Runecrafting

Runecrafting is a skill that allows players to craft their own runes for magic spells. However, to use this skill, players must first complete the quest Rune Mysteries. The xp earned from making runes is small, making runecrafting a very slow skill to raise.

Rune essence

To craft runes, players need rune stones, known as 'rune essence'. Rune essence is also commonly referred to as 'rune ess' or just 'ess'.

There are two kinds of rune essence, one kind which only members can use, and one kind which only free players can use.

Normal essence

Normal essence is used to make air runes, mind runes, water runes, earth runes, fire runes, and body runes. Free players can only obtain this kind of rune essence.

Pure essence

Only members can obtain pure essence. Pure essence is used to make cosmic runes, chaos runes, nature runes, law runes, and death runes.

Obtaining rune essence

Both normal essence and pure essence are located in the same massive underground mines. However, members require a mining level of 30 to obtain pure essence.

To access these mines, players need to talk to certain NPCs who can teleport them to the mines. A player can either right-click on the NPC and select the 'teleport' option or talk to the NPC and ask to be teleported. However, the right-click option is faster than talking.

There are five NPCs that can teleport players to the ess mines. However, only two of them are available for free players.

Free-to-play NPCs

• Aubury - This NPC is located in Varrock's rune shop, south of the east bank. This is the NPC that almost all players use, as he is a short walk away from a bank, allowing a player to quickly deposit their essence and go back to him and mine more ess in a quick fashion. Players are strongly recommended to use this NPC.
• Wizard Sedridor - This wizard is located in the basement of the Wizards' Tower, south of Draynor Village. Unfortunately, he is very far away from a bank. Free players are recommended to use the Aubury instead.

Members NPCs

• Wizard Cromperty - This wizard is located in East Ardougne, northeast of the marketplace.
• Wizard Distentor - This wizard is located in the Magic Guild in Yanille. A magic level of 66 is required to enter the guild, though with a Wizard's Mind Bomb, a player can enter the guild at level 65. This NPC is close to a bank like the Aubury.
• Brimstail - This gnome wizard is located in a cave west of the bridge in the Tree Gnome Stronghold. Unfortunately, he is very far from a bank, making him obsolete.

Some members monsters also drop rune essence.

Talismans

Talismans are important as they are needed to make runes. To obtain talismans, players will have to kill monsters or buy them from other players. However, talismans are an uncommon drop from monsters, making them hard to obatin.

Each talisman has a name that indicates what kind of rune a player can make with it. For example, to make air runes, a player needs to find an air talisman. It is important to note that free players can only make air runes, mind runes, water runes, earth runes, fire runes, and body runes, while members can make cosmic runes, chaos runes, nature runes, law runes, and death runes, as well as the runes needed for Ancient Magicks.

Talisman	Dropped by/Obtained by
File:Air Talisman.PNG Air talisman	Dropped by level 2 goblins and wizards. One is given to players during the Rune Mysteries quest.
File:Mind Talisman.PNG Mind talisman	Dropped by imps, wizards, and dark wizards.
File:Water Talisman.PNG Water talisman	Dropped by wizards and dark wizards.
File:Earth Talisman.PNG Earth talisman	Dropped by men, women, wizards, dark wizards, and Al Kharid warriors.
File:Fire Talisman.PNG Fire talisman	Dropped by guards, wizards, skeletons without weapons, and dark wizards.
File:Body Talisman.PNG Body talisman	Dropped by guards, wizards, and dark wizards.
File:Cosmic Talisman.PNG Cosmic talisman	Rare reward from a Mysterious Man and a very rare drop from the higher levelled monsters.
File:Chaos Talisman.PNG Chaos talisman	Dropped by hobgoblins, skeletons, ice warriors, shadow warriors, lesser demons, hill giants, and fire giants.
File:Nature Talisman.PNG Nature talisman	Dropped by hobgoblins, jogres, moss giants, and green dragons.
File:Law Talisman.PNG Law talisman	Reward for finishing the Troll Stronghold quest.
File:Death Talisman.PNG Death talisman	Dropped by dark beasts and is a reward for finishing the Mourning's End Part I quest.

Tiaras

Talismans take up a space in a player's inventory, allowing them to only hold 27 ess in their inventory. However, a tiara can fix this. A player can combine a talisman and a tiara together, allowing them to wear the tiara on their head while still being able to craft runes. With the talisman inside the tiara, players can hold 28 ess. Players can either craft a tiara or buy one from another player.

If a player has a grey tiara with no markings on it, then it is un-enchanted. To enchant a tiara, the player needs to bring the talisman to an altar (explained in the next section). For example, if a player wants to make air runes wearing a tiara, then they will have to bring their air talisman to the air altar and combine the talisman and the tiara. Players can also earn some runecrafting xp from making a tiara, shown in the table below.

Tiara	Experience
File:Air Tiara.PNG Air tiara	25
File:Mind Tiara.PNG Mind tiara	27.5
File:Water Tiara.PNG Water tiara	30
File:Earth Tiara.PNG Earth tiara	32.5
File:Fire Tiara.PNG Fire tiara	35
File:Body Tiara.PNG Body tiara	37.5
File:Cosmic Tiara.PNG Cosmic tiara	40
File:Chaos Tiara.PNG Chaos tiara	42.5
File:Nature Tiara.PNG Nature tiara	45
File:Law Tiara.PNG Law tiara	47.5
File:Death Tiara.PNG Death tiara	50

Altars

Altars are where players make their runes. Tiaras or talismans are needed to enter these altars. Altars are labelled on a player's mini-map as a small circle with a jagged line through it. Players can find altars by finding them on their own, using a talisman, or by asking other players.

