Death rune

Death rune
Released	24 May 2001 (Update)
Members	No
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Stackable	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Examine	Used for medium level missile spells.
Values
Value	180 coins
High alch	108 coins
Low alch	72 coins
Weight	0 kg
Respawn time	200 ticks (120 seconds)
Grand Exchange
Exchange	168 coins (info)
Buy limit	25,000
Daily volume	83,206,581
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Item ID	560

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Death runes are one of the runes used to cast spells in the Magic skill. They are required to cast medium-level missile spells, like Wind Blast, Water Blast, Earth Blast, and Fire Blast. Members with 65 Runecraft and who have completed Mourning's End Part II can craft death runes at the Death Altar by using pure essence on it, with each essence yielding one death rune. Each death rune yields 10 Runecraft experience. Players with 99 Runecraft will always craft two death runes per essence. Crafting death runes from essence is a requirement for the Hard Ardougne Diary.

Death runes can be bought from all Magic shops with a stock of 250, except for the Magic shop on Ape Atoll. Several monsters, such as ankous, nechryael, and dark beasts, commonly drop death runes. They can also be found in the Barrows Chest with at least 631^[1] rewards potential.

Players can exchange a cat with the civilians in West Ardougne for 100 death runes, or 200 if they have completed the easy Ardougne diary. Kittens and lazy cats are not accepted, but overgrown cats are.

Barbarian Assault uses a unique variant of death runes that are untradeable and have an alchemy value of 0 to prevent potential exploits. Nightmare Zone also uses a variant, also being untradeable and having an alchemy value of 0, in addition to being unusable for non-combat spells.

Runecraft info[edit | edit source]

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	65 ^(b)	10
2 runes per essence after level 99.
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Death Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
Total Cost			2
	Death rune	1	168
Profit			166

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	65 ^(b)	15
2 runes per essence after level 99.
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Death Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
Total Cost			0
	Death rune	1	168
Profit			168

Requirements
Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		65 ^(b)	10
2 runes per essence after level 99. Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	None	Facilities	Death Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
Total Cost			0
	Death rune	1	168
	Catalytic guardian stone	1	N/A
Profit			168

Spells requiring death runes[edit source]

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
Spell		Lvl	Exp	Runes	Type	Spellbook
	Wind Blast	41	25.5	³ ¹	Combat	Standard
	Water Blast	47	28.5	³ ³ ¹	Combat	Standard
	Iban Blast	50	30	⁵ ¹ +	Combat	Standard
	Magic Dart	50	30	¹ ⁴ +	Combat	Standard
	Dark Lure	50	60	¹ ¹	Combat	Arceuus
	Smoke Rush	50	30	¹ ¹ ² ²	Combat	Ancient
	Shadow Rush	52	31	¹ ² ² ¹	Combat	Ancient
	Earth Blast	53	31.5	³ ⁴ ¹	Combat	Standard
	Blood Rush	56	33	¹ ² ²	Combat	Ancient
	Skeletal Grasp	56	33	⁸ ¹	Combat	Arceuus
	Resurrect Superior Ghost	57	70	¹⁰ ¹ ⁵	Combat	Arceuus
	Resurrect Superior Skeleton	57	70	¹⁰ ¹ ⁵	Combat	Arceuus
	Resurrect Superior Zombie	57	70	¹⁰ ¹ ⁵	Combat	Arceuus
	Ice Rush	58	34	² ² ²	Combat	Ancient
	Fire Blast	59	34.5	⁴ ⁵ ¹	Combat	Standard
	Smoke Burst	62	36	² ² ⁴ ²	Combat	Ancient
	Shadow Burst	64	37	¹ ⁴ ² ²	Combat	Ancient
	Lesser Corruption	64	75	¹ ²	Combat	Arceuus
	Blood Burst	68	39	² ⁴ ²	Combat	Ancient
	Ice Burst	70	40	⁴ ⁴ ²	Combat	Ancient
	Smoke Blitz	74	42	² ² ² ²	Combat	Ancient
	Shadow Blitz	76	43	² ² ² ²	Combat	Ancient
	Death Charge	80	90	¹ ¹ ¹	Utility	Arceuus
	Blood Blitz	80	45	⁴ ²	Combat	Ancient
	Ice Blitz	82	46	³ ² ²	Combat	Ancient
	Tele Block	85	80	¹ ¹ ¹	Combat	Standard
	Teleport to Target	85	45	¹ ¹ ¹	Teleport	All except Arceuus
	Smoke Barrage	86	48	⁴ ⁴ ² ⁴	Combat	Ancient
	Enchant Crossbow Bolt (Onyx)	87	97	²⁰ ¹ ¹ ¹⁰	Utility	Standard
	Shadow Barrage	88	48	⁴ ² ⁴ ³	Combat	Ancient
	Blood Barrage	92	51	⁴ ⁴ ¹	Combat	Ancient
	Vengeance Other	93	108	¹⁰ ³ ²	Combat	Lunar
	Ice Barrage	94	52	⁶ ² ⁴	Combat	Ancient
	Vengeance	94	112	¹⁰ ⁴ ²	Combat	Lunar

