Steam rune

Steam 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 Water and Fire Rune.
Values
Value							20 coins
High alch							12 coins
Low alch							8 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							102 coins (info)
Buy limit							18,000
Daily volume							1,150,927
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Advanced data
Item ID							4694
Link							MOID

Steam runes are combination runes. They can be used as one fire rune and one water rune. Thus, any spell requiring one fire rune, one water rune, or both will spend only one steam rune.

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

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

Runecraft info

At 19 Runecraft or higher, they can be crafted in either of two ways:

• Bringing pure essence, fire runes, and a fire talisman to the Water Altar (for 9.5 Runecraft experience per rune)
• Bringing pure essence, water runes, and a water talisman to the Fire Altar (for 10.0 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 water 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.

Water Altar

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		19 (b)	9.3
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Water Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	1
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman	1	1,854
Total cost			1,860
	Steam rune	1	102
Profit			−1,758
Profit after GE Tax			−1,760

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		19 (b)	13.9
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Water Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman	1	1,854
Total cost			1,859
	Steam rune	1	102
Profit			−1,757
Profit after GE Tax			−1,759

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		27 (nb)	9.3
Accessible only in the Guardians of the Rift minigame.
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Water Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Guardian essence	1	N/A
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman	1	1,854
Total cost			1,859
	Steam rune	1	102
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1	N/A
Profit			−1,757
Profit after GE Tax			−1,759

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		60 (nb)	9.3
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Water Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	1
	Fire rune	1	5
	Fire talisman	1	1,854
	Twisted extract	1	6,000
Total cost			7,860
	Steam rune	61	6,222
Profit			−1,638
Profit after GE Tax			−1,760

Fire Altar

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		19 (b)	10
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	1
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman	1	208
Total cost			214
	Steam rune	1	102
Profit			−112
Profit after GE Tax			−114

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		19 (b)	15
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Daeyalt essence	1	N/A
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman	1	208
Total cost			213
	Steam rune	1	102
Profit			−111
Profit after GE Tax			−113

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		27 (nb)	10
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
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman	1	208
Total cost			213
	Steam rune	1	102
	Polyelemental guardian stone	1	N/A
Profit			−111
Profit after GE Tax			−113

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Runecraft		60 (nb)	10
Started Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire
Members		Ticks	1 (0.6s)
Tools		Facilities	Fire Altar

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Pure essence	1	1
	Water rune	1	5
	Water talisman	1	208
	Twisted extract	1	6,000
Total cost			6,214
	Steam rune	61	6,222
Profit			8
Profit after GE Tax			−114

Money making

The following money making guide is available for Steam rune:

Method	Hourly profit	Skills
Crafting steam runes	1,519,040	19 (85+ recommended for Colossal pouch) 82 for Magic Imbue 70 [boostable] recommended for Revitalisation pool 60+ recommended for run regeneration

Spells requiring both water and fire runes

Spell		Magic		Runes	Type	Spellbook
		Lvl	Exp
	Kourend Castle Teleport	48	58	1 1 2	Teleport		Standard
	Ape Atoll Teleport	64	74	2 2 2 1	Teleport		Standard
	Bake Pie	65	60	5 4 1	Utility		Lunar
	Humidify	68	65	1 3 1	Utility		Lunar
	Magic Imbue	82	86	7 7 2	Utility		Lunar

Item sources

Source	Level	Quantity	Rarity	League region
Killerwatt	55	2	2/140
Waterfiend	115	40–60	2/128
Essence impling	42; 52	4	1/100
Brutal green dragon	227	37	6/128
Essence impling jar	N/A	4	1/100
Cave kraken	127	7	6/200
The Whisperer	587; 791; 1146	466; 700	8/100
Chest (Ancient Vault) Shadow quartz	N/A	500	1/5	&

Rewards Guardian (Mage Training Arena)

Steam Runes can be bought for pizzaz points awarded from participating in the rooms in the Mage Training Arena.

Item	Telekinetic	Alchemist	Enchantment	Graveyard
Steam rune	1	1	15	1

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	30 April 2007 ⁠– present