Water rune

The Water rune is one of the four elemental runes. They are used to invoke the power of water, in spells such as Water strike, Water bolt, Water blast, and Water wave, and may be substituted for by a water staff, water battlestaff, mud battlestaff, Steam battlestaff, or Tome of Frost. Water runes are also substituted in spells by the mystic version of all staves mentioned previously. These runes are also used for ice spells.

Water runes are used in conjunction with body runes and earth runes to cast the Confuse, Weaken, and Curse spells, often regarded as an inexpensive source of Magic experience.

These may be made using the Runecrafting skill at level 5 Runecrafting, granting 6 xp per essence, using the water altar south-east of Draynor Village in the Lumbridge Swamp. They are also sold at Aubury's Rune Shop in Varrock and Betty's in Port Sarim. Also, they can be found at various spawns around the game, such as the spawn in the scorpion pit north of Al Kharid. Water runes can also be dropped by monsters. After the quest Dealing with Scabaras, water runes may be used on a Water tiara, requiring both 50 Magic and runecrafting, to make an Enchanted water tiara. This item replaces water skins in the desert heat, with three water runes accounting for one dose of water. The amount of charges that the tiara can store is unlimited. Similarly to infusing a Druid Pouch, the user must use least 3 water runes on the tiara.

Use in Runecrafting
Due to the price of these runes booming on the exchange as of the shop update (September 9, 2009), Water Running has been established, and these are now excellent runes to train runecrafting with. The use of Water Runecrafting gloves from the Fist of Guthix activity will significantly improve experience rates, and the high price of the runes makes it possible to make a reasonable profit/xp when buying essence.

Spells
Water runes are needed in a vast amount of spells, as listed below. Because of all the spells that need water runes, many mages will just use a staff of water, water battlestaff or mystic water staff.

Free Spells
All players can cast these spells:
 * Water Strike
 * Water Bolt
 * Water Blast
 * Falador Teleport
 * Confuse
 * Weaken
 * Curse
 * Bind
 * Bones to Bananas
 * Enchant Level 1 Jewellery

Member Spells
Only members can cast these spells:

Store locations
This item can also be bought or sold at:


 * Aubury's Rune Shop in Varrock
 * Betty's Magic Emporium in Port Sarim
 * Tutab's_Magical_Market on Ape_Atoll

Trivia

 * The most water runes required for a spell is 30, for the Charge Water Orb spell.
 * Water runes used to have a price ceiling of 16 coins each, and were extremely hard to buy on the Grand Exchange. On 9 September 2009, the price cap was removed (and shortly before, the infinite stock of water runes in shops had been removed), and water runes increased in price to over 40 coins each. Due to this it is very smart to buy water runes for rune shops at 17 coins and sell on the Grand Exchange.
 * The value of 1 Water rune in Investment Credits in Mobilising Armies is 6 Investment Credits. However, it is recommended that you instead use Fire runes, as they will give the same for almost one-fourth of its Grand Exchange price.
 * The drop vaugely resembles the symbol of Guthix.
 * It is recommended to buy runes at magic shops, due being cheaper than in Grand Exchange. However, they are limited.