Products[edit | edit source]

	Skills	XP	Materials
Onyx bolts (e) × 10	87	97.0	10 × Onyx bolts 20 × Fire rune 1 × Death rune 1 × Cosmic rune
Onyx dragon bolts (e) × 10	87	97.0	10 × Onyx dragon bolts 20 × Fire rune 1 × Death rune 1 × Cosmic rune
Rune case (High catalytic)	41 90	247 25	2 × Teak plank 2 × Molten glass 1 × Blood rune 1 × Death rune 1 × Law rune 1 × Soul rune

Item sources[edit | edit source]

For an exhaustive list of all known sources for this item, see here.

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Abyssal Sire	350	330–370	5/139
Adamant dragon	338	30–60	7/110
Air elemental	34	1	4/128
Alchemical Hydra	426	150–300	2 × 6/101
Ancient Wizard	98; 112	5–24	5/50
Ancient Wyvern	210	47–53	4/132
Ancient chest	N/A	1–3,640	2 × 1/33
Angry barbarian spirit	166	5	5/128
Ankou Wilderness Slayer Cave	98	15	3/92
Ankou Wilderness Slayer Cave	98	17	3/92
Ankou Regular _(m)	75; 82; 86; 95	10	10/100
Balfrug Kreeyath	151	5–10	8/127
Bandit (Bandit Camp)	57; 74	2	3/128
Bandit Level 130	130	4	2/128
Bandit Level 22	22	2	2/128
Bandit Level 130	130	4	2/128
Barbarian Assault/Rewards Medium	N/A	250–300	1/32
Basilisk Knight	204	10–25	3/52
Basilisk Sentinel	358	10–25	3/52
Berserk barbarian spirit	166	5	5/128
Black Chest (black)	N/A	10–29	4.4/141.11
Black Chest (brown)	N/A	10–29	4.4/141.02
Black Chest (crimson)	N/A	10–29	4.4/141.07
Black Chest (purple)	N/A	10–29	4.4/141.15
Black Chest (red)	N/A	10–29	4.4/140.98
Black Knight Titan Normal	120	2	1/128
Black Knight Regular	33	2	2/128
Black demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	188	5	8/74
Black dragon Wilderness Slayer Cave	247	10	8/128
Brassican Mage	140	5–24	5/50
Brine rat	70	7	18/128
Bronze dragon	131; 143	25	1/128
Brutal black dragon	318	75	7/128
Brutal blue dragon	271	11	8/128
Brutal red dragon	289	25	8/128
Bryophyta Members		100	5/118
Bryophyta F2P		100	6/118
Cache of runes	N/A	1,000–1,500	1/5
Cache of runes	N/A	1,800–2,400	1/10
Cache of runes	N/A	2,800–3,600	1/30
Callisto	470	300	7/128
Cave kraken	127	30	16/200
Cerberus	318	100	3/128
Chaos Elemental	305	125	10/128
Chaos dwarf	48	3	1/128
Chest (Barrows)	N/A	70–83	7 × 125/1,012
Chest (Dorgesh-Kaan Average)	52	2–4	1/20
Chest (Isle of Souls Dungeon)	28	1–2	20/200
Chest (Rogues' Castle)	84	30	1/66
Chest (Rogues' Castle, inside)	N/A	3–5	2/128
Chest (Tombs of Amascut)	N/A	57–2,564	3 × 1/27
Chewed bones	N/A	8–15	18/128
Coffin (Hallowed Sepulchre) Mid	N/A	60–100	1/10
Colossal Hydra	309	30–60	9/128
Corporeal Beast	785	300	22/512
Crystal chest	N/A	10	12/128
Cyclops Ardougne Zoo	56	2	1/128
Dagannoth Prime	303	25–85	2/128
Dark Chest	N/A	201–399	186/3,778
Dark beast	182	20	8/128
Demonic gorilla	275	50–75	35/500
Drake	192	20–40	10/85
Earth elemental	35	1	4/128
Earth warrior	51	2	4/128
Elf (Thieving)	85	2	8/128
Elven Crystal Chest	N/A	50–100	17/256
Enraged barbarian spirit	166	5	5/128
Essence impling jar	N/A	13	1/100
Essence impling	42; 52	13	1/100
Feral Vampyre	61–130	2	10/128
Ferocious barbarian spirit	166	5–9	8/128
Fire elemental	35	1	4/128
Flaming pyrelord	97	3	3/128
Former Vampyre	N/A	10	Rare
Gargoyle	111	15	5/128
Giant Mole	230	7	3/128
Gnome Restaurant	N/A	7–13	Rare
Gold Chest (black)	N/A	10–29	9/144.18
Gold Chest (brown)	N/A	10–29	9/143.99
Gold Chest (crimson)	N/A	10–29	9/144.08
Gold Chest (purple)	N/A	10–29	9/144.28
Gold Chest (red)	N/A	10–29	9/143.91
Greater Nechryael Regular	200	23	12/128
Greater Nechryael Wilderness Slayer Cave	200	23	12/112
Greater demon Regular	92; 100; 101; 113	5	3/128
Greater demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	104	5	5/41
Greater demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	104	15	2/41
Green dragon Wilderness Slayer Cave	88	15	1/128
Grotesque Guardians		60–100	2 × 5/137
Grubby Chest	N/A	200	10/100
Guardian Drake	386	20–40	3 × 10/85
Hallowed sack	N/A	60–100	1/10
Harpie Bug Swarm	46	3	3/128
Hero	80	2	8/128
Hill Giant (Dark)	28	2	1/128
Hill Giant (Giants' Plateau)	28	2	1/128
