Runite ore



Runite ore is a type of ore that can be obtained through the Mining skill in various places throughout RuneScape. It can be smelted with 8 heaps of coal through the Smithing skill to form a runite bar, which can then be smithed into various weapons and armour.

Runite ore can be mined with a Mining level of 85 or higher, granting 125 Mining experience. After being mined, runite ore takes an average of 20 minutes to respawn. Due to this length of time, nearly all players who mine runite prefer to switch worlds rather than wait for it to respawn.

Runite ore can be used to make the strongest type of armour in free-to-play. It is the rarest of all standard ores, as only 7 rocks can be found on members' servers and 2 on free-to-play servers, and is the most valuable ore in RuneScape. Due to its rarity, Jagex made noted runite ore an extremely rare drop from Cockroach soldiers inside the Stronghold of Player Safety.

Rune is also considered a delicacy to dragons, as discovered in the Varrock Museum.

Locations

 * In free worlds, there are only 2 runite rocks, located above the lava maze in the level 46 wilderness. This makes it very dangerous to mine runite ore in non member's worlds, as there is the chance of being attacked by revenants, or by other players in PvP worlds.


 * Members' worlds boast 5 more rocks;
 * 2 located in the Heroes' Guild basement,
 * One in the dungeon underneath the Lava Maze which is guarded by level 64 poison spiders and 2 black dragons
 * One is surrounded by several dangerous Dark Beasts under West Ardougne on the way to the Temple of Light as featured in the Mourning's Ends Part II quest.
 * One in the centre of the Fremennik Isles (reward for The Fremennik Isles quest), north-east of Neitiznot.