Arceuus spellbook

The Arceuus spellbook.

The Arceuus spellbook, sometimes referred to as the necromancy spellbook, is a spellbook that players can access upon gaining 60% favour with Arceuus in Great Kourend. Like the standard spellbook, it has a variety of combat and utility spells at its disposal, unlike the Lunar spellbook, which is primarily focused on utility spells, and the Ancient Magicks, which is heavily combat-oriented.

Making extensive use of blood, nature and soul runes, this spellbook is notable for its reanimation spells used in prayer training, and is also known for its vast array of teleportation spells which primarily transport players to destinations associated with death, such as graveyards and dungeons occupied by the undead. In addition, a larger set of combat and utility spells are accessible to players who have completed the quest, A Kingdom Divided.

Because of the low supply of law runes within the kingdom, the study of teleportation magicks has always been very limited throughout Great Kourend's history, with Xeric being the only known user of teleportation spells. However, with a larger wave of visitors from the mainland arriving to Great Kourend, a steady supply of law runes became available, allowing Arceuus to create teleportation spells to many places.

Switching spellbooks[edit | edit source]

Players may speak with Tyss to switch to the Arceuus spellbook. Tyss can be found near the Dark Altar on the north end of Arceuus. Players can get to Tyss by using the fairy ring code CIS; however, the fairy ring needs to be unlocked by speaking to the nearby NPC, Trossa, for a one time fee of 80,000 after unlocking the use of fairy rings in the Fairytale II - Cure a Queen quest. Another option is to use the games necklace teleport to the Wintertodt Camp and run south-west until the snowy area exit, then run east afterwards.

Alternatively, players who have level 80 Construction can build a dark altar within their Achievement Gallery, allowing them to freely switch between the standard and Arceuus spellbooks without having to travel to the real Dark Altar.

Teleportation spells[edit | edit source]

A player uses a teleport spell from the Arceuus spellbook.

Players are free to use all teleportation spells upon unlocking the Arceuus spellbook; completion of A Kingdom Divided is not required.

Spell	Level	Runes	XP	Notes
Arceuus Home Teleport	1	None	0	Teleports the player to the Dark Altar.
Arceuus Library Teleport	6	² ¹	9	Teleports the player north of the Arceuus Library.
Draynor Manor Teleport	17	¹ ¹ ¹	16	Teleports the player to Draynor Manor.
Battlefront Teleport	23	¹ ¹ ¹	19	Teleports the player to the Ancient Grave, just beyond the Battlefront.
Mind Altar Teleport	28	¹ ²	22	Teleports the player to the Mind Altar whose entrance is near the Wilderness.
Respawn Teleport	34	¹ ¹	27	Teleports the player to their current respawn point.
Salve Graveyard Teleport	40	¹ ²	30	Teleports the player to the ghoul area by the entrance to Mort Myre Swamp. Requires completion of Priest in Peril. This is the closest teleport in the game to an overworld Fairy Ring.
Fenkenstrain's Castle Teleport	48	¹ ¹ ¹	50	Teleports the player to Fenkenstrain's Castle. Requires completion of Priest in Peril.
West Ardougne Teleport	61	² ²	68	Teleports the player to the West Ardougne graveyard. Requires completion of Biohazard.
Harmony Island Teleport	65	¹ ¹ ¹	74	Teleports the player to Harmony Island. Requires completion of The Great Brain Robbery.
Cemetery Teleport	71	¹ ¹ ¹	82	Teleports the player to The Forgotten Cemetery in the Wilderness.
Barrows Teleport	83	¹ ² ²	90	Teleports the player to the Barrows. Requires completion of Priest in Peril.
Ape Atoll Teleport	90	² ² ²	100	Teleports the player to the Ape Atoll Dungeon. Requires completion of Monkey Madness I, including having received Daero's training

Combat spells[edit | edit source]

The combat spells of the Arceuus spellbook possess a mix of offensive and support spells, which includes spells to resurrect thralls, which fight alongside the player for a set amount of time.

With the exception of Ghostly Grasp and Inferior Demonbane, all combat spells in the Arceuus spellbook require completion of the quest A Kingdom Divided.

Autocasting[edit | edit source]

Offensive Arceuus spells can only be autocast with particular magic weapons:

	Skull sceptre
	Ahrim's staff
	Slayer's staff^{[n 1]}
	Staff of the dead
	Toxic staff of the dead
	Master wand
	Kodai wand

^ Includes the enchanted variant.

Grasp spells[edit | edit source]

Grasp spells deal damage and provide a chance to stop the target from moving for a short time. Successful hit chance and the duration applied are doubled on targets that are under the effects of the Mark of Darkness spell. However, if the target is under the effect of the Ward of Arceuus spell, they will only be bound in place for 0.6 seconds if successfully bound by the caster.

