Walkthrough[]
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Official length | Medium |
Requirements | Skill requirements are not boostable unless marked with a [B] for boostable.
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Items required | Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added.
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Getting started[]
- Talk to King Arthur at Camelot.
- Talk to Sir Gawain nearby.
- Go upstairs, and talk to Sir Lancelot.
- Go to Catherby docks and talk to Arhein about riding his ship.
- Hide in the crate just west of the candle-maker.
Inside the keep[]
- Climb to the top floor.
- Attack Sir Mordred.
- Spare his life to discover how to save Merlin.
Black candle[]
- Talk to the candle-maker in Catherby.
- Gather a bucket of wax from the beehives to the north-west.
- Use insect repellent then an empty bucket to fill it
- Talk to the candle-maker again
- If you do not have the bat bones you can kill a bat (44) just south of the beehives..
Excalibur[]

The location of The Lady of the Lake.
- Talk to the Lady of the Lake in southern Taverley.
- Teleport to Port Sarim.
- Enter the magic store or jewellery store to the north.
- Give the beggar your bread (If you still don't have it, you can easily buy from Wydin's Food Store, just south of Port Sarim lodestone)
Ritual[]
- Go to the Zamorakian temple south of the east bank in Varrock.
- Check the chaos altar's inscription.
- Return to Camelot and enter the gates.
- Run north-east of the castle to the ritual site.
- Stand on the star and light the black candle.
- Drop the bat bones on the star.
- The magic words are "Snarthon Candtrick Termanto". If you get this wrong you will have to get the black candle remade.
Finishing up[]
- Enter the castle and climb the south-east tower.
- Smash the giant crystal to free Merlin.
- Talk to King Arthur.
- Quest complete!
Rewards[]
- 6 quest points
- Excalibur
- A replica of Excalibur will be placed in the Varrock Museum as a Varrock Museum display by talking to Historian Minas. This will give you 5 Kudos and a lamp for 1,000 XP (can be used on a skill at least level 20).
- 2 Treasure Hunter keys and 2 Hearts of Ice
Part 1 of the Camelot quest series | |
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Miscellaneous | Quick guide • Transcript |