Hill Giant	28	2	1/128
Hydra	194	30–60	9/128
Ice giant Regular	53	3	1/128
Ice giant Wilderness Slayer Cave	67	5	3/62
Ice giant Wilderness Slayer Cave	67	3	1/62
Ice troll	120; 121; 123; 124	15	1/128
Ice warrior	57	2	3/128
Infernal Mage	66	7	18/128
Infernal pyrelord	134	5	3/128
Intricate pouch	N/A	150–200	5/45
Jelly Regular		5	3/128
Jelly Wilderness Slayer Cave		15	3/64
Jungle horror	70	1	5/129
K'ril Tsutsaroth	650	120–125	8/127
Kalphite Queen	333	150	6/128
Kalphite Soldier	85	3	3/128
Killerwatt	55	2	3/140
Kraken	291	150	10/128
Lava dragon	252	20	5/128
Lesser demon Regular	82; 87; 94	3	3/128
Lesser demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	94	10	3/39
Lesser demon Wilderness Slayer Cave	94	30	1/39
Lizardman shaman	150	20–30	12.5/250
Lobstrosity	68	10	5/118
Long-tailed Wyvern	152	15	4/123
Malevolent Mage	162	7	18/128
Marble gargoyle	349	15	3 × 5/128
Monumental chest	N/A	500–600	3 × 1/30
Moss giant Iorwerth Dungeon	84	10–20	1/128
Moss giant Regular	42; 48	3	1/128
Muddy chest	N/A	2	Always
Nechryael	115	5	6/116
Nechryael	115	10	6/116
Nechryarch Greater	300	23	3 × 12/128
Nechryarch Normal	300	5	3 × 6/116
Nechryarch Normal	300	10	3 × 6/116
Necromancer	68	4–8	2/52
Nex		85–170	Common
Night beast	374	20	3 × 8/128
Obor	106	40–79	10/118
Ogress Shaman	82	8–15	6/116
Ogress Warrior	82	8–15	6/116
Otherworldly being	64	2	4/128
Phosani's Nightmare		165–305	4/100
Professor Imblewyn	N/A	7–13	Unknown
Professor Manglethorp	N/A	7–13	Uncommon
Professor Onglewip	N/A	7–13	Uncommon
Pyrefiend	43; 48	3	3/128
Pyrelord	60	5	3/128
Red dragon	152	5	3/128
Revenant cyclops	82	30–60	1/42.38
Revenant dark beast	120	30–60	1/24.75
Revenant demon	98	30–60	1/35.01
Revenant dragon	135	30–60	1/19.9
Revenant goblin	15	30–60	1/345.56
Revenant hellhound	90	30–60	1/38.34
Revenant hobgoblin	60	30–60	1/72.29
Revenant imp	7	30–60	1/605
Revenant knight	126	30–60	1/21.29
Revenant maledictus	397	30–60	1/19.9
Revenant ork	105	30–60	1/29.04
Revenant pyrefiend	52	30–60	1/81.81
Reward Chest (The Gauntlet)	N/A	100–160	2 × 1/24
Reward Chest (The Gauntlet) (Corrupted)	N/A	125–175	3 × 1/24
Reward casket (elite) Mimic bonus	N/A	600	Common
Reward casket (elite)	N/A	50–75	1/32.3
Reward casket (master)	N/A	100–200	1/30.3
Reward casket (master) Mimic bonus	N/A	600	Common
Reward casket (medium)	N/A	10–20	1/34.1
Rewards Guardian	N/A	5–120	10/125
Rune dragon	380	50–100	7/127
Sarachnis	318	80–100	5/100
Saradomin wizard	108	45	6/128
Shadow warrior	48	2	4/128
Silver Chest (black)	N/A	10–30	9/152.6
Silver Chest (brown)	N/A	10–30	9/152.46
Silver Chest (crimson)	N/A	10–30	9/152.53
Silver Chest (purple)	N/A	10–30	9/152.67
Silver Chest (red)	N/A	10–30	9/152.39
Skeletal Wyvern	140	40	4/128
Skeleton brute	132	5	5/128
Skeleton heavy	132	5	5/128
Skeleton hero	149	5	5/128
Skeleton thug	132	5	5/128
Skeleton warlord	132	5	5/128
Skotizo	321	500	7/100
Spider (araxyte) Level 87	87	10–15	5/110
Spider (araxyte) Level 123	123	10–15	5/110
Spiritual mage	120; 121; 123	15	8/128
Spiritual mage Zaros	182	25	4/128
Spitting Wyvern	139	15	4/123
Spoils of war	N/A	150–300	3 × 5/90
Strange shrine	N/A	0–421	1/9
Taloned Wyvern	147	15	4/123
Temple Spider	75	10–15	2/100
The Mimic	186	480; 600	Common
The Nightmare	814	24–176	4/100
Thug	10	2	1/128
Tortured gorilla	141; 142	10–20	Rare
Tstanon Karlak	145	5–10	8/127
Tyras guard	110	5	3/128
TzHaar-Mej (monster)	103	2	Rare
Undead Druid	105	20–30	3/100
Vampyre Juvinate	N/A	10	Rare
Venenatis	464	300	7/128
Vet'ion	454	300	7/128
Vitreous Jelly	206	5	3 × 3/128
Vitreous warped Jelly	241	15	3 × 3/128
Vorkath	392; 732	300–500	2 × 6/150
Vyre	82	2	8/132
Vyrewatch Sentinel	151	6–10	10/93
Vyrewatch	87–125	4–12	10/96
Wallasalki	98	1–10	10/128
Warped Jelly	112	15	3/128
Water elemental	34	1	4/128
Waterfiend	115	23	5/128
Zakl'n Gritch	142	5–10	8/127
Zalcano	336	201–831	1/36
Zamorak crafter	19	3	2/70
Zamorak wizard	65	45	6/128
Zombie (Tarn's Lair) Medium level	61–80	4	3/128
Zulrah	725	300	2 × 12/248