Spell	Level	Runes	XP	Damage	Bind chance	Bind time (seconds)
Ghostly Grasp	35	⁴ ¹	22.5	12	10%	1.2
Skeletal Grasp	56	⁸ ¹	33	17	25%	1.8
Undead Grasp	79	¹² ¹	46.5	24	50%	2.4

Demonbane spells[edit | edit source]

Demonbane spells deal damage (with a 20% accuracy bonus) much like any other offensive spells, but can only be cast on demonic creatures. They will have an additional 25% damage and 40% accuracy bonus if cast on demons that are under the effects of the Mark of Darkness spell.

Spell	Level	Runes	XP	Damage
Inferior Demonbane	44	⁴ ¹	27	16
Superior Demonbane	62	⁸ ¹	36	23
Dark Demonbane	82	¹² ²	43.5	30

Corruption spells[edit | edit source]

Corruption spells provide a chance to inflict corruption on the caster's next successful hit. If a player with corruption spells active attacks an opposing player with Ward of Arceuus active, the attacker's corruption spells will remain active until the target's Ward expires, after which the next successful attack post-expiration will roll the chance for corruption.

Players cannot cast corruption spells on a player if they are currently corrupted, nor can they do so while the target is under the effects of the Ward of Arceuus spell. There is no immunity period after corruption wears off on a player.

Icon	Mobile icon	Spell	Level	Runes	XP	Corruption chance
		Lesser Corruption	64	¹ ²	75	33%
		Greater Corruption	85	¹ ³	95	66%

Resurrection spells[edit | edit source]

Requires having the book of the dead equipped or in the player's inventory (which is obtained upon completion of A Kingdom Divided), casting resurrection spells require prayer points in addition to runes, and will summon a thrall that attacks the same target that the player is attacking for a certain amount of time ( $0.6*{\text{Magic Level}}$ seconds).

Players can only summon one thrall at a time, and it cannot attack other players. Thralls have an attack speed of 4 (attacking every 2.4 seconds), cannot be damaged, and ignore accuracy checks when attacking.

These spells cannot be used at Basilisk Knights or within the Chasm of Fire.

Spell	Level	Runes	XP	Prayer points cost	Thrall attack style	Thrall max hit
Resurrect Lesser Ghost	38	¹⁰ ¹ ⁵	55	2	Magic	1
Resurrect Lesser Skeleton	38	¹⁰ ¹ ⁵	55	2	Ranged	1
Resurrect Lesser Zombie	38	¹⁰ ¹ ⁵	55	2	Melee	1
Resurrect Superior Ghost	57	¹⁰ ¹ ⁵	70	4	Magic	2
Resurrect Superior Skeleton	57	¹⁰ ¹ ⁵	70	4	Ranged	2
Resurrect Superior Zombie	57	¹⁰ ¹ ⁵	70	4	Melee	2
Resurrect Greater Ghost	76	¹⁰ ⁵ ¹	88	6	Magic	3
Resurrect Greater Skeleton	76	¹⁰ ⁵ ¹	88	6	Ranged	3
Resurrect Greater Zombie	76	¹⁰ ⁵ ¹	88	6	Melee	3

Other spells[edit | edit source]

Spell	Level	Runes	XP	Description
Dark Lure	50	¹ ¹	60	Lures monsters to attack players, and stops them from retreating. Can also be cast on implings.
Mark of Darkness	59	¹ ¹	70	Gives various debuffs to the target that lasts for a set amount of time.
Ward of Arceuus	73	¹ ² ⁴	83	Gives various buffs to oneself that lasts for a set amount of time.

Utility spells[edit | edit source]

With the exception of Resurrect Crops and reanimation spells, all utility spells in the Arceuus spellbook require completion of the quest A Kingdom Divided.

Reanimation spells[edit | edit source]

Reanimation spells will reanimate certain creatures whose heads still contain their souls. Killing reanimated creatures will grant Arceuus favour for each reanimated creature killed based on their toughness. Players are awarded Magic experience for casting the spell, and Prayer experience for killing the reanimated creature. A majority of reanimated creatures will have a maximum of 35 Hitpoints.

Spell	Level	Runes	XP	Compatible ensouled heads
Basic Reanimation	16	⁴ ²	32	Goblin, monkey, imp, minotaur, scorpion, bear, unicorn
Adept Reanimation	41	⁴ ³ ¹	80	Dog, chaos druid, ogre, giant, elf, troll, horror
Expert Reanimation	72	¹ ³ ²	138	Kalphite, dagannoth, bloodveld, TzHaar, demon, hellhound
Master Reanimation	90	² ⁴ ⁴	170	Aviansie, abyssal demon, dragon

Offering spells[edit | edit source]

Offering spells convert up to three sets of remains to prayer points, granting three times the normal experience of burying or scattering remains. They take the same amount of time as offering three remains at an altar in a player-owned house chapel.

