Desert Treasure quick guide

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Walkthrough

Start point	Speak to the archaeologist in the Bedabin Camp.
Member requirement	Members only
Official difficulty	Master
Official length	Very Long
Requirements	Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable. Quests: Desert Treasure The Dig Site Priest in Peril Temple of Ikov The Tourist Trap Troll Stronghold Death Plateau Waterfall Quest 10 Slayer (not required if Plague City is partially completed) 50 Firemaking 50 Magic 53 Thieving (a higher level is recommended for a higher chance of success) 50 Mining (to obtain the ice gloves for the smoke diamond) Be able to defeat foes up to level 126 Ironmen: These are not required if you obtain the Magic Logs required as a drop instead. 75 Woodcutting Recommended: 47 Agility (to be able to pass certain obstacles on the way to Trollheim)
Items required	Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added. Ashes Blood rune Bones Charcoal 650 coins 6 molten glass (can be noted) 12 magic logs (can be noted) 6 steel bars (can be noted) Chocolate cake, cake or chocolate bar Climbing boots (Not needed if you have completed Eadgar's Ruse) Face mask (can be replaced by masked earmuffs, a slayer helmet, a full slayer helmet, or a gas mask) Garlic Some hair clips, or 20-200 lockpicks (the lower your Thieving level, the more lockpicks you may require), or Master thief's lockpick which has no chance of breaking. Ice gloves Silver bar Spice Spiked boots (made by bringing Dunstan an iron bar and climbing boots; rock climbing boots will not work)
Recommended	Combat equipment (preferably magic) A few antipoisons Active lodestones in Burthorpe, Canifis, Draynor Village and Port Sarim Finished In Search of the Myreque and Eadgar's Ruse for faster transportation Finished As a First Resort for access to the salt-water spring, which can be useful for obtaining the Ice and Smoke diamonds About 1,500 coins for carpet rides Waterskins, enchanted water tiara or a tome of frost for desert survival (not needed if you have completed Crocodile Tears) Single-click teleports (e.g. ectophial, or a teleport tablet) for escaping fights that turn for the worse A charged druid pouch or an ouroboros pouch Several energy/super energy potions or explorer ring, prayer potions and restore potions An enchanted broomstick, bandit camp teleports and/or a digsite pendant for quicker teleports to the desert and the exam centre
Enemies to defeat	Dessous (level 84) Kamil (level 88) Fareed (level 84) 2x Damis (level 86) 5x Ice trolls (level 89) Optional: Stranger (level 81; only encountered if you hold too many Diamonds of Azzanadra for too long)

Diamonds of Azzanadra

Items needed: 650 coins, 1 charcoal, 1 ashes, 1 bones, 1 blood rune, 6 noted steel bars, 12 noted magic logs, and 6 noted molten glass

• Take a magic carpet to the Bedabin Camp.
• Talk to the archaeologist (Asgarnia Smith). ( 2•✓)…

  2	Do you have any quests?
  ✓	[Accept Quest]

• Talk to the Archaeological expert (Terry Balando) in the digsite Exam Centre about desert treasure.
• Talk to him again for the translation.
• Return to the first archaeologist. ( 2)…

  2	Don't read book

• Talk to him again and offer to help him. ( 1)…

  1

  Help him

• Run south to the Bandit Camp.
• Talk to the bartender at the pub for a beer. ( 2•1)…

  2	Buy a drink
  1	Buy a beer

  , then talk to the bartender about four diamonds. ( 2)…

  2	I heard about four diamonds...

• Talk to Eblis, east of the bar. ( 4•1•1)…

  4	Tell me of The four diamonds of Azzanadra
  1	Yes
  1	Yes, I will go get those for you.

  • If you are wearing any sort of Zamorak or Saradomin outfit he won't talk to you.
• Use all the items on Eblis, then talk to him again.
• Run south-east, and talk to Eblis by the lodestone.

Blood Diamond

Items needed: Garlic, silver bar, spice, food, air spells if using magic

• Enter the pub in Canifis and talk to Malak. ( 5•1•3•3)…

  5	I am looking for a special Diamond...
  1	Yes
  3	How can I kill Dessous?
  3	Actually, I don't need to know anything.

• Collect the silver pot from Ruantun, who lives in Draynor Sewers.
• Take the pot to the High Priest on Entrana.
• Return to Malak in Canifis and speak to him.
  • He will hit you for 50 damage.
• Crush your garlic, use it on the blessed pot then add spice.
  • Uncrushed garlic cannot be added into the pot. If you add the spice first, the pot will become useless and you must start again from taking the silver bar.
• Prepare for a level 84 boss fight.
• Run to the Graveyard (map pictured right).
• Use the pot on the tomb. Then kill Dessous.
• Return and speak to Malak.
• Bank the blood diamond immediately!
  • While holding the blood diamond, a Stranger capable of dealing over 5,000 damage per attack can spawn at any time.