Altars are hidden inside 'mysterious ruins'. To find an altar using a talisman, players can right-click on the talisman and click on the 'locate' option. In the chatbox, the player will notice a message that will tell them the direction they need to go in, whether it be northwest or southeast.

When a player has found the mysterious ruins, they then need to enter the ruins. The player can enter by using their talisman with the ruins. If they are wearing a talisman, all they have to do is click on the ruins.

When the player is inside the ruins, they are now in the altar. They can then use their ess with the altar to craft some runes. While inside an altar, a player can also enchant a tiara if they have an un-enchanted tiara in their inventory. With the un-enchanted tiara, all they have to do is use with the altar and it will become enchanted. The table below lists the locations of where the altars are.

Altar	Location
Air altar	Northeast of the crafting guild and south of Falador.
Mind altar	Between Ice Mountain and Goblin Village.
Water altar	South of Lumbridge in the swamps and southeast of Draynor Village.
Earth altar	Northeast of Varrock.
Fire altar	Northeast of Al Kharid.
Body altar	Between Ice Mountain and Barbarian Village, as well as south of the Monastery.
Cosmic altar	The southern part of Zanaris.
Chaos altar	Wilderness level 9, northwest of Edgeville.
Nature altar	North of Shilo Village.
Law altar	Northern part of Entrana.
Death altar	Mourning's End Part II temple, bottom floor.

Crafting runes

When a player has entered the mysterious ruins, all they have to do is click on the altar. They will then craft all the ess they hold into a rune. Blood and soul runes cannot currently be crafted.

Rune	Ess Required	Level	Xp
File:Air Rune.PNG Air	Normal	1	5
File:Mind Rune.PNG Mind	Normal	2	5.5
File:Water Rune.PNG Water	Normal	5	6
File:Earth Rune.PNG Earth	Normal	9	6.5
File:Fire Rune.PNG Fire	Normal	14	7
File:Body Rune.PNG Body	Normal	20	7.5
File:Cosmic Rune.PNG Cosmic	Pure	27	8
File:Chaos Rune.PNG Chaos	Pure	35	8.5
File:Nature Rune.PNG Nature	Pure	44	9
File:Law Rune.PNG Law	Pure	54	9.5
File:Death Rune.PNG Death	Pure	65	10

Crafting multiple runes

As a player's runecrafting level increases, they can make more runes. However, they only earn experience based on the amount of ess they have. For example, a player may have only 1 ess in their inventory, but can make 2 air runes. They will only recieve 5 experience, as they only used one ess.

Law and Death runes cannot be multicrafted.

Rune	Lvl for 2x	Lvl for 3x	Lvl for 4x	Lvl for 5x	Lvl for 6x	Lvl for 7x	Lvl for 8x	Lvl for 9x	Lvl for 10x
Air	11	22	33	44	55	66	77	88	99
Mind	14	28	42	56	70	84	98	-	-
Water	19	38	57	76	95	-	-	-	-
Earth	26	52	78	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fire	35	70	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Body	46	92	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cosmic	59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chaos	74	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nature	91	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Combination runes

Members have an extension to runecrafting, which is all but unused.

To craft combination runes, a player needs to take existing runes that are one half of the combination, with a matching talisman (not a tiara), along with an equal amount of rune essence to the Altar which comprises the other half of the combination. Use the talisman for the existing runes on the altar, resulting in:

• The talisman is consumed.
• 50% success in making combination runes.

For 100% success, players can wear a 'Necklace of Binding' (enchanted emerald necklace), but this is only good for 15 uses. The runes made can then be used for Ancient Magicks.

Rune	Combination	Level	Xp (Low)	Xp (High)
File:Mist rune.gif Mist	Air and Water	6	8	8.5
File:Dust rune.gif Dust	Air and Earth	10	8.3	9
File:Mud rune.gif Mud	Water and Earth	13	9.3	9.5
File:Smoke rune.gif Smoke	Air and Fire	15	8.5	9.5
File:Steam rune.gif Steam	Water and Fire	19	9.3	10
File:Lava rune.gif Lava	Earth and Fire	23	10	10.5

Players receive less experience at the lower-leveled altars. For example, making mist runes at the air altar will give 8 xp for each rune made, while the same runes at the water altar will give 8.5 xp for each rune made.

Tips

• Members should wear the Boots of Lightness while runecrafting so that they can run longer. The boots can be obtained during the Temple of Ikov quest, although the quest is not a requirement.
• When mining essence, players should be only carrying a pickaxe so that they can run longer.
• Members find it more convenient to have pouches with them when mining ess. Pouches can be obtained by using The Abyss.
• It is recommended that players mine a large amount of ess, bank them all, and then craft runes with 28 ess in their inventory each time. For example, a player should mine 28 essence, then bank them, and then go back to the mines and repeat. When they've gotten about 500 essence, then they can make some runes. This method is faster than mining 28 essence and then crafting the runes.
• When crafting nature runes on southern Karamja, there are a number of ways to craft them, because the altar is so far from a bank. Possible ways to craft nature runes are:

1. Have a large amount of noted ess and some money. Sell as much essence as the player's inventory can hold to the general store northwest of the altar, then buy them all back. The player can then go the the nature altar and craft their runes and repeat. However, some other players may be doing the same thing, making players buy another player's ess.
2. From Al-Kharid, travel north to the gnome glider. Ride the glider to the Grand Tree and then to Karamja. Travel northwest, cross the river via the log, and then head southwest to the nature altar. The player can then craft their runes. When they are done, they can use either a glory amulet to teleport to Al-Kharid or use a dueling ring to bank at Castle Wars and then teleport to the Duel Arena.
3. Use The Abyss, using an amulet of glory to teleport to Edgeville and bank there and then repeat or use the Edgeville dungeon teleport with Ancient Magicks.

See also

• The Abyss
• Runes
• Magic