Rune essence

Rune essence
Released							29 March 2004 (Update)
Members							No
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							Yes
Destroy							Drop
Examine							An unimbued rune.
Values
Value							4 coins
High alch							2 coins
Low alch							1 coin
Weight							0.002 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							13 coins (info)
Buy limit							20,000
Daily volume							2,015
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Advanced data
Item ID							1436

Rune essence is a raw material used in the Runecraft skill that can be crafted into low-level runes, namely air, mind, water, earth, fire, and body runes. Unlike runes, rune essence does not stack. Players need pure essence to craft any other type of rune, which can only be mined in members worlds.

There are a few ways of obtaining rune essence, other than by trading with other players.

Free players may mine rune essence in the rune essence mine, unlocked after completing the Rune Mysteries quest. To reach these mines, players need to be teleported by one of several NPCs. In members worlds, players will also mine Rune essence until reaching level 30 Mining when they will automatically mine pure essence. Mining from one of the rocks that have an unlimited supply of essence gives 5 Mining experience per essence. Pickaxes are needed, just like any other mining activity.

Mining Info

Rune essence (rock)
Level required					1
Mining XP					5 xp
Rock					Rune Essence (rock)
Required tool					Pickaxe
Respawn time					N/A

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Air rune		1	5	1 × Rune essence
	Blank air rune		30	2	1 × Rune essence
	Blank earth rune		30	2	1 × Rune essence
	Blank fire rune		30	2	1 × Rune essence
	Blank mind rune		30	2	1 × Rune essence
	Blank water rune		30	2	1 × Rune essence
	Body rune		20	7.5	1 × Rune essence
	Earth rune		9	6.5	1 × Rune essence
	Fire rune		14	7	1 × Rune essence
	Mind rune		2	5.5	1 × Rune essence
	Rune shards		None	None	1 × Rune essence
	Water rune		5	6	1 × Rune essence

Item sources

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

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity
Ankou Regular (f)	75; 82; 86; 95	15 (noted)	5/100
Ankou Free-to-play	75; 82; 86	15 (noted)	5/100
Body Golem	50	4–6 (noted)	6/52
Body Golem	50	1 (noted)	1/52
Catablepon (f)	49; 64; 68	15 (noted)	5/101
Chaos Golem	70	4–6 (noted)	6/52
Flawed Golem	13	1–3 (noted)	12/52
Flawed Golem	13	2–4 (noted)	9/52
Mind Golem	30	3–5 (noted)	6/52
Mind Golem	30	1 (noted)	1/52
Minotaur (f)	12; 27	5 (noted)	5/101
Rune Essence (rock)	1	1	Always

Shop locations

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Seller	Location	Number in stock	Restock time	Price sold at	Price bought at	Members?
Dom Onion's Reward Shop	Yanille	∞	N/A	60	N/A

Changes

Date	Changes
23 March 2022 (update)	The item's examine text was changed; previously, it was "An uncharged Rune Stone."
20 April 2006 (update)	The item's inventory sprite was changed with the release of pure essence.
29 March 2004 (update)	The item became permanently available with the launch of RuneScape 2.
1 December 2003 (update)	The item was added to the RuneScape 2 Beta.

Gallery (historical)

29 March 2004 ⁠– 20 April 2006	20 April 2006 ⁠– present

Trivia

• Stars float around the rune essence rocks when looking from a bird's-eye view.