Runecrafting
Written By Cameron, Sketchy1991, AnImp3HitMe, Rouge_Menace,
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Runecrafting is both a fun and useful skill, giving you the ability to make
your own Runes from scratch. This skill can probably be considered a Mage's
best friend, as spells can often use up many Runes, and with this ability
you'll be able to craft your own! Before you can begin Runecrafting, you need
to complete the Rune
Mysteries Quest.
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Runecrafting is an interesting and fun skill to practice in RuneScape, as
there are many different kinds of Runes to make, and several parts to making
them using this skill. Often times, you will not be standing in the same spot
for a long time, so the skill moves along quickly and you can get a great deal
of Runes crafted in a short time.
Before you can start crafting your own Runes, you need to mine some Rune
Essence from the Essence Mine. Of course, not just anyone can find this mine,
and only several characters in RuneScape can teleport you to it:
Once you're in the
mine, just mine some Essence from any Rune Essence rock. You will either get
Pure Essence or Normal Essence. These different Essence
will be explained later on. After using the nearby portal you will be
teleported to the character you spoke before.
You will also need a Talisman, depending on the type of Rune you wish to
make. You need to use the correct Talisman with the ruins around RuneScape to
be teleported to an Altar to craft your Runes. Check the Talisman and Altar
Charts below for more info.
Runecrafting Pouches
After completing the Zamorak Mage's
Runecrafting task, Members will have the ability to obtain Pouches for carrying
Rune Essence. There are 4 different sized pouches, each able to hold a certain
amount of Rune Essence, but you can only carry 1 of each pouch at a time. The
different sized pouches are sometimes found from the loot of the Abyssal Creatures
in the Abyss, including Abyssal Leeches (L 41), Guardians (L 59)and Walkers (L 81).
Pouches |
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Picture |
Pouch |
Runecrafting
Level |
# of Holdable
Essence |
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Small |
1 |
3 |
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Medium |
25 |
6 |
|
Large |
50 |
9 |
|
Giant |
75 |
12 |
Kinds of Rune Essence
As said before, there are two types of Rune Essence in RuneScape: Regular
Essence, and Pure Essence.
Regular
Rune Essence can be used to Runecraft all of the FreePlay Runes, including
Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Mind and Body. Member Runes such as Nature or Law
Runes can't be crafted using this kind of essence.
You will always mine Regular Essence if you are a FreePlayer, or if you're a
member with less than level 30 Mining.
Pure
Rune Essence is used to craft all types of Runes, and can only be mined by
Members who have level 30 Mining or better.
Once you have some Rune Essence, you're going to need a Talisman so that you
can enter the Altar of the Rune you wish to make. Many of them are dropped by
enemies around RuneScape, and after you have the one you need, bring it to the
ruins of that specific Rune (If you have an Air Talisman, bring it to the ruins
of the Air Altar) and use it with the "Mysterious Ruins" to be
teleported to the actual Altar.
Talisman Chart |
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Picture |
Talisman |
Where to Obtain |
|
Air |
Reward from Rune Mysteries
Quest; Goblins |
|
Mind |
Imps & Wizards |
|
Water |
Wizards & Dark Wizards |
|
Earth |
Men, Farmers,Al Kharid Warriors |
|
Fire |
Dark Wizards, Skeletons (lvl. 18), Guards |
|
Body |
Guards & Giants |
|
Cosmic |
Ice Giants, Lesser Demons, Otherworldly Beings, Mysterious
Old Man |
|
Chaos |
Giants, Chaos Dwarves, Ice Warriors, Lesser Demons |
|
Nature |
Moss Giants, Lesser Demons, Paladins, Green & Red
Dragons, Kalphite Workers, Cyclopes |
|
Law |
Reward from Troll
Stronghold Quest |
|
Death |
Reward from Mourning's
End Part 2 Quest |
|
Elemental |
Abyssal Leeches, Guardians and Walkers from the Abyss. |
A Runecrafting Tiara is mostly the same as a Talisman, except for the fact
that you can wear it on your head rather than carry it in your backpack. This
way, you can save 1 extra space per trip for Rune Essence, which is very
helpful for high level Runes. Check out the Crafting guide for info
about making Tiaras.
Once you've crafted a regular Tiara, it's time to enchant it. Bring the
Tiara to the Runecrafting Altar of your choice, along with the same kind of
Talisman. Use the Tiara on the Altar to bind the Talisman and Tiara together to
make an enchanted Tiara. This will cause you to lose your Talisman, but it's
very useful in making higher level Runes since you don't need to use it with
the altar to access it (thus saving a space in your inventory).