Icon	Mobile icon	Spell	Level	Runes	XP	Remains converted
		Demonic Offering	84	¹ ¹	175	Ashes
		Sinister Offering	92	¹ ¹	180	Bones

Other spells[edit | edit source]

Spell	Level	Runes	XP	Description
Shadow Veil	47	⁵ ⁵ ⁵	58	Grants a 15% chance (36.25% if wearing the dodgy necklace) to avoid being stunned and damaged while pickpocketing NPCs for a set amount of time.
Vile Vigour	66	³ ¹	76	Converts remaining prayer points into run energy at a 1:1 ratio.
Degrime	70	⁴ ²	83	Cleans all grimy herbs in the player's inventory that the player has the Herblore level to clean.
Resurrect Crops	78	²⁵ ⁸ ¹² ⁸	90	Gives a chance for a dead farming patch to be brought back to life. If the spell fails, the patch is cleared out.
Death Charge	80	¹ ¹ ¹	90	Restores 15% of the player's special attack energy upon killing a monster.

Discontinued spells[edit | edit source]

The Arceuus spellbook prior to the merging of reanimation spells.

With an update on 28 April 2021, the spellbook was significantly reduced in size to prepare for the release of the quest A Kingdom Divided.

There were formerly reanimation spells for each ensouled head, which were merged into four reanimation spells in the update. In addition, the Lumbridge Graveyard Teleport was replaced with the Arceuus Library Teleport.

Spell	Level	Runes	XP
Reanimate Goblin	3	² ¹	6
Lumbridge Graveyard Teleport	6	² ¹	9
Reanimate Monkey	7	³ ¹	14
Reanimate Imp	12	³ ²	24
Reanimate Minotaur	16	⁴ ²	32
Reanimate Scorpion	19	¹ ¹	38
Reanimate Bear	21	¹ ¹ ¹	42
Reanimate Unicorn	22	² ¹ ¹	44
Reanimate Dog	26	² ² ¹	52
Reanimate Chaos Druid	30	³ ² ¹	60
Reanimate Giant	37	⁴ ² ¹	74
Reanimate Ogre	40	⁴ ³ ¹	80
Reanimate Elf	43	² ² ²	86
Reanimate Troll	46	³ ² ²	92
Reanimate Horror	52	⁴ ² ²	104
Reanimate Kalphite	57	⁴ ³ ²	114
Reanimate Dagannoth	62	⁴ ³ ³	124
Reanimate Bloodveld	65	¹ ² ²	130
Reanimate TzHaar	69	¹ ³ ²	138
Reanimate Demon	72	¹ ⁴ ²	144
Reanimate Aviansie	78	¹ ⁴ ³	156
Reanimate Abyssal Creature	85	¹ ⁴ ⁴	170
Reanimate Dragon	93	² ⁴ ⁴	186

Unused spells[edit | edit source]

Some spells designs were cut from the Arceuus spellbook rework, although Mod West had still made spell icons for them and can be found within the game cache.

A bone conversion spell
A teleport spell to the Wilderness
Mobile icon
A resurrection spell
Mobile icon
A corruption spell
Mobile icon
A spell resembling Magic Dart
A red demonbane spell (mobile)
A yellow-green demonbane spell (mobile)

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
30 June 2021 (update)	Demonbane spells now have a 20% accuracy bonus, increasing to 40% for demonic creatures under the effects of the Mark of Darkness spell. An animation will now play when a target is no longer under the effects of the Mark of Darkness spell. Offering spells are now cast instantly, and have a cooldown timer before it can be cast again. Death Charge now restores special attack energy when fighting the Grotesque Guardians.
16 June 2021 (update \| poll)	New combat spells and utility spells have been added to the spellbook, most of which require completion of A Kingdom Divided to cast. The spellbook icon was graphically updated.
28 April 2021 (update \| poll)	Reanimation spells were merged into four spells. The Lumbridge Graveyard Teleport spell was replaced with the Arceuus Library Teleport spell. Various teleport spell icons were graphically updated.
10 January 2019 (update)	The Battlefront Teleport spell was added.
11 October 2018 (update)	The spellbook icons for reanimation spells were graphically updated.
18 February 2016 (update)	The spellbook is now referred to as the "Arceuus spellbook" instead of the "Necromancy spellbook".
29 January 2016 (update)	Teleport spells in the Arceuus spellbook now use combination runes correctly. Casting the Resurrect Crops spell after having used Spellbook Swap will now swap the spellbook back.
28 January 2016 (update \| poll)	Eleven teleport spells were added to the spellbook. The Resurrect Crops spell has been added.

[1] Includes the enchanted variant.

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Arceuus spellbook

Contents

Switching spellbooks[edit | edit source]

Teleportation spells[edit | edit source]