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
Twisted League							Yes

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 can be used with a darklight 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 ${\frac {1}{{\frac {2}{3}}*(500-hitpoints)}}$, with the cap on hitpoints to treat anything with more than 400 hitpoints as if it had 400.

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

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Abyssal demon	124	1	1/233
Ankou Level 95 (m)	95	1	1/293
Black demon Level 178	178; 184	1	1/226; 1/220
Black demon Level 184	178; 184	1	1/226; 1/220
Bronze dragon Catacombs of Kourend	143	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 Level 56	56; 76	1	1/283; 1/266
Cyclops Level 76	56; 76	1	1/283; 1/266
Dagannoth Catacombs Level 74		1	1/286; 1/253
Dagannoth Catacombs Level 92		1	1/286; 1/253
Deviant spectre	169	1	1/206
Dust devil Level 110	110	1	1/246
Fire giant Level 104	104; 109	1	1/246; 1/233
Fire giant Level 109	104; 109	1	1/246; 1/233
Greater Nechryael	200	1	1/196
Greater abyssal demon	342	1	1/66
Greater demon Level 100	100; 101; 113	1	1/256–1/246
Greater demon Level 101	100; 101; 113	1	1/256–1/246
Greater demon Level 113	100; 101; 113	1	1/256–1/246
Hellhound Level 122	122	1	1/256
Hill Giant (m)	28	1	1/310
Insatiable mutated Bloodveld	278	1	1/66
Iron dragon Catacombs of Kourend	215	1	1/203
King Sand Crab	107	1	1/200
Lesser demon Level 94	87; 94	1	1/275; 1/268
Lesser demon Level 87	87; 94	1	1/275; 1/268
Magic axe	42	1	1/303
Moss giant Level 42	42	1	1/293
Mutated Bloodveld	123	1	1/220
Nechryarch	300	1	1/120
Possessed pickaxe	50	1	1/306
Repugnant spectre	335	1	1/73
Screaming twisted banshee	144	1	1/186
Shade Catacombs of Kourend (m)	140	1	1/256
Skeleton Level 22	22	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	274	1	1/166
Twisted Banshee	89	1	1/260
Vitreous warped Jelly	241	1	1/186
Warped Jelly	112	1	1/240

Trivia

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