious Ruin locations
Air	Given to you at the end of the Rune Mysteries Quest, Goblins (level 2)	South west of Falador's Southern entrance
Mind	Imps (2), Wizards (9)	On the cliff east of the Goblin Village, north of Falador
Water	Wizards (9), Dark Wizards (7)	Lumbridge Swamp, west of the little building that is the entrance of the Lost City
Earth	Men (2), Women (2), Al Kharid Warriors (9)	North east of the eastern entrance of Varrock, south of the Lumber Yard
Fire	Dark Wizards (7), Skeletons (21), Guards (21)	North of the Fight Arena (near Al Kharid) and south west of the Scorpion Pit mine
Body	Giants (28), Guards (21)	South of the Monastery and west of the Barbarian Village
Cosmic	Lesser Demons (82), from a Casket	In the Lost City, go south from the entrance, turn west. You should see a wheat field, south of the field there will be a long pathway along the southern wall, follow it
Chaos	Skeleton (level 18), Skeleton (22), Skeleton (54), Lesser Demons (82)	North of the Monastery and Edgville in level 9 of the Wilderness
Nature	Giants (28), Tribesman (level 32), Moss Giants (42), Lesser Demon (82)	North of Shilo Village and south west of Tai Bwo Wannai
Law	Given as reward for completing the Troll Stronghold Quest	On Entrana Island, near the north eastern end
Death	Given as reward for completing the Mourning's Ends Part II, dropped by Dark Beasts (level 90 Slayer required)	Bottom of the Temeple of Light, where the Mourning's Ends Part II Quest ends
Blood	not in game yet...
Soul	not in game yet...

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Tiaras

A Tiara can be used in place of a Talisman. A Talisman is recommended until you know where the Temple is since a Tiara does not give directions to it. Tiaras are crafted from silver. (See Crafting)

Before a Tiara can be used instead of a Talisman, it must be bound to that kind of Talisman. Once a Tiara has been bound to a Talisman, the name of the Talisman will be shown before it, such as Nature Tiara. Tiaras, except for Law, are tradable. You can buy them from other players instead of binding them yourself. To bind a Tiara with a Talisman, you must take it and the Tailsman to the temple (same kind as the Talisman). Use the alter as you normally would. The Tiara and Talisman will be bound together. You will loose the talisman since it becomes part of the Tiara.

While wearing the Tiara, you can click the entrance to the Temple (of the same type as the Tiara) to enter , instead of using the Tiara with the entrance like with a Talisman. This is a time saver over the Talismans and also frees up an inventory space since they can be worn.

Tiara	Experience received (for binding)
Air	25
Mind	27.5
Water	30
Earth	32.5
Fire	35
Body	37.5
Cosmic	40
Chaos	42.5
Nature	45
Law	47.5
Death	50

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Crafting the Runes

Items needed:

a talisman or tiara
Talisman (Nature Talisman shown)
Tiara (Earth Tiara shown)
Rune Essence or Pure Rune Essence (depending on the runes being made)
Rune Essence
Pure Rune Essence

To make runes, you will need a talisman and Rune Essence or Pure Rune Esssence (depending on the kind of runes being made). First you must use the talisman to find the Mysterious Ruin location. To use the Talisman, right click on it and then click Locate. You will get a message giving directions to the Mysterious Ruin location. You may need to do this several times. Once you find the Mysterious Ruins, use the talisman with the Ruins. You will be teleported to the Temple for that kind of runes. Once there, look around for an altar. Right click on the altar and click Craft. When you are ready to leave the temple, click on the Portal. You will be teleported back to the Mysterious Ruins.

Rune	Required level	Experience received
Air	1	5
Mind	2	5.5
Water	5	6
Earth	9	6.5
Fire	14	7
Body	20	7.5
Cosmic	27	8
Chaos	35	8.5
Nature	44	9
Law	54	9.5
Death	65	10
Blood	not in game yet...
Soul	not in game yet...

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Combining Runes

(Members Runescape)

Members can combine runes. This way you carry one rune instead of two, saving inventory space.

To combine runes you will need Pure Rune Essence (normal will not work), talismans (1 to get to the alter and one to combine the runes), and runes (matching the talisman to combine the runes). The kind of talismans and runes will vary depending on which combined runes you are making (see the table below). Tiaras can not be used to combine runes. For example, to make 10 Smoke Runes you will need:

If you go to the Air Altar:

Air Talisman (to get to the alter)
Fire Talisman (used with the Air Alter to combine the runes, you will loose this talisman)
10 Fire Runes
10 Pure Essence

If you go to the Fire Altar:

Fire Talisman (to get to the alter)
Air Talisman (used with the Fire Alter to to combine the runes, you will loose this talisman)
10 Air Runes
10 Pure Essence

Take the Pure Essence, talismans, and runes to the desired altar and use the talisman matching the runes you brought with the altar, this talisman will be lost/destroyed.

You have a 50/50 chance of combining the runes successfully. The success rate the same at any level, it does not increase as your Runecrafting level goes up. Wearing the Necklace of Binding will give you a 100% success rate for 15 trips to a temple. The necklace will be destroyed once it is worn out, like the Amulet of Forging, Ring of Dueling, etc... (See Amulets, Rings, & Necklaces)

Rune	Required level	Experience received	Combines/Replaced runes
Mist	6	8	Air and Water
Dust	10	8.25	Air and Earth
Mud	13	9.25	Earth and Water
Smoke	15	9.5	Air and Fire
Steam	19	10	Water and Fire
Lava	23	10.5	Earth and Fire

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Levels for extra Runes

Once your Runecrafting level is a certain amount above the required level to craft a rune, you will begin to make more then one rune for each Rune essence you take to the temple with you. For example, if your Runecrafting is level 22 you will make 3 Air runes for each Rune Essence you craft.

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