Dust rune

Dust rune
Released	13 June 2005 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Stackable	Yes
Destroy	Drop
Examine	A combined Air and Earth Rune.
Values
Value	20 coins
High alch	12 coins
Low alch	8 coins
Weight	0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange	7 coins (info)
Buy limit	12,000
Daily volume	7,242,365
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Advanced data
Item ID	4696

Dust runes are combination runes. They count as two separate runes: one earth rune and one air rune. Thus, any spell requiring one earth rune, one air rune, or both will spend only one dust rune.

They can be created with the Runecraft skill or purchased with Pizazz points from the Mage Training Arena.

When equipped, the dust battlestaff and mystic dust staff provide an unlimited number of dust runes.

Runecraft info[edit | edit source]

At 10 Runecraft or higher, they can be crafted in either of two ways:

Bringing pure essence, earth runes, and an earth talisman to the Air Altar (for 8.3 Runecraft xp per rune)
Bringing pure essence, air runes, and an air talisman to the Earth Altar (for 9.0 Runecraft xp per rune)

You may wear a tiara to enter and use the altar, but the other element must be a talisman when crafting combination runes. Clicking on the altar or using a pure essence on it will produce normal runes. To prevent creating the wrong runes, make sure you are using the complementary rune on the altar. For example, at the Earth Altar use the air runes on the altar.

Combinations have a 50% success rate (or 100%, if the player is wearing a binding necklace), and the talisman is consumed in the process (unless the player uses the Lunar spell Magic Imbue). The elemental talisman will also not work in place of talismans when crafting the runes.

Air Altar[edit | edit source]

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	10 ^(b)	8.3
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Air Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Earth rune	1	5
	Earth talisman^{[r 1]}	1	329
Total Cost			336
	Dust rune	1^{[r 2]}	7
Profit			−329

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	10 ^(b)	12.45
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Air Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Earth rune	1	5
	Earth talisman^{[r 1]}	1	329
Total Cost			334
	Dust rune	1^{[r 2]}	7
Profit			−327

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	27 ^(nb)	8.3
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Air Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Earth rune	1	5
	Earth talisman^{[r 1]}	1	329
Total Cost			334
	Dust rune	1^{[r 2]}	7
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1^{[r 3]}	N/A
Profit			−327

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
^ Only if successfully crafted a rune.

Earth Altar[edit | edit source]

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	10 ^(b)	9
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	2
	Air rune	1	5
	Air talisman^{[r 1]}	1	68
Total Cost			75
	Dust rune	1^{[r 2]}	7
Profit			−68

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	10 ^(b)	13.5
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Air rune	1	5
	Air talisman^{[r 1]}	1	68
Total Cost			73
	Dust rune	1^{[r 2]}	7
Profit			−66

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.

Requirements
Skill	Level	XP
Runecraft	27 ^(nb)	9
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members	Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools	Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials
Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Air rune	1	5
	Air talisman^{[r 1]}	1	68
Total Cost			73
	Dust rune	1^{[r 2]}	7
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1^{[r 3]}	N/A
Profit			−66

^ Not needed when using Magic Imbue.
^ 50% chance of success per essence, or
100% chance of success when wearing a Binding necklace.
^ Only if successfully crafted a rune.

Spells requiring both air and earth runes[edit source]

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
Spell		Lvl	Exp	Runes	Type	Spellbook
	Earth Strike	9	9.5	¹ ² ¹	Combat	Standard
	Earth Bolt	29	19.5	² ³ ¹	Combat	Standard
	Lumbridge Teleport	31	41	³ ¹ ¹	Teleport	Standard
	Crumble Undead	39	24.5	² ² ¹	Combat	Standard
	Teleport to House	40	30	¹ ¹ ¹	Teleport	Standard
	Earth Blast	53	31.5	³ ⁴ ¹	Combat	Standard
	Earth Wave	70	40	⁵ ⁷ ¹	Combat	Standard
	Earth Surge	90	48.5	⁷ ¹⁰ ¹	Combat	Standard