Tiaras |
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Picture |
Tiara |
Enchanting
Experience |
|
Air |
25 |
|
Mind |
27.5 |
|
Water |
30 |
|
Earth |
32.5 |
|
Fire |
35 |
|
Body |
37.5 |
|
Cosmic |
40 |
|
Chaos |
42.5 |
|
Nature |
45 |
|
Law |
47.5 |
|
Death |
50 |
Now that you have both your Rune Essence and a Talisman for the kind of Rune
you want to make, you need to find the Altar to which the Talisman belongs to.
You can choose the "Locate Altar" option for the Talisman itself and
be pointed in the correct direction, or follow the directions and look at the
maps in the below chart.
Anyhow, just use your Talisman with the "Mysterious Ruins" to be
brought to the Altar. To make the Runes, just select the "Rune-Craft
Altar" option from the Altar itself to craft all of the Essence in your
backpack into Runes.
Tip: You can mouse-over any of the "mini-maps" below to see
an enlarged picture of the altar's location!
Runecrafting Altars |
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Altar |
Location |
Mini-Map |
|
Air |
South of Falador. |
|
Mind |
North of Falador, and east of the Goblin
Village. It's right on the boarder of the Wilderness! |
|
Water |
Located in |
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Earth |
Northeast of Varrock, and
just south of the Lumberyard. |
|
Fire |
Just north of the entrance to the Duel Arena, and
northeast of Al
Kharid. |
|
Body |
Southwest of Edgeville,
and west of Barbarian
Village. |
|
Cosmic |
Located in the Lost City of |
|
Chaos |
Northwest of Edgeville, and in level 9 Wilderness. Once
inside, you'll need to complete a 4-level maze (mouse over the map to see). |
|
Astral |
Found on |
|
Nature |
North of Shilo
Village (right near the wall) on Karamja Island. |
|
Law |
In the northwest corner of Entrana |
|
Death |
Inside of the Temple of
Light. |
When you first start Runecrafting, you will only be able to make 1 of each
rune per Essence. Upon reaching a certain Runecrafting level, you'll have the
ability to make multiple Runes from a single Essence, since you'll have more
control and skill over crafting them. You will always receive the same amount
of experience from crafting each kind of Rune, regardless of the number you
make.
Runecrafting Requirements |
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Rune |
Runecraft Level |
Runecraft
Experience |
2x |
3x |
4x |
5x |
6x |
7x |
8x |
9x |
10x |
Air |
1 |
5 |
11 |
22 |
33 |
44 |
55 |
66 |
77 |
88 |
99 |
Mind |
2 |
5.5 |
14 |
28 |
42 |
56 |
70 |
84 |
98 |
- |
- |
Water |
5 |
6 |
19 |
38 |
57 |
76 |
95 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Earth |
9 |
6.5 |
26 |
52 |
78 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Fire |
14 |
7 |
35 |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Body |
20 |
7.5 |
46 |
92 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Cosmic |
27 |
8 |
59 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Chaos |
35 |
8.5 |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Astral |
40 |
8.7 |
82 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nature |
44 |
9 |
91 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Law |
54 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Death |
65 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Combination Runes are a newer addition to Runecrafting for Members, and they
are very useful to Wilderness Player-Killing. The basic idea is that you can
combine 2 Elemental Runes together to make a single Rune. This newly-formed
Rune counts as 2 different elements, such as both Water and Air. Only Elemental
Runes such as Air, Water, Earth and Fire can be combined. You can create the
following Runes:
Combining Runes
In order to combine Runes, you'll need a few things including 1 of each
Talisman, 1 type of Rune, and Rune Essence. So, if you wanted to make Mist
Runes, bring an Air and a Water Talisman, either Air or Water Runes (whichever
you wish to use), and Rune Essence. Depending on which Runes you choose to
bring along, go to the other
Enter the temple using the correct Talisman as usual, and then use the other
Talisman on the Altar to combine the Runes.
Warning: The Talisman that is the same as the Runes you carry will be
used up when combining them! Plan on losing 1 Talisman each time you combine
Runes, so it would be wise to bring Runes who's Talismans you have more of.
Necklace of Binding
The Necklace of Binding will give you a 100% success rate while combining
Runes while worn. It can be obtained by enchanting an Emerald Necklace using
the Enchant Level 2 Jewelry spell.
Combination Runes |
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Picture |
Rune |
Runecrafting
Level |
Runecrafting
Experience |
|
Mist |
6 |
7.5 |
|
Dust |
10 |
8 |
|
Mud |
13 |
8.5 |
|
Smoke |
15 |
9 |
|
Steam |
19 |
9.5 |
|
Lava |
23 |
10 |