Cosmic Altar



The Cosmic Altar is found in the south of Zanaris near the shady grove. Players may enter it by using a cosmic talisman or a cosmic tiara on the ruins after completing the Lost City quest. Access to the altar can also be gained via the Abyss or through Cosmic altar teleport (requiring 50 Runecrafting). With a high Agility level, there are some shortcuts that can be taken at 46 and 66 to shorten the distance between the ruins and the bank. These shortcuts entail passing a damaged wall that will cause damage if failed. Once inside, players may cross an invisible bridge in space to create cosmic runes. Note cosmic runes can only be produced by using pure essence, rune essence does not work.

The colour of the cosmic altar changed around November 2009, to marble coloured stones and a purple vein.

Glitches
There was once a glitch where a player could bypass the walls and walk straight into the darkness of the cosmic altar. This led players to almost anywhere in RuneScape, only with nobody else there, apart from the fellow glitch users. (See Noclip Glitch)

Another glitch that some players may have shows the character's legs disappearing during the runecrafting process. This happens at all altars, and also occurs when fletching.

A very rare, minor glitch that a few players experienced was the cosmic altar would only craft single cosmic runes, even if you had the required Runecrafting level to craft double cosmic runes. This was fixed a few hours later by Jagex. This glitch happened in 2006.

Trivia

 * If you use the Orb of oculus, and look north-west, you will see what appears to be the willow trees of Draynor.
 * If you use the Orb of oculus, and look west,you will see the Cosmic Enitity Plane.
 * If you use the Orb of oculus and look east, you can see the death altar.
 * The spheres that fly throughout the altar look like wind blasts using the old animation.
 * The song Stratosphere is unlocked here.
 * The Mysterious Ruins glow purple, while Cosmic runes are yellow.
 * The spheres that fly throughout the altar seem to be shooting stars.

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