Ancient shard

Ancient shard
Released							9 June 2016 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Destroy							Drop
Examine							You're not sure what this is, but it feels powerful.
Values
Value							204 coins
High alch							122 coins
Low alch							81 coins
Weight							0 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							19677

Ancient shards are obtained from monsters found within the Catacombs of Kourend (excluding ghosts). They are used on the altar in the centre of the catacombs for quick transportation to several areas (and are consumed on use):

• Demon's Run - north-east corner with the lesser & black demons.
• Dragon's Den - north-west corner with the brutal black dragons.
• Reeking Cove - southern area with the deviant spectres.
• The Shallows - south-east corner with the King Sand Crabs.

Three shards can be used with a darklight at the altar in the centre of the Catacombs of Kourend to create an arclight, a degradeable variant of the darklight that provides stats superior to the abyssal tentacle when used against demons. Three shards provide 1,000 charges; up to a maximum of 10,000.

Item sources

The drop rate of ancient shards (excluding Skotizo) is determined by the amount of hitpoints the monster has.

The exact formula is ${\frac {3}{2\times (500-\mathrm {min(hitpoints,400)} )}}$.

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here (include RDT).

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Abyssal demon		1	1/233
Ankou Regular (m)	75; 82; 86; 95	1	1/293
Black demon Regular	172; 178; 184	1	1/226; 1/220
Bronze dragon Catacombs of Kourend		1	1/252
Brutal black dragon	318	1	1/123
Brutal blue dragon	271	1	1/170
Brutal red dragon	289	1	1/143
Choke devil	264	1	1/133
Cyclops Regular	56; 76; 81	1	1/283; 1/266
Dagannoth Catacombs Level 74,Catacombs Level 92		1	1/286; 1/253
Deviant spectre	169	1	1/206
Dust devil Level 110		1	1/246
Fire giant Level 104,Level 109		1	1/246; 1/233
Greater Nechryael		1	1/196
Greater abyssal demon	342	1	1/66
Greater demon Regular	92; 100; 101; 113	1	1/256–1/246
Hellhound Regular	122; 127	1	1/256
Hill Giant (Dark)	28	1	1/310
Insatiable mutated Bloodveld	278	1	1/66
Iron dragon Catacombs of Kourend		1	1/203
King Sand Crab	107	1	1/200
Lesser demon Regular	82; 87; 94	1	1/275; 1/268
Magic axe	42	1	1/303
Moss giant Regular	42; 48	1	1/293
Mutated Bloodveld	123	1	1/220
Nechryarch		1	1/120
Possessed pickaxe		1	1/306
Repugnant spectre	335	1	1/73
Screaming twisted banshee	144	1	1/186
Shade Catacombs of Kourend (m)		1	1/256
Skeleton Unarmed	21; 22; 60; 68	1	1/314
Skotizo	321	1	3/4
Skotizo	321	2	3/20
Skotizo	321	3	1/20
Skotizo	321	4	1/25
Skotizo	321	5	1/100
Steel dragon Catacombs of Kourend		1	1/166
Twisted Banshee	89	1	1/260
Vitreous warped Jelly	241	1	1/186
Warped Jelly	112	1	1/240

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Arclight		None	None	1 × Darklight 3 × Ancient shard

Changes

Date	Changes
30 June 2016 (update)	The item's value was increased from 1 to 204.

Trivia

• Prior to the 16 June 2016 update, ancient shards were lost upon death.