Third-Age Dye

Third-age dye can only be obtained from elite clue scrolls. All tier 90 power armour and weapons can be dyed with it. Once the dye is applied to an item, that item becomes untradeable, and the dye cannot be removed by any means. It is currently not possible to dye tier 90 tank armour. A warning message is given if the player attempts to use dye on eligible equipment.

Once added to a piece of level 90 equipment, the equipment also becomes repairable. Although expensive, this is a way to permanently keep your level 90 equipment without them degrading into dust.

On September 22nd, 2015 Runescape released in a Stats Q&A Stream that only 207 third-age dyes have been obtained. It was also said that 2 people within this group received two dyes.

The drop chance of third-age dye is approximately 1/50,960 per reward spot from elite clues. As elite clues have an average of 5 rewards, the per-clue chance of receiving at least one third-age dye from an elite clue is approximately 1/10,192 (0.009811%). For a more detailed breakdown of drop mechanics and calculations, see Treasure Trails/Rewards.