Lava rune

Lava rune
Released							13 June 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A combined Earth and Fire Rune.
Values
Value							20 coins
High alch							12 coins
Low alch							8 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							9 coins (info)
Buy limit							18,000
Daily volume							19,330,697
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Advanced data
Item ID							4699

Lava runes are combination runes that count as two separate runes: one fire rune and one earth rune. Thus, any spell requiring one fire rune, one earth rune, or both will spend only one lava rune.

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

10 lava runes and 10 mist runes are required for the completion of Swan Song. In addition, crafting lava runes at the Fire Altar is a medium task in the Lumbridge & Draynor Diary.

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

Runecraft info

At 23 Runecraft or higher, they can be crafted in either of two ways:

• Bringing pure essence, fire runes, and a fire talisman to the Earth Altar (for 10.0 Runecraft experience per rune)
• Bringing pure essence, earth runes, and an earth talisman to the Fire Altar (for 10.5 Runecraft experience 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 Fire Altar use the earth 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.

Earth Altar

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		23 (b)	10
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	1
	Fire rune	1	4
	Fire talisman	1	1,489
Total cost			1,494
	Lava rune	1	9
Profit			−1,485

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		23 (b)	15
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Earth Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Fire rune	1	4
	Fire talisman	1	1,489
Total cost			1,493
	Lava rune	1	9
Profit			−1,484

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		27 (nb)	10
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
	Fire rune	1	4
	Fire talisman	1	1,489
Total cost			1,493
	Lava rune	1	9
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1	N/A
Profit			−1,484

Fire Altar

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		23 (b)	10.5
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	1
	Earth rune	1	4
	Earth talisman	1	163
Total cost			168
	Lava rune	1	9
Profit			−159

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		23 (b)	15.7
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Earth rune	1	4
	Earth talisman	1	163
Total cost			167
	Lava rune	1	9
Profit			−158

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		27 (nb)	10.5
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Earth rune	1	4
	Earth talisman	1	163
Total cost			167
	Lava rune	1	9
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1	N/A
Profit			−158

Spells requiring both earth and fire runes

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
		Lvl	Exp
	Lvl-6 Enchant	87	97	20 20 1	Utility	Standard
	Battlefront Teleport	23	19	1 1 1	Teleport	Arceuus
	Shadow Veil	47	58	5 5 5	Utility	Arceuus

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Obsidian decorative bench		98	2331	3 × Marble block 1 × Onyx 250 × Fire rune 500 × Lava rune
	Volcanic habitat		77	46	5 × Granite (5kg) 100 × Lava rune
	Volcanic theme		85	4464	2 × Granite (5kg) 6 × Onyx 1,000 × Fire rune 2,000 × Lava rune

Item sources

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

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Brutal green dragon	227	35	8/128
Essence impling jar	N/A	4	1/100
Essence impling	42; 52	4	1/100
Lava dragon	252	15	4/128
Lava dragon	252	30	4/128
Locust rider	68; 98; 106	150	2/128
Scarab Mage	66; 93; 119	150	2/128
Spiritual mage Zaros	182	30–60	9/128
Vardorvis	572; 784	200; 300	8/100
Zombie (Tarn's Lair) High level	81–100	8	2/128

Changes

Date	Changes
14 September 2022 (update)	The item's Grand Exchange buy limit was increased from 10,000 to 15,000.
24 April 2007 (update)	The item was graphically updated.

Gallery (historical)

13 June 2005 ⁠– 24 April 2007	24 April 2007 ⁠– present