RuneScape/Skills/Runecrafting

Runecrafting is a skill that allows you to make runes for magic. However, to runecraft, you must first finish the Rune Mysteries Quest.

Rune Essence

To craft runes, you first need rune essences, also known as "ess". Since the essences are in rocks, you will need a pick axe to mine the essences out of the rocks.

Rune essences are located in mines. To access these mines, you can talk to certain people who will teleport you to these mines. Listed below are people who will teleport you to rune essence mines.

• Aubury (free players) - This guy is located in Varrock's rune store, south of Varrock's east bank. This is the person recommended you go to, as he is closest to a bank.
• Wizard Cromperty (members) - This wizard is located in East Ardougne, northeast of the marketplace.
• Wizard Distentor (members) - This wizard is located in the Magic Guild in Yanille.
• Wizard Sedridor (free players) - This wizard is located in the basement of the Wizards' Tower, south of Draynor Village.

It's best if you mine all the ess you need first. For example, mine 28 ess, then bank them, and then repeat. This method is faster than mining 28 ess and then crafting the runes you want.

If you are a member and don't want to mine, level 23 Banshees in the Slayer Tower sometimes drop 13 noted essences.

Talismans

When you finish Rune Mysteries Quest, you will be given back your air talisman. Talismans are important as they are needed to make runes. To obtain talismans, you will have to kill monsters, however they are not a common drop. Each talisman has a name that indicates what runes it you can make with it. For example, an air talisman will allow you to make air runes.

Listed below is a table about talismans. It is important to note that free players can only make air, mind, water, earth, fire, and body runes, while members can also make cosmic, chaos, nature, law, and death runes.

Talisman	Dropped By	Notes
Air Talisman	Level 2 Goblins and Air Wizards	Given to you at the end of Rune Mysteries Quest, best dropped by Air Wizards.
Mind Talisman	Imps and Wizards
Water Talisman	Wizards, Dark Wizards, and Water Wizards	Best dropped by Water Wizards.
Earth Talisman	Men, Women, and Earth Wizards	Best dropped by Earth Wizards.
Fire Talisman	Wizards and Fire Wizards	Best dropped by Fire Wizards.
Body Talisman	Level 21 Guards
Cosmic Talisman	Mysterious Men and Lesser Demons	Members only.
Chaos Talisman	Lesser Demons, Hill giants, Fire giants, and Moss Giants	Members only. Rare drop.
Nature Talisman	Jogres and Moss Giants	Members only. Rare drop.
Law Talisman	Not dropped	Members only. Reward for finishing Troll Stronghold.
Death Talisman	Not dropped	Members only. Reward for finishing Mourning's End Part 2.

Tiaras

Talismans take up a space in your inventory, allowing you to only hold 27 ess. However, tiaras can be worn on your head so that you can carry 28 ess. To make a tiara, see the crafting guide.

If you have a grey tiara with no markings on it, then it is un-enchanted. To enchant a tiara, you need to bring the talisman you want that tiara to become to it's altar. For example, if you want an air tiara, bring your ait talisman to the air altar. Enter the altar, and then use the tiara on the altar you craft your runes on. This will combine your talisman and your tiara.

You also earn some exp for making a tiara, listed below.

Tiara	Exp Recieved
Air Tiara	25
Mind Tiara	27.5
Water Tiara	30
Earth Tiara	32.5
Fire Tiara	35
Body Tiara	37.5
Cosmic Tiara	40
Chaos Tiara	42.5
Nature Tiara	45
Law Tiara	47.5
Death Tiara	50

Altars

Altars are where you make your runes. Tiaras or talismans are needed to enter these altars.

With your talisman, right click on it and you should see an option that will saw "Locate". Clicking on this option will tell you where the altar is locted.

When you arrive at the altar, it will look demolished and called a "mysterious ruins". Use your talisman with the mysterious runes to be teleported to the altar. If you are wearing a tiara, you just have to click on the mysterious ruins and you will be teleported inside.

Listed below is the locations of the altars.

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 the Lost City
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 2 temple, bottom floor.

Crafting the Runes

Inside the the mysterious ruins, click on the altar in the center which looks like a circle to craft your runes. Listed below is a table about making runes with exp earned from making 1 rune.

Rune Name	Level Needed to Make	Exp Earned
Air	1	5
Mind	2	5.5
Water	5	6
Earth	9	6.5
Fire	14	7
Body	20	7.5
Cosmic	27	8
Chaos	35	8.5
Nature	44	9
Law	54	9.5
Death	65	10

Multiple Runes

As your runecrafting level increases, you can make more runes. However, you only earn exp from how many ess you have. For example, you have only 1 ess in your inventory, but make 2 air runes. You'll only be given 5 exp, because you only used 1 ess.

Listed below is a table with information about when you can make multiple ess. "Lvl for x2" means "level needed for twice as many runes".

Rune Name	Lvl for x2	Lvl for x3	Lvl for x4	Lvl for x5	Lvl for x6	Lvl for x7	Lvl for x8
Air	11	22	33	44	55	66	77
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	-	-	-	-	-	-
Law	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Death	-	-	-	-	-	-	-