Store locations[edit | edit source]

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Seller	Location	Number in stock	Restock time	Price sold at	Price bought at
TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store	Mor Ul Rek	2,500	1m 3s	270	27
TzHaar-Mej-Roh's Rune Store (Karamja gloves)	Mor Ul Rek	2,500	1m 3s	234	63
Battle Runes	Wilderness	50	30s	234	72
Ali's Discount Wares. (runes)	Al Kharid	100	30s	225	90
Lundail's Arena-side Rune Shop.	Mage Arena	250	9s	180	108
Thyria's Wares	Arceuus	250	9s	180	108
Magic Guild Store (Runes and Staves)	Wizards' Guild	250	9s	180	108
Betty's Magic Emporium.	Port Sarim	250	9s	180	108
Baba Yaga's Magic Shop.	Lunar Isle	250	9s	180	99
Battle Runes (Enter the Abyss)	Wilderness	500	6s	180	99
Amlodd's Magical Supplies	Prifddinas	250	9s	180	99
Aubury's Rune Shop.	Varrock	250	9s	180	108
Void Knight Magic Store	Void Knights' Outpost	250	9s	180	108

Item spawns[edit | edit source]

Location	Members	Spawns	Map
Feldip Hills - west of the gnome glider		1	Maplink

Changes[edit | edit source]

Date	Changes
10 September 2020 (update)	The Grand Exchange buy limit was changed from 10,000 to 25,000.
13 June 2005 (update)	The item's value was increased from 30 to 180. The item was graphically updated for a second time.
1 June 2005	The item was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)[edit | edit source]



29 March 2004 – 1 June 2005	1 June 2005 – 13 June 2005	13 June 2005 – present

References[edit | edit source]

^ Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 3 March 2016. (Archived from the original on 2 September 2017.) Mod Kieren: "You guys wanted info on Barrows loot, here it is... Full size: [1] Explained the best I can!"

[1] Jagex. Mod Kieren's Twitter account. 3 March 2016. (Archived from the original on 2 September 2017.) Mod Kieren: "You guys wanted info on Barrows loot, here it is... Full size: [1] Explained the best I can!"

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Death rune

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Runecraft info[edit | edit source]

Spells requiring death runes[edit source]

Products[edit | edit source]