Ice Diamond

Items needed: Any cake or a chocolate bar, spiked boots, climbing boots (unless you've completed Eadgar's Ruse), fire spells if using magic, and combat gear with plenty of food and a few restore potions.

• If you don't have spiked boots get them first from Dunstan in Burthorpe.
• If you used your climbing boots to get the spiked boots, then get a new pair of climbing boots from Freda.
• Travel to Trollheim (you can use the Trollheim Teleport or walk there).
• Take the north-western-most of the forks north of Trollheim
• Talk to the troll child near the ice gate.
• Use cake/chocolate on him. Talk again to help him. ( 1)…

  1

  Yes

• Protect from Melee, and head east through the ice gate.
• Kill 5 trolls, then travel through the cave entrance to your east and keep running.
• Kill Kamil when he appears.
• Climb the ice path to the north with your spiked boots.
• Break the two ice cubes at the top.
• Talk to the trolls, the child will give you the diamond.
• Bank the ice diamond immediately!
  • While holding the ice diamond, a Stranger capable of dealing over 5,000 damage per attack can spawn at any time.

Smoke Diamond

Smokey Well

Items needed: Face mask or slayer helmet, ice gloves, water spells if using magic, ice arrows if using ranged, combat gear for a level 84 boss fight

• With your mask and gloves equipped enter the Smoke Dungeon.
  • If Smoking Kills is complete the dungeon can be entered from the Pollnivneach well (go west after entering Pollnivneach well). Otherwise the player can enter the Smokey Well west of Pollnivneach.
• Light the four standing torches (1 in each corner of the dungeon).
• Open the burnt chest in the middle of the dungeon.
• With the warm key, open the gate on the eastern side of the dungeon.
• Defeat Fareed. Must use melee, water spells, or ice arrows.
• Bank the smoke diamond immediately!
  • While holding the smoke diamond, a Stranger capable of dealing over 5,000 damage per attack can spawn at any time.

Shadow Diamond

Items needed: A few antipoisons, lots of lockpicks, earth spells if using magic

• Talk to Rasolo who is west of the Fishing Guild by the fenced area. ( 3•1)…

  3	Ask about the Diamonds of Azzanadra
  1	Yes

• Return to the desert Bandit Camp.
• Unlock the chest in the small southern tent. You might use many lockpicks.
  • Hair clips are very useful here, as you can reclaim them from Merlin for free (requires King's Ransom).
• Prepare for combat before returning the cross to Rasolo.
• Equip the ring, run into the fenced area and down the ladder.
• Run to the grey point (see map legend) and kill Damis by defeating him in both phases.
  • If Damis despawns, run a small distance back from where you came, then run back.
• Take the diamond once he is defeated.
• Bank the shadow diamond immediately!
  • While holding the shadow diamond, a Stranger capable of dealing over 5,000 damage per attack can spawn at any time.

Jaldraocht Pyramid

A map of the pyramid's interior

Items needed: All 4 diamonds, food if you are a low level
Items recommended: Energy potions

• Show the diamonds to Eblis at the desert mirrors.
• Directly south is a pyramid, use the diamonds on the obelisks.
  • Blood diamond in the north-west obelisk.
  • Shadow diamond in the south-west obelisk.
  • Ice diamond in the south-east obelisk.
  • Smoke diamond in the north-east obelisk.
• Climb the ladder at the top of the pyramid.
• Run through the pyramid using the map. Don't stand still, or you may be transported back to the start.
• There's a possibility that scarabs spawn in Azzanadra's room so bring a weapon, antipoison, and some more food just in case.
• Talk to Azzanadra.
• Quest complete!

Rewards

• 3 quest points
• 20,000 experience
• Ability to use Ancient Magicks. You can now also pray either at the pyramid altar or the elven grimoire in Prifddinas (after completing Plague's End) and change between the standard and Ancient Magicks spellbooks. You can also enter the altar room by accessing the back-door of the pyramid. Be warned that changing spellbooks at the altar will drain your prayer to 0.
• Ring of visibility (can be re-obtained from Rasolo for free)
• Access to the Smoke Dungeon via the well entrance.
• Access to the Zarosian gravestone (also requires The Giant Dwarf).
• The Bandit Camp lodestone is now automatically unlocked upon completion.
• 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice
  

Additional rewards/activities

• Buying Up Ancient Artefacts ( 10) - Buy an ancient staff after the 'Desert Treasure' quest.
  • You can buy an ancient staff from Eblis for 80,000 coins, once. If you lose the staff, you will have to kill mummies inside the pyramid or in the Chaos Tunnels to get another one, or purchase a new one at the Grand Exchange for 135,580.
    

Music unlocked

• Stranded (Ice gate)
• Frostbite (Ice Path)
• Sarcophagus (level 4 of the Jaldraocht Pyramid)
• Path of Peril (Shadow Dungeon)
• Bone Dry (Smoke Dungeon)
• Sunburn (north of the Jaldraocht Pyramid)
• Scarab (inside the Jaldraocht Pyramid)