Ourania Runecrafting Altar

The Ourania Runecrafting Altar (also known as the ZMI Altar or the Ourania Altar) is one of several Runecrafting altars located around RuneScape. This altar will craft random runes from pure essence. Due to the location of the altar, only Members can craft these runes. The mix of random runes depends on the Runecrafting level of a player. As the altar gives double the experience per pure essence, it provides fast Runecrafting experience and roughly halves the amount of essences needed to achieve a certain Runecrafting level. The Ourania Altar converts pure essences into runes on a one to one basis as multiple runes per essences is not supported at this altar. With the random nature of the rune mix, the cost of pure essences probably exceeds the street value of the crafted runes.



The Ourania Altar is the only runecrafting method at this time to produce Soul runes as the equivalent altar is not yet released into the game. The magic shops are still the dominant supply for these runes.

Players should be advised that there are two methods of banking as well as two methods of reaching the altar once inside the underground path to Ourania.

Lower level players around 70 or below will probably want to take the alternate route, but higher ups will be able to wear any combination of magic armour and melee armour and be able to walk through relatively unscathed. Option number two would be to take a winding pathway that is actually quite long. Once you reach the end of the path you will have to squeeze through a small crack in the wall to get to the altar. These Zamorak Soldiers are commonly killed in hopes of their rare rune drops.
 * 1) The most efficient method is to use the Lunar Magic spell, Moonclan Teleport, to bank. This means players do not have to use any runes paying the banker. To return to the altar, use the Ourania Teleport spell, to appear right outside the dungeon entrance. Using a jewellery teleport is also effective, although degrading jewellery may be expensive.
 * 2) Eniola, a traveling banker, will allow you access to your bank account in exchange for 20 of any one type of rune. Using runes which you will not use, such as body runes, or lower level elemental runes, is advisable. Note that using pouches will require players to use more runes.

If a player goes to the altar from the shorter route, there are various tactics. One can increase their magic defense as much as possible and put on protect from missiles for the whole journey, or possibly switch around depending on what attacker there are more of in the area. Players who have completed As a First Resort... may want to wear full melee armour with the protect from magic spell, using the baths from the aforementioned quest for run energy. They should teleport to Port Khazard/Catherby using lunar spells, then travel to Oo'glog. This is not recommended for serious runecrafting unless you have a Ring of Charos (a) and have completed Cabin Fever, as the cost mounts up very quickly.



The altar is in the Ourania Cave, which is west of the Battlefield, and southwest of Ardougne.

The Ourania Teleport spell can be used to teleport to the Ourania Caves if you have the required magic level and have access to Lunar Magicks.

Runecrafting at the Ourania Altar usually combines a bank teleport (Moonclan Teleport, Amulet of glory or Ring of duelling) with the Ourania Teleport to reduce the time to make a round trip to the altar.

It is also worth noting that the nearest source of essence is right on Lunar Island, North and east in the dungeon. Simply take a pick there (running to avoid the Suqahs level 114) mine and continue to Ourania. The next closest is in East Ardougne Wizard Cromperty whose house lies north-east of the East Ardougne marketplace and who provides a teleport to those essence mines.

The official Ourania Runecrafting world is world 70. The advantages of this world are a safer route, as other players may be killing the monsters on the route, and free tele-group spells to Lunar Isle at the altar. Also, using runners gives players the fastest Runecrafting experience in the game.

Tips

 * If transporting to Lunar Isle to bank without a seal of passage, talk only with the eastern banker, 'Bird's-Eye' Jack. Talking with the other bankers will result in the player being kicked off the island.


 * The familiars to use here are the Spirit Terrorbird to scroll extra run energy or the Abyssal familiars which hold extra essence.  There is a small Obelisk right at the lunar colony entrance, so you can renew summoning points when needed.